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***Important
The NDP introduced a bill in the legislature to protect Albertans data - the UCP voted it down. Bill 210 Consumer Protection (Fraud Prevention Measures) Amendment Act, 2026. So they have this resource for Albertans worried about their data that was fraudulently taken by the Centurion Project.
Alberta NDP Caucus - protect your data.
Some Actions you can take:
Please read these carefully to ensure you agree with them before signing.
Petitions
Here is where you can find all the Canadian Parliament Petitions sponsored by MPs. (I learned this week that there are petitions about banning abortion here sponsored by the Conservative Party.)
Petitions open for signature
New opportunities to join forces:
Petitions:
Indigenous expires July 2, 2026
Indian Residential School denialism needs to be stopped. Please sign: Bill C-254, introduced by MP Leah Gazan in the House of Commons on October 31, 2025, would amend the Criminal Code to create an offence of willfully promoting hatred against Indigenous peoples by condoning, denying, downplaying, or justifying the Indian Residential School system in public statements.
Support Cuba expires July 8, 2026
Advocate for international support for Cuba. Increase humanitarian assistance for them.
Keep Airports Public expires October 8, 2026
Provinces are not using the Notwithstanding Clause to force people back to work. expires July 24, 2026
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada concerned about the erasure of collective bargaining and human rights in Canada, call upon the Prime Minister to annul or repeal any future provincial legislation that restricts workers’ rights to strike and collectively bargain through the use of the Notwithstanding Clause, and to affirm the federal government’s responsibility to uphold Charter rights across Canada.
Stop funding the federal opposition leader’s house. July 30, 2026
Petition on AI Data centers. September 17, 2026
Petition on renewable energy for First Nations in Canada - expires October 15, 2026
Improve coordination and accessibility of federal funding to accelerate deployment of marine renewable energy and other clean energy technologies; and
3. Work in partnership with Indigenous communities to reduce diesel reliance, strengthen local economies, enhance energy security, and advance Canada’s climate objectives.
SCRAP THE DISCRIMINATORY REFERENDUM: Stop Premier Smith’s Scapegoating of Immigrants
Immigrants Are Alberta’s Advantage
Petition against two-tier healthcare.
https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/notwotier?recruiter_id=46898
Sign the cancel AISH to ADAP petition.
Protect Albertans with disabilities - stop the transition from AISH to ADAP
Tell Novared Mining to get rid of Kristi Noem
Tell Novared Mining to reverse the Kristi Noem Appointment
Secretary Kristi L. Noem /Strategic Advisor
Secretary Noem is an American public policy leader, executive, and former senior government official with extensive experience across economic development, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, national security, and public-private collaboration. She previously served as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Governor of South Dakota, and a member of the United States House of Representatives. In 2025, Secretary Noem led the Department of Homeland Security, overseeing initiatives involving critical infrastructure, transportation security, interagency coordination, and strategic operations. As Governor of South Dakota from 2019 to 2025, she led statewide economic development and infrastructure initiatives while working closely with industry, government agencies, and private-sector stakeholders. Her experience provides NovaRed with strategic perspective in government affairs, regulatory matters, stakeholder engagement, and long-term economic development.
https://stockanalysis.com/quote/cse/NRED/company/
https://novaredmining.com/
For a Canadian company, it certainly has a lot of Americans on its board.
Grande Prairie IBD Clinic—established and led by Dr. Yolande Westra—was recently notified that its Alberta government funding will be redirected as of June 2026. This change will close the only dedicated IBD clinic serving Alberta’s North Zone Corridor.
Send a letter to your Alberta government politicians for their help in advocating for the funding of a cost-effective, high-quality IBD clinic in Northern Alberta.
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada - Grande Prairie IBD Clinic
Getting ICE out of Canada.
Stop the Contract: No Canadian Weapons to ICE
No ICE, cancel contracts to arm ICE in the US
Write the Federal Health Minister re: Bill 11
Alberta has passed Bill 11:
Stop Bill 11 - two-tier healthcare
Don’t Touch MY CPP
Protect CPP: Send the Premier a Direct Message
Keep the RCMP
We’re relaunching #FactCheckFriday to give Albertans real facts on public safety. Govt panels and polling show most Albertans oppose replacing the RCMP. Stop the push for a duplicate police service.
Send a letter:
keepalbertarcmp.ca/get-involved/
The Jay Treaty
The colonial border between the US and Canada dissects Indigenous territories in ways that sever the lifelines between First Nations families, communities, languages, and ceremonies.
With ICE now arresting First Nations and Indigenous people in the U.S. and looking at deporting them, this treaty will give them safe haven in Canada with their communities.
Demand that the Canadian government reciprocate the Jay Treaty!
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If you are feeling powerless, there are ways to fight back
Education
Did you know that there are 1000’s of migrant children who are unable to attend public school in Alberta? There are refugee children all over the world who are not getting an education. Learn more about it here:
Fight for Clean Water
Smith has said the petition has to go to a legislative committee after being verified so it will not be on the referendum in the fall.
Fight for the Environment
Call on the Alberta government to enforce the rules for oil and gas well cleanup as well as pipeline remediation.
AWA is committed to the protection of publicly owned wildlife, wild lands, and wild waters in Alberta
Timberwolf & the Defenders of the Eastern Slopes filed a judicial review application with the Federal Court of Canada in Dec 2025,
The Alberta Wilderness Association is asking Albertans to send a letter demanding transparency from AI Data Centers - Environmental Assessment should be done.
Fight Corruption
Sign up and support Friends of Medicare.
Sign up and support Public Interest, Alberta.
Write an email to Alberta’s AG re: releasing the report on the procurement scandal.
Support Communities
Support Indigenous communities
Alberta-based Indigenous Cultural Centers, Programs, & Partnership Opportunities for SPOS | AAISA
Fixing the Indigenous Water Problems - Part 1 - The Background on actions we can take.
Fixing the Indigenous Water Crisis - Part 3 letter templates to write to Ottawa.
Sign up and support LGBTQIA2S+ rights
Find out about homelessness in Alberta
If you feel strongly that safe consumption sites are a part of the process for Recovery, one of our volunteers Warren created a letter that you can personalize and send to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions To: Minister of Mental Health and Addictions:
The immigrant community
The disabled community
This has links for other cities as well. Amazing resource.
Disability Services in Calgary, AB — 139 Organizations | Able Canada
Write a letter to the Auditor General re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Thanks to Heather Newton: Albertans to United to Stop the UCP.
Today’s Letter: Why are Alberta taxpayers paying millions to foreign corporations to oversee Albertans with disabilitiesWrite a letter to
This is a site that you fill in details, and it lets you know what program or support you might be eligible for, for any Albertans facing hardship - but especially now with the Government cutbacks coming this summer.
Fight for Workers’ Rights
Alberta Federation of Labour - Fight Back Now Campaign
Fight Back Hub - sign up for the next rally.
Fight Separatism - Forever Canada
For Alberta, For Canada. Sign up at this website to support Alberta staying in Canada. Supported by the NDP - it is non-partisan. WE are #StrongerTogether.
Forever Canadian. - Sign up to get your lawn signs.
The lead not leave campaign - Jared Wesley, Travis Toews, Trevor Tombe, Andrew Leach, Jen Gerson, Peggy Garritty, Jim Dinning, Ken Boessenkool, Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips
https://www.leadnotleave.ca/
Vote to Stay - Marty Solberg and Jason Kenney
Fight for Justice
Nate Pike (The BreakdownAB), who is being sued by Sam Mraiche and is suing David Wallace and James DiFiore for defamation. You can donate to his GoFundMe here:
Athana Mentzalopoulus is suing the government for wrongful dismissal. She has all the details. If you want to know who did what, you can donate to her GoFundMe here:
Sturgeon Lake GoFundMe for their lawsuit against the Alberta government.
Gofundme - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Lawsuit re: injunction (donations are paused at the moment)
https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly
It’s been a week! Let’s get started!
The News
The links are in alphabetical order by day, so you can check out the areas you are interested in.
Saturday, June 20
Energy and Minerals:
Substack: The Sanity Project - looks at the economies of gas, hybrid and electric vehicles.
Federal:
Canada’s policies force asylum seekers into the US to face deportation, critics say.
Forestry and Wildlife:
Grizzly found illegally shot along Alberta highway, poaching investigation underway. ‘50-50’ chance for a case like this to be solved, former Fish and Wildlife officer says.
HealthCare:
AC: Alberta Health still has not figured out how to set up the triage physician role.
AC: Still some unanswered questions about Alberta’s ‘dual practice’ healthcare model.
PC: Scooter injuries with children raise concern.
Still some unanswered questions about Alberta’s ‘dual practice’ healthcare model.
AC: Bold move or big mistake? Naheed Nenshi implores Ottawa to step in and force Alberta to drop the surgery line-jumping scheme. Send ‘a strong signal that Canada works’ NDP Opposition leader urges PM Mark Carney in letter
International:
The map shows Donald Trump’s approval rating in every state after 17 months.
Federal Judge gives DOJ green light to turn Biden’s audio tapes over to the Heritage Foundation.
US Treasury chief urged Trump not to host ‘Mr. Bean on Crack,’ Zelenskyy, book says.
Police/Sheriffs:
A cyclist dies after being struck by a vehicle in Calgary. 2 taken to hospital, driver in critical condition: EMS.
Alberta fugitives arrested in Ontario in $5M scam investigation. Alleged scammers had been wanted on Canada-wide warrants since 2021.
Calgary police ask for the public’s assistance in Thursday night’s shooting in NE Calgary.
Municipal:
New traffic disruptions coming to Edmonton.
Separatists:
The Sundre Pro Rodeo was this weekend. They cancelled the parade because of concerns with online harassment and language etc, The Separatists chose to do a slow roll with their Alberta Flags through town. (They don’t take no for an answer)
Social Services and Assisted Living:
This controversial change will push Albertans deeper into poverty.
Weather:
The super El Nino is here. What happens next could upend food systems world wide.
Sunday, June 21
Executive Council:
What MLAs’ actual expenses are can surprise you. They have a budget of $160,000 for their constituency offices.
Federal:
The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet.
Indigenous:
Minister Sawhney, Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney, issued the following statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day:
Jobs, Employment, Trade, and Immigration:
Alberta Worker: Long-term care workers file to unionize.
Justice:
Defend the Rule of Law. Alberta - the canary in the coal mine.
Police/Sheriffs:
A dancer on a street corner in Sherwood Park receives a ticket.
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:
Calgary Mayor calls out the government on the increasing liquor prices across the board.
Social Services and Assisted Living:
AISH helped me survive; its replacement may push me into poverty.
Separation:
US tariffs go easy on Alberta. That gives Separatists an opportunity to go harder on separation.
Experts on both sides of the pond say Alberta would benefit from learning from Brexit.
Technology and Innovation:
Smith touts natural gas as key to Alberta’s AI ambitions as a proposed data centre sparks concerns in small communities.
Monday, June 22
Affordability:
Gas prices and new incentives sparking move to EVs.
Competition Bureau looking deeper into how Sobey’s can control who sells food in your area.
Competition Bureau looking deeper into how Sobeys can control who sells food in your area | CBC News
Agriculture:
Beekeepers are working to revolutionize the Canadian honey industry with locally sourced queens.
Alberta’s government is seeking public input on a potential Red Deer River reservoir to strengthen water capacity.
Education:
Would you pay to see a family doctor in Alberta?
Energy and Minerals:
Edmonton biofeedback chemical plant ordered to clean up NE site.
Miner owned by Australian billionaire touts new bid for Alberta coal project, despite opposition
Executive Council:
We asked Canada’s premiers if they fly private; here’s what they said:
Federal:
Canada’s inflation rate rose to 3.2% in May, driven again by high gas prices.
Mexico, Canada have formed a common front on CUSMA talks, says Sheinbaum.
Unifor president says Trump’s CUSMA’S comments are attempts to get concessions, urges Canada to be very firm.
StatsCan - economists are worried Canada has a data quality problem.
Forestry and Wildlife:
Inside Alberta caves, biologists are fighting a fungus that is threatening bat colonies.
Healthcare:
AC: A parallel private-pay system will worsen access to publicly funded surgery.
AC: Alberta Health cancelling integrated Fire EHS program.
Indigenous:
How Treaty relationships can inform the referendum debate.
X: Indigenous rights expert, lawyer, revered international Cree leader Chief Dr. Wilton Littlechild speaks about Treaties in Maskwacis.
International:
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation. Set out a timetable for exit.
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set a good foundation for a deal to end the war.
Justice:
Bail reform could mean more people held in Remand. Is Alberta ready?
Municipal:
A deluge of rain leads to flooding and water restrictions in Edmonton and surrounding communities.
Report on Jasper recovery calls for work on Housing availability and business recovery.
Substack: Alberta Politics - Prominent Conservatives go wild on Calgary’s Mayor enacting the noise bylaw during Stampede.
As heavy rain floods parts of central Alberta, residents speak out about local response.
Smith, Poilievre blast noise restrictions for the Calgary Stampede tents.
Public Safety and Emergency Services:
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis issued the following statement on an MOU between the Alberta Sheriffs and Calgary Police Service: The MOU is not attached to the statement.
Separatists:
Substack: Dave Cournoyer - Sundre’s Rodeo Parade an Early Casualty?
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally issued the following statement on the pricing for alcohol sold in bars and restaurants in Alberta:
Nally has been ordered to reverse the pricing for alcohol in bars.
Social Services and Assisted Living:
Calgary family shocked to discover their daughter with severe brain injury, is being moved off AISH.
Canmore mayor asks province to pause disability support changes. Mayor worries changes could have ripple effect on homelessness, emergency service calls and heaver demand on municipal social supports.
Weather:
How much rain fell this weekend? Here you go
White Nationalist Group:
A white nationalist group visits communities in Canada. They are recruiting members by offering acceptance and brotherhood. This past winter, the group was in Cochrane, where members attended a rally on safety concerns along Highway 11 and raised a sign using inflammatory language, blaming newly immigrated truck drivers for highway deaths.
No place for ‘hate’ or ‘divisiveness’: politicians condemn white nationalist group’s visit to Northern Ontario.
Tuesday, June 23
Affordability:
3.4 million Albertans are getting $100 next month. Will it help at the checkout counter?
Substack: Tom Parkin - Why are gas and groceries so expensive? One reason is retailers are raising their mark-ups twice as fast as inflation, according to new Stats Canada Data.
Healthcare:
PC: High quality, poor access: report highlights challenges in finding family doctors in Alberta.
AC: Alberta backtracks for the second time on health care decisions, EHS.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11918564/alberta-government-health-care-planning/
Alberta hits pause on contract overhaul for integrated fire and ambulance services | CBC News
PC: COVID-19 vaccines are effective.
AC: Alberta’s dual practice a false promise (LaGrange’s sign should read “delivering more destruction, faster).
AC: Alberta is launching a new provincial cancer care strategy to expand screening, speed up diagnosis and improve care for patients across the province.
International:
Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies warn of new AI models impact on cyber security.
Municipalities:
Alberta Roadbuilders warn RMWB about taking over maintenance of Hwy 63.
Calgary to see more rain on Saturday.
Calgary city council upholds noise bylaw during Stampede.
Calgary Stampede security takes it up a notch with new operations center.
Alberta’s Government is launching a minister’s council to explore new ways for municipalities to finance critical infrastructure needed to support growing communities.
Political or divisive floats not allowed in Olds Canada Day parade. Chief administrative officer Brent Williams says the parade will go ahead unless the weather isn’t conducive.
Police/Sheriffs:
Calgary Police are looking for information about a 9-week old baby being assaulted by a youth.
Arrests made, charges laid in arson at Calgary luxury car dealership.
Coroner identifies Montreal shooter 25 year old Seth Scott Hatfield from Lethbridge.
Are more police officers getting killed in the line of duty? Here’s what the data tells.
Water Not Coal:
Corb Lund demands UCP put the question on the October 19th referendum ballot.
Water Not Coal leader demands UCP government puts question on ballot - St. Albert News
Wednesday, June 24
Arts, Culture, and the Status of Women:
A 7-year-old girl found a fossil in a Calgary playground. RTM is removing it for the museum.
Energy and Minerals:
Alberta’s new sky-high solar panels recycling fees spark industry backlash. (Yet she is expecting Alberta taxpayers to clean up oil and gas wells)
Federal:
Vancouver port receives permission to dredge Burrard Inlet, allowing big oil tankers to increase load. Dredging underneath Second Narrows bridge will start in September, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says.
Healthcare:
CAEP’s GeriEM Committee highlights LTC delays, limited home care, and ALC pressures. Fixing this requires coordinated action across the continuum of care.
Alberta doctors’ say children are waiting too long for mental health care.
Accelerated aging could be increasing the cancer risk among younger generations. More recent generations are showing signs of faster biological aging. Advanced biological aging is linked to a higher cancer risk.
Does it seem easier to book an appointment for Botox than a mole check? You are not alone.
Does it seem easier to book a dermatologist for Botox than a mole check? You’re not alone | CBC News
International:
Gift Article: G&M - NovaRed Mining adviser prepared to resign over Kristi Noem’s hiring by Canadian company
Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:
Teledyne’s $20-million expansion in Edmonton is strengthening Alberta’s role in high-tech manufacturing and creating new skilled jobs.
An oil and gas well servicing company has been fined $144,000 related to a workplace injury incident.
X: Scaramucci on the disappeared middle class. The Great Compression and How to Get it Back.
Separation referendum has economic repercussions no matter the result: analyst
UBI is not coming to save us. We should unionize our workplaces instead.
Municipalities:
The day an Alberta cabinet minister endorsed a racist rant. Dan Williams thinks our parks should be reserved for Canadians.
Calgary’s Country Thunder concert is cancelled for this year.
Edmonton - Power plant proposal for NE Edmonton one step closer to becoming a reality.
More rain is expected for Edmonton starting Friday evening.
Crash at downtown Edmonton train station causes road closures, commuter delays.
Fort McMurray opens skatepark pitched by local students. Teachers hope youth-led initiative will inspire a new generation to embrace civic duty.
Boats swept away during heavy rain found.
Police/Sheriffs:
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has completed investigations into four separate cases involving the RCMP in Alberta. In each case, ASIRT’s acting executive director reviewed the evidence and issued a written report setting out the findings and conclusions.
Authorities have arrested Kevin Wade Moroz, 54, on charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. A man missing since 2002 was the victim.
Substack: Jeremy Appel - The Orchard - scoop Edmonton police chief visited illegal West Bank settlements during Israel trip.
Edmonton police directed to revise media policy years after yanking left leaning news site’s credentials.
Separatists:
Substack: Elected to govern Alberta, not to campaign for taking it apart: Jason Stephan’s separatist campaign.
Substack: Charlie Angus - We are on our own fighting separatism.
Wildfires:
Wave of new wildfires pops up in northwest Alberta as heat warning is issued for the region
Thursday, June 25
Jun 25, 2026
Orders in Council
Orders Approved – June 25, 2026 - They have been busy activating the bills they have passed. This is long this week…. Check the recall Act
Minister of Justice: Amery
215/2026 Alberta Human Rights Act (section 15) Appoints Daniel Amar as a member of the Alberta Human Rights Commission
216/2026 Court of Justice Act (Section 9.1) Designates Justice Jason Glen Neustaeter as Assistant Chief Justice of the Central Region of the Alberta Court of Justice
217/2026 FATALITY INQUIRIES ACT (section 5) reappoints Dr. Akmal Coetzee-Khan as Chief Medical Examiner
**** 218/2026 Recall Act (Sections 14 and 69) Makes the Recall Amendment Regulation. These amendments primarily enhance transparency, oversight, and fairness in the signature verification process for recall petitions (for MLAs and in some contexts, municipal/school board officials). They do not change core thresholds (e.g., signature requirements) or timelines but add procedural safeguards. Here’s a breakdown of the provided sections:
New Definition of “Scrutineer” (adds s.1(1)(s.1)): A lawyer (active member of the Law Society of Alberta) appointed by either the applicant (petitioner) or the targeted member. Only lawyers would be allowed to act as scrutineers in the recall process - which means the side that can afford to hire a lawyer to do this has the advantage.
Updated Verification Rules (amends s.6(1)(c)): Signatures are only counted if the petition includes the required petitioner information (per s.4(3)) in the exact form and manner required. This tightens compliance.
New Obligations on the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) (amends s.7):
Must publish a notice on their website once a valid recall petition is submitted.
Must notify both the applicant and the named member (in writing) of the dates, times, and places for verification before it starts.
Appointment and Role of Scrutineers (new ss.7.1 and 7.2):
Both sides (applicant and member) can appoint one or more lawyer-scrutineers before verification is complete.
The appointing party pays for their scrutineer(s).
Scrutineers can:
Observe verification (without interfering).
Check the witnessing of signatures, affidavits, and petitions (s.6(3)), and ensure proper information from signers.
Record any issues they believe are relevant for potential judicial review.
Limits: Only one scrutineer per side at a time per location; the CEO can designate observation spots. No one can impede them (with exceptions).
This allows real-time oversight by legal representatives, which can help detect irregularities or build a record for challenges.
Petition Retention (new s.45.1): If a recall vote is ordered, the CEO must keep the original petition until the vote, official count, any recount, and appeals are fully concluded. This supports potential legal challenges or audits.
Minister of Technology and Innovation: Glubish
219/2026 PROCLAMATION - Proclaims sections 1 and 2 of the Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2026
It amends section 3(2) by adding a new object (c): “to improve access to growth capital for knowledge-based industries.”
It repeals and substitutes section 3(3)(a) and adds (a.1), expanding the Corporation’s powers to make investments (including equity) and enter joint ventures or partnerships.
Section 2 of the same Act makes parallel changes to the Alberta Research and Innovation Act (for Alberta Innovates)
220/2026 ALBERTA ENTERPRISE CORPORATION ACT (section 16) - Makes the Alberta Enterprise Corporation Amendment Regulation.
The Act was amended (new objects and expanded powers for co-investments, equity investments, joint ventures/partnerships as a minority partner with private lead investors).
Section 16 enables the detailed rules. The proclamation brought the high-level changes into force. The Amendment Regulation then fills in the practical details, such as:
Specific criteria for qualified private-sector lead investors
Limits on AEC’s role (e.g., confirming minority partner status)
Due diligence requirements
Investment policies, approval processes, risk management, reporting, or conflict-of-interest rules
Updates to align with the new objects (e.g., improving access to growth capital for knowledge-based industries)
Practical Effect: These changes allow AEC to move beyond its traditional fund-of-funds model (investing as a limited partner in venture capital funds) and actively participate in direct co-investments alongside private investors. The regulation ensures this is done in a controlled, accountable way that protects public funds while supporting Alberta tech/innovation companies.
221/2026 alberta research and innovation act (section 7 - funny this is all lower case…); ALBERTA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION REGULATION (section 3)
Reappoints Tony Williams to the board of directors of Alberta Innovates and redesignates him as Chair of the board of directors of Alberta Innovates. Reappoints Brad Severin and Richard Wong to the board of directors of Alberta Innovates. Reappoints James Keirstead and Rhea Solis to the board of directors of Alberta Innovates
222/2026 ALBERTA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ACT (sections 7 and 13) - Makes the Alberta Research and Innovation Amendment Regulation.
These 2026 updates (Act + Regulation) give Alberta Innovates a modern tool to:
Take minority equity positions in promising Alberta-based knowledge/tech companies.
Co-invest where private investors have already validated the opportunity with their own money and due diligence.
Help Alberta companies scale, create jobs, retain talent/IP in the province, and generate potential returns for Albertans — while limiting taxpayer risk.
223/2026 PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT (section 62) - Makes the Personal Information Protection Act (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation.
It enacts (or amends) the Personal Information Protection Act (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation.
Purpose: It extends the expiry date of one or more provisions, regulations, or parts of Alberta’s PIPA (or a related regulation under it).
PIPA is Alberta’s main private-sector privacy law. It governs how organizations collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information.
Regulations under PIPA sometimes include temporary or sunset clauses (automatic expiry dates). This type of amendment regulation is a routine tool to extend those deadlines so the rules stay in force longer while permanent changes, reviews, or implementations are worked on.
Minister of Energy and Minerals: Jean
224/2026 RESPONSIBLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ACT (section 11) - Sets the remuneration payable by the Alberta Energy Regulator to the chief hearing commissioner and 5 hearing commissioners.
Minister of Advanced Education: McDougall
225/2026 POST-SECONDARY LEARNING ACT (sections 44 and 56) - Appoints Cecilia de la Rocha, Michael Kaumer, Emma Loewen, Sara Murray, and Sherie Toner, as members of The Board of Governors of Bow Valley College,
226/2026 POST-SECONDARY LEARNING ACT (sections 44 and 56) - Effective June 29, 2026, reappoints Adele Thomson as a member and designates her as chair of The Board of Governors of Keyano College; reappoints Raymond Powder and appoints Sandy Martin and Lindsay Pinkney as members of The Board of Governors of Keyano College.
227/2026 POST-SECONDARY LEARNING ACT (section 124); PROGRAMS OF STUDY REGULATION (section 12) - Designates Prairie College as a private post-secondary institution that may grant approved degrees.
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction: Nally
228/2026 FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF LAND REGULATIONS (section 14) - Orders that a transaction under which a fee simple interest in certain lands is acquired by Wal-Mart Canada Corp., or any existing or future affiliate of Wal-Mart Canada Corp., for the purpose of constructing and operating a logistics and distribution centre is excluded from the operation of the Foreign Ownership of Land Regulations, except for sections 22 and 25.
Minister of Finance: Nixon
229/2026 PROCLAMATION - Proclaims section 5(3) and (4) of the Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 in force on September 2, 2026. These changes modernize how reporting issuers (publicly traded companies) deliver financial statements and related documents to shareholders. They can share the information electronically rather than send out paper copies.
230/2026 PROCLAMATION - Proclaims section 4(9) to (11) and (20) of the Fiscal Measures Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, in force on June 30, 2026.
Section 4(9): Repeals and replaces section 106(1) of the Credit Union Act.
It creates an automatic borrowing mechanism: If a credit union has a liquidity shortfall in any calendar month (based on standards set by the Credit Union Corporation), the shortfall is treated as an automatic loan from “Central” (likely Central 1 Credit Union or the equivalent liquidity provider) for that month.
docs.assembly.ab.caSection 4(10) and (11): Add a new section 145.2 giving the Corporation (regulator) authority to establish liquidity standards for credit unions. These cover:
Liquidity requirements (for the automatic borrowing rule).
The provision and management of a liquidity system by the Central 1.
Standards must be submitted to the Minister for approval (approve, reject, or reject with changes).Section 4(20): Transitional rules that ensure the old liquidity provisions continue to apply for the month in which the new standard is established (unless it starts on the first day of the month). This prevents disruption during the switchover.
231/2026 ALBERTA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ACT (section 20) - Makes the Alberta Investment Management Corporation Amendment Regulation. This does not repeal or rewrite section 20 of the Act. It uses the power in section 20 to make practical updates to how AIMCo operates. These are usually technical or administrative in nature but can have meaningful effects on governance and investment processes.
These amendment regulations for AIMCo commonly update one or more of the following (authorized by section 20):
Rules governing investment management agreements between AIMCo and its clients (pension plans, endowments, government funds).
Board-related matters (director qualifications, terms, remuneration, or nomination processes).
Conflict of interest or code of conduct rules.
Operational, governance, or reporting requirements.
Standard of care or liability provisions.
232/2026 ALBERTA PERSONAL INCOME TAX ACT (section 82) - Makes the Personal Income Tax Withholding Amendment Regulation.
Alberta’s personal income tax brackets, thresholds, and credits are indexed annually for inflation (capped at 2% in recent years).
For 2026, the brackets and credits increased by 2%.
This amendment ensures employers use the correct updated withholding formulas/tables so the right amount of tax is deducted at source for the 2026 taxation year.
233/2026 CREDIT UNION ACT (section 230) - Makes the Credit Union (Principal) Amendment Regulation.
Does not change the Act itself — It exercises the power granted in section 230 to create or update subordinate rules.
It is part of the ongoing modernization of Alberta’s credit union framework (prudential standards, liquidity, investment flexibility, etc.).
Affects credit unions, their Central, directors, and management by setting enforceable operational details.
234/2026 FUEL TAX ACT (section 71(1)) - Makes the Fuel Tax Amendment Regulation.
Based on the pattern of recent Fuel Tax changes, it most likely deals with one or more of the following:
Updating formulas, thresholds, or procedures for the quarterly fuel tax adjustments (tied to West Texas Intermediate oil prices).
Refining rules for when the tax is fully suspended, partially reduced (e.g., 4.5¢ or 9¢/litre), or fully applied.
Administrative updates related to collection by wholesalers, refunds, or reporting.
Housekeeping changes to align with the current 13¢/litre base rate and the variable relief system.
It supports the shift away from pump-price relief toward a flat $100 direct rebate for eligible Albertans (for this quarter at least).
The core mechanism (tax collected at the pump, with occasional rate reductions) remains the same unless a future regulation or Act amendment changes it.
235/2026 LOAN AND TRUST CORPORATIONS ACT (section 326(1)) - Makes the Loan and Trust Corporations Amendment Regulation.
