Ricardo Acuña
ricacuna.bsky.social
Ricardo Acuña
@ricacuna.bsky.social
Executive Director, Parkland Institute. Treaty 6. Opinions expressed are my own. Shares are not necessarily endorsements.
Alberta teachers are compiling lists of the books in their classrooms so the #ABGov can tell them which ones to toss. On a related note, Parkland Institute will be releasing a new report on the "Parental Rights" movement in AB next week. ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Over 80% of allied health-care workers in Alberta report facing discrimination at work. For 13%, discrimination is just “part of the job.” What does that say about their working conditions? Join our webinar on this urgent new research.
ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Similarly, if you don't agree with either statement A, or the misrepresentation of CPP premiums in statement B, then you can't move on to the rest of the survey on an AB Pension Plan. #ABGov #ABNext #NotRealEngagement
June 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is what the #ABGov thinks engagement looks like. In the first question in the #ABNext survey on policing, if you don't pick one of these statements to like, you cannot continue the survey. Even after watching the four minute propaganda video! #NotRealEngagement
June 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Surgical privatization in Alberta has led to higher costs, longer waits, and alarming transparency questions.
Join Parkland Institute’s webinar on March 26 for a deep dive into the findings of our latest report.
ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Public funding for private surgical facilities is increasing, but so are wait times for life-saving surgeries.
How is privatization affecting Albertans’ health care?
Join us on March 26 for this critical conversation.
ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
How many times do Albertans need to be shown that private surgeries cost more before they finally stop letting their governments sign blank cheques to rich friends?! #FireThemAll
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February 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The largest corporations and the richest Canadians pay a lower tax rate than most workers. If they paid their fair share, we could build a Canada we can all afford.
Learn how taxation impacts affordability at this free event.
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February 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“I am so grateful as a journalist and a researcher for the research that you do. I am so glad you have stuck it out, so glad that you are so brave. We need more Parkland” (@naomiaklein.bsky.social).
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December 20, 2024 at 4:46 PM
“Parkland Institute is one of the most important poles of progressive political and policy discussion, not just in Alberta, but in the country." (Stephanie Ross, @stephross.bsky.social, labour studies professor, McMaster University).
Support Parkland—donate now!
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December 18, 2024 at 5:36 PM
We’re halfway through our December drive for Parkland Institute — and every donation counts! Join the growing community supporting public policy research for Alberta's future: donate to Parkland!
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December 16, 2024 at 5:35 PM
November 15, 2024 at 7:41 PM