Alberta This Week (Your Voice For Choice)
December 13 - December 19, 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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Wishing all Albertans a safe and peaceful holiday season. We have the shortest day of the year the winter equinox today Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. The days will begin to get longer the light is coming back!
We have switched it up this week and are starting with the news. If you are new to us or want to check on how the health system is doing, links to other News, Legislature links, videos, etc. they will be available after this segment.
Some Actions you can take:
Keep Alberta schools secular
Tell Alberta’s Education Minister to retract the Christian holiday letter
https://win.newmode.net/abxmasletter
Stop Two-Tier Healthcare
Prime Minister Mark Carney Must ACT Now
https://notwotier.ca/canadahealthact
Trans Rights are Human Rights
A Petition asking the federal government to override the anti-trans legislation in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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It’s been a week! Let’s get started!
There are articles about COVID-19 and its effects on people in this week’s articles, so you can see what researchers are reporting on from around the world. The links are in alphabetical order by day, so you can check out the areas you are interested in.
Saturday 13,
All Season Resorts: What it will look like is still unclear.
Auditor General: Budget shortfall jeopardizes his ability to finish investigations. The government requested that Wylie’s office audit eight new health-care agencies, as it broke up Alberta Health Services and restructured the province’s health-care system.
Auditor general granted $1M more for private surgical contracts probe
Alberta’s auditor general says budget shortfall jeopardizes ability to do requested work | CBC News
ATA: The ATA accused the province of fudging numbers on teacher hires.
Elections Alberta: Bill 14 amendments to provincial electoral legislation now in force.
Justice: During an appearance on the Your Province, Your Premier radio show on Dec. 6, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith attacked the constitutional role courts play in Canada’s democracy.
“The will of Albertans is not expressed by a single judge appointed by Justin Trudeau and never faces any kind of recall campaign, never faces any kind of election,” she said.
Oil and gas: Short-term troubles for Alberta and Oil producers from lower prices in 2026.
Health Care: Federal Health Minister worries that what is happening in the US will affect Canadian Health care.
Rockyview Hospital is over capacity as the flu hits Alberta.
Safe consumption site: The drug consumption site in Calgary is closing.
Separatists: Have reapplied for their referendum question
Worker Rights: Kim Siever’s latest story about the Alberta Innovates Workers contract!
Sunday 14,
Alberta prosperity project: Separatists launch renewed referendum push after Bill 14 passes,
COVID-19: Scientists are discovering what is behind Long Covid symptoms.
Crypto: An investigation by The Times found the administration’s change in enforcement benefited the industry, including companies that had ties to the president.
Education: Problems in Alberta Classrooms.
Hanukkah: Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement in celebration of Hanukkah:
Health: AHS public performance reporting.
Photo Radar: Edmonton is looking to reinstate photo radar at several problem intersections.
Public Dollars for Public Schools: Most Albertans would vote to support Public schools.
UCP Travels: MLA Lunty will join U.S. legislators from Dec. 15 to 20 to level up leadership skills at the Western Legislative Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. Anyone else notice that the Danielle Smith government is sending MLAs to the States to learn leadership skills? What the actual hell is going on? When do we say enough is enough?
Vaccines: India produces a study that finds no link between COVID vaccinations and sudden deaths in young adults.
Monday 15,
Arts, Culture, and Women: 2026, the year of Francophones. Madame Tanya Fir, ministre des Arts, de la Culture et de la Condition féminine, a émis la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de la déclaration officielle de l’année 2026 Année de la francophonie :
Bill 12: UCP’s Bill 12 puts disabled Albertans at risk.
Coal Mines: A government scientist was prevented from speaking to the media and community groups about his research, according to 600 pages of documents obtained by The Narwhal
Education: Alberta Teacher op ed on the Alberta government funding private schools.
Food bank: Northern Alberta food bank program starts a mobile food pantry to fight food insecurity.
Health Care: Edmonton sees record increase in amputations due to homelessness.