This is a coming-into-force proclamation. It activates one or more previously unproclaimed sections of an amending Act (most likely from the Fiscal Measures Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 — Bill 17, or a related financial statutes bill). Based on the recent 2026 amendments to this Act, the changes typically include:
Governance improvements: Prohibiting certain conflict-of-interest situations (e.g., directors of affiliated entities serving on the board).
Dividend rules: Clarifying that dividends can only be paid out of profits (to protect financial stability and prevent payments from accumulated deficits).
Information sharing: Allowing better sharing of supervisory information with other Canadian regulators (e.g., self-regulatory organizations).
Modernization: Updating oversight rules, reducing certain administrative burdens, or adjusting powers related to new financial instruments.
Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration: Schow
236/2026 PROCLAMATION - Proclaims the Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Act in force on June 30, 2026.
The Act creates a legal framework in Alberta so that:
Goods that are legally sold in one Canadian province or territory can generally be sold in Alberta without having to meet duplicate Alberta-specific regulatory requirements (e.g., extra testing, certifications, or approvals).
Alberta products can more easily be sold in other provinces under the same principle.
This is known as mutual recognition — if another province has approved a product as safe and compliant under its rules, Alberta will generally recognize that approval.
237/2026 PROCLAMATION - Proclaims section 2 of the Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2) in force on October 1, 2026.
This proclamation makes it easier and more flexible for the government to create and enforce targeted land-use plans (subregional or issue-specific) without always needing a full regional plan. It is part of the government’s broader red tape reduction initiative — aiming to streamline land-use planning, reduce administrative burdens, and give more responsive tools for managing Crown land, economic development, environmental objectives, and resource activities.
238/2026 FAIR REGISTRATION PRACTICES ACT (section 23) - Makes the Fair Registration Practices Amendment Regulation.
Helps reduce delays for qualified professionals (especially internationally educated ones) entering Alberta’s regulated professions (health, engineering, trades, etc.).
Supports Alberta’s labour shortage goals by making registration processes more predictable and transparent.
Aligns with the government’s red tape reduction and labour mobility efforts (e.g., banning unnecessary “Canadian experience” requirements unless justified for public safety).
239/2026 INTERPROVINCIAL TRADE MUTUAL RECOGNITION ACT (section 10) - Makes the Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Regulation
Section 10 of the Act authorizes the Lieutenant Governor in Council (provincial cabinet) to make regulations on key details, including:
Non-application of the Act or mutual recognition rules to specific jurisdictions, entities, goods/services, industries, professions, etc.
Designating additional mutual recognition agreements.
Application/non-application of rules (e.g., additional requirements, verification processes, exemptions).
Other procedural or administrative matters.
Alberta Regulation 239/2026 is the specific regulation enacted under this authority. It operationalizes the Act by spelling out the practical rules, exemptions, designated agreements (starting with the CMRA), and how mutual recognition applies in Alberta.
Minister of Affordability and Utilities: Sigurdson
240/2026 ELECTRIC UTILITIES ACT (section 147) - Makes the City of Medicine Hat Payment in Lieu of Tax (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation. It primarily affects the City of Medicine Hat’s electricity operations and related financial arrangements with the provincial electricity system. Here’s the breakdown:
Background: The City of Medicine Hat owns and operates its own integrated electric utility (generation, distribution, and retail) and is largely exempt from many parts of Alberta’s competitive electricity market under the Electric Utilities Act. However, it must make payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to the Alberta Balancing Pool. These payments approximate the federal and provincial corporate income taxes that a private utility would pay. The funds support the provincial electricity system (e.g., offsetting costs in the Balancing Pool).
open.alberta.caWhat the Amendment Does: It extends the expiry date of the existing City of Medicine Hat Payment in Lieu of Tax Regulation (originally AR 235/2003, with prior amendments). This keeps the current PILOT calculation, payment rules, refund mechanisms, and related obligations in force for a longer period (typically by one or more years, depending on the specific extension).
Practical Impacts
For the City of Medicine Hat: Maintains the status quo for its utility’s tax-equivalent payments. This provides financial predictability for the city-owned utility, which serves residents and businesses in Medicine Hat (and nearby areas). It avoids disruption in budgeting or potential shifts in costs/revenues.
open.alberta.caFor the Provincial Electricity System: Ensures continued contributions from Medicine Hat to the Balancing Pool. This helps stabilize costs across Alberta’s interconnected grid (even though Medicine Hat operates somewhat independently).
For Ratepayers and the Public: Indirect effects — stable PILOT arrangements help keep the city’s electricity rates predictable. No direct change to consumer electricity bills or property taxes from this specific regulation, but it supports the overall framework under which Medicine Hat provides power.
Broader Context: Section 147 of the Electric Utilities Act deals with payments in lieu of income tax for certain utilities. Medicine Hat has special status due to its historical self-sufficiency in electricity.
241/2026 GAS UTILITIES ACT (sections 1 and 26) - Makes the Gas Utilities Designation (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation.
The Base Regulation: The Gas Utilities Designation Regulation (AR 257/2007) designates certain companies or entities as “owners of a gas utility.” This triggers specific regulatory requirements under the Act, such as:
Rate regulation and tariff approvals by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC).
Obligations related to service, safety, and consumer protection.
Application of provisions in sections 26 and related parts of the Act (e.g., regarding ownership, operations, and market conduct for designated gas utilities).
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What the Amendment Does: It extends the expiry date of these designations (typically by one or more years). This is a routine maintenance step to keep the current regulatory framework in place without interruption. Without the extension, some designations could lapse, potentially removing or altering AUC oversight for those entities.
Who/What Is Primarily Affected
Specific Gas Utility Owners: This usually includes investor-owned or designated gas distribution companies (e.g., ATCO Gas, other midstream or distribution entities, or certain subsidiaries). Medicine Hat has some unique arrangements for its utilities, but this designation regulation more commonly applies to regulated gas distributors across the province.
Broader Impacts:
Consumers and Ratepayers: Maintains stable regulatory oversight, ensuring fair rates, reliable service, and consumer protections for natural gas customers.
Utilities/Companies: Provides ongoing certainty for business planning, investment, and compliance.
Provincial Gas Market: Supports the overall regulated natural gas distribution system outside of fully competitive or exempt areas.
242/2026 GAS UTILITIES ACT (section 5) - Makes the Gas Utilities Exemption (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation.
It establishes rate regulation and AUC oversight for gas utilities.
It prevents unregulated or discriminatory pricing and ensures rates are just, reasonable, and in the public interest.
Practical Impacts in Alberta
Gas Utilities & Companies: Maintains streamlined processes for exempted activities. Without the extension, some transactions might suddenly require AUC approvals, filings, or hearings, raising compliance costs and delays.
Consumers & Ratepayers: Indirect protection - exemptions are carefully scoped so core consumer rates remain regulated. The extension preserves the current balanced framework.
Market Efficiency: Supports efficient operation of Alberta’s natural gas sector (distribution, transmission, and related services) by avoiding unnecessary regulation on low-risk or already-competitive elements.
Particularly Relevant Parties: Often affects midstream companies, industrial users, or specific designated utilities. It does not broadly deregulate the sector but fine-tunes where full AUC rate-setting applies.
243/2026 PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT (sections 101 and 109) - Makes the Public Utilities Designation Amendment Regulation.
It updates or adjusts the list of designated owners of public utilities (typically investor-owned or specific utility companies) that are subject to enhanced regulatory requirements and oversight by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC).
Key Provisions Impacted
Section 101: Allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council (via regulation) to designate owners of public utilities. Designated owners generally cannot issue shares, stocks, bonds, or long-term debt without first obtaining AUC approval. This ensures that major financing decisions are reviewed for legality, prudence, and public interest.
Section 109: Provides similar designation authority for other oversight powers. It can trigger additional Commission authority in cases of default or non-compliance, including potential enforcement actions (e.g., certificate leading to court proceedings for dissolution or charter revocation in extreme cases).
Finance and Technology: Nixon and Glubish
244/2026 FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT (section 80) - Approves the incorporation of a Provincial corporation, to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Alberta Innovates, for the purpose of facilitating, supporting, and participating in the management, commercialization, monetization and protection of intellectual property developed by Alberta-based companies whose research and innovation activities align with Government priorities.
What This Legislation/Order Is About
It establishes a dedicated entity — often referred to as the Alberta Intellectual Property (IP) Office or a similar IP-focused vehicle — to help manage, protect, commercialize, and monetize intellectual property developed in Alberta.
Core Purpose
The new subsidiary will:
Facilitate, support, and participate in the management, commercialization, monetization, and protection of IP.
Focus on IP from Alberta-based companies whose research and innovation activities align with Government of Alberta priorities (e.g., energy transition, clean tech, AI, life sciences, agriculture, or other strategic sectors),
This is part of a broader provincial strategy to:
Retain more value from publicly or provincially supported research within Alberta (instead of IP being licensed or sold out-of-province).
Strengthen Alberta’s innovation ecosystem by helping companies and researchers turn ideas into economic benefits.
Provide centralized expertise, services, and resources for IP awareness, protection (patents, trademarks, etc.), strategy, and commercialization,
Why This Matters
Alberta Innovates (already a provincial corporation) is the parent organization. It funds and supports research, development, and innovation across the province.
Creating a dedicated IP subsidiary allows specialized focus on IP matters (legal, licensing, pooling, data/intelligence, etc.) while leveraging Innovates’ existing networks.
This aligns with Alberta’s efforts to boost economic diversification, attract investment, and ensure taxpayers see returns on innovation funding.
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By-elections:
Mike Derry won the nomination of the UCP party in Calgary Shaw. He had Craig Chandler as his manager. He allegedly supports separation.
Energy and Minerals:
‘Mayday to Ottawa’: $400M carbon capture facility could be cancelled after changes to Alberta’s carbon tax.
Environment and Protected Areas:
Alberta’s government is cutting red tape for municipal compost facilities to make it easier to divert yard waste from landfills.
Federal:
Battle over 5-figure pay hikes for Canada’s Federal judges. The government refused recommendations to boost salaries by $28K to $36K.
Federal public service drops by 12,600 jobs.
Healthcare:
AC: A new report about the true cause of Canada’s massive emergency wait times.
PC: Alberta is investing in physician compensation to expand access to doctors, ease pressure on emergency departments, and improve care across the province. (after tearing up contracts, refusing to work with doctors and pay them properly, and the healthcare system is failing - they are going to fix it by offering doctors a better contract and more money. They break the system, then look like heroes for fixing it. Don’t be fooled)
AC: Headed to the ER? Here’s why you could now wait more than 48 hours to be admitted. Admittance backlog a result of aging population, overburdened medical system, national report finds
International:
Why U.S. agriculture believes tariffs won’t be used.
Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines, and IT fails in the heat. Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units, and workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wards. ‘Infection control becomes almost impossible’: four doctors on the NHS heatwave crisis.
Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat | NHS | The Guardian
Gift Article: The Atlantic, The Meltdown; One day that captures how Trump has gone from unpredictable to chaotic.
Jobs, Employment, Trade, and Immigration:
University of Lethbridge workers to vote on contract: The tentative agreement includes a 12% raise over 4 years, increased personal days and flex spending account, and a new long-service premium.
Justice:
Justice Jason Neustaeter was appointed Assistant Chief Justice for the Central Region of the Alberta Court of Justice.
Municipalities:
Gibbons residents vote on whether or not to remain a town.
Why buses are gaining traction over trains as the future of Edmonton’s mass transit.
Provincial and territorial ministers responsible for local government met in Jasper this week to discuss shared priorities, including issues related to investment in local infrastructure.
Police/Sheriffs:
Calgary police constable charged with on-duty assault.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has charged an RCMP officer following an investigation into an incident that occurred in Valleyview.
Tourism and Sports:
Top climbers are coming back to Alberta for the 2026 North American Cup Series in Edmonton’s Louise McKinney Riverfront Park.
Friday, June 26
Canada Day: Cochrane
Cochrane shares Canada Day plans and shuttle details
Education and Childcare:
The Alberta and Canada governments continue to expand school food programs with funding from the Canada-Alberta National School Food Program.
Energy and Minerals:
Sherritt shutting down Fort Saskatchewan, Alta refinery as feed from Moa mine in Cuba runs out.
Federal:
Christine Sinclair and Michael J. Fox to receive the Order of Canada.
Energy minister to name 5 priority power-line projects for federal backing today. News comes as Ottawa has set the ambitious goal of doubling Canada’s electric grid by 2050.
CORUS media struggling. Quebecor has a bid in to takeover… while CORUS wants to restructure.
Forestry and Wildlife:
Warning in effect for Kananaskis campground after bear family rips tent from the ground.
Healthcare:
AC: Former Doctor again told to stop misrepresenting himself.
PC: Right-wing think tankers urge PM Mark Carney to leave Alberta alone to undermine public health care
PC: E-scooter injuries can be deadly, debilitating — and they’re on the rise, Alberta doctors warn. Riders can experience broken bones, severe facial fractures, and brain injuries.
PC: Telus Health advertising $3,000 MRIs to Albertans.
PC: HPV vaccine have cut cervical cancer deaths.
MH&A: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis and Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Rick Wilson issued the following statement on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking:
MH&A: BEYOND LOCAL: Edmonton addiction treatment and detox sites eyed for forced treatment program, document reveals IJF - As the Alberta government prepares to implement legislation for involuntary substance use treatment, health officials are weighing the closure of voluntary programs to make room for the new mandate.
AMA President’s response to Alberta Government’s plan to pay doctors.
Danielle Smith and insurance giants are unleashing an attack on healthcare.
Indigenous:
Alberta Unions stand with First Nations.
International:
Race is on to find thousands feared trapped after Wednesday’s 7.2 and 7.5 tremors.
World Cup. Canada to play South Africa on Sunday.
Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution.
Substack: Dani Paradis- Native Americans close alligator Alcatraz.
Jobs, Employment, Trade, and Immigration:
Alberta Worker - Lamont housing workers to vote on new contract.
Municipalities:
Okotoks Grain Elevator lives on as a free library
Edmonton is making the right call, taking over the East line.
Gibbons votes to remain a town.
Heavy rain prompts some trail and sidewalk closures in Edmonton.
Live from Alberta Boot: Iconic western wear company turns factory into concert venue featuring Country Thunder artists.
Police/Sheriffs:
Alberta man charged with sex crimes involving minors while out on bail. Joseph Kidd is facing multiple charges of alleged sexual offences involving victims aged 12 to 18.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a fatal Calgary Police Service shooting on Deerfoot Trail.
Calgary police charge drivers as 2 vehicles speed through north Calgary.
Calgary celebrates graduation of 34 new transit peace officers just in time for Stampede.
40 year old man charged in 16 year-old girl’s death from a drug overdose.
Neighbour shaken after police search Alberta apartment linked to Montreal shooting.
