Alberta This Week (Your Voice For Choice)
December 6 - December 12, 2025
Alberta This Week (Your Voice For Choice)
December 6 - December 12, 2025
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 of Alberta News - Mainly, we collect the news from around the province, Canada, and the world that affects Alberta!
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Waiting for the next scandal to hit Alberta! 2025 is almost behind us - Let’s look forward to creating an Alberta that works for Every One!
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WE have heard there is some confusion about our purpose. We are here to help Albertans recall their MLAs if they are not acting in your best interests. Here is a slide show that outlines how recalls work. ABResistance.ca Recalls As part of our process, we started sharing information through our newsletters and research articles, as well as building community.
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Upcoming Events: See our short three-page ABR Resistor for Updates about upcoming events: ABR Resistor Update - AB Resistance
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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. https://www.alberta.ca/measles We are up to 1992 cases (up 9 from last week) so far in Alberta. This is the highest per capita measles count in all of North America (possibly the world). Unfortunately, we have more measles cases. There were questions in the legislature about 2500 measles cases in Alberta in 2025… Apparently, some cases were not officially reported???
Last year, 700,000 Albertans got the COVID-19 vaccine. This year, the Alberta Government chose to order 30% less and received 430,000 vaccines, then they are charging $100/vaccine.
Drug stores are administering COVID vaccines for an Alberta government administrative fee of $100 + a dispensing fee.
Here is a map you can check for availability.
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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 December 6, 2025) 1 flu and 2 COVID, and 0 RSV patients in the ICU.
COVID-19, RSV, and Flu wastewater testing: Check out the major population areas in Alberta here: COVID TRACKER
Canada COVID Tracker: Wastewater monitoring dashboard – Respiratory virus activity
NEW DISCOVERY: Alberta AHS Facilities Temporary Service Disruption website
AHS Facilities Temporary Bed / Space Reductions - Map | Alberta Health Services. Here is where you can check out hospital closures.
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UCP Travels: Another trip South of the Border: MLAs Jennifer “Poop Cookie” Johnson and Shane “Bull Castrating” Getson will build on a year of engagement with U.S. state legislators at the Council of State Governments National Conference in Chicago.
Championing cross-border ties with U.S. lawmakers
Another one is gone - Nate “The AI writing legislation” Glubish is off to Abu Dhabi and Dubai for six days from Dec. 12 - 18th, no particular reason given other than site meetings.
The UCP MLAs have taken 72 trips and have been out of Canada for a total of 324 days.
This year, Dani has been gone for 44 days and has taken 9 trips out of Canada.
The Legislature sits for 13 out of 52 weeks in 2025. 13 weeks x 4 days (because they have Fridays off) = 52 days they are working for you at the legislature! (They have extended the fall sitting to Dec. 11th - an extra 7 days, then they are off until February. They have not yet released the 2026 calendar. Here is a link to the 2025 calendar, Legislative Assembly of Alberta *Days in yellow are the days they were at the Legislature. They are not governing for Albertans when you look at what they are cutting for citizens, and then have trips on our dime!
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The UCP Caucus is down 2 members and is now at 46. There are 38 NDP MLAs and 2 Independents.
https://www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local/guthrie-takes-reins-of-alberta-party-11606707
Peter Guthrie joins the Alberta Party as their new leader. He and Scott Sinclair have had meetings with Alberta Party members - They are continuing to fight to rename it - The Alberta Conservative Party. They are still waiting for Elections Alberta to approve it! Bonnie Critchley from Battle River/Crowfoot will be joining them as well. Scott Sinclair continues to sit as an Independent.
Justice Minister Amery took Aim at the two independents and has tabled a bill barring any party from using the names Conservative, Wildrose, Liberal etc.
(In the bill, he also grants himself immunity as the Attorney General of Alberta)
The Alberta Party/The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is looking for members - you can buy yours here: The UCP passed Bill 14, restricting the naming of parties, among other contentious issues.
