The twists and turns of Alberta’s election campaign

The election campaign in Alberta is continuing and leaders are turning their attention to healthcare.

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is promising that, if re-elected, her government would cover all prescription drug costs for middle- and low-income seniors.

Notley says it's wrong that some seniors are forced to choose between filling their prescriptions or buying necessities.

Meanwhile, Alberta's United Conservative Party are promising to expand treatment programs to help people battling opioid addictions if they were to win the April 16th election.

Leader Jason Kenney says if he becomes premier, he would not approve new supervised drug consumption sites without extensive consultations with affected communities.

Guest: Duane Bratt

Professor of political science at Mount Royal University

One of the editors of the anthology, Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta

The election campaign in Alberta is continuing and leaders are turning their attention to healthcare.

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is promising that, if re-elected, her government would cover all prescription drug costs for middle- and low-income seniors.

Notley says it's wrong that some seniors are forced to choose between filling their prescriptions or buying necessities.

Meanwhile, Alberta's United Conservative Party are promising to expand treatment programs to help people battling opioid addictions if they were to win the April 16th election.

Leader Jason Kenney says if he becomes premier, he would not approve new supervised drug consumption sites without extensive consultations with affected communities.

Guest: Duane Bratt

Professor of political science at Mount Royal University

One of the editors of the anthology, Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta