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22 February 2012

Health Quality Council report vindicates, disappoints Sherman

Edmonton – Alberta Official Opposition Leader Raj Sherman calls today’s release of the long-awaited Health Quality Council of Alberta report on quality of care and patient safety both a vindication and a disappointment.

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17 February 2012

Premier a hypocrite on patient safety:  Sherman

Hospital workers owed an apology
Premier Alison Redford’s reaction to the AUPE hospital support workers’ wildcat strike reveals “a stupendous level of hypocrisy,” says Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman.

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16 February 2012

Sherman stands behind striking hospital support staff

Edmonton – Official Opposition Leader Raj Sherman rallied striking hospital support staff at the Royal Alexandra this morning, and he will continue to support their call for fair treatment.

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16 February 2012

MacDonald says PC government hiding the truth about its take from VLTs and slot machines

Edmonton – Finance Critic Hugh MacDonald says the government is taking a larger percentage of the cash played by Albertans in video lottery terminals (VLTs) and slot machine revenues than it claims, creating the illusion that the odds of winning are far better than they truly are.

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15 February 2012

Sherman demands that Redford fire Carter, Griffiths

Edmonton – Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman says Premier Alison Redford must fire her Chief of Staff and require her Municipal Affairs Minister to either immediately apologize to the President of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) or resign.

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15 February 2012

PC mismanagement of mental health services failing Albertans

Edmonton – Alberta Liberal Health Critic David Swann says government mismanagement of both inpatient and outpatient mental health services is putting Albertans and their families at risk.

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14 February 2012

Statement: Sherman Apology to Town of Penhold

Yesterday the Official Opposition issued a news release suggesting that a cheque for $609 from the Town of Penhold to the Innisfail PC association may have been an illegal donation.

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14 February 2012

AUMA boycott puts PC arrogance on full display

Edmonton – The PCs are lashing out at Edmonton City Councillor and Alberta Urban Municipalities Association president Linda Sloan. The crime? Criticizing the budget. The punishment? A boycott of Thursday’s AUMA breakfast by all PC MLAs and Ministers.

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