Alberta Party Memberships: Membership - Alberta Party
NDP Memberships: Membership EN | Canada’s NDP
The UCP is having its annual general meeting in Edmonton this year. November 28 - 30 at the Edmonton Expo Center. UCP Memberships: Membership - United Conservative Party of Alberta
I apologize, I have not put the link to the Alberta Liberal Party in this document yet.
https://www.albertaliberal.com/membership
Ohh and we forgot the Republican Party of Alberta: https://albertarepublicans.com/actionhub/membership/
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Miscellaneous facts and information for you:
Here is our list of money wasted to August 2025: HOW THE UCP IS COSTING ALBERTANS BILLIONS OF $$$.docx
Throwback
Calgary School: How is it impacting the future of Canada?
The Calgary School and the Future of Canada - Comment Magazine
Education: Minister LaGrange promised 3000 new teachers in 2023, here we are again the same 3000 teachers promised in 2025 - but not delivered.
Alberta Budget 2023: Education funding increases by 5.2 per cent | Calgary Herald
What can you do to protect your mental health and effectively push against the government:
A Blog from Sarah Elmelegi on how to educate yourself and then how to take action:
Dr. Jared Wesley - Substack 10 things Albertans can do:
AHS Information
AHS report
AHS Business Plan for 2024-2025
The judge’s decision on the separatist question.
The MOU: Plan for Pipeline and AI Centers. What is the plan to get Indigenous Companies involved?
VIDEOS: We found a lot this week… These are all interesting, some are short, some are longer, but well worth the watch if you have the time.
Media O Poly - it is in the US, with the conglomerates owning US and Canadian Media. What power do they have?
Robert Reich Reacts: Banned SNL Sketch About Media Control - YouTube
Danielle Smith is mulling on having faith groups provide social services - claims the Government has no oversight on Education and Health Care. She lies that they totally have oversight.
The Breakdown - Video Clip Danielle Smith explaining why private and faith groups should be providing services to Albertans
Ryan Jespersen interviews Danielle Smith
Ryan Jesepersen live interview with Danielle Smith re: the Danielle Smith Government.
Northback’s Mike Young presenting to Fort McLeod’s Municipal Council Northback’s plan for Grassy Mountain - it starts at about 15 minutes.
Fort McLeod’s Municipal Meeting - presentation by Northback re: Coal Mine at Grassy Mountain.
Prime Time Alberta in Conversation with Peter Guthrie.
The UCP knows well that they’re in ‘big trouble’: Guthrie | Alberta Primetime
Charlie Angus: Alberta puts the run on Alberta MAGA( You’re in the news - the world is watching us)
ALBERTA PUTS THE RUN ON MAGA !!!
Unions are not behind recalls. Every day, Albertans have had enough and want to hold the Danielle Smith government accountable.
McGowan Emphatically Denies Unions Are Behind Alberta MLA Recall Campaigns
Alberta Democracy Under Attack - why this is important for all Albertans to know!
Democracy Under Attack: Smith Derides Judges as Mere “Gatekeepers”
Bitumen pipeline
Unlike Bitumen Pipeline, DRUbit Asphalt Biz Case Actually Makes Sense
The Alberta Government has the answers; it needs the will.
Mark Dorin on the Orphan Well Crisis.
Now for something lighter
The Conservative Lorax
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A Message from ABR (Alberta Resistance)
Recalls: We are up to 21 approved recalls, collecting signatures. More have initial approval. Nathan Neudorf’s is shaping up to be a “Nothing Burger.” But we have Danielle Smith, Rebecca Schulz, and Nate Glubish. So 20 UCP and 1 NDP Recall are active. OperationTotalRecall.ca has all the details on their page for you to check out who is recalled, what the recall websites are (to register as canvassers and to find out where to sign petitions) WE are doing it, Alberta - Together.
Which area that the Alberta government is working on concerns you the most?
Health Care ( hospitals- being able to transfer hospitals to other organizations to run, siloing health care, health care staff, vaccine accessibility, paying private facilities to do public surgeries, other.) They are now talking about allowing Doctors to have private/public practices where there is a pay-to-access service. It has not worked well in other countries, but Marlaina/Danielle wants to break public health care, so that’s where Alberta is heading.
Education (building charter and providing funding to support building, funding charter and private schools while public schools are struggling, firing Support staff during COVID lockdowns and not hiring them all back, not funding complex classrooms, the funding formula, not negotiating with teachers). News Flash - Webber Academy Calgary received over $5 million last year, and they donated $3.8 million to West Aspen Holdings. Since 2018, they have donated $73 million to this entity.
Webber Academy’s $70m Slush Fund - by the ATA rank and file
Oil and Gas (not capping abandoned wells, Mature Asset Strategy, Fracking, Pipelines. Taxpayers cover Oil and Gas companies’ taxes to municipalities and rent to farmers for their land with abandoned wells.
Eco Justice films 3 landowners’ stories
Alberta landowners react to well cleanup crisis - Ecojustice
Environment - Coal mining in the Rockies, Water conservation, developing the Little Smoky area, hunting, Oil and Gas well shutdowns, pipelines, others? Corb Lund has filed a Citizen Initiative to stop coal mining in the Rockies.
AISH/ADAP - Clawing back $200 from the federal government’s Canadian Disability Benefit for people on AISH and ADAP. Charging those in subsidized housing more - $200/month. or that they are moving all AISH recipients to ADAP, which will lower their monthly payment, and allow them to claw back more money if they are working. Currently, AISH recipients can earn over $1000 without money being deducted from their AISH payment. If they go on ADAP, they can only make $350 more. Here is a link to the information Understanding the proposed changes to AISH, the new Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP), (this may no longer be active and suggestions on how to respond to the ADAP survey.) There is a petition out that you can sign letting the government know you are against the transitioning of AISH recipients onto ADAP, which results in less money to live on.
Wildlife - the bills that the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife has introduced that allow using dogs to hunt cougars and bears, trapping of endangered animals, and nine trips out of Canada to promote/sell his Ministerial licenses to come hunt in Alberta, when his family owns an outfitting/hunting company, “Red Willow Outfitters.”
Are there any we have missed? Let us know.
Build Community: Albertans need to work together to educate and build community. Finding your people is important. We are starting to host Zoom meetings and setting up to connect people in communities across Alberta.
Town halls like the Accidental Advocate and Friends of Medicare are hosting Dr. Paul Parks. The Separatists and the Far right, like TBA (Take Back Alberta), are well-organized and have lots of money. We need to counter that with information and community. Be a part of the change. See our ABR Resistor Update
There are several opportunities to attend rallies and protests this week.
Join our Facebook page or a group in your area that shares events, information, and ideas on how to spread the word.
The Public Funds for Public Education campaign is off and running. At the Legislature on Thursday, there were canvassers with petitions and smiles! Each one of us can make a difference. Sign up to canvass here:
https://abfundspublicschools.ca/
or sign the petition; every signature counts.
If you haven’t joined our webpage yet, please do. We are sending out newsletters specifically for different areas of Alberta to get support for recalls. There are many jobs you can do. If you join our volunteer list, I will invite you to our “Recall Connect” group so you can connect directly with recalls that are looking for assistance.
Knowledge:
Talk to your friends and share what you know. Watching the Socials, we see more outrage and anger about what is happening to Health Care, Education, Social Services, and the Environment in this province. These areas affect everyone! It’s time to speak up.
(They only win if we give up!)
Wins this week -
We are working with other groups to show up at peaceful demonstrations around the province. For details, see our ABR Resistor Update.
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. If you would like to donate to our cause, please etransfer 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. Thanks to everyone who has already donated. You can now sign up for our Substack. We will be publishing extra articles that uncover what the government is doing. By joining, you help us to fund townhalls, print materials, and get the word out to the public.
