Ian Hussey
@ianhusseyab.bsky.social
Director of Research and Political Action at the Alberta Federation of Labour. Unifor 445 member.
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Pensioners whose retirements were wrecked by dodgy investment schemes by political appointees at AIMCO will be denied the right to sue AIMCO for damages by a new piece of legislation, Bill 12.
Alberta tables legislation aimed at blocking $1.3 billion claim against AIMCo
Alberta has tabled a new bill that would shield the province from a $1.3 billion claim launched against AIMCo.
edmontonjournal.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Pensioners whose retirements were wrecked by dodgy investment schemes by political appointees at AIMCO will be denied the right to sue AIMCO for damages by a new piece of legislation, Bill 12.
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Alberta spends the least per student in the entire country. Now you can see what your school—or your child’s school—could look like with funding that matched the National average or that of BC and Manitoba:
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September 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Alberta spends the least per student in the entire country. Now you can see what your school—or your child’s school—could look like with funding that matched the National average or that of BC and Manitoba:
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This is astounding.
It shows Albertans paid double - sometimes triple! - for surgeries at private surgical facilities connected to friends of the UCP than through AHS.
And the Premier’s staff & Health Minister allegedly pressured & then fired the CEO of AHS when she asked questions about them.
It shows Albertans paid double - sometimes triple! - for surgeries at private surgical facilities connected to friends of the UCP than through AHS.
And the Premier’s staff & Health Minister allegedly pressured & then fired the CEO of AHS when she asked questions about them.
Price comparisons of surgeries done at private facilities vs AHS costs, courtesy of the new documents obtained by the Globe and Mail.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
February 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is astounding.
It shows Albertans paid double - sometimes triple! - for surgeries at private surgical facilities connected to friends of the UCP than through AHS.
And the Premier’s staff & Health Minister allegedly pressured & then fired the CEO of AHS when she asked questions about them.
It shows Albertans paid double - sometimes triple! - for surgeries at private surgical facilities connected to friends of the UCP than through AHS.
And the Premier’s staff & Health Minister allegedly pressured & then fired the CEO of AHS when she asked questions about them.
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Blockbuster lawsuit: Fired AHS boss details allegedly inflated surgery contract details, seeks $1.7 million, in one of the most explosive legal actions to hit the premier's office. Column. calgaryherald.com/news/ahs-ath... #ableg #abpoli #abnpoli #abhealth #yyc #yeg
Braid: Fired health boss details alleged contract wrongdoing in $1.7-million lawsuit
Athana Mentzelopoulos says improper dismissal was engineered by Alberta government as she investigated contracts for private surgeries.
calgaryherald.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Dear Albertans,
Here's the original story from @carrietait.bsky.social on the allegations involving questionable contracts involving #Alberta private surgical facilities and other purchases at AHS. I am gifting this for those who are just learning of this.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/903019f...
Here's the original story from @carrietait.bsky.social on the allegations involving questionable contracts involving #Alberta private surgical facilities and other purchases at AHS. I am gifting this for those who are just learning of this.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/903019f...
Alberta ousted health services CEO amid probe into medical contracts, document alleges
Athana Mentzelopoulos was dismissed two days before a meeting with province’s auditor on her investigation, according to letter
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Dear Albertans,
Here's the original story from @carrietait.bsky.social on the allegations involving questionable contracts involving #Alberta private surgical facilities and other purchases at AHS. I am gifting this for those who are just learning of this.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/903019f...
Here's the original story from @carrietait.bsky.social on the allegations involving questionable contracts involving #Alberta private surgical facilities and other purchases at AHS. I am gifting this for those who are just learning of this.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/903019f...
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SCOOP: AB Health Minister Adriana LaGrange stripped Alberta Health Services of power to negotiate after its then-CEO allegedly refused to sign pricey deals
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
Alberta Minister stripped health agency of power to negotiate private surgical contracts, document shows
Letter alleges government eroded ex-CEO’s authority to negotiate deals
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
SCOOP: AB Health Minister Adriana LaGrange stripped Alberta Health Services of power to negotiate after its then-CEO allegedly refused to sign pricey deals
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
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SCOOP: Danielle Smith's government fired the head of Alberta Health Services two days before she was to meet with the Auditor-General to discuss her internal investigation into procurement contracts and deals for private surgical facilities. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
Alberta ousted health services CEO amid probe into medical contracts, document alleges
Athana Mentzelopoulos was dismissed two days before a meeting with province’s auditor on her investigation, according to letter
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
SCOOP: Danielle Smith's government fired the head of Alberta Health Services two days before she was to meet with the Auditor-General to discuss her internal investigation into procurement contracts and deals for private surgical facilities. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
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The Centre for Future Work has partnered with the Alberta Fed of Labour on a new report about the continued erosion of real wages in Alberta: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/01/28/a.... Real wages elsewhere in 🇨🇦 are rebounding; but they fell another 0.8% in Alberta in 2024 #abpoli #canlab
Alberta Continues to Slip in National Wage Rankings - Centre for Future Work
After a decade of declining real wages, Alberta continues to lag the rest of Canada in repairing wages and living standards for the province’s workers. That is the finding of new research released by ...
centreforfuturework.ca
January 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Centre for Future Work has partnered with the Alberta Fed of Labour on a new report about the continued erosion of real wages in Alberta: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/01/28/a.... Real wages elsewhere in 🇨🇦 are rebounding; but they fell another 0.8% in Alberta in 2024 #abpoli #canlab
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Things that might slide under the radar the Friday night before Xmas — Canada’s chief actuary disagrees with the interpretation in an Alberta govt commissioned report that says Alberta should be entitled to 53 per cent of the CPP www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
Chief actuary disagrees with Alberta government belief of entitlement to more than half of CPP | CBC News
Canada’s chief actuary says Alberta would be entitled to interest from the Canada Pension Plan proportional to the money Albertans invested, should the province withdraw from CPP.
www.cbc.ca
December 21, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Things that might slide under the radar the Friday night before Xmas — Canada’s chief actuary disagrees with the interpretation in an Alberta govt commissioned report that says Alberta should be entitled to 53 per cent of the CPP www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli