<![CDATA[AB Resistance]]>https://abresistance.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6aQx!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d676e7-43b9-4d7f-a879-e4ccb727c3ac_500x500.pngAB Resistancehttps://abresistance.substack.comSubstackWed, 02 Sep 2026 03:00:05 GMT<![CDATA[Alberta This Week - Your Voice For Choice - (News and Information: You need to understand what is happening in Alberta today. )]]>https://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-this-week-your-voice-for-3edhttps://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-this-week-your-voice-for-3edSun, 30 Aug 2026 11:40:46 GMTThis is YOUR resource - Share any links here on social media to educate others! - “Your Voice For Choice.” Welcome to your non-partisan information source for news. We primarily collect news from around the province, Canada, and the world that affects Alberta.

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There is lots going on in Alberta: Let’s get started…

If you are new to us or want to check on how the health system is doing, links to other News, legislative links, videos, etc., will be available after the news.

***Important

Some lists re: what’s going on in Alberta - Referendum and Elections.

Daveberta:

Substack: Daveberta - Who’s Who in the Separation Referendum Debate:

Substack: Daveberta - Candidates running in Alberta’s next election.

Some Actions you can take:

REQUEST A MAIL - IN BALLOT - they will start being mailed out September 1st.

****A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed re: the Data Breach.

If you want to join the Class Action, they are asking you to send an email to:

Could Your Personal Information Have Been Compromised?

Nearly 2.9 million Albertans may have been affected by the alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of information contained in Alberta’s List of Electors.

Cooper Regel LLP has commenced a proposed class action on behalf of affected Albertans.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and certification is required before the matter can proceed as a class action.

Individuals who believe they may be members of the proposed class, or who have information relevant to the allegations, are encouraged to email our office.

Voter@CooperRegel.ca

https://cooperregel.ca/voter-information-privacy-breach.../

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So here is a link to our previous long… list of petitions and information for Albertans who want to resist. If you are new here, you can check it out. I will let you know if a new petition comes up so you can go in and check that.

Petitions ( A New one is up for stopping the Privatization of Healthcare)

If you are feeling powerless, there are ways to fight back

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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. When I started this, I thought of sitting down with my dad and sharing the Sunday Paper - there were sections I wasn’t interested in so I would pass those completely, and there were ones I wanted to read from first to last page. I have attempted to create the same opportunity here - some topics may not interest you - pass them by and find the ones you want to learn more about. If this is your first time - there are resources and links at the end on healthcare, some curated videos, articles and podcasts, Alberta government, promoting Alberta news, and some info we thought you might be interested in. It’s not meant to be read thoroughly unless you want to check it all out. Get your coffee out and enjoy.

Saturday, August 22

Healthcare:

AC: Summer baby boom at Lois Hole Hospital for Women in Edmonton. Something to smile about.

PC: ‘We have 500K more health care cards than we have people in Alberta’: Smith defends expiry date

PC: For immigrant students, by immigrant students: RISE program celebrates 10 years of community integration through research

Indigenous:

Northern Indigenous community suing Alberta government for 2023 wildfire response. Homes and a large portion of the Settlement’s timber were destroyed in the blaze.

International:

Sun Opinion: Kenney - Alberta suffered a $1.3 billion hit on KXL

LGBTQIA2S+:

Calgary Pride warns this may be the last year for Calgary Pride because of donation funding shortfalls.

Separation:

Gift Article: G&M - Smith says Alberta could have a binding referendum on secession in early 2027. She says they will do 2.5 months of Indigenous consultation. (She lied - her legislation says it can’t happen within a two year period of an election)

Separatist group pitches what an independent Alberta could look like

The Alberta Prosperity Project is giving voters a glimpse of what they propose an independent Alberta would look like.

Tariffs:

Alberta premier urges return to trade talks, calls U.S. terms ‘untenable’. Smith calls for both sides to reach ‘fair’ deal as cabinet prepares to meet on Tuesday.

Substack: The Walrus - Mark Carney - Why I rejected Trump’s Trade Deal.

Premiers back Carney as trade war with US escalates.

Here’s what items will be tariffed by the U.S.

Sunday, August 23

Agriculture:

Canada’s an agricultural superpower. Could it feed the whole world?

Federal:

Substack: Dean Blundell - the reason why Mark Carney walked away - annexation anyone?

Forestry and Wildlife:

More grizzly bears killed in 2024 than any other year on record in Alberta. New grizzly response guide allows more bears to be killed, former officer says.

Indigenous:

Commemorating 150 years of Treaty No. 6: Minister Sawhney

Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney issued the following statement on the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty No. 6:

International:

Trump says Canada ‘wants the benefits’ of being a U.S. state ‘without being one’ as trade dispute deepens. President makes 1st comments since trade talks broke down, new tariffs came into effect.

How Trump’s tariffs work to redistribute wealth up the food chain - the rich get richer while the middle class and poor pay.

‘Effectively, we’re out of business. US tariffs cut Manitoba honey farm off vast majority of customers.

Municipal:

Residents in an east-central Alberta town work to preserve historic CN station. Historic rail station has been part of life in east-central Alberta community for generations.

Referendum:

Smith is moving ahead with the referendum in October despite Trade War tensions. There’s not going to be any pause in Alberta’s separation debate whether Canada is under economic attack by the United States or not.

Technology and Innovation:

Why are there suddenly so many data centres planned in Canada? Your questions answered. Also, are there health risks associated with living near one?

Monday, August 24

Affordability:

Southern Alberta charity closes permanently following AHS shutdown.

Agriculture:

A tale of two harvests: Rain delivers rebound for some Alberta farmers and disaster for others.

Arts, Culture, and the Status of Women:

RCMP lay charges in Fort McMurray Heritage Society Fraud Investigation.

To help grow Alberta’s music industry, attract investment and support local artists, Alberta’s government is welcoming its first music commissioner.

Indigenous:

Canada won’t disclose cost of fighting First Nations in court on water and housing.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Investing in communities for a stronger Alberta

Applications are open for the Northern and Regional Economic Development (NRED) program, helping communities attract investment, create jobs and grow local economies.

Albertans both rich and falling behind.

Alberta’s government is investing in Calgary innovators to turn new ideas into technologies that drive economic growth and reduce emissions.

Separatists:

From trust funds to bullion: Inside the court battles of Jeffrey Rath.

Tuesday, August 25

Affordability:

Loblaw backtracks on dropping country-of-origin produce labels after customer backlash. The grocer dropped the information from store produce signs earlier this month in most provinces.

Agriculture:

The Alberta and Canadian governments made strategic changes to AgriStability to help agricultural producers manage business risks from wet conditions this season.

Federal:

Federal ministers announce support for Canadians, counter-tariffs against U.S. Moves include extending some EI programs while hitting comparable U.S. products with tariffs.

Alberta premier under pressure to take more ‘Team Canada’ approach to escalating U.S. trade war. Analysts say Alberta’s reliance on U.S. oil market fuels Danielle Smith’s diplomatic approach

Canada’s big banks are shrugging off Trump’s trade war. Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank were 1st to report Q3 financial results on Tuesday.

‘We will still feel it here’: Tariffs might hit Alberta economy, jobs more indirectly, say experts. Province at risk of potentially losing 9,000 jobs, U of C economist says.

White House publishes ‘record of Canadian abuse’ after Ottawa announces dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs.

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney calls on province to take tougher approach to U.S. trade war. Kenney is also co-chairing a campaign against Alberta separatism with former premier Rachel Notley.

Healthcare:

PC: Alberta’s $9-million additional investment in rural primary care is delivering results, helping clinics recruit providers and expand local services.

Recovery Alberta closes Henwood possibly to serve as forced confined drug treatment. 600 people dropped from the list.

Indigenous:

World Heritage Committee assessing environmental health of Wood Buffalo National Park. Mikisew Cree First Nation petitioned for the assessment due to concerns about industrial impacts on the park.

International:

Australia bans fully AI-made songs from charts after Madonna cover goes viral. With over 48M Spotify streams, Aussie DJ’s cover of Like a Prayer now faces chart ban.

Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration:

A landscaping company has been fined $318,000 related to a workplace fatality.

Municipal:

City completes upgrades at 50 schools to improve pedestrian safety. Upgrades include new pedestrian crossings, curb extensions and speed cushions.

Police/Sheriffs:

Man dead after police-involved shooting in west Edmonton, ASIRT investigating. Edmonton police say the 57-year-old man “advanced toward officers” with scissors.

Bomb threat prompted more visible police presence at Edmonton Pride parade.

Referendum:

Former premiers Notley and Kenney join forces to co-chair business campaign against Alberta separation.

Rest in Peace:

Dolly Parton, the beloved singer-songwriter whose music, personality and business career made her one of country music’s most enduring stars, has died at 80, her family says. Parton’s career spanned nearly six decades and included hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, and I Will Always Love You.

Tim Curry, famous for his roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and It has died.

Separation:

Someone Sent Us a Video. Then Things Got Weird. A leaked clip from a One BC event shows the divided right in BC.

Technology and Innovation:

Voters everywhere in North America turn against AI data centres with a vengeance

Alberta is backing Edmonton-area innovators with bold investments to advance the next generation of Alberta-made technologies.

Transportation and Economic Corridors:

TSB calls for stricter medical assessments after 2023 Wainwright train collision. Engineer was cleared to work despite incomplete assessments, TSB says.

Wednesday, August 26

Minister of Social Services and Assisted Living: Neudorf

303/2026: Appoints PREMIER’S COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (section 4) - Appoints Susan (Sue) Gilchrist (Our Team | Special Olympics Alberta), Emmanuel Nzeyimana (LinkedIn Dr. Emmanuel Nzeyimana)) and Craig Peterson (LinkedIn Craig Peterson) as members of the Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, each for a term to expire on June 30, 2029.

Minister of Education and Childcare: Nicolaides

304/2026: This Order in Council proclaims sections 1–12, 14–17, 19–22, and 24 in force on that date. It amends the Education Act (and related provisions, including some reference to the Municipal Government Act). Most core legislative changes take effect then, though school authorities often have until December 1, 2026 (or later for some regulations) to comply fully. Certain items (notably detailed rules on flags, the national anthem, and school naming/renaming) have delayed or still-to-be-determined timelines.

Main areas affected (key changes from the proclaimed sections)

  • School environment language and student conduct: Replaces “welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environments that respect diversity…” language with a focus on “a safe and caring environment that fosters and maintains respectful and responsible behaviours.” Student codes of conduct must prohibit violence of any kind at school or school-related activities and reinforce students’ role in preventing it.

  • Neutrality, impartiality, and diverse viewpoints: Requires education programming (outside approved curriculum) to be fair, impartial, neutral, and free of personal bias. School authorities must uphold neutrality and respect for student perspectives/ideas that comply with the code of conduct; refrain from issuing statements or taking positions on political, social, or ideological matters outside their core Education Act obligations; ensure courses, programs of study, and instructional materials encourage a wide range of perspectives, critical thinking, and knowledge/skills; and focus instruction on academic rigor.

  • Employee protections: Protects staff from being required to participate in activities or make statements that conflict with their conscientious, political, social, or ideological beliefs (except where required as part of an approved course/program or certain religious activities).

  • Parental involvement: Requires school authorities to facilitate meaningful parental involvement in student learning and decisions about non-instructional school activities.

  • Accountability and oversight: School board trustees seeking a federal election/by-election nomination must take an unpaid leave of absence. Ministerial oversight applies to new or renewed superintendent employment contracts. The Minister can direct transfer of underused school board real property to the Crown for repurposing. Related changes support digital administration of provincial assessments (diploma exams and Provincial Achievement Tests).

  • Literacy/numeracy and other supports: Requires intervention supports for students identified with learning gaps via screening assessments. Removes the prior requirement for Minister approval of external parties providing resources that deal primarily/explicitly with gender identity, sexual orientation, or human sexuality when used for religious instruction. Charter school eligibility/continuing-basis rules are updated.

  • Related regulatory/Ministerial changes (some with later effective/compliance dates): Professional conduct expectations for teachers/teacher leaders (objectivity, balanced presentation, support for diverse viewpoints—around December 1, 2026); provincial priorities for school authorities; trustee codes of conduct principles; and (delayed) rules on flags (generally limited to Canadian and Alberta flags, with possible heritage/school-culture exemptions) and school naming/renaming.

Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration: Schow

305/2026: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT (section 10) - Appoints 5 persons, representing the interests of workers, as appeals commissioners to the Appeals Commission under the Workers’ Compensation Act, each for a term to expire on April 30, 2029; appoints 5 persons, representing the interests of employers, as appeals commissioners to the Appeals Commission under the Workers’ Compensation Act, each for a term to expire on April 30, 2029. The Minister of No Names..

Minister of Primary Health: Wright

306/2026: Health Professions Act - Reappoints Ashley Runka Owens (LinkedIn Ashley Runka Owens) as a public member to the council of the College of Chiropractors of Alberta

307/2026: Health Professions Act - Reappoints Larry Bohn and David Swanson (Alberta Public Agency List) as public members to the council of the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta. (Larry Bohn is the retired president and CEO of Bow Valley Credit Union)

308/2026: Health Professions Act - Reappoints Lisa Evren (Alberta Public Agency List) as a public member to the council of the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta

309/2026: Health Professions Act - Reappoints Jennifer Tokar (Alberta Public Agency List) as a public member to the council of the College of Podiatric Physicians of Alberta

310/2026: Health Professions Act - Designates Paul Bourassa (LinkedIn Paul Bourassa) as chair of the Public Health Appeal Board and Theresa Chika-James (Theresa Chika-James ) as vice-chair of the Public Health Appeal Board.

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Advanced Education:

Northwestern Polytechnic’s new Skilled Trades Training Centre is expanding apprenticeship training and building northern Alberta’s workforce.

Finance:

Canada’s big banks are shrugging off Trump’s trade war. Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank were 1st to report Q3 financial results on Tuesday.

Healthcare:

New poll shows strong opposition to Alberta’s two-tier health care reforms.

Public opinion in Alberta and across Canada favours evidence-based public solutions, not an American model.

MH&A: Siksika Nation’s recovery community is opening, further expanding access to culturally grounded addiction treatment options in southern Alberta.

MH&A: New funding for recovery facilities in Grande Prairie will expand access to life-saving addiction support for Albertans in the region.

Job, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Alberta’s government is creating a new industrial zone to attract investment, support long-term economic growth and create more jobs.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has concluded its investigation into the use of force by a Calgary Police Service officer.

Thursday, August 27

Agriculture:

Alberta is marking Crop Diversification Centre North’s decades of success supporting the province through agriculture research that directly benefits farmers.

Education:

Killarney School students temporarily relocating after summer storm damage.

Energy and Minerals:

Enbridge signs deal with KKR and Apollo to fund Westcoast pipeline expansion. KKR, Apollo to invest about $2.7 billion to fund Aspen Point, Sunrise expansion programs.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Alberta is implementing Canada’s first watercraft dip tank to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species.

Executive Council:

Substack: Alberta Politics - Danielle Smith’s take on the US tariffs - just be nice to them.

Federal:

Canada’s largest icebreaker makes 6th visit to the North Pole

‘It was a pretty big moment for all of us’

Finance:

Alberta expects $2B surplus instead of $9.4B deficit, due to Iran war bump to oil prices. If conflict drags on, provincial government’s budget turnaround could get even bigger.

Expecting to end 2025 with a fifth surplus, the 2026 Q1 update puts Alberta on track for a sixth consecutive surplus year.

Healthcare:

PC: E-scooter hospitalizations up by 40% in past year: CIHI

International:

LeBlanc welcomes U.S. decision ‘withdrawing positions’ on language, culture. Dominic LeBlanc says ‘U.S. clarifications on their other positions’ would keep prospect of deal alive

Kremlin denies reports CIA director warned Russia about attacking NATO countries. Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says reports are ‘scare-story material,’ not based in reality.

Fact-checking the White House statement of facts about Canada. Many of the White House’s claims about Canada are true, but some are opinions.

30 Canadians missing after catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods, Anand says.

Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration:

Alberta MLA will travel to Minnesota to promote Alberta’s economic interests that support growth.

Justice:

Edmonton-area couple gets 4-year sentence for neglect that led to elderly woman’s death. Dianne Simmons, 76, was left on the floor of the home for days.

Municipal:

Bearspaw feeder main replacement enters home stretch on schedule, on budget.

City of Calgary seeks bids to study feasibility of a major stadium project.

Police/Sheriffs:

Woman dead after police shooting in southeast Calgary. Police say she came out of home with weapon, ‘situation then escalated’.

On March 11, 2024, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate allegations involving an off-duty Edmonton Police Service officer stemming from an event the previous day.

Recycle, Reuse, Reduce:

Why more clothes donated to charity are going in the garbage. ‘We need to turn off the tap,’ says textile circularity consultant.

Tariffs:

Consumers say ‘resolve is strengthened’ to buy Canadian, bringing patriotic shopping movement back to life. Traffic for sites and apps connecting shoppers with homegrown products has skyrocketed in recent days.

Technology and Innovation:

Alberta’s Smith takes questions at less rowdy AI town hall, NDP calls for freeze

Friday, August 28

Agriculture

Alberta is restoring private property rights for farmers by removing unnecessary regulatory barriers that restrict how they manage water on their own cropland.

Business:

‘Measured confidence’: RBC, TD Bank, CIBC share optimistic outlook for Canada’s economy. More big banks posted Q3 financial results Thursday amid escalating trade war.

Education and Childcare:

Calgary families left scrambling after sudden closure of Wee Wild Ones daycare.

Alberta teachers’ legal challenge of province’s use of notwithstanding clause pushed to 2027 from Sept. 2026 to July 2027…

Energy and Minerals:

Regulator upholds sanctions against oilsands operator ordered to abandon operations. Mistakes and a lack of money are no excuse for non-compliance, AER hearing rules.

Trans Mountain says Alberta-B.C. pipeline running almost full.

Executive Council:

Alberta, Saskatchewan politicians head to Minnesota for trade advocacy, conference with lawmakers. Alberta MLA, multiple Saskatchewan politicians will be in Saint Paul, Minn., next week.

Federal:

Alberta pulp mill under pressure from Trump’s tariffs gets $20M in federal support. Announcement comes as other mills across the country face closures.

Canada’s economy grew a strong 3.3% annualized in the 2nd quarter, as the 1st quarter was revised higher. First quarter GDP revised higher, putting talk of a technical recession in the ‘trash bin’.

Interprovincial trade barriers are falling. But rewriting old rules will take time. IMF estimates that removing internal trade barriers could boost Canada’s GDP by $210B.

Buy Canadian: ‘It’s been easier than we ever thought’: Chapman’s CEO on shift away from U.S.

Finance:

What could Alberta do with its budget surplus?

Healthcare:

Recovery Alberta says Edmonton’s Henwood Treatment Centre to reopen once flood damage is repaired. Agency estimates remediation, renovations could take 1 to 2 years.

Indigenous:

Treaty 6 was signed 150 years ago. First Nations worry a push for Alberta independence puts it at risk. Some separatists say secession won’t impact treaty rights.

International:

What the CIA director’s mystery trip to Moscow says about Putin’s next move. Russia’s president appears poised to escalate conflict in Eastern Europe.

ICE to purchase thousands of electric-shock gloves. No-bid contract from Trump administration criticized in wake of deadly encounters between agents, public.

Edmonton-born man held for months in ICE detention centres returns to Canada. Curtis Wright, 40, says he was detained while coming back from a work trip in Mexico.

Justice:

Edmonton father convicted of manslaughter in death of his 5-week-old infant. George Russell Hulleman found guilty of manslaughter Thursday.

Police/Sheriffs:

Calgary police arrest 4 in copper wire thefts as telecoms grapple with growing issue. 1 of the suspects arrested in 2 alleged theft attempts just days apart.

3 charged after man allegedly forced into trunk and driven to outskirts of Calgary. Police later followed car to Innisfail, roughly 109 km north of Calgary.

SUV smashed by teen on electric dirt bike, rider receives $1,400 in tickets: RCMP.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is providing an update on its investigation of an incident in Calgary on Aug. 10, 2026.

ASIRT provides update on Calgary Edworthy Park incident

Separatists:

Where do young people stand in Alberta’s separation debate? In Quebec, some young people are leading the charge on separation. In Alberta, support skews a little older.

Tourism and Sports:

Canada’s best BMX riders are gearing up to race as the 2026 Canadian BMX Championships return to St. Albert Aug. 29-30.

Makar makes history: Avs sign defenceman to NHL’s largest-ever contract. 27-year-old agrees to 8-year extension worth $163.2M US.

Wet summer, high waters shut down Edmonton River Float rafting early

Transportation:

Air traffic controllers allegedly left work early before a fatal Air Canada crash at LaGuardia. Union acknowledges the FAA is looking to fire two employees whose departures left the tower understaffed.

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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. There have been no new cases reported since June 15, 2026 - dashboard updated August 19, 2026

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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 August 22, 2026) Currently, In ICU

1 flu - 0

1 COVID - 0

0 RSV - 0

Deaths - 2026

Flu - 282

COVID - 133 - up 1

RSV - 67

Who’s In Charge? Canada’s 3 Levels of Government Explained! | Kids Social Studies

COVID-19, RSV, and Flu wastewater testing: Check out the major population areas in Alberta here: COVID TRACKER (wastewater)

Canada COVID Tracker: August 26, 2026

Flu A - Not Detected

COVID-19 - Moderate

RSV - Low

Flu B - Not Detected

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

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UCP Travels:

  • Jennifer Johnson, MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka, will travel to Saint Paul, Minnesota, between Aug. 27 and Sept. 3 to attend the Council of State Governments (CSG) Midwest’s annual Midwestern Legislative Conference.

  • MLA Johnson will meet with U.S. legislators, government officials and industry leaders to strengthen relationships, advocate for Alberta’s interests and advance shared priorities in trade, energy, agriculture and economic growth. (more training and indoctrination of Alberta MLAs into the US political system - allegedly)

  • 6 days this time, so 29 trips this year and 163 days out of the country in the middle of a Trade dispute with the US. Last year at this time they had been gone for 51 trips and 216 days - so they are traveling less. So far, as of August 27. 2026 - 3/27, UCP Ministers and 6/9 Parliamentary Secretaries, and she is the second MLA who has jetted off since the Legislature rose for the summer.

  • CSG Midwest

  • CSG Midwestern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting

  • (Smith is scheduled for a trip to the US in September)

So far, as of August 28, 2026 3/27, UCP Ministers and 6/9 Parliamentary Secretaries and now two MLAs have jetted off since the Legislature rose for the summer. Only 28 more to send on trips. They have taken 30 trips and been gone for 163 days. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THEY HAD GONE ON 52 TRIPS AND WERE GONE 225 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, 3 people to Salt Lake City, Utah, Reno, Nevada, and Chicago, Illinois and St. Paul, Minnesota..

****** Here I thought that was why we were paying for all those foreign offices to liaise re: Alberta.

PS. If you want to meet with your UCP MLA, you need to make an appointment.

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The UCP Caucus has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs and 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA. Smith has said she won’t call a by-election until people are ready to deal with politics - she has to call one by November 30th for Calgary Shaw.

A BY-ELECTION HAS BEEN CALLED FOR SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026.

Mike Derry is the UCP candidate: Mike Derry wins Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination, defeats city councillor, Dan McLean

The NDP has nominated Kyle Campbell: Alberta NDP nominate Kyle Campbell as their candidate in Calgary-Shaw by-election | daveberta.ca

The Alberta Tories have nominated

Guthrie introduces Tory Party candidate for Calgary Shaw byelection race - CochraneNow: Cochrane, Alberta’s latest news, sports, weather, community events.

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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?

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.

**** We want to point out that the Referendum is scheduled for October 19, 2026. The next election is scheduled for October 18, 2027. The UCP has passed a law stating that there can be no recalls or citizen initiatives that can affect the outcome of an election within one year before the election and one year after an election.

**** Another update - They have changed legislation that “Recalls” can only use lawyers as scrutineers when validating signatures - another way to game the system.

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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 to 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 they are learning… The UCP is still ahead in the polls.

We have included some information we found on social media. If you don’t subscribe to that particular entity, our apologies. WE do our best to find information that everyone can access.

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Referendum Websites:

The Alberta Government’s website

Alberta Referendum 2026

A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:

Alberta Referendumb 2026

EAs referendum site

Referendum - Elections Alberta

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The oaths of office for Alberta (Are UCP MLAs breaking their oath to office by supporting separation?)

Articles:

Jack Hopkins - Bedrock - The Long View (We need to have this in Alberta - we won’t win every battle - but that’s not the point, we stay in it to win the war)

Narwhal: Alberta set up businesses in Delaware to funnel money to the Keystone XL pipeline. The same state some AI Data centres set up their companies.

Danielle Smith urging Ukraine to accept neutrality when Russia attacked them and started this war.

Increased risk of pulmonary embolism following SARS-CoV-2 activity in Ontario, Canada. October 2026 edition.

Podcasts:

Patrick Lennox on the Current - how Russian and US actors are fueling Alberta’s separatist program.

Apple podcast The Okotoks Podcast - Data centres in Alberta - are they worth it? Jason Rondeau.

Videos:

Tariffs:

After Canada walked away from the Tariff negotiations, this might help you understand why Carney did what he did. “Carney’s Davos Speech”

Energi Media: Markham Hislop interviews Duane Bratt re: Separation and Tariffs.

Joly brutally exposes Lutnick’s lies

Data centres:

Ohio a cautionary tale for Alberta Data centres

Charlie Angus - take the fight to the AI Data Centres

US Jared Kushner is HIDING this from Trump’s own supporters.

Referendum:

The Pro-Canada Petition Got Double the Signatures. Why Haven’t You Heard About It?

Danielle Smith on Mark Carney, Nahid Nenshi and Alberta

Energi Media: MAGA Alberta’s Premier Smith won’t criticize Trump or stand 100% with Canada.

This is Bullshit: Parts 3 - 6 (they are about 30 minutes each. Linda and I go in and look at the facts behind the claims.)

Part Three - This is Bullshit - The Alberta Prosperity Project’s plan for Separation

Part Four - This is Bullshit - Alberta Prosperity Project’s plan for Separation.

Part Five - This is Bullshit - Alberta Prosperity Project’s plan for Separation.

Part Six - This is Bullshit - Alberta Prosperity Project’s plan for Separation.

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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 successfully 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 who gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefited from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize that everyone has families that they want to protect and raise, just like you, and let’s celebrate Alberta together.

You can make a difference: Go here to see what Public Interest Alberta is doing.

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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

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. (these are the people who cut AISH payments and created ADAP to save money)

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ABR Updates

  • AB Resistance is a small group of volunteers that pays for expenses solely through donations. Hosting town halls, printing, paying for websites, and social media software all cost money. We are beginning to put ads out in small Alberta communities to get the word out about how the UCP has wasted taxpayers’ money, and we can do more of this with your donation. If you would like to donate to our cause, please transfer to abrdonate@gmail.com. We are a third-party advertiser, which means we report to Alberta Elections. When you donate, please include your name, address, and postal code in the message. The question is “What province do we live in? = Alberta, even if you don’t live here. It makes it easier for our CFO to accept your money and ensure we are following Elections Alberta Rules. Thanks to everyone who has already donated. Our year-end is March 31st. Here is our financial disclosure through Elections Alberta: https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/efPTPA.cfm?TPAID=118&MID=TPAS_TP

  • If you want to donate and you are outside Alberta, you can support us by subscribing to our newsletter for $5/month or $50/year.

  • 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.

  • 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

****The Breakdown has just launched THEIR “Canada Proud Dad” site. You can buy merch here:

Nate Pike from the BreakdownAB - You can also buy Canada Proud Dad merchandise at this link - all funds are donated to Skipping Stone and Harm Reduction: Canada Proud Dad

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ABR’s T-Shirts.

We are all in this together.

See you next week; until then, remember to be kind to one another, and we are #StrongerTogether.

]]><![CDATA[ABR Resister/Resistor Update]]>https://abresistance.substack.com/p/abr-resisterresistor-update-1eehttps://abresistance.substack.com/p/abr-resisterresistor-update-1eeFri, 28 Aug 2026 11:57:22 GMT

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Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance and is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

When we stand up together, WE can MAKE a DIFFERENCE. They can only win if we give up!

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Our job over the next 3 months is to get out and talk with Albertans about the other questions so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part and vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider.

This Week in Alberta:

August 20 - 27

  • Smith says Alberta could have a binding referendum on secession in early 2027. She says they will do 2.5 months of Indigenous consultation. In a government announcement on August 26th, she then reneged on this and said the law stated there could not be a referendum within a year of an election; actually, it is a year before an election and a year after, so there is a two-year window.

  • Calgary Pride warns this may be the last year for Calgary Pride because of donation funding shortfalls.

‘We have 500K more health care cards than we have people in Alberta’: Smith defends expiry date

  • Smith moving ahead with the referendum in October despite Trade War tensions. There’s not going to be any pause in Alberta’s separation debate, whether Canada is under economic attack by the United States or not.

  • How Trump’s tariffs work to redistribute wealth up the food chain - the rich get richer while the middle class and poor pay. (Tariffs do not benefit the working class)

Trump says Canada ‘wants the benefits’ of being a U.S. state ‘without being one’ as trade dispute deepens. President makes 1st comments since trade talks broke down, new tariffs came into effect.

  • Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney issued the following statement on the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty No. 6: No UCP MLA attended Treaty 6 150-year celebrations.

  • From trust funds to bullion: Inside the court battles of Jeffrey Rath. On the day he is to turn over the money from the First Nation trust fund, he goes to a credit union and buys bullion with it.

  • Voters everywhere in North America turn against AI data centres with a vengeance

  • Dolly Parton, the beloved singer-songwriter whose music, personality and business career made her one of country music’s most enduring stars, has died at 80, her family says. Parton’s career spanned nearly six decades and included hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, and I Will Always Love You. Also Tim Curry of Rocky Horror Picture Show and IT fame. Both were 80.

Loblaw backtracks on dropping country-of-origin produce labels after customer backlash. The grocer dropped the information from store produce signs earlier this month in most provinces.

  • Alberta’s government is creating a new industrial zone to attract investment, support long-term economic growth and create more jobs. To get around claims they are using agricultural land for data centres

Canada’s big banks are shrugging off Trump’s trade war. Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank were 1st to report Q3 financial results on Tuesday.

Alberta expects $2B surplus instead of $9.4B deficit, due to Iran war bump to oil prices. If conflict drags on, provincial government’s budget turnaround could get even bigger.

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Referendum -

Question Eight

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction, such as health care, education, and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs? (A reminder, the province of Alberta does not send money to Ottawa - Alberta citizens and businesses pay federal taxes, and the Federal Government sends money back in transfer payments)

Things to consider:

Prairie Watch Dog has done videos on all nine questions - here are the ones to date.

Question 1

Immigration Hypocrisy - Question 1 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 2

Making up new status and trampling on your rights - Question 2 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 3

Pay taxes but wait 1 year for services - Question 3 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog

Question 4

Say goodbye to free healthcare - Question 4 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 5

The UCP wants to stop you from voting - Question 5 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 6

Danielle Smith wants to control the courts - Question 6 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 7

Do we need the Canadian Senate?- Question 7 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 8

Keep the Feds’ money, ignore all the conditions - Question 8 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

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NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

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The 2026 calendar

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year? They are due back on October 27th and will sit for 19 days. How much damage do you think they can do? Looking at the last sitting alot!

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Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 75!

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: Justin Wright’s office

    • TransCanada Place #5 1299 TransCanada Way SE Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9

    • 1299 Trans Canada Way S E You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 11:00 - 12:00 pm

  • Red Deer - Saturday

  • Address: Adriana LaGrange’s Office

    • On the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer

    • 5913 50 Ave You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 10:30 - 11:30

We can do this, Alberta - You are an important part of the process.

What’s happening in Alberta: There are listings for various events all over Alberta: Check it out - there is something for everyone. We have highlighted a few that are happening in the next two weeks.

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Alberta’s Voice - Say No to the Nine

  • August 28th, Friday- Critical Mass

  • August 28th, Friday – Building Adaptation Skills for the Changing Climate Workshop’

  • August 28th, Friday - Pride on Whyte - Theme 90’s

  • August 28th - 30th - Red Deer’s Folk Festival

  • August 29th, Saturday – Palestine Solidarity Market

  • August 31st to September 6th – Week Without Bike Lanes

  • August 31st to September 6th - Calgary Pride

  • September 1st, Tuesday - No to Two-Tier Health (around the province)

  • September 1st, Tuesday – Reimagining Safety Film Screening

  • September 3rd, Thursday – Campaign Launch: Together: NO!

  • September 5th, Saturday – Celebration Activism

  • September 6th, Sunday – Peace Festival

  • September 8th, Tuesday – Thoughtful Tuesday Screening: Sugarcane:

  • September 9th, Wednesday – Climate Conversations Matter

  • September 19th, Saturday - Calgary’s Unitarian Fall Faire

  • September 20th, Sunday – Pride Corner on Whyte’s Annual BBQ Fundraiser

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Celebrate Indigenous stories with CBC and Parks Canada

La version française suit

CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to provide free screenings in parks and sites across the country from July 6 to August 31, 2026. Lots of information and extra learning opportunities.

(One is coming to Elk Island Park this month)

The family-friendly events are free and open to everyone!

https://www.cbc.ca/experiences/parkscanada

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Edmonton Pride Month Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft

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Edmonton

August 28th, Friday – Building Adaptation Skills for the Changing Climate Workshop:

Time: 5pm to 8pm

Location: Stanley A Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square

Inspiration Room, 2nd Floor

Registration: Edmonton Sustainable Fashion Show

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Red Deer August 28 - 30

https://www.travelalberta.com/events/red-deer-folk-fest-28591

Red Deer Folk Fest

Visit Website

Red Deer Folk Fest, located at Westerner Park in Red Deer, offers a lively folk festival experience that brings people together through music and art.

This annual event features a diverse lineup of emerging and established live entertainment, creating an energetic atmosphere that reflects the spirit of the city. Travellers can enjoy performances that highlight creativity, storytelling and connection, all in one accessible location.

Red Deer Folk Fest is dedicated to building the arts, live entertainment and community spirit while keeping the experience welcoming and inclusive. It provides a platform to celebrate and showcase local art, community and culture, inviting visitors to feel part of Red Deer’s creative heartbeat.

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Edmonton

August 29th, Saturday – Palestine Solidarity Market: “Show your solidarity with the people of Gaza! In collaboration with Earth’s Refillery and Paper Birch Books, we are hosting a solidarity market to fundraise for Bridge of Solidarity, an anti-capitalist mutual aid organization led by Gazans, for Gazans.
We will be selling:
Books
Stickers
Buttons
Zines
Artwork
And more! We will also feature vendors selling their wares to support Bridge of Solidarity, and activist organizations sharing their causes and supporting Palestinian solidarity. Fundraiser market for Bridge of Solidarity: an anti-capitalist mutual aid organization in Gaza.
Collaboration between Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Paper Birch Books, and Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe.”
Time: 10 am to 5 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Instagram: SJP.UofA

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Calgary

Daily, Mon Aug 31 — Sun Sep 6, 2026

Calgary Pride Parade & Festival

Visit Website

Celebrate love, diversity, and inclusion at the Calgary Pride Parade & Festival—one of Canada’s most vibrant LGBTQ2S+ events! Held annually in late August, the celebration features a colourful parade through downtown Calgary and a high-energy festival at Prince’s Island Park. Expect live performances, local vendors, food trucks, family-friendly zones, and an incredible sense of community.

The weekend kicks off with an adult-only evening on Saturday, followed by the all-ages parade and festival on Sunday. Whether you’re marching, dancing, or cheering from the sidelines, Calgary Pride offers an unforgettable way to support equality and have fun doing it. Everyone is welcome—come as you are and join the celebration of love and identity in the heart of Calgary

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Edmonton

August 31st to September 6th – Week Without Bike Lanes: “Bike lanes do not create traffic congestion.
They create separation.
If separated bike infrastructure disappears, the people riding to work, school, shops, appointments, recreation, and everything else do not disappear with it.
They move into regular traffic lanes.
During the first week of September, we will invite Edmontonians to continue making their normal trips by bike while avoiding bike lanes and separated cycling infrastructure wherever they can safely do so.
Participants will follow the law carefully.
Complete stops.
Single-file riding.
Clear signals.
Safe lane positioning.
Respect for pedestrians.
Predictable behaviour.
The goal is not to deliberately create congestion or antagonize drivers.
We want the normal consequences of mixing bicycles and motor vehicles in the same space to make the point:
Bike lanes improve safety for everyone—and they keep traffic moving.
At Critical Mass on August 28, we will include training on how to safely ride in traffic and take the lane when appropriate.”
Time: Whenever you are cycling
Location: Wherever you are cycling
Learn more: Yeg Bike Coalition (lots of great information and suggestions)

Take action!

https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/#takeaction

Listen to former MLA and Environment Minister for the Alberta NDP, Shannon Phillips explain why you should participate in PIA’s campaign:

MAGA’S TROJAN HORSE TO BREAK APART CANADA Alberta’s Voice STAY IN CANADA. NO TO THE NINE. campaign is well underway, please pick up a lawn sign here and pledge your support!

We need this community now more than ever. I hope you’ll stand with us.
We will be visiting 3 cities for our campaign launch! Join us, volunteer, bring a crowd, and let’s get organized!
* September 1st 2026 CALGARY
Memorial Hall - Royal Canadian Legion #1
116 7 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0H5
* September 2nd 2026 LETHBRIDGE
Southminster United Church
1011-4 Ave South Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P7
* September 3rd, 2026 EDMONTON
Beverly Heights Community League
4209-111 Avenue Edmonton AB T5W 0K3

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Province Wide

Substack: Maven Mockingbird - September 1st - Say No to Two-Tier Medicine Rallies around Alberta.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1269760461825676/?ts=pss

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Edmonton

September 1st, Tuesday – Reimagining Safety Film Screening: Thoughtful Tuesday returns for another season.
“Reimagining Safety” illustrates the history and impact of policing, why harmful aspects persist, the role of the media, and how resources and care-based interventions reduce crime while improving societal conditions.” – from IMDb
Coffee, teas, drinks, and food will be available for purchase until 6 pm.
Time: 6 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street

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Leduc

September 5th, Saturday – Celebration Activism: “On September 5th, we’re co-creating a wee slice of celebration activism.

All of you working to create a better world – come celebrate with us! Why?

–> Celebrating nourishes and connects us.

–> In the beautiful future we dream of, celebration is abundant. Be the change

–> To build momentum towards that future, we need to grow a culture that is irresistible.

That is the energy we’re cultivating! For a day, let’s connect, dance, party in the celebration of goodness in our lives.”

This is part of the Good Note Community Farm Harvest Festival

Time: 3 pm to 11 pm

Location: Good Note Farm, 22255 Township Road 510, Leduc County

Facebook: Good Note Community Farm

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Edmonton

September 8th, Tuesday – Thoughtful Tuesday Screening: Sugarcane: “Sugarcane is a compelling 2024 documentary that delves into the harrowing legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system. The film investigates the discovery of unmarked graves at St. Joseph’s Mission near Williams Lake, British Columbia, bringing to light the physical and sexual abuses endured by Indigenous children.” – from Documentary Area.
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Register for free: Eventbrite

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Edmonton

September 9th, Wednesday – Climate Conversations Matter: “Seniors for Climate is hosting Dr. Katharine Hayhoe for a webinar discussing the critical importance of talking about the climate crisis. Dr. Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. She is known for her ability to translate complex climate issues into accessible public discourse.”
Time: 4.30pm MT
Location: Virtual/Zoom
Register: Seniors for Climate

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Calgary

10 am - 3 pm in Wickenden Hall. We will have local artisans, some returning and some new, tarot readings, and Huggabowl will be on site with their new food cart. We are also hosting non-profits who are building community here in Moh'kinsstis(Calgary). Come by, visit with friends old & new, support your local economy, and build community.

ABResistance will be attending, and hope to see you there.

PIA -

The Public Interest Alberta (PIA)’s referendum campaign—opposing Smith’s United Conservative Party of Alberta waste-of-taxpayer-time-and-money, “Alberta Next” MAGA North agenda—has officially launched! Find ways to join today at albertareferendum2026.org. Not to be confused with the Government of Alberta’s propaganda referendum website at albertareferendum2026.ca—Coincidence?

  • \As you know, over the coming weeks we’ll be working across Alberta to encourage people to vote to keep Alberta in Canada and reject the other nine referendum questions.

  • And as we’ve been saying on our internal organizing calls, August is the month for volunteer recruitment, and we need you to assist us with that! Please read the information below carefully and send it far and wide through your networks.

  • This campaign is powered by people like you and the people in your networks. Together, we’re knocking on doors, talking with neighbours, organizing in communities across Alberta and building a future with less division, less waste and more focus on the issues that matter, like healthcare, education, affordability, jobs and our economy.

  • If you have any questions, please reach out. In the meantime, happy recruiting!

These are just the beginning. We’ll be announcing another 12 campaign events across Alberta over the coming days and weeks.

For campaign updates and the latest events, visit:

https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/

Help Fuel the Campaign

This campaign is powered by people like you, and every donation helps us reach more voters. Your contribution helps pay for campaign materials, events, volunteer organizing, advertising and the province-wide effort to get out the vote. If you’re able, please consider making a donation today. Every dollar helps us build a stronger campaign and move Alberta forward.

Click here to make a donation now: https://www.pialberta.org/together_no

Vote by Mail - The easiest way to vote

We strongly encourage you to apply for a Special Ballot, which is simply Alberta’s Vote by Mail program.

Apply here to vote by mail now:
https://specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400

Once your application is approved, Elections Alberta will mail your voting package beginning September 1, 2026, along with a prepaid return envelope.

Simply complete your ballot at home and return it by mail.

Why vote by mail?

  • Avoid long lineups.
    • Every voter receives 10 referendum ballots, making voting slower than a normal election.
    • Fewer election workers and voting locations could mean longer waits.
    • Vote from home at a time that’s convenient for you.

Important deadlines

  • Applications to Vote by Mail close October 9, 2026.
    • Completed Special Ballot packages must be received by Elections Alberta by 5:00 pm on October 16, 2026.

Please don’t wait until the last minute. Your vote matters!

Together, we can reject division, protect what matters, and move Alberta forward.

The Public Interest Alberta Referendum Campaign Team

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Calgary

John Ware Institute 5th Anniversary Gala | LEAD 2026

Who is John Ware?

Calgary Petroleum ClubCalgary, AB

Friday, September 11 • 5 PM - 9 PM

Overview

Celebrate five years of advancing Black leadership at the John Ware Institute’s 5th Anniversary Gala with Senator Daryl Fridhandler.

From CA$100

Fri, Sep 11 • 5 PM

Get tickets

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September 20th, Sunday – Pride Corner on Whyte’s Annual BBQ Fundraiser:
Time: TBA
Location: Government House Park
Instagram: Pride Corner on Whyte

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Alberta Wide

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Saturday, October 17 is the next AFL FightBackNow.ca Day-of-Action!

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is facilitating another provincial-wide day of action like May 29th! This event will be a great opportunity to finalize your Referendum Day plans to help others vote NO to Premier Smith’s United Conservative Party of Alberta’s MAGA north agenda. You didn’t want any of this before May 2023, you have said “NO” ever since to all of it. Let’s put the separatist, anti-rights, divisive agenda to bed. Once and for all!

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  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded? If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

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AI Data Centres in Alberta: August 2026

Meta’s AI Data Centre will bring Alberta $250 Million - Is it worth it AI Data Centres in Alberta: August 2026

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  • You need to engage everyone who is affected by the circumstances.

  • You give them the power to stand up and fight for what is right.

  • You validate the struggle, but the win is worth it.

  • Every person counts, every signature counts, every vote counts.

  • Together we can do hard things!

Economic Policy Institute

If you want everything to come out of the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here:

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

Miscellaneous

  • Alberta-wide Indigenous resources: https://alignab.ca/events/

  • If you would like to know what is going on in Alberta, you can find our Substack here: https://substack.com/@abresistance?utm_source=user-menu

  • Please share this newsletter with your friends. ABR wants to get information out there to inform Albertans.

  • Our Facebook Page is here: AB Resistance

  • Our website is ABResistance.ca

  • There are some great resources on Substack

    • LindaWalkerWrites

    • Jenny Yeremiy of the Gravity Well (She is often on Charlie Angus reporting on what is happening in Alberta)

    • Prairies Exposed

    • Ken Chapman

    • Bill Whitelaw

    • The BreakdownAB

    • Lisa on TikTo

    • Markham Hislop - Energi Media

    • YouTube - Max Fawcett - Power lines

    • Send us some of your favorites to highlight.

Feedback:

  • Share your ideas, concerns, or donations. We are starting some advertising campaigns and planning on coming out to your communities and building awareness. You can get in touch with us at abresistance2007@gmail.com. To donate, go to donate@abresistance.ca. Please include your name and address, as we have to report all donations to Elections Alberta. Thank you for your time. The answer to the question: What do you love? -The answer is Alberta.

  • Grab some merchandise: Please check out our online store at AB Resistance Online Store

  • AB Resistance

  • https://www.theoddibles.ca/music

Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

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August News.

July 31 - August 6

So far, a quiet week/weekend -

  • Fires burning in the Okanagan, in Europe and the US.

  • They have brought out the trans women in sports argument again.

  • COVID Conversations over what really happened in 2020-21, two different realities. Those with long COVID trying to alert people to the dangers as a new variant starts making the rounds.

  • Alberta - the separatists saying the “stay in Canada” side is losing, CSIS aware that there is misinformation and interference with the vote, while Forever Canadian keeps handing out signs - not saying anything about the Referendum other than it is not their question - it is the Premier’s question.

  • Edmonton plagued by rainstorms and mosquitoes while southern Alberta bakes

  • and a coal mine near Hinton is given the go-ahead for expansion.

  • Protests over the Meta AI Data center near Gibbons. Sturgeon municipal center.

  • Healthcare taking another wallop in the Orders in Council - Under the Communicable Diseases Regulation -??? No information on that.

Okay I spoke too soon….

  • Edmonton Police Service unveils it’s anti hate speech initiative. Both Danielle Smith and Mike Ellis say the police should be stopping real crime. Free speech is an Alberta right according to the UCP except that this government banned books, and used the NWC to force teachers back to work…It’s the “Freedom of Expression” in Canada.

  • Alberta Education launches review after child hit with belt, school supervisor charged. (Private School - La Crete no licensed teachers)

  • Parents want answers after mass exodus of staff from private Calgary school.

Large white supremacist meeting shakes residents of Alberta town. RCMP ‘aware’ of Second Sons Canada, monitoring ‘rise of hate-motivated crime and incidents’

  • The Alberta Government is holding AI data center information Town Halls - how many people can we get signed up to ask hard questions and push back against their agenda?

    • Alberta’s government has launched an online information hub and a series of town halls to provide comprehensive information on AI data centre development. Leading AI Development Responsibly

August 7 - 13

  • Transportation - The minister is cracking down on trucking companies. 20 had their licenses cancelled.

  • U.S. booze might end up back on Canadian shelves, but have we lost the taste for it?

  • Chinese icebreakers are in the Arctic Ocean.

  • Danielle Smith has chosen sides in the referendum.

  • Gen Z is bringing pen and paper back to the workplace.

  • Let’s Talk Alberta rolls into Athabasca. They are encouraging people to vote to hold a referendum on separation.

  • Edmonton hate crimes are much worse than just ‘hurt feelings.’

Man planning protests against data centres as Alberta government announces town hall events. Ben Baril says he and other protesters will be at an Aug. 20 hearing in Sturgeon County.

Anyone else getting inundated with iGaming ads on social media? Alberta government seeks proposals for gambling addiction services as part of iGaming launch. Call for applications credits growth of online gambling for creating new challenges.

  • Albertans should be wary of propaganda leading up to referendum: criminologist.

  • Alberta’s Sturgeon County declares farm disaster after approving $13 billion data centre.

  • Albertans to vote on judicial appointments as premier argues distinct legal traditions in Alberta. (You can’t make this stuff up!)

Alberta says hunting bears with dogs will protect caribou. The province’s former caribou manager disagrees. Many areas where the practice is permitted have no caribou, biologists say.

Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled. Petition launched by Calgary woman to be presented in House of Commons.

  • Alberta cuts services for Seniors so they can remain in their homes.

  • Premier Smith calls a by-election for Calgary Shaw - Both the Tories and the NDP have candidates running in the riding.

  • Alberta’s government is acting now to ensure our growing province has the water it needs for generations to come. (It’s too bad Alberta defunded the Water Council - they would have been a great resource for this. Instead, they are turning to private companies to create a white paper on water use - South Saskatchewan water basin and North Peace/Athabasca water basin.

A Canadian payment giant is being sold to U.S. private equity. Is your digital privacy at risk?

Moneris handles roughly 1 in 3 payment transactions across Canada.

  • Preston Manning set to co-chair a virtual public forum on grievances with Ottawa ahead of Alberta referendum.

Alberta separatist leader speaks out after supporter accused of racist comments. The APP is doing damage control. ‘Ridiculous, racist’ remark leads to member’s exit from Alberta Prosperity Project events. Pro-separation group’s leader says comment does not reflect their views.

Alberta delays new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate.

Mr. Wonderful’s Lawyers Just Got Wrecked in an Edmonton Courtroom. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation just won round one against a $70-billion AI data centre. The real fight starts in December.

  • The price tag to clean up Alberta’s orphaned oil wells rises to $1.66 billion.

Trying to buy Canadian at the grocery store? Loblaw removes signage from produce aisles.

  • ATA speaks out against incoming curriculum changes - K to 6 SS and piloting JR. High curriculum changes.

No referendum with Trump around, says PQ ahead of October election. Party leader says he wants to avoid having issue ‘hijacked by the ups and downs of American politics’. (I guess watching what Alberta is going through has given the PQ some perspective.)

  • Who’s ready for another referendum in spring 2027? Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta would hold its separation vote *before the provincial election* if the October sovereignty referendum is successful.

*** I went to the Alberta Government Consultation on AI Data Centres in Red Water tonight (Thursday) Most of the people who showed up were not in favour of the Data Centres, despite government assurances that they had studied all the problems that had arisen in other jurisdictions that had them. The one big point is that they claim to do consultations yet they had negotiated for 2 and half years with Meta re: the Sturgeon Data Centre and we only heard about it on July 8th the same day that they broke ground. People are not happy and Albertans are waking up! You are not alone.

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October Referendum:

Question One:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

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Question Two:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education, and other social services?

Things to consider:

  • Permanent Residents already pay taxes and are permanent members of Canadian society.

  • Temporary Foreign Workers and International Students also contribute through taxes, tuition, and labour.

  • Changes could affect employers already facing labour shortages. (See the ** document at the end if you are an employer on how to deal with this.)

  • Provinces must still operate within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  • Some publicly funded services are already restricted based on immigration status.

Canada

Alberta

**Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

Alberta's October 2026 Referendum: What Albertans, Immigrants, and Temporary Residents Need to Do Now That the Campaign Has Started – Refdesk.ca

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Question Three

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

Things to consider:

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Question Four

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the healthcare and education systems?

Things to consider:

Question 4

Say goodbye to free healthcare - Question 4 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

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Question Five

Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

Things to consider:

  • Only Canadian Citizens are legally allowed to vote.

  • Alberta voters already have to prove their identity before voting.

  • This proposal would add additional proof of citizenship requirements.

  • Some supporters argue it strengthens election integrity = We already have this!

  • Critics question whether it creates unnecessary barriers for eligible voters. (This will also affect those regarding healthcare - as their # will have to appear on their driver’s license starting July 1, 2026.)

    • Think of homeless citizens who don’t have proper ID.

    • People who have recently been released from prison.

    • People who have transferred to a major urban center hospital and have no way to get back home, so they do not have access to their identification documents.

    • Women who have married may have to have their birth certificate and marriage license in order to prove a change of name

    • They can no longer have voters vouch for them.

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Question Six

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

Things to consider:

  • Superior Court Judges are currently appointed by the Federal Government

  • Provinces already appoint many of the lower court judges.

  • Provinces have a committee to appoint judges to the King’s Court - thus they have a say in who gets appointed.

  • Changing the appointment process would require a constitutional amendment.

  • It will increase political influence over the judiciary.

    • Do you want judges appointed based on their political leanings so they rule according to their beliefs or to rule according to what the law says?

Since 1990, the West has had 6/24 Supreme Court Judges - Alberta has had 5 of them. So, 25% of Federal Supreme Court judges came from the West, BC, and Alberta.

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Question Seven

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

Things to consider:

  • Senators are appointed rather than elected - Trudeau appointed 5/6

  • The Senate reviews legislation passed by the House of Commons.

  • Abolishing the Senate would again require Constitutional amendments with BROAD Provincial agreement.

  • Senate reform has been debated in Canada for decades.

  • There is NO consensus among provinces on what should replace it.

    • The current Alberta Senators are not necessarily Liberal or Conservative - they belong to different groups or are independent.

    • They have mandatory retirement dates.

Senator

Affiliation

Retirement

Scott Tannas

Canadian Senators Group

February 25, 2037

Paula Simons

Independent Senators Group

September 7, 2039

Patti LaBoucane-Benson

Non-affiliated

February 20, 2044

Karen Sorensen

Independent Senators Group

October 9, 2031

Daryl Fridhandler

Progressive Senate Group

October 9, 2031

Kristopher Wells

Progressive Senate Group

October 7, 2046

Have a great week! Let’s make some good trouble together!RECENT NEWS

ABR Resister/Resistor Update

August 28, 2026

Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance and is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

When we stand up together, WE can MAKE a DIFFERENCE. They can only win if we give up!

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Our job over the next 3 months is to get out and talk with Albertans about the other questions so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part and vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider.

This Week in Alberta:

August 20 - 27

  • Smith says Alberta could have a binding referendum on secession in early 2027. She says they will do 2.5 months of Indigenous consultation. In a government announcement on August 26th, she then reneged on this and said the law stated there could not be a referendum within a year of an election; actually, it is a year before an election and a year after, so there is a two-year window.

  • Calgary Pride warns this may be the last year for Calgary Pride because of donation funding shortfalls.

‘We have 500K more health care cards than we have people in Alberta’: Smith defends expiry date

  • Smith moving ahead with the referendum in October despite Trade War tensions. There’s not going to be any pause in Alberta’s separation debate, whether Canada is under economic attack by the United States or not.

  • How Trump’s tariffs work to redistribute wealth up the food chain - the rich get richer while the middle class and poor pay. (Tariffs do not benefit the working class)

Trump says Canada ‘wants the benefits’ of being a U.S. state ‘without being one’ as trade dispute deepens. President makes 1st comments since trade talks broke down, new tariffs came into effect.

  • Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney issued the following statement on the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty No. 6: No UCP MLA attended Treaty 6 150-year celebrations.

  • From trust funds to bullion: Inside the court battles of Jeffrey Rath. On the day he is to turn over the money from the First Nation trust fund, he goes to a credit union and buys bullion with it.

  • Voters everywhere in North America turn against AI data centres with a vengeance

  • Dolly Parton, the beloved singer-songwriter whose music, personality and business career made her one of country music’s most enduring stars, has died at 80, her family says. Parton’s career spanned nearly six decades and included hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, and I Will Always Love You. Also Tim Curry of Rocky Horror Picture Show and IT fame. Both were 80.

Loblaw backtracks on dropping country-of-origin produce labels after customer backlash. The grocer dropped the information from store produce signs earlier this month in most provinces.

  • Alberta’s government is creating a new industrial zone to attract investment, support long-term economic growth and create more jobs. To get around claims they are using agricultural land for data centres

Canada’s big banks are shrugging off Trump’s trade war. Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank were 1st to report Q3 financial results on Tuesday.

Alberta expects $2B surplus instead of $9.4B deficit, due to Iran war bump to oil prices. If conflict drags on, provincial government’s budget turnaround could get even bigger.

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Referendum -

Question Eight

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction, such as health care, education, and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs? (A reminder, the province of Alberta does not send money to Ottawa - Alberta citizens and businesses pay federal taxes, and the Federal Government sends money back in transfer payments)

Things to consider:

Prairie Watch Dog has done videos on all nine questions - here are the ones to date.

Question 1

Immigration Hypocrisy - Question 1 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 2

Making up new status and trampling on your rights - Question 2 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 3

Pay taxes but wait 1 year for services - Question 3 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog

Question 4

Say goodbye to free healthcare - Question 4 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 5

The UCP wants to stop you from voting - Question 5 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 6

Danielle Smith wants to control the courts - Question 6 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 7

Do we need the Canadian Senate?- Question 7 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 8

Keep the Feds’ money, ignore all the conditions - Question 8 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

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NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

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The 2026 calendar

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year? They are due back on October 27th and will sit for 19 days. How much damage do you think they can do? Looking at the last sitting alot!

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Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 75!

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: Justin Wright’s office

    • TransCanada Place #5 1299 TransCanada Way SE Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9

    • 1299 Trans Canada Way S E You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 11:00 - 12:00 pm

  • Red Deer - Saturday

  • Address: Adriana LaGrange’s Office

    • On the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer

    • 5913 50 Ave You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 10:30 - 11:30

We can do this, Alberta - You are an important part of the process.

What’s happening in Alberta: There are listings for various events all over Alberta: Check it out - there is something for everyone. We have highlighted a few that are happening in the next two weeks.

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Alberta’s Voice - Say No to the Nine

  • August 28th, Friday- Critical Mass

  • August 28th, Friday – Building Adaptation Skills for the Changing Climate Workshop’

  • August 28th, Friday - Pride on Whyte - Theme 90’s

  • August 28th - 30th - Red Deer’s Folk Festival

  • August 29th, Saturday – Palestine Solidarity Market

  • August 31st to September 6th – Week Without Bike Lanes

  • August 31st to September 6th - Calgary Pride

  • September 1st, Tuesday - No to Two-Tier Health (around the province)

  • September 1st, Tuesday – Reimagining Safety Film Screening

  • September 3rd, Thursday – Campaign Launch: Together: NO!

  • September 5th, Saturday – Celebration Activism

  • September 6th, Sunday – Peace Festival

  • September 8th, Tuesday – Thoughtful Tuesday Screening: Sugarcane:

  • September 9th, Wednesday – Climate Conversations Matter

  • September 12th, Saturday - One Disabled Life Lost Is Too Many

  • September 19th, Saturday - Calgary’s Unitarian Fall Faire

  • September 20th, Sunday – Pride Corner on Whyte’s Annual BBQ Fundraiser

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Celebrate Indigenous stories with CBC and Parks Canada

La version française suit

CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to provide free screenings in parks and sites across the country from July 6 to August 31, 2026. Lots of information and extra learning opportunities.