ABResistance has a “Speaker Series” - They are coming! One coming up is with Jenny Yeremiy on December 15th - she launched the Recall for Nicolaides. 7:00 pm Monday, December 15th. The Zoom link is 277 275 5886
January Speaker Series Line up is: Dr. Jared Wesley, Nigel Banks and Corb Lund with Laura Lang. We are not sure of the exact dates so stay posted.
There are more being posted as we get them ready, so keep checking our YouTube channel, and we will post them in the newsletter as well (See the video section)
We are setting up some times to meet with Community Change Makers. We are also posting the videos on Substack, and you can access them here on YouTube: @abresistance.ca (some nice ab work out videos may show up as well). We have a merch store! Check out our t-shirts and hoodies.
AB Resistance Merch @ odd-i-tees
At the end of the Newsletter are some links to other news organizations.
It’s been a week! Let’s get started!
Bills that were passed in the Legislature in the Fall Session. Find them here: Assembly Dashboard
Saturday Dec. 6,
AI: it takes 3 years for the west to build Data Centers, China can put up a hospital in a weekend - they have tremendous energy and construction ability.
Alberta Culture: Is Alberta’s next billion $ business isn’t oil and gas but rather culture
Digital tax: Trump forced Canada to scrap its digital services tax, but was it a good thing to do?
Edmonton tax hike: Some councilors are upset with Edmonton’s 6.9% tax hike.
‘Disappointed’: Why some councillors are upset over Edmonton’s 6.9 per cent tax hike
Edmonton Transit: Edmonton Transit riders will soon be able to use a debit or credit card for fare.
Federal workforce reduction: Workforce reduction plans apparently show that this won’t help bring spending under control.
FIFA World Cup 2026: How did Canada fare during the FIFA draw?
Health care: Wait times are a key concern of Alberta’s Public/Private health system plans.
‘Patients get relief’: Research into migraine nerve blocker.
Will Alberta be willing to do this?
Sunday Dec. 7,
Forever CANADA: What Alberta anti-separatists worry about.
Health Care: Capacity limits at Stollery causes chemotherapy delays.
Capacity limits at Stollery in Edmonton lead to chemotherapy delays for children | CBC News
Doctor warns of health care challenges during St. Albert town hall
Justice: 1 year after Edmonton security guard is killed - updated training curriculum on its way.
Real conservatives see the value of the legal system
Oil sands: How Canadian ingenuity turned Alberta’s tar pits into a cash cow.
Truth and Reconciliation: Alberta lawyers must take Indigenous training as part of the Truth and Reconciliation commission calls to actions, some are pushing back to not take the course.
US security strategy: Trump’s new security strategy aligns with Russia
Women: Calgary University has a Business incubator for women participants.
Monday Dec. 8,
Air Transat: Pilots may be going on strike.
Ai data centers: Is Alberta going to be able to catch the AI trend before it starts to go down?
Bill 14: A judge and experts pan Bill 14 as over reaching.
Quite Concerning a Judge, experts and the NDP pan Bill 14
Buildings: Every building on earth is mapped here - showing you where the population density is…
Calgary bus: Calgary Transit budget for better bus service.
Coal: Corb Lund’s Citizen Intiative has been approved!
https://www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initiative/initiative/current-initiative-petitions/
Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta | Globalnews.ca
Education: Alberta’s government is investing $2 million in early planning for potential new francophone schools across the province.
Environment: Alberta’s government is acting fast on 15 recommendations delivered by the Sand and Gravel Task Force report to modernize private land sand and gravel pit regulation.
Foreign doctors: The federal government is opening up the process for Foreign Doctors to begin practicing in Canada quicker.
Liberals to open new fast track for foreign doctors...
Liberals to open new fast track to permanent residency for 5,000 foreign doctors | CBC News
Legislature: The Alberta Danielle Smith Government moves to limit debate on controversial bills and to answer questions from opposition MLAs by ending the afternoon sitting early.
The UCP shut down the afternoon’s debate so they would not have to answer questions from the NDP or the Independents.
Alberta limits debate on bills - surprise this happens throughout the week - the controversial ones get the notwithstanding clause applied to them.
