
Our plan will create new jobs and give Alberta workers a raise.” “We need a government that leans into that by listening to workers and businesses and providing them with the support they need.

“Alberta’s greatest strengths are its entrepreneurial spirit and talented workforce,” he added in the release. We are focused on creating jobs through education and training, supporting our energy industry, helping entrepreneurs succeed, and working with all Albertans to create shared prosperity.Īdditionally, The Liberals plan on working “with industry to make Alberta oil and gas products more environmentally friendly,” while expanding market access through pipeline creation.Īnother focal point of the plan is simplifying compliance procedures for small businesses, tackling Alberta’s skilled labour shortages and “strengthening the innovation economy and renewable energy sector.” “We’ve listened and based our economic platform on the priorities of Albertans. “With the UCP and NDP too busy fighting each other, they’re ignoring workers and businesses,” Roggeveen said in a release. The annual grant would help unemployed or underemployed Albertans looking to start new careers. Photo by Gavin Young/PostmediaĪlberta Liberal Leader John Roggeveen unveiled his party’s jobs and economy platform on Tuesday, which includes a $160-million Back to Work Grant. John Roggeveen kicks off the Alberta Liberal election campaign in Calgary on Sunday, April 30, 2023.

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