AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAlberta’s Future: Advance voting is underway on Alberta’s referendum, which asks whether the province should stay in Canada or hold a binding separation vote. Mark Carney is heading to the province to campaign for unity, while an Alberta Medical Association survey found just 15% of surveyed doctors would keep living and practising there if it became independent. B.C. Election: Party leaders David Eby, Lorne Doerkson and Emily Lowan face their only televised debate ahead of the Oct. 24 provincial election, with polls tightening after a surprise Conservative leadership change. Quebec Politics: The Parti Québécois won a minority government, but the Conservatives’ 19-seat breakthrough has challenged the province’s long-standing left-of-centre consensus. Health Care: Canada’s doctors and nurses are urging Ottawa to provide predictable, sustained funding as provinces face rising costs and key federal funding nears expiry. Ontario Jobs: Employment rates in four of the province’s five regions remain below pre-pandemic levels, while three career-college locations have been barred from OSAP until at least 2030.
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