Measles: Anyone at the Edmonton International Airport on Dec. 2nd may have been exposed to measles.
Multiculturism: Associate Minister of Multiculturalism Muhammad Yaseen issued the following statement on Bodhi Day:
Police/Sheriffs: Lloydminster man charged with willful promotion of hatred.
Recalls: Rick Bell claims that there are frivolous reasons to recall MLAs, the people recalling want coal mines in the Rockies stopped, environmental issues addressed and the environment looked after, hospitals and health care, Education and programs that work for Albertans not oil and gas lobbyists in charge of what happens.
Transportation: Drivers may experience delays as a large, slow-moving load moves west from Lloydminster to Fort Saskatchewan starting Dec. 9.
Tuesday Dec. 9,
Alberta Party: Peter Guthrie takes over as leader of the Alberta Party.
Alberta’s Peterson law: Not only has Danielle Smith created a law around Jordan Petereson, she wanted Advanced Education Minister Sawhney to authorize his online school as an accredited institution in Alberta.
Amazon: You are expendable to big business and to the government
Bill 14: The last bill of the fall session gives the Justice Ministry broad ranging powers the premier’s repeated criticism of ‘unelected judges.’ Should not be able to interpret the laws. As Sean Amato reports, Danielle Smith suggested again Monday that courts cannot be trusted. She thinks that her government should have the last say in everything.
Bill 14 aims to give Alberta’s Auditory General, that is, Mickey Amery immunity from any decisions or actions that he does.
Child pornography: Sherwood Park resident charged with child sexual exploitation.
Extreme Weather: Edmonton activates extreme weather response.
Flu: Alberta’s vaccination policy is costing lives.
Lethbridge Drug Overdose Prevention Site: Facing Closure. While on the same day overdose deaths in Lethbridge are down 80% - could that have something to do with the Safe Consumption Site?
Recalls: Nathan Neudorf doesn’t appear to have an active recall against him even though one has been filed.
The recall movement as political poison, it is no longer an Alberta oddity.
The Alberta government created this mess and now they have to live with it.
Oil and Gas: Canadian banker-turned-oil-tycoon Adam Waterous, an industry outsider who lives in a Rocky Mountain tourist town, not energy hub Calgary, has a plan to cement his company’s status as one of North America’s fastest-growing oil companies. Waterous intends to more than double crude production by Strathcona Resources and expand more aggressively than any of its rivals after the company’s hostile bid for MEG Energy failed. He also wants Canada, the fourth-biggest oil producer, to double oil and gas Who is calling the shots for Danielle Smith??? (Links in article)
Transportation: 3-way partnership to help fund Whitemud drive upgrades.
White Supremacists: Brooks has anti-immigrant white supremacist graffiti spread across town.
Wednesday Dec. 10,
Agriculture: A new program funded by the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will accelerate expansion in Alberta greenhouses and vertical farms.
Another trip South of the Border: MLAs Johnson and Getson will build on a year of engagement with U.S. state legislators at the Council of State Governments National Conference in Chicago.
Assisted Living: With the new Assisted Living Framework, Alberta’s government is relieving pressure on hospitals, ensuring Albertans get the care they need, when and where they need it.
Bank of Canada: holds key interest rates at 2.25%
Bill 14: The Alberta Government made amendments to the bill. The last day of fall sitting is tomorrow.
Christmas: You told us how you’re keeping holiday costs down.
Cold Lake food bank is looking for a new building as they have outgrown the present one, as demands increase.
Education: Several Edmonton-area schools have students out with respiratory illnesses.
Edmonton Teacher charged in child luring and sex abuse investigation alert.
Health Care: With the new Assisted Living Framework, Alberta’s government is relieving pressure on hospitals, ensuring Albertans get the care they need, when and where they need it.
Justice: Danielle Smith launches a dangerous attack on the courts.
Amery files Bill 14, giving Justice Ministers/Attorney Generals amnesty.