(One is coming to Elk Island Park this month)

The family-friendly events are free and open to everyone!

https://www.cbc.ca/experiences/parkscanada

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Edmonton Pride Month Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft

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Edmonton

August 28th, Friday – Building Adaptation Skills for the Changing Climate Workshop:

Time: 5pm to 8pm

Location: Stanley A Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square

Inspiration Room, 2nd Floor

Registration: Edmonton Sustainable Fashion Show

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Red Deer August 28 - 30

https://www.travelalberta.com/events/red-deer-folk-fest-28591

Red Deer Folk Fest

Visit Website

Red Deer Folk Fest, located at Westerner Park in Red Deer, offers a lively folk festival experience that brings people together through music and art.

This annual event features a diverse lineup of emerging and established live entertainment, creating an energetic atmosphere that reflects the spirit of the city. Travellers can enjoy performances that highlight creativity, storytelling and connection, all in one accessible location.

Red Deer Folk Fest is dedicated to building the arts, live entertainment and community spirit while keeping the experience welcoming and inclusive. It provides a platform to celebrate and showcase local art, community and culture, inviting visitors to feel part of Red Deer’s creative heartbeat.

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Edmonton

August 29th, Saturday – Palestine Solidarity Market: “Show your solidarity with the people of Gaza! In collaboration with Earth’s Refillery and Paper Birch Books, we are hosting a solidarity market to fundraise for Bridge of Solidarity, an anti-capitalist mutual aid organization led by Gazans, for Gazans.
We will be selling:
Books
Stickers
Buttons
Zines
Artwork
And more! We will also feature vendors selling their wares to support Bridge of Solidarity, and activist organizations sharing their causes and supporting Palestinian solidarity. Fundraiser market for Bridge of Solidarity: an anti-capitalist mutual aid organization in Gaza.
Collaboration between Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Paper Birch Books, and Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe.”
Time: 10 am to 5 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Instagram: SJP.UofA

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Calgary

Daily, Mon Aug 31 — Sun Sep 6, 2026

Calgary Pride Parade & Festival

Visit Website

Celebrate love, diversity, and inclusion at the Calgary Pride Parade & Festival—one of Canada’s most vibrant LGBTQ2S+ events! Held annually in late August, the celebration features a colourful parade through downtown Calgary and a high-energy festival at Prince’s Island Park. Expect live performances, local vendors, food trucks, family-friendly zones, and an incredible sense of community.

The weekend kicks off with an adult-only evening on Saturday, followed by the all-ages parade and festival on Sunday. Whether you’re marching, dancing, or cheering from the sidelines, Calgary Pride offers an unforgettable way to support equality and have fun doing it. Everyone is welcome—come as you are and join the celebration of love and identity in the heart of Calgary

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Edmonton

August 31st to September 6th – Week Without Bike Lanes: “Bike lanes do not create traffic congestion.
They create separation.
If separated bike infrastructure disappears, the people riding to work, school, shops, appointments, recreation, and everything else do not disappear with it.
They move into regular traffic lanes.
During the first week of September, we will invite Edmontonians to continue making their normal trips by bike while avoiding bike lanes and separated cycling infrastructure wherever they can safely do so.
Participants will follow the law carefully.
Complete stops.
Single-file riding.
Clear signals.
Safe lane positioning.
Respect for pedestrians.
Predictable behaviour.
The goal is not to deliberately create congestion or antagonize drivers.
We want the normal consequences of mixing bicycles and motor vehicles in the same space to make the point:
Bike lanes improve safety for everyone—and they keep traffic moving.
At Critical Mass on August 28, we will include training on how to safely ride in traffic and take the lane when appropriate.”
Time: Whenever you are cycling
Location: Wherever you are cycling
Learn more: Yeg Bike Coalition (lots of great information and suggestions)

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Province Wide

Take action!

https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/#takeaction

Listen to former MLA and Environment Minister for the Alberta NDP, Shannon Phillips explain why you should participate in PIA’s campaign:

MAGA’S TROJAN HORSE TO BREAK APART CANADA Alberta’s Voice STAY IN CANADA. NO TO THE NINE. campaign is well underway, please pick up a lawn sign here and pledge your support!

We need this community now more than ever. I hope you’ll stand with us.
We will be visiting 3 cities for our campaign launch! Join us, volunteer, bring a crowd, and let’s get organized!
* September 1st 2026 CALGARY
Memorial Hall - Royal Canadian Legion #1
116 7 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0H5
* September 2nd 2026 LETHBRIDGE
Southminster United Church
1011-4 Ave South Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P7
* September 3rd, 2026 EDMONTON
Beverly Heights Community League
4209-111 Avenue Edmonton AB T5W 0K3

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Province Wide

Substack: Maven Mockingbird - September 1st - Say No to Two-Tier Medicine Rallies around Alberta.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1269760461825676/?ts=pss

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Edmonton

September 1st, Tuesday – Reimagining Safety Film Screening: Thoughtful Tuesday returns for another season.
“Reimagining Safety” illustrates the history and impact of policing, why harmful aspects persist, the role of the media, and how resources and care-based interventions reduce crime while improving societal conditions.” – from IMDb
Coffee, teas, drinks, and food will be available for purchase until 6 pm.
Time: 6 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street

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Leduc

September 5th, Saturday – Celebration Activism: “On September 5th, we’re co-creating a wee slice of celebration activism.

All of you working to create a better world – come celebrate with us! Why?

–> Celebrating nourishes and connects us.

–> In the beautiful future we dream of, celebration is abundant. Be the change

–> To build momentum towards that future, we need to grow a culture that is irresistible.

That is the energy we’re cultivating! For a day, let’s connect, dance, party in the celebration of goodness in our lives.”

This is part of the Good Note Community Farm Harvest Festival

Time: 3 pm to 11 pm

Location: Good Note Farm, 22255 Township Road 510, Leduc County

Facebook: Good Note Community Farm

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Edmonton

September 8th, Tuesday – Thoughtful Tuesday Screening: Sugarcane: “Sugarcane is a compelling 2024 documentary that delves into the harrowing legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system. The film investigates the discovery of unmarked graves at St. Joseph’s Mission near Williams Lake, British Columbia, bringing to light the physical and sexual abuses endured by Indigenous children.” – from Documentary Area.
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Register for free: Eventbrite

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Edmonton

September 9th, Wednesday – Climate Conversations Matter: “Seniors for Climate is hosting Dr. Katharine Hayhoe for a webinar discussing the critical importance of talking about the climate crisis. Dr. Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. She is known for her ability to translate complex climate issues into accessible public discourse.”
Time: 4.30pm MT
Location: Virtual/Zoom
Register: Seniors for Climate

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Edmonton

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Calgary

10 am - 3 pm in Wickenden Hall. We will have local artisans, some returning and some new, tarot readings, and Huggabowl will be on site with their new food cart. We are also hosting non-profits who are building community here in Moh'kinsstis(Calgary). Come by, visit with friends old & new, support your local economy, and build community.

ABResistance will be attending, and hope to see you there.

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Vote by Mail - The easiest way to vote

We strongly encourage you to apply for a Special Ballot, which is simply Alberta’s Vote by Mail program.

Apply here to vote by mail now:
https://specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400

Once your application is approved, Elections Alberta will mail your voting package beginning September 1, 2026, along with a prepaid return envelope.

Simply complete your ballot at home and return it by mail.

Why vote by mail?

  • Avoid long lineups.
    • Every voter receives 10 referendum ballots, making voting slower than a normal election.
    • Fewer election workers and voting locations could mean longer waits.
    • Vote from home at a time that’s convenient for you.

Important deadlines

  • Applications to Vote by Mail close October 9, 2026.
    • Completed Special Ballot packages must be received by Elections Alberta by 5:00 pm on October 16, 2026.

Please don’t wait until the last minute. Your vote matters!

Together, we can reject division, protect what matters, and move Alberta forward.

The Public Interest Alberta Referendum Campaign Team

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Calgary

John Ware Institute 5th Anniversary Gala | LEAD 2026

Who is John Ware?

Calgary Petroleum ClubCalgary, AB

Friday, September 11 • 5 PM - 9 PM

Overview

Celebrate five years of advancing Black leadership at the John Ware Institute’s 5th Anniversary Gala with Senator Daryl Fridhandler.

From CA$100

Fri, Sep 11 • 5 PM

Get tickets

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Edmonton

September 20th, Sunday – Pride Corner on Whyte’s Annual BBQ Fundraiser:
Time: TBA
Location: Government House Park
Instagram: Pride Corner on Whyte

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Alberta Wide

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Saturday, October 17 is the next AFL FightBackNow.ca Day-of-Action!

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is facilitating another provincial-wide day of action like May 29th! This event will be a great opportunity to finalize your Referendum Day plans to help others vote NO to Premier Smith’s United Conservative Party of Alberta’s MAGA north agenda. You didn’t want any of this before May 2023, you have said “NO” ever since to all of it. Let’s put the separatist, anti-rights, divisive agenda to bed. Once and for all!

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  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded? If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

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AI Data Centres in Alberta: August 2026

Meta’s AI Data Centre will bring Alberta $250 Million - Is it worth it AI Data Centres in Alberta: August 2026

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If you want everything to come out of the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here: Fundraiser for Athana Mentzelopoulos by Nancy Scott: Medicine Hat Grassroots group for integrity & justice

If you want to donate to Nate Pike’s defense against Sam Mraiche’s $6 million SLAPP Suit, go here:

Fundraiser by Nate Pike: Legal Defense Fund

https://www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-legal-defense-fund

What can you do to make some “Good Trouble” this week? Check out:

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

Miscellaneous

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August News.

July 31 - August 6

So far, a quiet week/weekend -

  • Fires burning in the Okanagan, in Europe and the US.

  • They have brought out the trans women in sports argument again.

  • COVID Conversations over what really happened in 2020-21, two different realities. Those with long COVID trying to alert people to the dangers as a new variant starts making the rounds.

  • Alberta - the separatists saying the “stay in Canada” side is losing, CSIS aware that there is misinformation and interference with the vote, while Forever Canadian keeps handing out signs - not saying anything about the Referendum other than it is not their question - it is the Premier’s question.

  • Edmonton plagued by rainstorms and mosquitoes while southern Alberta bakes

  • and a coal mine near Hinton is given the go-ahead for expansion.

  • Protests over the Meta AI Data center near Gibbons. Sturgeon municipal center.

  • Healthcare taking another wallop in the Orders in Council - Under the Communicable Diseases Regulation -??? No information on that.

Okay I spoke too soon….

  • Edmonton Police Service unveils it’s anti hate speech initiative. Both Danielle Smith and Mike Ellis say the police should be stopping real crime. Free speech is an Alberta right according to the UCP except that this government banned books, and used the NWC to force teachers back to work…It’s the “Freedom of Expression” in Canada.

  • Alberta Education launches review after child hit with belt, school supervisor charged. (Private School - La Crete no licensed teachers)

  • Parents want answers after mass exodus of staff from private Calgary school.

  • Large white supremacist meeting shakes residents of Alberta town. RCMP ‘aware’ of Second Sons Canada, monitoring ‘rise of hate-motivated crime and incidents’

  • The Alberta Government is holding AI data center information Town Halls - how many people can we get signed up to ask hard questions and push back against their agenda?

    • Alberta’s government has launched an online information hub and a series of town halls to provide comprehensive information on AI data centre development. Leading AI Development Responsibly

August 7 - 13

  • Transportation - The minister is cracking down on trucking companies. 20 had their licenses cancelled.

  • U.S. booze might end up back on Canadian shelves, but have we lost the taste for it?

  • Chinese icebreakers are in the Arctic Ocean.

  • Danielle Smith has chosen sides in the referendum.

  • Gen Z is bringing pen and paper back to the workplace.

  • Let’s Talk Alberta rolls into Athabasca. They are encouraging people to vote to hold a referendum on separation.

  • Edmonton hate crimes are much worse than just ‘hurt feelings.’

  • Man planning protests against data centres as Alberta government announces town hall events. Ben Baril says he and other protesters will be at an Aug. 20 hearing in Sturgeon County.

  • Anyone else getting inundated with iGaming ads on social media? Alberta government seeks proposals for gambling addiction services as part of iGaming launch. Call for applications credits growth of online gambling for creating new challenges.

  • Albertans should be wary of propaganda leading up to referendum: criminologist.

  • Alberta’s Sturgeon County declares farm disaster after approving $13 billion data centre.

  • Albertans to vote on judicial appointments as premier argues distinct legal traditions in Alberta. (You can’t make this stuff up!)

  • Alberta says hunting bears with dogs will protect caribou. The province’s former caribou manager disagrees. Many areas where the practice is permitted have no caribou, biologists say.

  • Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled. Petition launched by Calgary woman to be presented in House of Commons.

  • Alberta cuts services for Seniors so they can remain in their homes.

  • Premier Smith calls a by-election for Calgary Shaw - Both the Tories and the NDP have candidates running in the riding.

  • Alberta’s government is acting now to ensure our growing province has the water it needs for generations to come. (It’s too bad Alberta defunded the Water Council - they would have been a great resource for this. Instead, they are turning to private companies to create a white paper on water use - South Saskatchewan water basin and North Peace/Athabasca water basin.

  • A Canadian payment giant is being sold to U.S. private equity. Is your digital privacy at risk?

  • Moneris handles roughly 1 in 3 payment transactions across Canada.

  • Preston Manning set to co-chair a virtual public forum on grievances with Ottawa ahead of Alberta referendum.

  • Alberta separatist leader speaks out after supporter accused of racist comments. The APP is doing damage control. ‘Ridiculous, racist’ remark leads to member’s exit from Alberta Prosperity Project events. Pro-separation group’s leader says comment does not reflect their views.

  • Alberta delays new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate.

  • Mr. Wonderful’s Lawyers Just Got Wrecked in an Edmonton Courtroom. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation just won round one against a $70-billion AI data centre. The real fight starts in December.

  • The price tag to clean up Alberta’s orphaned oil wells rises to $1.66 billion.

  • Trying to buy Canadian at the grocery store? Loblaw removes signage from produce aisles.

  • ATA speaks out against incoming curriculum changes - K to 6 SS and piloting JR. High curriculum changes.

  • No referendum with Trump around, says PQ ahead of October election. Party leader says he wants to avoid having issue ‘hijacked by the ups and downs of American politics’. (I guess watching what Alberta is going through has given the PQ some perspective.)

  • Who’s ready for another referendum in spring 2027? Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta would hold its separation vote *before the provincial election* if the October sovereignty referendum is successful. (this can’t happen as she scheduled the referendum for October 19th - 364 days before the next election. The law states that you can’t have a referendum or Citizen initiative within in a year of an election - so two years before they can do this unless they change the laws again.

*** I went to the Alberta Government Consultation on AI Data Centres in Red Water tonight (Thursday) Most of the people who showed up were not in favour of the Data Centres, despite government assurances that they had studied all the problems that had arisen in other jurisdictions that had them. The one big point is that they claim to do consultations yet they had negotiated for 2 and half years with Meta re: the Sturgeon Data Centre and we only heard about it on July 8th the same day that they broke ground. People are not happy and Albertans are waking up! You are not alone.

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October Referendum:

Question One:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

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Question Two:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education, and other social services?

Things to consider:

  • Permanent Residents already pay taxes and are permanent members of Canadian society.

  • Temporary Foreign Workers and International Students also contribute through taxes, tuition, and labour.

  • Changes could affect employers already facing labour shortages. (See the ** document at the end if you are an employer on how to deal with this.)

  • Provinces must still operate within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  • Some publicly funded services are already restricted based on immigration status.

Canada

Alberta

**Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

Alberta's October 2026 Referendum: What Albertans, Immigrants, and Temporary Residents Need to Do Now That the Campaign Has Started – Refdesk.ca

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Question Three

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

Things to consider:

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Question Four

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the healthcare and education systems?

Things to consider:

Question 4

Say goodbye to free healthcare - Question 4 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

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Question Five

Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

Things to consider:

  • Only Canadian Citizens are legally allowed to vote.

  • Alberta voters already have to prove their identity before voting.

  • This proposal would add additional proof of citizenship requirements.

  • Some supporters argue it strengthens election integrity = We already have this!

  • Critics question whether it creates unnecessary barriers for eligible voters. (This will also affect those regarding healthcare - as their # will have to appear on their driver’s license starting July 1, 2026.)

    • Think of homeless citizens who don’t have proper ID.

    • People who have recently been released from prison.

    • People who have transferred to a major urban center hospital and have no way to get back home, so they do not have access to their identification documents.

    • Women who have married may have to have their birth certificate and marriage license in order to prove a change of name

    • They can no longer have voters vouch for them.

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Question Six

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

Things to consider:

  • Superior Court Judges are currently appointed by the Federal Government

  • Provinces already appoint many of the lower court judges.

  • Provinces have a committee to appoint judges to the King’s Court - thus they have a say in who gets appointed.

  • Changing the appointment process would require a constitutional amendment.

  • It will increase political influence over the judiciary.

    • Do you want judges appointed based on their political leanings so they rule according to their beliefs or to rule according to what the law says?

Since 1990, the West has had 6/24 Supreme Court Judges - Alberta has had 5 of them. So, 25% of Federal Supreme Court judges came from the West, BC, and Alberta.

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Question Seven

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

Things to consider:

  • Senators are appointed rather than elected - Trudeau appointed 5/6

  • The Senate reviews legislation passed by the House of Commons.

  • Abolishing the Senate would again require Constitutional amendments with BROAD Provincial agreement.

  • Senate reform has been debated in Canada for decades.

  • There is NO consensus among provinces on what should replace it.

    • The current Alberta Senators are not necessarily Liberal or Conservative - they belong to different groups or are independent.

    • They have mandatory retirement dates.

Senator Affiliation Retirement

Scott Tannas Canadian Senators Group February 25, 2037

Paula Simons Independent Senators Group September 7, 2039

Patti LaBoucane-Benson Non-affiliated February 20, 2044

Karen Sorensen Independent Senators Group October 9, 2031

Daryl Fridhandler Progressive Senate Group October 9, 2031

Kristopher Wells Progressive Senate Group October 7, 2046

Have a great week! Let’s make some good trouble together!

]]><![CDATA[Alberta This Week - Your Voice For Choice - (News and Information: You need to understand what is happening in Alberta today. )]]>https://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-this-week-your-voice-for-144https://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-this-week-your-voice-for-144Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:52 GMTThis is YOUR resource - Share any links here on social media to educate others! - “Your Voice For Choice.” Welcome to your non-partisan information source for news. We primarily collect news from around the province, Canada, and the world that affects Alberta.

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There is lots going on in Alberta: Let’s get started…

If you are new to us or want to check on how the health system is doing, links to other News, legislative links, videos, etc., will be available after the news.

***Important

Some lists re: what’s going on in Alberta - Referendum and Elections.

Daveberta:

Substack: Daveberta - Who’s Who in the Separation Referendum Debate:

Substack: Daveberta - Candidates running in Alberta’s next election.

Some Actions you can take:

REQUEST A MAIL - IN BALLOT - they will start being mailed out September 1st.

Elections Alberta - Voter List (we are bumping this up as there is now a way to sign on to the Class Action suit)

****A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed.

If you want to join the Class Action, they are asking you to send an email to:

Could Your Personal Information Have Been Compromised?

Nearly 2.9 million Albertans may have been affected by the alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of information contained in Alberta’s List of Electors.

Cooper Regel LLP has commenced a proposed class action on behalf of affected Albertans.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and certification is required before the matter can proceed as a class action.

Individuals who believe they may be members of the proposed class, or who have information relevant to the allegations, are encouraged to email our office.

Voter@CooperRegel.ca

https://cooperregel.ca/voter-information-privacy-breach.../

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So here is a link to our previous long… list of petitions and information for Albertans who want to resist. If you are new here, you can check it out. I will let you know if a new petition comes up so you can go in and check that.

Petitions

If you are feeling powerless, there are ways to fight back

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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, August 15

Agriculture:

Billions of liters of water gone forever for tracking in Alberta. This has farmers and ranchers worried.

Education and Childcare:

Draft plan for Alberta school flag rules.

Energy and Minerals:

Substack: Dean Blundell - the $100 billion discount - how America fleeced Canada’s energy sector.

Environment and Protected Areas:

News Release: Government of Alberta amended Water Act despite public feedback

Healthcare:

PC: This is what private healthcare looks like.

Municipal:

Opinion: Alberta Public libraries should challenge UCP censorship.

Technology and Innovation:

AI Data Centres are using 10x more water than they predicted.

Tourism and Sports:

‘Most incredible experience’: Athletes compete at Special Olympics in Alberta

Transportation and Economic Corridors:

Minister Devin Dreeshen issued the following statement on the Ontario Appeal Court ruling on bike lanes.

Sunday, August 16

Environment and Protected Areas:

Tiny, beautiful species are going missing from restored wetlands and forests.

International:

Calgary company steps up to help battle screwworm in US.

LGBTQIA2S+

Statistics Canada numbers show Canadians are less accepting of gender diversity. Recent reports say Saskatchewan has the lowest rates in the country.

Monday, August 17

Orders in Council
Orders approved - August 17, 2026

302/2026 ELECTION ACT (section 39) - Authorizes the issuance of a writ of election for the electoral division of Calgary-Shaw and provides that, where voting is necessary, September 14, 2026 shall be the day on which voting is to take place.

Affordability and Utilities:

Quebec lenders fined after Alberta investigation uncovers illegal interest rates and harassment.

By-Election:

Substack: Daveberta - Calgary-Shaw by-election called for September 14, ahead of Alberta’s separation referendum. By-election an important test of Smith’s popularity and Nenshi’s appeal in Calgary,

Energy and Minerals:

The price tag to clean up Alberta’s orphaned oil wells rises to $1.66 billion.

As Canadian oil companies rake in record profits, should taxpayers get a larger share?

Environment and Protected Areas:

Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Grant Hunter issued a joint statement on the federal government’s decision to scrap its electric vehicle mandate:

Healthcare:

The COVID-19 vaccine may offer brain cancer patients a surprise benefit.

A recent study adds to existing evidence that mRNA vaccines can prolong survival.

Indigenous Affairs:

Chief calls for respect from Alberta after the Minister of Indigenous Affairs misses the treaty anniversary event.

International:

White House email revelation triggers calls for impeachment;

A federal judge said “I’ve never seen anything like it,” calling this “phenomenal.” A federal judge does not use that word lightly.

Justice:

Charges have been laid, and multiple guilty pleas have been entered after illegal lenders targeted Albertans with predatory loans and extortionate collection tactics.

Police/Sheriffs:

Neighbours shaken up after teen killed in apparent shooting in northeast Edmonton.

Separatists:

Gift Article: G & M Russian, U.S. interests are targeting Alberta’s separatist debate, Canadian research

Albertans targeted by pro-separation influence campaigns with links to Russia, Premier Smith says.

Technology and Innovation:

Alberta Utility Commission rejects power plant for Olds, Alta data centre.

Tourism and Sports:

A pub night in Evansburg: The case for Alberta independence and nostalgia for our small-town watering holes. Photo journalists tour of local Alberta pubs.

Tuesday, August 18

Affordability and Utilities:

Trying to buy Canadian at the grocery store? Loblaw removes signage from produce aisles.

By-election:

The by-election for Calgary Shaw is called for Sept. 14, 2026.

Several candidates will battle it out in byelection for wide-open Calgary-Shaw

Children and Family Services:

Alberta’s government is investing more than $3 million to help families access supports before a crisis happens. (This is after cutting supports for Women’s shelters this spring)

  • Strengthening early intervention supports

Alberta’s government is investing $5.5 million to prevent human trafficking and support victims and survivors across the province.

Education and Child Care:

ATA speaks out against incoming curriculum changes - K to 6 SS and piloting JR. High curriculum changes.

Amanda Gorman’s Poem “The Hill We Climb” is banned in Florida’s elementary school libraries. Is it going to be banned here?

Federal:

No referendum with Trump around, says PQ ahead of October election. Party leader says he wants to avoid having issue ‘hijacked by the ups and downs of American politics’. (I guess watching what Alberta is going through has given the PQ some perspective.)

Ottawa will look into screening processes amid NATO intern spying allegations. Government and opposition MPs agreed to study the issue when the House returns next month.

Forestry and Wildlife:

CANMORE – A Bow Valley wildlife conservationist and photographer is questioning Alberta’s Ethics Commissioner’s decision not to investigate Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen over alleged conflicts of interest tied to wildlife management decisions. (Is the Alberta ethics commissioner independent?)

Healthcare:

MH&A: U of A clinical trial’s results add to growing body of evidence that walking can help with PTSD recovery. Veterans, emergency responders, health-care workers see results in weeks that previously took years.

PC: Substack- Alberta Politics -

Immigration:

Should Alberta take more control of immigration? This hyper-local rural program has some lessons. Rural municipalities in Alberta have been able to nominate individuals for permanent residency since 2022.

International:

Where Trump’s looming 50% tariffs could hit consumers hardest.

Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration:

WestJet flight attendants voting on tentative agreement reached with airline.

Municipal:

Alberta librarians feeling anxious about complying with new restrictions ahead of Jan. 1 deadline. Questions still linger about expectations of Bill 28.

How Edmonton plans to keep fighting a growing Dutch elm disease problem. Expert says city should start using ‘trap tree’ approach.

Police/Sheriffs:

Emergency equipment for 2-year-old girl battling cancer stolen during break-and-enter

Technology and Innovation:

Varcoe: ‘Pretty incredible’ - Calgary sees tech sector employment top 80,000, has fastest job growth in North America for 3rd year in row.

Wednesday, August 19

Agriculture:

Albertan leaseholders can share feedback on draft management plans for the OH Ranch Heritage Rangeland and the proposed Pekisko Heritage Rangeland.

Healthcare:

AC: Alberta’s Stealth Plan to Bring in Two-Tier Health Care

The province now allows private-pay testing that lets the wealthy jump the line.

* Alberta’s Stealth Plan to Bring in Two-Tier Health Care | The Tyee

PC: Smith, LaGrange want federal health minister to back off after expressing dual-practice concerns.

PC/AC: Three areas that would help healthcare in Alberta meet the population needs - AB’s approach is impacting all of these:

1. Cancel hospitals/beds

2. No increase in MD’s

3. Increase private care

PC: Individuals who consumed food or drink from the following location during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to hepatitis A:

Roasti Coffee Co. at 52 Brentwood Blvd #19, Sherwood Park

Exposure time periods:

Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration:

An oil and gas exploration and development company has been penalized $312,500 related to a workplace fatality.

LGBTQIA2+:

Pride groups clash over Edmonton Police presence at their festival.

Police/Sheriffs:

On July 9, 2026, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate allegations of intimate partner violence involving an off-duty RCMP officer in Blackfalds.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has completed two separate investigations involving the RCMP in Alberta.

Referendum:

Who’s ready for another referendum in spring 2027? Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta would hold its separation vote *before the provincial election* if the October sovereignty referendum is successful.

Russian-linked actors stoking division in Alberta separation debate, research says.

Separatists:

CEO of the Alberta Prosperity Project and a longtime Bonnyville business owner, running Sylvestre Source for Sports. He chairs the Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul UCP Constituency Association. As the proponent of the Stay Free Alberta independence petition, Mitch took it past the signature threshold required to trigger a referendum on Alberta independence - a result now sitting in the courts.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

Cannabis facility goes up in smoke near High River.

Thursday, August 20

Affordability:

Fake maple syrup class action now targeting major grocery store chains

Proposed lawsuit accuses big chains including Metro, Sobeys and Loblaws of negligence

Arts, Culture, and the Status of Women:

September 1 marks the beginning of Alberta Culture Days, a month-long celebration of art, music, food, dance and so much more.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Alberta’s government is relaunching a task force to defend the province from aquatic invasive species, including invasive mussels and fish.

Healthcare:

PC: Opinion - Rob Breakenridge: Sanctimonious Liberals have no business butting into Alberta health care

Indigenous:

‘The gift comes from the horse’: How this growing Indigenous sport is staying grounded in tradition. Beyond the bright lights and six-figure payouts, these racers are sticking to their roots.

International:

Vance weighs in on Jivani trade advocacy and how Carney tried to ‘out-tough’ Trump. ( A reminder: Carney is working for Canadians, not for Americans)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department investigators have sought to interview law enforcement officials related to the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of a Florida-based inquiry aiming to establish a conspiracy against the Republican president, multiple people familiar with the matter said Thursday

LGBTQIA2S+:

Some 2SLGBTQ+ groups cut ties with Edmonton Pride Festival over policing concerns.

Municipal:

Edmonton to revisit using calcium chloride this winter.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is continuing to investigate two separate non-fatal police shootings.

A Central Alberta RCMP officer faces four counts of intimate partner violence.

Referendum:

With 60 days left until Alberta’s referendum, stay and leave sides plot their course. Large rallies, advertising to colour days to come as campaigns shift to mobilization.

Separatist:

Alberta’s separatist movement. Here’s a summary of the article attached below.

Jessica Davis’ article “The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement“ was published by The Walrus. She is a security analyst and a former analyst at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

It’s a must-read.

Davis argues that foreign operations do not need to construct entirely new political movements. Instead, they target existing social and political friction points to weaken democratic institutions.

To counter this, Canada must strengthen inter-agency coordination, tighten loopholes around third-party political financing, and act proactively to interrupt illicit funding channels before political outcomes are impacted.

Overview

The article explores how foreign actors are leveraging and amplifying Alberta’s separatist movement to deepen political polarization in Canada.

Unsurprisingly, these are primarily Russian disinformation networks alongside US-based conservative influence

Drawing on her background at CSIS, Davis highlights Canada’s systemic vulnerabilities in detecting and stopping covert foreign illicit political finance.

1. Foreign Disinformation & Influence Campaigns

Russian Disinformation Playbook: Moscow uses coordinated campaigns (such as the Storm 1516 network and Pravda News Network) to manufacture divisive content, including fake websites like

http://albertaseparatist.com

and exaggerated claims about federal exploitation.

State Media & Social Amplification: Russian state-backed outlets like RT and Sputnik, along with sympathetic US social media influencers on YouTube, X, and Rumble, amplify fringe separatist narratives to make them appear mainstream.

AI & “Slopaganda”: Research from McGill University’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy identified networks of YouTube channels using

  • AI avatars,

  • synthetic voices, and

  • paid American actors

to push Alberta secession rhetoric.

Thus blurring the line between organic local debate and coordinated foreign manipulation.

2. Exploiting Gaps in Political Financing

Regulatory Loopholes: While registered political parties and third-party advertisers in Alberta face strict rules limiting donations to provincial residents or corporations, non-registered organizations operate with minimal oversight.

Unregistered Entities: Groups such as the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) frame themselves as “educational initiatives,” allowing them to accept funds without disclosing donor identities or adhering to political contribution limits.

Techniques for Obscuring Money Trails: Hostile foreign state actors can bypass provincial reporting mechanisms using front companies, “bundled” small donations, money mules, in-kind contributions, and complex corporate structures.

3. Overlapping Organizational Structures

The article identifies multiple separatist and sovereignty advocacy entities in Western Canada, e.g.,

  • Take Back Alberta,

  • Stay Free Alberta,

  • Centurion Project,

  • Free Alberta Strategy

that share common board members, mailing addresses, and legal counsel. This makes it difficult to track where operational control and funding originate.

4. Institutional Vulnerabilities in Canada

Fragmented Oversight: Canada lacks a single, integrated authority tasked with detecting and disrupting illicit foreign political financing. Responsibilities are split across CSIS, FINTRAC, the RCMP, and provincial election bodies.

Delayed Reporting: Financial contribution disclosures through election authorities can take up to a year to process.

This means covert foreign financial influence is often discovered long after the debate or vote has been shaped.

The article.

Social Services and Assisted Living:

Some Alberta disability benefit recipients still waiting weeks for corrected payments.

Technology and Innovation:

Smith risks alienating rural support with AI Data centre push.

Alberta technology minister met with jeers at first town hall on AI data centres. Minister says data centre sites need to be far from residential areas, province looking at setback rules.

Friday, August 21

Affordability:

Further automatic Alberta energy rebates could draw CRA tax concerns: leaked document. ‘Subsequent payments would risk the rebate being classified by the CRA as reportable or taxable income,’ reads a cabinet document.

Education and Childcare:

Substack: Derek Heisler - Minister Nicolaides: We See the Pattern. Stop.

An open letter on Minister Nicolaides, teacher targeting, and the authoritarian direction of Alberta’s education policy.

Edmonton parents looking at major increase in yellow bus fees come September.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Despite severe weather in 2026, Alberta’s flood resilience projects protected Albertans and communities from river flooding and reduced flood impacts.

Rescuers use new tech to save caver trapped vertically in Alberta’s ‘Psych Squeeze’. Man freed from cave on Aug. 15 after being stuck for nearly 10 hours

Executive Council:

Alberta health cards now have expiration dates. Here’s what you need to know. Change introduced this summer as part of province’s new integrated IDs.

Federal:

Canadian bans on U.S. alcohol take centre stage in tariff talks. American businesses are caught in the middle. ‘We’re being used kind of as a tool for this negotiation,’ California winemaker says.

Healthcare:

PC: Abacus Poll on public healthcare.

PC: Primary and Preventative Health Services is advising the public of concerns related to an Edmonton-area individual who was allegedly providing aesthetic medical services from a home-based business while not being licensed to practise medicine in Alberta and representing themselves as a physician. The reported activities may increase the risk of injury and communicable disease transmission.

Individuals who received medical treatment, injections, aesthetic procedures, or other health services from Mr. Max Klein may have been exposed to blood-borne pathogens, including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, and may be at increased risk of injury or other health complications.

Indigenous:

Mounties reviewing First Nations’ call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation chief says RCMP taking separation situation ‘very seriously’.

Former Alexander First Nation Chief sexually harassed an employee over a 9-year period: human rights tribunal finds.

Police/Sheriffs:

Stabbing at Edmonton Sikh temple leaves 2 injured, man in custody. (It looks like Edmonton Police were right in calling our Hate Speech in Edmonton/Alberta).

Why Calgary police are trying to ditch Palantir. Service says “prohibitive costs” of contract have sparked push for replacement.

Referendum:

The Tyee Podcast: We Have Got to Stop Talking About Alberta Separatism

As the province slouches towards a referendum, Nate Pike of ‘The Breakdown’ says it’s time to turn off the firehose of BS.

Separatists:

A president, open-carry gun laws, elected judges: Group floats vision for an independent Alberta. Alberta Prosperity Project releases discussion paper, federalist calls it ‘wild west on steroids’.

Technology and Innovation:

Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres.

Lights! Camera! Action! Roll the Data Centre Sell Job!

Notes on Premier Smith’s video attempt to reassure Albertans that AI tycoons are everybody’s friends.

Mark_Logan: With a room full of people angrily protesting AI data centers, I was left to wonder who actually wanted these built. So I did what anyone would do... Followed the money.

If you pull the 2023 General Election Campaign contributions report for Glubish’s campaign you’ll notice that two of the highest contributors, Nicole and Cory ($4,300 and $3000 respectively), both share the same last name, “Janssen”. They also share the title “Co-CEO” at an Alberta based Ai and Machine Learning company called “AltaML“. AltaML has received over $17 Million dollars in Government grants since 2020.

Cory Janssen is quoted by the Edmonton Journal in December 2025 saying the following:

We want to see as many data centres built, and we want to see as many of them as possible. We work with the hyperscalers, and we also want to work with local providers and, so to us, more is always better,

Seems pretty cut and dry. No one wants these things except his donors.

So they pay $5,000 each, and their company pays $5,000/per year - that’s $15,000 x 6 - $90,000, and they get $17 million; that’s a pretty good return on investment.

Social Services and Assisted Living:

Increased grants mean more Albertans with mobility challenges can afford the home modifications they need to live safely and independently. (I wonder what hoops the disabled community will have to jump through to qualify for this? Are they trying to look good after cutting Albertans off of AISH?)

Technology and Innovation:

Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres. Speakers expressed concern over the strains megaprojects will bring to rural Alberta.

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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. There have been no new cases reported since June 15, 2026 - dashboard updated August 10, 2026

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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,

In ICU

1 flu - 0

1 COVID - 0

0 RSV - 0

Deaths - 2026

Flu - 282

COVID - 132

RSV - 67

Who’s In Charge? Canada’s 3 Levels of Government Explained! | Kids Social Studies

COVID-19, RSV, and Flu wastewater testing: Check out the major population areas in Alberta here: COVID TRACKER (wastewater)

Canada COVID Tracker:

Flu A - Low

COVID-19 - Moderate

RSV - Not Detected

Flu B - Not Detected

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

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UCP Travels:

All UCP MLAs are back in Canada this week. So far, as of 3/27, UCP Ministers and 6/9 Parliamentary Secretaries and one MLA have jetted off since the Legislature rose for the summer. Only 29 more to send on trips. They have taken 29 trips and been gone for 157 days. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THEY HAD GONE ON 50 TRIPS AND WERE GONE 210 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, 3 people to Salt Lake City, Utah, Reno, Nevada, and Chicago, Illinois.

****** Here I thought that was why we were paying for all those foreign offices to liaise re: Alberta.

PS. If you want to meet with your UCP MLA, you need to make an appointment.

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The UCP Caucus has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs and 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA. Smith has said she won’t call a by-election until people are ready to deal with politics - she has to call one by November 30th for Calgary Shaw.

Mike Derry is the UCP candidate: Mike Derry wins Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination, defeats city councillor, Dan McLean

The NDP has nominated Kyle Campbell: Alberta NDP nominate Kyle Campbell as their candidate in Calgary-Shaw by-election | daveberta.ca

The Alberta Tories have nominated

Guthrie introduces Tory Party candidate for Calgary Shaw byelection race - CochraneNow: Cochrane, Alberta’s latest news, sports, weather, community events.

A BY-ELECTION HAS BEEN CALLED FOR SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026.

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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?

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.

**** We want to point out that the Referendum is scheduled for October 19, 2026. The next election is scheduled for October 18, 2027. The UCP has passed a law stating that there can be no recalls or citizen initiatives that can affect the outcome of an election within one year before the election and one year after an election.

**** Another update - They have changed legislation that “Recalls” can only use lawyers as scrutineers when validating signatures - another way to game the system.

**** For the October 19th referendum, scrutineers need to be declared before August 18, 2026 - eight weeks before the referendum. https://www.elections.ab.ca/elections/referendum/referendum-scrutineers/

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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 to 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 they are learning… The UCP is still ahead in the polls.

We have included some information we found on social media. If you don’t subscribe to that particular entity, our apologies. WE do our best to find information that everyone can access.

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https://www.resistnow.ca/

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The Alberta Government’s website

Alberta Referendum 2026

A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:

Alberta Referendumb 2026

EAs referendum site

Referendum - Elections Alberta

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The oaths of office for Alberta (Are UCP MLAs breaking their oath to office by supporting separation?)

Articles:

Alberta joins renamed Governors Coalition for energy security. Gov. Landry announces (after Trump was elected) - This is our province that joined the US Governors Coalition.

Videos:

Why MAGA falls for Propaganda so easily.

Real Talk: interview with Caylan Ford - former UCP candidate: Politics, Media and a $7.65 million lawsuit.

Facebook: Mark Gerritson explaining the refugee program vs immigration.

Sent Home to Die: The Story of Baby Alita - This undercover investigation, spanning international borders, traces how a “doctor” from Nigeria who was suspended in South Africa — allegedly for fraud and misrepresentation — was able to obtain a medical license in Alberta, Canada, where he sent a toddler home when she was hours away from dying.

Canada’s Economy:

Prairie Watchdog: Could an Independent Alberta Actually Sell Its Oil? The Question Under Every Separation Argument.

Alberta’s separation petition cleared the bar. But here’s what almost nobody is telling you: under the rules that existed a year earlier, it would have failed — because the government lowered the bar first.

Energi Media: Markham Hislop - The World Is Returning to a Pre-1914 Order. What Should Canada Do?

Facebook: Henry Sir - on Danielle Smith.

Author of ‘The Value of Freedom’ Document Explains Why Alberta Independence Will Work.

X - The creepy secret hidden on the new Driver’s License/healthcare card.

How close is Alberta to this, or is Sam Mraiche Alberta’s Peter Thiel? The only thing standing between this taking off more than it has here is your involvement. You need to get out the vote on October 19th and vote “No” to separating.

Facebook: Robert Reich on how Trump influences the population. Similar to Alberta?

TikTok: The world is moving away from gas-powered cars.

ABResistance Board Members do a deep dive into the APP’s House Party Booklets.

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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 successfully 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 who gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefited from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize that everyone has families that they want to protect and raise, just like you, and let’s celebrate Alberta together.

You can make a difference: Go here to see what Public Interest Alberta is doing.

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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

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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  • 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.

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Nate Pike from the BreakdownAB - You can also buy Canada Proud Dad merchandise at this link - all funds are donated to Skipping Stone and Harm Reduction: Canada Proud Dad

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Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance and is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

When we stand up together, WE can MAKE a DIFFERENCE. They can only win if we give up!

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Our job over the next 3 months is to get out and talk with Albertans about the other questions so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part and vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider.

This Week in Alberta: Editor Notes

August 20 - 27

  • Alberta cuts services for Seniors so they can remain in their homes.

  • Premier Smith calls a by-election for Calgary Shaw - Both the Tories and the NDP have candidates running in the riding.

  • Alberta’s government is acting now to ensure our growing province has the water it needs for generations to come. (It’s too bad Alberta defunded the Water Council - they would have been a great resource for this. Instead, they are turning to private companies to create a white paper on water use - South Saskatchewan water basin and North Peace/Athabasca water basin.

  • A Canadian payment giant is being sold to U.S. private equity. Is your digital privacy at risk?

    • Moneris handles roughly 1 in 3 payment transactions across Canada.

  • Preston Manning set to co-chair a virtual public forum on grievances with Ottawa ahead of Alberta referendum.

  • Alberta separatist leader speaks out after supporter accused of racist comments. The APP is doing damage control. ‘Ridiculous, racist’ remark leads to member’s exit from Alberta Prosperity Project events. Pro-separation group’s leader says comment does not reflect their views.

  • Alberta delays new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate.

  • Mr. Wonderful’s Lawyers Just Got Wrecked in an Edmonton Courtroom. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation just won round one against a $70-billion AI data centre. The real fight starts in December.

  • The price tag to clean up Alberta’s orphaned oil wells rises to $1.66 billion.

  • Trying to buy Canadian at the grocery store? Loblaw removes signage from produce aisles.

  • ATA speaks out against incoming curriculum changes - K to 6 SS and piloting JR. High curriculum changes.

  • No referendum with Trump around, says PQ ahead of October election. Party leader says he wants to avoid having issue ‘hijacked by the ups and downs of American politics’. (I guess watching what Alberta is going through has given the PQ some perspective.)

  • Who’s ready for another referendum in spring 2027? Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta would hold its separation vote *before the provincial election* if the October sovereignty referendum is successful.

*** I went to the Alberta Government Consultation on AI Data Centres in Red Water tonight (Thursday) Most of the people who showed up were not in favour of the Data Centres, despite government assurances that they had studied all the problems that had arisen in other jurisdictions that had them. The one big point is that they claim to do consultations yet they had negotiated for 2 and half years with Meta re: the Sturgeon Data Centre and we only heard about it on July 8th the same day that they broke ground. People are not happy and Albertans are waking up! You are not alone.

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Referendum -

Question Seven

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

Things to consider:

  • Senators are appointed rather than elected - Trudeau appointed 5/6

  • The Senate reviews legislation passed by the House of Commons.

  • Abolishing the Senate would again require Constitutional amendments with BROAD Provincial agreement.

  • Senate reform has been debated in Canada for decades.

  • There is NO consensus among provinces on what should replace it.

    • The current Alberta Senators are not necessarily Liberal or Conservative - they belong to different groups or are independent.

    • They have mandatory retirement dates.

Senator Affiliation Retirement

Scott Tannas Canadian Senators Group February 25, 2037

Paula Simons Independent Senators Group September 7, 2039

Patti LaBoucane-Benson Non-affiliated February 20, 2044

Karen Sorensen Independent Senators Group October 9, 2031

Daryl Fridhandler Progressive Senate Group October 9, 2031

Kristopher Wells Progressive Senate Group October 7, 2046

Prairie Watch Dog has done videos on all nine questions - here are the ones to date.

Question 1

Immigration Hypocrisy - Question 1 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 2

Making up new status and trampling on your rights - Question 2 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 3

Pay taxes but wait 1 year for services - Question 3 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog

Question 4

Say goodbye to free healthcare - Question 4 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 5

The UCP wants to stop you from voting - Question 5 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 6

Danielle Smith wants to control the courts - Question 6 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Question 7

Do we need the Canadian Senate?- Question 7 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

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NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

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The 2026 calendar

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year? They are due back on October 27th and will sit for 19 days. How much damage do you think they can do? Looking at the last sitting alot!

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Every Teacher and member of the public is encouraged to wear “Red for Ed” on Fridays. Will you join them?

Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 74!

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: Justin Wright’s office

    • TransCanada Place #5 1299 TransCanada Way SE Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9

    • 1299 Trans Canada Way S E You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 11:00 - 12:00 pm

  • Red Deer - Saturday

  • Address: Adriana LaGrange’s Office

    • on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer

    • 5913 50 Ave You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 10:30 - 11:30

We can do this, Alberta - You are an important part of the process.

What’s happening in Alberta: There are listings for various events all over Alberta: Check it out - there is something for everyone. We have highlighted a few that are happening in the next two weeks.

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Alberta’s Voice - Say No to the Nine

Celebrate Indigenous stories with CBC and Parks Canada

La version française suit

CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to provide free screenings in parks and sites across the country from July 6 to August 31, 2026. Lots of information and extra learning opportunities.

(One is coming to Elk Island Park this month)

The family-friendly events are free and open to everyone!

https://www.cbc.ca/experiences/parkscanada

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Edmonton Pride Month Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Protecting Our Water for Future Generations: “Water connects all of us.
Protecting lakes, rivers, and watersheds means protecting the communities, wildlife, and future generations that depend on them.
On Saturday, August 22, the Alberta Legislature Grounds will host a women- and Indigenous-led protest and rally bringing together Elders, Knowledge Keepers, youth, environmental advocates, artists, scientists, and community members to share stories, teachings, lived experiences, and calls to action for protecting water.”
Time: 12 noon to 3 pm
Location: Alberta Legislature Building (north steps)

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Vegfest Edmonton: Come and enjoy all things vegan. Edmonton has a large vegan/plant-based community.
Time: 11 am to 7 pm
Location: Athlone Community Hall, 13010 129 Street NW
Facebook: Vegfest

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Alberta

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St. Albert

Let’s get together

August 22

We’re hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for BIG TECH. BIGGER QUESTIONS. | The META Data Centre in Sturgeon County

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Edmonton Pride Fest: “Join thousands as we take over the streets of downtown Edmonton for the Edmonton Pride Parade & Trans March!
Then keep the celebration going with PrideFest at FanPark!

August 23rd. Indigenous Pride.

Live Entertainment & Beer Gardens: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Featuring RÊVE and the best of Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ talent.

FREE General Admission

Gather your friends, wear your Pride, and be part of one of Edmonton’s biggest celebrations of the year! ”
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Downtown Edmonton
Instagram: Edmonton Pride Fest

Events in Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/upcoming-events

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Edmonton

August 28th, Friday – Building Adaptation Skills for the Changing Climate Workshop:

Time: 5pm to 8pm

Location: Stanley A Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square

Inspiration Room, 2nd Floor

Registration: Edmonton Sustainable Fashion Show

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Red Deer

https://www.travelalberta.com/events/red-deer-folk-fest-28591

Red Deer Folk Fest

Visit Website

Red Deer Folk Fest, located at Westerner Park in Red Deer, offers a lively folk festival experience that brings people together through music and art.

This annual event features a diverse lineup of emerging and established live entertainment, creating an energetic atmosphere that reflects the spirit of the city. Travellers can enjoy performances that highlight creativity, storytelling and connection, all in one accessible location.

Red Deer Folk Fest is dedicated to building the arts, live entertainment and community spirit while keeping the experience welcoming and inclusive. It provides a platform to celebrate and showcase local art, community and culture, inviting visitors to feel part of Red Deer’s creative heartbeat.

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Edmonton

August 29th, Saturday – Palestine Solidarity Market: “Show your solidarity with the people of Gaza! In collaboration with Earth’s Refillery and Paper Birch Books, we are hosting a solidarity market to fundraise for Bridge of Solidarity, an anti-capitalist mutual aid organization led by Gazans, for Gazans.
We will be selling:
Books
Stickers
Buttons
Zines
Artwork
And more! We will also feature vendors selling their wares to support Bridge of Solidarity, and activist organizations sharing their causes and supporting Palestinian solidarity. Fundraiser market for Bridge of Solidarity: an anti-capitalist mutual aid organization in Gaza.
Collaboration between Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Paper Birch Books, and Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe.”
Time: 10 am to 5 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Instagram: SJP.UofA

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Calgary

Daily, Mon Aug 31 — Sun Sep 6, 2026

Calgary Pride Parade & Festival

Visit Website

Celebrate love, diversity, and inclusion at the Calgary Pride Parade & Festival—one of Canada’s most vibrant LGBTQ2S+ events! Held annually in late August, the celebration features a colourful parade through downtown Calgary and a high-energy festival at Prince’s Island Park. Expect live performances, local vendors, food trucks, family-friendly zones, and an incredible sense of community.

The weekend kicks off with an adult-only evening on Saturday, followed by the all-ages parade and festival on Sunday. Whether you’re marching, dancing, or cheering from the sidelines, Calgary Pride offers an unforgettable way to support equality and have fun doing it. Everyone is welcome—come as you are and join the celebration of love and identity in the heart of Calgary!

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Edmonton

September 1st, Tuesday – Reimagining Safety Film Screening: Thoughtful Tuesday returns for another season.
“Reimagining Safety” illustrates the history and impact of policing, why harmful aspects persist, the role of the media, and how resources and care-based interventions reduce crime while improving societal conditions.” – from IMDb
Coffee, teas, drinks, and food will be available for purchase until 6pm.
Time: 6pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street

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Edmonton

September 8th, Tuesday – Thoughtful Tuesday Screening: Sugarcane: “Sugarcane is a compelling 2024 documentary that delves into the harrowing legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system. The film investigates the discovery of unmarked graves at St. Joseph’s Mission near Williams Lake, British Columbia, bringing to light the physical and sexual abuses endured by Indigenous children.” – from Documentary Area.
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Register for free: Eventbrite

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Edmonton

September 9th, Wednesday – Climate Conversations Matter: “Seniors for Climate is hosting Dr. Katharine Hayhoe for a webinar discussing the critical importance of talking about the climate crisis. Dr. Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. She is known for her ability to translate complex climate issues into accessible public discourse.”
Time: 4.30pm MT
Location: Virtual/Zoom
Register: Seniors for Climate

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Calgary

10 am - 3 pm in Wickenden Hall. We will have local artisans, some returning and some new, tarot readings, and Huggabowl will be on site with their new food cart. We are also hosting non-profits who are building community here in Moh'kinsstis(Calgary). Come by, visit with friends old & new, support your local economy, and build community.

ABResistance will be attending, and hope to see you there.

Take action!

https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/#takeaction

  • 3. Join us at one of our campaign launches! Click here to RSVP to the campaign launch event closest to you: https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/upcoming_events/

  • Listen to former MLA and Environment Minister for the Alberta NDP, Shannon Phillips explain why you should participate in PIA’s campaign:

MAGA’S TROJAN HORSE TO BREAK APART CANADA

Alberta’s Voice STAY IN CANADA. NO TO THE NINE. campaign is well underway, please pick up a lawn sign here and pledge your support!

We need this community now more than ever. I hope you’ll stand with us.
We will be visiting 3 cities for our campaign launch! Join us, volunteer, bring a crowd, and let’s get organized!
* September 1st 2026 CALGARY
Memorial Hall - Royal Canadian Legion #1
116 7 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0H5
* September 2nd 2026 LETHBRIDGE
Southminster United Church
1011-4 Ave South Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P7
* September 3rd, 2026 EDMONTON
Beverly Heights Community League
4209-111 Avenue Edmonton AB T5W 0K3

These are just the beginning. We’ll be announcing another 12 campaign events across Alberta over the coming days and weeks.

For campaign updates and the latest events, visit:

https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/

Help Fuel the Campaign

This campaign is powered by people like you, and every donation helps us reach more voters. Your contribution helps pay for campaign materials, events, volunteer organizing, advertising and the province-wide effort to get out the vote. If you’re able, please consider making a donation today. Every dollar helps us build a stronger campaign and move Alberta forward.

Click here to make a donation now: https://www.pialberta.org/together_no

Vote by Mail - The easiest way to vote

We strongly encourage you to apply for a Special Ballot, which is simply Alberta’s Vote by Mail program.

Apply here to vote by mail now:
https://specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400

Once your application is approved, Elections Alberta will mail your voting package beginning September 1, 2026, along with a prepaid return envelope.

Simply complete your ballot at home and return it by mail.

Why vote by mail?

  • Avoid long lineups.
    • Every voter receives 10 referendum ballots, making voting slower than a normal election.
    • Fewer election workers and voting locations could mean longer waits.
    • Vote from home at a time that’s convenient for you.

Important deadlines

  • Applications to Vote by Mail close October 9, 2026.
    • Completed Special Ballot packages must be received by Elections Alberta by 5:00 pm on October 16, 2026.

Please don’t wait until the last minute. Your vote matters!

Together, we can reject division, protect what matters, and move Alberta forward.

The Public Interest Alberta Referendum Campaign Team

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Calgary

John Ware Institute 5th Anniversary Gala | LEAD 2026

Who is John Ware?

Calgary Petroleum ClubCalgary, AB

Friday, September 11 • 5 PM - 9 PM

Overview

Celebrate five years of advancing Black leadership at the John Ware Institute’s 5th Anniversary Gala with Senator Daryl Fridhandler.

From CA$100

Fri, Sep 11 • 5 PM

Get tickets

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Edmonton

September 20th, Sunday – Pride Corner on Whyte’s Annual BBQ Fundraiser:
Time: TBA
Location: Government House Park
Instagram: Pride Corner on Whyte

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Alberta Wide

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Saturday, October 17 is the next AFL FightBackNow.ca Day-of-Action!

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is facilitating another provincial-wide day of action like May 29th! This event will be a great opportunity to finalize your Referendum Day plans to help others vote NO to Premier Smith’s United Conservative Party of Alberta’s MAGA north agenda. You didn’t want any of this before May 2023, you have said “NO” ever since to all of it. Let’s put the separatist, anti-rights, divisive agenda to bed. Once and for all!

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  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded? If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

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AI Data Centres in Alberta: August 2026

Meta’s AI Data Centre will bring Alberta $250 Million - Is it worth it AI Data Centres in Alberta: August 2026

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  • You need to engage everyone who is affected by the circumstances.

  • You give them the power to stand up and fight for what is right.

  • You validate the struggle, but the win is worth it.

  • Every person counts, every signature counts, every vote counts.

  • Together we can do hard things!

Economic Policy Institute

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If you want everything to come out of the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here: Fundraiser for Athana Mentzelopoulos by Nancy Scott: Medicine Hat Grassroots group for integrity & justice

If you want to donate to Nate Pike’s defense against Sam Mraiche’s $6 million SLAPP Suit, go here:

Fundraiser by Nate Pike: Legal Defense Fund

https://www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-legal-defense-fund

What can you do to make some “Good Trouble” this week? Check out:

Calgary

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

Miscellaneous

  • Alberta-wide Indigenous resources: https://alignab.ca/events/

  • If you would like to know what is going on in Alberta, you can find our Substack here: https://substack.com/@abresistance?utm_source=user-menu

  • Please share this newsletter with your friends. ABR wants to get information out there to inform Albertans.

  • Our Facebook Page is here: AB Resistance

  • Our website is ABResistance.ca

  • There are some great resources on Substack

    • LindaWalkerWrites

    • Jenny Yeremiy of the Gravity Well (She is often on Charlie Angus reporting on what is happening in Alberta)

    • Prairies Exposed

    • Ken Chapman

    • Bill Whitelaw

    • The BreakdownAB

    • Lisa on TikTok

    • Markham Hislop - Energi Media

    • YouTube - Max Fawcett - Power lines

    • Send us some of your favorites to highlight.

Feedback:

  • Share your ideas, concerns, or donations. We are starting some advertising campaigns and planning on coming out to your communities and building awareness. You can get in touch with us at abresistance2007@gmail.com. To donate, go to donate@abresistance.ca. Please include your name and address, as we have to report all donations to Elections Alberta. Thank you for your time. The answer to the question: What do you love? -The answer is Alberta.

  • Grab some merchandise: Please check out our online store at AB Resistance Online Store

  • AB Resistance

  • https://www.theoddibles.ca/music

Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

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August News.

July 31 - August 6

So far, a quiet week/weekend -

  • Fires burning in the Okanagan, in Europe and the US.

  • They have brought out the trans women in sports argument again.

  • COVID Conversations over what really happened in 2020-21, two different realities. Those with long COVID trying to alert people to the dangers as a new variant starts making the rounds.

  • Alberta - the separatists saying the “stay in Canada” side is losing, CSIS aware that there is misinformation and interference with the vote, while Forever Canadian keeps handing out signs - not saying anything about the Referendum other than it is not their question - it is the Premier’s question.

  • Edmonton plagued by rainstorms and mosquitoes while southern Alberta bakes

  • and a coal mine near Hinton is given the go-ahead for expansion.

  • Protests over the Meta AI Data center near Gibbons. Sturgeon municipal center.

  • Healthcare taking another wallop in the Orders in Council - Under the Communicable Diseases Regulation -??? No information on that.

Okay I spoke too soon….

  • Edmonton Police Service unveils it’s anti hate speech initiative. Both Danielle Smith and Mike Ellis say the police should be stopping real crime. Free speech is an Alberta right according to the UCP except that this government banned books, and used the NWC to force teachers back to work…It’s the “Freedom of Expression” in Canada.

  • Alberta Education launches review after child hit with belt, school supervisor charged. (Private School - La Crete no licensed teachers)

  • Parents want answers after mass exodus of staff from private Calgary school.

  • Large white supremacist meeting shakes residents of Alberta town. RCMP ‘aware’ of Second Sons Canada, monitoring ‘rise of hate-motivated crime and incidents’

  • The Alberta Government is holding AI data center information Town Halls - how many people can we get signed up to ask hard questions and push back against their agenda?

    • Alberta’s government has launched an online information hub and a series of town halls to provide comprehensive information on AI data centre development. Leading AI Development Responsibly

August 7 - 13

  • Transportation - The minister is cracking down on trucking companies. 20 had their licenses cancelled.

  • U.S. booze might end up back on Canadian shelves, but have we lost the taste for it?

  • Chinese icebreakers are in the Arctic Ocean.

  • Danielle Smith has chosen sides in the referendum.

  • Gen Z is bringing pen and paper back to the workplace.

  • Let’s Talk Alberta rolls into Athabasca. They are encouraging people to vote to hold a referendum on separation.

  • Edmonton hate crimes are much worse than just ‘hurt feelings.’

  • Man planning protests against data centres as Alberta government announces town hall events. Ben Baril says he and other protesters will be at an Aug. 20 hearing in Sturgeon County.

  • Anyone else getting inundated with iGaming ads on social media? Alberta government seeks proposals for gambling addiction services as part of iGaming launch. Call for applications credits growth of online gambling for creating new challenges.

  • Albertans should be wary of propaganda leading up to referendum: criminologist.

  • Alberta’s Sturgeon County declares farm disaster after approving $13 billion data centre.

  • Albertans to vote on judicial appointments as premier argues distinct legal traditions in Alberta. (You can’t make this stuff up!)

  • Alberta says hunting bears with dogs will protect caribou. The province’s former caribou manager disagrees. Many areas where the practice is permitted have no caribou, biologists say.

  • Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled. Petition launched by Calgary woman to be presented in House of Commons.

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October Referendum:

Question One:

Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

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Question Two:

Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education, and other social services?

Things to consider:

  • Permanent Residents already pay taxes and are permanent members of Canadian society.

  • Temporary Foreign Workers and International Students also contribute through taxes, tuition, and labour.

  • Changes could affect employers already facing labour shortages. (See the ** document at the end if you are an employer on how to deal with this.)

  • Provinces must still operate within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  • Some publicly funded services are already restricted based on immigration status.

Canada

Alberta

**Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

Alberta's October 2026 Referendum: What Albertans, Immigrants, and Temporary Residents Need to Do Now That the Campaign Has Started – Refdesk.ca

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Question Three

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

Things to consider:

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Question Four

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the healthcare and education systems?

Things to consider:

Question 4

Say goodbye to free healthcare - Question 4 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

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Question Five

Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

Things to consider:

  • Only Canadian Citizens are legally allowed to vote.

  • Alberta voters already have to prove their identity before voting.

  • This proposal would add additional proof of citizenship requirements.

  • Some supporters argue it strengthens election integrity = We already have this!

  • Critics question whether it creates unnecessary barriers for eligible voters. (This will also affect those regarding healthcare - as their # will have to appear on their driver’s license starting July 1, 2026.)

    • Think of homeless citizens who don’t have proper ID.

    • People who have recently been released from prison.

    • People who have transferred to a major urban center hospital and have no way to get back home, so they do not have access to their identification documents.

    • Women who have married may have to have their birth certificate and marriage license in order to prove a change of name

    • They can no longer have voters vouch for them.

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Question Six

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

Things to consider:

  • Superior Court Judges are currently appointed by the Federal Government

  • Provinces already appoint many of the lower court judges.

  • Provinces have a committee to appoint judges to the King’s Court - thus they have a say in who gets appointed.

  • Changing the appointment process would require a constitutional amendment.

  • It will increase political influence over the judiciary.

    • Do you want judges appointed based on their political leanings so they rule according to their beliefs or to rule according to what the law says?

Since 1990, the West has had 6/24 Supreme Court Judges - Alberta has had 5 of them. So, 25% of Federal Supreme Court judges came from the West, BC, and Alberta.

Have a great week! Let’s make some good trouble together!

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This is YOUR resource - Share any links here on social media to educate others! - “Your Voice For Choice.” Welcome to your non-partisan information source for news. We primarily collect news from around the province, Canada, and the world that affects Alberta.

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Thank you to all of you who already subscribe to our Substack/newsletters. They are free because we believe an informed population makes better decisions. If you like what we do, a paid Substack subscription is $50/year. It helps support our costs in maintaining our webpage, townhalls, printing, advertising, etc. If you want to support us but don’t live in Alberta this is one way you can!

We are advertising in Coffee News. WE have one ad currently running. You can check it out here: Coffee News Fort McMurray

There is lots going on in Alberta: Let’s get started…

The Breakdown has just launched THEIR “Canada Proud Dad” site. You can buy merch here https://www.odd-i-tees.com/online-store/Canada-Proud-Dad-c203755051 All proceeds are going to Skipping Stone and Harm Reduction. UNAPOLOGETICALLY CANADIAN.

If you are new to us or want to check on how the health system is doing, links to other News, legislative links, videos, etc., will be available after the news.

***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.

Some lists re: what’s going on in Alberta - Referendum and Elections.

Daveberta:

Substack: Daveberta - Who’s Who in the Separation Referendum Debate:

Substack: Daveberta - Candidates running in Alberta’s next election.

Some Actions you can take:

You can request mail-in ballots for the referendum. The ballots will start being mailed out September 1st.

Elections Alberta - Voter List (we are bumping this up as there is now a way to sign on to the Class Action suit)

Class Action - Information - This is what we could find that was currently out there.

Class Action for Privacy Breach - May 14, 2026

A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed.

If you want to join the Class Action, they are asking you to send an email to:

Could Your Personal Information Have Been Compromised?

Nearly 2.9 million Albertans may have been affected by the alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of information contained in Alberta’s List of Electors.

Cooper Regel LLP has commenced a proposed class action on behalf of affected Albertans.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and certification is required before the matter can proceed as a class action.

Individuals who believe they may be members of the proposed class, or who have information relevant to the allegations, are encouraged to email our office.

Voter@CooperRegel.ca

https://cooperregel.ca/voter-information-privacy-breach.../

#CooperRegel #ABpoli #Alberta #AlbertaLaw #ClassAction #PrivacyBreach #PrivacyRights #VoterPrivacy #ElectionPrivacy #DataPrivacy #PersonalInformation #AccessToJustice #CanadianLaw #LegalNews

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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.) There are many more petitions available so check it out.

Petitions open for signature

New opportunities to join forces:

Petitions:

*** Healthcare - Expires August 29, 2026 (we missed this one - it is super important as it expires soon and only has 1,783 signatures as of August 15, 2026)

Petition to the Minister of Health

1. Strengthen federal oversight of the Canada Health Act;

2. Tie health-transfer funding to enforceable national standards for pediatric emergency care and sepsis treatment; and

3. Require transparent reporting and compliance to ensure timely, life-saving care for all Canadians.

Petition re: Reconciliation: Residential schools - Expires Sept. 2, 2026

We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Implement statutory funding for the Missing Children Community Support Fund, so Indigenous-led work to locate missing children and unmarked graves continues.

2. Implement statutory funding for Survivor Supports, healing, and cultural services for First Nations, Inuit, and Red River Métis families and Nations; and

3. Ensure these programs remain Indigenous-led and Survivor-centered, consistent with UNDRIP and the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action.

Petition re: Keeping radio stations open. Expires Sept. 8, 2026

Local radio and journalism are important to Canadians;

Abrupt closures of local radio stations by Rogers Media leave citizens without a vital public service;

Petition on AI Data centers. - 7427 Expires Sept 17, 2026

We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to immediately impose a federal moratorium on the approval, construction, expansion, or operation of proposed hyperscale AI data centres in Alberta, including the proposed Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Industrial Park and the proposed Synapse Data Centres Olds Project.

1. Prohibit federal permits, funding, tax incentives, loan guarantees, infrastructure support, or federal land and water access for AI data centres powered primarily by fossil fuels or requiring large-scale freshwater withdrawals;

Involve Communities in consultation on where AI Centers are going. Expires September 24, 2026

Whereas: AI data centres are being constructed across Canada with high secrecy and low community involvement; AI data centres are known to cause noise and water pollution, and strain water reservoirs and energy grids;

Keep Airports Public Expires October 8, 2026

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to reject any proposal to privatize, sell, or transfer ownership or control of Canadian airports to private, for-profit interests, and to maintain airports as publicly accountable infrastructure operated in the public interest while protecting affordability, accessibility, labour standards, safety, regional connectivity, public oversight of critical infrastructure, and ensuring Canada’s airports continue to operate for the long-term public good rather than short-term private financial gain.

Keep local Radio Stations open: - Expires October 8, 2026

Keep local stations open for residents with limited internet access as these stations served an essential public-interest function that national media, websites, or social platforms cannot fully replace — especially during emergencies, severe weather, elections, or transportation disruptions;

Senior Citizens with Disabilities - Expires October 13, 2026

Amend the Canada Pension Plan Act to ensure that the flat-rate base component of CPP-Disability (currently $610.46 CAD) is maintained as a permanent top-up for seniors who were receiving disability benefits prior to turning 65;

Amend the Canada Disability Benefit Act to remove the upper age limit of 64, allowing eligible Canadians with severe and prolonged disabilities to continue receiving the CDB (up to $200.00 CAD/month) concurrently with senior pensions; and

Establish a Federal Senior Disability Supplement to guarantee that no senior citizen with a disability experiences a drop in federal financial support due solely to reaching the age of 65.

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.

Petition on Public Safety for Vulnerable Children Populations - ie children with autism - Expires November 5, 2026

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

1. Immediately convene provincial and territorial governments, law enforcement, families, and relevant organizations to create a Canada-wide framework that allows timely public alerts when autistic, non-speaking, special-needs, or otherwise vulnerable children go missing, even when abduction or foul play is not suspected;

Regulations and studies of AI Data Centers - Expires November 7, 2026

The Government of Canada has actively promoted hyperscale AI data centre development through its national AI strategy without establishing corresponding federal protections for the communities, ecosystems, and public utilities that bear the costs. New Brunswick affects all of Canada.

Diplomacy and diplomats - Persona non grata US Peter Hoekstra - Expires November 18, 2026 ( This one is gaining steam; if you haven’t signed it, you still have time. Let’s show him that Canada deserves to be respected.)

U.S Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has repeatedly made public statements undermining Canada-U.S. diplomatic relations, including characterizing the 2025 Canadian federal election as “anti-American”;

We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

1. Formally declare Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and request his removal as U.S. Ambassador to Canada;

2. Raise with the United States the pattern of conduct by Ambassador Hoekstra inconsistent with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations; and

3. Direct a parliamentary committee to review U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs.

Drinking water for First Nations - Expires December 8, 2026

We, the undersigned, residents of Canada and First Nations, call upon the Government of Canada to amend Bill C-37 to recognize the human right of all First Nations individuals to clean drinking water, to be compliant with ALL articles of UNDRIP, and to commit sufficient funding to ensure the right to clean water is upheld in practice.

Alberta:

Bike lanes in Alberta

You can put in comments re: bike lanes. They can be supporting bike lanes - one concern might be the safety of bike riders since the government banned photo radar. Just leave the concerns at none. You can also write a letter to the Transportation Minister and your MLA.

Petition against two-tier healthcare.

Sign the cancel AISH to ADAP petition.

Tell Novared Mining to get rid of Kristi Noem

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 a strategic perspective in government affairs, regulatory matters, stakeholder engagement, and long-term economic development.

https://novaredmining.com/

For a Canadian company, it certainly has a lot of Americans on its board.

Nova Red Mining has still not fired Kristi Noem... and this is why... She’s a Plant for Trump.. Don’t STOP pushing back against her being hired and in Canada... She is there for America....

Nova Red hiring Kristi Noem - a plant for Trump?

Nova Red is doing mining exploration on the Secwepemc Unceded, unsurrendered, 1865 Neskonlith Douglas Reserve.

Nova Red is doing mining exploration in unceded territory without permission.

Our Advantage

  • Getting ICE out of Canada.

Stop the Contract: No Canadian Weapons to ICE

  • Write the Federal Health Minister re: Bill 11

Alberta has passed Bill 11:

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 reciprocates the Jay Treaty!

A rural look at Alberta Decides - the October 19th, Referendum

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If you are feeling powerless, there are ways to fight back

Fight for 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 - an environmental assessment should be done.

Fight Corruption

Sign up and support Public Interest, Alberta.

Public Interest Alberta has signed up as a Referendum TPA - They are working on a Campaign to Say No to the Nine.

Write an email to Alberta’s AG re: releasing the report on the procurement scandal.

Support Communities

Support Indigenous communities

Indigenous: how to be an ally

Sign up and support LGBTQIA2S+ rights

Find out about homelessness in Alberta

The immigrant community

The disabled community

This has links for other cities as well. Amazing resource.

A package has been put together to email your concerns re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Here is the info.

It includes A Charter challenge on sections 7 and 15.

A submission to the United Nations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

A complaint to the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

A dossier of evidence showing what happened in other places that tried this same thing, from the UK to Australia to the US.

And a cover letter that ties it all together.

I sent it. But here is the part that matters most.

The more inboxes this lands in, the harder it is to ignore. One person sending it is a letter. Hundreds of us sending it is a record that cannot be brushed aside.

So I am sharing all of it with you. The documents, and a list of exactly who to send them to, are up on the website now:

The Alberta Disability System Breakdown Website (this is an amazing website with tons of information

The Legal package - includes the steps to send a letter.

Here is all you have to do:

Go to the link.

Download the documents.

Pick who you want to send from the list. Lawyers, your MLA, the Ombudsman, a reporter, the UN, any of them.

Attach the files and press send.

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Write a letter to the Auditor General re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Thanks to Heather Newton: Albertans United to Stop the UCP.

This is a site where 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 Healthcare

Sign up and support Friends of Medicare.

Fight for Workers’ Rights

Alberta Federation of Labour - Fight Back Now Campaign

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

Alberta’s Voice

Alberta’s voice interactive guide.

  • https://knowthenine.ca/

Vote NO to the Nine and yes to remain in Canada. Together NO!

  • https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/

Fight for Justice

Nate Pike (The BreakdownAB) is being sued by Sam Mraiche and is suing David Wallace and James DiFiore for defamation. You can donate to his GoFundMe here:

Athana Mentzelopoulos 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.

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation launches national fundraising campaign

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, August 8

Executive Council:

Danielle Smith has chosen sides in the referendum.

Federal:

Was your CRA profile hacked? An $8.7 million lawsuit settlement claim is now open.

B.C. declares provincewide state of emergency.

What you need to know about B.C. wildfires.

B.C. wildfires likely to persist into fall.

Canadians’ climate change concerns rebound amid wildfire season.

Rebalancing or retreating? Canada’s peacekeeping legacy fades away.

International:

On America’s northern border, the threats are not unidirectional.

U.S. booze might end up back on Canadian shelves, but have we lost the taste for it?

Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concerns grow over Snow Dragons’ presence.

The world wants more Canadian-made waterbombers. Can Canada build them fast enough?

Police/Sheriffs:

Edmonton police charge 50-year-old Simon Nicolas with sexual assault on a child.

Tourism and Sports:

Two years after the fire, how is Jasper Tourism really doing?

The air travel industry was on the brink of disaster, but travelers are still taking to the skies.

Kelly Hrudey says goodbye to Hockey Night In Canada as contract expires.

Transportation and Economic Corridors:

Trucking company involved in deadly Manitoba crash among 20 carriers eliminated in Alberta.

Opinion: Alberta needs to park no-fault insurance.

Sunday, August 9

Forestry and Wildlife:

What lives in the rivers near you? Why scientists want you to know.

Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration:

Gen Z is bringing pen and paper back to the workplace.

Municipalities:

Curtain call: Lacombe’s only cinema closing.

Feds should devise a way to reflect on COVID-19 response in Canada.

Separatists:

The Canadian Secessionists Who Love Trump.

Monday, August 10

Agriculture:

This week we celebrate Local Food Week and Open Farm Days in Alberta, shining a spotlight on our province’s farmers, ranchers and entrepreneurs.

Public Safety and Emergency Services:

Alberta’s government is taking steps to identify opportunities to improve Alberta’s emergency alert system.

Indigenous:

Miss Universe pageant called out for cultural appropriation.

Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration:

A steel manufacturing company has been fined $138,000 related to a workplace injury incident.

Municipal:

Book bans in Alberta.

Police/Sheriffs:

RCMP investigating homicide of 12-year-old boy from Edmonton after remains found in northern Alberta.

Edmonton hate crimes are much worse than just ‘hurt feelings.’

Separatists:

Let’s Talk Alberta rolls into Athabasca. They are encouraging people to vote to hold a referendum on separation.

Technology and Innovation:

Lenders scrutinized US AI Data centers financing as opposition builds.

Tuesday, August 11

Agriculture:

How a farming initiative in Westlock County has big dreams to empower newcomers and to help feed the community. Kurudi Mashambani is a community-led initiative creating land access for newcomer farmers.

Why central Alberta ranchers are passing up free roadside pasture to feed their cattle.

Red Deer County has approved roadside grazing for years, but its ditches remain empty.

Arts, Culture and the Status of Women:

Alberta’s government is investing more than $38 million in community grants to help non-profits improve public spaces, support grassroots initiatives and meet local needs.

Energy and Minerals:

Investor group provides potential lifeline to Sherritt International and its Alberta refinery. Company previously announced it was shutting down its Fort Saskatchewan refinery.

Executive Council:

Calgary Herald: Breakenridge: Alberta has an imbalanced fixation with equalization.

Federal:

Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled. Petition launched by Calgary woman to be presented in House of Commons.

Healthcare:

Applications are now open for the Alberta Midwifery Strategy Grant, expanding access to midwifery and maternal health care across Alberta.

MH&A: Overnight calls surge for kids help phone.

Forestry and Wildlife:

Alberta says hunting bears with dogs will protect caribou. The province’s former caribou manager disagrees. Many areas where the practice is permitted have no caribou, biologists say.

Off-leash dogs increase chance of human-bear conflict: study. ‘A dog really adds a chaotic factor into the mix of recreation,’ says co-author.

International:

CUSMA breakdown could mean hundreds of thousands of jobs, a trillion dollars lost: report. New report comes as Canadian negotiators still working to reach deal ahead of Aug. 19 tariff deadline.

Justice:

Albertans to vote on judicial appointments as premier argues distinct legal traditions.

Municipal:

Edmonton developer looks to buy downtown mall, convert half to housing. The sale is not expected to cover creditors’ losses.

Dog walk through downtown Edmonton park turns into vet visit for suspected opioid poisoning.

Alberta’s Sturgeon County declares farm disaster after approving $13 billion data centre.

News:

Can Substack rise above the controversies? New features and content moderation controversies cause many users to question Substack’s original promise.

Police/Sheriffs:

Suspect dead after Calgary police officer shot twice in traffic stop near Edworthy Park. Man carjacked another vehicle and drove it through park, police say.

Calgary police charge 8 people in organized crime investigation involving drugs, guns.

Referendum:

Albertans should be wary of propaganda leading up to referendum: criminologist.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

Alberta government seeks proposals for gambling addiction services as part of iGaming launch. Call for applications credits growth of online gambling for creating new challenges.

Social Services and Assisted Living:

If you have X this shares the difference between AISH and ADAP in extra employment income and the clawbacks.

Technology and Innovation:

Man planning protests against data centres as Alberta government announces town hall events. Ben Baril says he and other protesters will be at an Aug. 20 hearing in Sturgeon County.

Wednesday, August 12

Advanced Education:

Exceptional tuition increases approved for four programs - surprise, two are nursing programs. (Almost like they don’t want nurses with master’s degrees.)

Affordability:

IEA expects world oil demand to fall amid surging gas prices.

Agriculture:

In an Alberta field, farm researchers test new ways to improve sustainability and profits.

This week, producers toured the facility to learn about ongoing research into crop varieties and farm practices.

Weather damage drives surge in crop claims: AFSC.

Pumpkin problems: Alberta’s wet summer is affecting this annual crop.

Children and Family Services:

Alberta’s government is investing nearly $21 million to increase access to specialized supports for those impacted by sexual violence and abuse. (This is after cutting funding earlier this year to women’s shelters)

Education and Childcare:

Alberta’s preschools struggling because of funding gap, advocates say. Province’s current grant setup makes daycares more enticing, preschool owner says.

Energy and Minerals (Water)

‘You can’t fool the locals’: landowners push back on fracking in central Alberta.

Judge cites legal notice issue, dismisses First Nation’s challenge against Alberta’s oilsands cleanup program. Judge says energy companies should have been served when ACFN applied for judicial review.

Cut costs and fight climate change – tax windfall profits now!

Federal:

The hurdles facing Canada’s planned pandemic-busting lab. Expanding vaccine research is a no-brainer, but experts say Ottawa must commit to continuous long-term funding.

Saskatchewan Family pays $1300 for an ambulance because the 6 hospitals near his home were full - the closest one was in Prince Albert.

Feds announce $100M program to cover 50% of shipping steel in Canada by rail and water. The program is slated to last for 1 year or until the funding runs out.

Unsealed documents reveal details of RCMP response, investigation into Tumbler Ridge shooting.

Forestry and Wildlife:

Parks Canada finding success in reviving threatened fish species in Banff. ‘Overall, the numbers are in really good shape,’ says aquatics specialist.

Australian man fined after black bear gets into food at Banff National Park campground.. ‘Fed bear is a dead bear,’ says Crown attorney.

Healthcare:

PC: Why this American doctor is leaving Utah to serve a remote community in B.C. Leo Bay 1 of 3 U.S. doctors to make the move to the Sunshine Coast.

AC: How long before Alberta is in this situation? A rural family’s hunt for Sask. hospital bed ends with $1,300 ambulance bill. Six hospitals closer to home turned the family away because of overcrowding.

MH&A: Calgary fire dept sees surge in overdose calls.

PC: The new science of alcohol: why recent guidance says more than w drinks/week is risky.

International:

Woman behind petition to oust U.S ambassador says response is ‘beyond what I expected.’ Petition with more than 70,000 signatures to be presented in House of Commons.

Canada, U.S. not yet ready to make tariff deal, Canada unsatisfied with latest U.S. offer: sources. Canadian and American negotiators have exchanged a number of offers in recent weeks.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Some Alberta international students speak out after being denied post-graduate work permits.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has completed two separate investigations involving the RCMP in Alberta. In each case, ASIRT’s executive director reviewed the evidence and issued a written report outlining the findings and conclusions

Social Services and Assisted Living:

Seniors face uncertainty as Calgary ends home services program

Technology and Innovation:

‘We have serious concerns,’ northern Alberta chief says after hosting community meeting on Wonder Valley. AI data centre is backed by celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary.

Transportation and Economic Corridors:

Drivers may experience delays as a large, slow-moving load moves between Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan starting Wednesday, Aug. 12.

Thursday, August 13

Affordability:

Calgary woman feeling stuck as Home Services for seniors runs out.

Alberta Nominations:

Alberta’s Progressive Tories nominate first candidate, eye upcoming by-election.

Education and Childcare:

Babies and toddlers are sweltering in some daycares. Should there be mandatory. Parents, educators, and advocates are calling for maximum indoor temperature laws.

Environment and Protected Areas/Water:

Alberta’s government is acting now to ensure our growing province has the water it needs for generations to come. (It’s too bad Alberta defunded the Water Council - they would have been a great resource for this. Instead, they are turning to private companies to create a white paper on water use - South Saskatchewan water basin and North Peace/Athabasca water basin.

Federal:

LeBlanc, U.S. counterpart meet once again to negotiate deal as tariff deadline looms.

A Canadian payment giant is being sold to U.S. private equity. Is your digital privacy at risk? Moneris handles roughly 1 in 3 payment transactions across Canada.

Healthcare:

AC: ‘Exponential rise’: Canadian pediatricians document severe e-scooter injuries, deaths in children and teens.

Immigration:

Canada’s immigration 180: Part 1

International:

Experts warn Trump may be driving wedges between provinces with threatened tariffs.

The US wants to force oil drilling onto Greenland. Canada must not help the U S.

The Kennedy Center’s board of trustees voted to inscribe President Donald Trump’s name on its building facade, setting up a renewed fight over the facility.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, And Immigration:

Alberta’s government is supporting the expansion of Alberta Newsprint Company’s Whitecourt operations through the Investment and Growth Fund.

Municipal:

Councillor seeks end-to-end review of signal timing on Valley Line LRT.

ETS reviewing park-and-ride performance after Heritage Festival bottleneck

Road safety groups urge review of pedestrian, cyclist deaths in crashes with larger vehicles.

Federal government, Edmonton community groups talk downtown safety.

Days-long Telus outage leaves Calgary residents frustrated.

Police/Sheriffs:

Alberta RCMP officers set to switch to new uniforms this week.

Man charged in Red Deer drug bust on the loose: RCMP

Calgary police officer pleads guilty, admits to stealing more than $20K in Home Depot goods. Suspended officer Const. Bradley Tepper to be sentenced later this year.

Separatists:

Preston Manning set to co-chair a virtual public forum on grievances with Ottawa ahead of Alberta referendum.

Alberta separatist leader speaks out after supporter accused of racist comments.

‘Ridiculous, racist’ remark leads to member’s exit from Alberta Prosperity Project events. Pro-separation group’s leader says comment does not reflect their views.

Friday, August 14

Affordability and Utilities:

At 100, the Legion makes its biggest push yet for new members. With free membership on offer through 2026, branches hope to bolster their ranks. Legions are reinventing themselves into affordable places people can go to be a part of the community, and no, you don’t need to have served in the army, navy or air force.)

Education and Childcare:

Alberta delays new restrictions on flags in schools, national anthem mandate.

Elections Alberta:

Alberta voter misinformation re: voter link update.

Energy and Minerals:

Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean issued the following statement on producers committing oil volumes to the west coast oil pipeline:

Environment and Protected Areas:

Albertans can share feedback on how the Berland Sub-region land-use plan will support work, recreation, conservation and other land uses. This is next to the Little Smoky region that they looked at last year. Wonder Valley is slated for the Greenview Industrial area near Highway 40 south of the Berland Subregion. Updated info about water use, timelines for proposed Wonder Valley AI project in Alberta | CBC News

Federal:

Gas prices set to change when excise tax pause expires — what to know.

Canada ‘shouldn’t be offering any concessions’ to U.S., Unifor says

Stellantis ‘seriously considering’ closing Ontario assembly plant: Unifor

Healthcare:

PC: Alberta teen’s family sues the government - Alberta Health after nearly $200,000 out-of-country surgical bill.

Jobs, Employment, Trade and Immigration:

WestJet Flight attendant wins harassment settlement.

Stampede:

Calgary Stampede says man too late to cash in on $125K 50/50 ticket

Technology and Innovation:

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Alberta claims victory in first battle against ‘mind-boggling, massive’ AI data centre.

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation just won round one against a $70-billion AI data centre. The real fight starts in December.

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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. There have been no new cases reported since June 15, 2026

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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, 1. In ICU

1 flu - 0

1 COVID - 1

0 RSV - 0

  1. Deaths - 2026

Flu - 282

COVID - 131

RSV - 67

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 - Not Detected

Flu B - Not Detected

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

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UCP Travels

All UCP MLAs are back in Canada this week. So far, 3/27, UCP Ministers and 6/9 Parliamentary Secretaries and one MLA have jetted off since the Legislature rose for the summer. Only 29 more to send on trips. They have taken 29 trips and been gone for 157 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, 3 people to Salt Lake City, Utah, Reno, Nevada, and Chicago, Illinois.

****** Here I thought that was why we were paying for all those foreign offices to liaise re: Alberta.

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Political Parties information

The UCP Caucus has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs and 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA. Smith has said she won’t call a by-election until people are ready to deal with politics - she has to call one by November 30th for Calgary Shaw.

Mike Derry is the UCP candidate:

Daveberta - Alberta politics and elections
Mike Derry wins Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination, defeats city councillor Dan McLean
Talent management company owner Mike Derry defeated City Councillor Dan McLean to win the United Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Shaw at a candidate selection vote on June 24…
Read more
2 months ago · 17 likes · Dave Cournoyer

The NDP has nominated Kyle Campbell: https://daveberta.ca/2026/06/alberta-ndp-nominate-kyle-campbell-as-their-candidate-in-calgary-shaw-by-election/

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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?

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.

**** We want to point out that the Referendum is scheduled for October 19, 2026. The next election is scheduled for October 18, 2027. The UCP has passed a law stating that there can be no recalls or citizen initiatives taken that can affect the outcome of an election within one year before the election and one year after an election. So anything that arises out of the referendum cannot be acted on for two years.

**** Another update - They have changed legislation that “Recalls” can only use lawyers as scrutineers when validating signatures - another way to game the system.

**** For the October 19th referendum, scrutineers need to be declared before August 18, 2026 - eight weeks before the referendum. https://www.elections.ab.ca/elections/referendum/referendum-scrutineers/

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Public Interest Alberta

COMING UP

Alberta is facing an important choice. We need your help.

Hi everyone,

This fall, Albertans will be asked to vote in a province-wide referendum that could shape our future for years to come.

At a time when families are worried about healthcare, affordability, education and the economy, the provincial government has chosen to spend millions of dollars on a referendum that creates more division, more uncertainty and more political conflict.

These aren’t abstract political debates. They have real consequences for real people. Some of the proposals could make it harder for people to access healthcare and other public services, create uncertainty for workers, employers and families and make Alberta a less welcoming place to live, work and invest. At a time when we need more doctors, nurses, teachers and skilled workers, why would we choose a path that risks driving people away instead of bringing people together to solve the challenges we already face?

It is the wrong priority.

Some of the questions also have serious implications for human rights, access to public services and the kind of province we want Alberta to be. Instead of bringing people together to solve real problems, this referendum asks Albertans to spend months debating issues that won’t lower grocery bills, shorten healthcare wait times or make life more affordable.

Public Interest Alberta has registered as a third party advertiser and is leading a province-wide, people-powered campaign to encourage Albertans to vote Remain in Canada and Vote NO on the remaining referendum questions. Our campaign is built around conversations with neighbours, community events, volunteers and local organizations because we know that real conversations are still the most effective way to move people and get out the vote.

We’ve launched our campaign website at www.albertareferendum2026.org, where you can learn more about the campaign and take action today. Over the coming weeks we’ll be adding FAQs, research, fact sheets and other resources to help Albertans understand what’s at stake and confidently talk with friends and family about the referendum.

But first, we need your help.

If you believe Alberta deserves practical solutions instead of more political division, please join us. Click here to:

Every conversation, every volunteer and every donation will help build the campaign needed to defeat this agenda.

This campaign is also about something bigger. It’s about choosing respect over division, facts over fear and protecting the values that define Alberta at its best. It is about standing up for human rights, public services and the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.

We need this community now more than ever. I hope you’ll stand with us.

We will be visiting 3 cities for our campaign launch! Join us, volunteer, bring a crowd, and let’s get organized!

September 1st 2026 CALGARY
Memorial Hall - Royal Canadian Legion #1
116 7 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2G 0H5

September 2nd 2026 LETHBRIDGE
Southminster United Church
1011-4 Ave South Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P7

September 3rd, 2026 EDMONTON
Beverly Heights Community League
4209-111 Avenue Edmonton AB T5W 0K3

Together, we can reject division, protect what matters and move Alberta forward.

The Public Interest Alberta Referendum Campaign Team

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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 to 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 they are learning… The UCP is still ahead in the polls.

We have included some information we found on social media. If you don’t subscribe to that particular entity, our apologies. WE do our best to find information that everyone can access.

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Referendum

The Alberta Government’s website

Alberta Referendum 2026

A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:

Alberta Referendumb 2026

Election Alberta’s referendum site

Referendum - Elections Alberta

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The oaths of office for Alberta (Are UCP MLAs breaking their oath to office by supporting separation?)

Articles:

Case Report: Post-Mortem Analysis of Long-Term Inflammation After Mild COVID-19 - investigating people who died after COVID from various causes - shows COVID stays in the body.

Long COVID linked to lasting damage in the brain’s dopamine system.

Substack: Terry Reith - From the newsdesk of Storei Media - The UCP doesn’t need you to vote Yes, they just need you to stay home.

The racism on display at some separatist town halls is an important part of our provincial discussion.

Videos:

Deep canvassing:

AI Data Centres - moratorium on them by Juice Media.

Charlie Angus - Canadians take fight to MAGA.

O Show with Charlie Angus - Canada is at War- here’s why.

Prairie Watchdog: The Supreme Court just ruled Alberta’s government can’t do this anymore.

Shorts:

John Feeley - former Panama ambassador on his first meeting with Donald Trump. He quit.

John Feeley on what happened in Venezuela.

X: Fox News report on AI Data centres and Canada.

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 successfully 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 who gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefited from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize that 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

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.

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See you next week; until then, remember to be kind to one another, and we are #StrongerTogether.

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Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance and is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

When we stand up together, WE can MAKE a DIFFERENCE. They can only win if we give up!

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Our job over the next 3 months is to get out and talk with Albertans about the other questions so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part and vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider.

This Week in Alberta:

  • Transportation - The minister is cracking down on trucking companies. 20 had their licenses cancelled.

  • U.S. booze might end up back on Canadian shelves, but have we lost the taste for it?

  • Chinese icebreakers are in the Arctic Ocean.

  • Danielle Smith has chosen sides in the referendum.

  • Gen Z is bringing pen and paper back to the workplace.

  • Let’s Talk Alberta rolls into Athabasca. They are encouraging people to vote to hold a referendum on separation.

  • Edmonton hate crimes are much worse than just ‘hurt feelings.’

  • Man planning protests against data centres as Alberta government announces town hall events. Ben Baril says he and other protesters will be at an Aug. 20 hearing in Sturgeon County.

  • Anyone else getting inundated with iGaming ads on social media? Alberta government seeks proposals for gambling addiction services as part of iGaming launch. Call for applications credits growth of online gambling for creating new challenges.

  • Albertans should be wary of propaganda leading up to referendum: criminologist.

  • Alberta’s Sturgeon County declares farm disaster after approving $13 billion data centre.

  • Albertans to vote on judicial appointments as premier argues distinct legal traditions in Alberta. (You can’t make this stuff up!)

  • Alberta says hunting bears with dogs will protect caribou. The province’s former caribou manager disagrees. Many areas where the practice is permitted have no caribou, biologists say.

  • Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled. Petition launched by Calgary woman to be presented in House of Commons.

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Referendum - Oops we went to Question 6 last week and skipped five:

Question Five

Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

Things to consider:

  • Only Canadian Citizens are legally allowed to vote.

  • Alberta voters already have to prove their identity before voting.

  • This proposal would add additional proof of citizenship requirements.

  • Some supporters argue it strengthens election integrity = We already have this!

  • Critics question whether it creates unnecessary barriers for eligible voters. (This will also affect those regarding healthcare - as their # will have to appear on their driver’s license starting July 1, 2026.)

    • Think of homeless citizens who don’t have proper ID.

    • People who have recently been released from prison.

    • People who have transferred to a major urban center hospital and have no way to get back home, so they do not have access to their identification documents.

    • Women who have married may have to have their birth certificate and marriage license in order to prove a change of name

    • They can no longer have voters vouch for them.

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NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

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The 2026 calendar

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year? They are due back on October 27th and will sit for 19 days. How much damage do you think they can do? Looking at the last sitting alot!

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You keep showing up! You are doing it. You are the power behind the RECALLS. The power behind EDUCATING ALBERTANS. The power behind CHANGE and BUILDING AN ALBERTA THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE!!!

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If you didn’t make it to one of Dr. Parks’ townhalls with Friends of Medicare, here is a link where you can access the info. Watch the recording of our virtual town hall here.

Find the joy every day… it will make the battles ahead manageable. The UCP will only win if good people do nothing. Join us in doing something to fight back.

Every Teacher and member of the public is encouraged to wear “Red for Ed” on Fridays. Will you join them?

Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 73!

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: Justin Wright’s office

    • TransCanada Place #5 1299 TransCanada Way SE Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9

    • 1299 Trans Canada Way S E You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 11:00 - 12:00 pm

  • Red Deer - Saturday Address: Adriana LaGrange’s Office

    • on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer

    • 5913 50 Ave You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 10:30 - 11:30

We can do this, Alberta - You are an important part of the process.

What’s happening in Alberta: There are listings for various events all over Alberta: Check it out - there is something for everyone. We have highlighted a few that are happening in the next two weeks.

Alberta’s Voice - Say No to the Nine

https://albertasvoice.ca/projects

https://albertasvoice.ca/store

Things are moving quickly at Alberta’s Voice, and I wanted to share a few updates.

We’re expanding our outreach.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll begin translating our campaign materials into several Asian languages. That means websites, brochures, signs, and other campaign resources designed to reach more than 50,000 Asian Canadians across Alberta.

Every Albertan deserves the opportunity to understand what’s on the ballot and why Alberta’s Voice is encouraging people to vote Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.

We’re also beginning work with Southern Alberta First Nations to help increase participation in the referendum and ensure Indigenous voices are part of this important conversation. This referendum will affect every Albertan, and we want to make sure everyone has the information they need to make an informed decision.

Thank you for being part of it. If you haven’t picked up a sign yet, this is a great week to do it.

See you on the road.

Alberta’s Voice

No to the Nine. Stay in Canada.

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Canada Wide

Celebrate Indigenous stories with CBC and Parks Canada

La version française suit

CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to provide free screenings in parks and sites across the country from July 6 to August 31, 2026. Lots of information and extra learning opportunities.

(One is coming to Elk Island Park this month)

The family-friendly events are free and open to everyone!

https://www.cbc.ca/experiences/parkscanada

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Edmonton Pride Month Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft

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Edmonton

August 14th, Friday – MP Action: “Want to do something about this weird summer weather and say no to pipelines with your community? See you on the 14th”
Time: 12.30pm
Location: MP Diotte’s Office, 10212 – 127th Avenue

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August 15th, Saturday – Fuck Your Fascist Pancakes Pancakes for the People: Come out and enjoy community and non-fascist pancakes made by the community for the community.
Time: Ceremony starts at 7am and Pancakes from 8.30am
Location: O’daymin Park, 10150 – 107th Street

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Lacombe

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Edmonton

August 16th, Sunday – Palestine Presence at Edmonton Marathon: As hundreds of athletes participate in this event, we will be there to remind people that the Zionist manufactured state of Israel has murdered/killed over 1,000 Palestinian athletes.

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Stand in solidarity.
Time: 11 am
Location: 100th Street and Jasper Avenue

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Edmonton

August 16th, Sunday – NDP Rose Caucus: “Hey Edmonton! Are you a Rose Caucus Member or ally? Come meet your comrades! We’ll be at the Earth’s Refillery Coop on Saturday the 16th of August.”
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street

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Edmonton

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Edmonton

August 17th, Monday – Treaty No. 6 150 Year Commemoration Celebration: “Join us for FREE entertainment and activities with main stage performances!

  • Headliner: Tia Wood

  • MC Conway Kootenay

  • DJ Kookum, LOV, Bryce Morin, the Bearhead Sisters and more Indigenous performances!

  • Food Vendors

  • Artisan Vendors

  • Kid Zone including inflatables, face painting and more

  • Cultural Activities

Everyone welcome!”
Time: 12 noon to 7 pm
Location: Churchill Square, 99th Street and 102a Avenue
URL: Confederacy of Treaty No.6 First Nations

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Edmonton

August 18th &19th – Treaty No. 6 150 Year Commemoration Events: Learn through free workshops including moccasin making, drum & singing, land-based teachings, traditional games, star teachings, rawhide work, bannock & tea, and more.
Space is limited, so registration is required for each event.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdg99cC600VKA…/viewform

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Gibbons

August 19th, Wednesday – Federal and Provincial Townhall: Time to show up and let these representatives know what you think about AI Data Centres.
Time: 6pm to 7.30pm
Location: Gibbons Community Cultural Centre, 5115 – 51 Street, GIBBONS
Instagram: Sturgeon County Anti AI

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Edmonton

August 20th, Thursday – Native Pollinator 101: “Have you ever wondered about our native pollinators? Who they are? How they live? What we can do to support them?
Join NGM at the garden to learn about native pollinators and what we can do to make our gardens more pollinator-friendly.
During the workshop, we’ll gain knowledge about our many native pollinators AND we will make some native plant seed balls to take home! We’ll follow the beginner pollinator workshop by planting native plants to make the community garden a more colourful and pollinator-friendly space.
Let’s grow a food system that benefits our communities AND one that is in harmony with the land.”
Time: 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm
Location: West Ritchie Community Garden, 7900A – 101 Street
Instagram: New Grocery Movement

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Vegfest Edmonton: Come and enjoy all things vegan. Edmonton has a large vegan/plant-based community.
Time: 11 am to 7 pm
Location: Athlone Community Hall, 13010 129 Street NW
Facebook: Vegfest

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Alberta

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St. Albert

Let’s get together

We’re hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for BIG TECH. BIGGER QUESTIONS. | The META Data Centre in Sturgeon County

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Edmonton Pride Fest: “Join thousands as we take over the streets of downtown Edmonton for the Edmonton Pride Parade & Trans March!
Then keep the celebration going with PrideFest at FanPark!

Live Entertainment & Beer Gardens: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Featuring RÊVE and the best of Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ talent.

FREE General Admission

Gather your friends, wear your Pride, and be part of one of Edmonton’s biggest celebrations of the year! ”
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Downtown Edmonton
Instagram: Edmonton Pride Fest

Events in Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/upcoming-events

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Edmonton

August 23rd. Indigenous Pride.

Live Entertainment & Beer Gardens: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Featuring RÊVE and the best of Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ talent.

FREE General Admission

Gather your friends, wear your Pride, and be part of one of Edmonton’s biggest celebrations of the year! ”
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Downtown Edmonton
Instagram: Edmonton Pride Fest Edmonton

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Edmonton

Aug. 26

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Online

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Edmonton

August 28th, Friday – Building Adaptation Skills for the Changing Climate Workshop:

Time: 5pm to 8pm

Location: Stanley A Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square

Inspiration Room, 2nd Floor

Registration: Edmonton Sustainable Fashion Show

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Edmonton

August 29th, Saturday – Palestine Solidarity Market: “Show your solidarity with the people of Gaza! In collaboration with Earth’s Refillery and Paper Birch Books, we are hosting a solidarity market to fundraise for Bridge of Solidarity, an anti-capitalist mutual aid organization led by Gazans, for Gazans.
We will be selling:
Books
Stickers
Buttons
Zines
Artwork
And more! We will also feature vendors selling their wares to support Bridge of Solidarity, and activist organizations sharing their causes and supporting Palestinian solidarity. Fundraiser market for Bridge of Solidarity: an anti-capitalist mutual aid organization in Gaza.
Collaboration between Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Paper Birch Books, and Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe.”
Time: 10 am to 5 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Instagram: SJP.UofA

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Edmonton

September 1st, Tuesday – Reimagining Safety Film Screening: Thoughtful Tuesday returns for another season.
“Reimagining Safety” illustrates the history and impact of policing, why harmful aspects persist, the role of the media, and how resources and care-based interventions reduce crime while improving societal conditions.” – from IMDb
Coffee, teas, drinks, and food will be available for purchase until 6pm.
Time: 6pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street

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Edmonton

September 6th, Sunday – Peace Festival: “A festival with live musicians, artist vendors, food, and DJs. Entry is $6, 70% of proceeds go to fundraising for the Canadian Network on Cuba, the rest will go to the Edmonton Peace Council. Come join us for a day of celebrating peace!”
Time: Doors open at 10AM
Location: Alberta Avenue Community Hall, 9210 118 Avenue NW, T6G0N4
Price: Entry is $6

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Edmonton

September 9th, Wednesday – Climate Conversations Matter: “Seniors for Climate is hosting Dr. Katharine Hayhoe for a webinar discussing the critical importance of talking about the climate crisis. Dr. Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. She is known for her ability to translate complex climate issues into accessible public discourse.”
Time: 4.30pm MT
Location: Virtual/Zoom
Register: Seniors for Climate

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Calgary

10 am - 3 pm in Wickenden Hall. We will have local artisans, some returning and some new, tarot readings, and Huggabowl will be on site with their new food cart. We are also hosting non-profits who are building community here in Moh'kinsstis(Calgary). Come by, visit with friends old & new, support your local economy, and build community.

The Public Interest Alberta (PIA)’s referendum campaign—opposing Smith’s United Conservative Party of Alberta waste-of-taxpayer-time-and-money, “Alberta Next” MAGA North agenda—has officially launched! Find ways to join today at albertareferendum2026.org. Not to be confused with the Government of Alberta’s propaganda referendum website at albertareferendum2026.ca—Coincidence?

  • \As you know, over the coming weeks we’ll be working across Alberta to encourage people to vote to keep Alberta in Canada and reject the other nine referendum questions.

  • And as we’ve been saying on our internal organizing calls, August is the month for volunteer recruitment, and we need you to assist us with that! Please read the information below carefully and send it far and wide through your networks.

  • This campaign is powered by people like you and the people in your networks. Together, we’re knocking on doors, talking with neighbours, organizing in communities across Alberta and building a future with less division, less waste and more focus on the issues that matter, like healthcare, education, affordability, jobs and our economy.

  • If you have any questions, please reach out. In the meantime, happy recruiting!

Take action!

https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/#takeaction

Listen to former MLA and Environment Minister for the Alberta NDP, Shannon Phillips explain why you should participate in PIA’s campaign:

MAGA’S TROJAN HORSE TO BREAK APART CANADA

Alberta’s Voice STAY IN CANADA. NO TO THE NINE. campaign is well underway, please pick up a lawn sign here and pledge your support!

We need this community now more than ever. I hope you’ll stand with us.
We will be visiting 3 cities for our campaign launch! Join us, volunteer, bring a crowd, and let’s get organized!
* September 1st 2026 CALGARY
Memorial Hall - Royal Canadian Legion #1
116 7 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0H5
* September 2nd 2026 LETHBRIDGE
Southminster United Church
1011-4 Ave South Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P7
* September 3rd, 2026 EDMONTON
Beverly Heights Community League
4209-111 Avenue Edmonton AB T5W 0K3

These are just the beginning. We’ll be announcing another 12 campaign events across Alberta over the coming days and weeks.

For campaign updates and the latest events, visit:

https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/

Help Fuel the Campaign

This campaign is powered by people like you, and every donation helps us reach more voters. Your contribution helps pay for campaign materials, events, volunteer organizing, advertising and the province-wide effort to get out the vote. If you’re able, please consider making a donation today. Every dollar helps us build a stronger campaign and move Alberta forward.

Click here to make a donation now: https://www.pialberta.org/together_no

Vote by Mail - The easiest way to vote

We strongly encourage you to apply for a Special Ballot, which is simply Alberta’s Vote by Mail program.

Apply here to vote by mail now:
https://specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400

Once your application is approved, Elections Alberta will mail your voting package beginning September 1, 2026, along with a prepaid return envelope.

Simply complete your ballot at home and return it by mail.

Why vote by mail?

  • Avoid long lineups.
    • Every voter receives 10 referendum ballots, making voting slower than a normal election.
    • Fewer election workers and voting locations could mean longer waits.
    • Vote from home at a time that’s convenient for you.

Important deadlines

  • Applications to Vote by Mail close October 9, 2026.
    • Completed Special Ballot packages must be received by Elections Alberta by 5:00 pm on October 16, 2026.

Please don’t wait until the last minute. Your vote matters!

Together, we can reject division, protect what matters, and move Alberta forward.

The Public Interest Alberta Referendum Campaign Team

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Calgary

John Ware Institute 5th Anniversary Gala | LEAD 2026

Who is John Ware?

Calgary Petroleum Club Calgary, AB

Friday, September 11 • 5 PM - 9 PM

Overview

Celebrate five years of advancing Black leadership at the John Ware Institute’s 5th Anniversary Gala with Senator Daryl Fridhandler.

From CA$100

Fri, Sep 11 • 5 PM

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September 20th, Sunday – Pride Corner on Whyte’s Annual BBQ Fundraiser:
Time: TBA
Location: Government House Park
Instagram: Pride Corner on Whyte

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Alberta Wide

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Saturday, October 17 is the next AFL FightBackNow.ca Day-of-Action!

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is facilitating another provincial-wide day of action like May 29th! This event will be a great opportunity to finalize your Referendum Day plans to help others vote NO to Premier Smith’s United Conservative Party of Alberta’s MAGA north agenda. You didn’t want any of this before May 2023, you have said “NO” ever since to all of it. Let’s put the separatist, anti-rights, divisive agenda to bed. Once and for all!

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Events in Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/upcoming-events

  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded? If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

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Check Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Blue Sky, and Recall Facebook pages. The

Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

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The Alberta Next Panel conversations are based on the Free Alberta Strategy authored by Barry Cooper, Derek From, and Rob Anderson (Danielle Smith’s Chief of Staff): https://www.freealbertastrategy.com/the_strategy

They also have a website:

https://www.freealbertastrategy.com/

They are organized and have money. We need to stand up and show that we oppose their plans. We made them blink on the expense account, book bans, complex classrooms in public schools (this week), and vaccines for healthcare workers. We have the power! Keep making noise!

Meta’s AI Data Centre will bring Alberta $250 Million - Is it worth it?

AI Data Centres in Alberta: August 2026

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  • You need to engage everyone who is affected by the circumstances.

  • You give them the power to stand up and fight for what is right.

  • You validate the struggle, but the win is worth it.

  • Every person counts, every signature counts, every vote counts.

  • Together we can do hard things!

Economic Policy Institute

Here is a link to our costing of the UCP Government’s spending updated to May 2026 - cleaned up and reformatted.

We have also included the link to the Auditor General’s findings for Dynalife.

If you want everything to come out of the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here: Fundraiser for Athana Mentzelopoulos by Nancy Scott: Medicine Hat Grassroots group for integrity & justice

If you want to donate to Nate Pike’s defense against Sam Mraiche’s $6 million SLAPP Suit, go here:

Fundraiser by Nate Pike: Legal Defense Fund

https://www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-legal-defense-fund

What can you do to make some “Good Trouble” this week? Check out:

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

Miscellaneous

  • Alberta-wide Indigenous resources: https://alignab.ca/events/

  • If you would like to know what is going on in Alberta, you can find our Substack here: https://substack.com/@abresistance?utm_source=user-menu

  • Please share this newsletter with your friends. ABR wants to get information out there to inform Albertans.

  • Our Facebook Page is here: AB Resistance

  • Our website is ABResistance.ca

  • There are some great resources on Substack

    • LindaWalkerWrites

    • Jenny Yeremiy of the Gravity Well (She is often on Charlie Angus reporting on what is happening in Alberta)

    • Prairies Exposed

    • Ken Chapman

    • Bill Whitelaw

    • The BreakdownAB

    • Lisa on TikTo

    • Markham Hislop - Energi Media

    • YouTube - Max Fawcett - Power lines

    • Send us some of your favorites to highlight.

Feedback:

  • Share your ideas, concerns, or donations. We are starting some advertising campaigns and planning on coming out to your communities and building awareness. You can get in touch with us at abresistance2007@gmail.com. To donate, go to donate@abresistance.ca. Please include your name and address, as we have to report all donations to Elections Alberta. Thank you for your time. The answer to the question: What do you love? -The answer is Alberta.

  • Grab some merchandise: Please check out our online store at AB Resistance Online Store

  • AB Resistance

  • https://www.theoddibles.ca/music

Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

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August News.

July 31 - August 6

So far, a quiet week/weekend -

  • Fires burning in the Okanagan, in Europe and the US.

  • They have brought out the trans women in sports argument again.

  • COVID Conversations over what really happened in 2020-21, two different realities. Those with long COVID trying to alert people to the dangers as a new variant starts making the rounds.

  • Alberta - the separatists saying the “stay in Canada” side is losing, CSIS aware that there is misinformation and interference with the vote, while Forever Canadian keeps handing out signs - not saying anything about the Referendum other than it is not their question - it is the Premier’s question.

  • Edmonton plagued by rainstorms and mosquitoes while southern Alberta bakes

  • and a coal mine near Hinton is given the go-ahead for expansion.

  • Protests over the Meta AI Data center near Gibbons. Sturgeon municipal center.

  • Healthcare taking another wallop in the Orders in Council - Under the Communicable Diseases Regulation -??? No information on that.

Okay I spoke too soon….

  • Edmonton Police Service unveils it’s anti hate speech initiative. Both Danielle Smith and Mike Ellis say the police should be stopping real crime. Free speech is an Alberta right according to the UCP except that this government banned books, and used the NWC to force teachers back to work…It’s the “Freedom of Expression” in Canada.

  • Alberta Education launches review after child hit with belt, school supervisor charged. (Private School - La Crete no licensed teachers)

  • Parents want answers after mass exodus of staff from private Calgary school.

  • Large white supremacist meeting shakes residents of Alberta town. RCMP ‘aware’ of Second Sons Canada, monitoring ‘rise of hate-motivated crime and incidents’

  • The Alberta Government is holding AI data center information Town Halls - how many people can we get signed up to ask hard questions and push back against their agenda?

    • Alberta’s government has launched an online information hub and a series of town halls to provide comprehensive information on AI data centre development. Leading AI Development Responsibly

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October Referendum:

Question One:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

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Question Two:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education, and other social services?

Things to consider:

  • Permanent Residents already pay taxes and are permanent members of Canadian society.

  • Temporary Foreign Workers and International Students also contribute through taxes, tuition, and labour.

  • Changes could affect employers already facing labour shortages. (See the ** document at the end if you are an employer on how to deal with this.)

  • Provinces must still operate within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  • Some publicly funded services are already restricted based on immigration status.

Canada

Alberta

**Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

Alberta's October 2026 Referendum: What Albertans, Immigrants, and Temporary Residents Need to Do Now That the Campaign Has Started – Refdesk.ca

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Question Three

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

Things to consider:

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Question Four

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the healthcare and education systems?

Things to consider:

Question 4

Say goodbye to free healthcare - Question 4 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

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Question Five - This week

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Question Six

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

Things to consider:

  • Superior Court Judges are currently appointed by the Federal Government

  • Provinces already appoint many of the lower court judges.

  • Provinces have a committee to appoint judges to the King’s Court - thus they have a say in who gets appointed.

  • Changing the appointment process would require a constitutional amendment.

  • It will increase political influence over the judiciary.

    • Do you want judges appointed based on their political leanings so they rule according to their beliefs or to rule according to what the law says?

Since 1990, the West has had 6/24 Supreme Court Judges - Alberta has had 5 of them. So, 25% of Federal Supreme Court judges came from the West, BC, and Alberta.

Have a great week! Let’s make some good trouble together!

]]><![CDATA[Alberta This Week (Your Voice For Choice)]]>https://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-this-week-your-voice-for-c6fhttps://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-this-week-your-voice-for-c6fSun, 09 Aug 2026 13:02:45 GMTThis is YOUR resource - Share any links here on social media to educate others! - “Your Voice For Choice.” Welcome to your non-partisan information source for news. We primarily collect news from around the province, Canada, and the world that affects Alberta.

Athabasca: the river is flowing fast.

(If you have a picture you would like to share for our newsletter, please send it to abresistance2027@gmail.com with your name. It helps differentiate it from the other newsletters.

Thank you to all of you who already subscribe to our Substack/newsletters. They are free because we believe an informed population makes better decisions. If you like what we do, a paid Substack subscription is $50/year. It helps support our costs in maintaining our webpage, townhalls, printing, advertising, etc.

We are advertising in Coffee News. WE have one ad currently running. You can check it out here: Coffee News Fort McMurray

There is lots going on in Alberta: Let’s get started…

The Breakdown has just launched THEIR “Canada Proud Dad” site. You can buy merch here https://www.odd-i-tees.com/online-store/Canada-Proud-Dad-c203755051

All proceeds are going to Skipping Stone and Harm Reduction. UNAPOLOGETICALLY CANADIAN.

If you are new to us or want to check on how the health system is doing, links to other News, legislative links, videos, etc., will be available after the news.

***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.

Some lists re: what’s going on in Alberta - Referendum and Elections.

Daveberta:

Substack: Daveberta - Who’s Who in the Separation Referendum Debate:

Substack: Daveberta - Candidates running in Alberta’s next election.

Some Actions you can take:

You can request mail in ballots for the referendum.

Elections Alberta - Voter List (we are bumping this up as there is now a way to sign onto the Class Action suit)

Class Action - Information - This is what we could find that was currently out there.

Class Action for Privacy Breach - May 14, 2026

A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed.

Nearly 2.9 million Albertans may have been affected by the alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of information contained in Alberta’s List of Electors.

Cooper Regel LLP has commenced a proposed class action on behalf of affected Albertans.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and certification is required before the matter can proceed as a class action.

Individuals who believe they may be members of the proposed class, or who have information relevant to the allegations, are encouraged to email our office.

If you want to join the Class Action, they are asking you to send an email to:

Voter@CooperRegel.ca

https://cooperregel.ca/voter-information-privacy-breach.../

#CooperRegel #ABpoli #Alberta #AlbertaLaw #ClassAction #PrivacyBreach #PrivacyRights #VoterPrivacy #ElectionPrivacy #DataPrivacy #PersonalInformation #AccessToJustice #CanadianLaw #LegalNews

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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:

Petition re: Reconciliation: Residential schools - Expires Sept. 2, 2026

We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Implement statutory funding for the Missing Children Community Support Fund, so Indigenous-led work to locate missing children and unmarked graves continues.

2. Implement statutory funding for Survivor Supports, healing, and cultural services for First Nations, Inuit, and Red River Métis families and Nations; and

3. Ensure these programs remain Indigenous-led and Survivor-centered, consistent with UNDRIP and the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action.

Petition re: Keeping radio stations open. Experis Sept. 8, 2026

Local radio and journalism are important to Canadians;

Abrupt closures of local radio stations by Rogers Media leave citizens without a vital public service;

Petition on AI Data centers. - 7427 expires Sept 17, 2026

We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to immediately impose a federal moratorium on the approval, construction, expansion, or operation of proposed hyperscale AI data centres in Alberta, including the proposed Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Industrial Park and the proposed Synapse Data Centres Olds Project.

1. Prohibit federal permits, funding, tax incentives, loan guarantees, infrastructure support, or federal land and water access for AI data centres powered primarily by fossil fuels or requiring large-scale freshwater withdrawals;

Involve Communities in consultation on where AI Centers are going. Expires September 24, 2026

Whereas:

AI data centres are being constructed across Canada with high secrecy and low community involvement;

AI data centres are known to cause noise and water pollution, and strain water reservoirs and energy grids;

Keep Airports Public expires October 8, 2026

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to reject any proposal to privatize, sell, or transfer ownership or control of Canadian airports to private, for-profit interests, and to maintain airports as publicly accountable infrastructure operated in the public interest while protecting affordability, accessibility, labour standards, safety, regional connectivity, public oversight of critical infrastructure, and ensuring Canada’s airports continue to operate for the long-term public good rather than short-term private financial gain.

Keep local Radio Stations open: - expires October 8, 2026

Keep local stations open for residents with limited internet access as these stations served an essential public-interest function that national media, websites, or social platforms cannot fully replace — especially during emergencies, severe weather, elections, or transportation disruptions;

Senior Citizens with Disabilities - October 13, 2026

Amend the Canada Pension Plan Act to ensure that the flat-rate base component of CPP-Disability (currently $610.46 CAD) is maintained as a permanent top-up for seniors who were receiving disability benefits prior to turning 65;

Amend the Canada Disability Benefit Act to remove the upper age limit of 64, allowing eligible Canadians with severe and prolonged disabilities to continue receiving the CDB (up to $200.00 CAD/month) concurrently with senior pensions; and

Establish a Federal Senior Disability Supplement to guarantee that no senior citizen with a disability experiences a drop in federal financial support due solely to reaching the age of 65.

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.

Regulations and studies of AI Data Centers - expire November 7, 2026

The Government of Canada has actively promoted hyperscale AI data centre development through its national AI strategy without establishing corresponding federal protections for the communities, ecosystems, and public utilities that bear the costs. New Brunswick affects all of Canada.

Diplomacy and diplomats - Persona no Grata US Peter Hoekstra - November 18, 2026

U.S Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has repeatedly made public statements undermining Canada-U.S. diplomatic relations, including characterizing the 2025 Canadian federal election as “anti-American”;

We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

1. Formally declare Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and request his removal as U.S. Ambassador to Canada;

2. Raise with the United States the pattern of conduct by Ambassador Hoekstra inconsistent with the Vienna convention on Diplomatic Relations; and

3. Direct a parliamentary committee to review U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs.

Alberta:

Bike lanes in Alberta

You can put in comments re: bike lanes. They can be supporting bike lanes - one concern might be the safety of bike riders since the government banned photo radar. Just leave the concerns at none. You can also write a letter to the Transportation Minister and your MLA.

Petition against two-tier healthcare.
Sign the cancel AISH to ADAP petition.
Tell Novared Mining to get rid of Kristi Noem

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 a strategic perspective in government affairs, regulatory matters, stakeholder engagement, and long-term economic development.

For a Canadian company, it certainly has a lot of Americans on its board.

Nova Red Mining has still not fired Kristi Noem... and this is why... She’s a Plant for Trump.. Don’t STOP pushing back against her being hired and in Canada... She is there for America....

Nova Red hiring Kristi Noem - a plant for Trump?

Nova Red is doing mining exploration on the Secwepemc Unceded, unsurrendered, 1865 Neskonlith Douglas Reserve.

Nova Red is doing mining exploration in unceded territory without permission.

Stop the scapegoating of Immigrants on the Alberta Referendum
Getting ICE out of Canada.

Stop the Contract: No Canadian Weapons to ICE

  • Write the Federal Health Minister re: Bill 11

Alberta has passed Bill 11:
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 reciprocates the Jay Treaty!

A rural look at Alberta Decides - the October 19th, Referendum

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If you are feeling powerless, there are ways to fight back

Fight for 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. Corb Lund has filed a law suit.

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 - an environmental assessment should be done.

Fight Corruption

Public Interest Alberta has signed up as a Referendum TPA - They are working on a Campaign to Say No to the Nine.

Write an email to Alberta’s AG re: releasing the report on the procurement scandal.

Support Communities

Support Indigenous communities
Indigenous: how to be an ally
Sign up and support LGBTQIA2S+ rights
Find out about homelessness in Alberta
The immigrant community
The disabled community

This has links for other cities as well. Amazing resource.

A package has been put together to email your concerns re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Here is the info.

It includes A Charter challenge on sections 7 and 15.

A submission to the United Nations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

A complaint to the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

A dossier of evidence showing what happened in other places that tried this same thing, from the UK to Australia to the US.

And a cover letter that ties it all together.

I sent it. But here is the part that matters most.

The more inboxes this lands in, the harder it is to ignore. One person sending it is a letter. Hundreds of us sending it is a record that cannot be brushed aside.

So I am sharing all of it with you. The documents, and a list of exactly who to send them to, are up on the website now:

The Alberta Disability System Breakdown Website (this is an amazing website with tons of information

The Legal package - includes the steps to send a letter.

Here is all you have to do:

Go to the link.

Download the documents.

Pick who you want to send from the list. Lawyers, your MLA, the Ombudsman, a reporter, the UN, any of them.

Attach the files and press send.

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Write a letter to the Auditor General re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Thanks to Heather Newton: Albertans United to Stop the UCP.

This is a site where 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 Healthcare

Sign up and support Friends of Medicare.

Fight for Workers’ Rights

Alberta Federation of Labour - Fight Back Now Campaign

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

Alberta’s Voice

Alberta’s voice interactive guide.

  • https://knowthenine.ca/

Vote NO to the Nine and yes to remain in Canada. Together NO!

  • https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/

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 Mentzelopoulos 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.

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation launches national fundraising campaign

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, July 31

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

The new license is causing long lines and confusion at the registries.

Healthcare:

Opinion: Private payment won’t fix Alberta’s diagnostic imaging crisis.

Lewis: $80b a year won’t fix healthcare but $10b might.

Municipalities:

Paramount Theatre to be restored following block purchase by Edmonton business

Dutch elm disease found in 4 new Edmonton trees

  • https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/dutch-elm-disease-found-in-4-new-edmonton-trees/

Social Services and Assisted Living:

The ALA org chart. Lots of CEOs - Brian Pollard - 6 areas under him and 29 employees under those directors.

The Alberta government blaming immigrants for Alberta’s healthcare costs? Really? Look at the actual structure: Government → AHS Board/CEO → 4 Ministers + Deputies → 4 agencies → 7 Regional Health Corridors + 14 Advisory Councils… then finally frontline staff and Albertans - You and your family.

Wildlife:

Red Deer anglers asked to keep ethics in mind when fishing.

Transportation:

WestJet flight cancellations mount as Sunday strike deadline approaches. Travellers are likely on edge as the airline starts the first round of flight cancellations.

Sunday, August 1

Arts, Culture and the Status of Women:

Festivals: Strong wind shuts down day 2 of Edmonton’s Heritage Festival. Festival says tents were blowing away.

Alberta Day is coming on Sept. 1! It won’t be replacing Labour Day any time soon. ‘Alberta Day,’ according to Jason Kenney back in 2020, was a great time to remember the Spanish Flu. Alberta is co-opting Labour Day - What unions fought hard for. Remember what it stands for.

International:

Elon Musk is leading a space gold rush. Be afraid.

Social Services and Assisted Living:

Disabled Albertans betrayed by the Smith government.

Technology and Innovation:

Hundreds of protesters chanted “Down, down with corporations” outside a northern Alberta county office on Sunday to voice their opposition to tech giant Meta’s plan to build a data centre.

Transportation:

WestJet Strike

Motorists are advised that a paving project that will affect traffic and cause delays is planned to begin on the morning of Aug. 3.

Tourism and Sports:

Rainy summer delays completion of Cactus Rats’ ballpark, future home games cancelled.

Monday, August 2

Arts, Culture and the Status of Women:

Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women Tanya Fir issued the following statement on Heritage Day:

Referendum:

In Alberta referendums must serve Smith’s aims only.

Separatism:

Alberta, Canada flags creating division ahead of referendum

Duelling symbols: Alberta and Canada flags creating division ahead of referendum

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

Online Gambling and addiction: a warning from someone who lost $500,000 when you had to go to a VLT or casino to gamble.

Transportation and Economic Corridors:

WestJet Strike ends after tentative deal is reached.

Tuesday, August 3

Education:

Three Alberta private schools are being investigated by the RCMP for physically disciplining students.

Energy and Minerals:

Alberta’s independent U.S. oil exports would mostly be piped through other provinces

Canada and Alberta could reach pipeline shipment deals. But no guarantees in trade talks, experts say

Executive Council:

Smith makes digs at Nenshi for what he hasn’t done while he wasn’t mayor. Says she has helped Alberta grow oil and gas. What this article doesn’t say is how she has destroyed public healthcare and education or how she has attacked vulnerable groups in Alberta. Albertans will remember.

Substack: Alberta on the Record- Queen Danielle and the mandate she never got.

Federal:

Carney government moves toward listing West Coast pipeline as national interest project. Notice published Aug. 1 marks the start of 30-day period before decision.

Forestry and Wildlife:

The Alberta ministry is being charged in connection with the death of the man who died battling the Jasper Wildfire.

Healthcare:

MH&A: Gift Article G&M Contractors say Alberta Recovery Centers face unpaid bills as Premier stands by budget. Mraiche’s name comes up again.

PC: Alberta’s government is investing an additional $30 million in community health centres to connect vulnerable Albertans with the health and social supports they need.

What we’ve learned about COVID-19 since the pandemic.

Transportation:

5 people killed, 28 injured in crashes over the long weekend: Alberta RCMP.

Wednesday, August 4

Affordability and Utilities:

Some sites online are charging for Canadian hotel rooms and car rentals in US $

Children and Family Services:

Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton issued the following statement as applications open for the Duke and Duchess Scholarship.

Education:

Alberta Education launches review after child hit with belt, school supervisor charged. (Private School - La Crete no licensed teachers)

Parents want answers after mass exodus of staff from private Calgary school.

Healthcare:

MH&A: Edmonton had 770 overdose deaths last year. What’s the city doing about it? What about the province’s responsibility?

PC: COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you.

PC: New $267M research lab in Winnipeg will work to counter future pandemics. $10M design contract awarded for medical countermeasures facility.

Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration:

An industrial services company has been fined $132,000 related to a workplace injury incident.

Sunterra assets up for sale.

Referendum:

Substack: Women of AbPoli this week in Alberta Aug. 5, 2026. Referendum, shutting down police dealing with hate speech and who does Alberta’s flag belong to?

Water Not Coal:

The majority of Albertans would have voted in favour of banning coal in fall referendum.

Thursday, August 5

Community:

Calgarians gather at community vigil to remember Parker who was found dead after lengthy search.

Energy and Minerals:
The new Surface Rights Advisory panel has now been established to strengthen property rights by improving the province’s surface rights system.

Executive Council:

In Alberta,, the UCP believes in free speech - at least when it comes to hate speech.

Federal:

Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years. Statistics Canada says gains split between full-time, part-time work.

Forestry and Wildlife:

Brake for snakes: Strathcona County hopes to prevent garter snake deaths on rural road. Fencing, lower speed limits are new snake safety measures being implemented this fall.

International:

The Canadian military says it didn’t initiate the July 4 fly-past- the US ambassador requested it.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Corporate culture: Canadians speak out against growing screen time surveillance.

An industrial services company has been fined $132,000 related to a workplace injury incident.

WestJet cabin crew union reveals details of tentative deal following strike. CUPE says agreement includes pay increase, compensation for work on ground.

Justice:

Alberta separatist lawyer challenging order removing him as trustee for First Nation. Jeff Rath alleges Calgary judge erred on 9 grounds, depriving him of a fair hearing.

Municipal:

Transalta is starting court proceedings against Bearspaw Marina on the Bearspaw Reservoir for trespassing.

Alberta Politics - Guest post by Lorne Fitch - 20 reasons Albertans should be concerned about conservation.

Police/Sheriffs:

Two correctional officers and an offender are dead after an accident while transporting an offender from Edmonton’s Women’s prison.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has completed two separate investigations involving the Calgary Police Service. In each case, ASIRT’s executive director reviewed the evidence and issued a written report outlining the findings and conclusions.

Large white supremacist meeting shakes residents of Alberta town. RCMP ‘aware’ of Second Sons Canada, monitoring ‘rise of hate-motivated crime and incidents’.

Referendum:

‘Like recruiting for a federal election’: Elections Alberta less than halfway to hiring goal 3 months before referendum.

Separatists:

Alberta independence group readies its separation blueprint, seeks expert review. Reviewers anonymous, must sign non-disclosure agreement.

Technology and Innovation:

Alberta’s government has launched an online information hub and a series of town halls to provide comprehensive information on AI data centre development.

Transportation:

Minister Devin Dreeshen issued the following statement on the government’s current progress to improve commercial trucking safety.

Friday, August 6

Advanced Education:

Substack: The Alberta Worker - Athabasca University Professor faces a dilemma - move back to Alberta and have her child’s legs amputated or stay in Austria, lose her job and save his legs. What would you choose?

Agriculture:

Prairie producers file more than 4,000 crop insurance claims in stormy July.

  • https://globalnews.ca/news/12013295/prairie-storm-crop-insurance-july/

Wet weather raises insect risks for Alberta crops. An Alberta crop specialist says changing weather has increased the risk of damaging insects in wheat, peas and canola.

Local farms open their gates for Alberta Open Farm Days - August 15 - 16.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Canadians’ climate change concerns rebound amid wildfire season. Those listing environment as top priority still down from pre-pandemic high.

Federal:

OPINION: Alberta was not annexed by Canada, it was created by Canada. Looking through Alberta separatism Facebook groups, it’s not hard to find people who claim that Alberta was annexed by Canada in 1905. However, this is a claim that completely ignores historical facts.

Canada prepared to halt booze bans, meet other U.S. demands in exchange for tariff relief: sources.

Substack: Dean Blundell - Canada’s out-lapping the US on job creation! Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief.

Forestry and Wildlife:

Guest post by Lorne Fitch: 20 reasons why Albertans should be concerned about conservation.

Forest Fires - The Walrus report of First Nation firefighting elite crews in the NWT. In Alberta, many of the firefighting crews are from First Nations here. It’s important that we understand and appreciate who the people are that are most affected by wildfires and how they protect the rest of us by going in and fighting them.

Parks Canada charges camper after black bear gets into food at Banff National Park. Bears ‘rarely survive in the long run’ when accessing human food and associating it with people: Parks Canada.

Healthcare:

PC: Clinics, technicians question Alberta’s new self-referral method for health tests. Province says change gives private operators incentive to invest in imaging machines, will lower wait times.

Primary and Preventative Health Services’ Calgary Zone Medical Officers of Health and Alberta Health Services Environmental Public Health are investigating three cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) associated with the water park facilities at City of Calgary’s Prairie Winds Park.

PC: Blue-Green algae advisory issued for Lac La Nonne.

International:

Substack: FBI has been working behind the scenes with Russia and China under the Trump government.

U.S. employers shed 23K jobs in July with 264K more leaving the workforce.

Jobs, Economy, Trade and immigration:

Alberta’s jobless rate unchanged since last month.

Justice:

Supreme Court of Canada to hear case on constitutionality of requiring oath to the Crown. Decision comes after Alberta’s top court decided requiring oath for lawyers violates Constitution.

Canadian hacker pleads guilty in Snowflake data breach case, stealing data and extorting people for millions. Arrest and guilty plea a message to hackers ‘they cannot hide behind a wall of anonymity,’ U.S. attorney says.

Municipalities:

City launches new traffic safety initiative targeting excessive vehicle noise. Traffic Safety Team will monitor 17th Avenue for noisy vehicles through August into September.

Are people actually using Edmonton’s bike lanes? Here’s a look at the numbers. Love them or hate them, the city is getting more bike lanes, and they’re seeing more use.

Edmonton finds trees infected with Dutch Elm Disease in Downtown Edmonton - Delwood area.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team continues to investigate a recent police shooting in southwest Calgary.

The correctional officers killed in Thursday’s crash have been identified. This has been a rough year for First Responders.

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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. There have been no new cases reported since June 15, 2026

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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, 1 - flu, 0 - COVID, and 0 - RSV patients are in the ICU. (17 COVID patients, 4 Flu, and 3 RSV are admitted to the hospital) This season, people died: 282 of the flu, 131 of COVID, and 67 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 - Low

COVID-19 - Moderate

RSV - Not Detected

Flu B - Not Detected

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

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UCP Travels

All UCP MLAs are back in Canada this week. So far, 3/27, UCP Ministers and 6/9 Parliamentary Secretaries and one MLA have jetted off since the Legislature rose for the summer. Only 29 more to send on trips. They have taken 29 trips and been gone for 157 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, 3 people to Salt Lake City, Utah, Reno, Nevada, and Chicago, Illinois.

****** Here I thought that was why we were paying for all those foreign offices to liaise re: Alberta.

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The UCP Caucus has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs and 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA. Smith has said she won’t call a by-election until people are ready to deal with politics - she has to call one by November 30th for Calgary Shaw.

Mike Derry is the UCP candidate:

Daveberta - Alberta politics and elections
Mike Derry wins Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination, defeats city councillor Dan McLean
Talent management company owner Mike Derry defeated City Councillor Dan McLean to win the United Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Shaw at a candidate selection vote on June 24…
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2 months ago · 17 likes · Dave Cournoyer

The NDP has nominated Kyle Campbell: https://daveberta.ca/2026/06/alberta-ndp-nominate-kyle-campbell-as-their-candidate-in-calgary-shaw-by-election/

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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?

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.

**** We want to point out that the Referendum is scheduled for October 19, 2026. The next election is scheduled for October 18, 2027. The UCP has passed a law stating that there can be no recalls or citizen initiatives taken that can affect the outcome of an election within one year before the election and one year after an election. So anything that arises out of the referendum cannot be acted on for two years.

**** Another update - They have changed legislation that “Recalls” can only use lawyers as scrutineers when validating signatures - another way to game the system.

**** For the October 19th referendum, scrutineers need to be declared before August 18, 2026 - eight weeks before the referendum. https://www.elections.ab.ca/elections/referendum/referendum-scrutineers/

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Letter from PIA -

Hi everyone,

This fall, Albertans will be asked to vote in a province-wide referendum that could shape our future for years to come.

At a time when families are worried about healthcare, affordability, education and the economy, the provincial government has chosen to spend millions of dollars on a referendum that creates more division, more uncertainty and more political conflict.

These aren’t abstract political debates. They have real consequences for real people. Some of the proposals could make it harder for people to access healthcare and other public services, create uncertainty for workers, employers and families and make Alberta a less welcoming place to live, work and invest. At a time when we need more doctors, nurses, teachers and skilled workers, why would we choose a path that risks driving people away instead of bringing people together to solve the challenges we already face?

It is the wrong priority.

Some of the questions also have serious implications for human rights, access to public services and the kind of province we want Alberta to be. Instead of bringing people together to solve real problems, this referendum asks Albertans to spend months debating issues that won’t lower grocery bills, shorten healthcare wait times or make life more affordable.

Public Interest Alberta has registered as a third party advertiser and is leading a province-wide, people-powered campaign to encourage Albertans to vote Remain in Canada and Vote NO on the remaining referendum questions. Our campaign is built around conversations with neighbours, community events, volunteers and local organizations because we know that real conversations are still the most effective way to move people and get out the vote.

We’ve launched our campaign website at www.albertareferendum2026.org, where you can learn more about the campaign and take action today. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be adding FAQs, research, fact sheets, and other resources to help Albertans understand what’s at stake and confidently talk with friends and family about the referendum.

But first, we need your help.

If you believe Alberta deserves practical solutions instead of more political division, please join us. Click here to:

  • Pledge to vote.

  • Sign up to volunteer.

  • Make a donation to help fund this grassroots campaign.

Every conversation, every volunteer, and every donation will help build the campaign needed to defeat this agenda.

This campaign is also about something bigger. It’s about choosing respect over division, facts over fear, and protecting the values that define Alberta at its best. It is about standing up for human rights, public services, and the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.

We need this community now more than ever. I hope you’ll stand with us.
We will be visiting 3 cities for our campaign launch! Join us, volunteer, bring a crowd, and let’s get organized!
* September 1st 2026 CALGARY
Memorial Hall - Royal Canadian Legion #1
116 7 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0H5
* September 2nd 2026 LETHBRIDGE
Southminster United Church
1011-4 Ave South Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P7
* September 3rd, 2026 EDMONTON
Beverly Heights Community League
4209-111 Avenue Edmonton AB T5W 0K3

Together, we can reject division, protect what matters, and move Alberta forward.

The Public Interest Alberta Referendum Campaign Team

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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 to sunk costs)

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Anybody looking for work? The Alberta Government has jobs listed here: Alberta Government Job Postings

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 they are learning… The UCP is still ahead in the polls.

We have included some information we found on social media. If you don’t subscribe to that particular entity, our apologies. WE do our best to find information that everyone can access.

Write to your elected officials in minutes

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  • https://www.resistnow.ca/

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What you need to know about Referenduming..

The Alberta Government’s website

Alberta Referendum 2026

A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:

Alberta Referendumb 2026

EAs referendum site

Referendum - Elections Alberta

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The oaths of office for Alberta (Are UCP MLAs breaking their oath to office by supporting separation?)

Who started Canada’s universal healthcare system?

Articles:

Flashback

Rachel Notley - What was and what we lost.

Alberta Views: What they did - the Notley government record.

What the Notley NDP Did - Alberta Views

Timeline a look at Rachel Notley’s 2 years as Alberta Premier.

Timeline: A look at Rachel Notley’s 2 years as Alberta premier | Globalnews.ca

Calling out the Data Centers in Alberta: Information you can use to debunk government statements.

Debunk lies · Stop the Datacentre

Healthcare:

Hospitals in the US being sued for selling or allowing access to patient’s MyChart data to Meta/Google Analytics. Is Alberta part of this?

A medical records firm just changed its user agreement. Here’s how Canadian patients might be impacted.

MyChart Rewrites The Rules, Patients Lose Their Rights. Online health record giant MyChart just slipped a clause into its terms and conditions barring patients from suing the firm for mishandling their health data.

Videos:

Wump World - A warning from years ago about using up the Earth’s resources and damaging our environment.

I found out why Canada rejected MAGA.

What is the AI Data center going to cost us? Some details.

Robert Reich on AI Data Centers.

Poison your data, fight back against AI.

Energi Media: Markham Hislop interviewing Duane Bratt - same people, same anger- How COVID activists became Alberta separatists.

Energi Media: Markham Hislop - Alberta separatists want more than a new country.

Prairie Dog: NWC 4 times in 6 weeks; Alberta suspends rights.

Prairie Exposed: Alberta’s two-tier healthcare betrayal.

Prairie Dog: Alberta destroyed its own renewable boom.

Even conservative media is calling out Danielle Smith’s UCP.

The Breakdown Interviews from the Live Edmonton Show

Dr. Jared Wesley - Finding Common Ground

Patrick Lennox - Author of On Treason; Alberta Separatism, Foreign Interference, and Canada’s Survival in a Revolutionary Age - due out Oct. 1

Deputy NDP Leader Rakhi Pancholi

Jody Calihoo-Stonehouse

. Triggered: gun violence in the US.

Former FBI agent: If they do this, please run. Narcissists favorite trick to control you.

Real Talk on Rural revolt over the AI Data Center.

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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 successfully 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 who gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefited from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize that 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

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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Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance and is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

When we stand up together, WE can MAKE a DIFFERENCE. They can only win if we give up!

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Our job over the next 3 months is to get out and talk with Albertans about the other questions so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part and vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider.

This Week in Alberta:

July 31 - August 6

So far, a quiet week/weekend -

  • Fires burning in the Okanagan, in Europe and the US.

  • They have brought out the trans women in sports argument again.

  • COVID Conversations over what really happened in 2020-21, two different realities. Those with long COVID trying to alert people to the dangers as a new variant starts making the rounds.

  • Alberta - the separatists saying the “stay in Canada” side is losing, CSIS aware that there is misinformation and interference with the vote, while Forever Canadian keeps handing out signs - not saying anything about the Referendum other than it is not their question - it is the Premier’s question.

  • Edmonton plagued by rainstorms and mosquitoes while southern Alberta bakes

  • and a coal mine near Hinton is given the go-ahead for expansion.

  • Protests over the Meta AI Data center near Gibbons. Sturgeon municipal center.

  • Healthcare taking another wallop in the Orders in Council - Under the Communicable Diseases Regulation -??? No information on that.

Okay I spoke too soon….

  • MH&A: Edmonton had 770 overdose deaths last year. What’s the city doing about it? What about the province’s responsibility?

  • Edmonton Police Service unveils it’s anti hate speech initiative. Both Danielle Smith and Mike Ellis say the police should be stopping real crime. Free speech is an Alberta right according to the UCP, except that this government banned books, and used the NWC to force teachers back to work…It’s the “Freedom of Expression” in Canada.

  • Alberta Education launches review after child hit with belt, school supervisor charged. (Private School - La Crete no licensed teachers)

  • Parents want answers after mass exodus of staff from private Calgary school.

  • Large white supremacist meeting shakes residents of Alberta town. RCMP ‘aware’ of Second Sons Canada, monitoring ‘rise of hate-motivated crime and incidents’

  • The Alberta Government is holding AI data center information Town Halls - how many people can we get signed up to ask hard questions and push back against their agenda?

    • Alberta’s government has launched an online information hub and a series of town halls to provide comprehensive information on AI data centre development. Leading AI Development Responsibly

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Referendum -

Question Six

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

Things to consider:

  • Superior Court Judges are currently appointed by the Federal Government

  • Provinces already appoint many of the lower court judges.

  • Provinces have a committee to appoint judges to the King’s Court - thus they have a say in who gets appointed.

  • Changing the appointment process would require a constitutional amendment.

  • It will increase political influence over the judiciary.

    • Do you want judges appointed based on their political leanings so they rule according to their beliefs or to rule according to what the law says?

Since 1990, the West has had 6/24 Supreme Court Judges - Alberta has had 5 of them. So, 25% of Federal Supreme Court judges came from the West, BC, and Alberta.

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NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

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The 2026 calendar

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year? They are due back on October 27th and will sit for 19 days. How much damage do you think they can do? Looking at the last sitting alot!

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You keep showing up! You are doing it. You are the power behind the RECALLS. The power behind EDUCATING ALBERTANS. The power behind CHANGE and BUILDING AN ALBERTA THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE!!!

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If you didn’t make it to one of Dr. Parks’ townhalls with Friends of Medicare, here is a link where you can access the info. Watch the recording of our virtual town hall here.

Find the joy every day… it will make the battles ahead manageable. The UCP will only win if good people do nothing. Join us in doing something to fight back.

Every Teacher and member of the public is encouraged to wear “Red for Ed” on Fridays. Will you join them?

Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 72!

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: Justin Wright’s office

    • TransCanada Place #5 1299 TransCanada Way SE Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9

    • 1299 Trans Canada Way S E. You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 11:00 - 12:00 pm

  • Red Deer - Saturday

  • Address: Adriana LaGrange’s Office

    • on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer

    • 5913 50 Ave You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 10:30 - 11:30

We can do this, Alberta - You are an important part of the process.

What’s happening in Alberta: There are listings for various events all over Alberta: Check it out - there is something for everyone. We have highlighted a few that are happening in the next two weeks.

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Alberta’s Voice - Say No to the Nine

https://albertasvoice.ca/projects

https://albertasvoice.ca/store

Things are moving quickly at Alberta’s Voice, and I wanted to share a few updates.

We’re expanding our outreach.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll begin translating our campaign materials into several Asian languages. That means websites, brochures, signs, and other campaign resources designed to reach more than 50,000 Asian Canadians across Alberta.

Every Albertan deserves the opportunity to understand what’s on the ballot and why Alberta’s Voice is encouraging people to vote Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.

We’re also beginning work with Southern Alberta First Nations to help increase participation in the referendum and ensure Indigenous voices are part of this important conversation. This referendum will affect every Albertan, and we want to make sure everyone has the information they need to make an informed decision.

Thank you for being part of it. If you haven’t picked up a sign yet, this is a great week to do it. See you on the road.

Alberta’s Voice

No to the Nine. Stay in Canada.

Celebrate Indigenous stories with CBC and Parks Canada

La version française suit

CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to provide free screenings in parks and sites across the country from July 6 to August 31, 2026. Lots of information and extra learning opportunities.

(One is coming to Elk Island Park this month)

The family-friendly events are free and open to everyone!

https://www.cbc.ca/experiences/parkscanada

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Edmonton Pride Month Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft Circle

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Edmonton

August 6th, Thursday – Hiroshima Anniversary Chalkout: “Join the Edmonton Peace Council in a chalk-out at Churchill Square to make chalk outlines to mimic the bodies burnt into the brickwork, as part of the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Help us raise awareness of NATO’s nuclear first strike policy and the fact that Canada has yet to sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.”

Time: 8 am

Location: Churchill Square

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Edmonton

August 9th, Sunday – A guided river valley nature walk for kids 8-13: “A guided 3.5 hour walk with naturalist Michelle Harris. Find animal homes, name native plants, and make nature art to take home.”

Time: 1 PM – 4:30 PM

Location: Sir Wilfred Laurier Park, 13221 Buena Vista Road Northwest (Look for Michelle in the south end of the Zoo parking lot holding a Canadian Flag.)

Tickets: Eventbrite

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Fort McMurray

Date & Location

Sun, 2 Aug 2026 • 5:00 PM to Sat, 8 Aug 2026 • 5:00 PM (MDT)

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Alberta, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H3R4

701 Beacon Hill Dr, Wood Buffalo, AB T9H 3R4, Canada, Fort McMurray

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About the event

Family Camp-out

Sesequon Healing Society and White Bear Rising are honoured to present the Wahkomaganuk Family Healing Camp at Rock Island Lake — a culturally grounded, land-based gathering focused on healing, connection, and community wellness. Rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and guided by Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and lived experience, this camp creates a safe and supportive space for individuals and families to reconnect with culture, spirit, land, and one another.

Set within the natural beauty of Rock Island Lake in Treaty 8 territory, between Calling Lake, AB, and Wabasca, AB. The camp offers a week of cultural teachings, ceremony, storytelling, traditional practices, wellness activities, and trauma-informed healing opportunities. Participants will engage in land-based learning experiences that promote resilience, identity, belonging, and intergenerational healing while strengthening family and community connections.

The camp recognizes the ongoing impacts of colonization, residential schools, grief, loss, addictions, and intergenerational trauma, while also celebrating the strength, wisdom, and resilience of Indigenous peoples. Through cultural revitalization, sharing circles, traditional teachings, and time spent on the land, the gathering aims to restore hope, empowerment, and balance in a holistic way that supports mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.

This gathering is inclusive and welcoming to all people seeking healing, understanding, connection, and community. Together, through culture, compassion, and reconnection to the land, we continue the journey of healing for current and future generations.

Donations and volunteers are welcome and help support the ongoing success of this community-led healing initiative.

587-941-1663/sesequonhealing@gmail.com :)

Kininaskomtin <3

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Fort McMurray

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rainbow-space-individual-certification-workshop-registration-1989933384320?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse

Redpoll CentreFort McMurray, AB

Friday, August 7 • 9 AM - 3 PM

Overview

Participants will access an in-depth education on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and take away concrete actions for inclusivity and allyship.

Join Wood Buffalo Pride for an Inclusivity Workshop for any community members or professionals interested in becoming Rainbow Space Certified!

Rainbow Space Individual Certification is a credential for individuals in the RMWB to highlight their commitment to 2SLGBTQIA+-inclusivity and allyship within their professional and personal lives. This certification program prepares individual community members and professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to be inclusive leaders and advocates for equity within their workplace and/or community roles. This certification is an excellent resource for individuals seeking professional development, continuing education credentials, and tangible allyship goals. Learn more about the certification on our website.

Where: In the Conference Room at the Redpoll Centre, 2nd level of SMS Equipment Place - West Entrance, 1 C.A. Knight Way

*Gender Neutral Washroom available

*Wheelchair accessible

*Free parking

Schedule:

9:00 am - 11:30 pm - Workshop Part 1

11:30 am- 12:30 pm - Lunch (participants are welcome to bring their own lunch or step out for lunch - Mac Island has a variety of food vendors)

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Workshop Part 2

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Assessment

Registration is free to attend the workshop for community-based education.

If you would like to receive Rainbow Space Certification after completing the workshop, the cost is:

$100 + GST / certification - valid for 3 years

$50 + GST / certification (student rate) - valid for 3 years

*If you are a teacher, contact brooke@wbpride.ca for a teacher discount code!

Wood Buffalo Pride acknowledges that the land we occupy is nistawâyâw, within Treaty 8, the traditional territory of the Cree, Dene, and the Métis people. We recognize and honour all the Indigenous people, especially Two Spirit people, who have stewarded this land for time immemorial prior to first contact, and who continue to resist oppressive colonial definitions of sexuality and gender to this day.

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Edmonton

August 10th, Monday – Organizers Workshop: “Join the Youth Climate Corps, Climate Justice Edmonton, and the Canadian Red Cross in a joint effort workshop for Edmonton-based organizers!

Whether you’ve been organizing for years or you’re looking for a place to start, you’re welcome here. Come meet other people who refuse to sit on the sidelines, build new skills, and leave with new connections, fresh ideas, and a reminder that collective action is still one of the most powerful forces we have.”

This is full, but if they hear from enough people, perhaps they will add more spaces or schedule another event.

Time: 5.30 pm

Registration: Climate Justice Edmonton

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Warburg

August 11th, Tuesday – Orphan Well Cleanup in Alberta: See poster for details.
The fossil fuel industry continue to pollute and to externalize costs for profit.
People might be interested in this meeting and in learning from rural landowners what challenges they are facing. We are all dealing with the consequences of this government’s decisions. These presentations are always interesting and informative.
Time: 7pm
Location: Pioneer Agriculture Centre (Warburg Community Hall), 5335-50a Avenue, Warburg, AB

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Vegfest Edmonton: Come and enjoy all things vegan. Edmonton has a large vegan/plant-based community.
Time: 11 am to 7 pm
Location: Athlone Community Hall, 13010 129 Street NW
Facebook: Vegfest

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Calgary

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St. Albert

BIG TECH. BIGGER QUESTIONS. | The META Data Centre in Sturgeon County

Register

St Albert Curling Club

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Edmonton Pride Fest: “Join thousands as we take over the streets of downtown Edmonton for the Edmonton Pride Parade & Trans March!
Then keep the celebration going with PrideFest at FanPark!

Live Entertainment & Beer Gardens: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Featuring RÊVE and the best of Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ talent.

FREE General Admission

Gather your friends, wear your Pride, and be part of one of Edmonton’s biggest celebrations of the year! ”
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Downtown Edmonton
Instagram: Edmonton Pride Fest

Events in Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/upcoming-events

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Edmonton

August 23rd. Indigenous Pride.

Let’s get together

We’re hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for BIG TECH. BIGGER QUESTIONS. | The META Data Centre in Sturgeon County,

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Edmonton

August 26

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Online

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Provincewide

Public Interest Alberta - PIA

Hi everyone,

This fall, Albertans will be asked to vote in a province-wide referendum that could shape our future for years to come.

At a time when families are worried about healthcare, affordability, education and the economy, the provincial government has chosen to spend millions of dollars on a referendum that creates more division, more uncertainty and more political conflict.

These aren’t abstract political debates. They have real consequences for real people. Some of the proposals could make it harder for people to access healthcare and other public services, create uncertainty for workers, employers and families and make Alberta a less welcoming place to live, work and invest. At a time when we need more doctors, nurses, teachers and skilled workers, why would we choose a path that risks driving people away instead of bringing people together to solve the challenges we already face?

It is the wrong priority.

Some of the questions also have serious implications for human rights, access to public services and the kind of province we want Alberta to be. Instead of bringing people together to solve real problems, this referendum asks Albertans to spend months debating issues that won’t lower grocery bills, shorten healthcare wait times or make life more affordable.

Public Interest Alberta has registered as a third-party advertiser and is leading a province-wide, people-powered campaign to encourage Albertans to vote Remain in Canada and Vote NO on the remaining referendum questions. Our campaign is built around conversations with neighbours, community events, volunteers and local organizations because we know that real conversations are still the most effective way to move people and get out the vote.

We’ve launched our campaign website at www.albertareferendum2026.org, where you can learn more about the campaign and take action today. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be adding FAQs, research, fact sheets, and other resources to help Albertans understand what’s at stake and confidently talk with friends and family about the referendum.

But first, we need your help.

If you believe Alberta deserves practical solutions instead of more political division, please join us. Click here to:

  • Pledge to vote.

  • Sign up to volunteer.

  • Make a donation to help fund this grassroots campaign.

Every conversation, every volunteer, and every donation will help build the campaign needed to defeat this agenda.

This campaign is also about something bigger. It’s about choosing respect over division, facts over fear, and protecting the values that define Alberta at its best. It is about standing up for human rights, public services, and the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.

We need this community now more than ever. I hope you’ll stand with us.
We will be visiting 3 cities for our campaign launch! Join us, volunteer, bring a crowd, and let’s get organized!
* September 1st 2026 CALGARY
Memorial Hall - Royal Canadian Legion #1
116 7 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0H5
* September 2nd 2026 LETHBRIDGE
Southminster United Church
1011-4 Ave South Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P7
* September 3rd, 2026 EDMONTON
Beverly Heights Community League
4209-111 Avenue Edmonton AB T5W 0K3

Together, we can reject division, protect what matters, and move Alberta forward.

The Public Interest Alberta Referendum Campaign Team

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Calgary

10 am - 3 pm in Wickenden Hall. We will have local artisans, some returning and some new, tarot readings, and Huggabowl will be on site with their new food cart. We are also hosting non-profits who are building community here in Moh'kinsstis(Calgary). Come by, visit with friends old & new, support your local economy, and build community.

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ABResistance will be attending, and hope to see you there.

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Edmonton

September 20th, Sunday – Pride Corner on Whyte’s Annual BBQ Fundraiser:
Time: TBA
Location: Government House Park
Instagram: Pride Corner on Whyte

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  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded? If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

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  • You need to engage everyone who is affected by the circumstances.

  • You give them the power to stand up and fight for what is right.

  • You validate the struggle, but the win is worth it.

  • Every person counts, every signature counts, every vote counts.

  • Together we can do hard things!

Economic Policy Institute

Here is a link to our costing of the UCP Government’s spending updated to May 2026 - cleaned up and reformatted.

Calgary

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

Miscellaneous

  • Alberta-wide Indigenous resources: https://alignab.ca/events/

  • If you would like to know what is going on in Alberta, you can find our Substack here: https://substack.com/@abresistance?utm_source=user-menu

  • Please share this newsletter with your friends. ABR wants to get information out there to inform Albertans.

  • Our Facebook Page is here: AB Resistance

  • Our website is ABResistance.ca

  • There are some great resources on Substack

    • LindaWalkerWrites

    • Jenny Yeremiy of the Gravity Well (She is often on Charlie Angus reporting on what is happening in Alberta)

    • Prairies Exposed

    • Ken Chapman

    • Bill Whitelaw

    • The BreakdownAB

    • Lisa on TikTo

    • Markham Hislop - Energi Media

    • YouTube - Max Fawcett - Power lines

    • Send us some of your favorites to highlight.

Feedback:

  • Share your ideas, concerns, or donations. We are starting some advertising campaigns and planning on coming out to your communities and building awareness. You can get in touch with us at abresistance2007@gmail.com. To donate, go to donate@abresistance.ca. Please include your name and address, as we have to report all donations to Elections Alberta. Thank you for your time. The answer to the question: What do you love? -The answer is Alberta.

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Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

What happened in Alberta this week?

June 26 -July 3

  • AISH recipients are being moved on to ADAP if they are under 60 and do not have a PDD diagnosis.

  • Jason Nixon, the UnFinance Minister, missed filing the annual update.)(Nixon has no background in finance - I have had several people point out that the NDP was late in filing the Royalty Review when they were in power. These are two different things. The Finance update lets us know how we are doing financially; it affects all Albertans, no matter where you are. The Royalty update affects us, but not directly. I, for one, want to know how we are doing. Where is our money going? (Jason Nixon was sworn in as the Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board on May 21, 2026. He previously served as Minister of Environment and Parks, Government House Leader, Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, and Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services.

    • Prior to his service as an elected official, Mr. Nixon was a successful entrepreneur. He was also an Executive Director at The Mustard Seed, where he spent several years running an addiction treatment facility. A reminder that as Minister of Social Services, Mr. Nixon approved grants for the shelter system while at the same time receiving a pension from the Mustard Seed, which his father started.

    • He is also the Minister behind forcing AISH recipients onto ADAP, causing undue stress on the disabled community.) IF this is the best the UCP has to offer in overseeing our financial situation, we may be in trouble.

    • The other Jason: Nixon’s rocky ascent to power | The Sprawl. Here is an article on Jason Nixon’s rise to power.

  • Danielle Smith put forth a proposal for Alberta to build a pipeline - Pembina Pipelines has entered a non-binding agreement, which means if it falls through, you and I are going to be funding this pipeline (we probably are putting in the lion’s share of the money from pension funds as well as money borrowed through ATB (there were several news announcements recently re: having ATB borrow money so they had an $11 billion line of credit.

  • Trump refuses to extend the CUSMA deal with both Canada and Mexico.

  • The portal opened for Albertans to apply for their $100 rebate - it is not going well.

  • Alberta ID is now going to include your citizenship and your healthcare # - be prepared to take a birth certificate or passport to prove your status when renewing.

  • Stampede is on - The UCP’s Pancake breakfast is scheduled for - you can peacefully protest there - signs and chants

  • The United Conservative Party has served official notice that there will be an AGM November 27 - 29 at the BMO Center in Calgary. Here are some links.

The Week of July 4 - 10th

  • The Stampede continued

  • Danielle Smith and Mark Carney announced an oil pipeline to BC that would follow the same route as TMX. BC is deepening the port waters to accommodate larger, heavier oil ships. BC also got deals from the Federal Government to sweeten the pot.

  • Danielle Smith and Rob Ford announced the Northern Shield Pipeline to run from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario, to refine Alberta tar sands oil. They will have to refit the refineries to handle the heavy oil, and then it can be shipped overseas. There is no public pipeline proponent for this one either.

  • The US Ambassador hosted a Fourth of July Party, inviting Rebel News staff, including Tamara Litch, to the occasion. She thanked the President for everything he has done to support Canadians. (We think she means Canadians like her)

  • Hoekstra appeared on talk shows claiming Canada did not pay for the Gordie Howe Bridge - the US wants more money and ownership of said bridge.

  • Rogers cuts 230 jobs, closes radio stations in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, and Kitchener.

  • Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is behind a massive artificial intelligence data centre planned for Sturgeon County, Alberta, Juno News has confirmed. Smith insists there’s no need to worry about plans to build a huge Electricity plant and AI Data center near Edmonton.

  • Protect yourself against West Nile Virus. Confirmed found in Alberta.

  • Corb Lund says he won’t give up the fight against coal mining in the Rockies.

  • Air Canada halts and delays several flights due to high fuel costs.

  • The new, official logo for Alberta Whisky sets the stage for it to stand out as a premium brand around the world. Hospitals are overrun, and public education is the lowest funded in Canada, and this is the government’s Priority - I wonder if it was AI-generated? (This is their priority)

  • They are using AI to rewrite government policies

  • Elections Alberta is set to verify separatists’ referendum petition after court stay.

  • Alberta uses AI to overhaul aging public tech, saving billions. (What oversight is there? And what will be the future costs? I wonder if they are using this to rewrite the Alberta curriculum)

  • Alberta announced that META is building a $13 billion AI Data Center. The facility will be located in an area northeast of Edmonton known as the Alberta Industrial Heartland. The metadata centre will be joined by Project Greenlight, a natural gas-powered electricity general facility. The 1-gigawatt facility will run on its own dedicated natural gas power plant and use roughly as much electricity as 800,000 homes. It confirms the identity of the mystery customer behind a $4.6 billion gas plant announced in the same area last week.

The Week of July 11 - 17

  • There are reports that Post Media (US right-leaning) bought up Canadian papers, pushing the Overton Window to the right.

  • Water Not Coal is prepared to fight the finding that they did not receive enough signatures.

  • Alberta launches online regulated gambling framework. They claim that Alberta’s iGaming market is now live with stronger player protections and increased social responsibility measures.

  • There are reports that Collective Bargaining Rights are being undermined across Canada.

  • Edmonton’s Northside flooded from two storms this week. Killarney School had its roof ripped off, basements flooded, Telus World of Science, the ATA Barnett House, and the Yellowhead was shut down for 2-3 days after the flood.

  • Judge freezes $8.5 million of Alberta separatist lawyer’s assets amid First Nation Trust fight. Jeffrey Rath is the lawyer behind the Alberta Prosperity Project. He has faced similar situations before as well.

  • Sam Mraiche is back in the news - Gift Article: G&M Alberta First Nation suing lawyer, alleges wrongdoing in construction of addiction recovery centers. Mariche Connection mentioned.

  • An Alberta First Nation is suing the federal government to increase the annual payment to First Nations - it has been $5 since 1899.

  • Edmonton had its last flyover by the Canadian Snowbirds on Wednesday; their jets are being grounded at the end of this year. New planes will be coming - propeller, not jets.

  • Rural Alberta is shifting to Virtual doctors for the ERs as the healthcare crisis in Alberta continues.

  • The first Edmonton Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Premier at the Legislature since 2020 happened Thursday morning.

The Week of July 18 - 24

  • Separatist advertisers are out fundraising those who are promoting Stay in Alberta.

  • The Separatists had a Telethon to raise funds for the Referendum TPAs.

  • What some immigrants could lose if Alberta votes yes to Danielle Smith’s questions.

What some immigrants could lose if Alberta votes yes to Danielle Smith’s questions | CBC News

  • Alberta First Nations intend to rock the vote against separation.

Alberta First Nations intend to ‘rock the vote’ against separatism | CBC News

  • Substack: Alberta Politics - and your fascist pancakes! This takes on a life of its own across Alberta.

Substack: Alberta Politics - and your fascist pancakes!

  • This is a warning: NOUS, an Australian company that has worked at turning Universities into businesses to their detriment, is now being hired by Alberta Health to consult on healthcare. This is not good.

A notorious consulting firm is selling austerity. Canada’s universities are buying ⋆ The Breach

  • Elections Alberta opens application for special referendum mail-in ballots.

Elections Alberta opens applications for special referendum mail-in ballots

  • Alberta municipalities can’t campaign on the referendum. (But the Alberta Government can)

Alberta municipalities can’t campaign for or against separatism. Here’s why | CBC News

  • Danielle Smith hosted the Pacific NorthWest Regional Consortium in Edmonton. US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was a guest speaker - no one from the Canadian Government spoke.

  • Here’s a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities.

St. Albert Gazette - A list of June Inflation rates for selected Canadian cities.

  • Alberta electricity expects tripling of power prices from data centers.

Alberta electricity industry expects tripling of power prices from data centres | Canada’s National Observer: Climate News

  • UCP Ministers keep dodging the question about supporting separatism

  • Trump initiates 50% tariffs on several Canadian products - including milk and lipstick.

  • Nine premiers agree to cross-border provincial liquor sales for Canadians

  • At the First Ministers’ Conference, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew states that Universal Healthcare is the greatest weapon in Canada’s arsenal to fight tariffs from the US - while at the same time Primary Care Minister Justin Wright puts forth the order in council to allow Albertans to pay for private testing - Bill 11.

  • Alberta government approved the sale of 10,600 acres of land to foreign owners in 2025.

Danielle Smith’s Alberta government approved the sale of 10,600 acres of land to foreign owners in 2025 - St. Albert News

  • Tamara Lich is asking for permission to go to the White House and on a cruise while serving her sentence. This is at the same time Pat King lost the appeal and is facing jail time for his actions in the Freedom Convoy.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lich-white-house-sentence-9.7278022

  • An eleven-year-old autistic boy has been missing in Calgary since last Thursday. People are urged to do a more thorough search of their property.

This Week in Alberta: July 25 -30

  • Alberta’s Premier refuses to ban US alcohol in response to Trump’s tariffs.

  • Police searched for Parker again this week; he was found deceased Wednesday afternoon.

  • Edmonton had major storms many days this week. Broken branches and trees, flooded buildings, roadways - the estimated cost to clean up is in the $20 to $30 million range. Calgary is sending emergency workers up to Edmonton to help with the cleanup.

  • Orders in Council enacted the private tests for money legislation. The next step in the privatization plan.

  • 1 in 10 Emergency physicians are leaving Canadian ERs, a national survey suggests. ERs continue to be backed up - this week, a story came out that a senior collapsed; their partner called 911; it took 90 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. The patient died.

  • Albertans hold some of the largest amounts of non-mortgage debt in the nation.

  • Prime Video to exclusively broadcast Wednesday NHL games. CBC Hockey Night in Canada is gone.

  • Shopify CEO endorses idea to give more votes to wealthy Canadians. (Show him how you feel with your $$$)

  • Councillors in Rocky View County bordering Calgary vote to pause data centres. County waiting for anticipated new regulations.

  • Trump says he doesn’t care about CUSMA as Dominic LeBlanc returns to D.C. for trade talks.

  • Albertans on disability payments receive wrong amounts for August; Province says technical issue related to new payment processing software to blame for errors

  • Canada has the third-lowest borrowing costs in the G7. Let’s keep it this way.

  • WestJet flight attendants’ union serves 72-hour strike notice. Strike could begin as soon as Sunday if 2 sides don’t reach a deal.

  • Leaked health care report shows Lloydminster services ‘struggling to keep up’: Sask. NDP. Saskatchewan’s Official Opposition released the report following community calls for transparency.

  • Coal petition proponent applies for legal review of Elections Alberta decision

  • ‘Tug of war’ over alleged privileged records in Mentzelopoulos case argued in court: Justice Michael Lema has said record dispute must be resolved before main matters move ahead

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October Referendum:

Question One:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

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Question Two:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education, and other social services?

Things to consider:

  • Permanent Residents already pay taxes and are permanent members of Canadian society.

  • Temporary Foreign Workers and International Students also contribute through taxes, tuition, and labour.

  • Changes could affect employers already facing labour shortages. (See the ** document at the end if you are an employer on how to deal with this.)

  • Provinces must still operate within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  • Some publicly funded services are already restricted based on immigration status.

Canada

Alberta

**Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

Alberta's October 2026 Referendum: What Albertans, Immigrants, and Temporary Residents Need to Do Now That the Campaign Has Started – Refdesk.ca

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Question Three

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

Things to consider:

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Question Four

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the healthcare and education systems?

Things to consider:

Question 4

Say goodbye to free healthcare - Question 4 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

Have a great week! Let’s make some good trouble together!

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There is lots going on in Alberta: Let’s get started…

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If you are new to us or want to check on how the health system is doing, links to other News, legislative links, videos, etc., will be available after the news.

***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.

Some lists re: what’s going on in Alberta - Referendum and Elections.

Daveberta:

Substack: Daveberta - Who’s Who in the Separation Referendum Debate:

Substack: Daveberta - Candidates running in Alberta’s next election.

Some Actions you can take:

You can request mail in ballots for the referendum.

Elections Alberta - Voter List (we are bumping this up as there is now a way to sign onto the Class Action suit)

Class Action for Privacy Breach - May 14, 2026

A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed.

If you want to join the Class Action, they are asking you to send an email to:

Could Your Personal Information Have Been Compromised?

Nearly 2.9 million Albertans may have been affected by the alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of information contained in Alberta’s List of Electors.

Cooper Regel LLP has commenced a proposed class action on behalf of affected Albertans.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and certification is required before the matter can proceed as a class action.

Individuals who believe they may be members of the proposed class, or who have information relevant to the allegations, are encouraged to email our office.

Voter@CooperRegel.ca

https://cooperregel.ca/voter-information-privacy-breach.../

#CooperRegel #ABpoli #Alberta #AlbertaLaw #ClassAction #PrivacyBreach #PrivacyRights #VoterPrivacy #ElectionPrivacy #DataPrivacy #PersonalInformation #AccessToJustice #CanadianLaw #LegalNews

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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:

  • Stop funding the federal opposition leader’s house. Expires July 30, 2026

Petition re: Reconciliation: Residential schools - Expires Sept. 2, 2026

We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Implement statutory funding for the Missing Children Community Support Fund, so Indigenous-led work to locate missing children and unmarked graves continues.

2. Implement statutory funding for Survivor Supports, healing, and cultural services for First Nations, Inuit, and Red River Métis families and Nations; and

3. Ensure these programs remain Indigenous-led and Survivor-centered, consistent with UNDRIP and the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action.

Petition re: Keeping radio stations open. Experis Sept. 8, 2026

Local radio and journalism are important to Canadians;

Abrupt closures of local radio stations by Rogers Media leave citizens without a vital public service;

Petition on AI Data centers. - 7427 expires Sept 17, 2026

We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to immediately impose a federal moratorium on the approval, construction, expansion, or operation of proposed hyperscale AI data centres in Alberta, including the proposed Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Industrial Park and the proposed Synapse Data Centres Olds Project.

1. Prohibit federal permits, funding, tax incentives, loan guarantees, infrastructure support, or federal land and water access for AI data centres powered primarily by fossil fuels or requiring large-scale freshwater withdrawals;

Involve Communities in consultation on where AI Centers are going. Expires September 24, 2026

Whereas:

AI data centres are being constructed across Canada with high secrecy and low community involvement;

AI data centres are known to cause noise and water pollution, and strain water reservoirs and energy grids;

Keep Airports Public expires October 8, 2026

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to reject any proposal to privatize, sell, or transfer ownership or control of Canadian airports to private, for-profit interests, and to maintain airports as publicly accountable infrastructure operated in the public interest while protecting affordability, accessibility, labour standards, safety, regional connectivity, public oversight of critical infrastructure, and ensuring Canada’s airports continue to operate for the long-term public good rather than short-term private financial gain.

Keep local Radio Stations open: - expires October 8, 2026

Keep local stations open for residents with limited internet access as these stations served an essential public-interest function that national media, websites, or social platforms cannot fully replace — especially during emergencies, severe weather, elections, or transportation disruptions;

Senior Citizens with Disabilities - October 13, 2026

Amend the Canada Pension Plan Act to ensure that the flat-rate base component of CPP-Disability (currently $610.46 CAD) is maintained as a permanent top-up for seniors who were receiving disability benefits prior to turning 65;

Amend the Canada Disability Benefit Act to remove the upper age limit of 64, allowing eligible Canadians with severe and prolonged disabilities to continue receiving the CDB (up to $200.00 CAD/month) concurrently with senior pensions; and

Establish a Federal Senior Disability Supplement to guarantee that no senior citizen with a disability experiences a drop in federal financial support due solely to reaching the age of 65.

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.

Regulations and studies of AI Data Centers - expire November 7, 2026

The Government of Canada has actively promoted hyperscale AI data centre development through its national AI strategy without establishing corresponding federal protections for the communities, ecosystems, and public utilities that bear the costs. New Brunswick affects all of Canada.

Diplomacy and diplomats - Persona no Grata US Peter Hoekstra - November 18, 2026

U.S Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has repeatedly made public statements undermining Canada-U.S. diplomatic relations, including characterizing the 2025 Canadian federal election as “anti-American”;

We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

1. Formally declare Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and request his removal as U.S. Ambassador to Canada;

2. Raise with the United States the pattern of conduct by Ambassador Hoekstra inconsistent with the Vienna convention on Diplomatic Relations; and

3. Direct a parliamentary committee to review U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs.

Alberta:

Bike lanes in Alberta

You can put in comments re: bike lanes. They can be supporting bike lanes - one concern might be the safety of bike riders since the government banned photo radar. Just leave the concerns at none. You can also write a letter to the Transportation Minister and your MLA.

Petition against two-tier healthcare.

Sign the cancel AISH to ADAP petition.

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 a strategic perspective in government affairs, regulatory matters, stakeholder engagement, and long-term economic development.

For a Canadian company, it certainly has a lot of Americans on its board.

Nova Red Mining has still not fired Kristi Noem... and this is why... She’s a Plant for Trump.. Don’t STOP pushing back against her being hired and in Canada... She is there for America....

Nova Red hiring Kristi Noem - a plant for Trump?

Nova Red is doing mining exploration on the Secwepemc Unceded, unsurrendered, 1865 Neskonlith Douglas Reserve.

Nova Red is doing mining exploration in unceded territory without permission.

Getting ICE out of Canada.

Stop the Contract: No Canadian Weapons to ICE

  • Write the Federal Health Minister re: Bill 11

Alberta has passed Bill 11:

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 reciprocates the Jay Treaty!

A rural look at Alberta Decides - the October 19th, Referendum

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If you are feeling powerless, there are ways to fight back

Fight for 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 - an environmental assessment should be done.

Fight Corruption

Public Interest Alberta has signed up as a Referendum TPA - They are working on a Campaign to Say No to the Nine.

Write an email to Alberta’s AG re: releasing the report on the procurement scandal.

Support Communities

Support Indigenous communities

Indigenous: how to be an ally

Sign up and support LGBTQIA2S+ rights

Find out about homelessness in Alberta

The immigrant community

The disabled community

This has links for other cities as well. Amazing resource.

A package has been put together to email your concerns re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Here is the info.

It includes A Charter challenge on sections 7 and 15.

A submission to the United Nations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

A complaint to the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

A dossier of evidence showing what happened in other places that tried this same thing, from the UK to Australia to the US.

And a cover letter that ties it all together.

I sent it. But here is the part that matters most.

The more inboxes this lands in, the harder it is to ignore. One person sending it is a letter. Hundreds of us sending it is a record that cannot be brushed aside.

So I am sharing all of it with you. The documents, and a list of exactly who to send them to, are up on the website now:

The Alberta Disability System Breakdown Website (this is an amazing website with tons of information

The Legal package - includes the steps to send a letter.

Here is all you have to do:

Go to the link.

Download the documents.

Pick who you want to send from the list. Lawyers, your MLA, the Ombudsman, a reporter, the UN, any of them.

Attach the files and press send.

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Write a letter to the Auditor General re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Thanks to Heather Newton: Albertans United to Stop the UCP.

This is a site where 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 Healthcare

Sign up and support Friends of Medicare.

Fight for Workers’ Rights

Alberta Federation of Labour - Fight Back Now Campaign

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

Alberta’s Voice

Alberta’s voice interactive guide.

  • https://knowthenine.ca/

Vote NO to the Nine and yes to remain in Canada. Together NO!

  • https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/

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 Mentzelopoulos 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.

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation launches national fundraising campaign

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, July 25

Affordability:

Canada’s got a grocery competition problem. Are local food hubs the answer? Federal food strategy pledging $1B to establish up to 40 hubs across Canada.

Education and Childcare:

Banff piloting program aimed at opening more child-care spaces

Tariffs:

Alberta Premier refuses to ban US alcohol in response to Trump’s tariffs.

Sunday, July 26

Military:

Edmonton military captain to be honoured in an upcoming Heritage Minute.

Canada remains anti-nuke, but its potential path to the bomb is getting shorter.

Municipal:

Weather - Several roads reopen in Edmonton after storm.

Monday, July 27

Affordability:

Albertans hold some of the largest amounts of non-mortgage debt in the nation

Church:

Medicine Hat charity status revoked after audit.

Education:

In the age of AI, how do we teach young people to think critically? Being explicit more effective than assuming ‘they’re going to get it over time,’ says former Stanford dean.

Energy and Minerals:

TD report predicts ‘meaningful’ GDP boost from West Coast pipeline. Alberta filed application for million-barrel-per-day pipeline this month.

Healthcare:

AC: 1 in 10 Emergency physicians are leaving Canadian ERs, a national survey suggests.

PC: Alberta ends equal access to medical testing and treatment. The path to privatization.

PC: Starting Friday, Albertans can pay out-of-pocket for tests and screenings.

PC: Albertans will soon have access to preventative health testing, offering more choice and faster access to diagnostic testing to support earlier cancer detection.

PC: Albertans can pay for MRIs and other tests without a doctor’s referral, as of Friday. Alberta government says the move will lead to earlier cancer detection

PC: From broken bones to skull fractures, Alberta ERs see the downside of trampoline gun.

Municipal:

Edmonton applied for provincial aid because of Saturday’s storm. The city has applied for disaster assistance from the provincial government.

Some Edmontonians raise concerns as city looks to naturalize greenspaces. Naturalization efforts in Windermere area paused amid evolving community consultation plans.

Monday thunderstorm floods roads, halts traffic and transit across Edmonton.

Too small for its own police, an Alberta town eyes new provincial force. Rocky Mountain House council explores swapping from RCMP to new Alberta Sheriffs Police Service.

Police/Sheriffs:

Search called off for Parker.

Tourism and Sports:

Canada and Alberta are investing $52 million to secure the future of Calgary’s Olympic Oval, preserving one of the country’s most iconic sport facilities.

Tuesday, July 28

Federal:

Canadian government removes cap on online passport renewals.

7,500 vehicles crossed the Gordie Howe Bridge on day one.

Forestry and Wildlife:

Black bears can once again be hunted with dogs in Alberta this year. Province says hunt helps support caribou recovery.

International:

Trump says he doesn’t care about CUSMA as Dominic LeBlanc returns to D.C. for trade talks.

Jobs, Employment, Trade and Immigration:

Alberta Worker: Calgary warehouse workers get 11% raise. The contract also contains changes regarding discrimination, overtime breaks, and probationary extensions.

Municipal:

Iconic Calgary nightclub Cowboys Dance Hall closing after 30 years. Cowboys Casino will remain open ahead of rebranding.

Renewables:

Alberta’s renewable energy industry still recovering since 2023 decline, experts say.

Technology and Innovation:

Councillors in rural county bordering Calgary vote to pause data centres. County waiting for anticipated new regulations.

Voting:

Shopify CEO endorses idea to give more votes to wealthy Canadians. (Show him how you feel with your $$$)

Weather:

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes possible across Alberta, in Edmonton region again Tuesday.

2026 is the wettest summer on record in Edmonton - with more storms expected.

Edmonton’s Muttart Conservatory and Elk Island National Park are among the attractions closed due to flooding. Pools, recreation facilities and parks are closed to the public as crews clean up.

Tourism And Sports:

Prime Video to exclusively broadcast Wednesday NHL games. CBC Hockey Night in Canada is gone.

Wednesday, July 29

Advanced Education:

More than $107 million in scholarships, awards and bursaries are open for application starting Aug. 4 through Alberta Student Aid.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Alberta’s government is adding two more highly trained detection dogs to fight against invasive mussels across the province.

Federal:

Canada has the third-lowest borrowing costs in the G7. Let’s keep it this way.

Judicial review of ethics ruling in Trudeau We Charity case to proceed.

Municipal:

Edmonton storm cleanup to cost between $20 and $30 million.

Police/Sheriffs:

Officers seize 380 kg of drugs declared as bath tissue at Alberta-U.S. border. 300 kg of methamphetamine and 80 kg of cocaine seized, CBSA says.

Investigators find body believed to be missing Calgary boy, Parker. Parker, 11, had been missing since July 16.

Edmonton’s overall crime rate up in 2025, but violent offences decrease.

Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigation underway in High River.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

Ontario’s iGaming portal opened *** Alberta’s opened in July 2026. How bad will it get here?

Social Services and Assisted Living (Housing):

The governments of Canada and Alberta have signed an agreement to invest in water and wastewater infrastructure to support new housing in Alberta.

Albertans on disability payments receive wrong amounts for August; Province says technical issue related to new payment processing software to blame for errors

‘Gut punch’: Retirement home residents who invested in leases are wondering where their money went. (Reminder that a UCP contributor had cases filed against him and life leases sold dismissed. Seniors and their families lost their life savings and can’t sue. (*More than 200 Albertans owed hundreds of thousands of dollars for life lease repayment | CBC News )

Technology and Innovation:

Chemical spill at Cambridge data centre - the dangers of chemical leaks.

Tourism and Sports:

Alberta hosts another premier national sport event as Canada’s top young softball athletes compete in Calgary.

Transportation:

‘A bit of a dog’s breakfast’: Red Deer mayor wants province-wide rules for e-scooters.

Thursday, July 30

Arts, Culture and the Status of Women:

Government ministers and Paul Brandt, chair of the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons, issued the following statement on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons:

On Aug. 30, Albertans are invited to celebrate Alberta Day at free events in Edmonton and Calgary.

Citizenship Initiative:

Coal petition proponent applies for legal review of Elections Alberta decision

Federal:

Carney says BC port expansion necessary to boost exports, and build independence.

Healthcare:

AC: Leaked health care report shows Lloydminster services ‘struggling to keep up’: Sask. NDP. Saskatchewan’s Official Opposition released the report following community calls for transparency.

PC: Working past 65 in Alberta? Your health benefits could soon cost your employer more.

PC: Smith broke a 2023 promise about Albertans not paying out of pocket for healthcare.

PC: Alberta’s government is expanding access to life-sustaining kidney care with a new hemodialysis unit and expanded Kidney Care Clinic in Lethbridge.

International:

CBC identifies Canadian woman accused of spying at NATO military HQ. Systems engineer Biwei Zhang worked for the Canadian Space Agency and StatsCan before the Belgium move, resume suggests.

Congo says death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500. 3,442 cases recorded in outbreak linked to Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved vaccines or treatments.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

WestJet flight attendants’ union serves 72-hour strike notice. Strike could begin as soon as Sunday if 2 sides don’t reach a deal.

Justice:

‘Tug of war’ over alleged privileged records in Mentzelopoulos case argued in court: Justice Michael Lema has said record dispute must be resolved before main matters move ahead.

Municipal:

Wetaskiwin Mayor Joe Branco files lawsuit against city.

Police/Sheriffs:

Person shot by Calgary police in Bridlewood.

Transportation and Economic Corridors:

Highway near Canmore, Kananaskis targeting mid-August reopening after rockfall. Rockfall on June 1 closed Highway 742.

Tourism and Sports:

2nd hiker in a week dies after falling from Banff National Park mountain. Woman dead after falling near Marvel Peak on Tuesday.

Fire bans effective immediately for Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks.

Friday, July 31

Orders in Council (32 new Orders IN Council) Orders Approved – July 30, 2026

This is going to be a long one today:

Minister of Energy and Minerals: Jean (Why Alberta is wooing AI Data Centers to have a source to sell the Natural Gas to - our prices will go up as well!!!)

270/2026 - Makes the Natural Gas Royalty-in-kind Regulation. Enables the Alberta government (specifically the Ministry of Energy and Minerals) to take its royalty share of natural gas production in physical gas (in-kind) rather than (or in addition to) cash payments. This mirrors the existing Bitumen Royalty-in-Kind (BRIK) program. We will get paid in gas.

271/2026 - Makes the Natural Gas Resource Credit Regulation. Allows the government (via the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission or Energy and Minerals Ministry) to issue royalty credits to eligible producers or suppliers. These credits can offset royalty obligations, incentivize certain activities (e.g., supply for strategic markets, infrastructure support, or domestic supply), or facilitate in-kind arrangements. It supports broader goals like improving market access, pipeline egress, and domestic natural gas market stability amid external policy challenges.

272/2026 - Makes the Natural Gas Royalty Regulation, 2017 Amendment Regulation. This updates the core rules for calculating and collecting Crown royalties on natural gas, natural gas products, field condensate, and solution gas. Amendments typically adjust formulas, rates, cost allowances, reporting requirements, or transitional provisions to reflect current market conditions, policy goals, or integration with in-kind/credit programs.

Minister of Advanced Education: MacDougall

273/2026 - Architects Act Sec. 9 - Approves the Architects Act General (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation.

Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act Sec. 19, 87.3 and 88.5

274/2026 -Approves the Engineering and Geoscience Professions General (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation.

275/2026 - Approves the ASET (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation.

276/2026 -Approves the Professional Technologists (Expiry Date Extension) Amendment Regulation.

277/2026 - Appoints Carmen Donnelly, Mariesa Fett and Krista Nelson-Marciano as members of the Board of Governors of Grant MacEwan University,

278/2026 - Appoints Kelly Hopper, Andrea Klaiber-Langen and Krista Lauridsen to succeed Chris Cran as members of the Board of Governors of Alberta University of the Arts. (3 people to replace one sounds like the UCP strategy for Admin in Healthcare)

279/2026 -Appoints Chris Stasiuk as a member of the Board of Governors of Lethbridge Polytechnic

Minister of Education and Childcare: Nicolaides

280/2026 - The Act (Bill 6) amends the Education Act to prioritize early literacy (reading) and numeracy (math) skills. It requires school authorities and independent early childhood services (ECS) operators to:

  • Conduct mandatory annual literacy and numeracy screening assessments for all students from Kindergarten to Grade 3.

  • Share the screening results with parents/guardians to keep families informed and involved in their child’s progress.

281/2026 - EDUCATION ACT (section 167) - Establishes the property tax rates expressed in mills (mill rate) in respect of payments by municipalities into the Alberta School Foundation Fund for the year 2026. (YOUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE GOING UP AGAIN)

2026 Rates (per $1,000 of equalized assessment):

  • Residential/farmland properties: $2.84

  • Non-residential properties: $4.17

  • This represents an increase from prior years. The education property tax requisition is rising to approximately $3.6 billion in 2026-27 (up from $3.1 billion in 2025-26), covering about 33.4% of education operating costs (up from 31.6%).

Minister of Finance: Nixon (Insurance is going to go UP) 15 orders in Council!!!

These five Orders in Council (O.C. 282/2026 to 286/2026, dated July 31, 2026) are all made under section 101 of Alberta’s Automobile Insurance Act. They create the detailed regulations needed to implement the province’s new Care-First auto insurance system, which takes effect on January 1, 2027.

282/2026 - Permanent Impairment Regulation - Establishes a standardized schedule (often called a “meat chart” in discussions) for lump-sum benefits for permanent impairments resulting from collisions. It uses percentage ratings for specific injuries (e.g., spinal, neurological, amputations) multiplied by a maximum benefit amount. Catastrophic injuries have higher caps (up to around $298,520 in draft figures), while non-catastrophic range lower (up to ~$189,000). Benefits are indexed and determined once injuries stabilize.

283/2026 - Alberta Automobile Care-first Tribunal Regulation (Alberta likes tribunals; just look at how they are setting up the AISH/ADAP) - Creates and governs the Alberta Automobile Care-First Tribunal. This specialized body will handle disputes between claimants and insurers regarding benefits, treatment approvals, and related decisions. It largely replaces court actions for most injury claims, with decisions being final (subject to limited judicial review). The tribunal aims for faster, less adversarial resolutions.

284/2026 - Benefits, Treatment and Care Regulation - Details the enhanced medical, rehabilitation, and care benefits available to all injured parties. It covers reasonable and necessary expenses for treatment, equipment, medication, home modifications, and other supports. The focus is on timely care to aid recovery.

285/2026 - Exclusions and Tort Bar Exceptions Regulation - Specifies exclusions (situations where benefits may be denied) and the limited exceptions where victims can still sue in court (the “tort bar exceptions”). Most claims will stay within the no-fault/Care-First framework, with lawsuits restricted to serious cases.

286/2026 - Income Replacement and Monetary Benefits Regulation - Outlines income replacement benefits (for lost wages) and other monetary supports. It defines eligibility, calculation methods, duration, and caps, ensuring injured people (regardless of fault) receive income support during recovery.

287/2026 - Makes the Recovery of Insurance Administration Costs Amendment Regulation (under Captive Insurance Companies Act s.82 and Insurance Act s.801.1).

Updates how the government or regulator recovers administrative costs from insurers, including captive insurance companies.

288/2026 - Makes the Miscellaneous Insurance Provisions Amendment Regulation (under multiple sections of the Insurance Act). Covers a variety of general housekeeping or technical updates to insurance rules.

289/2026 - Makes the Insurance Agents and Adjusters Amendment Regulation (Insurance Act s.498). Updates rules governing insurance agents and adjusters (licensing, conduct, etc.).

290/2026 - Makes the Insurance Councils Amendment Regulation (Insurance Act s.498).

Amends rules for insurance councils (self-regulatory bodies for agents/adjusters).

291/2026 - Makes the Insurance Act Regulations Repeal Regulation (Insurance Act s.573).Repeals outdated or redundant regulations as part of modernization.

292/2026 - Makes the Fair Practices Amendment Regulation (Insurance Act ss.511, 580, 581, 820). Strengthens or updates fair business practices requirements for insurers (consumer protections, complaint handling, etc.).

293/2026 - Makes the Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols Amendment Regulation (Insurance Act s.573). Updates protocols for treating injuries (especially auto-related), standardizing care pathways for insurers and providers.

294/2026 - Makes the Minor Injury Amendment Regulation (Insurance Act s.597).

Updates the “minor injury” cap and related rules for pain-and-suffering damages in auto accidents (annually adjusted for inflation; e.g., it rose to $6,306 effective Jan. 1, 2026 in prior updates).

295/2026 - INSURANCE ACT (section 599) - Reappoints Catherine Manten as a member and appoints her as chair of the Automobile Insurance Rate Board

296/2026 - Makes the Automobile Insurance Rate Board Fees Amendment Regulation (Insurance Act s.597).

Updates fees charged by or related to the Rate Board.

297/2026 - SECURITIES ACT (section 11) - Appoints Evan Hazell, C. Richard Jones and Linda A. Thomas as members of the Alberta Securities Commission

Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration - Schow

298/2026 - CANADIAN CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT (CANADA) (section 4) - Nominates Myles Morris for reappointment as a governor of the Council of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

299/2026 - LABOUR RELATIONS CODE (section 8) - Effective August 20, 2026, appoints Wendy-Anne Berkenbosch as a member and designates her as a vice-chair of the Labour Relations Board and appoints Brad Dougherty and Linda Mariani as members of the Labour Relations Board

Executive Council - Premier Smith

300/2026 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION ACT (section 4); Public Service Act (section 18) - Appoints Scott McCormack as Chief Advisor on Negotiations (Ministry of Finance); effective August 17, 2026, appoints Kimberley Capstick as Deputy Minister of Indigenous Relations.

Minister of Primary Health - Wright

301/2026 - PUBLIC HEALTH ACT (section 66) - Makes the Communicable Diseases Regulation. There is no available information about this particular legislation right now. The regulation is a key piece of public health legislation that governs:

  • Notifiable communicable diseases — Lists or references diseases that must be reported by health practitioners, labs, etc., to public health authorities.

  • Reporting, investigation, and control measures — Duties of medical officers of health, responsibilities of regional health authorities (or their successors), and actions like contact tracing, isolation, quarantine, and outbreak management.

  • Programs and resources — Types of programs, supplies, equipment, and care the Minister may provide for prevention and control.

  • Specific rules — Restrictions (e.g., on sale of animals), decontamination, transportation of infected persons, and other preventive measures.

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Parker Wells

A Message from the parents of a Calgary boy found dead after a 2-week search. Calgary Police Service shared this audio from Parker’s parents a day after their 11-year-old son was found dead. The message was recorded while the search for the autistic boy, who went missing July 16, was still ongoing. The parents still wanted their message of gratitude to be heard.

Our hearts go out to Parker’s family. Thank you to all the volunteers and the Calgary Police,

and remember to hug those you love and let them know how important they are.

Community gathers to mourn 11-year-old Calgary boy after end of near 2-week search. ‘It’s pure sadness and grief,’ one attendee says.

Affordability and Utilities:

Transalta made a profit for the second quarter.

Agriculture:

Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Tara Sawyer issued the following statement recognizing Food Day Canada in Alberta:

Energy and Minerals:

Permits issued for Alberta coal mine expansion despite environmental opposition. Permits issued without regulatory hearing, federal impact assessment. Approval was granted for the project by the AER without a regulatory hearing, despite formal objections over the project’s potential environmental impacts.

Canada’s Enbridge postpones plans for a second phase of Mainline oil pipeline expansion (this is a surprise…)

Imperial Oil beats quarterly estimates as surge in crude prices lifts profits. (This doesn’t benefit Albertans.) Imperial ‌reported net income of C$2.19 ​billion, up from last year’s C$949 million, with per-share profit ⁠of C$4.52 beating the ⁠average estimate of C$4.13, according to LSEG-compiled data.

Danielle Smith wants Canada to surrender - Max Fawcett.

Washington state congressman wants spill response review for Alberta pipeline to B.C.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Alberta’s government is cutting recycling fees on windshield washer fluid containers by almost 80 per cent, while keeping plastic out of landfills.

Healthcare:

Lloydminster non-profit responds to fatal overdose increase with naloxone training. The naloxone training session was organized after reports of more fatal overdoses in the community.

AC: Kidney in a box: Advancements in transplant technology allow for quicker recovery

AC: Athabasca Healthcare Centre’s ER will be closed for three nights next week, Mon. August 3 - Thurs. August 6. Nearest hospital will be Westlock or Lac La Biche

International:

Why spiking US bond yields could be a big warning for the economy.

Canada, allies warn North Korea IT workers pose an ‘Insider threat” abroad.

The American and Venezuelan people remain in the dark about how the Trump administration is controlling billions of dollars of Venezuelan oil revenue. Without accountability mechanisms or a clear democratic roadmap, the United States risks entrenching a corrupt successor regime. Even the US has no idea where it is. The headlines this week are $13 billion missing - This is what the US will do to Alberta/Canada if separation happens. It is not an exaggeration.

Municipal:

Dealing with flood damage? Insurance experts have tips for Edmonton homeowners. Record-breaking rainfall has led to thousands of people making insurance claims.

Questions over property taxes loom as Calgary officials craft next 4 - year budget.

A Tale of two cities: Edmonton floods while Calgary bakes in the sun.

Taber reopens ice rink - after winning Kraft’s Hockeyville contest.

Police/Sheriffs:

Missing hiker found dead in southwestern Alberta. 81-year-old B.C. man last seen July 16.

Premiers tell Ottawa they ‘urgently’ want negotiations to begin on future of the RCMP.

Transporation:

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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. There have been no new cases reported since June 15, 2026

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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, 1 flu, 1 COVID, and 0 RSV patients are in the ICU. (6 COVID patients are admitted to the hospital) This season, people died: 282 of the flu, 131 of COVID, and 67 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 - Moderate

COVID-19 - Low

RSV - Not Detected

Flu B - Not Detected

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

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UCP Travels

All UCP MLAs are back in Canada this week. So far, 3/27, UCP Ministers and 6/9 Parliamentary Secretaries and one MLA have jetted off since the Legislature rose for the summer. Only 29 more to send on trips. They have taken 29 trips and been gone for 157 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, 3 people to Salt Lake City, Utah, Reno, Nevada, and Chicago, Illinois.

****** Here I thought that was why we were paying for all those foreign offices to liaise re: Alberta.

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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?

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.

**** We want to point out that the Referendum is scheduled for October 19, 2026. The next election is scheduled for October 18, 2027. The UCP has passed a law stating that there can be no recalls or citizen initiatives taken that can affect the outcome of an election within one year before the election and one year after an election. So anything that arises out of the referendum cannot be acted on for two years.

**** Another update - They have changed legislation that “Recalls” can only use lawyers as scrutineers when validating signatures - another way to game the system.

**** For the October 19th referendum, scrutineers need to be declared before August 18, 2026 - eight weeks before the referendum. https://www.elections.ab.ca/elections/referendum/referendum-scrutineers/

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The UCP Caucus has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs and 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA. Smith has said she won’t call a by-election until people are ready to deal with politics - she has to call one by November 30th for Calgary Shaw.

By-Election Candidates

Mike Derry is the UCP candidate:

Daveberta - Alberta politics and elections
Mike Derry wins Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination, defeats city councillor Dan McLean
Talent management company owner Mike Derry defeated City Councillor Dan McLean to win the United Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Shaw at a candidate selection vote on June 24…
Read more
2 months ago · 17 likes · Dave Cournoyer

The NDP has nominated Kyle Campbell: https://daveberta.ca/2026/06/alberta-ndp-nominate-kyle-campbell-as-their-candidate-in-calgary-shaw-by-election/

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Letter from PIA -

Hi everyone,

This fall, Albertans will be asked to vote in a province-wide referendum that could shape our future for years to come.

At a time when families are worried about healthcare, affordability, education and the economy, the provincial government has chosen to spend millions of dollars on a referendum that creates more division, more uncertainty and more political conflict.

These aren’t abstract political debates. They have real consequences for real people. Some of the proposals could make it harder for people to access healthcare and other public services, create uncertainty for workers, employers and families and make Alberta a less welcoming place to live, work and invest. At a time when we need more doctors, nurses, teachers and skilled workers, why would we choose a path that risks driving people away instead of bringing people together to solve the challenges we already face?

It is the wrong priority.

Some of the questions also have serious implications for human rights, access to public services and the kind of province we want Alberta to be. Instead of bringing people together to solve real problems, this referendum asks Albertans to spend months debating issues that won’t lower grocery bills, shorten healthcare wait times or make life more affordable.

Public Interest Alberta has registered as a third party advertiser and is leading a province-wide, people-powered campaign to encourage Albertans to vote Remain in Canada and Vote NO on the remaining referendum questions. Our campaign is built around conversations with neighbours, community events, volunteers and local organizations because we know that real conversations are still the most effective way to move people and get out the vote.

We’ve launched our campaign website at www.albertareferendum2026.org, where you can learn more about the campaign and take action today. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be adding FAQs, research, fact sheets, and other resources to help Albertans understand what’s at stake and confidently talk with friends and family about the referendum.

But first, we need your help.

If you believe Alberta deserves practical solutions instead of more political division, please join us. Click here to:

  • Pledge to vote.

  • Sign up to volunteer.

  • Make a donation to help fund this grassroots campaign.

Every conversation, every volunteer, and every donation will help build the campaign needed to defeat this agenda.

This campaign is also about something bigger. It’s about choosing respect over division, facts over fear, and protecting the values that define Alberta at its best. It is about standing up for human rights, public services, and the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.

We need this community now more than ever. I hope you’ll stand with us.
We will be visiting 3 cities for our campaign launch! Join us, volunteer, bring a crowd, and let’s get organized!
* September 1st 2026 CALGARY
Memorial Hall - Royal Canadian Legion #1
116 7 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0H5
* September 2nd 2026 LETHBRIDGE
Southminster United Church
1011-4 Ave South Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P7
* September 3rd, 2026 EDMONTON
Beverly Heights Community League
4209-111 Avenue Edmonton AB T5W 0K3

Together, we can reject division, protect what matters, and move Alberta forward.

The Public Interest Alberta Referendum Campaign Team

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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 to 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 they are learning… The UCP is still ahead in the polls.

We have included some information we found on social media. If you don’t subscribe to that particular entity, our apologies. WE do our best to find information that everyone can access.

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  • https://www.resistnow.ca/

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Referendum

The Alberta Government’s website

Alberta Referendum 2026

A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:

Alberta Referendumb 2026

EAs referendum site

Referendum - Elections Alberta

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The oaths of office for Alberta (Are UCP MLAs breaking their oath to office by supporting separation?)

Who started Canada’s universal healthcare system?

Substack: Prairie Exposed - Knitty on the conservative strategy.

Videos

AI Data Centers:

Alberta’s Risky Bet, Meta’s Win. Meta’s $13 Billion Alberta Data Centre Will Use More Power Than All of Edmonton.

New York vs Alberta: AI Data Centers.

Separatism:

Linda Steele on separatism in Alberta.

Don’t Get Complacent, Alberta, Separatists Have a Lane to Victory.

Healthcare:

ER doctor sliced workload in half to avoid burnout.

TikTok: Heather McPherson on Alberta’s Bill 11 and the Canada Health Act.

Canada:

O Show power cast with Charlie Angus Canada Under Attack, Carney’s war strategy, CPC fighting and Ford loses airport.

Energy:

Energi Media: Markham Hislop - Max Fawcett: Alberta Is Blaming Ottawa for Problems It Created

National Security:

Powerlines: Max Fawcett - interviews Patrick Lennox - Canada is sleepwalking into a national security crisis

AISH/ADAP:

Alberta is making life harder for the Disabled, here’s how..

Four steps in Resistance:

Charlie Angus building up your resistance muscles.

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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 successfully 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 who gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefited from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize that 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

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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If you have events coming up in your area or have a group you would like to promote, email us at abresistance2027@gmail.com

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  • AB Resistance is a small group of volunteers that pays for expenses solely through donations. Hosting town halls, printing, paying for websites, and social media software all cost money. We are beginning to put ads out in small Alberta communities to get the word out about how the UCP has wasted taxpayers’ money, and we can do more of this with your donation. If you would like to donate to our cause, please transfer to abrdonate@gmail.com. We are a third-party advertiser, which means we report to Alberta Elections. When you donate, please include your name, address, and postal code in the message. The question is “What province do we live in? = Alberta, even if you don’t live here. It makes it easier for our CFO to accept your money and ensure we are following Elections Alberta Rules. Thanks to everyone who has already donated. Our year-end is March 31st. Here is our financial disclosure through Elections Alberta: https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/efPTPA.cfm?TPAID=118&MID=TPAS_TP

  • ABResistance has a “Speaker Series.” This last week, we had Peter Guthrie on to talk about his new party and what they would do if elected.

  • 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.

  • 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

See you next week; until then, remember to be kind to one another, and we are #StrongerTogether.

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Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance and is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

When we stand up together, WE can MAKE a DIFFERENCE. They can only win if we give up!

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Our job over the next 3 months is to get out and talk with Albertans about the other questions so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part and vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider. But first let’s look at the news.

This Week in Alberta: July 25 - 31

  • Alberta’s Premier refuses to ban US alcohol in response to Trump’s tariffs.

  • Police searched for Parker again this week; he was found deceased Wednesday afternoon.

  • Edmonton had major storms many days this week. Broken branches and trees, flooded buildings, roadways - the estimated cost to clean up is in the $20 to $30 million range. Calgary is sending emergency workers up to Edmonton to help with the cleanup.

  • Orders in Council enacted the private tests for money legislation. The next step in the privatization plan.

  • 1 in 10 Emergency physicians are leaving Canadian ERs, a national survey suggests. ERs continue to be backed up - this week, a story came out that a senior collapsed; their partner called 911; it took 90 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. The patient died.

  • Albertans hold some of the largest amounts of non-mortgage debt in the nation.

  • Prime Video to exclusively broadcast Wednesday NHL games. CBC Hockey Night in Canada is gone.

  • Shopify CEO endorses idea to give more votes to wealthy Canadians. (Show him how you feel with your $$$)

  • Councillors in Rocky View County bordering Calgary vote to pause data centres. County waiting for anticipated new regulations.

  • Trump says he doesn’t care about CUSMA as Dominic LeBlanc returns to D.C. for trade talks.

  • Albertans on disability payments receive wrong amounts for August; Province says technical issue related to new payment processing software to blame for errors

  • Canada has the third-lowest borrowing costs in the G7. Let’s keep it this way.

  • WestJet flight attendants’ union serves 72-hour strike notice. Strike could begin as soon as Sunday if 2 sides don’t reach a deal.

  • Leaked health care report shows Lloydminster services ‘struggling to keep up’: Sask. NDP. Saskatchewan’s Official Opposition released the report following community calls for transparency.

  • Coal petition proponent applies for legal review of Elections Alberta decision.

  • ‘Tug of war’ over alleged privileged records in Mentzelopoulos case argued in court: Justice Michael Lema has said record dispute must be resolved before main matters move ahead.

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Referendum -

Question Five

Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

Things to consider:

  • Only Canadian Citizens are legally allowed to vote.

  • Alberta voters already have to prove their identity before voting.

  • This proposal would add proof-of-citizenship requirements.

  • Some supporters argue it strengthens election integrity = We already have this!

  • Critics question whether it creates unnecessary barriers for eligible voters. (This will also affect those regarding healthcare - as their # will have to appear on their driver’s license starting July 1, 2026.)

    • Think of homeless citizens who don’t have proper ID.

    • People who have recently been released from prison.

    • People who have transferred to a major urban center hospital and have no way to get back home, so they do not have access to their identification documents.

    • Women who have married may have to have their birth certificate and marriage license to prove a change of name

    • They can no longer have voters vouch for them.

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NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

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The 2026 calendar

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year? They are due back on October 27th and will sit for 19 days. How much damage do you think they can do? Looking at the last sitting they can do a lot!

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Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 71! (please correct me if I missed a week or two!)

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: Justin Wright’s office

    • TransCanada Place #5 1299 TransCanada Way SE Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9

    • 1299 Trans Canada Way S E You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 11:00 - 12:00 pm

  • Red Deer - Saturday

  • Address: Adriana LaGrange’s Office

    • on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer

    • 5913 50 Ave You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 10:30 - 11:30

We can do this, Alberta - You are an important part of the process.

What’s happening in Alberta: There are listings for various events all over Alberta: Check it out - there is something for everyone. We have highlighted a few that are happening in the next two weeks.

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Canada Wide

Celebrate Indigenous stories with CBC and Parks Canada

La version française suit

CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to provide free screenings in parks and sites across the country from July 6 to August 31, 2026. Lots of information and extra learning opportunities.

(One is coming to Elk Island Park this month)

The family-friendly events are free and open to everyone!

https://www.cbc.ca/experiences/parkscanada

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Edmonton Pride Month Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft Circle

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Edmonton

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Edmonton

July 31st, Friday – Critical Mass Ride: “Ride together, be visible, and show Edmonton that safe streets have public support.
Critical Mass is for everyone. Kids on cargo bikes, bakfiets, trailers, and their own bikes are welcome. People on e-bikes, rollerblades, scooters, skateboards, and other human-scale mobility devices are welcome too. Basically: anything that does not have a gas motor.”
Time: 6 pm
Location: Start at Inglewood Linear Park, 11740 121 Street
Register: YEG Bike Coalition on Eventbrite

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Edmonton

August 1st, Saturday – Women in Black Vigil for Non-Violence: Women in Black formed in 1988 and since then has expanded to 100,000 women worldwide. Women in Black Edmonton formed in 2003. Our silent vigils remind us of the power of nonviolence in a world where violence can destroy lives in our homes, streets, and regions. Please join us.
This is a bi-weekly event on the first and third Saturday of the month.
Stand in solidarity!
Time: 11.30 to 12.30 pm
Location: Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market, 83rd Avenue and 103rd Street
Facebook: Women in Black
URL: Women in Black Edmonton

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Morinville

August 2nd, Sunday – Protest Meta’s AI Data Centre:
Time: 11 am to 1 pm
Location: Sturgeon County Offices, 9613 – 100th Street, Morinville

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Edmonton

August 2nd, Sunday – Heritage Festival Presence: This is a peaceful action to bring awareness that Israel should not be participating in the Heritage Festival.

Time: 1 pm

Location: Hawrelak Park (at this time I suggest people show up at the main entrance from Groat Road)

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Edmonton

August 6th, Thursday – Hiroshima Anniversary Chalkout: “Join the Edmonton Peace Council in a chalk-out at Churchill Square to make chalk outlines to mimic the bodies burnt into the brickwork, as part of the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Help us raise awareness of NATO’s nuclear first strike policy and the fact that Canada has yet to sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.”

Time: 8 am

Location: Churchill Square

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Edmonton

August 9th, Sunday – A guided river valley nature walk for kids 8-13: “A guided 3.5 hour walk with naturalist Michelle Harris. Find animal homes, name native plants, and make nature art to take home.”

Time: 1 PM – 4:30 PM

Location: Sir Wilfred Laurier Park, 13221 Buena Vista Road Northwest (Look for Michelle in the south end of the Zoo parking lot holding a Canadian Flag.)

Tickets: Eventbrite

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Fort McMurray

Date & Location

Sun, 2 Aug 2026 • 5:00 PM to Sat, 8 Aug 2026 • 5:00 PM (MDT)

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Alberta, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H3R4

701 Beacon Hill Dr, Wood Buffalo, AB T9H 3R4, Canada, Fort McMurray

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About the event

Family Camp-out

Sesequon Healing Society and White Bear Rising are honoured to present the Wahkomaganuk Family Healing Camp at Rock Island Lake — a culturally grounded, land-based gathering focused on healing, connection, and community wellness. Rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and guided by Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and lived experience, this camp creates a safe and supportive space for individuals and families to reconnect with culture, spirit, land, and one another.

Set within the natural beauty of Rock Island Lake in Treaty 8 territory, between Calling Lake, AB, and Wabasca, AB. The camp offers a week of cultural teachings, ceremony, storytelling, traditional practices, wellness activities, and trauma-informed healing opportunities. Participants will engage in land-based learning experiences that promote resilience, identity, belonging, and intergenerational healing while strengthening family and community connections.

The camp recognizes the ongoing impacts of colonization, residential schools, grief, loss, addictions, and intergenerational trauma, while also celebrating the strength, wisdom, and resilience of Indigenous peoples. Through cultural revitalization, sharing circles, traditional teachings, and time spent on the land, the gathering aims to restore hope, empowerment, and balance in a holistic way that supports mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.

This gathering is inclusive and welcoming to all people seeking healing, understanding, connection, and community. Together, through culture, compassion, and reconnection to the land, we continue the journey of healing for current and future generations.

Donations and volunteers are welcome and help support the ongoing success of this community-led healing initiative.

587-941-1663/sesequonhealing@gmail.com :)

Kininaskomtin <3

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Fort McMurray

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rainbow-space-individual-certification-workshop-registration-1989933384320?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse

Redpoll CentreFort McMurray, AB

Friday, August 7 • 9 AM - 3 PM

Overview

Participants will access an in-depth education on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and take away concrete actions for inclusivity and allyship.

Join Wood Buffalo Pride for an Inclusivity Workshop for any community members or professionals interested in becoming Rainbow Space Certified!

Rainbow Space Individual Certification is a credential for individuals in the RMWB to highlight their commitment to 2SLGBTQIA+-inclusivity and allyship within their professional and personal lives. This certification program prepares individual community members and professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to be inclusive leaders and advocates for equity within their workplace and/or community roles. This certification is an excellent resource for individuals seeking professional development, continuing education credentials, and tangible allyship goals. Learn more about the certification on our website.

Where: In the Conference Room at the Redpoll Centre, 2nd level of SMS Equipment Place - West Entrance, 1 C.A. Knight Way

*Gender Neutral Washroom available

*Wheelchair accessible

*Free parking

Schedule:

9:00 am - 11:30 pm - Workshop Part 1

11:30 am- 12:30 pm - Lunch (participants are welcome to bring their own lunch or step out for lunch - Mac Island has a variety of food vendors)

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Workshop Part 2

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Assessment

Registration is free to attend the workshop for community-based education.

If you would like to receive Rainbow Space Certification after completing the workshop, the cost is:

$100 + GST / certification - valid for 3 years

$50 + GST / certification (student rate) - valid for 3 years

*If you are a teacher, contact brooke@wbpride.ca for a teacher discount code!

Wood Buffalo Pride acknowledges that the land we occupy is nistawâyâw, within Treaty 8, the traditional territory of the Cree, Dene, and the Métis people. We recognize and honour all the Indigenous people, especially Two Spirit people, who have stewarded this land for time immemorial prior to first contact, and who continue to resist oppressive colonial definitions of sexuality and gender to this day.

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Edmonton

August 10th, Monday – Organizers Workshop: “Join the Youth Climate Corps, Climate Justice Edmonton, and the Canadian Red Cross in a joint effort workshop for Edmonton-based organizers!

Whether you’ve been organizing for years or you’re looking for a place to start, you’re welcome here. Come meet other people who refuse to sit on the sidelines, build new skills, and leave with new connections, fresh ideas, and a reminder that collective action is still one of the most powerful forces we have.”

This is full, but if they hear from enough people, perhaps they will add more spaces or schedule another event.

Time: 5.30 pm

Registration: Climate Justice Edmonton

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Vegfest Edmonton: Come and enjoy all things vegan. Edmonton has a large vegan/plant-based community.
Time: 11 am to 7 pm
Location: Athlone Community Hall, 13010 129 Street NW
Facebook: Vegfest

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Edmonton Pride Fest: “Join thousands as we take over the streets of downtown Edmonton for the Edmonton Pride Parade & Trans March!
Then keep the celebration going with PrideFest at FanPark!

Live Entertainment & Beer Gardens: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Featuring RÊVE and the best of Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ talent.

FREE General Admission

Gather your friends, wear your Pride, and be part of one of Edmonton’s biggest celebrations of the year! ”
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Downtown Edmonton
Instagram: Edmonton Pride Fest

Events in Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/upcoming-events

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Edmonton

August 23rd. Indigenous Pride.

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Calgary

September 19, 2026 from 10 am - 3 pm in Wickenden Hall. We will have local artisans, some returning and some new, tarot readings, and Huggabowl will be onsite with their new food cart. We are also hosting non-profits who are building community here in Moh'kinsstis(Calgary). Come by, visit with friends old & new, support your local economy, and build community.

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St. Albert

Let’s get together

We’re hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for BIG TECH. BIGGER QUESTIONS. | The META Data Centre in Sturgeon County,

August 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM.

We hope you’re able to join us!

Hazel and the Give Voice group

BIG TECH. BIGGER QUESTIONS. | The META Data Centre in Sturgeon County

Register

St Albert Curling Club

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Edmonton

September 20th, Sunday – Pride Corner on Whyte’s Annual BBQ Fundraiser:
Time: TBA
Location: Government House Park
Instagram: Pride Corner on Whyte

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  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded? If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

Check Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Blue Sky, and Recall Facebook pages. The

Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

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The Alberta Next Panel conversations are based on the Free Alberta Strategy authored by Barry Cooper, Derek From, and Rob Anderson (Danielle Smith’s Chief of Staff): https://www.freealbertastrategy.com/the_strategy

They also have a website:

https://www.freealbertastrategy.com/

They are organized and have money. We need to stand up and show that we oppose their plans. We made them blink on the expense account, book bans, complex classrooms in public schools (this week), and vaccines for healthcare workers. We have the power! Keep making noise!

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  • You need to engage everyone who is affected by the circumstances.

  • You give them the power to stand up and fight for what is right.

  • You validate the struggle, but the win is worth it.

  • Every person counts, every signature counts, every vote counts.

  • Together we can do hard things!

Economic Policy Institute

you want everything to come out of the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here: Fundraiser for Athana Mentzelopoulos by Nancy Scott: Medicine Hat Grassroots group for integrity & justice

If you want to donate to Nate Pike’s defense against Sam Mraiche’s $6 million SLAPP Suit, go here:

Fundraiser by Nate Pike: Legal Defense Fund

https://www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-legal-defense-fund

What can you do to make some “Good Trouble” this week? Check out:

Calgary and Area

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

Miscellaneous

  • Alberta-wide Indigenous resources: https://alignab.ca/events/

  • If you would like to know what is going on in Alberta, you can find our Substack here: https://substack.com/@abresistance?utm_source=user-menu

  • Please share this newsletter with your friends. ABR wants to get information out there to inform Albertans.

  • Our Facebook Page is here: AB Resistance

  • Our website is ABResistance.ca

  • There are some great resources on Substack

    • LindaWalkerWrites

    • Jenny Yeremiy of the Gravity Well (She is often on Charlie Angus reporting on what is happening in Alberta)

    • Prairies Exposed

    • Ken Chapman

    • Bill Whitelaw

    • The BreakdownAB

    • Lisa on TikTo

    • Markham Hislop - Energi Media

    • YouTube - Max Fawcett - Power lines

    • Send us some of your favorites to highlight.

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Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

Recap of Weekly notes and Referendum Questions:

What happened in Alberta this week?

The Week of June 28 - July 4.

  • AISH recipients are being moved on to ADAP if they are under 60 and do not have a PDD diagnosis.

  • Jason Nixon, the UnFinance Minister, missed filing the annual update.)(Nixon has no background in finance - he was I have had several people point out that the NDP was late in filing the Royalty Review when they were in power. These are two different things. The Finance update lets us know how we are doing financially; it affects all Albertans, no matter where you are. The Royalty update affects us, but not directly. I, for one, want to know how we are doing. Where is our money going? (Jason Nixon was sworn in as the Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board on May 21, 2026. He previously served as Minister of Environment and Parks, Government House Leader, Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, and Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services.

    • Prior to his service as an elected official, Mr. Nixon was a successful entrepreneur. He was also an Executive Director at The Mustard Seed, where he spent several years running an addiction treatment facility. A reminder that as Minister of Social Services, Mr. Nixon approved grants for the shelter system while at the same time receiving a pension from the Mustard Seed, which his father started.

    • He is also the Minister behind forcing AISH recipients onto ADAP, causing undue stress on the disabled community.) IF this is the best the UCP has to offer in overseeing our financial situation, we may be in trouble.

    • The other Jason: Nixon’s rocky ascent to power | The Sprawl. Here is an article on Jason Nixon’s rise to power.

  • Danielle Smith put forth a proposal for Alberta to build a pipeline - Pembina Pipelines has entered a non-binding agreement, which means if it falls through, you and I are going to be funding this pipeline (we probably are putting in the lion’s share of the money from pension funds as well as money borrowed through ATB (there were several news announcements recently re: having ATB borrow money so they had an $11 billion line of credit.

  • Trump refuses to extend the CUSMA deal with both Canada and Mexico.

  • The portal opened for Albertans to apply for their $100 rebate - it is not going well.

  • Alberta ID is now going to include your citizenship and your healthcare # - be prepared to take a birth certificate or passport to prove your status when renewing.

  • Stampede is on - The UCP’s Pancake breakfast is scheduled for - you can peacefully protest there - signs and chants

  • The United Conservative Party has served official notice that there will be an AGM November 27 - 29 at the BMO Center in Calgary. Here are some links.

The Week of July 4 - 10

  • The Stampede continued

  • Danielle Smith and Mark Carney announced an oil pipeline to BC that would follow the same route as TMX. BC is deepening the port waters to accommodate larger, heavier oil ships. BC also got deals from the Federal Government to sweeten the pot.

  • Danielle Smith and Rob Ford announced the Northern Shield Pipeline to run from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario, to refine Alberta tar sands oil. They will have to refit the refineries to handle the heavy oil, and then it can be shipped overseas. There is no public pipeline proponent for this one either.

  • The US Ambassador hosted a Fourth of July Party, inviting Rebel News staff, including Tamara Litch, to the occasion. She thanked the President for everything he has done to support Canadians. (We think she means Canadians like her)

  • Hoekstra appeared on talk shows claiming Canada did not pay for the Gordie Howe Bridge - the US wants more money and ownership of said bridge.

  • Rogers cuts 230 jobs, closes radio stations in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, and Kitchener.

  • Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is behind a massive artificial intelligence data centre planned for Sturgeon County, Alberta, Juno News has confirmed. Smith insists there’s no need to worry about plans to build a huge Electricity plant and AI Data center near Edmonton.

  • Protect yourself against West Nile Virus. Confirmed found in Alberta.

  • Corb Lund says he won’t give up the fight against coal mining in the Rockies.

  • Air Canada halts and delays several flights due to high fuel costs.

  • The new, official logo for Alberta Whisky sets the stage for it to stand out as a premium brand around the world. Hospitals are overrun, and public education is the lowest funded in Canada, and this is the government’s Priority - I wonder if it was AI-generated? (This is their priority)

  • They are using AI to rewrite government policies

  • Elections Alberta is set to verify separatists’ referendum petition after court stay.

  • Alberta uses AI to overhaul aging public tech, saving billions. (What oversight is there? And what will be the future costs? I wonder if they are using this to rewrite the Alberta curriculum)

  • Alberta announced that META is building a $13 billion AI Data Center. The facility will be located in an area northeast of Edmonton known as the Alberta Industrial Heartland. The metadata centre will be joined by Project Greenlight, a natural gas-powered electricity general facility. The 1-gigawatt facility will run on its own dedicated natural gas power plant and use roughly as much electricity as 800,000 homes. It confirms the identity of the mystery customer behind a $4.6 billion gas plant announced in the same area last week.

The Week of July 11 - 17

  • There are reports that Post Media (US right-leaning) bought up Canadian papers, pushing the Overton Window to the right.

  • Water Not Coal is prepared to fight the finding that they did not receive enough signatures.

  • Alberta launches online regulated gambling framework. They claim that Alberta’s iGaming market is now live with stronger player protections and increased social responsibility measures.

  • There are reports that Collective Bargaining Rights are being undermined across Canada.

  • Edmonton’s Northside flooded from two storms this week. Killarney School had its roof ripped off, basements flooded, Telus World of Science, the ATA Barnett House, and the Yellowhead was shut down for 2-3 days after the flood.

  • Judge freezes $8.5 million of Alberta separatist lawyer’s assets amid First Nation Trust fight. Jeffrey Rath is the lawyer behind the Alberta Prosperity Project. He has faced similar situations before as well.

  • Sam Mraiche is back in the news - Gift Article: G&M Alberta First Nation suing lawyer, alleges wrongdoing in construction of addiction recovery centers. Mariche Connection mentioned.

  • An Alberta First Nation is suing the federal government to increase the annual payment to First Nations - it has been $5 since 1899.

  • Edmonton had its last flyover by the Canadian Snowbirds on Wednesday; their jets are being grounded at the end of this year. New planes will be coming - propeller, not jets.

  • Rural Alberta is shifting to Virtual doctors for the ERs as the healthcare crisis in Alberta continues.

  • The first Edmonton Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Premier at the Legislature since 2020 happened Thursday morning.

The Week of July 18 - 24

  • Separatist advertisers are out fundraising those who are promoting Stay in Alberta.

  • The Separatists had a Telethon to raise funds for the Referendum TPAs.

  • What some immigrants could lose if Alberta votes yes to Danielle Smith’s questions.

What some immigrants could lose if Alberta votes yes to Danielle Smith’s questions | CBC News

  • Alberta First Nations intend to rock the vote against separation.

Alberta First Nations intend to ‘rock the vote’ against separatism | CBC News

  • Substack: Alberta Politics - and your fascist pancakes! This takes on a life of its own across Alberta.

Substack: Alberta Politics - and your fascist pancakes!

  • This is a warning: NOUS, an Australian company that has worked at turning Universities into businesses to their detriment, is now being hired by Alberta Health to consult on healthcare. This is not good.

A notorious consulting firm is selling austerity. Canada’s universities are buying ⋆ The Breach

  • Elections Alberta opens application for special referendum mail-in ballots.

Elections Alberta opens applications for special referendum mail-in ballots

  • Alberta municipalities can’t campaign on the referendum. (But the Alberta Government can)

Alberta municipalities can’t campaign for or against separatism. Here’s why | CBC News

  • Danielle Smith hosted the Pacific NorthWest Regional Consortium in Edmonton. US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was a guest speaker - no one from the Canadian Government spoke.

  • Here’s a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities.

St. Albert Gazette - A list of June Inflation rates for selected Canadian cities.

  • Alberta electricity expects tripling of power prices from data centers.

Alberta electricity industry expects tripling of power prices from data centres | Canada’s National Observer: Climate News

  • UCP Ministers keep dodging the question about supporting separatism

  • Trump initiates 50% tariffs on several Canadian products - including milk and lipstick.

  • Nine premiers agree to cross-border provincial liquor sales for Canadians

  • At the First Minister’s Conference, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew states that Universal Healthcare is the greatest weapon in Canada’s arsenal to fight tariffs from the US - while at the same time Primary Care Minister Justin Wright puts forth the order in council to allow Albertans to pay for private testing - Bill 11.

  • Alberta government approved the sale of 10,600 acres of land to foreign owners in 2025.

Danielle Smith’s Alberta government approved the sale of 10,600 acres of land to foreign owners in 2025 - St. Albert News

  • Tamara Lich is asking for permission to go to the White House and on a cruise while serving her sentence. This is at the same time Pat King lost the appeal and is facing jail time for his actions in the Freedom Convoy.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lich-white-house-sentence-9.7278022

  • An eleven-year-old autistic boy has been missing in Calgary since last Thursday. People are urged to do a more thorough search of their property.

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  • OH and Smith’s Principal Secretary and Chief posted this picture on X -

  • Becca Polak

  • @BeccaPolakSays 4h

  • Enjoying some…. pancakes with @ABDanielleSmith

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October Referendum:

Question One:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

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Question Two:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education, and other social services?

Things to consider:

  • Permanent Residents already pay taxes and are permanent members of Canadian society.

  • Temporary Foreign Workers and International Students also contribute through taxes, tuition, and labour.

  • Changes could affect employers already facing labour shortages. (See the ** document at the end if you are an employer on how to deal with this.)

  • Provinces must still operate within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  • Some publicly funded services are already restricted based on immigration status.

Canada

Alberta

**Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

Alberta's October 2026 Referendum: What Albertans, Immigrants, and Temporary Residents Need to Do Now That the Campaign Has Started – Refdesk.ca

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Question Three

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

Things to consider:

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Question Four

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the healthcare and education systems?

Things to consider:

Have a great week! Let’s make some good trouble together!

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It is the warm days of summer, the berries are ripening, and yet we are still having to talk about what is happening in the world today! What is happening in Alberta - because they are hoping we stop, we let ourselves be lulled by the warm weather, the sweetness of the berries, the growing gardens.

They are not stopping, the Alberta government is coming at us from multiple directions. Yet we can still take the time out to enjoy picking the berries, weeding the garden, and laying in the sun. We can take turns picking up the information battle to keep Albertans informed - the separatists and the government only win when we do nothing. So look after yourself and repost when you can. share what you learn. We are #StrongerTogether.

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There is lots going on in Alberta: Let’s get started…

If you are new to us or want to check on how the health system is doing, links to other News, legislative links, videos, etc., will be available after the news.

***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.

Some lists re: what’s going on in Alberta - Referendum and Elections.

Daveberta:

Substack: Daveberta - Who’s Who in the Separation Referendum Debate:

Substack: Daveberta - Candidates running in Alberta’s next election.

Some Actions you can take:

Elections Alberta - Voter List (we are bumping this up as there is now a way to sign onto the Class Action suit)

Class Action - Information - This is what we could find that was currently out there.

Class Action for Privacy Breach - May 14, 2026

A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed.

If you want to join the Class Action, they are asking you to send an email to:

Could Your Personal Information Have Been Compromised?

Nearly 2.9 million Albertans may have been affected by the alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of information contained in Alberta’s List of Electors.

Cooper Regel LLP has commenced a proposed class action on behalf of affected Albertans.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and certification is required before the matter can proceed as a class action.

Individuals who believe they may be members of the proposed class, or who have information relevant to the allegations, are encouraged to email our office.

Voter@CooperRegel.ca

https://cooperregel.ca/voter-information-privacy-breach.../

#CooperRegel #ABpoli #Alberta #AlbertaLaw #ClassAction #PrivacyBreach #PrivacyRights #VoterPrivacy #ElectionPrivacy #DataPrivacy #PersonalInformation #AccessToJustice #CanadianLaw #LegalNews

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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:

  • ******Stop funding the federal opposition leader’s house. Expires July 30, 2026

Petition re: Reconciliation: Residential schools - Expires Sept. 2, 2026

We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Implement statutory funding for the Missing Children Community Support Fund, so Indigenous-led work to locate missing children and unmarked graves continues.

2. Implement statutory funding for Survivor Supports, healing, and cultural services for First Nations, Inuit, and Red River Métis families and Nations; and

3. Ensure these programs remain Indigenous-led and Survivor-centered, consistent with UNDRIP and the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action.

Petition re: Keeping radio stations open. Experis Sept. 8, 2026

Local radio and journalism are important to Canadians;

Abrupt closures of local radio stations by Rogers Media leave citizens without a vital public service;

Petition on AI Data centers. - 7427 expires Sept 17, 2026

We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to immediately impose a federal moratorium on the approval, construction, expansion, or operation of proposed hyperscale AI data centres in Alberta, including the proposed Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Industrial Park and the proposed Synapse Data Centres Olds Project.

1. Prohibit federal permits, funding, tax incentives, loan guarantees, infrastructure support, or federal land and water access for AI data centres powered primarily by fossil fuels or requiring large-scale freshwater withdrawals;

Involve Communities in consultation on where AI Centers are going. Expires September 24, 2026

Whereas:

AI data centres are being constructed across Canada with high secrecy and low community involvement;

AI data centres are known to cause noise and water pollution, and strain water reservoirs and energy grids;

Keep Airports Public expires October 8, 2026

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to reject any proposal to privatize, sell, or transfer ownership or control of Canadian airports to private, for-profit interests, and to maintain airports as publicly accountable infrastructure operated in the public interest while protecting affordability, accessibility, labour standards, safety, regional connectivity, public oversight of critical infrastructure, and ensuring Canada’s airports continue to operate for the long-term public good rather than short-term private financial gain.

Keep local Radio Stations open: - expires October 8, 2026

Keep local stations open for residents with limited internet access as these stations served an essential public-interest function that national media, websites, or social platforms cannot fully replace — especially during emergencies, severe weather, elections, or transportation disruptions;

Senior Citizens with Disabilities - October 13, 2026

Amend the Canada Pension Plan Act to ensure that the flat-rate base component of CPP-Disability (currently $610.46 CAD) is maintained as a permanent top-up for seniors who were receiving disability benefits prior to turning 65;

Amend the Canada Disability Benefit Act to remove the upper age limit of 64, allowing eligible Canadians with severe and prolonged disabilities to continue receiving the CDB (up to $200.00 CAD/month) concurrently with senior pensions; and

Establish a Federal Senior Disability Supplement to guarantee that no senior citizen with a disability experiences a drop in federal financial support due solely to reaching the age of 65.

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.

Regulations and studies of AI Data Centers - expire November 7, 2026

The Government of Canada has actively promoted hyperscale AI data centre development through its national AI strategy without establishing corresponding federal protections for the communities, ecosystems, and public utilities that bear the costs. New Brunswick affects all of Canada.

Diplomacy and diplomats - Persona no Grata US Peter Hoekstra - expires November 18, 2026

U.S Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has repeatedly made public statements undermining Canada-U.S. diplomatic relations, including characterizing the 2025 Canadian federal election as “anti-American”;

We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

1. Formally declare Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and request his removal as U.S. Ambassador to Canada;

2. Raise with the United States the pattern of conduct by Ambassador Hoekstra inconsistent with the Vienna convention on Diplomatic Relations; and

3. Direct a parliamentary committee to review U.S. diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs.

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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 a strategic perspective in government affairs, regulatory matters, stakeholder engagement, and long-term economic development.

For a Canadian company, it certainly has a lot of Americans on its board.

From X/Twitter

Nova Red Mining has still not fired Kristi Noem... and this is why... She’s a Plant for Trump.. Don’t STOP pushing back against her being hired and in Canada... She is there for America....

Nova Red hiring Kristi Noem - a plant for Trump?

Nova Red is doing mining exploration on the Secwepemc Unceded, unsurrendered, 1865 Neskonlith Douglas Reserve.

Nova Red is doing mining exploration in unceded territory without permission.

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Alberta:

Bike lanes in Alberta

You can put in comments re: bike lanes. They can be supporting bike lanes - one concern might be the safety of bike riders since the government banned photo radar. Just leave the concerns at none. You can also write a letter to the Transportation Minister and your MLA.

SCRAP THE DISCRIMINATORY REFERENDUM: Stop Premier Smith’s Scapegoating of Immigrants

Petition against two-tier healthcare.

Sign the cancel AISH to ADAP petition.

Getting ICE out of Canada.

Stop the Contract: No Canadian Weapons to ICE

  • Write the Federal Health Minister re: Bill 11

Alberta has passed Bill 11:

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 reciprocates the Jay Treaty!

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If you are feeling powerless, there are ways to fight back

Fight for 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 - an environmental assessment should be done.

Fight Corruption

Sign up and support Friends of Medicare.

Sign up and support Public Interest, Alberta.

Public Interest Alberta has signed up as a Referendum TPA - They are working on a Campaign to Say No to the Nine.

Write an email to Alberta’s AG re: releasing the report on the procurement scandal.

Support Communities

Support Indigenous communities

Indigenous: how to be an ally

Sign up and support LGBTQIA2S+ rights

Find out about homelessness in Alberta

The immigrant community

The disabled community

This has links for other cities as well. Amazing resource.

A package has been put together to email your concerns re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Here is the info.

It includes A Charter challenge on sections 7 and 15.

A submission to the United Nations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

A complaint to the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

A dossier of evidence showing what happened in other places that tried this same thing, from the UK to Australia to the US.

And a cover letter that ties it all together.

I sent it. But here is the part that matters most.

The more inboxes this lands in, the harder it is to ignore. One person sending it is a letter. Hundreds of us sending it is a record that cannot be brushed aside.

So I am sharing all of it with you. The documents, and a list of exactly who to send them to, are up on the website now:

The Alberta Disability System Breakdown Website (this is an amazing website with tons of information

The Legal package - includes the steps to send a letter.

Here is all you have to do: Go to the link. Download the documents. Pick who you want to send from the list. Lawyers, your MLA, the Ombudsman, a reporter, the UN, any of them. Attach the files and press send.

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Write a letter to the Auditor General re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Thanks to Heather Newton: Albertans United to Stop the UCP.

This is a site where 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 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

Vote to Stay - Marty Solberg and Jason Kenney

Alberta’s Voice

Alberta’s voice interactive guide.

  • https://knowthenine.ca/

Vote NO to the Nine and yes to remain in Canada. Together NO!

  • https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/

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 Mentzelopoulos 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.

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation launches national fundraising campaign

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, July 18

Forestry and Wildlife:

Bluebird numbers have plummeted. Here’s how Albertans are helping them recover. Iconic songbird population down 60 per cent since 1970 in Canada.

Police/Sheriffs:

Accused Bishnoi gang member li...

Referendum:

Separatist advertisers extend contributions lead.

Alberta Independence advocates hold a telethon for their third-party advertisers.

Tourism and Sports:

Alberta town may need a bigger boat for a shark-themed event. ‘It’s kind of scary being right on the water,’ says a Jaws at the Lake participant.

Transportation:

Why travel insurance may not help you if there’s a WestJet strike. Policies may only protect travellers if they were bought before the potential strike date was announced

Sunday, July 19

Advanced Education:

NOUS, an Australian company that has worked at turning Universities into businesses to their detriment, is now being hired by Alberta Health to consult on healthcare. This is not good.

