Dear Neighbours,
I hear from too many Calgary-Elbow constituents who are struggling with high housing costs, auto insurance, childcare, and utility bills.
They feel like they’re being left behind, and they are right. In fact, Alberta has the slowest wage growth in Canada since 2019, the highest inflation, and the highest youth unemployment in the country. Albertans are being left behind, and the policies of this government are at least partly to blame.
The UCP government has failed to take the affordability crisis seriously and has ignored the challenges facing many Albertans.
A recent Auditor General’s report found that the provincial government failed to pass on to Alberta parents the benefit from the child-care subsidy negotiated with the federal government. And the low-income subsidy for childcare, that has been in place for decades, was cancelled by the UCP government.
Perhaps even worse, the UCP government is clawing back $2,400 every year from a federal disability benefit meant for disabled Canadians. It’s a massive tax increase on our most vulnerable neighbours.
Businesses are also being impacted by the UCP government’s flirtation with separatism, which is adding to economic uncertainty.
Nancy Southern, the CEO of ATCO, recently expressed her concern about the effect separation talk is having on business investment.
“I think the discussion of separation should have no oxygen, and I believe Canada, as a unified country, is going to be far stronger than if we try to be independent little states, provinces, Absolutely, it’s impacting investments now, as we look to (have) partners for our large projects that are from offshore,” Southern told the Calgary Herald.
Albertans deserve better. Our hard-working friends, family members, neighbours, and business owners deserve to know they can take care of their families and build a good life in this province.
MLA – Calgary Elbow Samir Kayande proudly serves the following Communities: Altadore, Bel-Aire , Britannia, Elbow Park, Elboya, Erlton, Garrison Green, Garrison Woods, Glamorgan, Lincoln Park, Lower Mount Royal, Marda Loop, Mayfair, Meadowlark Park, Mount Royal, North Glenmore Park, Parkhill, Rideau Park, River Park, Roxboro, South Calgary, Upper Mount Royal, Windsor Park