Recall: Opinion recalls are political poison
Danielle Smith becomes the first Alberta Premier in 90 years to face a citizen recall.
Health Care: Bureaucracy, not money, is the cause of Canadian Health care wait times.
Mental Health: Calgary Therapists call 2025 a standout year for burnout and disconnection. Let’s make the rest of 2025 and 2026 our time to reconnect and build a Better Alberta for Everyone!
NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE: Alberta Legislature invokes Charter of Rights Notwithstanding Clause for Bill 9. The UCP members pounded their desks and shouted “Hear, hear!” after the 2:20 a.m. vote, while members of the Opposition NDP, who voted against the bill, shook their heads. Smith wasn’t even in the chambers to vote.
Orders Approved – December 10, 2025: Orders in Council
Here’s what they mean to Albertans
376 - 380 Energy - These entries appear to be enacting amendments to regulations under the Mines and Minerals Act and related legislation. They focus on resource management, royalties, and carbon sequestration in the energy sector:
381 - Wildlife - gives the Governor in Council’s authority to make regulations, including provisions established jointly with the Minister (typically the Minister of Forestry and Parks). What It Covers
The “Joint Authority” in the title refers to regulatory provisions that require joint approval between the Lieutenant Governor in Council and the Minister. Under the Wildlife Regulation (AR 143/97, the primary regulation under the Act):
Certain key sections are established jointly, including:
Sections 5 and 6 (likely related to licensing or authorizations).
Sections 153 and 154 (administrative or enforcement provisions).
Schedule 1 (critical tables defining open seasons, bag limits, or species-specific rules for hunting and trapping).
383 Forestry section 14 of Alberta’s Foreign Ownership of Land Regulations (FOLR), which administers restrictions on foreign ownership of “controlled land” (primarily private rural, agricultural, and recreational lands outside urban areas).
Key Effects
Exemption Granted: It excludes a specific land transaction from most FOLR restrictions. Absorbent Fiber Topco, Inc. (a foreign entity, likely U.S.-based as the parent company in a 2025 divestiture) or its current/future affiliates can acquire fee simple interest (full ownership) in certain unspecified lands in Alberta.
Purpose-Restricted: The exemption applies only for:
Operating a pulp mill.
Managing related forestry operations and improvements.
Operating energy generation facilities (e.g., biomass or cogeneration common in pulp mills).
Partial Exemption: Sections 22 and 25 of the FOLR still apply. These typically cover:
Section 22: Reporting and disclosure requirements for foreign interests.
Section 25: Potential divestiture orders if the land use deviates from approved purposes or if foreign control changes inappropriately.
384: Jobs, economy, etc, etc. Order in Council under section 138 of Alberta’s Employment Standards Code (RSA 2000, c E-9). Section 138 grants the Lieutenant Governor in Council the broad authority to make regulations respecting any matter under the Code, including prescribing details, exemptions, forms, procedures, and administrative rules. The Lieutenant Governor and the council can make changes without bringing a bill to the legislature. They can to make or amend regulations—the detailed rules that implement the Act. (Worth watching to see how it is implemented in future Orders in Council.)
385 Environment What This Affects: Amendment to the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan, which empowers the Lieutenant Governor in Council to establish, amend, or repeal regional plans.
Primary Impact
Amends the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP): The SSRP (originally effective 2014, previously amended in 2017 and 2018) is a statutory land-use plan covering southern Alberta, including major areas like Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and the eastern slopes of the Rockies. It guides government decisions on land, resources, and development to balance economic growth, environmental protection, and social needs.
Likely Specific Changes
Based on ongoing provincial processes, this amendment most probably incorporates the Upper Smoky Sub-regional Plan (and its regulatory details) into the SSRP as a temporary measure.
The Upper Smoky area (in the northwest, focused on caribou recovery and resource management) lacks a completed regional plan (Upper Peace Region is pending).