Social Services and Assisted Living:
Multinational contractors managing Alberta’s new disability employment system: documents. AISH recipients panicked, upset over the transition to ADAP.
Transportation and Economic Corridors:
Aircraft safety in the spotlight, after 2 people injured by drone at the Ponoka Stampede.
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Upcoming Events: See our ABR Resistor for Updates about upcoming events:
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Links for Health Information:
Measles Tracker - We now have the highest number of Measles Cases in the world, and to think it was almost eradicated 50 years ago. Thanks in part to Alberta, Canada has lost its Measles Eradication Status.
Measles | Alberta.ca. In 2025, there were 2008 cases, and so far in 2026, we are at 317 cases. We had 317 as of last week; we are up 0 cases. No active case at this time or for the last 2 weeks. It appears to be over… but…
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Respiratory Dashboard - Here is a link to Alberta’s respiratory virus dashboard - including RSV, Flu, and COVID-19 cases. (Last updated April 11, 2026) Currently, 2 flu, 1 COVID, and 0 RSV patients are in the ICU. This season, people died - 280 of the flu, 130 of COVID, and 68 of RSV.
COVID-19, RSV, and Flu wastewater testing: Check out the major population areas in Alberta here: COVID TRACKER (wastewater)
Canada COVID Tracker:
Flu A - Not Detected
COVID-19 - Low
RSV - Low
Flu B - Moderate
If you live in the country, you may want to check this out if you need to go to an Emergency Room. Alberta AHS Facilities Temporary Service Disruption website
AHS Facilities Temporary Bed / Space Reductions - Map | Alberta Health Services.
****Substack: YYCCowboy and Frazzlehead, more closures V040/2026 June 24/2026
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UCP Travels:
This makes 3/27 UCP Ministers and 1/9 Parliamentary Secretaries that are jetting off after the Legislature sat for the summer. Only 32 more to send on trips. They have taken 21 trips and been gone for 127 days.
So far this year they have gone to Helena, Montana; San Diego, California; 2 people to India; Reno, Nevada; UAE; 2 people to Anchorage Alaska; 2 people to Salem, Oregon; Salt Lake City, Utah; Barcelona Spain; Houston, Texas; 2 people to Houston Texas; China, Vienna, Austria; New Orleans; France and Italy; Japan and South Korea; France; and Germany.
I thought that was why we were paying for all those foreign offices to liaise re: Alberta. Schow has gone to Europe twice this year; his other trip was to Barcelona, Spain.
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Here is a link to the 2026 calendar, Legislative Assembly of Alberta, or Legislative Assembly of Alberta (one-page calendar) *Days in yellow are the days they were at the Legislature. They start on February 24, 2026, for their four-day work week. They are sitting for 9 weeks - 36 days this winter/spring session, as well as 3 constituency weeks. They are working 54 days in 2026. Their last day for sitting this Spring Session is May 14. They will be back in the Legislature on October 27th after the Referendum.
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The UCP Caucus has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs, 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA. Rebecca Schultz has resigned from the UCP at the end of the spring sitting. Rumors are that a by-election will be called this summer. Mike Derry won the nomination of the UCP party in Calgary Shaw. He had Craig Chandler as his manager. He allegedly supports separation.
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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links of the ones who were active in the last by-election:
Alberta Progressive Tory Party Memberships: Membership - Progressive Tory Party
NDP Memberships: Membership EN | Canada’s NDP
UCP Memberships: Membership - United Conservative Party of Alberta
Liberal Party memberships: Membership - Alberta Liberal Party
Republican Party of Alberta: Membership; the Alberta Republican Party
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Is My MLA a Separatist?
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Miscellaneous facts and information for you:
Here is our list of money wasted up to May 2026, revamped and cleaned up - Where’s the Money? We found a lot. Money wasted by the Alberta Government. (There is more in sunk costs)
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Anybody looking for work? The Alberta Government has jobs listed here: Alberta Government Job Postings
Some Articles, Videos, and Podcasts we found that you might be interested in.
You can find all the email addresses for Alberta MLAs.
You can find out how to contact the Federal Government MPs and Ministers’ offices here.
If you are wondering how the polling is going we found this website: If nothing changes… WE have our work cut out for us. Everyone needs to talk to their circle and share the information you are learning… The UCP are still ahead in the polls..
https://338canada.com/alberta/
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Referendum Information:
The Alberta Government’s website
A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:
EAs referendum site
Referendum - Elections Alberta
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Class Action - Information - This is what we could find that was currently out there.
Class Action for Privacy Breach - May 14, 2026
Caution re: citizenship markers on Alberta Licence - Sept. 16, 2025
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The best investment is a few hours spent learning.
Alberta Views on the Free Alberta Strategy: This is what the referendum questions are based on.
***** An Editor’s Note as we get ready for the Referendum this fall and the election in 2027:
Alberta has more than 2 parties: Two of them have been in power - The NDP from 2015-19 and the UCP from 2019 - 2026.
The NDP was handed an economy when oil was below $40. Rachel Notley chose to focus on infrastructure and funding social services. She knew this would put them in a deficit, but reasoned that the economy would smooth out and they would be able to pay for the services and infrastructure.
As a result, Alberta built schools, funded programs for at-risk students, smaller classrooms, and resources. They were ready to launch the new curriculum that the Conservative government before them and they worked on for four years. Unions were treated fairly, doctors had good contracts, hospitals stayed open, surgeries happened, and the system ran. They planned a new hospital in Edmonton, built one in Grande Prairie, replaced the Cancer clinic in Calgary, and planned a Super Lab (that would have helped during the pandemic). There were problems and missteps, but they did get a pipeline to tidewater with the Federal Government. They also raised the minimum wage to $15/hr - the highest in Canada at the time.
The big one was with Agriculture when they put in the regulations that anyone who works on a farm has to be covered by WCB. They were accused of spending money foolishly and putting the province in a deficit. (reminder, when we still didn’t have a pipeline finished - Rachel Notley purchased a contract for oil rail cars - Kenney came in and cancelled it for a huge penalty, then had to buy another contract to get the oil moving. He also cancelled the Super Lab - Danielle Smith’s UCP cancelled the South Edmonton hospital and keeps promising more beds (since 2024) - but to date we are still waiting )
The UCP has run record surpluses, yet Alberta has struggled. They underfunded education from the very beginning, and we are still the lowest funded per student in Canada. They started funding private schools at the highest rate in all of Canada, and now are going to even provide funds for building these schools. They have taken all new schools under Alberta infrastructure. Municipalities will be responsible for ensuring electrical, plumbing, and water infrastructure are in place while being starved of grant money from the province. They did not build schools or capacity for the people they advertised to come to Alberta.
Kenney took the curriculum and threw it in the shredder, coming back with a K-6 curriculum that is not age and developmentally appropriate - implemented all 7 grades at once. There were no teachers involved in developing this curriculum, and no resources for teachers to use. Implemented literacy and numeracy testing, which takes time away from teaching and testing Kindergarten students on Grade 2/3 concepts - one-on-one testing that takes time away from teaching in the classroom.
The UCP also had to deal with the Pandemic - Kenney was running Alberta’s response behind the scenes, but CMOH Deena Hinshaw got blamed for it all.
When Danielle Smith took over as leader of the UCP, she claimed that the unvaccinated in Alberta were the most discriminated group of people she had ever heard of, and she has done a lot to ensure they are on her side.
