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Alberta UCP criticised over EDIA cuts and immigrant healthcare costs
Original: Eliminating EDIA is a double-whammy with the UCP making immigrants pay out-of-pocket for healthcare and their childrens'
Criticism is mounting against Alberta's United Conservative Party over its elimination of EDIA initiatives, which critics say hits immigrants twice over. Commentators argue that stripping equity, diversity and inclusion protections removes fair access to decent jobs, while policies requiring newcomers to pay out of pocket for healthcare and their children's education add a further financial burden on already vulnerable families.
Why now: Alberta's UCP government is rolling back EDIA programmes and shifting healthcare and education costs onto immigrants, sparking debate about discrimination.
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