Public consultation on this incorporation ran earlier in 2025 (e.g., survey closed June 2025), allowing the sub-regional plan’s rules on recreation, forestry, energy, and conservation to take effect sooner by embedding them in the existing SSRP. ( Also worth watching as the Government opens up coal mining in the Rockies and are turning wildlife areas into recreational areas)
386 Agriculture: Amends the Agriculture Financial Services Regulation (AR 99/2002): Updates the detailed rules governing the operations of the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), a provincial Crown corporation.
AFSC Programs Affected: AFSC provides key supports to Alberta farmers and agri-businesses, including:
Crop insurance and risk management.
Livestock price insurance.
Wildlife damage compensation.
Farm loans and lending programs.
Income stabilization and disaster assistance.
Commercial loans and other financial services.
387-392 Parks/Sports and Tourism: Why are they making the changes to these provincial parks?
Impact on the Areas:
Castle Wildland Provincial Park: Boundary adjusted to exclude or reconfigure land around Castle Mountain Resort, allowing year-round operations and potential expansions (e.g., summer activities like hiking, mountain biking).
Evan-Thomas Provincial Recreation Area: Likely adjusted (possibly removing protections from portions) to support Nakiska’s all-season designation, as Evan-Thomas wraps around or borders Nakiska.
Spray Valley Provincial Park: Boundary changed to remove approximately 131 hectares for Fortress Mountain Resort expansions.
These adjustments remove certain lands from full park protections (e.g., stricter rules on development in provincial parks/recreation areas) to enable year-round tourism infrastructure, while keeping most ski terrain under appropriate oversight. The changes affect less than 0.03% of Alberta’s overall park system.
Recalls: Recall petition targeting Alberta UCP MLAs
3 more UCP MLAs and 1 NDP MLA facing recalls
Tourism and Sport: Castle, Fortress, and Nakiska have been designated as Alberta’s first all-season resort areas, making it easier for people to stay and play year-round.
US Trade: Trump’s point man on trade hints at a deal separately with Canada and Mexico, a possible combined trade deal on some things, or continuing with CUSMA. With Trump, it’s anyone’s guess.
US Travels: Canadians are not travelling to the States, throttling tourism dollars.
Thursday Dec. 11,
Auditor General: Recommends improvement to health care performance reporting - after Alberta Health took over AHS.
Child Care: Most provinces signed a 5-year child care deal with the Federal Government, Alberta for 1 year. It expires in March of 2027,
Alberta’s government and the Government of Canada have extended the current child care agreement to give families stability and keep child care affordable.
Education: Alberta School Funding referendum -81% of Albertans don’t want to fund private schools.
Fall Session of the Legislature: A turbulent 6 weeks - a total of 30 days, 14 pieces of Legislation passed, 4 notwithstanding clauses used, and with little to no time to debate.
Federal: Rahim Jaffar is mulling a federal byelection run for the Conservative Party.
Government: The fall 2025 session focused on strengthening health care, improving education, attracting investment and making life better for Albertans.
Health Care: Flu cases strain Alberta hospitals.
Opinion: fix the Health Care Foundation before adding dual practice ( will they listen? I don’t think so)
AHS, under the government, Andre Trembla,y former Deputy Minister of Health, was the CEO. So this was under Alberta Health, carrying the Alberta Health Services name. Don’t be fooled - The Alberta government was directly responsible for this.
Auditor General finds anecdotal info used in reports, not actual facts, in wait time reporting.
A 70% jump in lab-confirmed cases of influenza in Alberta in December.
Minister of Technology and Innovation: Nate Glubish will travel to the UAE to expand partnerships and promote Alberta as a destination for innovation and investment. The office is located within the Embassy of Canada (9th Floor, Abu Dhabi Trade Towers / Abu Dhabi Mall, West Tower, Abu Dhabi, UAE). It focuses on promoting Alberta’s interests in energy, innovation, agriculture, manufacturing, AI, and logistics, while supporting Alberta companies in accessing Middle East and North Africa markets and attracting foreign investment. Gain a deeper understanding of the UAE’s advanced AI and health innovation ecosystems.(This should not be a cause for concern, said no one ever.)
