Dear friends,

As I write this, the days are getting longer, and the snow has started to melt. And when you read this, I hope we’re all the way into spring and enjoying warm weather and all this wonderful season brings!

I’m back in the legislature, and as always, I’m so honoured to be here, representing the wonderful communities of Boyle Street and McCauley. This session, our Alberta NDP Caucus team is focused on your priorities: addressing the cost of living, improving our crumbling health care system, and supporting education so that all children can thrive. 

As I mentioned in my last article, I know that we have a long way to go, and a lot of work to do, to meet the needs of everyone in our community. We must ensure that we are all able to live safely; that we are all treated with dignity and respect regardless of our race, orientation, immigration status, or culture. This is truer than ever, and I remain unequivocally committed to fighting for better. 

I’ve also heard from so many of you worried about the separatism movement in our province. I want you to know that this is also top of mind for my colleagues and me. At the beginning of March, I was incredibly proud to stand alongside Indigenous leaders from across this province to unequivocally denounce separatism, to call for the government to honour the sacred Treaties that are the foundation of our country, and to stand up for Canada. This is a time when we need all leaders to speak clearly, and you have my commitment that the Alberta NDP Caucus will always fight for Canada - and we won’t back down. 

When I’m not in the legislature, I look forward to connecting with you all at events throughout our neighbourhoods. Please keep my office in the loop if you have an upcoming event, and if you spot me out in the community, please say hi! I’d love to catch up, or to meet you if we don’t yet know each other. 

And as always, I’m here to help, so if you need anything, please reach out to our constituency office!

Take good care of yourselves and each other.

Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Email: Edmonton.HighlandsNorwood@assembly.ab.ca
Phone: 780-414-0682