Parkland Institute
1-12 Humanities Centre, University of Alberta T6G 2E5 Edmonton, AB, Canada

"Just transition is not something that is done to people it is something that they own: watch Jim Skea, chair of Scotland’s Just Transition Commission, as he gives a sneak preview of his presentation for the Parkland Institute’s virtual conference Implementing a Just Transition (February 23 and 24, 2022).

The UCP government’s decision to further privatize lab services appeared to be based more on political and ideological considerations than on the needs of lab workers or the Albertans who rely on these services, says Rebecca Graff-McRae in this story in the Lethbridge Herald. https://lethbridgeherald.com//parkland-institute-analyzes/

On February 23 and 24, 2022, Parkland Institute will be hosting its Implementing a Just Transition conference. In this virtual event, national and international speakers will discuss the challenges and opportunities involved in implementing a transition to a clean energy economy that is fair to the workers and communities impacted. Registration is already open! https://www.parklandconference.ca/

"Further privatization does nothing to resolve the challenges facing the laboratory sector It creates new problems and exacerbates the existing ones," says report author Rebecca Graff-McRae in this story on CTV News. HSAA president Mike Parker was also interviewed and expressed his concerns about the new DynaLIFE contract. https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/researcher-advocacy-groups-conc

Did staff shortages and profit motives make COVID outbreaks worse in long-term care facilities? Research manager Rebecca Graff-McCrae's work is noted in this column in today's Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com//elise-stolte-care-act-review-

Friend of Parkland Laurie Adkin spoke to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs to discuss the corporate interests and ideologies shaping Alberta’s universities. Read the story below. https://lethbridgeherald.com//universities-play-role-in-s/

The videos from our 2020 conference are available on our YouTube channel! Here Armine Yalnizyan discusses how there can be no economic recovery without a she-covery, and no she-covery without childcare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itD8w_uDol0&t=22s

Law professor Cam Hutchison's latest op-ed about whistleblower protection appears in today's Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com//opinion-why-has-no-whistleblo

Our 2020 conference videos are now posted on our YouTube channel! Here Dr. Danielle Martin discusses how COVID-19 exposed pre-existing challenges in Canada’s health and social systems, and outlines ways toward a truly universal health system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk_e_WXhcg8&t=16s

Tonight we welcome keynote Armine Yalnizyan with her talk, Pandemic Economics, Inequality and the Big Reset: Cause for Cynicism or Celebration? The event starts at 7 p.m. MST. You can still register! https://www.parklandconference.ca/

Tonight's conference keynote is Dr. Danielle Martin and her talk, "When Cracks Become Chasms: COVID as the Great Diagnostician." You can still register!

Conference starts today! You can still register at https://www.parklandconference.ca/

This evening we welcome Judge Marion Buller as our keynote. Her talk, Healing the Contagion of Systemic Racism: Rebuilding Relationships for the Society We Want, begins at 7 p.m. MST. You can still register! https://parklandconference.ca

After the Contagions, Parkland Institute's 24th annual conference, is going online with daily keynotes that explore the complex contagions that challenge this moment and what must be done to construct a future world that is more just, democratic and sustainable than the one being left behind; an Alberta Solutions panel discussion; and a wrap party featuring artists and musicians. For more information and to register head to https://www.parklandconference.ca