As of December 13, 2025, staff recruitment is underway, and the office is not yet fully staffed or operational with a permanent lead. No specific name for the managing director or lead person has been publicly announced. (We find this odd)
Oil and gas: Smith and Polilivre on the same side of pipeline deal. And Alberta is passing the bill for orphan well clean-up to the public.
Bell: Danielle Smith remains Poilievre’s pal as he slams pipeline pact | Calgary Herald
Alberta passing the bill for orphan well cleanup to the public: new report – CTVNews
Alberta Energy Regulator ignored its own rules, data suggests | The Narwhal
Order Approved – December 11, 2025: Order in Council (Left over from the Seasonal Recreational ones passed yesterday)
PR: Danielle Smith’s Government awarded a $300,000 sole-source contract to a PR firm for the Alberta Next Panel - their logic was that Carney won the election. Surprise, the company awarded the contract is from England - Mash Strategy, formerly Mash Media. *They have two employees in Edmonton.(We find this funny after criticizing the NDP for using a company from the US)
Transportation: Travel East of Calgary is discouraged. Road conditions are poor.
UCP: House Speaker Schow speaks to reporters at the conclusion of the fall sitting.
Friday Dec 12,
AISH: Cam Tait’s article on Alberta’s Bill 12 harming the disabled community.
Arts, Culture and the Status of Women: Alberta ensures children and youth continue enjoying fun, free experiences at provincial museums and historic sites.
ATA: The Alberta Teachers’ Association launches a labour complaint against the Alberta Government.
Boycott: Canada’s boycott as a result of Trump’s policies is hitting border states.
Calgary Transit: Calgary shuttle bus catches on fire. Everyone is safe.
Coal Petition: Corb Lund must relaunch his anti-coal citizen initiative under new rules in Bill 14.
Edmonton Fires: Be careful in this cold weather; fires pose a risk.
Environment: Alberta’s government has released new guidance to help reduce confusion and speed up land reclamation across the province.
Flooding: The Refusal of the Alberta Government to share its flooding plan makes it difficult to know if the province is ready for another disaster.
Health: The two-tier health care bill threatens all of Canada.
Homelessness: Red Deer records two deaths possibly from cold exposure.
Recalls: Nathan Neudorf assures constituents he has no relationship to Ryan Tanner, the recall Petitioner.
Recalls to get $6.7 million to process recalls.
Transportation: Bus crash south of Athabasca on Hwy 2 leaves 2 junior hockey players in hospital and numerous injuries among the remaining 14 passengers. Icy roads to blame.
West of Center: Is this a turning point in Canadian History?
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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)
None this week.
Press Progress is being sued by Caylan Ford, a former UCP candidate under Jason Kenney and current Charter School owner. Caylan Ford is a Canadian who makes films and writes about political and philosophical evil, human rights, and education. He is also the plaintiff in a defamation case against the media, taken from the website blurb when searching for her. (Note: Caylan Ford is a female) www.caylanford.com › about
In 2022, I founded Canada’s first tuition-free classical charter school, Calgary Classical Academy. Having drawn more capable people to the project than myself, we’re already grown to have three campuses in Calgary and Edmonton. This is a short video introduction to our work and how we aim to promote knowledge of things that are true, good, and enduring.
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,
Calgary’s The Sprawl - Slow News for curious Calgarians
Alberta Municipalities News
News from the Municipalities - has an update on bills being passed.
Alberta Conservative News
Alberta Government Links
The Legislature’s sitting has been extended two weeks: They will be on break from December 11, 2025, until February. They have not released the 2026 calendar yet.
The Government is making its news announcements user-friendly. Here is the non-government branded version.
Here is the government version.
Hansard - The Alberta Government
Hansard Transcription
Legislative Assembly
Here is the sunshine list document for Alberta.
Here are the MLA payouts for wages/expenses for 2024 - March 31, 2025
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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That's a lot of information including links. It will take some time to go through it all. Thanks for this.