Executive Council:

Substack: Alberta Politics - and your fascist pancakes!

Federal:

5,000 firefighters battling blazes as Canada faces ‘intense’ wildfire season.

Poilievre appoints referendum lead as Poilievre makes case to keep Canada united.

Healthcare:

PC: Wide awake while your partner snores? Have you considered a sleep divorce?

Indigenous:

Alberta First Nations intend to rock the vote against separation.

International:

Canada to temporarily bar entry by foreign nationalists recently in Congo due to Ebola risk.

U.S. renews strikes on Iran after two American military members were killed.

Is this the most controversial World Cup yet?

Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration:

Rental vacancies surging in northern Alberta town, realtor says.

Municipal:

Canmore workers turn to van life as the cost of housing is high.

Referendum:

What some immigrants could lose if Alberta votes yes to Danielle Smith’s questions.

Weather:

A joint ministers’ statement has been issued following a tornado and severe weather in west central Alberta affecting Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater County:

Monday, July 20

International:

Here’s a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities.

Alberta electricity expects tripling of power prices from data centers.

Arts, Culture, and the Status of Women:

Dinosaur skull remains found in campground belonged to a T-Rex - great uncle - Gorgosaurus.

Energy and Minerals:

Some First Nations leaders say the government has a duty to consult before approving a pipeline.

Why these Albertans are concerned about the environmental impacts of a proposed CO2 pipeline.

Environment and Protected Area:

Edmonton - wildfire air quality warnings.

Alberta’s government is taking action to stop the spread of goldfish and other invasive fish species.

Executive Council:

US Ambassador Hoekstra to speak at PNWR Conference in Edmonton.

Hoekstra hosted at the PNWR conference. Former Speaker Nathan Cooper was there as well. Hoekstra’s message is Alberta, Saskatchewan offers ‘most compelling’ case for US oil supply. But the US has other options. (What options? Venezuela has to rebuild its oil infrastructure… Hoekstra is playing games)

Federal:

Some Conservatives are hoping the infighting between Leader Pierre Poilievre and prominent party members will ‘die in the high temperatures of July and the slow broil of summer,’ but others think it’s too deep and could be damaging for the leader.

Federal court orders Edmonton ...

Indigenous:

Substack: Indigenous Insider - Rock the vote:

International:

Substack: I Fucking Love Australia - Richard Gere stood in a concentration camp and drew parallels to what is happening in the US today.

Andy Burnham officially becomes UK Prime Minister.

Ukraine fired 400 drones toward Moscow.

Municipalities:

Alberta municipalities can’t campaign on the referendum. But the government can and they are using your money, in fact they had to change the laws for that to happen.

Here is the UCP playbook.

The Alberta government gives public libraries until January 1, 2027, until new regulations are enforced.

Minister of Municipal Affairs Dan Williams is touring Alberta communities to meet local leaders and discuss priorities.

Referendum:

Elections Alberta opens application for special referendum mail-in ballots.

Separatism:

How a Cold Lake Cafe became a Hotspot for the separatist debate.

Tariffs:

Trump retaliating against US booze ban - dairy with 50% Tariffs on Canadian goods. (Canada has not tariffed American booze - provinces are choosing not tostock it)

Technology and Innovation:

Proposed Wheatland County AI data centre.

Young people grew up in the digital age. So why do they love movies on film?

Tourism and Sports:

Leduc native Roughriders linebacker and captain killed in crash.

Sask. Roughrider in fatal crash was travelling wrong way on divided highway.

Wildfires:

Wildfire smoke drifts into Alberta from NWT.

Tuesday, July 21

Affordability:

Wood Buffalo council rejects proposal to start a municipally run utility company over high costs.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Proposal for new reservoir in Red Deer met with questions, concerns at public meeting.

Federal:

9 premiers to allow wineries, distilleries, breweries to sell directly to consumers.

International:

Tariffs: From keeping booze boycotts to withholding energy, Premiers talk about how to hit back at Trump.

No cross-border ceremony for the Gordie Howe Bridge

Municipal:

String of restaurant closures in downtown Edmonton has business owners talking about challenges.

Referendum:

Alberta awards $300,000 sole-source contract to a former Danielle Smith staffer for the Referendum Website.

Separatism:

Alberta minister skirts questions re: separation vote, deflects, says it’s an important topic.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

Alberta-based liquor businesses prepare to start pivoting amid latest US tariff threat.

Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally issued the following statement on the direct-to-consumer alcohol sales agreement:

Tariffs:

What Canadian goods is Trump targeting with his latest tariff move?

Transportation:

The Deerfoot Trail Improvements Project has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the new Ivor Strong Bridge.

Wednesday, July 22

Orders in Council

Orders Approved – July 22, 2026

These three Orders in Council (267, 268, and 269/2026) are part of the same coordinated package of health reforms under the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2026:

267/2026 Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 Proclaims key sections of the Act into force

  • Expanded access to preventative health testing - Albertans will be able to access certain private preventative tests (e.g., screening tests) without needing a doctor’s referral.

268/2026 Alberta Health Care Insurance Act (Regulation) - Public insurance rules, preventative testing, billing

  • Preventative health testing without a referral (laying out the detailed rules, eligible tests, reimbursement, etc.)

  • Updates related to dual practice / flexibly participating physicians

  • Technical adjustments to how billing, payments, and coverage work under the public plan

269/2026 Health Professions Act (Restricted Activities) Updates what health professionals can do

  • Expand scope of practice for some professionals (especially pharmacists, nurse practitioners, etc.).

  • Align rules around dual practice, prescribing, and delegation of restricted activities.

  • Improve access in rural/remote areas and reduce pressure on the public system

Many are raising the alarm that this legislation means people will have to pay for preventative tests. The Government has done nothing to reply to the information out there. So, maybe it is to be more far reaching than what they at first indicated when passing the bill. The Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, (Bill 29) allows Albertans to access certain private preventative health tests without a referral.

Agriculture:

Northern Alberta county declares state of agricultural disaster, wants province to step in. The province has seen multiple inches of rain since the start of spring

Proposed nuclear plant in northern Alberta worries organic farmer: ‘Will I be able to sell my oats?’ Group of local municipal leaders calling for Peace Region to become nuclear hub.

Federal:

Text of the Gordie Howe Bridge deal seems to contradict Carney’s interpretation.

Freedom Convoy:

Tamara Lich is asking for permission to go to the White House and on a cruise while serving her sentence.

Healthcare:

PC: ‘Skeeter syndrome’ showing up in Alberta as mosquito populations boom. Mosquito bite reactions prompting some parents to take kids to hospital

MH&A: Alberta is investing more than $30 million to enhance addiction and mental health supports in Edmonton, including adding over 400 new treatment and stabilization beds.

Groups call for an increase in healthcare funding with enforceable federal guidelines.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

An equipment rental company has been acquitted of occupational health and safety (OHS) charges related to a workplace fatality.

Justice:

Alberta Tories join growing call for anti-slap legislation.

Municipal:

Why Calgary has a watering schedule and how it is going to work.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has concluded two investigations into allegations involving police officers.

We never give up hope’: Calgary police still searching for Parker 7 days after boy went missing. Parker, 11, last seen in the Thorncliffe neighbourhood on July 16.

Referendum:

Alberta sole source referendum website contract - $309,300.

Separatism:

A separatist site offers donors a piece of the Republic of Alberta for a $1000 donation.

Technology:

Alberta government approved the sale of 10,600 acres of land to foreign owners in 2025.

Transportation:

Drivers may experience delays as a large slow-moving load moves between Tofield and Fort Saskatchewan on July 23.

Wildfires:

How wildfire smoke travels from Ontario to New York City — and turns distant city skies orange. No easy way to douse remote fires and stop smoke spreading, despite what some U.S. politicians may think

Thursday, July 23

Advanced Education:

University of Calgary will not be participating in the Calgary Pride Parade this year.

Agriculture:

Thorhild, Westlock counties declare state of agricultural disasters due to rain.

AISH/ADAP:

Those being transitioned have already started getting letters:

Education:

Federal:

Canada’s government gives funding to explore why truth and critical thinking matter.

Smith touts Alberta’s diplomacy in finding US advocates to help hold off Trump Trade War.

  • https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/alberta-legislature/article/smith-touts-alberta-diplomacy-in-finding-us-advocates-to-help-hold-off-trump-trade-war/

Healthcare:

PC/AC: Alberta has reached new records in physician recruitment and retention, with data showing the province now has more physicians than ever before.

PC/AC: Here are the stats from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, so you can see for yourself.

AC: From LinkedIn: Dr. T. P. • 3rd+ PhD. Researcher. Instructional Designer. B Follow

🩺 Okay, #Canada. I’ve had just about enough of the #disinformation about #universalhealthcare in #Canada.
🗺️ Learn the facts from an ACTUAL neutral analysis AND NOT the #FraserInstitute or #SecondStreetdotorg, which is backed by #American #billionaires to deliberately mislead you.

How long do #Canadians wait? Well, let me tell you…

  • Radiation Therapy: 94% of patients receive treatment within the recommended 28-day benchmark.

  • Hip Fracture Repair: 82% of surgeries are completed within the urgent 48-hour benchmark.

  • Cataract Surgery: 69% of patients receive surgery within the recommended 112 days

  • Hip Replacements: 68% of patients are treated within the recommended 26-weeks

  • Knee Replacements: 61% of patients receive their replacement within the 26-weeks

  • CT Scans: 10% of patients experience waits longer than 66 days.

  • MRI Scans: 10% of patients experience waits longer than 100 days.

  • Emergency Room Visits:

  • Discharged Patients: 90% of patients who do not require hospitalization complete their ER visit within 8 hours.

  • Admitted Patients: 90% of patients who must be admitted to an inpatient bed spend up to 48.5 hours in the ER due to a lack of available hospital beds upstream.

  • Psst. And it is free (included in just typical income taxes).

  • LinkedIn: Disinformation on Canada Healthcare

PC: Rural doctors need incentives tailored for them - not the generic ones Alberta Health is offering. What do you think?

Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration:

An oilfield services company has been penalized $100,000 related to a workplace injury incident.

Justice:

Judge finds 4 men guilty of participating in 2023 Falconridge riot. Each man has been found guilty of rioting, possession of a weapon, and assault.

Municipality:

Resident of Edmonton’s northwestern outskirts raises concerns after part of road collapses due to erosion. Section of road over Horseshoe Creek along 137th Avenue has collapsed.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the death of a man following an interaction with a Lethbridge Police Service officer at the Lethbridge Viaduct, commonly known as the High Level Bridge.

Calgary realtors join forces to help search for missing 11-year-old boy

Referendum:

Alberta referendum costs climbing with another $365K in promotion, says Nenshi.

Tariffs:

These 3 charts show where Trump’s new tariffs could have the biggest impact. Electronics sector, B.C. could feel the bite of potential new duties

U.S. hits dozens of countries, including Canada, with new 10% tariff

Alberta premier says Carney ‘wise’ not to retaliate over U.S. tariff threat

Transportation:

WestJet is allowing passengers to change or cancel certain flights due to the threat of a strike. Flights between July 30 and Aug. 4 can be modified.

WestJet allowing passengers to change or cancel certain flights due to threat of strike | CBC News

Weather:

Heat warnings issued for most of southern, east-central Alberta. Hottest conditions expected in southeastern Alberta, with daytime highs of 34 to 38 C.

‘Prolonged stretch of hot air,’ poor air quality advisories blanket the Prairies.

Friday, July 24

Energy and Minerals:

Alberta’s got a new plan for a southern pipeline to B.C.’s coast — it still won’t be easy.

An already heavily trafficked B.C. estuary is under pressure to industrialize more for the proposed project.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Alberta’s government is asking the public to provide feedback to help shape two new sub-regional land-use plans.

Forever Canadian:

Forever Canadian says books are clean as Danielle Smith questions 3rd-party finances

Healthcare:

International:

U.S. renews attacks on Iran as oil climbs above $100 US. Trump threatens ‘major military punishment’ if Houthis continue attacking ships

Pentagon lowers official Iran war death toll, omitting four killed this month

Municipal:

Be cautious on Alberta waterways. Person in critical condition after paddleboard hits bridge in Calgary: EMS. Adult and youth were on the same paddleboard on Bow River.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after an RCMP officer in Brooks fatally shot a man.

Alberta man’s remains found 2 years after he attempted to rescue two boys near Kamloops.

Referendum:

Once seeking Senate Reform, Alberta has a question to explore abolishing it on the Oct. Referendum.

Separatists:

Substack: Daveberta - Weird Fever Dream - what is Alberta sleepwalking into?

Stay Free Alberta:

Tariffs:

Does Canada have leverage in Trump trade war? What premiers, experts say.

UCP Travels:

MLAs Angela Pitt, Glenn van Dijken and Chelsae Petrovic will advance trade priorities with U.S. state legislators at a national conference in Chicago from July 25 to 30.

Water Not Coal Petition:

Water Not Coal organizers seeking details about Elections Alberta’s verification process from petition signatories

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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. There have been no new cases reported since June 15, 2026

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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, 1 flu, 1 COVID, and 0 RSV patients are in the ICU. This season, people died: 282 of the flu, 131 of COVID, and 67 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 - Low

COVID-19 - Low

RSV - Not Detected

Flu B - Not Detected

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

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UCP Travels

Alberta UCP MLAs are allegedly going back to the US to learn about and liaise with State legislatures. This doesn’t look like a concerted Canadian effort to combat Trump’s tariffs, but rather an Alberta-first, or should we say 51st, effort allegedly. Is this Smith’s way of keeping those that are not in caucus supporting her decisions?

  • Angela Pitt, MLA for Airdrie-East, Glenn van Dijken, MLA for Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock, and Chelsae Petrovic, MLA for Livingston-Macleod, will join state legislators from across the U.S. at the 2026 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit in Chicago, Illinois. (She is neither a Parliamentary Secretary or Minister)

  • As part of the conference, MLA van Dijken will promote Alberta’s interests in agricultural trade and rural development in a meeting of NCSL’s Agriculture Task Force. (He is the Military Liaison for the UCP)

  • Through the International Legislative Advisory Council, MLA Pitt will further strengthen Alberta’s relationships with U.S. state legislators by participating in specialized policy task force meetings and opportunities that foster the exchange of ideas, best practices and mutually beneficial policy initiatives. As part of Team Alberta, MLA Petrovic will leverage sessions and networking opportunities throughout the conference to advance the province’s priorities and lay the foundations for ongoing partnership and engagement in the months ahead. (She is the Parliamentary Secretary for Health Workforce Engagement) The same one who said heart attack victims should take personal accountability

  • This makes 3/27, UCP Ministers and 6/9 Parliamentary Secretaries and one MLA have jetted off. Only 29 more to send on trips. This is Pitt’s third trip to the States this year. They have taken 29 trips and been gone for 157 days.

  • National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

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, 3 people to Salt Lake City, Utah, Reno, Nevada, and Chicago, Illinois.

****** Here I thought that was why we were paying for all those foreign offices to liaise re: Alberta.

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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?

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.

**** We want to point out that the Referendum is scheduled for October 19, 2026. The next election is scheduled for October 18, 2027. The UCP has passed a law stating that there can be no recalls or citizen initiatives taken that can affect the outcome of an election within one year before the election and one year after an election. So anything that arises out of the referendum cannot be acted on for two years.

**** Another update - They have changed legislation that “Recalls” can only use lawyers as scrutineers when validating signatures - another way to game the system.

**** For the October 19th referendum, scrutineers need to be declared before August 18, 2026 - eight weeks before the referendum. https://www.elections.ab.ca/elections/referendum/referendum-scrutineers/

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The UCP Caucus has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs and 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA. Smith has said she won’t call a by-election until people are ready to deal with politics - she has to call one by November 30th for Calgary Shaw.

Mike Derry is the UCP candidate:

Daveberta - Alberta politics and elections
Mike Derry wins Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination, defeats city councillor Dan McLean
Talent management company owner Mike Derry defeated City Councillor Dan McLean to win the United Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Shaw at a candidate selection vote on June 24…
Read more
2 months ago · 17 likes · Dave Cournoyer

The NDP has nominated Kyle Campbell: https://daveberta.ca/2026/06/alberta-ndp-nominate-kyle-campbell-as-their-candidate-in-calgary-shaw-by-election/

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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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Letter from PIA -

Hi everyone,

  • This fall, Albertans will be asked to vote in a province-wide referendum that could shape our future for years to come.

  • At a time when families are worried about healthcare, affordability, education and the economy, the provincial government has chosen to spend millions of dollars on a referendum that creates more division, more uncertainty and more political conflict.

  • These aren’t abstract political debates. They have real consequences for real people. Some of the proposals could make it harder for people to access healthcare and other public services, create uncertainty for workers, employers and families and make Alberta a less welcoming place to live, work and invest. At a time when we need more doctors, nurses, teachers and skilled workers, why would we choose a path that risks driving people away instead of bringing people together to solve the challenges we already face?

  • It is the wrong priority.

  • Some of the questions also have serious implications for human rights, access to public services and the kind of province we want Alberta to be. Instead of bringing people together to solve real problems, this referendum asks Albertans to spend months debating issues that won’t lower grocery bills, shorten healthcare wait times or make life more affordable.

Public Interest Alberta has registered as a third party advertiser and is leading a province-wide, people-powered campaign to encourage Albertans to vote Remain in Canada and Vote NO on the remaining referendum questions.

  • Our campaign is built around conversations with neighbours, community events, volunteers and local organizations because we know that real conversations are still the most effective way to move people and get out the vote.

  • We’ve launched our campaign website at www.albertareferendum2026.org, where you can learn more about the campaign and take action today. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be adding FAQs, research, fact sheets, and other resources to help Albertans understand what’s at stake and confidently talk with friends and family about the referendum.

  • But first, we need your help.

  • If you believe Alberta deserves practical solutions instead of more political division, please join us. Click here to:

    • Pledge to vote.

    • Sign up to volunteer.

    • Make a donation to help fund this grassroots campaign.

  • Every conversation, every volunteer, and every donation will help build the campaign needed to defeat this agenda.

  • This campaign is also about something bigger. It’s about choosing respect over division, facts over fear, and protecting the values that define Alberta at its best. It is about standing up for human rights, public services, and the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.

We need this community now more than ever. I hope you’ll stand with us.
We will be visiting 3 cities for our campaign launch! Join us, volunteer, bring a crowd, and let’s get organized!

September 1st 2026 CALGARY
Memorial Hall - Royal Canadian Legion #1
116 7 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2G 0H5

September 2nd 2026 LETHBRIDGE
Southminster United Church
1011-4 Ave South Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P7

September 3rd, 2026 EDMONTON
Beverly Heights Community League
4209-111 Avenue Edmonton AB T5W 0K3

Together, we can reject division, protect what matters, and move Alberta forward.

The Public Interest Alberta Referendum Campaign Team

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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 to sunk costs)

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Government Links

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 they are learning… The UCP is still ahead in the polls.

We have included some information we found on social media. If you don’t subscribe to that particular entity, our apologies. WE do our best to find information that everyone can access.

Write to your elected officials in minutes

ResistNow makes it fast and effortless for Canadians to contact their elected officials. Just send a text, and your message is delivered as a professional letter to your Prime Minister, MP, Premier, MPP/MLA, or Mayor. ResistNow is strictly non-partisan. We amplify your voice—whether you’re urging action, demanding accountability, or sharing concerns. The message is yours. The delivery is ours.

  • https://www.resistnow.ca/

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The Referendum

The Alberta Government’s website

Alberta Referendum 2026

A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:

Alberta Referendumb 2026

EAs referendum site

Referendum - Elections Alberta

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Articles:

The oaths of office for Alberta (Are UCP MLAs breaking their oath to office by supporting separation?)

Unions: should Albertans get to opt out?

Videos

Why Canada is sitting on the most valuable land in human history.

Dr. Jill explaining harm reduction.

If Alberta separates, who ends up with the money?

AI Data Centre’s the cautionary tale from Texas.

Energi Media: Markham Hislop with Vince Hill.

Shocking: Wall Street Journal Exposes U.S. Plan – To Break Canada!🇨🇦

RealTalk interviewing Peter Hoekstra - starts at 2:30.

RealTalk interviewing Brandi Morin - Indigenous Insider - starts at 4:45

Energi Media - Markham’s interview with Paula Simons - Alberta Separatists Don’t Understand Alberta.

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Data for those who geek out - 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 successfully 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 who gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefited from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize that 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

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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If you have events coming up in your area or have a group you would like to promote, email us at abresistance2027@gmail.com

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  • AB Resistance is a small group of volunteers that pays for expenses solely through donations. Hosting town halls, printing, paying for websites, and social media software all cost money. We are beginning to put ads out in small Alberta communities to get the word out about how the UCP has wasted taxpayers’ money, and we can do more of this with your donation. If you would like to donate to our cause, please transfer to abrdonate@gmail.com. We are a third-party advertiser, which means we report to Alberta Elections. When you donate, please include your name, address, and postal code in the message. The question is “What province do we live in? = Alberta, even if you don’t live here. It makes it easier for our CFO to accept your money and ensure we are following Elections Alberta Rules. Thanks to everyone who has already donated. Our year-end is March 31st. Here is our financial disclosure through Elections Alberta: https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/efPTPA.cfm?TPAID=118&MID=TPAS_TP

  • ABResistance has a “Speaker Series.” This last week, we had Peter Guthrie on to talk about his new party and what they would do if elected.

  • 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.

  • 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

See you next week; until then, remember to be kind to one another, and we are #StrongerTogether.

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Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance and is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

When we stand up together, WE can MAKE a DIFFERENCE.

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Our job over the next 3 months is to get out and talk with Albertans about the other questions so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part and vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider.

This Week in Alberta:

July 18 - 24

  • Separatist advertisers are out fundraising those who are promoting Stay in Alberta.

  • The Separatists had a Telethon to raise funds for the Referendum TPAs.

  • What some immigrants could lose if Alberta votes yes to Danielle Smith’s questions.

What some immigrants could lose if Alberta votes yes to Danielle Smith’s questions | CBC News

  • Alberta First Nations intend to rock the vote against separation.

Alberta First Nations intend to ‘rock the vote’ against separatism | CBC News

  • Substack: Alberta Politics - and your fascist pancakes! This takes on a life of its own across Alberta.

Substack: Alberta Politics - and your fascist pancakes!

  • This is a warning: NOUS, an Australian company that has worked at turning Universities into businesses to their detriment, is now being hired by Alberta Health to consult on healthcare. This is not good.

A notorious consulting firm is selling austerity. Canada’s universities are buying ⋆ The Breach

  • Elections Alberta opens application for special referendum mail-in ballots.

Elections Alberta opens applications for special referendum mail-in ballots

  • Alberta municipalities can’t campaign on the referendum. (But the Alberta Government can)

Alberta municipalities can’t campaign for or against separatism. Here’s why | CBC News

  • Danielle Smith hosted the Pacific NorthWest Regional Consortium in Edmonton. US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was a guest speaker - no one from the Canadian Government spoke.

  • Here’s a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities.

St. Albert Gazette - A list of June Inflation rates for selected Canadian cities.

  • Alberta electricity expects tripling of power prices from data centers.

Alberta electricity industry expects tripling of power prices from data centres | Canada’s National Observer: Climate News

  • UCP Ministers keep dodging the question about supporting separatism

  • Trump initiates 50% tariffs on several Canadian products - including milk and lipstick.

  • Nine premiers agree to cross-border provincial liquor sales for Canadians

  • At the First Minister’s Conference, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew states that Universal Healthcare is the greatest weapon in Canada’s arsenal to fight tariffs from the US - while at the same time Primary Care Minister Justin Wright puts forth the order in council to allow Albertans to pay for private testing - Bill 11.

  • Alberta government approved the sale of 10,600 acres of land to foreign owners in 2025.

Danielle Smith’s Alberta government approved the sale of 10,600 acres of land to foreign owners in 2025 - St. Albert News

  • Tamara Lich is asking for permission to go to the White House and on a cruise while serving her sentence. This is at the same time Pat King lost the appeal and is facing jail time for his actions in the Freedom Convoy.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lich-white-house-sentence-9.7278022

  • An eleven-year-old autistic boy has been missing in Calgary since last Thursday. People are urged to do a more thorough search of their property.

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  • OH and Smith’s Principal Secretary and Chief posted this picture on X -

  • Becca Polak

  • @BeccaPolakSays 4h

  • Enjoying some…. pancakes with @ABDanielleSmith

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Referendum -

Question Four

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the healthcare and education systems?

Things to consider:

Question 4

Say goodbye to free healthcare - Question 4 #referendum #alberta #prairiewatchdog - YouTube

NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

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The 2026 calendar

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year?

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You keep showing up! You are doing it. You are the power behind the RECALLS. The power behind EDUCATING ALBERTANS. The power behind CHANGE and BUILDING AN ALBERTA THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE!!!

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If you didn’t make it to one of Dr. Parks’ townhalls with Friends of Medicare, here is a link where you can access the info. Watch the recording of our virtual town hall here.

Find the joy every day… it will make the battles ahead manageable. The UCP will only win if good people do nothing. Join us in doing something to fight back.

Every Teacher and member of the public is encouraged to wear “Red for Ed” on Fridays. Will you join them?

Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 70!

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: Justin Wright’s office (Postponed until August 8th)

    • TransCanada Place #5 1299 TransCanada Way SE Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9

    • 1299 Trans Canada Way S E You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 11:00 - 12:00 pm

Red Deer - Saturday

  • Address: Adriana LaGrange’s Office

    • on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer

    • 5913 50 Ave You can get driving directions here.

  • Time: 10:30 - 11:30

We can do this, Alberta - You are an important part of the process.

P.S. Take some pictures and share them with us at abresistance2027@gmail.com - Let’s flood Social Media!

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Consumer News: Check here for the latest information.

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What’s happening in Alberta: There are listings for various events all over Alberta: Check it out - there is something for everyone. We have highlighted a few that are happening in the next two weeks.

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Medicine Hat - Friday July 24.

May be a doodle of hotdog and text that says 'ATTENTION MEDICINE HAT: ANTI-FACIST FOOD OPTIONS AVAILABLE PUBLIC GREENSPACE IN FRONT OF 1299 TRANSCANADA WAY SE MEDICINE HAT FRIDAY JULY 24 5:00-7:00PM PEACEFULLY SERVING UP FREE DEMOCRACY DOGS DOGSAND AND COLD DRINKS LIMITED ALTHOUOMSE TIME RE AOIME NOn DEMOCRACY DOGS'

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Nationwide

Celebrate Indigenous stories with CBC and Parks Canada

La version française suit

CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to provide free screenings in parks and sites across the country from July 6 to August 31, 2026. Lots of information and extra learning opportunities.

(One is coming to Elk Island Park this month)

The family-friendly events are free and open to everyone!

https://www.cbc.ca/experiences/parkscanada

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Edmonton Pride Month Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

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Edmonton KDays July 17 - 26

https://www.k-days.com/

Taste of Edmonton July 17 - 26

https://tasteofedm.ca/collections/menu

https://tasteofedm.ca/pages/perform-at-taste

https://tasteofedm.ca/pages/navigating-the-festival

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft Circle

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Discover the 2026 Calgary Folk Music Festival

The folk fest returns July 23-26

Visit the Calgary Folk Music Festival website for tickets and more information.

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Edmonton

July 23rd, Thursday – Common Horizon Welcoming Call: “Sign up here to get involved with Common Horizon, a movement of Gen Z and Millennial workers fighting back against corporate greed.
Common Horizon is a cross-Canada social movement organizing Gen Z and Millennial workers to take power away from the billionaire class and win solutions to the climate crisis and affordability crisis. We are a fun and accessible place, open to anyone from experienced organizers to folks trying out political organizing for the first time. Common Horizon has 6 chapters and counting across Canada, and we’re organizing to put pressure on our politicians and spark the public imagination to believe in a future with good green jobs, affordable rent and groceries, and properly funded public services like transit, healthcare, and recreation. If you are interested in joining, fill out this form, and we will contact you about upcoming Welcome Calls and actions in your city!
Time: 7.30 pm
Register: Common Horizon

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Calgary Area - Southern Alberta

Tsuut’ina Nation Annual Celebration Powwow

Visit Website

Tsuut’ina Nation Annual Celebration Powwow in Redwood Meadows, a short drive from Calgary, invites visitors to experience vibrant Indigenous culture, tradition, and competition.

Held at the Redwood Meadows Fairgrounds, just 41 km (25 mi) west of Calgary, this anticipated gathering brings together dancers, singers, drum groups, competitors, families, and guests from across North America in a powerful celebration of heritage and unity. Audiences can witness moving Grand Entries, exceptional drumming, breathtaking dance performances, and highly anticipated singing contests that honour generations of Indigenous traditions.

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Calgary

https://www.visitcalgary.com/events/ethnik-learning-and-empowerement-program-2026

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Lloydminster

Extreme Indian Relay

Visit Website

Extreme Indian Relay, located in Lloydminster in the Lakelands region, offers high-energy Indian Relay racing with the bonus of rich Indigenous cultural experiences.

Across two action-packed days, the Border City transforms into a showcase of Western Canada’s oldest extreme sport, as elite riders and teams compete in heart-pounding Indian Relay races. Spectators can feel the rush of horses thundering past while racers display remarkable skill, speed, and horsemanship in their quest for victory.

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Edmonton

July 26th, SUNday – Solar Fest Day: “Come and celebrate the sun and how we can use solar energy to help offset the damage caused by our dependency on fossil fuels.
Some of the many things happening during our solar fest will be:
++ Solar haircuts by Mark from True Blue Barber. Donations for haircuts will be made to an NGO. (Powered by the sun via Solar Super Store)
++ Pizza box ovens making and display (unfortunately, James is not able to be on hand to lead this since he will be playing with his band at the Calgary Folk Music Festival that day). This is a family friendly activity. Pizza boxes will be donated by Spinelli’s/Italian Centre, and supplies will be donated by James.
++ Display of solar cookers.
++ Cookies cooked in the solar cooker
++ Solar panel and equipment by the Solar Super Store
++ Display with Solar Alberta
++ Display with SPICE (Solar Power Investment Cooperative Edmonton)
++ Gardening book display at Paper Birch Books
We hope to see you here!”
Time: 12 noon to 3 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Facebook event page: Earth’s Refillery Coop and Cafe

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Edmonton

July 26th, Sunday – Over 1,000 Days of Genocide:
Time: 1pm
Location: 109th Street and 97th Avenue

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Edmonton

July 27th, Monday – Climate Café: “As seniors concerned about the world our descendants will inherit, we want to talk about it with others. Join us for this conversation. Bring your thoughts, fears, hopes, frustration, etc and discuss it in this safe space with your peers.
The Climate Café is a supportive space where people can share and discuss their worries about the climate and ecological crisis.
Are you feeling alone in the climate crisis, and would you enjoy talking to like-minded people?
Many of us have good ideas and experiences to share.
So let’s:

  • Make new contacts

  • Have fun

  • Exchange ideas

  • Build camaraderie

  • Share good news stories

Be Curious!
Join us for an in-person 90-MINUTE Community Climate Café.
Tell a friend.
Participation is limited to keep the conversation informal. If you would like to join us, please REGISTER.”
Time: 2pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Register: Eventbrite

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Fort McMurray

Date & Location

Sun, 2 Aug 2026 • 5:00 PM to Sat, 8 Aug 2026 • 5:00 PM (MDT)

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Alberta, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H3R4

701 Beacon Hill Dr, Wood Buffalo, AB T9H 3R4, Canada, Fort McMurray

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About the event

Family Camp-out

Sesequon Healing Society and White Bear Rising are honoured to present the Wahkomaganuk Family Healing Camp at Rock Island Lake — a culturally grounded, land-based gathering focused on healing, connection, and community wellness. Rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and guided by Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and lived experience, this camp creates a safe and supportive space for individuals and families to reconnect with culture, spirit, land, and one another.

Set within the natural beauty of Rock Island Lake in Treaty 8 territory, between Calling Lake, AB, and Wabasca, AB. The camp offers a week of cultural teachings, ceremony, storytelling, traditional practices, wellness activities, and trauma-informed healing opportunities. Participants will engage in land-based learning experiences that promote resilience, identity, belonging, and intergenerational healing while strengthening family and community connections.

The camp recognizes the ongoing impacts of colonization, residential schools, grief, loss, addictions, and intergenerational trauma, while also celebrating the strength, wisdom, and resilience of Indigenous peoples. Through cultural revitalization, sharing circles, traditional teachings, and time spent on the land, the gathering aims to restore hope, empowerment, and balance in a holistic way that supports mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.

This gathering is inclusive and welcoming to all people seeking healing, understanding, connection, and community. Together, through culture, compassion, and reconnection to the land, we continue the journey of healing for current and future generations.

Donations and volunteers are welcome and help support the ongoing success of this community-led healing initiative.

587-941-1663/sesequonhealing@gmail.com :)

Kininaskomtin <3

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Edmonton

August 10th, Monday – Organizers Workshop: “Join the Youth Climate Corps, Climate Justice Edmonton, and the Canadian Red Cross in a joint effort workshop for Edmonton-based organizers!

Whether you’ve been organizing for years or you’re looking for a place to start, you’re welcome here. Come meet other people who refuse to sit on the sidelines, build new skills, and leave with new connections, fresh ideas, and a reminder that collective action is still one of the most powerful forces we have.”

This is full, but if they hear from enough people, perhaps they will add more spaces or schedule another event.

Time: 5.30 pm

Registration: Climate Justice Edmonton

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Fort McMurray

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rainbow-space-individual-certification-workshop-registration-1989933384320?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse

Redpoll CentreFort McMurray, AB

Friday, August 7 • 9 AM - 3 PM

Overview

Participants will access an in-depth education on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and take away concrete actions for inclusivity and allyship.

Join Wood Buffalo Pride for an Inclusivity Workshop for any community members or professionals interested in becoming Rainbow Space Certified!

Rainbow Space Individual Certification is a credential for individuals in the RMWB to highlight their commitment to 2SLGBTQIA+-inclusivity and allyship within their professional and personal lives. This certification program prepares individual community members and professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to be inclusive leaders and advocates for equity within their workplace and/or community roles. This certification is an excellent resource for individuals seeking professional development, continuing education credentials, and tangible allyship goals. Learn more about the certification on our website.

Where: In the Conference Room at the Redpoll Centre, 2nd level of SMS Equipment Place - West Entrance, 1 C.A. Knight Way

*Gender Neutral Washroom available

*Wheelchair accessible

*Free parking

Schedule:

9:00 am - 11:30 pm - Workshop Part 1

11:30 am- 12:30 pm - Lunch (participants are welcome to bring their own lunch or step out for lunch - Mac Island has a variety of food vendors)

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Workshop Part 2

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Assessment

Registration is free to attend the workshop for community-based education.

If you would like to receive Rainbow Space Certification after completing the workshop, the cost is:

$100 + GST / certification - valid for 3 years

$50 + GST / certification (student rate) - valid for 3 years

*If you are a teacher, contact brooke@wbpride.ca for a teacher discount code!

Wood Buffalo Pride acknowledges that the land we occupy is nistawâyâw, within Treaty 8, the traditional territory of the Cree, Dene, and the Métis people. We recognize and honour all the Indigenous people, especially Two Spirit people, who have stewarded this land for time immemorial prior to first contact, and who continue to resist oppressive colonial definitions of sexuality and gender to this day.

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Edmonton

August 22nd, Saturday – Edmonton Pride Fest: “Join thousands as we take over the streets of downtown Edmonton for the Edmonton Pride Parade & Trans March!
Then keep the celebration going with PrideFest at FanPark!

Live Entertainment & Beer Gardens: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Featuring RÊVE and the best of Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ talent.

FREE General Admission

Gather your friends, wear your Pride, and be part of one of Edmonton’s biggest celebrations of the year! ”
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Downtown Edmonton
Instagram: Edmonton Pride Fest

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Edmonton

Indigenous Pride Fest - August 23

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Events in Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/upcoming-events

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  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded? If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

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  • You need to engage everyone who is affected by the circumstances.

  • You give them the power to stand up and fight for what is right.

  • You validate the struggle, but the win is worth it.

  • Every person counts, every signature counts, every vote counts.

  • Together we can do hard things!

Economic Policy Institute

If you want everything to come out of the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here:

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

Miscellaneous

  • Alberta-wide Indigenous resources: https://alignab.ca/events/

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    • LindaWalkerWrites

    • Jenny Yeremiy of the Gravity Well (She is often on Charlie Angus reporting on what is happening in Alberta)

    • Prairies Exposed

    • Ken Chapman

    • Bill Whitelaw

    • The BreakdownAB

    • Lisa on TikTok

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Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

What happened in Alberta this week?

June 28 - July 3

  • AISH recipients are being moved on to ADAP if they are under 60 and do not have a PDD diagnosis.

  • Jason Nixon, the UnFinance Minister, missed filing the annual update.)(Nixon has no background in finance - he was I have had several people point out that the NDP was late in filing the Royalty Review when they were in power. These are two different things. The Finance update lets us know how we are doing financially; it affects all Albertans, no matter where you are. The Royalty update affects us, but not directly. I, for one, want to know how we are doing. Where is our money going? (Jason Nixon was sworn in as the Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board on May 21, 2026. He previously served as Minister of Environment and Parks, Government House Leader, Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, and Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services.

    • Prior to his service as an elected official, Mr. Nixon was a successful entrepreneur. He was also an Executive Director at The Mustard Seed, where he spent several years running an addiction treatment facility. A reminder that as Minister of Social Services, Mr. Nixon approved grants for the shelter system while at the same time receiving a pension from the Mustard Seed, which his father started.

    • He is also the Minister behind forcing AISH recipients onto ADAP, causing undue stress on the disabled community.) IF this is the best the UCP has to offer in overseeing our financial situation, we may be in trouble.

    • The other Jason: Nixon’s rocky ascent to power | The Sprawl Here is an article on Jason Nixon’s rise to power.

  • Danielle Smith put forth a proposal for Alberta to build a pipeline - Pembina Pipelines has entered a non-binding agreement, which means if it falls through, you and I are going to be funding this pipeline (we probably are putting in the lion’s share of the money from pension funds as well as money borrowed through ATB (there were several news announcements recently re: having ATB borrow money so they had an $11 billion line of credit.

  • Trump refuses to extend the CUSMA deal with both Canada and Mexico.

  • The portal opened for Albertans to apply for their $100 rebate - it is not going well.

  • Alberta ID is now going to include your citizenship and your healthcare # - be prepared to take a birth certificate or passport to prove your status when renewing.

  • Stampede is on - The UCP’s Pancake breakfast is scheduled for - you can peacefully protest there - signs and chants

  • The United Conservative Party has served official notice that there will be an AGM November 27 - 29 at the BMO Center in Calgary. Here are some links.

The Week of July 4 - 10th

  • The Stampede continued

  • Danielle Smith and Mark Carney announced an oil pipeline to BC that would follow the same route as TMX. BC is deepening the port waters to accommodate larger, heavier oil ships. BC also got deals from the Federal Government to sweeten the pot.

  • Danielle Smith and Rob Ford announced the Northern Shield Pipeline to run from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario, to refine Alberta tar sands oil. They will have to refit the refineries to handle the heavy oil, and then it can be shipped overseas. There is no public pipeline proponent for this one either.

  • The US Ambassador hosted a Fourth of July Party, inviting Rebel News staff, including Tamara Litch, to the occasion. She thanked the President for everything he has done to support Canadians. (We think she means Canadians like her)

  • Hoekstra appeared on talk shows claiming Canada did not pay for the Gordie Howe Bridge - the US wants more money and ownership of said bridge.

  • Rogers cuts 230 jobs, closes radio stations in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, and Kitchener.

  • Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is behind a massive artificial intelligence data centre planned for Sturgeon County, Alberta, Juno News has confirmed. Smith insists there’s no need to worry about plans to build a huge Electricity plant and AI Data center near Edmonton.

  • Protect yourself against West Nile Virus. Confirmed found in Alberta.

  • Corb Lund says he won’t give up the fight against coal mining in the Rockies.

  • Air Canada halts and delays several flights due to high fuel costs.

  • The new, official logo for Alberta Whisky sets the stage for it to stand out as a premium brand around the world. Hospitals are overrun, and public education is the lowest funded in Canada, and this is the government’s Priority - I wonder if it was AI-generated? (This is their priority)

  • They are using AI to rewrite government policies

  • Elections Alberta is set to verify separatists’ referendum petition after court stay.

  • Alberta uses AI to overhaul aging public tech, saving billions. (What oversight is there? And what will be the future costs? I wonder if they are using this to rewrite the Alberta curriculum)

  • Alberta announced that META is building a $13 billion AI Data Center. The facility will be located in an area northeast of Edmonton known as the Alberta Industrial Heartland. The metadata centre will be joined by Project Greenlight, a natural gas-powered electricity general facility. The 1-gigawatt facility will run on its own dedicated natural gas power plant and use roughly as much electricity as 800,000 homes. It confirms the identity of the mystery customer behind a $4.6 billion gas plant announced in the same area last week.

Week of July 11 - 17

  • There are reports that Post Media (US right-leaning) bought up Canadian papers, pushing the Overton Window to the right.

  • Water Not Coal is prepared to fight the finding that they did not receive enough signatures.

  • Alberta launches online regulated gambling framework. They claim that Alberta’s iGaming market is now live with stronger player protections and increased social responsibility measures.

  • There are reports that Collective Bargaining Rights are being undermined across Canada.

  • Edmonton’s Northside flooded from two storms this week. Killarney School had its roof ripped off, basements flooded, Telus World of Science, the ATA Barnett House, and the Yellowhead was shut down for 2-3 days after the flood.

  • Judge freezes $8.5 million of Alberta separatist lawyer’s assets amid First Nation Trust fight. Jeffrey Rath is the lawyer behind the Alberta Prosperity Project. He has faced similar situations before as well.

  • Sam Mraiche is back in the news - Gift Article: G&M Alberta First Nation suing lawyer, alleges wrongdoing in construction of addiction recovery centers. Mariche Connection mentioned.

  • An Alberta First Nation is suing the federal government to increase the annual payment to First Nations - it has been $5 since 1899.

  • Edmonton had its last flyover by the Canadian Snowbirds on Wednesday; their jets are being grounded at the end of this year. New planes will be coming - propeller, not jets.

  • Rural Alberta is shifting to Virtual doctors for the ERs as the healthcare crisis in Alberta continues.

  • The first Edmonton Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Premier at the Legislature since 2020 happened Thursday morning.

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Referendum:

Question One:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

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Question Two:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education, and other social services?

Things to consider:

  • Permanent Residents already pay taxes and are permanent members of Canadian society.

  • Temporary Foreign Workers and International Students also contribute through taxes, tuition, and labour.

  • Changes could affect employers already facing labour shortages. (See the ** document at the end if you are an employer on how to deal with this.)

  • Provinces must still operate within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  • Some publicly funded services are already restricted based on immigration status.

Canada

Alberta

**Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

Alberta's October 2026 Referendum: What Albertans, Immigrants, and Temporary Residents Need to Do Now That the Campaign Has Started – Refdesk.ca

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Question Three

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

Things to consider:

]]><![CDATA[Alberta This Week (Your Voice For Choice)]]>https://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-this-week-your-voice-for-fd7https://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-this-week-your-voice-for-fd7Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:03:24 GMTThis is YOUR resource - Share any links here on social media to educate others! - “Your Voice For Choice.” Welcome to your non-partisan information source for news. We primarily collect news from around the province, Canada, and the world that affects Alberta.

Thank you to Judy from Edmonton - this picture of an arriving Storm in Edmonton - it is both beautiful and awe-inspiring as well as dangerous. It reminds us that nature is powerful and affects us whether we plan for it or not.

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There is lots going on in Alberta: Let’s get started…

If you are new to us or want to check on how the health system is doing, links to other News, legislative links, videos, etc., will be available after the news.

***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.

Some lists re: what’s going on in Alberta - Referendum and Elections.

Daveberta:

Substack: Daveberta - Who’s Who in the Separation Referendum Debate:

Substack: Daveberta - Candidates running in Alberta’s next election.

Some Actions you can take:

Elections Alberta - Voter List (we are bumping this up as there is now a way to sign onto the Class Action suit)

Class Action - Information - This is what we could find that was currently out there.

Class Action for Privacy Breach - May 14, 2026

A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed.

If you want to join the Class Action, they are asking you to send an email to:

Could Your Personal Information Have Been Compromised?

Nearly 2.9 million Albertans may have been affected by the alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of information contained in Alberta’s List of Electors.

Cooper Regel LLP has commenced a proposed class action on behalf of affected Albertans.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and certification is required before the matter can proceed as a class action.

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Individuals who believe they may be members of the proposed class, or who have information relevant to the allegations, are encouraged to email our office.

Voter@CooperRegel.ca

https://cooperregel.ca/voter-information-privacy-breach.../

#CooperRegel #ABpoli #Alberta #AlbertaLaw #ClassAction #PrivacyBreach #PrivacyRights #VoterPrivacy #ElectionPrivacy #DataPrivacy #PersonalInformation #AccessToJustice #CanadianLaw #LegalNews

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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:

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. Expires July 30, 2026

Petition re: Reconciliation: Residential schools - Expires Sept. 2, 2026

We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Implement statutory funding for the Missing Children Community Support Fund, so Indigenous-led work to locate missing children and unmarked graves continues.

2. Implement statutory funding for Survivor Supports, healing, and cultural services for First Nations, Inuit, and Red River Métis families and Nations; and

3. Ensure these programs remain Indigenous-led and Survivor-centered, consistent with UNDRIP and the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action.

Petition re: Keeping radio stations open. Expires Sept. 8, 2026

Local radio and journalism are important to Canadians;

Abrupt closures of local radio stations by Rogers Media leave citizens without a vital public service;

Petition on AI Data centers. - 7427 expires Sept 17, 2026

We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to immediately impose a federal moratorium on the approval, construction, expansion, or operation of proposed hyperscale AI data centres in Alberta, including the proposed Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Industrial Park and the proposed Synapse Data Centres Olds Project.

1. Prohibit federal permits, funding, tax incentives, loan guarantees, infrastructure support, or federal land and water access for AI data centres powered primarily by fossil fuels or requiring large-scale freshwater withdrawals;

Involve Communities in consultation on where AI Centres are going. Expires September 24, 2026

AI data centres are being constructed across Canada with high secrecy and low community involvement;

AI data centres are known to cause noise and water pollution, and strain water reservoirs and energy grids; Communities deserve a say in where these AI Data centres are going.

Keep Airports Public expires October 8, 2026

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to reject any proposal to privatize, sell, or transfer ownership or control of Canadian airports to private, for-profit interests, and to maintain airports as publicly accountable infrastructure operated in the public interest while protecting affordability, accessibility, labour standards, safety, regional connectivity, public oversight of critical infrastructure, and ensuring Canada’s airports continue to operate for the long-term public good rather than short-term private financial gain.

Keep local Radio Stations open: - expires October 8, 2026

Keep local stations open for residents with limited internet access as these stations served an essential public-interest function that national media, websites, or social platforms cannot fully replace — especially during emergencies, severe weather, elections, or transportation disruptions;

Senior Citizens with Disabilities - October 13, 2026

Amend the Canada Pension Plan Act to ensure that the flat-rate base component of CPP-Disability (currently $610.46 CAD) is maintained as a permanent top-up for seniors who were receiving disability benefits prior to turning 65;

Amend the Canada Disability Benefit Act to remove the upper age limit of 64, allowing eligible Canadians with severe and prolonged disabilities to continue receiving the CDB (up to $200.00 CAD/month) concurrently with senior pensions; and

Establish a Federal Senior Disability Supplement to guarantee that no senior citizen with a disability experiences a drop in federal financial support due solely to reaching the age of 65.

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

Work in partnership with Indigenous communities to reduce diesel reliance, strengthen local economies, enhance energy security, and advance Canada’s climate objectives.

Regulations and studies of AI Data Centers - expire November 7, 2026

The Government of Canada has actively promoted hyperscale AI data centre development through its national AI strategy without establishing corresponding federal protections for the communities, ecosystems, and public utilities that bear the costs. New Brunswick affects all of Canada.

Bike lanes in Alberta

You can put in comments re: bike lanes. They can be supporting bike lanes - one concern might be the safety of bike riders since the government banned photo radar. Just leave the concerns at none. You can also write a letter to the Transportation Minister and your MLA.

Petition against two-tier healthcare.

Sign the cancel AISH to ADAP petition.

Tell Novared Mining to get rid of Kristi Noem

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 a strategic perspective in government affairs, regulatory matters, stakeholder engagement, and long-term economic development.

For a Canadian company, it certainly has a lot of Americans on its board.

SCRAP THE DISCRIMINATORY REFERENDUM: Stop Premier Smith’s Scapegoating of Immigrants

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.

Getting ICE out of Canada.

Stop the Contract: No Canadian Weapons to ICE

  • Write the Federal Health Minister re: Bill 11

Alberta has passed Bill 11:

  • 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

Fight for 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 - an environmental assessment should be done.

Fight Corruption

Sign up and support Friends of Medicare.

Sign up and support Public Interest, Alberta.

Public Interest Alberta has signed up as a Referendum TPA - They are working on a Campaign to Say No to the Nine.

Write an email to Alberta’s AG re: releasing the report on the procurement scandal.

****** UPDATE: Phillip Peters has put out an article stating he will have the procurement/corrupt care scandal investigation done by December 2026.

Support Communities

Support Indigenous communities

Indigenous: how to be an ally

Sign up and support LGBTQIA2S+ rights

Find out about homelessness in Alberta

The immigrant community

The disabled community

This has links for other cities as well. Amazing resource.

A package has been put together to email your concerns re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Here is the info.

It includes A Charter challenge on sections 7 and 15.

A submission to the United Nations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

A complaint to the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

A dossier of evidence showing what happened in other places that tried this same thing, from the UK to Australia to the US.

And a cover letter that ties it all together.

I sent it. But here is the part that matters most.

The more inboxes this lands in, the harder it is to ignore. One person sending it is a letter. Hundreds of us sending it is a record that cannot be brushed aside.

So I am sharing all of it with you. The documents, and a list of exactly who to send them to, are up on the website now:

The Alberta Disability System Breakdown Website (this is an amazing website with tons of information

The Legal package - includes the steps to send a letter.

Here is all you have to do: Go to the link. Download the documents. Pick who you want to send from the list. Lawyers, your MLA, the Ombudsman, a reporter, the UN, any of them. Attach the files and press send.

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Write a letter to the Auditor General re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Thanks to Heather Newton: Albertans United to Stop the UCP.

This is a site where 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 Separatism

  • 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

Vote to Stay - Marty Solberg and Jason Kenney

Alberta’s Voice

Alberta’s voice interactive guide.

  • https://knowthenine.ca/

Vote NO to the Nine and yes to remain in Canada. Together NO!

  • https://www.albertareferendum2026.org/

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.

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, July 11

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Immigrants are starting businesses and hiring local Canadians

Journalism - Papers:

Post Media bought up Canadian papers, pushing the Overton Window to the right.

Municipalities:

Power restored to thousands, streets reopen after storm passed through Friday.

Technology and Innovation:

How META plans to cut down water use in its data center.

Sunday, July 12

Federal:

The Navy Reserve Band celebrates 50 years. Free concerts in Calgary and Edmonton.

Carney masters the art of flipping Stampede flapjacks.

Separation:

Two Stampede breakfasts - two different messages.

Water Not Coal

Substack: Alberta Politics - Something wrong with how EA verified the Water Not Coal petition.

Weather:

Several structures were damaged after a tornado touched down in the central hamlet.

Monday, July 13

Education:

Rural Alberta K-9 school moving to a four-day week. They have 35 students, K-9, and will have 3 teachers.

Energy and Minerals:

Politics at play in southern Alberta city’s Coal stance, says councillor.

New Pathways MOU relies on more taxpayer dollars for carbon capture and proposes government support for oil production. The non-binding agreement with the Oil Sands Alliance confirms the carbon capture project has shrunk by half.

A new agreement marks a major step towards Alberta’s goal of doubling oil production while also advancing the Pathways carbon capture and storage project.

As Alberta prepares to host environment ministers from across Canada, a new report shows Alberta’s oilsands continue to produce more energy with fewer emissions per barrel.

Healthcare:

PC: Unsafe sleep linked to ‘alarming number of infant deaths’ in New Brunswick. Lessons for Alberta.

Indigenous:

The agreement will see the sacred Manitou stone moved to its new home in Elk Island Park.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Collective Bargaining Rights are being undermined across Canada.

Municipal:

Train derailment sends 11 freight cars into wetland in SW Calgary.

Referendum:

With the Calgary Stampede wrapped up, Ottawa looks at the Alberta referendum in the fall.

Separation:

Jeffrey Rath fought for First Nations. Now, former clients are fighting him

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

Alberta launches online regulated gambling framework.

Alberta’s iGaming market is now live with stronger player protections and increased social responsibility measures.

Social Services and Assisted Living:

Mustard Seed celebrates 10 years in Red Deer.

Tuesday, July 14

Orders in Council

Order Approved – July 14, 2026

Minister of Tourism and Sports: Boitchenko

266/2026 PROCLAMATION - Proclaims the Traveller Protection and Destination Development Act in force on the date of issue of the Proclamation. Just in time for Summer

The Traveller Protection and Destination Development Act does two main things:

  1. Protects travellers/consumers:

    • Bans hidden or misleading fees on hotel rooms, accommodations, and tourism experiences.

    • Requires the full price (including all mandatory fees) to be shown upfront at booking.

    • Ends surprise fees at check-out.

  2. Supports tourism/destination development:

    • Creates a provincial framework for destination marketing fees (DMFs) — voluntary fees that tourism businesses can add to support local marketing and economic growth.

    • Ensures 100% of these fees go to designated marketing organizations for tourism promotion (not retained as profit by individual businesses).

    • Establishes governance rules for how these fees are collected, managed, and reinvested to benefit local economies and participating businesses

Affordability:

Out of all Canadians, Albertans have been hit the hardest by grocery costs.

Children and Family Services:

Alberta is investing an additional $16 million to help agencies that support survivors of family violence meet the diverse needs of vulnerable Albertans.

Education and Childcare:

Alberta families will soon benefit from seven new schools being built in Edmonton, Calgary and Chestermere, with construction soon starting.

Energy and Minerals:

Oilsands emissions on track to outpace reductions from Pathways Projects, says economist.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Health advisory in place for Lac La Biche Lake after blue-green algae identified.

Forestry and Wildlife:

Eight people have pleaded guilty to 13 offences under Alberta’s Wildlife Act, following an investigation into illegal cougar and Canada lynx hunts across the province.

Indigenous:

Judge freezes $8.5 million of Alberta separatist lawyer’s assets amid First Nation Trust fight.

Jobs, Economy, Trades, and Immigration:

A plumbing contractor has been penalized $330,000 in total related to a workplace fatality.

Lethbridge Care Home proposed a wage freeze affecting 120 employees.

Justice:

Arrest warrant issued for man accused in Panama Papers case after he fails to show up for court. CRA accused Western Canada’s Wentao Yang of evading more than $860,000 in tax on oil deal consulting fees.

Municipalities:

A look at Edmonton’s plan to curb flooding.

Police/Sheriffs:

Calgary massage therapist charged with sexual assault following incident involving a client.

Technology and Innovation:

Alberta and Quebec are partnering on artificial intelligence to improve government services, increase efficiency, and deliver better value for taxpayers.

Wednesday, July 15

Agriculture:

Alberta’s government is investing $1.4 million into the long-term health and sustainability of the province’s rangelands.

Strychnine use for gopher control officially begins in Alberta and Saskatchewan after delays. Demand for controversial rodenticide high, but some say it’s not as effective this time of year.

Southern Alberta Water Rights explode in value.

Arts, Culture and the Status of Women:

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Awards recognize young Albertans for their leadership, volunteerism, community service and artistic excellence.

Federal:

What is sovereignty? Canada and the politics of shared authority.

Forestry and Wildlife:

Residents on edge in Rocky Ridge (Calgary) as cougar sightings continue.

Healthcare:

AC: Substack: Jon Auger - Alberta’s three-bill healthcare architecture.

PC: Millions of Canadians struggle to get specialist health care: StatsCan report. A large, aging population and few specialists are key drivers.

A petition by a group of Alberta pharmacists calling on the province to change the compensation model. One pharmacist tells Hiba Kamal-Choufi there shouldn’t be a monthly cap on clinical services. A reminder: LaGrange cut fees paid to pharmacists for administering vaccines. Also, they cut the fees paid for answering medical questions from customers and reviewing files. They thought they would save money using pharmacists instead of doctors, and they did, just not enough.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Federal, provincial, and territorial environment ministers met in Calgary today for the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME).

WestJet flight attendants vote to strike as soon as the August long weekend if no deal is reached. Vote held after months of negotiations between flight attendants, represented by CUPE, and the airline.

Indigenous:

An Alberta First Nation is suing the federal government to increase its annual treaty annuity payments. Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief says the $5 his members receive every year is an amount that’s stuck in 1899, when Treaty 8 was signed.

International:

Canada is joining an international program to build the next generation of fighter jets.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

A mining company has been penalized $360,000 related to a workplace fatality.

Municipal:

Edmonton: Married couple in their 80s confirmed as 2 people who died at the scene of the fire in north Edmonton. Police say another person who was unaccounted for has been found safe

Calgary: Alberta government launches web portal taking complaints on bike lanes. Central Calgary councillors say local government is best suited to oversee cycling infrastructure.

Lloydminster: Lloydminster teams aim to connect homeless people with support and address social disorder. City says new teams help connect people with supports, but local groups say demand outpaces capacity

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has concluded its investigation into the use of force by an Edmonton Police Service officer.

Man dies after officer-involved shooting in Southern Alberta.

Calgary 911 dispatcher charged with breach of trust.

Procurement Scandal: MH & A.

Gift Article: G&M Alberta First Nation suing lawyer, alleges wrongdoing in construction of addiction recovery centers. Mariche Connection mentioned.

Separatists:

Alberta judge extends order freezing separatist lawyer’s assets in legal dispute with First Nation. Jeff Rath ordered to account for assets, calls allegations false.

Seniors:

Edmonton seniors organization faces partial receivership as group seeks life lease refunds.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

As Alberta opens its online gambling market, some addiction experts are worried. Some feel the province isn’t doing enough to support problem gamblers and limit advertising.

Alberta whisky deserves better than separatism and overregulation, comms pro warns.

Technology and Innovation

Dozens of Meta employees sue, alleging AI use for layoffs affects workers on protected leave. Meta says the allegations are not based on facts and that layoff decisions were made by people, not AI. This is the company set to come into the Heartland area - near Edmonton.

‘AI fatigue’ leaves workers struggling to keep up, researchers say.

