COVID-19 Updates: Taking steps to return to normal.
- Public health restrictions: Alberta entered Step 2 on March 1.
- Book your vaccine: Albertans 5+ can get it now. Get third dose when eligible.
COVID-19 Updates: Taking steps to return to normal.
Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Tanya Fir issued the following statement on today’s Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada:
“It’s welcome to see job increases for the third straight month, with 187,000 Albertans returning to work over this period.
“But we know that far too many Alberta families are still out of work and worried about their futures. The global pandemic and the opportunistic Russia-Saudi oil price war has sent shock waves throughout the world economy, and Alberta is not immune from the effects. What’s more, many Albertans have never fully recovered from the downturn in 2014-15.
“We must remain vigilant in combatting COVID-19. At the same time, Alberta’s government is pursuing our ambitious recovery plan, including:
“While some demand that Alberta hike taxes on job creators by a whopping 50 per cent, we’ve seen before the disastrous effects of such policies in economically uncertain times. Alberta’s government will not pursue the destructive policies of the past.”