They also ordered $100 million of Turkish medication, but only received a partial order, and there is $49 million still outstanding. As well, there are several investigations into the corrupt care (private surgeries) along with the procurement scandal. They fired several CEOs and the Boards of AHS (Smith is using them as scapegoats). This has also cost the Alberta taxpayer millions of $$$ in severance pay.
Oil and gas wells are being orphaned, while you, the taxpayer, are bailing out these companies from paying land leases and taxes. As well as paying to shut down the wells and reclaim the land.
Rural Hospitals are closed regularly, and those in Edmonton have 18+ hours in the ER. There are no beds available for those who are sick. There are not enough beds available in the community for those who no longer need hospital care, or home care to visit people and help them meet their needs in a more appropriate setting. People are dying in ERs. waiting to be seen.
AISH has been cut by $200, and people are being moved onto ADAP with another $200 loss in income. They are expected to take job training and look for work. Many are in despair with this process. The government has awarded the contracts for training to two foreign companies with offices in Canada.
Last year, they toured the province with the Alberta Next Panel (the Free Alberta Strategy) FAS at a cost of $20 million. This year, they are holding a 9-question referendum based on the FAS, plus one about separation. Danielle Smith is urging people to vote to stay in Canada but to vote “yes” on the referendum questions, so she has a mandate for the next election. The trick is she can’t act on it for two years, but it keeps her base working to keep her as leader and get her elected.
6 years ago -
(a video interview by one of the authors of the FAS - where he talks about treason and the implementation of the FAS - being illegal 9:23, and he also points out that Alberta is going to need help like the American Colonists - so looking at the USA to help Alberta.) The more you know, the better able you are to understand why we are where we are today.
With all of this going on. They have wasted almost $80 Billion (I am sure it is over that by a lot) in the last 7 years. Where’s the Money $80 Billion from 2019 - 2026
SO OUR QUESTION IS: WHERE’S THE MONEY?
Here are the other parties in alphabetical order:
They are putting up candidates and building constituencies - it is hard not knowing what the electoral maps are going to look like.
In the next election, there will also be:
The Advantage Party of Alberta - Marilyn Burns, Leader
The Alberta Liberal Party - John Roggeveen, Interim Leader
The Alberta Republican Party - Cameron Davis (he sold the electoral list to David Parker and the 10x Vote, which was rebranded the Centurion Project.
The Alberta Tory Party - Peter Guthrie (he knows where the skeletons are)
The Communist Party of Alberta - Naomi Rankin, Leader
The Independence Party of Alberta - Ron Robertson, Interim Leader
The Solidarity Movement of Alberta - Artur Pawlowski, Leader
The Wildrose Independence Party - Vacant, Leader
The Wildrose Loyalty Coalition - Paul Hinman, Leader
So our advice is to listen to the candidates of the parties you are interested in, and instead of blindly voting for a party because your family and you have always voted that way, find out what they stand for. What are they going to do for you?
Everything Danielle Smith said she wasn’t going to do - she is doing and is spending tax payer money convincing you to vote for it.
I am voting for someone who is going to build Alberta up and work with others. (there are choices). The UCP are not team players. They ignore great ideas because they weren’t their ideas. It’s time to change that. We are #StrongerTogether.
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ARTICLES:
Education:
Chronic absenteeism in Kindergarten is up in Canada, a study shows.
Politics:
Poilievre: how he is linked to Koch Industries, Elon Musk, and Stephen Harper (IDU)
Facebook: Peter Guthrie asking the Premier about her husband’s involvement in lobbying for rail in Alberta and why he isn’t registered as a lobbyist. (well worth the listen)
You know how they said the NDP wasted money… no, the UCP did when they cancelled everything.
Kenney announces offloading crude-by-Rail contracts to the private sector, costing $2.1 billion. He said it was $500 million - he lied.
Substack: Sanity Project - Canada’s CEO pay. They think $15/hour or $1740/month is a livable wage.
Videos:
Robert Brekenridge: Interview with Corb Lund - Corb is on at 8:20 and shares what Danielle told him about why the referendum questions are worded the way they are at 14:47.
The OShow David Gray - He joined the Board for the Alberta Tory Party.
Hoekstra LEFT SHAKEN When Canadian Host CATCHES HIS LIES
Vassy Kapelos breaks down her 1-on-1 interview with Ambassador Hoekstra
Carney calls Alberta referendum ‘a dangerous bluff’
New Carney advisor on referendum a ‘well-versed’ Albertan: analyst | Alberta Primetime
Charlie Angus with Jenny Yeremiy: Chief calls out MAGA treason in Alberta.
Charlie Angus, on Kristie Noem.
John Cleese explains extremism.
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Data for those who geek out on that - various areas in the Alberta Government.
Polinomics: the intersection of politics, policy, and economics.
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Your Voice: Your Vote
In Alberta, we have evidence of foreign interference. They want to convince you to vote for “what they want,” or not to vote at all, so they can create disruption and chaos.
This is important. They count on panic; an example is ICE invading Minnesota. The people there responded that they had a plan and they successively implemented it. Albertans can do this too! Organize, educate, plan, implement.
You have the power to stop this. They are putting out disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation. They don’t have a vote, and they don’t have to live with the consequences. YOU and YOUR FAMILY/COMMUNITY DO. Let’s spread information, ask questions, listen, and effect change in our communities.
When looking at the NINE Original Referendum Questions, the standard answers should be “Just Say NO!” Number 10 - choose the first option “Stay in Canada.”
I don’t know about you, but I feel assaulted by the UCP and their supporters. They want to take Alberta apart, the Alberta that I grew up in, where neighbours looked after each other.
People from different countries that gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefitted from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize everyone has families that they want to protect and raise, just like you, and let’s celebrate Alberta together.
Office of Alberta’s Privacy Commissioner:
FAQ about the data breach/leak of the Elections Alberta Electoral list.
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Other Alberta News you can check out:
Alberta News - Keeping Albertans Informed
Alberta Views puts out a weekly synopsis of happenings in Alberta: This week’s version. (The Week in Alberta archives)
The Tyee puts out a weekly round-up of happenings in Alberta - Check it out.
A round-up of this week’s Tyee Alberta stories. They are a non-profit; if you can afford to donate to this amazing news source,
The Walrus - in here, there is an article asking the question: How did the separatists get their hands on the voters’ list? Along with other articles.
Daily Hive: Reporting on happenings in Calgary/Edmonton - a way to stay in the know.
Calgary’s The Sprawl - Slow News for curious Calgarians
Edmonton: A great way to get the pulse of Edmonton - from food to activities to municipal news. Check it out!
Alberta Municipalities News
Alberta Conservative News
Alberta Government Links
The Government is making its news announcements user-friendly. Here is the non-government branded version: Latest News Headlines - Government of Alberta
Here is the government version: News | Alberta.ca
Hansard - The Alberta Government: Hansard Transcription
Watch the Assembly online: Assembly Online
Legislative Assembly: Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Here is the sunshine list document for Alberta. Legislative Assembly Office Compensation Disclosure
Here are the MLA payouts for wages/expenses for 2024 - March 31, 2025: Alberta MLA selected payments. Wages and Expenses.
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ABResistance has a “Speaker Series.”
We are looking forward to seeing Chris from Friends of Medicare to talk about healthcare, Dr. Jared Wesley, and Nigel Banks. We are not sure of the exact dates, so stay posted.
There are more being posted. You can find them on TheSpeakersSeries.ca
We have a merch store! Check out our t-shirts and hoodies.
AB Resistance Merch @ odd-i-tees Okay, it’s official - Our new t-shirts are here
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