Meta investment a boost for the regional industry. Westlock.

Weather:

Why are clouds holding so much water and Edmonton getting deluged?

Telus World of Science could stay closed until November after the flooding.

After summers of wildfires, Alberta is drenched by record-setting rain.

Thursday, July 16

Affordability:

Meta gets two years of free riding on Alberta’s grid. At the same time, Albertans foot the bill for a broken power market.

Education and Childcare:

A probationary licence has been issued to Kiddie Cove Academy in Cold Lake (5201 50 Avenue).

The roof of Edmonton Junior High School was damaged in the storm.

Energy and Minerals:

Danielle Smith wants to double oil production. Can she bring back the boom?

Substack: The Breakdown, guest post Blaine Moen - Coal mining in the Rockies.

Danielle Smith wants to double oil production. Can she bring back the boom?

Action on the Oil Sands Mine Water Steering Committee’s recommendations will reduce the growth of tailings ponds and support responsible reclamation.

Alberta Peace region pitches itself as nuclear energy hub for province and beyond

October 2025 - Referendum, Peace River: The first question was about engaging with the community to explore the impacts of nuclear energy. The second asked if they support a nuclear power facility within the county.

489 residents said yes to exploring the idea, while 260 voted no. But when asked if they supported a plant being built, 338 voted yes while 450 voted no.

CAPP: What the oil and gas industry says they are doing for Canada.

Environment and Protected Areas:

What on Earth: Lessons learned from Canada’s recent big wildfires

Executive Council:

During the Premier’s annual legislative breakfast (The first one since 2020), local advocate and activist Mikayla Resists decided to bring some real, unscripted questions to the griddle. Rather than letting Premier Danielle Smith simply flip flapjacks for the cameras, Mikayla pressed her directly on Alberta’s massive push for artificial intelligence data centers, coal mining, and the quiet erosion of our public services.

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Finance and Treasury:

Nearly 800,000 have applied for the $100 rebate check from the province. 800,000 out of 3.4 million is 24% of Albertans.

Healthcare:

AC: Inside rural Alberta’s shift to virtual ER doctors.

PC: New regional oversight will help close primary care gaps across Alberta and strengthen access in rural communities.

Jobs, Employment, Trades, and Immigration:

Rogers is cutting TELCCO customer service jobs amid complaints of long wait times. Rogers says a ‘small percentage’ of front-line workers are being terminated, but won’t confirm how many.

Municipal:

Edmonton would benefit from more inclusive playgrounds, according to advocates.

Edmonton’s two storms cost $230 million in claims.

Calgary and Airdrie are looking to integrate their transit fare.

NDP

Nenshi to run in a Calgary riding in the next election.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the death of a man following an arrest by Calgary police on July 11, 2026.

Penhold man charged with sexual exploitation offenses.

Woman charged in north Edmonton hit-and-run. It was racially motivated.

Referendum:

Substack: Shannon Phillips - New Polling re: Alberta’s October 19 Referendum - the numbers are there to stay in Canada and vote no on the nine questions - the challenge is getting out the vote:

Flags and patriotic ads: Why the rules around referendum advertising are causing a stir. Some Alberta separatists are ‘frustrated and flummoxed’ with third-party advertising rules.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

Illegal cigarette seizure, Edmonton’s largest in AGLC history.

Technology and Innovation:

Another AI data centre is proposed for rural Alberta.

Corus to cut dozens of media jobs across Canada.

This is from 2018 - 8 years ago. News is changing, an explanation of how news is produced, and how/why some stations may close local stations.

Friday, July 17

Advanced Education:

Substack: Andy Systema - Alberta’s student aid changes. Why will it cost parents more?

Elections:

Trisha Estabrooks is to compete for Nenshi’s seat in Edmonton Strathcona in the next provincial election.

Energy and Minerals:

Substack: Andrew Leech - Alberta’s oil production has been more robust than you think.

Executive Council:

There will be no by-election called for Calgary Shaw before the referendum.

Alberta, Ottawa present united front after annual meeting of Canadian environment ministers.

Province announces new ‘Alberta Time’ system set to kick in this fall.

Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement welcoming guests to Alberta as host of this year’s summit:

Forestry and Wildlife:

Trail in Jasper National Park temporarily closed after Grizzly injures hikers.

Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen issued the following statement on Parks Day:

Healthcare:

AC: Doctors and advocates in Lloydminster call on Alberta and Saskatchewan governments to publish reports on healthcare needs.

International:

Andy Burnham officially becomes British Labour Party leader, replacing Starmer. King Charles is expected on Monday to ask the former mayor to form a government

Jobs, Employment, Trade, and Immigration:

Why electrician pre-apprenticeship programs are no guarantee of work, or even an apprenticeship. The company owner said competition can be fierce for limited apprenticeship slots

Emergency Relief Fund created for laid-off Telus World of Science Workers.

Justice:

Convoy leader Pat King loses at the appeal court and is to be resentenced. Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal on intimidation, entered a conviction, and ordered a new sentence.

Metis:

Construction resumes on McMurray Métis Cultural Centre after nearly four-year delay. Financial issues forced work on the project to stall in 2022.

Municipalities:

Edmontonians who oppose bike lanes cross paths with advocates in a fiery standoff.

How Edmonton’s LRT expansion was predicted 16 years ago. We compare the Valley Line West expansion to the city’s 100-year LRT plan from 2009.

Calgary partners with Greenshield to provide medication to low-income Calgarians.

Police/Sheriffs:

Calgary Police ask home owners to check their properties for a missing 11 year-old boy.

Product Recalls:

Dollarama recalls garlic powder due to ‘microbial contamination’. CFIA is urging Canadians not to use, sell, or serve the affected product.

Panasonic recalls toaster ovens over electric shock hazard. A flaw in the power cord’s insulation creates a risk of shock or fire.

Technology and Innovation:

New York is pausing new hyperscale data centers. Could the same happen in Canada?

Kevin O’Leary sued after accusing Utah AI data centre critics of acting as foreign agents. Canadian businessman says he plans to ‘vigorously defend’ case in court, potentially with counterclaims.

Tourism and Sports:

Strathcona County will welcome Alberta’s top young athletes for the 2026 Alberta Summer Games.

Weather:

El Niño is here, and it’s already looking like it could be mind-blowing.

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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. There have been no new cases reported since June 15, 2026

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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, 1 flu, 1 COVID, and 0 RSV patients are in the ICU. This season, people died - 281 of the flu, 130 of COVID, and 67 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 - Low

COVID-19 - Low

RSV - Low

Flu B - Not Detected

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

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UCP Travels

Everybody is back in Alberta.

Since the spring sitting, 3/27, UCP Ministers and 5/9 Parliamentary Secretaries have jetted off. Only 31 more to send on trips. They have taken 26 trips and been gone for 142 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, 3 people to Salt Lake City, Utah and Reno, Nevada..

****** Here I thought that was why we were paying for all those foreign offices to liaise re: Alberta.

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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.

**** We want to point out that the Referendum is scheduled for October 19, 2026. The next election is scheduled for October 18, 2027. The UCP has passed a law stating that there can be no recalls or actions taken that can affect the outcome of an election within one year before the election and one year after an election. So anything that arises out of the referendum cannot be acted on for two years.

**** Another update - They have changed legislation that “Recalls” can only use lawyers as scrutineers when validating signatures - another way to game the system.

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The UCP Caucus has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs and 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA. Smith has said she won’t call a by-election until people are ready to deal with politics - she has to call one by November 30th for Calgary Shaw.

Mike Derry is the UCP candidate:

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The NDP has nominated Kyle Campbell: https://daveberta.ca/2026/06/alberta-ndp-nominate-kyle-campbell-as-their-candidate-in-calgary-shaw-by-election/

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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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Reader’s Corner:

Robert Janes from Rocky Mountain House sent us a page with his open letter to Danielle Smith. Bottom right of the page - You can read his thoughts here:

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 to 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 they are learning… The UCP is still ahead in the polls.

We have included some information we found on social media. If you don’t subscribe to that particular entity, our apologies. WE do our best to find information that everyone can access.

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Alberta’s October Referendum

The Alberta Government’s website

Alberta Referendum 2026

A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:

Alberta Referendumb 2026

EAs referendum site

Referendum - Elections Alberta

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Caution re: citizenship markers on Alberta Licences - Sept. 16, 2025

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Signs of Fascism:

Where is Alberta on these?

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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.

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ARTICLES:

Gift Article: The Atlantic - 2020 Trump’s collaborators - what makes some people support disinformation?

Church

Southside church duped by accused con man sold in forced sale.

Water Council:

Alberta’s water council is being dissolved as AI Data centers move in… coincidence? I don’t think so.

Podcast:

Interview with Peter Guthrie: Some interesting points.

Videos:

The Goose - I blamed the US for pushing Alberta separation. Disinformation.

Energi Media: Charlie Angus on Alberta’s pipeline derangement - ignores markets.

Charlie Angus: What went down with the Gordie Howe Bridge?

Charlie Angus - the great derangement - Canada’s pipeline fever.

Erin Brokovich- they are coming for your water. Your town is next. Data Centers.

Vaccines: the most effective return on investment. $1 invested in vaccines has a return of $54.

Facebook - Dr. Jill explaining safe consumption sites

Alberta pipeline funded by your tax dollars.

Good Talk -- A New Orange Cloud Descends on the Canada/US Relationship

Using your MelLin - With all that’s going on in Canada today - Who’s really listening?

The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy - Why we should be concerned about Alberta’s Watershed.

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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 successfully 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 who gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefited from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize that 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

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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If you have events coming up in your area or have a group you would like to promote, email us at abresistance2027@gmail.com

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You have almost reached the end… Some final notes.

  • AB Resistance is a small group of volunteers that pays for expenses solely through donations. Hosting town halls, printing, paying for websites, and social media software all cost money. We are beginning to put ads out in small Alberta communities to get the word out about how the UCP has wasted taxpayers’ money, and we can do more of this with your donation. If you would like to donate to our cause, please transfer to abrdonate@gmail.com. We are a third-party advertiser, which means we report to Alberta Elections. When you donate, please include your name, address, and postal code in the message. The question is “What province do we live in? = Alberta, even if you don’t live here. It makes it easier for our CFO to accept your money and ensure we are following Elections Alberta Rules. Thanks to everyone who has already donated. Our year-end is March 31st. Here is our financial disclosure through Elections Alberta: https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/efPTPA.cfm?TPAID=118&MID=TPAS_TP

  • ABResistance has a “Speaker Series.” This last week, we had Peter Guthrie on to talk about his new party and what they would do if elected.

  • 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.

  • We have a merch store! Check out our t-shirts and hoodies.

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See you next week; until then, remember to be kind to one another, and we are #StrongerTogether.

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Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance and is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

When we stand up together WE can MAKE a DIFFERENCE.

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Our job over the next 3 months is to get out and talk with Albertans about the other questions so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part and vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider.

This Week in Alberta:

July 11 - 17

  • There are reports that Post Media (US right-leaning) bought up Canadian papers, pushing the Overton Window to the right.

  • Water Not Coal is prepared to fight the finding that they did not receive enough signatures.

  • Alberta launches online regulated gambling framework. They claim that Alberta’s iGaming market is now live with stronger player protections and increased social responsibility measures.

  • There are reports that Collective Bargaining Rights are being undermined across Canada.

  • Edmonton’s Northside flooded from two storms this week. Killarney School had its roof ripped off, basements flooded, Telus World of Science, the ATA Barnett House, and the Yellowhead was shut down for 2-3 days after the flood.

  • Judge freezes $8.5 million of Alberta separatist lawyer’s assets amid First Nation Trust fight. Jeffrey Rath - the lawyer behind the Alberta Prosperity Project. He has faced similar situations before as well.

  • Sam Mraiche is back in the news - Gift Article: G&M Alberta First Nation suing lawyer, alleges wrongdoing in construction of addiction recovery centers. Mariche Connection mentioned.

  • An Alberta First Nation is suing the federal government to increase the annual payment to First Nations - it has been $5 since 1899.

  • Edmonton had its last flyover by the Canadian Snowbirds on Wednesday; their jets are being grounded at the end of this year. New planes will be coming - propellor not jets.

  • Rural Alberta is shifting to Virtual doctors for the ERs as the healthcare crisis in Alberta continues.

  • The first Edmonton Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Premier at the Legislature since 2020 happened Thursday morning.

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Referendum -

Question Three

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

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NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

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The 2026 calendar

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year?

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You keep showing up! You are doing it. You are the power behind the RECALLS. The power behind EDUCATING ALBERTANS. The power behind CHANGE and BUILDING AN ALBERTA THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE!!!

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If you didn’t make it to one of Dr. Parks’ townhalls with Friends of Medicare, here is a link where you can access the info. Watch the recording of our virtual town hall here.

Find the joy every day… it will make the battles ahead manageable. The UCP will only win if good people do nothing. Join us in doing something to fight back.

Every Teacher and member of the public is encouraged to wear “Red for Ed” on Fridays. Will you join them?

Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 69!

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: Justin Wright’s office

    • TransCanada Place #5 1299 TransCanada Way SE Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9

    • 1299 Trans Canada Way S E You can get driving directions here.

  • Time 11:00 - 12:00 pm

  • Red Deer - Saturday

  • Address Adriana LaGrange’s Office

    • on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer,

    • 5913 50 Ave You can get driving directions here.

  • Time 10:30 - 11:30

We can do this, Alberta - You are an important part of the process.

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Consumer News: Check here for the latest information.

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Nationwide

Celebrate Indigenous stories with CBC and Parks Canada

La version française suit

CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to provide free screenings in parks and sites across the country from July 6 to August 31, 2026. Lots of information and extra learning opportunities.

(One is coming to Elk Island Park this month)

The family-friendly events are free and open to everyone!

https://www.cbc.ca/experiences/parkscanada

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Edmonton Pride Month Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

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Edmonton K-Days

https://www.k-days.com/

Taste of Edmonton

https://tasteofedm.ca/collections/menu

https://tasteofedm.ca/pages/perform-at-taste

https://tasteofedm.ca/pages/navigating-the-festival

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft Circle

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Lacombe

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Edmonton

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Edmonton

July 16th, Thursday – Masc Swap Market: “Come celebrate with us, Masc Sunday is turning ONE
We’re throwing a huge birthday bash with our friends at Earth Refillery in the heart of Little Italy, and everyone’s invited.
Bring your friends, your family, your neighbours, and the whole community. Bring your clothes and hangers to swap.
We’re doing a major call‑out for Pride Centre clothing + accessory needs, and all remaining donations will go directly to them. Let’s show up with love and support.
We’re also opening our vendor, creator, and artist call‑out. Stay tuned if you want to be part of this big day.
Save the date, tag your people, and get ready to celebrate our first year in a big way.
Masc Sunday is just getting started. ”
Time: 2 pm to 7 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Instagram: Masc Sunday

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Edmonton

July 16th, Thursday – Arms Embargo Now: Join an urgent movement briefing where we will announce the next stage of the Arms Embargo Now campaign and delve into a new strategy to meet this new political context. This is a big one – don’t miss it.
Time: 5 pm MT
Location: Online/virtual
Register: Arms Embargo Now

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Edmonton

July 22nd, Wednesday – Musicians for Canada: A Benefit Concert for Canadian Unity: “Several of Alberta’s finest musicians and members of the music community are coming together at the Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park, in Edmonton’s beautiful river valley, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, to voice their collective appreciation for their country. Voicing commitment to Canada through a day of exceptional music was the idea of P.J. Perry, one of Canada’s greatest jazz musicians who was born in Calgary and who has made his home in Edmonton for several decades.”
Time: 3 pm
Location: Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park
Tickets: Eventbrite

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Edmonton

July 23rd, Thursday – Disability Pride Night: “July is Disability Pride Month!
Join The Cherry Pit for Disability Pride Night! Enjoy performances, visual art, spoken word, and more created by 7 disabled young artists excited to share disabled joy, creativity, struggle, and the fight for liberation.

Tickets are a sliding scale of $10-$20 and are available for purchase at the link in our bio or at the door the day of the event! ALL ticket sales go to the performers!
We will announce the performers/vendors soon!
Earth’s Refillery Cafe will remain open during the event for you to purchase drinks and snacks!
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Instagram: The Cherry Pit YEG
Tickets: Disability Pride Night

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Edmonton

July 23rd, Thursday – Common Horizon Welcoming Call: “Sign up here to get involved with Common Horizon, a movement of Gen Z and Millennial workers fighting back against corporate greed.
Common Horizon is a cross-Canada social movement organizing Gen Z and Millennial workers to take power away from the billionaire class and win solutions to the climate crisis and affordability crisis. We are a fun and accessible place, open to anyone from experienced organizers to folks trying out political organizing for the first time. Common Horizon has 6 chapters and counting across Canada, and we’re organizing to put pressure on our politicians and spark the public imagination to believe in a future with good green jobs, affordable rent and groceries, and properly funded public services like transit, healthcare, and recreation. If you are interested in joining, fill out this form, and we will contact you about upcoming Welcome Calls and actions in your city!
Time: 7.30 pm
Register: Common Horizon

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Calgary

https://www.visitcalgary.com/events/ethnik-learning-and-empowerement-program-2026

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Edmonton

July 26th, SUNday – Solar Fest Day: “Come and celebrate the sun and how we can use solar energy to help offset the damage caused by our dependency on fossil fuels.
Some of the many things happening during our solar fest will be:
++ Solar haircuts by Mark from True Blue Barber. Donations for haircuts will be made to an NGO. (Powered by the sun via Solar Super Store)
++ Pizza box ovens making and display (unfortunately, James is not able to be on hand to lead this since he will be playing with his band at the Calgary Folk Music Festival that day). This is a family friendly activity. Pizza boxes will be donated by Spinelli’s/Italian Centre, and supplies will be donated by James.
++ Display of solar cookers.
++ Cookies cooked in the solar cooker
++ Solar panel and equipment by the Solar Super Store
++ Display with Solar Alberta
++ Display with SPICE (Solar Power Investment Cooperative Edmonton)
++ Gardening book display at Paper Birch Books
We hope to see you here!”
Time: 12 noon to 3 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Facebook event page: Earth’s Refillery Coop and Cafe

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Fort McMurray

Date & Location

Sun, 2 Aug 2026 • 5:00 PM to Sat, 8 Aug 2026 • 5:00 PM (MDT)

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701 Beacon Hill Dr, Wood Buffalo, AB T9H 3R4, Canada, Fort McMurray

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About the event

Family Camp-out

Sesequon Healing Society and White Bear Rising are honoured to present the Wahkomaganuk Family Healing Camp at Rock Island Lake — a culturally grounded, land-based gathering focused on healing, connection, and community wellness. Rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and guided by Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and lived experience, this camp creates a safe and supportive space for individuals and families to reconnect with culture, spirit, land, and one another.

Set within the natural beauty of Rock Island Lake in Treaty 8 territory, between Calling Lake, AB, and Wabasca, AB. The camp offers a week of cultural teachings, ceremony, storytelling, traditional practices, wellness activities, and trauma-informed healing opportunities. Participants will engage in land-based learning experiences that promote resilience, identity, belonging, and intergenerational healing while strengthening family and community connections.

The camp recognizes the ongoing impacts of colonization, residential schools, grief, loss, addictions, and intergenerational trauma, while also celebrating the strength, wisdom, and resilience of Indigenous peoples. Through cultural revitalization, sharing circles, traditional teachings, and time spent on the land, the gathering aims to restore hope, empowerment, and balance in a holistic way that supports mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.

This gathering is inclusive and welcoming to all people seeking healing, understanding, connection, and community. Together, through culture, compassion, and reconnection to the land, we continue the journey of healing for current and future generations.

Donations and volunteers are welcome and help support the ongoing success of this community-led healing initiative.

587-941-1663/sesequonhealing@gmail.com :)

Kininaskomtin <3

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Fort McMurray

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rainbow-space-individual-certification-workshop-registration-1989933384320?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse

Redpoll CentreFort McMurray, AB

Friday, August 7 • 9 AM - 3 PM

Overview

Participants will access an in-depth education on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and take away concrete actions for inclusivity and allyship.

Join Wood Buffalo Pride for an Inclusivity Workshop for any community members or professionals interested in becoming Rainbow Space Certified!

Rainbow Space Individual Certification is a credential for individuals in the RMWB to highlight their commitment to 2SLGBTQIA+-inclusivity and allyship within their professional and personal lives. This certification program prepares individual community members and professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to be inclusive leaders and advocates for equity within their workplace and/or community roles. This certification is an excellent resource for individuals seeking professional development, continuing education credentials, and tangible allyship goals. Learn more about Certification on our website.

Where: In the Conference Room at the Redpoll Centre, 2nd level of SMS Equipment Place - West Entrance, 1 C.A. Knight Way

*Gender Neutral Washroom available

*Wheelchair accessible

*Free parking

Schedule:

9:00 am - 11:30 pm - Workshop Part 1

11:30 pm -12:30 pm - Lunch (participants are welcome to bring their own lunch or step out for lunch - Mac Island has a variety of food vendors)

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Workshop Part 2

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Assessment

Registration is free to attend the workshop for community-based education.

If you would like to receive Rainbow Space Certification after completing the workshop, the cost is:

$100 + GST / certification - valid for 3 years

$50 + GST / certification (student rate) - valid for 3 years

*If you are a teacher, contact brooke@wbpride.ca for a teacher discount code!

Wood Buffalo Pride acknowledges that the land we occupy is nistawâyâw, within Treaty 8, the traditional territory of the Cree, Dene, and the Métis people. We recognize and honour all the Indigenous people, especially Two Spirit people, who have stewarded this land for time immemorial prior to first contact, and who continue to resist oppressive colonial definitions of sexuality and gender to this day.

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Events in Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/upcoming-events

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  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded? If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

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  • You give them the power to stand up and fight for what is right.

  • You validate the struggle, but the win is worth it.

  • Every person counts, every signature counts, every vote counts.

  • Together we can do hard things!

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Events in Alberta:

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

This Month in Alberta:

Miscellaneous

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Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

What happened in Alberta this week?

June 27 - July 3

  • AISH recipients are being moved on to ADAP if they are under 60 and do not have a PDD diagnosis.

  • Jason Nixon, the UnFinance Minister, missed filing the annual update.)(Nixon has no background in finance - he was I have had several people point out that the NDP was late in filing the Royalty Review when they were in power. These are two different things. The Finance update lets us know how we are doing financially; it affects all Albertans, no matter where you are. The Royalty update affects us, but not directly. I, for one, want to know how we are doing. Where is our money going? (Jason Nixon was sworn in as the Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board on May 21, 2026. He previously served as Minister of Environment and Parks, Government House Leader, Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, and Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services.

    • Prior to his service as an elected official, Mr. Nixon was a successful entrepreneur. He was also an Executive Director at The Mustard Seed, where he spent several years running an addiction treatment facility. A reminder that as Minister of Social Services, Mr. Nixon approved grants for the shelter system while at the same time receiving a pension from the Mustard Seed, which his father started.

    • He is also the Minister behind forcing AISH recipients onto ADAP, causing undue stress on the disabled community.) IF this is the best the UCP has to offer in overseeing our financial situation, we may be in trouble.

    • https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/jason-nixon-ascent-to-power Here is an article on Jason Nixon’s rise to power.

  • Danielle Smith put forth a proposal for Alberta to build a pipeline - Pembina Pipelines has entered a non-binding agreement, which means if it falls through, you and I are going to be funding this pipeline (we probably are putting in the lion’s share of the money from pension funds as well as money borrowed through ATB (there were several news announcements recently re: having ATB borrow money so they had an $11 billion line of credit.

  • Trump refuses to extend the CUSMA deal with both Canada and Mexico.

  • The portal opened for Albertans to apply for their $100 rebate - it is not going well.

  • Alberta ID is now going to include your citizenship and your healthcare # - be prepared to take a birth certificate or passport to prove your status when renewing.

  • Stampede is on - The UCP’s Pancake breakfast is scheduled for - you can peacefully protest there - signs and chants

  • The United Conservative Party has served official notice that there will be an AGM November 27 - 29 at the BMO Center in Calgary. Here are some links.

The Week of July 4 - 10th

  • The Stampede continued

  • Danielle Smith and Mark Carney announced an oil pipeline to BC that would follow the same route as TMX. BC is deepening the port waters to accommodate larger, heavier oil ships. BC also got deals from the Federal Government to sweeten the pot.

  • Danielle Smith and Rob Ford announced the Northern Shield Pipeline to run from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario, to refine Alberta tar sands oil. They will have to refit the refineries to handle the heavy oil, and then it can be shipped overseas. There is no public pipeline proponent for this one either.

  • The US Ambassador hosted a Fourth of July Party, inviting Rebel News staff, including Tamara Litch, to the occasion. She thanked the President for everything he has done to support Canadians. (We think she means Canadians like her)

  • Hoekstra appeared on talk shows claiming Canada did not pay for the Gordie Howe Bridge - the US wants more money and ownership of said bridge.

  • Rogers cuts 230 jobs, closes radio stations in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, and Kitchener.

  • Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is behind a massive artificial intelligence data centre planned for Sturgeon County, Alberta, Juno News has confirmed. Smith insists there’s no need to worry about plans to build a huge Electricity plant and AI Data center near Edmonton.

  • Protect yourself against West Nile Virus. Confirmed found in Alberta.

  • Corb Lund says he won’t give up the fight against coal mining in the Rockies.

  • Air Canada halts and delays several flights due to high fuel costs.

  • The new, official logo for Alberta Whisky sets the stage for it to stand out as a premium brand around the world. Hospitals are overrun, and public education is the lowest funded in Canada, and this is the government’s Priority - I wonder if it was AI-generated? (This is their priority)

  • They are using AI to rewrite government policies

  • Elections Alberta is set to verify separatists’ referendum petition after court stay.

  • Alberta uses AI to overhaul aging public tech, saving billions. (What oversight is there? And what will be the future costs? I wonder if they are using this to rewrite the Alberta curriculum)

  • Alberta announced that META is building a $13 billion AI Data Center. The facility will be located in an area northeast of Edmonton known as the Alberta Industrial Heartland. The metadata centre will be joined by Project Greenlight, a natural gas-powered electricity general facility. The 1-gigawatt facility will run on its own dedicated natural gas power plant and use roughly as much electricity as 800,000 homes. It confirms the identity of the mystery customer behind a $4.6 billion gas plant announced in the same area last week.

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Referendum:

Question One:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

Question Two:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education and other social services?

Things to consider:

  • Permanent Residents already pay taxes and are permanent members of Canadian society.

  • Temporary Foreign Workers and International Students also contribute through taxes, tuition, and labour.

  • Changes could affect employers already facing labour shortages. (See the ** document at the end if you are an employer on how to deal with this.)

  • Provinces must still operate within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  • Some publicly funded services are already restricted based on immigration status.

Canada

Alberta

**Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

https://refdesk.ca/blog/alberta-referendum-2026-immigration-constitution-october-vote-guide

]]><![CDATA[Let's Talk Healthcare Part 3]]>https://abresistance.substack.com/p/lets-talk-healthcare-part-3https://abresistance.substack.com/p/lets-talk-healthcare-part-3Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:03:07 GMT
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Part 3 -

The UCP had one layer peeled off from AHS. They needed to set up the next steps. This brings us to Social Services under Jason Nixon. He was given Assisted Living and Housing as part of his responsibility. In the winter of 2024, some cracks appeared in the policy. (The new minister of Social Services and Assisted Living is Nathan Neudorf)

Prior to entering politics he was the Owner, Integrity Builders 1998–2011
He worked as a Proj. Manager, Ward Bros. Construction 2011–2018
and a Manager, Special Proj., Ward Bros. Construction 2016–2018.

According to LinkedIn he is a co-owner:

2006 - Present · 20 yrs 7 mos and Co-Owner Granite Rocks Limited

provides stonework for fireplaces, counter tops, etc.

2007 - Present · 19 yrs 7 mos Millwork Innovations 3

Commercial Cabinet Shop

Does this qualify him for looking after Social Services and Assisted Living?

The Alberta Government transferred Assisted Living from AHS to Social Services in 2024. The Minister of this portfolio, Jason Nixon - his family runs the Mustard Seed, which provides services for the homeless. (he receives a pension from them. So, allegedly, he benefits from any government grants they receive personally.)

From the link above re: needing to move patients out of acute care hospitals into community housing with supports, Danielle Smith and the UCP knew they needed to build more capacity in 2022.

Contentment Care: I wonder where they got their idea from?

August 22, 2022

Smith said the province needs to figure out how to free up acute care beds that are occupied by seniors destined for long-term care.

“It’s something like 60 per cent of the beds are filled with people who are awaiting long-term placement,” Smith stated.

“And I have to figure that there’s got to be a more comfortable place for them to go. I was thinking maybe a hotel may be a better environment.”

Smith continued her answer by stating that there is excess capacity in some continuing-care facilities, which could also be used by seniors in hospital beds.

NDP Health Critic David Shepherd focused his criticism of Smith on her hotel suggestion during an afternoon media conference outside of a west Edmonton hotel.

“Long-term care beds require a registered nurse to be on hand 24 hours a day with all of the equipment and supplies that might be needed to assist someone with significant medical challenges,” Shepherd said.

“The idea that a purpose-built medical care facility is interchangeable with a hotel is absurd. It’s not a solution…Hotel and motel staff are not health-care workers.”

November 23, 2023

Alberta to dismantle current patient-care model, create new health delivery system. The plan to dismantle AHS.

March 21, 2024

Contentment Social Services, the organization that took a stroke patient from an Edmonton hospital to a Leduc motel, told Global News it’s trying to provide home care services to people who need help and that it’s barely getting by financially.

March 22, 2024

Jenalee Green said she was shocked when she learned her father, Glen, who had been a patient at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, had been taken to a Travelodge in Leduc on March 1. Glen Green, who has high care needs, has bounced between the Royal Alexandra and various shelters.

March 25, 2024 - Contentment Social Services.

The province has taken steps to help clients of Contentment Social Services (CSS) who were being housed in a Leduc hotel.

“Alberta Health and AHS arranged for a mobile health unit, which included a nurse practitioner and paramedic to offer on-site assessments to all clients currently at the hotel site,” said Adriana LaGrange, Alberta’s health minister. “This was done out of an abundance of caution,” she added.

Officials identified 27 people at the hotel who were clients of CSS; 10 of the individuals were receiving home care services.

Mentally ill man defrauded of more than $73K by Contentment Social Services worker: documents

It’s the latest development in the story of Contentment Social Services Foundation (CSSF), which made headlines in 2024 after families said their loved ones with complex needs were discharged from the hospital into hotel rooms with little support. After reporting from CBC News, the Alberta government stepped in to find new housing for 27 clients and launched several investigations.

Edmonton police also laid charges against Shum Yousouf, a CSSF program manager and housing worker, for incidents dating back to 2023.

CSSF was incorporated by Norton Smith, who was the sole director of the organization. Yousouf and Smith, according to the agreed statement of facts, are former romantic partners.

As of mid-2026, the number of newly built and opened assisted living / continuing care beds in Alberta since 2024 remains relatively limited. Most expansion activity is still in planning, funding, or construction phases.

Exact province-wide figures for completed and occupied new beds are not comprehensively published in a single recent report. However:

  • Under construction / recently funded: ~2,200 spaces are already under construction (as of April 2026). In addition, the government announced >$400 million in April 2026 for over 1,100 net-new continuing care spaces across 11 shovel-ready projects.
    Alberta Continuing Care Association

  • Recent smaller additions: Some individual projects (e.g., redevelopments and modular units) have added or will soon add dozens to low hundreds of beds, including supportive living / assisted living and long-term care spaces.

  • Since 2019 (broader context): The government has funded the development of more than 3,000 continuing care spaces overall.

One of the difficulties is the different levels of care required in Alberta, and ensuring there are enough beds so seniors can be moved out of hospital care into the community. They will charge you $70/day for staying in the hospital when you can be discharged.

The different levels of Continuing Care Homes:

  • Continuing Care Home Type A (formerly Long-Term Care / Nursing Homes) — Higher medical/nursing needs.

  • Continuing Care Home Type B (formerly Designated Supportive Living / Assisted Living) — Levels roughly equivalent to SL3, SL4, SL4D (dementia). These provide housing + personal care supports for semi-independent seniors.

March 22, 2024

Many of the new projects mix independent living, supportive/assisted living, memory care (dementia), and higher-care beds.

The main point is that Assisted Living is struggling because there are not enough beds in the community, Emergency Rooms are backed up, and people are not able to get the care they need. Before attempting to model a European system, long-term care beds should have been in place. If your family member can be moved out into the community, you are responsible for finding an appropriate space for them; if not, you are now charged $70/day for their stay in the hospital.

Premier Smith went to Sweden in the winter of 2026 to see their healthcare model - they have ensured there are enough beds in the community for the elderly, so they are not getting stuck in hospitals. The Municipalities are responsible for ensuring this based on their population needs, not the State government. The funding would come from the government. It works because they have made sure they have enough beds for each level of care.

CareWest and Capital Care are two public Assisted Living organizations that HSS administers. The government then moved on to hospitals and community care. When they were splitting the system, they forgot some major parts for each one, so they added them in and created Corporations for them. Read on to find out how that worked out.

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Acute Care:

two men wearing blue lab coats

The Minister of Acute Care, Matt Jones resigned in May of 2026. Adriana LaGrange took over and is also the overall Minister of Health. LaGrange received a diploma in Rehabilitation Studies from Humber College, and worked with people who had mental and physical disabilities before entering the political arena.

Service Providers: Alberta Health Services, Covenant Health - Catholic, Lamont Health Center- affiliation with The United Church of Canada, Cancer Care Alberta, Give Life Alberta (Organ and Tissue Donation), Emergency Health Services (former EMS), and Precision Laboratory Services/also in Primary Care (formerly it was Dynalife here)

Here is a list of registered doctors in Alberta (by specialty also included)

2024

  • They have moved all the hospitals in Alberta under Infrastructure. They keep talking about building 100-bed towers at the Grey Nuns and Misericordia (both Covenant Health) as well as a tower in Calgary - for a total of 1000 beds. This started in 2024 - nothing has been built yet, and no people have been hired to staff these beds. In fact, healthcare is extremely short-staffed.

  • They are replacing hospitals with health centres (including those that are private, so we are paying for private healthcare with public dollars)

In 2026, they had two actions to implement for EMS that they backed down on:

  1. Cancelling EHS (formerly EMS) Fire and EHS units. They have backed off this initiative.

  2. They have also cancelled the Rebranding of EHS to ALTA Paramedic Health.

  3. EHS rebranding halted as province orders restoration of old name, logo

Acute care in Alberta faces ongoing pressures but sees reform and investment as of mid-2026.

Acute Care Alberta

This is the blurb on their website.

In emergencies, surgeries, or specialized treatments, we provide critical care when you need it most.

Working directly with service providers, the network of hospitals, urgent care centres, and EMS ensures fast access to essential services across Alberta.

Priorities

  • The Goal is shorter wait times at emergency departments and for surgeries.

    • Current status: Emergency departments experience long wait times (often hours for physician assessment; 90th percentile around 7 hours recently), with hospital occupancy frequently exceeding 100% in major sites, leading to hallway care and occasional adverse events. Overcrowding remains the key driver of delays.

  • The goal is a faster EMS response time:

    • Challenges persist: Rural and remote areas often face longer response times due to geography and resource strain. Urban centres (e.g., Calgary/Edmonton) deal with high utilization, occasional “red alerts” (resource shortages), and staffing pressures. Lower-priority calls experience significantly longer waits due to prioritization.

  • Current performance (as of 2026): Response times for high-priority (life-threatening) calls have seen some improvements through initiatives like the EMS Return to Service program (targeting 45-minute handoff to ED staff), which increased ambulance availability by ~28% in some areas and cut response times by several minutes in communities. Offload delays at hospitals remain a key bottleneck affecting overall system performance. Rural areas often have their ambulances called into urban centers to help with answering calls; as a result, you may have difficulty getting a timely ambulance in a rural area.

    • Dispatch centres: Three main AHS-operated centres (Calgary, Edmonton, and Peace River) handle province-wide EMS dispatching after consolidation (completed around 2021).

    • How it works: When you dial 911, the initial call may go to a municipal Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for police/fire/ambulance triage. Medical calls are then transferred to the provincial EHS/EMS dispatch for evaluation and ambulance deployment.

  • The Goal for Hospitals: higher-quality care across the province and enhanced access to care in rural areas.

    • Urban ERs are consistently crowded with high wait times. Rural ERs are frequently closed overnight, including those in major centers like Edson and Hinton (a major stroke center), due to no coverage. The province has some nurses on staff for evaluation and a telecom doctor available for some ERs. Frequently closed OB Gyn departments mean there are no doctors available to do C-sections, and women have to go to larger centers to have their babies.

Is it better since the UCP took over Healthcare? Not from what we have observed. What are your thoughts? As you read through this think about what is happening and are the changes making it better.

Positive steps: Budget 2026 invests $13.8 billion (up $1.7B) in acute care, including an Acute Care Action Plan for 50,000+ additional surgeries (these are the easier low-acuity surgeries - those more complicated have to wait). Record surgeries occurred in 2024-25.

Some more Positives: As pointed out above, the province is investing $14.1 billion more in healthcare than it did in 2023/24 - almost double the entire healthcare budget for 2023/24 for AHS.

One of the reasons for spending more money is that they are paying for private services. As well they have more management to pay to run the separate health corporations.

  • Currently, they have OR’s in public hospitals sitting empty while paying 2 to 3x as much for surgeries in private clinics. Not just knees, hips, and shoulders, but also eyes, gynecological conditions, etc. You can find the businesses here.

To get a clear picture of how it is going, here is a report by YYCCowboy and Frazzlehead about hospital closures, OB-Gyn unavailability, and acute care beds in rural Alberta:

This is a typical report from a typical week. They also report wait times in ERs.

Canada Day Week/weekend

Midweek

Acute Care in Alberta has not improved, folks.

Videos on Danielle Smith’s plan for Healthcare in Alberta.

Danielle Smith speaks after UCP victory | ALBERTA ELECTION 2023

Alberta Premier discusses opposition to just transition, health care, sovereignty | FULL 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith provides update on health-care action plan – February 27, 2023

Danielle Smith’s plan to rip up health care 2024

Doctor examines boy's chest with stethoscope while mother watches.
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NOW ONTO PRIMARY CARE:

Justin Wright became the Minister of Primary Care and Preventative Medicine in May of 2026. His work before becoming an MLA Wright is a businessman and owns a food truck and catering company.[1] He is originally from London, Ontario.

Primary Care Alberta

From the UNA document the transition from AHS to Primary Care is explained 1

“With the passage into law of Bill 22, the Health Statutes Amendment Act on May 29, 2024, the provincial government plans to restructure the public health care system administered by Alberta Health Services (AHS) into four sector-based provincial health agencies: primary care, acute care, continuing care and mental health and addiction.

The sector-based provincial health agency covering primary care and preventative services is Primary Care Alberta (PCA), which became a legal entity on November 18, 2024. Recovery Alberta, which covers mental health and addictions, was created earlier this year, and the other two agencies are expected to be created in 2025. Despite previously informing UNA that the primary care, acute care, and continuing care agencies would be responsible for governance and policy but not be Employers, that appears to have changed in the case of Primary Care Alberta, which will now be an Employer.”1

Primary Care and Preventive Health: Primary health care is the first and main place people go for:

  • health care or wellness advice and programs

  • non-emergent treatment of a health issue or injury

  • to diagnose and manage a health condition

There are often many family doctors in urban areas, but rural areas have difficulty attracting family doctors. The province has put in place nurse practitioners to take up the slack.

They have also given more powers to pharmacists to diagnose and treat some diseases and conditions:

Family Doctors are exempt from the dual practice the government is implementing.

It will only affect surgeons in Acute Care. However, they are not forbidden from setting up private healthcare clinics.

Doctors are starting to offer private healthcare memberships so that people can access doctors and tests more easily. They put hours into the public system and then work in the private system. Here is a list we found in Alberta’s two major cities.

Edmonton:

Calgary:

They have now arranged for your healthcare number to go on your Driver’s license or ID card, so you will have to renew it every 5 years.

Alberta has a plan for Rural and Remote Healthcare, but it is not meeting the demand for care. The reason several ERs are closed in rural areas is that family doctors practicing in those communities also cover the ER. This means that when they need a break, a locum will come in and cover - if there is no one available, the ER is closed. Often, residents in the area are unaware and will waste valuable time going to their local ER for treatment.

The other problem is that ambulances are often sent to other areas to cover, so their area does not have an available ambulance for emergencies.

  • Rural and remote health care | Alberta.ca


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    Healthcare journey in Alberta - One Family’s experience

    Trina (not her real name) has frequent bouts of illness, and she goes to see her doctor. She has been getting constant throat infections for 3 - 4 years - has been bedridden, unable to move, and running a high fever for 5 - 8 days at a time. This happens 4 to 5 times/year. Her husband has to take time off work to take her to appointments and to look after their son because she cannot drive when she gets sick.

  • She has a home business and works from home. Because of her illness, she misses shipping dates, and people do not re-order, which results in a loss of income.

  • In Alberta, it is difficult to hold down a family doctor. Her last family doctor became a specialist and is now consulting with Albertans who have specific symptoms and conditions.

  • The family found a new family doctor - from the UK. He is learning about healthcare in Alberta, but since AHS has been broken up, he is struggling to navigate the bureaucracy of the Alberta healthcare system. The paperwork is complicated, and not knowing how it works means a delay in care for some patients. He is doing his best.

  • She hasn’t wanted to go to the doctor every time she is sick, and Alberta has authorized pharmacists to provide tests and medication in some circumstances. The family has taken advantage of this because one, it is convenient, and second, it allows her to get the medication she needs to clear up the condition.

  • She has done the rapid Strep tests at the pharmacy - several times and gotten medication to help clear up the infection. (This is important, and you will find out later on in the story.)

  • She has been hospitalized 3 times for this condition. Her family doctor finally got her a referral to an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist). She waited for 2 months to see him.

  • He came into the room and looked at her for 5 minutes, then said, “This isn’t my department.” The husband asked about the possibility of a tonsillectomy and was told that Trina did not meet the requirements. He then said there is nothing I can do and left. He told them that going to the pharmacist for tests and treatments did not meet the requirements for diagnosis of Trina’s condition. It sounded like there wasn’t enough documentation, so he would have trouble billing for the appointment.

  • To recap: They were told there was not enough documentation even though they had recorded all the visits to the pharmacist, and it is recorded on MY Health chart -

  • **** Strep throat rapid tests don’t count as part of the diagnosis for specialists with Alberta Health. (Remember, AHS is now only a hospital provider - no longer in charge of the healthcare system in Alberta.)

Their plan going forward:

  • Every time she gets sick, they will go to the family doctor for treatment through him. Strep test/blood test every time and recorded prescription for medication.

  • She has had this condition flare up for the 6th time in this calendar year. They now have to start the process over again to find the right specialist to treat her. This is what they have to do.

The criteria for her to see a specialist and qualify for treatment from them are:

  • 3 series throat infections/3 years straight with fever

  • 5 infections a year for two years

  • 7 infections a year and all of this verified by your family doctor.

So, if you are finding that you have a chronic illness, please go to your doctor so that they can track and record your symptoms. Ensure you write down what happens, how you feel, and the symptoms you experience so that your family doctor can put it in your chart. The UCP has given more responsibility to Pharmacists, but the healthcare system does not see that as viable information when you are moving on to specialist care.

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The Fifth Pillar

After they split this all up, they realized a coordination piece was missing (AHS had that all baked in). They created HSS - Health Shared Services, a new Crown Corporation to oversee the Alberta Health Agencies, so now, instead of one organization that is streamlined and coordinated, we have five. Five times the cost in administration fees. Maybe that’s where the $14.1 billion went?

HSS’s Approach (From their website)

We work alongside provincial healthcare agencies and corporations, providing expertise, systems, and resources related to:

  • Finance, contracting, procurement, supply management, and capital management.

  • Data and analytics, information technology, clinical informatics, and health information management.

  • Human resources, workplace health and safety, health professions, and medical affairs.

  • Privacy, legal, ethics, compliance, and internal audit.

Extras:

Some things that led to the Doctor Shortage:

In 2019, the Government ended the master agreement with doctors, affecting many areas they work in - they claimed new rules would be in place in the spring. They lied, and doctors left.

Alberta Health, under Shandro, tore up contracts with doctors in 2020

They did not sign new contracts until 2022, and those were interim contracts; they didn’t answer what the doctors’ concerns were.

COVID-19 and Doctors not being respected or recognized for the hard work they did.

As we push to get the Physician Comprehensive Care Model over the finish line and continue to call for immediate stabilization of our collapsing acute care system, we know that investment in health care matters. It not only matters, but it’s critical.

In 2024, the Alberta Government lied about family doctors’ pay.

Nursing shortage in Alberta:

In January 2024 (just before the CEO, Athana Mentzalopolous, of AHS was let go), there was a policy implemented that tightened the hiring of staff under AHS. Many saw it as a hiring freeze.

Alberta falls behind the rest of Canada in Key Healthcare fields.

A PowerPoint showing the State of Nursing in Alberta - 2024. Half the health workforce in AB are RNs and RPNs. • Regulated nurses (including LPNs and NPs) constitute 71% of Alberta’s professional health workforce.

What the Job Market is saying about Nursing in Alberta.

Bureaucracy in Healthcare

They created a whole new group of Deputy Ministers and levels of administration.

New Legal Structure in place for Alberta Healthcare. Dec. 31, 2025

Some background on restructuring Alberta’s healthcare system - what you need to know - from the Law Offices of Carebert Waite.

Health System in Chaos - 5 health zones replaced by 7 corridors. AHS was replaced by 5 main corporations. Corporations - mean business - with dual care systems, is this where we are heading, chipping away at it one small blow at a time?

An excellent Substack article by Jon Auger re: the Healthcare Bills changing Alberta’s healthcare system.

What’s next, in their opinion:

In our opinion:

We need to be vigilant. They have passed these bills for a purpose. The government wants to privatize healthcare. They have consulted with at least two private health insurance companies on how to do this: Manulife and Sunlife.

Our prediction:

  • The Dual healthcare system will have private (for-profit) health insurance companies step in to offer private insurance for the dual healthcare system.

  • The Alberta Government will transfer the operation of one or two public hospitals from AHS to Covenant Health, citing overcrowded ERs, poor performance, etc.

  • Once Albertans are comfortable with that, private operators with hospital admin experience will show up to take over a few more. Most likely from the US. Now remember, Private is a code word for a “For Profit” hospital. (Remember the government moved all the hospitals under Alberta Infrastructure)

  • The legislation is in place for this to happen - and a plan for how to transfer the operation of hospitals.

Alberta premier says the province plans to transfer some hospitals away from AHS

Alberta took a northern hospital away from AHS and gave it to Covenant.

Hospital-based decision-making leads to fears of privatization.

Bonus:

Annual Health Reports: It includes the compensation for Board Members and upper-level management. There are lots of numbers for those interested in checking out where the money in Healthcare is going. Andre Tremblay is the CEO of Alberta Health as well as AHS - no conflict of interest there…

2017-2018 NDP

2018-2019 NDP/UCP transition

2019-2020 UCP

2020-2021 UCP

2021-2022 UCP

2022-2023 UCP

2023-2024 UCP

2024 - 2025 UCP (This one has changed the Org chart at the beginning of the report)

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There is lots going on in Alberta: Let’s get started…

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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:

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. Expires July 30, 2026

Petition re: Reconciliation: Residential schools

We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Implement statutory funding for the Missing Children Community Support Fund, so Indigenous-led work to locate missing children and unmarked graves continues.

2. Implement statutory funding for Survivor Supports, healing, and cultural services for First Nations, Inuit, and Red River Métis families and Nations; and

3. Ensure these programs remain Indigenous-led and Survivor-centered, consistent with UNDRIPA and the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action.

Petition on AI Data centers. - 7427 expires Sept 17, 2026

  • We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to immediately impose a federal moratorium on the approval, construction, expansion, or operation of proposed hyperscale AI data centres in Alberta, including the proposed Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Industrial Park and the proposed Synapse Data Centers Olds Project.

  • 1. Prohibit federal permits, funding, tax incentives, loan guarantees, infrastructure support, or federal land and water access for AI data centres powered primarily by fossil fuels or requiring large-scale freshwater withdrawals;

Involve Communities in consultation where AI Centers are going. Expires September 24, 2026

Whereas:

  • AI data centres are being constructed across Canada with high secrecy and low community involvement;

  • AI data centres are known to cause noise and water pollution, and strain water reservoirs and energy grids;

Keep Airports Public expires October 8, 2026

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to reject any proposal to privatize, sell, or transfer ownership or control of Canadian airports to private, for-profit interests, and to maintain airports as publicly accountable infrastructure operated in the public interest while protecting affordability, accessibility, labour standards, safety, regional connectivity, public oversight of critical infrastructure, and ensuring Canada’s airports continue to operate for the long-term public good rather than short-term private financial gain.

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.

Regulations and studies of AI Data Centers - expire November 7, 2026

The Government of Canada has actively promoted hyperscale AI data centre development through its national AI strategy without establishing corresponding federal protections for the communities, ecosystems, and public utilities that bear the costs. New Brunswick affects all of Canada.

Petition against two-tier healthcare.

Sign the cancel AISH to ADAP petition.

Tell Novared Mining to get rid of Kristi Noem

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.

For a Canadian company, it certainly has a lot of Americans on its board.

Immigrants Are Alberta’s Advantage

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.

  • Getting ICE out of Canada.

Stop the Contract: No Canadian Weapons to ICE

  • Write the Federal Health Minister re: Bill 11

Alberta has passed Bill 11:

  • 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 - an 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

Indigenous: how to be an ally

Sign up and support LGBTQIA2S+ rights

Find out about homelessness in Alberta

The immigrant community

The disabled community

This has links for other cities as well. Amazing resource.

Write a letter to the Auditor General re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Thanks to Heather Newton: Albertans to United to Stop the UCP.

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 Separatism -

  • 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.

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, July 4

Federal:

Why bridge and tunnel politics helped make the BC-Ottawa pipeline truce happen. How much will this cost taxpayers, and at what expense?

Healthcare:

PC: Why is no one talking about the dangers of alcohol - the most dangerous drug of all?

PC: Under Carney, is Universal Healthcare still a Canadian value? What role does the Atlas Network play?

Sunday, July 5

Technology and Innovation:

Smith insists there’s no need to worry about plans to build a huge Electricity plant and AI Data center near Edmonton.

Tourism and Sports:

Swimming phenom from northern Alberta is “rewriting the record books.”

Transportation:

Minister Devin Dreeshen issued the following statement on increased funding for Highway 63 repairs.

Monday, July 6

Affordability:

The war on the poor is escalating. Homelessness and poverty are the predictable products of austerity, precarious work, and a housing system built for profit.

Agriculture:

Everybody wants Alberta beef.

Hail and heavy rain pound southern Alberta, damaging crops. Prior to the storm, the report indicated an excellent soil rating and better crop condition compared to the average.

Energy and Minerals:

A quarter to a third of Smith’s caucus is against the deal with Ottawa, says a former MLA.

How Canadian oilsands can help build better roads

Alberta and Ontario push to advance a 3,300 km east-west oil pipeline.

Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement following the announcement of a potential west-east oil pipeline.

Federal:

Carney chooses a German submarine for the Canadian Navy fleet.

CRA has moved ot revoke the status of the charitable wing of Honest Reporting Canada - What we need to know…

A national business company is behind buying Crown Royal Ontario bottling plant.

Canada announces its first agreement under the new Canada Critical Minerals accelerator.

Canada tells the UAE it is not ready for its C$70bn investment. Lack of shovel-ready projects is holding back Mark Carney’s plan to double trade with partners outside of the US.

Forestry and Wildlife:

Deer warning does are protecting their fawns. You can protect yourself and your pets.

Healthcare

PC: Protect yourself against West Nile Virus.

PC: Alberta pharmacists scramble to keep up as reports of prescription forgeries tick up again.

PC: Fly Vaccine efficacy 80% effective against death in kids over 8 flu seasons.

PC: One habit may explain longevity.

PC: How do mRNA vaccines really work

PC: Health Canada reviews prescription

AC: Acute care doctors say long wait times are not just an inconvenience; they are a health risk

PC: Recall on Shampoo - possible bacterial contamination.

International:

Ebola deaths in the Congo top 500 as healthcare workers threaten to strike.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Alberta leads the country in gender pay gap inequality.

Municipal:

Calgary Suburban office spaces = a big decline in vacancies.

Photo Radar in Edmonton was a nuisance - its absence has Edmontonians paying a higher cost.

Edmonton city council passes Rossdale rezoning motion during public hearing.

Separatists:

Elections Alberta is set to verify separatists’ referendum petition after a court stay.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

The new, official logo for Alberta Whisky sets the stage for it to stand out as a premium brand around the world. Hospitals are overrun, and public education is the lowest funded in Canada, and this is the government’s Priority - I wonder if it was AI-generated?

Social Services and Assisted Living:

The CDB falls short of supporting those with Disabilities.

Technology and Innovation:

When big data comes to a small town: the project riling up citizens in Olds.

Smith’s plans for a huge AI Data Center near Edmonton alarm experts.

Alberta uses AI to overhaul aging public tech, saving billions. (What oversight is there? And what will be the future costs? I wonder if they are using this to rewrite the Alberta curriculum )

Transportation:

Air Canada halts and delays several flights due to high fuel costs.

Water not Coal:

Corb Lund says he won’t give up the fight against coal mining in the Rockies.

Tuesday, July 7

Affordability:

CRTC calls on Bell, Rogers and Telus to justify new fees as ban on old fees comes into effect.

Energy and Minerals:

Alberta’s new pipeline deal could allow oil to reach new countries. But will they want it?

A northern route to Sarnia for heavy crude might have potential, but don’t bet the farm on Hardisty yet.

Transmountain reaches settlement agreement with shippers.

Aamjiwnaang First Nation calls on the Crown to immediately initiate engagement on the proposed West to East pipeline.

Environment and Protected Areas

Big oil companies are profiting from fossil fuels, contributing to global climate change.

Healthcare:

PC: Long hours and lack of support undermine caregivers’ well-being, study finds. McGill researchers say spending more than 20 hours a week on caregiving is associated with poorer mental health, and that policymakers should take note.

PC: Testing for respiratory viruses in nursing homes could prevent hospital visits.

PC: scam warning - text message about health care card expired.

International:

Convoy leader Tamara Lich attended the US Ambassador’s July 4th event. She thanks him for US support to the Convoy and ????

Trump revived the call to take Greenland from Denmark.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Red Deer radar contract brings high hopes for defence investments.

Rogers cuts 230 jobs, closes radio stations in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, and Kitchener.

Municipal:

Edmonton city council considers options after residents say 50 Street bike lanes pose a problem.

Edmonton city council passes Pacific Mall rezoning to allow for mid-rise and high-rise mixed-use.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is continuing to investigate two separate incidents involving fatal police shootings that occurred in late June 2026.

The Alberta Sheriffs have closed a problem property in Lethbridge following complaints of illegal drug activity.

Dozens charged with murder, extortion, and more in crackdown on India-based organized crime groups.

Technology and Innovation:

EXCLUSIVE: Zuckerberg to spend over $10B on “historic” Alberta AI data centre investment, sources say

A woman was filmed as she appeared to be asleep while operating a self-driving Tesla on the Trans-Canada Highway between Golden and Revelstoke, B.C.

Transportation:

Alberta commits $15 million for repairs to Hwy 63 after months of frustration.

Wednesday, July 8

Affordability:

How much do 10 grocery items cost in 2026 vs. 2025 at Walmart, Loblaws, and Sobeys

Arts, Culture, and the Status of Women:

The Edmonton theatre community remembers Brian Paisley, the founder of Edmonton’s Fringe Festival.

Energy and Minerals:

Alberta Environment and Protected Areas has issued an enforcement order requiring remediation work at the former Enerkem Alberta Biofuels facility in northeast Edmonton, citing concerns over hazardous materials, contaminated soil and groundwater, and the condition of the shuttered plant. Subsidies paid

Federal:

Air Canada names Anko Van der Werff as new CEO.

Why is Canada spending tens of billions on new submarines?

Healthcare:

Corrupt Care: Alberta AG expects to finish his report into the procurement investigation before the end of the year.

Justice:

10 years after the Jordan ruling, Quebec prosecutors were forced to make ‘heart-breaking’ decisions.

Municipal:

Edmonton council votes to keep parking while building bike lanes along 50th Street.

Tofield clean up underway after June flooding.

Police/Sheriffs:

Alberta man among 28 people arrested in connection with international child sexual exploitation probe.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has finished two separate investigations involving police services.

Family distracted store staff while children swiped jewelry, Calgary police say. It’s alleged an 8-year-old and a 16-year-old took $4K worth of merchandise.

Teen charged with second-degree murder after fatal weekend shooting: Edmonton police. 38-year-old victim pronounced dead after arriving at hospital.

Referendum:

Questions on immigration are illogical, deceptively worded, and tainted by racism.

Technology and Innovation:

Meta will invest more than $13 billion in Alberta, creating thousands of jobs, generating new provincial revenue and supporting reliable, affordable electricity.

Wyoming tightens wastewater rules after a META data center contractor flushed contaminated water into the community wastewater system.

Thursday, July 9

Advanced Education:

From mainframe computers to AI: Beloved University of Calgary computer science professor Jon Rokne retires. As U of C celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, Jon Rokne celebrated his 62nd.

Substack: Jeremy Appel - Advanced Education appointees - donating gets you positions on the Boards of Governors if you are from the right political party.

Affordability:

Alberta’s decision to power a new data center with gas will drive up consumer costs.

Children and Family Services:

The average annual rate of intimate partner violence involving a firearm between 2020 and 2024 was significantly higher than the rate a decade prior, according to new research released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday.

Education:

Alberta’s government is speeding up 41 school projects through the Schools Now program, delivering much-needed schools to Alberta communities sooner. This is proof they didn’t keep up with demand and shortchanged public education.\

Alberta education policy blocks child abuse prevention programs in schools

Energy and Minerals:

AER fines oil company almost $438K for leak that went undiscovered for 15 months. Regulator says leak was discovered by livestock farmer, not company.

Federal:

Conservative Party had $85M in revenue but ended 2025 with a $14M deficit. Party spent nearly $100M last year, including $39.4M on advertising.

Rebalancing Canada: a two-pillar reform of equalization and federal transfers. Trevor Tombe - MacDonald-Laurier Institution.

International:

Carney won’t support Cuba against US aggression - grassroots organizations must step up.

