Bill 81 revealed dissent inside the UCP, displayed divisions within Alberta's conservative movement and exhibited Kenney's tendency to invoke a top-down dictatorial style of leadership to win the day.

Today, UCP changes to the OHS Act were proclaimed and OHS Code changes came into effect. These changes reduce the effectiveness of health and safety committees and weaken workers’ right to refuse.

As Jason Kenney and the UCP circle the drain of public opinion, they’re making one last desperate attempt to stack the deck in their favour by introducing a law to silence their critics.

Bill 81 is an undemocratic and unconstitutional attempt to restrict the ability of civil society groups and unions to use paid advertising to criticize the UCP government.

Legislation aimed at banning elections advertisers with political party ties is an attempt to “silence the voice of working Albertans” the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) says.

Instead of announcing the "firebreak" doctors, AFL and others are calling for, Kenney added hospitals to Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, which could impede workers' job action.

Traumatized nurses are fighting to get mental health treatment amid the COVID fourth wave because the UCP rolled back WCB rules to cut nurses and other health care workers from presumptive coverage.

Bill 47, Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, will dissolve the Fair Practices and Medical Panels offices, which employs 54 people and helps people navigate the WCB system, by April 1, 2021.

Jason Kenney’s UCP tabled Bill 47, an omnibus bill that will make workplaces less safe and leave workers less protected. Some of the many changes include limiting workers' right to refuse unsafe work.