Public Service and Emergency Services:

3 people taken to hospital, damage reported after RCMP say tornado touched down at Alberta campground. People in the area were warned to take cover amid a severe storm on Wednesday night.

Separation:

Alberta decides - Canadians decide.

Stampede:

Calgary Humane Society investigating handling of Stampede horse.

Calgary Humane Society is investigating the handling of a Stampede horse.

Technology and Innovation:

Alberta’s government is investing $50 million in the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) to put AI to work across public services and grow the economy.

Substack: Alberta Politics - META announcement shows Alberta’s commitment to welcoming AI Data Centers.

Alberta’s AI data centers’ dreams run into a global shortage of gas turbines.

The pollution being churned out by AI Data centers is so severe it’s almost incomprehensible.

Keeping cool - How META plans to cut down water use. Larry Neufeld addendum

Closed loop does mean less water use, but it’s not totally water-free. These closed-loop systems also require flushing and cleaning, which leads to their own pollutants being produced and refilling. Would be good to have this info also in the article

Friday, July 10

Executive Council:

Alberta’s population projections for 2051:

Energy and Minerals:

Energy transition barometer 2026. Worldwide transition to other sources - graphs and info.

MLA Chantelle de Jonge will promote Alberta as the answer to U.S. energy security needs at the Western Energy Caucus in Reno, Nevada, from July 13 to 15.

  • Alberta reinforces U.S. energy partnership

Forestry and Wildlife:

‘Gut punch’: Community mourns beloved wild horse, seeks answers in fatal shooting.

Federal:

Edmonton woman sentenced to 18 months in jail for defrauding seniors of nearly $180,000.

Dozens of senators routinely miss key votes in the Red Chamber.

Rates of gun-related intimate partner violence rising: Stats Can

Unemployment rate falls to 6.5% in June as employers add 18,000 jobs - StatsCan

The Canadian dollar reached a 24-month low because of diverging interest rates with the US.

Healthcare:

AC: Effects on healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 in 2020-21.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

Alberta unemployment rises as Canadian job market stabilizes

Referendum:

Vote NO to the Nine - here’s why.

The stronger your belief in disinformation is the more likely you are to vote Conservative.

Separation:

‘It’s awkward’: Why Alberta’s separation debate lives mostly online.

Sports and Tourism:

Alberta will welcome elite track and field talent from around the world as the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver returns to Edmonton on July 12, 2026.

Technology and Innovation:

A playbook in opposing AI Data centers: $130 billion data centers blocked by protests so far this year.

Transportation:

Drivers may experience delays as a large, slow-moving load moves north from Edmonton starting July 12.

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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. It appears to be over… but… Fourth week in a row with no reported Measles cases!

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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, 1 flu, 0 COVID, and 0 RSV patients are in the ICU. This season, people died - 281 of the flu, 131 of COVID, and 67 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 - Not Detected

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

July 5 /2026

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UCP Travels:

No sooner have Tany Yao, Ron Wiebe, and Scott Cyr returned, and Chantelle De Jong, Parliamentary Secretary for Affordability and Utilities, is on her way to an invitation-only gathering of State representatives in Reno, Nevada. She will spend 3 days from July 13-15 rubbing shoulders with lawmakers from across the western U.S. for a three-day forum focused on advancing solutions to the region’s most pressing energy challenges. Western Energy Caucus

This makes 3/27 UCP Ministers and 5/9 Parliamentary Secretaries that are jetting off after the Legislature sat for the summer. Only 31 more to send on trips. They have taken 26 trips and been gone for 142 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, 3 people to Salt Lake City, Utah and Reno, Nevada..

https://www.energywest.org/western-energy-caucus

I thought that was why we were paying for all those foreign offices to liaise re: Alberta.

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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 for Calgary Shaw.

Mike Derry is the UCP candidate:

Daveberta - Alberta politics and elections
Mike Derry wins Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination, defeats city councillor Dan McLean
Talent management company owner Mike Derry defeated City Councillor Dan McLean to win the United Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Shaw at a candidate selection vote on June 24…
Read more
2 months ago · 17 likes · Dave Cournoyer

The NDP has nominated Kyle Campbell: https://daveberta.ca/2026/06/alberta-ndp-nominate-kyle-campbell-as-their-candidate-in-calgary-shaw-by-election/

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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 to 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 they are learning… The UCP are still ahead in the polls.

We have included some information we found on social media. If you don’t subscribe to that particular entity, our apologies. WE do our best to find information that everyone can access.

Write to your elected officials in minutes

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  • https://www.resistnow.ca/

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The Alberta Government’s website

Alberta Referendum 2026

A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:

Alberta Referendumb 2026

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

A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed.

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.

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ARTICLES:

Alberta: Freedom of information/Wall

A blanket smother-up: Alberta government wins secrecy award for opaque access-to-information process. For blocking access to information.

Travels:

Hot Summer Guide - High Level - Heartland.

Referendum:

Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

Homeless:

Dr Jill explains the dangers homeless people face in hot weather.

Videos

Lisa on the Pipeline West and the Northern Shield.

Markham Hislop: China won’t save oil dreams of Carney and Smith.

Smith launched a GoFundMe for the pipeline to Ontario. (sarcasm)

O’Show/Charlie Angus - Haters are getting bold - time to push back.

Ryan Jespersen interviews Alison Redford / Danielle Smith

Ryan Jespersen interviews Alison Redford - Alberta Politics and Data Centers

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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 successfully 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 who gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefited from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize that 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

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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If you have events coming up in your area or have a group you would like to promote, email us at abresistance2027@gmail.com

  • AB Resistance is a small group of volunteers that pays for expenses solely through donations. Hosting town halls, printing, paying for websites, and social media software all cost money. We are beginning to put ads out in small Alberta communities to get the word out about how the UCP has wasted taxpayers’ money, and we can do more of this with your donation. If you would like to donate to our cause, please transfer to abrdonate@gmail.com. We are a third-party advertiser, which means we report to Alberta Elections. When you donate, please include your name, address, and postal code in the message. The question is “What province do we live in? = Alberta, even if you don’t live here. It makes it easier for our CFO to accept your money and ensure we are following Elections Alberta Rules. Thanks to everyone who has already donated. Our year-end is March 31st. Here is our financial disclosure through Elections Alberta: https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/efPTPA.cfm?TPAID=118&MID=TPAS_TP

  • ABResistance has a “Speaker Series.” This last week, Ali interviewed Peter Guthrie to talk about his new party and what they would do if elected.

  • 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.

  • We have a merch store! Check out our t-shirts and hoodies.

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See you next week; until then remember to be kind to one another, and we are #StrongerTogether.

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Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance, and that is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Our job for the next 3 months is to get out and talk about the other questions with Albertans so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part of it and so vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider. Our ad is live in Fort McMurray’s Coffee News - https://coffee-news.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/print_iwkId-0558_iwkDt-2026-07-06_proId-13204_issId-58925_pubId-0001_ednId-0081_ednNm-FortMcMurray_cpy-0.pdf - upper right hand corner. What do you think? Where would you like us to advertise next? What are your concerns? email us at ABResistance2027@gmail.com

Also if you have events that are happening in your community you would like to share, we are happy to post them here. We are #StrongerTogether.

The Week of July 4 - 10th

  • The Stampede continues.

  • Danielle Smith and Mark Carney announced an oil pipeline to BC that would follow the same route as TMX. BC is deepening the port waters to accommodate larger, heavier oil ships. BC also got deals from the Federal Government to sweeten the pot.

  • Danielle Smith and Rob Ford announced the Northern Shield Pipeline to run from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario, to refine Alberta tar sands oil. They will have to refit the refineries to handle the heavy oil, and then it can be shipped overseas. There is no public pipeline proponent for this one either.

  • The US Ambassador hosted a Fourth of July Party, inviting Rebel News staff, including Tamara Litch, to the occasion. She thanked the President for everything he has done to support Canadians. (We think she means Canadians like her)

  • Hoekstra appeared on talk shows claiming Canada did not pay for the Gordie Howe Bridge - the US wants more money and ownership of said bridge.

  • Rogers cuts 230 jobs, closes radio stations in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, and Kitchener.

  • Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is behind a massive artificial intelligence data centre planned for Sturgeon County, Alberta, Juno News has confirmed. Smith insists there’s no need to worry about plans to build a huge Electricity plant and AI Data center near Edmonton.

  • Protect yourself against West Nile Virus. Confirmed found in Alberta.

  • Corb Lund says he won’t give up the fight against coal mining in the Rockies.

  • Air Canada halts and delays several flights due to high fuel costs.

  • The new, official logo for Alberta Whisky sets the stage for it to stand out as a premium brand around the world. Hospitals are overrun, and public education is the lowest funded in Canada, and this is the government’s Priority - I wonder if it was AI-generated? (This is their priority)

  • They are using AI to rewrite government policies

  • Elections Alberta is set to verify separatists’ referendum petition after court stay.

  • Alberta uses AI to overhaul aging public tech, saving billions. (What oversight is there? And what will be the future costs? I wonder if they are using this to rewrite the Alberta curriculum)

  • Alberta announced - META is building a $13 billion AI Data Center. The facility will be located in an area northeast of Edmonton known as the Alberta Industrial Heartland. The Meta data centre will be joined by Project Greenlight, a natural gas-powered electricity general facility. The 1-gigawatt facility will run on its own dedicated natural gas power plant and use roughly as much electricity as 800,000 homes. It confirms the identity of the mystery customer behind a $4.6 billion gas plant announced in the same area last week.

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Referendum - Question Two:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially-funded programs, such as health care, education and other social services?

Things to consider:

  • Permanent Residents already pay taxes and are permanent members of Canadian society.

  • Temporary Foreign Workers and International Students also contribute through taxes, tuition, and labour.

  • Changes could affect employers already facing labour shortages. (See the ** document at the end if you are an employer on how to deal with this.)

  • Provinces must still operate within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  • Some publicly funded services are already restricted based on immigration status.

Canada

Alberta

**Alberta Referendum 2026 - Immigration Constitution October Vote Guide.

https://refdesk.ca/blog/alberta-referendum-2026-immigration-constitution-october-vote-guide

NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

There are links at the bottom for specific areas in Alberta - we try to post events that are supportive of everyday Albertans ___________________________________________

The 2026 calendar

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year?

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Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 68!

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: Justin Wright’s office

    • TransCanada Place #5 1299 TransCanada Way SE Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9

    • 1299 Trans Canada Way S E You can get driving directions here.

  • Time 11:00 - 12:00 pm

  • Red Deer - Saturday

  • Address Adriana LaGrange’s Office

    • on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer,

    • 5913 50 Ave You can get driving directions here.

  • Time 10:30 - 11:30

We can do this, Alberta - You are an important part of the process.

Canada Wide - so if you are traveling this summer you can check it out …

Celebrate Indigenous stories with CBC and Parks Canada

La version française suit

CBC and Parks Canada have partnered to provide free screenings in parks and sites across the country from July 6 to August 31, 2026.

(one is coming to Elk Island Park this month)

The family-friendly events are free and open to everyone!

https://www.cbc.ca/experiences/parkscanada

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Edmonton Pride Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft Circle

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Calgary

https://www.travelalberta.com/events/calgary-stampede-rodeo-17336

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Edmonton

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Edmonton

July 10th, Friday – MP Action Heather McPherson: The climate crisis is impacting you now. Heatwaves, floods, and wildfires are causing destruction, illness, and costing us a fortune.
Come to call for emergency services and a transition to renewable energy.
Time: 12:30pm
Location: MP Heather McPherson’s office, 10043 – 81st Avenue

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Edmonton

July 11th, Saturday – Dr. Norman Finkelstein | Palestine Grave Diggers: “Join internationally renowned political scholar Dr. Norman Finkelstein alongside Dr. Farhan Chak for a powerful and timely evening exploring one of the most urgent humanitarian and political issues of our time.
Through critical discussion, historical analysis, and audience Q&A, this special event will examine media narratives, global responsibility, humanitarian realities, and the broader political context shaping public discourse today.”
This is a fundraising event for Penny Appeal.
time: 5 pm
location: JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District, 10344 102 Street Northwest
Tickets: Eventbrite

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Calgary the Common Good

July 11

How to Support Housing Training

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 01:00 PM

Join us to learn more about housing affordability in Calgary and how you can help!

View event

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Edmonton

July 11th, Saturday – Humanity Co-op – Public Meeting: “I have a goal of a better world, a peaceful world, in which every human on the planet has enough to live comfortably and is working for an even better world for future generations.
The above is the personal goal of every member of The Humanity Co-op. There are members on five continents. The cost of membership is not monetary; it is only a willingness to make the above goal also your personal goal. While we encourage co-operation, each member is free to decide whom, if anyone, they want to work with, as well as what they will do and how they will do it, as they work towards this goal.
A small group of Humanity Co-op members is active locally. Many people in the Edmonton Area do not have enough to live comfortably. Most would like good-paying jobs. In a money-focused world where employers often think of employees as an expense to be minimized, employees find themselves competing for good-paying jobs. Advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and other technologies are offering employers less expensive alternatives to human employees. Unless we change the way we think, there will be even fewer jobs with even less pay in the near future. Let’s change the way we think! Let’s understand that:
1. Our standard of living depends, not on money, but on our productivity. If we spend money to employ someone to create more value, the expense does not make us poorer; the added productivity makes us richer.
2. Money, by itself, has no value. Work, by itself, has value. If we were all given a huge inheritance and all decided to stop working, we would all starve. We don’t need the money. We need the value created by our work.
3. Our employers pay our wages with money that they get by selling the goods and services that we produce to us and to other people like us. We already pay each other’s wages.
Let’s start thinking like members of a cooperative community. There’s lots to do. Let’s create co-op businesses where we are owners as well as employees and customers. (It’s been done before. The Mondragon Co-op has 70,000 employee-owners.) For more info, email: eahc@humanity-co-op.la-hk.org or phone: 780-904-0363.
Time: 7 to 9 pm
Location: Westend Seniors Activity Centre, 9629 176 St NW

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Warburg:

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Edmonton

July 16th, Thursday – MASC Swap Market: “Come celebrate with us, MASC Sunday is turning ONE
We’re throwing a huge birthday bash with our friends at Earth Refillery in the heart of Little Italy, and everyone’s invited.
Bring your friends, your family, your neighbours, and the whole community. Bring your clothes and hangers to swap.
We’re doing a major call‑out for Pride Centre clothing + accessory needs, and all remaining donations will go directly to them. Let’s show up with love and support.
We’re also opening our vendor, creator, and artist call‑out. Stay tuned if you want to be part of this big day.
Save the date, tag your people, and get ready to celebrate our first year in a big way.
MASC Sunday is just getting started. ”
Time: 2 pm to 7 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Instagram: Masc Sunday

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Edmonton

July 16th, Thursday – Arms Embargo Now: Join an urgent movement briefing where we will announce the next stage of the Arms Embargo Now campaign and delve into a new strategy to meet this new political context. This is a big one – don’t miss it.
Time: 5 pm MT
Location: Online/virtual
Register: Arms Embargo Now

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Edmonton

July 22nd, Wednesday – Musicians for Canada: A Benefit Concert for Canadian Unity: “Several Alberta’s finest musicians and members of the music community are coming together at the Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park, in Edmonton’s beautiful river valley, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, to voice their collective appreciation for their country. Voicing commitment to Canada through a day of exceptional music was the idea of P.J. Perry, one of Canada’s greatest jazz musicians who was born in Calgary and who has made his home in Edmonton for several decades.”
Time: 3 pm
Location: Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park
Tickets: Eventbrite

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Edmonton

July 23rd, Thursday – Disability Pride Night: “July is Disability Pride Month!
Join The Cherry Pit for Disability Pride Night! Enjoy performances, visual art, spoken word, and more created by 7 disabled young artists excited to share disabled joy, creativity, struggle, and the fight for liberation.

Tickets are a sliding scale of $10-$20 and are available for purchase at the link in our bio or at the door the day of the event! ALL ticket sales go to the performers!
We will announce the performers/vendors soon!
Earth’s Refillery Cafe will remain open during the event for you to purchase drinks and snacks!
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery Coop & Cafe, 10831 – 95th Street
Instagram: The Cherry Pit YEG
Tickets: Disability Pride Night

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Edmonton

July 23rd, Thursday – Common Horizon Welcoming Call: “Sign up here to get involved with Common Horizon, a movement of Gen Z and Millennial workers fighting back against corporate greed.
Common Horizon is a cross-Canada social movement organizing Gen Z and Millennial workers to take power away from the billionaire class and win solutions to the climate crisis and affordability crisis. We are a fun and accessible place, open to anyone from experienced organizers to folks trying out political organizing for the first time. Common Horizon has 6 chapters and counting across Canada, and we’re organizing to put pressure on our politicians and spark the public imagination to believe in a future with good green jobs, affordable rent and groceries, and properly funded public services like transit, healthcare, and recreation. If you are interested in joining, fill out this form, and we will contact you about upcoming Welcome Calls and actions in your city!!”
Time: 7.30 pm
Register: Common Horizon

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Fort McMurray

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rainbow-space-individual-certification-workshop-registration-1989933384320?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse

Redpoll CentreFort McMurray, AB

Friday, August 7 • 9 AM - 3 PM

Overview

Participants will access an in-depth education on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and take away concrete actions for inclusivity and allyship.

Join Wood Buffalo Pride for an Inclusivity Workshop for any community members or professionals interested in becoming Rainbow Space Certified!

Rainbow Space Individual Certification is a credential for individuals in the RMWB to highlight their commitment to 2SLGBTQIA+-inclusivity and allyship within their professional and personal lives. This certification program prepares individual community members and professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to be inclusive leaders and advocates for equity within their workplace and/or community roles. This certification is an excellent resource for individuals seeking professional development, continuing education credentials, and tangible allyship goals. Learn more about Certification on our website.

Where: In the Conference Room at the Redpoll Centre, 2nd level of SMS Equipment Place - West Entrance, 1 C.A. Knight Way

*Gender Neutral Washroom available

*Wheelchair accessible

*Free parking

Schedule:

9:00am-11:30pm - Workshop Part 1

11:30pm-12:30pm - Lunch (participants are welcome to bring their own lunch or step out for lunch - Mac Island has a variety of food vendors)

12:30pm-2:30pm - Workshop Part 2

2:30pm-3:00pm - Assessment

Registration is free to attend the workshop for community-based education.

If you would like to receive Rainbow Space Certification after completing the workshop, the cost is:

$100 + GST / certification - valid for 3 years

$50 + GST / certification (student rate) - valid for 3 years

*If you are a teacher, contact brooke@wbpride.ca for a teacher discount code!

Wood Buffalo Pride acknowledges that the land we occupy is nistawâyâw, within Treaty 8, the traditional territory of the Cree, Dene, and the Métis people. We recognize and honour all the Indigenous people, especially Two Spirit people, who have stewarded this land for time immemorial prior to first contact, and who continue to resist oppressive colonial definitions of sexuality and gender to this day.

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Events in Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/upcoming-events

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  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded. If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, so we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

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  • You need to engage everyone who is affected by the circumstances.

  • You give them the power to stand up and fight for what is right.

  • You validate the struggle, but the win is worth it.

  • Every person counts, every signature counts, every vote counts.

  • Together we can do hard things!

Economic Policy Institute

If you want everything to come out of the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here:

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

This Month in Alberta:

Miscellaneous

  • Alberta-wide Indigenous resources: https://alignab.ca/events/

  • If you would like to know what is going on in Alberta, you can find our Substack here: https://substack.com/@abresistance?utm_source=user-menu

  • Please share this newsletter with your friends. ABR wants to get information out there to inform Albertans.

  • Our Facebook Page is here: AB Resistance

  • Our website is ABResistance.ca

  • There are some great resources on Substack

    • LindaWalkerWrites

    • Jenny Yeremiy of the Gravity Well (She is often on Charlie Angus reporting on what is happening in Alberta)

    • Prairies Exposed

    • Ken Chapman

    • Bill Whitelaw

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What happened in Alberta this week?

  • AISH recipients are being moved on to ADAP if they are under 60 and do not have a PDD diagnosis.

  • Jason Nixon, the UnFinance Minister, missed filing the annual update.)(Nixon has no background in finance - he was I have had several people point out that the NDP was late in filing the Royalty Review when they were in power. These are two different things. The Finance update lets us know how we are doing financially; it affects all Albertans, no matter where you are. The Royalty update affects us, but not directly. I, for one, want to know how we are doing. Where is our money going? (Jason Nixon was sworn in as the Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board on May 21, 2026. He previously served as Minister of Environment and Parks, Government House Leader, Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, and Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services.

    • Prior to his service as an elected official, Mr. Nixon was a successful entrepreneur. He was also an Executive Director at The Mustard Seed, where he spent several years running an addiction treatment facility. A reminder that as Minister of Social Services, Mr. Nixon approved grants for the shelter system while at the same time receiving a pension from the Mustard Seed, which his father started.

    • He is also the Minister behind forcing AISH recipients onto ADAP, causing undue stress on the disabled community.) IF this is the best the UCP has to offer in overseeing our financial situation, we may be in trouble.

    • https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/jason-nixon-ascent-to-power Here is an article on Jason Nixon’s rise to power.

  • Danielle Smith put forth a proposal for Alberta to build a pipeline - Pembina Pipelines has entered a non-binding agreement, which means if it falls through, you and I are going to be funding this pipeline (we probably are putting in the lion’s share of the money from pension funds as well as money borrowed through ATB (there were several news announcements recently re: having ATB borrow money so they had an $11 billion line of credit.

  • Trump refuses to extend the CUSMA deal with both Canada and Mexico.

  • The portal opened for Albertans to apply for their $100 rebate - it is not going well.

  • Alberta ID is now going to include your citizenship and your healthcare # - be prepared to take a birth certificate or passport to prove your status when renewing.

  • Stampede is on - breakfasts around Calgary: https://stampedebreakfast.ca/events/month/

  • The United Conservative Party has served official notice that there will be an AGM November 27 - 29 at the BMO Center in Calgary. Here are some links.

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Question One:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

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If you are new to us or want to check on how the health system is doing, links to other News, legislative links, videos, etc., will be available after the news.

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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.

  • 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:

Support Cuba expires July 8, 2026

Advocate for international support for Cuba. Increase humanitarian assistance for them.

Petition e-7318

Keep Airports Public expires October 8, 2026

Petition e-7453

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.

Petition e-7269

Stop funding the federal opposition leader’s house. July 30, 2026

Petition e-7395

Petition on AI Data centers.

E- 7427 expires Sept 17, 2026.

Petition e-7427

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.

Petition e-7472

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.

Immigrants Are Alberta’s Advantage

  • 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 - an environmental assessment should be done.

Fight Corruption

Sign up and support Friends of Medicare.

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

Indigenous: how to be an ally

Sign up and support LGBTQIA2S+ rights

Find out about homelessness in Alberta

The immigrant community

The disabled community

This has links for other cities as well. Amazing resource.

Write a letter to the Auditor General re: the AISH to ADAP transition. Thanks to Heather Newton: Albertans to United to Stop the UCP.

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 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.

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 27

Arts, Culture, and the Status of Women:

Associate Minister of Multiculturalism Muhammad Yaseen issued the following statement on Canadian Multiculturalism Day:

Business:

Alberta author urges caution after book publishing deal cost him more than $40,000.

Children and Family Services:

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre’s annual fundraising run this weekend. It’s the centre’s largest fundraiser, and this year it comes at a time when demand for services is growing, but funding is being cut.

Healthcare:

PC: Danielle Smith flip-flops on Public Health Inspectors claims they will now go under Primary Care.

PC: Gift Article G&M Top Executive at Metis Nation of Alberta leaves organization.

AC: U of A nursing students using virtual reality to train.

AC: Substack: Braden Manns - Alberta’s dual practice, a false promise

International:

Texas is making Bible stories required reading in 2030.

Public support down for Putin as Ukrainian drones hit Moscow.

Police/Sheriffs:

Man faces charges in connection with pointing a gun at people: Peace River RCMP

ASIRT to investigate after a person was fatally shot by the RCMP during a domestic call in northern Alberta.

Social Services and Assisted Living:

Barrhead joins communities calling for a halt to the AISH to ADAP move.

New AISH/ADAP Regulations: Section 17,18,19 “Why Does the Alberta Government Require Unrestricted Authority to Appoint an AISH/ADAP financial administrator WITHOUT the Disabled Client’s CONSENT”

Technology and Innovation:

Edmonton protest opposes planned AI data centres.

Weather:

Weather on the prairies. Flooding and tornadoes. It’s not boring.

Why do mosquitoes seem to love some people more than others?

Sunday, June 28

Federal:

AtkinsRealis kicks off US licensing for Candu technology.

Love who you love-Toronto Pride Parade.

Forward Weekly: Op Ed, Paula Simon: The Alberta I know

Healthcare:

Public health inspectors are no longer moving under GOA - they will move to Primary Care.

Police/Sheriffs:

24-year-old woman dies after a single-vehicle collision.

Referendum:

None of the questions on the referendum are citizen initiative questions.

Social Services and Assisted Living:

Opinion: Danielle Smith picks on people in poverty.

Premier Smith is apparently unbothered by fears of people with severe handicaps.

Youth programs shut down in Brooks as grant funding ends. Organizers worry for vulnerable teens in a southern Alberta city.

Weather:

How to deal with heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

June has been the wettest month on record in Edmonton.

Monday, June 29

Agriculture:

Alberta’s government is investing more than $7 million to expand hands-on training, helping students build careers close to home.

Arts, Culture, and the Status of Women:

Braid: UCP hostility with First Nations mars a special time of year in Calgary.

Education and Childcare:

How much of this would have been mitigated if they kept the RCSD in place over the last seven years, if they had kept PUF in place in public schools for the last 7 years, and had they kept up with class sizes, special needs programs, etc. They created the problem, now they are trying to look like heroes by throwing more money into education. They need to relook at the elementary curriculum - appropriateness. Testing at appropriate grade levels (not Kindergarten - Grade 3), special needs supports are needed. It’s about time the government started investing in education.

Alberta’s government is investing $100 million to hire more teachers, educational assistants and specialized support staff to support complex classrooms.

Executive Council:

Release of the 2025-26 Annual Report and other year-end results has been delayed to ensure accurate and reliable reporting for Albertans.

Jobs, Employment, Trades, and Immigration:

A heavy-duty truck parts distributor has been fined $138,000 related to a workplace injury incident

Substack: Tom Parkin- Alberta’s stalled wage growth puts Alberta’s workers below the national average.

Bell Canada’s parent company is slashing nearly 700 jobs as part of an ongoing reorganization. BCE says the cuts represent about 1% of its total workforce. (June 15)

Energy and Minerals:

First Nation loses appeal over oilsands waste facility built south of Fort McMurray.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Alberta Parks issues a state of local emergency in Kananaskis Country.

More mosquitoes to come, says Edmonton bug guy.

Healthcare:

Albertans are not satisfied with the healthcare system. Report highlights.

PC: AHS operated a medical scan reimbursement policy for a decade, but few knew about it.

Report finds Canadian caregivers perform $97 billion worth of unpaid labour.

Ticks are on the rise in Alberta, the 2nd highest in reports on ticks.

Indigenous:

What’s fueling residential school denialism? Front Burner.

International:

Businesses and unions are balancing anxiety and hope.

Jobs, Employment, Trades, and Immigration:

A heavy-duty truck parts distributor has been fined $138,000 related to a workplace injury incident.

Municipalities:

Heavy rainfall in Calgary triggers flood warnings - evacuation alerts west of Calgary.

Calgary’s Stephen Ave is finished in time for Stampede.

Edmonton sees poor air quality as wildfire smoke hangs over the city.

Elbow River advisory upgraded to flood warnings for Bragg Creek.

Rainfall across southern Alberta has prompted states of local emergency in Canmore and the Kananaskis Improvement District, with alerts, watches and advisories in place across multiple river basins.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a man was taken to hospital in serious condition following his arrest by the Calgary Police Service.

Separatism:

McClure is now directed to count and verify the Separatists’ petition while at the same time verifying Water Not Coal, as well as preparing for the October referendum.

Social Services and Assisted Living:

This AISH recipient did the math; ADAP doesn’t add up.

Technology and Innovation:

Erin Brockovich on her battle with AI Data centres.

Wildfires:

Calgary is under air quality warnings as smoke blows in from Saskatchewan.

Tuesday, June 30

Education:

Hundreds of undocumented Alberta students are at risk of losing free access to public schools this coming school year.

The biggest financial transfer in Canada that nobody talks about - Advanced Education.

Electoral Boundaries:

The committee has asked for access to a pollster for insight into how Albertans vote, as well as a lawyer for legal advice.

Elections Alberta:

Class action lawsuit launched over Alberta voter database.

Energy and Minerals:

Alberta to announce west coast pipeline proposal with no partners.

Federal:

Solid April GDP rebound suggests Canada is not in a recession: economists.

Polievre shuffles critic roles in cabinet

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’ll be in Alberta for Canada Day.

The World’s largest beaver dam is in Alberta.

Healthcare:

AC: A patient or just another number? How UCP policies are exacerbating the crisis in healthcare.

MH&A: Bell: Dreaded Calgary drug site finally toast, the hellscape won’t be missed.

PC: What Scotland can teach us about dealing with a doctor’s shortage.

PC: Mosquito season brings renewed West Nile virus warning in Alberta

PC: Improving primary health care access: Lessons from Canada and Scotland

Alberta to announce west coast pipeline proposal with no partners.

PC: It’s the foundation of the health care system, but the struggle to access primary care across Canada has become acute.

PC: International: Uganda appears to have a Marburg virus outbreak on top of the Ebola outbreak

COVID-19 safety and efficacy mRNA vaccines: a mechanistic and public health perspective.

International:

Republicans portray the Canadian border as a threat, but U.S. statistics tell a different story. Border Patrol officials tell a hearing on Capitol Hill that seizures of fentanyl from Canada are down.

Truly terrifying. Cyber terrorism can hit water systems, affecting millions. Russian group hacked Quebec water treatment plant:

Municipal:

Calgary- firefighters rescue 1 adult and 2 youths after paddleboarding incident.

Two Calgary houses were set on fire by lightning.

Calgary set to celebrate Stampede.

Airdrie has flooding across the community.

NDP Policies:

The NDP is sharing its policies. Here is their affordability policy.

Police/Sheriffs:

Warrant issued for northern Alberta man facing travel agency fraud charges.

Public Safety and Emergency Services:

The Town of Canmore has rescinded its evacuation alerts and begun recovery work, while Kananaskis continues to manage flooding impacts, closures and travel restrictions.

Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:

Alberta’s government is updating the parking placard program, so Albertans with vision loss now have access to accessible parking spaces.

Technology and Innovation:

Alberta has willful blindness to the effects of AI data centers.

UCP Caucus:

UCP Calgary Shaw by-election nominee winner is tagged as being extremist by the NDP.

Wednesday, July 1 - Canada Day

Affordability:

Regulator launches inquiry into fees charged by Rogers, Bell, and Telus.

  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/roger-bell-telus-fees-9.7254328

Application portal opens for a $100 rebate check.

Bow Valley doctors launch campaign to calculate Banff’s living wage. Campaign comes as new tax data shows half of Banff’s workers make less than $40K.

Agriculture:

Farmers are challenged with waterlogged fields.

Executive Council:

Applications are now open for the Alberta Energy Rebate, putting tax dollars back in the hands of Albertans.

Premier Danielle Smith has issued the following statement on Canada Day:

Federal:

Albertans express patriotism, melancholy on Canada Day amid talk of separation.

International:

Trump refuses to extend the CUSMA deal with both Canada and Mexico.

Canada paying to construct the Gordie Howe Bridge is a ‘big myth’, according to Ambassador Pete Hoekstra.

Municipal:

The City of Edmonton opens a new tow lot to deal with 200’s of abandoned vehicles.

Blame it on the rain: Record downpour in Edmonton will bring a monsoon of mosquitoes.

Social Services and Assisted Living:

Recipients of Alberta’s new disability program worry it will be detrimental.

A Westlock couple is speaking out about the transition from AISH to ADAP.

Tourism and sports:

Oilers deal longtime defenseman Darnell Nurse.

Thursday, July 2

Orders in Council

Orders Approved – July 2, 2026

Minister of Public Services and Emergency Services - Ellis

  • 245/2026 Appoints Stephen Hammerschmidt (Candidate for councillor in O-day’min BE), Bryan Kwan, Denis Painchaud, and Angela Tripathy to the Law Enforcement Review Board.

Minister of Environment and Protected Areas - Hunter

  • 246/2026 Proclaims section 4(7) and (8) of the Red Tape Statutes Amendment Act. These two subsections are part of the amendments to the Alberta Land Stewardship Act (the main law governing regional, sub-regional, and issue-specific land-use and environmental plans in Alberta). Bringing them into force: Clarifies and streamlines how “standalone” plans and ministerial instruments (rules, codes of practice, guidelines, etc.) are treated under the regional planning framework.

  • 247/2026 Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (section 187) Makes the waste control amendment regulation.

Minister of Energy and Minerals: Jean

  • 248/2026 MINES AND MINERALS ACT (section 5) - Makes the Mines and Minerals Administration Amendment Regulation. Amends the general administration and procedural rules for how the Department of Energy and Minerals handles mineral agreements, royalties, reporting, payments, audits, etc.

  • 249/2026 Sections 5 and 36 (1) Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Royalty Amendment Regulation. This program gives royalty incentives (often a flat 5% rate) to companies that use enhanced recovery techniques (e.g., injecting water, CO₂, solvents, or other methods) to extract more oil/gas from older pools.

  • 250/2026 Sections 5 and 36(1)) - Makes the Incremental Hydrocarbon Recovery Royalty Regulation. A more targeted incentive program for incremental (additional) production gained through enhanced recovery methods. It likely defines how royalties are calculated specifically on the “extra” hydrocarbons recovered beyond what would have been produced normally.

  • Purpose: Encourages investment in technologies that squeeze more resources out of existing reservoirs.

  • 251/2026 MINES AND MINERALS ACT (sections 5 and 36(1)) - Makes the Natural Gas Royalty Regulation, 2017 Amendment Regulation.

It updates the rules for calculating and administering royalties on:

  • Natural gas

  • Natural gas products (e.g., ethane, propane, butanes)

  • Field condensate

  • Related substances

This regulation is part of Alberta’s Modernized Royalty Framework (MRF) that applies to most wells drilled on or after January 1, 2017.

  • 252/2026 MINES AND MINERALS ACT (sections 5 and 36(1)) - Makes the Petroleum Royalty Regulation, 2017 Amendment Regulation.

What it does: It introduces specific changes to how petroleum royalties (mainly on conventional crude oil and solution gas) are calculated, reported, or administered under the 2017 framework.

Minister of Advanced Education: McDougall:

  • 253/2026 Appoints Aarn Wennekers to the Board of Governors of Mount Royal University.

  • 254/2026 Appoints Craig Corbett, Brian de Haan to the Board of Governors of NAIT.

  • 255/2026 Designates Dean Fahselt as Board Chair of Lakeland College and appoints Glenn Stang and Paul Zorgdrager to the Board for Lakeland College.

  • 256/2026 Appoints Jangbahadur Singh Sidhu as a public member to the council of the Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals

  • 257/2026 Appoints Aman Costigan and Meghan McKay to a list of public members for the purpose of establishing complaint inquiry committees, complaint review committees, and hearing tribunals of the Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals

Premier: Smith

  • 258/2026 GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION ACT (section 16) - Makes the Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Amendment Regulation. It formally transfers or adjusts ministerial responsibilities. Governments do this regularly when they reorganize departments, create new ministries, or shift duties between ministers.

  • 259/2026 REGULATIONS ACT (section 10) - Makes the Miscellaneous Corrections Regulation. This order makes minor technical corrections across various Alberta regulations.

Typical fixes include:

  • Fixing spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors.

  • Correcting cross-references to section numbers that changed in other laws.

  • Updating outdated names of ministries, agencies, or titles.

  • Small wording clarifications that don’t change the meaning or intent of the rules.

Minister of Municipal Affairs: Williams

  • 260/2026 LAND AND PROPERTY RIGHTS TRIBUNAL ACT (section 3) - Appoints 14 persons as members of the Land and Property Rights Tribunal

Minister of Mental Health and Addiction: Wilson

261/2026 ALBERTA PUBLIC AGENCIES GOVERNANCE ACT (section 14) -exempts the reappointment of Patricia Butler as a public member to a roster of eligible persons to act as members of any review panel

By issuing this exemption, the government is saying:

  • Patricia Butler has valuable experience and qualifications.

  • They want to reappoint her without being restricted by the standard term limits or other governance rules that would otherwise apply.

  • This allows continuity on Mental Health Review Panels.

Minister of Primary Health: Wright

  • 262/2026 Reappoints James Dennis Fitzgerald as a public member of the council of the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists.

  • 263/2026 Reappoints Muhammad Rasheed as a public member to the council of the Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

  • 264/2026 Reappoints Lora-Lei Mattie as a public member to the council of the College of Alberta Denturists

  • 265/2026 Appoints Catherine Freeman to a list of public members for the purpose of establishing complaint review committees and hearing tribunals

Affordability and Utilities:

Premier Danielle Smith, Minister of Affordability and Utilities RJ Sigurdson, and Minister of Technology and Innovation Nate Glubish issued the following statement:

Pembina is a partner

Energy and Minerals:

Alberta’s government has submitted its application for the West Coast Oil Pipeline to the federal Major Projects Office for listing as a project of national interest.

Albertans will be on the hook for 90% of the cost of the new pipeline.

Alberta’s Smith says proposed oil pipeline route has key advantages.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Albertans can enjoy Sikome Beach following $6 million in upgrades to the popular recreation destination

Executive Council:

Albertans now get a redesigned, more secure driver’s licence or ID card that includes a Canadian citizenship identifier and their personal health number.

Privacy Commissioner issues guidance as changes to Alberta ID program take effect.

More than 10.6 K people have signed up for the $100 affordability rebates.

Pembina Pipelines gets the go-ahead with a gas plant for a data centre north of Edmonton. Cost of project to come in at $4.6B - this is being built so Alberta has the capacity to provide energy to data centres.

Federal:

BC won’t fight the decision in court if the pipeline is built from Alberta to the coast: Ebyi

Forestry and Wildlife:

2 grizzly bears illegally shot along Alberta highway on same day, province says. Poaching is among the leading causes of grizzly mortality in Alberta.

Healthcare:

PC: Applications are now open for the next round of the Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention grant.

PC: U of C researchers working on cancer immunity treatment.

AC: Paramedics to vote on new collective agreement.

Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration:

CUPE accuses YMCA of Northern Alberta of union-busting amid unionization push.

International:

Shipping costs soar as retailers try to secure orders ahead of possible tariffs expected to land at the end of July.

Municipal:

Edmonton’s community leagues are facing infrastructure issues. Where does yours stand?

Calgary Mayor wants to mount an advocacy campaign opposIng separation. Provincial legislation passed by the UCP won’t allow it.

Police/Sheriffs:

EPS arrested a 22-year-old man on a Canada-wide warrant at a traffic stop.

No charges for officer after 2024 shooting of Cold Lake First Nation man: ASIRT

Privacy Commissioner Alberta:

Guidance published by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for private sector organizations, public bodies and the public regarding provincial government changes to driver’s licences and ID cards. The Commissioner encourages Albertans to review the three separate guidance documents, now available on the OIPC website, as changes come into effect today

Friday, July 3

Education:

The latest round of classroom complexity team allocations is available online, identifying the new teams that will support schools for the 2026-27 school year.

Energy and Minerals:

How the expansion of the Delta, B.C., container port is going hand in hand with Alberta’s pipeline.

How the expansion of the Delta, B.C., container port is going hand in hand with Alberta’s pipeline.

Oil companies don’t want to invest, but they will use it.

Environment and Protected Areas:

Experts warn Albertans should prepare for more smoky skies this summer.

Executive Council:

MLAs will advance Alberta’s priorities in energy, defence and barrier-free trade at an annual gathering of western U.S. state legislators in Utah from July 6 to 11.

Federal:

Canada’s massive military buildup Part 2.

International:

Canada must act against US efforts to stop Canadian businesses from doing business in Cuba.

The screw-worm is making a comeback in the US. What’s the concern?

Gaza has become frozen in ‘humanitarian purgatory and it could get worse.

Municipal:

Sidewalks, signs, and park areas are underwater in St. Albert.

Edmonton eyes changes to zoning bylaw to regulate lodging houses and short-term rentals.

Police/Sheriffs:

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has concluded its investigation into the death of a woman in Lethbridge Police Service custody.

Sports and Tourism:

How can Canada beat Morocco? It could be found in Promise David’s sublime group-stage goal.

Stampede:

Sober Stampede Barbecue.

Stampede: parade

Technology and Innovation:

AI Data centers use more water than previously thought.

Water Not Coal:

Elections Alberta rejects Corb Lund’s Water not Coal petition.

Weather:

What’s behind all the wild weather in Canada this summer?

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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. It appears to be over… but… Third week in a row with no reported Measles cases!

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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 - Low

COVID-19 - Low

RSV - Not Detected

Flu B - Not Detected

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

June 24/2026

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UCP Travels:

So here are 3 more cabinet members winging their way south. They will be gone from July 6 to 10, so 4 days 4 x 3 equals 12 days. They will also take their staffers. Allegedly, more integration with the US way of governing.

Tany Yao, MLA for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo and Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Northern Development; Ron Wiebe, MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti and Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health (North); and Scott Cyr, MLA for Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul and the Parliamentary Secretary for Transportation and Strategic Development will meet with lawmakers, government leaders, industry representatives, and other delegates from 13 U.S. states at the annual meeting of the Council of State Governments (CSG) West in Salt Lake City.

https://web.cvent.com/event/2d19a769-e3cf-45a3-8bc6-10eee4379952/summary

First trip in two years for Weibe and Cyr. What does a PS of rural health have to do with business, you ask? Not sure.

This makes 3/27 UCP Ministers and 4/9 Parliamentary Secretaries that are jetting off after the Legislature sat for the summer. Only 32 more to send on trips. They have taken 25 trips and been gone for 139 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, 3 people to Salt Lake City, Utah..

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 for Calgary Shaw.

Mike Derry is the UCP candidate:

Daveberta - Alberta politics and elections
Mike Derry wins Calgary-Shaw UCP nomination, defeats city councillor Dan McLean
Talent management company owner Mike Derry defeated City Councillor Dan McLean to win the United Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Shaw at a candidate selection vote on June 24…
Read more
2 months ago · 17 likes · Dave Cournoyer

The NDP has nominated Kyle Campbell: https://daveberta.ca/2026/06/alberta-ndp-nominate-kyle-campbell-as-their-candidate-in-calgary-shaw-by-election/

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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:

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 to 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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

You can find out how to contact the Federal Government MPs and Ministers’ offices here.

Contact a Member of Parliament or contact us - House of Commons of Canada

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 they are learning… The UCP are still ahead in the polls.

https://338canada.com/alberta/

We have included some information we found on social media. If you don’t subscribe to that particular entity, our apologies. WE do our best to find information that everyone can access.

Write to your elected officials in minutes

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  • https://www.resistnow.ca/

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The Alberta Government’s website

Alberta Referendum 2026

A breakdown of the questions and what they are really asking:

Alberta Referendumb 2026

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.

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ARTICLES:

Alberta: Freedom of information/Wall

A blanket smother-up: Alberta government wins secrecy award for opaque access-to-information process. For blocking access to information.

Elections Alberta:

Misinformation can make a fair process seem flawed. Get the facts from Elections Alberta.

Healthcare:

Long-term neurological and cognitive impact of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis in over 4 million patients.

How eight vaccines are linked to a lower risk of dementia.

Could this happen to women in Alberta? In Canada?

Immigration:

Canada’s Immigration Policy is hypocritical - Alberta’s????

https://thewalrus.ca/canadas-immigration-policy-is-hypocritical-and-damaging-says-gabor-mate/

Tourism and Sport:

Alberta: Things to see this summer.

Videos

What lessons are available from Britain’s Brexit for Alberta’s Separation argument? Hint: those pushing this are not doing it to benefit Albertans.

Gravity Well - Jenny Yeremiy - Dr. Vipond and Chris Cashen - Plug in solar power dot CA - an alternative to installed solar panels. Can we do it, and will it help?

Prairiedog: redrawing the electoral boundaries.

Bill 28 - What does it really mean in Alberta’s Library System?

Gravity Well: Jenny Yeremiy - Brad LaFortune - A Collective “Foot Down” with Public Interest Alberta

Gravity Well: Jenny Yeremiy - Birdie - How to stand up to Danielle Smith and her government.

Scar Tissue - the legacy of Inuit Medical experimentation.

Scam warning: CTV News - scammers are now trying to get you to download apps that can take over your phone access. Be aware - protect yourself.

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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, there is 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 successfully 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 who gave us so much of their culture - the foods, music, customs that we can learn from. Alberta has benefited from the rich, vibrant community we have built. Understanding leads to appreciation. So let’s recognize that 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

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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  • 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.

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]]><![CDATA[Alberta Has More Than Two Parties.]]>https://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-has-more-than-two-partieshttps://abresistance.substack.com/p/alberta-has-more-than-two-partiesSat, 04 Jul 2026 00:30:40 GMTConservatives - 1971 - 2015 = 44 years: NDP - 2015 - 2019 = 4 Years: UCP - 2019 - 2026 = 7 years

NDP VS UCP POLICIES AND PROGRESS…

NDP

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 )

UCP

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 taxpayer 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.

]]><![CDATA[ABR Resister/Resistor Update]]>https://abresistance.substack.com/p/abr-resisterresistor-update-f1chttps://abresistance.substack.com/p/abr-resisterresistor-update-f1cFri, 03 Jul 2026 13:04:03 GMT

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Meanings: We chose Resistor for the name of this newsletter

The meaning of RESISTOR is a device that has electrical resistance, and that is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control. We see our job as an opportunity to offer protection to the people who join us. To operate together and to keep the energy flowing to ensure we can stand up to this government.

A resister is one who resists, stands firm against something, refuses compliance, or withstands temptation. A resister may also be a coating that protects a surface during some processes. Related words are resist, resists, resisted, resisting, resistible, resistibility, and resistibly. Resister appears in the late fourteenth century from the Old French word resister, meaning hold out against.

We are both… a resistor that allows the current to connect the dots and one who resists.

AB Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at ABResistance.ca. Cracks are starting to appear. We just need to keep putting on the pressure.

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Editor’s Note: Happy two days after Canada Day. Linda (from Linda Walker Writes - a great Substack) and I spent it in Chestermere on the beach.

We met so many happy Canadians and those who want to become Canadians. We had some who did the Citizenship Test, kids both young and old, who celebrated with our free flags and swag! It was wonderful to talk to so many who are saying, “We are staying in Canada.” Our job for the next 3 months is to get out and talk about the other questions with Albertans so they understand what they are asking. They are written in a way that you may agree with one part of it and so vote yes. That’s the answer they are looking for. So we will highlight one question/week - what it is asking and what to consider.

Question One:

  • Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration, and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Things to consider:

  • Immigration is a shared federal-provincial responsibility under the Constitution.

  • Alberta already helps select immigrants through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: In 2024 and early 2025, the AAIP will consider an invitation to apply based on the following priorities:

  • Population growth contributes to Alberta’s Workforce, Tax Base and Economy

  • Many sectors including healthcare, agriculture, construction and hospitality rely on Immigrant Workers and students attending our Universities and Colleges.

What happened in Alberta this week?

Editor’s Note: July 3, 2026

  • AISH recipients are being moved on to ADAP if they are under 60 and do not have a PDD diagnosis.

  • Jason Nixon, the UnFinance Minister, missed filing the annual update.)(Nixon has no background in finance - he was I have had several people point out that the NDP was late in filing the Royalty Review when they were in power. These are two different things. The Finance update lets us know how we are doing financially; it affects all Albertans, no matter where you are. The Royalty update affects us, but not directly. I, for one, want to know how we are doing. Where is our money going? (Jason Nixon was sworn in as the Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board on May 21, 2026. He previously served as Minister of Environment and Parks, Government House Leader, Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, and Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services.

    • Prior to his service as an elected official, Mr. Nixon was a successful entrepreneur. He was also an Executive Director at The Mustard Seed, where he spent several years running an addiction treatment facility. A reminder that as Minister of Social Services, Mr. Nixon approved grants for the shelter system while at the same time receiving a pension from the Mustard Seed, which his father started.

    • He is also the Minister behind forcing AISH recipients onto ADAP, causing undue stress on the disabled community.) IF this is the best the UCP has to offer in overseeing our financial situation, we may be in trouble.

    • https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/jason-nixon-ascent-to-power Here is an article on Jason Nixon’s rise to power.

  • Danielle Smith put forth a proposal for Alberta to build a pipeline - Pembina Pipelines has entered a non-binding agreement, which means if it falls through, you and I are going to be funding this pipeline (we probably are putting in the lion’s share of the money from pension funds as well as money borrowed through ATB (there were several news announcements recently re: having ATB borrow money so they had an $11 billion line of credit.

  • Trump refuses to extend the CUSMA deal with both Canada and Mexico. It doesn’t expire until 2036 so no need to panic yet.

  • The portal opened for Albertans to apply for their $100 rebate - it is not going well.

  • Alberta ID is now going to include your citizenship and your healthcare # - be prepared to take a birth certificate or passport to prove your status when renewing.

  • Stampede is on - The UCP’s Pancake breakfast is scheduled for - you can peacefully protest there - signs and chants

  • The United Conservative Party has served official notice that there will be an AGM November 27 - 29 at the BMO Center in Calgary. Here are some links.

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This just came out - and it’s PERFECT for how Canadians are feeling about the US these days.

Bryan Adams - ‘51st State’ (Official Lyric Video)

NOW ONTO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ALBERTA…

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The 2026 calendar

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/

They sit 3 days in February, 14 days in March, 10 days in April, and 8 days in May. A total of 35 days in four months, and they say teachers have it easy! The second sitting is only 19 days… 54 days. How many of you work 54 days out of the year?

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You keep showing up! You are doing it. You are the power behind the RECALLS. The power behind EDUCATING ALBERTANS. The power behind CHANGE and BUILDING AN ALBERTA THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE!!!

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If you didn’t make it to one of Dr. Parks’ townhalls with Friends of Medicare: here is a link where you can access the info. Watch the recording of our virtual town hall here.

Find the joy every day… it will make the battles ahead manageable. The UCP will only win if good people do nothing. Join us in doing something to fight back.

Every Teacher and member of the public is encouraged to wear “Red for Ed” on Fridays. Will you join them?

Weekly Pickets and Protests:

  • Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. Red Deer is in Week 67!

  • Medicine Hat - Saturday’s Address: TransCanada Way/13th Ave. Time 10:30 - 11:30 am

  • Red Deer - Saturday

  • Address Adriana LaGrange’s Office on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer,

Time 10:30 - 11:30

Edmonton Pride Month Calendar of Events

https://prideedmonton.ca/events/

AFL calendar of PRIDE Events in Alberta.

https://afl.org/events/2026-pride-season-events/?fbclid=

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Red Deer

Pride Coffee Social and Craft Circle

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Calgary

https://www.travelalberta.com/events/calgary-stampede-rodeo-17336

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Edmonton

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Edmonton

July 4th & 5th, Saturday and Sunday – Communist Summer School: The School of Revolutions: “We have entered an epoch of revolutions. In the past few years, revolutions and mass movements have erupted in more than 10 countries. From Nepal to Kenya, Serbia to Bangladesh, ordinary people are taking their fate in their own hands, and trying to find a way out of the crisis of capitalism.”

Register: Marxist Canada

Facebook event page: Edmonton Communists

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Edmonton

July 6th, Monday – No to Condos on Sacred Grounds: “Register to speak remotely or in-person or simply come to City Hall Council Chamber at 9:30am Monday, July 6 to support others speaking about the protection of a sacred site in Rossdale. City Council will vote on what is the “best use” of the area outlined in red. City administration says the best use is condos despite this area being known as a burial site for many different First Nation and Métis peoples and as a very significant historical place. City administration also has future plans to support more development in Rossdale including rezoning the area circled in orange for condos and a developed promenade called Touch the Water from Rossdale past the Groat Road Bridge along the river. By a series of proposals, each building on the one before, city administration has plans to extract our collective ecology, climate resilience, culture, history, and spirit of the North Saskatchewan River watershed for economic gain. Participate on July 6 and prevent the first domino from falling.
Through education, we can protect and honour this area of Rossdale culturally, but we can also protect it legally with options such as an Indigenous-led protected area and as a National Historic Site. On July 6 join the community in saying no to condo developments on this land! For more information: ervcc.com/takeaction“

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Edmonton

July 10th, Friday – MP Action Heather McPherson: The climate crisis is impacting you now. Heatwaves, floods, and wildfires are causing destruction, illness, and costing us a fortune.
Come to call for emergency services and a transition to renewable energy.
Time: 12:30pm
Location: MP Heather McPherson’s office, 10043 – 81st Avenue

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Edmonton

July 11th, Saturday – Dr. Norman Finkelstein | Palestine Grave Diggers: “Join internationally renowned political scholar Dr. Norman Finkelstein alongside Dr. Farhan Chak for a powerful and timely evening exploring one of the most urgent humanitarian and political issues of our time.
Through critical discussion, historical analysis, and audience Q&A, this special event will examine media narratives, global responsibility, humanitarian realities, and the broader political context shaping public discourse today.”
This is a fundraising event for Penny Appeal.
time: 5 pm
location: JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District, 10344 102 Street Northwest
Tickets: Eventbrite

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Warburg: There are 57 planned for Alberta - What do you need to know to fight back?

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Fort McMurray

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rainbow-space-individual-certification-workshop-registration-1989933384320?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse

Redpoll CentreFort McMurray, AB

Friday, August 7 • 9 AM - 3 PM

Overview

Participants will access an in-depth education on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and take away concrete actions for inclusivity and allyship.

Join Wood Buffalo Pride for an Inclusivity Workshop for any community members or professionals interested in becoming Rainbow Space Certified!

Rainbow Space Individual Certification is a credential for individuals in the RMWB to highlight their commitment to 2SLGBTQIA+-inclusivity and allyship within their professional and personal lives. This certification program prepares individual community members and professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to be inclusive leaders and advocates for equity within their workplace and/or community roles. This certification is an excellent resource for individuals seeking professional development, continuing education credentials, and tangible allyship goals. Learn more about Certification on our website.

Where: In the Conference Room at the Redpoll Centre, 2nd level of SMS Equipment Place - West Entrance, 1 C.A. Knight Way

*Gender Neutral Washroom available

*Wheelchair accessible

*Free parking

Schedule:

9:00am-11:30pm - Workshop Part 1

11:30pm-12:30pm - Lunch (participants are welcome to bring their own lunch or step out for lunch - Mac Island has a variety of food vendors)

12:30pm-2:30pm - Workshop Part 2

2:30pm-3:00pm - Assessment

Registration is free to attend the workshop for community-based education.

If you would like to receive Rainbow Space Certification after completing the workshop, the cost is:

$100 + GST / certification - valid for 3 years

$50 + GST / certification (student rate) - valid for 3 years

*If you are a teacher, contact brooke@wbpride.ca for a teacher discount code!

Wood Buffalo Pride acknowledges that the land we occupy is nistawâyâw, within Treaty 8, the traditional territory of the Cree, Dene, and the Métis people. We recognize and honour all the Indigenous people, especially Two Spirit people, who have stewarded this land for time immemorial prior to first contact, and who continue to resist oppressive colonial definitions of sexuality and gender to this day.

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Events in Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/upcoming-events

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  • A special ask from Ali Morrison, host of the Speaker’s Series: If you are or have experienced difficulty in the Health Care system, she would like to document it. (This week, there was the tragic death of a father and husband who sat in the Emergency Room at Grey Nuns Hospital for over 8 hours and died of a heart attack.)

  • You must know your loss matters. We want to document what is happening in our hospitals and the lives that are being impacted or lost because of the Collapse of Alberta Health. Did you know that Alberta Health is no longer tracking deaths because of wait times to see a doctor, lack of EMS, and emergency rooms are closed and not recorded. If you feel comfortable and would like to tell your story, so we have a record of lives being impacted by the government’s restructuring of health care in Alberta.

  • Please email EMSsafeline@gmail.com

    • Ali has a way to share how the collapse of Health Care in Alberta is impacting the people who live here, and she would like to include your story because you are not just a number; your life and the lives of your family matter to us. Help us put a face to the damage that is being done.

The state of emergency room/healthcare stories in Alberta. Read them here.

https://stateofemergency.ca/stories

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  • You need to engage everyone who is affected by the circumstances.

  • You give them the power to stand up and fight for what is right.

  • You validate the struggle, but the win is worth it.

  • Every person counts, every signature counts, every vote counts.

  • Together we can do hard things!

Economic Policy Institute

  • Here is a link to our costing of the UCP Government’s spending updated to May 2026 - cleaned up and reformatted. We have also included the link to the Auditor General’s findings for Dynalife.

Where’s the Money? We found where a lot of it went....

If you want everything to come out of the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here: Fundraiser for Athana Mentzelopoulos by Nancy Scott: Medicine Hat Grassroots group for integrity & justice

If you want to donate to Nate Pike’s defense against Sam Mraiche’s $6 million SLAPP Suit, go here:

Fundraiser by Nate Pike: Legal Defense Fund

https://www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-legal-defense-fund

What can you do to make some “Good Trouble” this week? Check out:

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Edmonton and Area

Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.

This Month in Alberta:

Miscellaneous

  • Alberta-wide Indigenous resources: https://alignab.ca/events/

  • If you would like to know what is going on in Alberta, you can find our Substack here: https://substack.com/@abresistance?utm_source=user-menu

  • Please share this newsletter with your friends. ABR wants to get information out there to inform Albertans.

  • Our Facebook Page is here: AB Resistance

  • Our website is ABResistance.ca

  • There are some great resources on Substack

    • LindaWalkerWrites

    • Jenny Yeremiy of the Gravity Well (She is often on Charlie Angus reporting on what is happening in Alberta)

    • Prairies Exposed

    • Ken Chapman

    • Bill Whitelaw

    • Send us some of your favorites to highlight.

Feedback:

  • Share your ideas, concerns, or donations. We are starting some advertising campaigns and planning on coming out to your communities and building awareness. You can get in touch with us at abresistance2007@gmail.com. To donate, go to donate@abresistance.ca. Please include your name and address, as we have to report all donations to Elections Alberta. Thank you for your time. The answer to the question - What do you love? -The answer is Alberta.

  • Grab some merchandise: Please check out our online store at AB Resistance Online Store

  • AB Resistance

  • https://www.theoddibles.ca/music

Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!! We are going to need to work together to stop this government from tearing apart Alberta.

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