Housing: Sales National home sales fell in November
Immigration: Danielle Smith speaks out about immigration - suggests they don’t have access to public health care or education unless they are here for a number of years working.
Inflation: Canada’s inflation rate stayed unchanged, but food prices have gone up.
Pipelines
Unions: Calgary Sulphur workers get 10.5% Unions make it better for everyone.
Weather Warnings: Storm warnings and watches across Canada.
Tuesday 16,
Education and Childcare: A probationary licence has been issued to St. Albert Day Care Centre.
Probationary licence issued to child-care program
Environment: Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz issued the following statement on regulating methane emissions in Alberta:
Child sex sentencing Youth worker: Judge considering no jail time vs four years for Edmonton youth worker convicted of child luring.
Children and Family Services: With over 100 concrete initiatives, Alberta’s 10-year Strategy to End Gender-Based Violence takes action to prevent violence and protect families across the province.
A new program will provide free support services to Albertans who have experienced family violence.
COVID-19: Evidence is showing that COVID-19 is leaving a lasting mark on human brains. It can also affect babies if moms get COVID-19 during pregnancy. (We think it’s important to share what scientists around the world are reporting on COVID-19, the more you know the better prepared you are)
Federal: Buy Canadian rules come into effect for federal procurement.
Food Banks: Canadians and Albertans are increasingly finding it difficult to afford healthy food for their families.
Health care: AHS cancels children’s cancer bell-ringing ceremony. First, it was popsicles, and now it is bell ringing.
Jobs, Economy, Immigration, and Trade: An oil and gas company, an engineering firm, and a supervisor have been penalized $216,000 collectively, related to a serious workplace injury incident.
Companies, supervisor sentenced for workplace injury
Legislature: Edmonton deserves fair representation in the legislature - even though it is NDP represented, their voices need to be heard.
Separation: Alberta is likely to face the biggest disinformation campaign since Brexit.
Skate Canada: Cancels Alberta events over Transgender laws.
Transportation: Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen issued the following statement on public support for raising speed limits on divided highways:
Alberta is a step closer to increasing the speed limit on Alberta highways.
Wednesday 17,
What is affected will be at the end of the newsletter. 12 Orders in Council were filed in Health Care.
There are two major ones to mention - the Citizen Initiative Act changes, the cost to file went up 5000% and one health one I am also posting right here. The government tried this last January/February when they fired CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos and put in the Deputy Minister, Andre Tremblay, acting as both DM and CEO. A reminder he is still on leave from his position - Since Dec. 4, 2025
Alberta Health Services CEO on leave, new interim head named
LaGrange orders rule change to lock in Andre Tremblay as AHS interim CEO | CBC News (Feb. 24, 2025) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/adriana-lagrange-andre-trembly-alberta-health-services-bylaw-investigation-1.7465173
397/2025 PROCLAMATION - Proclaims section 18(17) of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) in force on December 18, 2025.
Health Care Governance
Proclaiming section 18(17) of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) into force allows the same individual to serve as both chair and chief executive officer of a provincial health corporation, providing flexibility in leadership appointments under the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act.
They tried this last year and didn’t get away with it; so now they wrote it into law.
On with the news:
AI Centers: European partners give green light to four new data centers.
E-Scooters: They are not a good gift for children and youth this Christmas - here are the reasons why:
Edmonton Parking: The City is looking at charging for parking at City attractions to bring more money into the city budget.
Environment and Protected Areas: Albertans can share ideas on how the South Athabasca area is used for work, recreation, conservation, and much more.
Have your say on South Athabasca land use
Federal: What is possibly in the future for Canada in 2026?
Health Care: Alberta has a new Chief Medical Health Officer!
Measles the US is approaching 2000 cases of measles. Alberta beat them to it
Let the children ring the bell when they finish their last cancer treatment.
Humane Society: Edmonton Humane Society achieves Humane Canada accreditation.
Immigration: Newcomer advocates say there is no need to revamp Alberta’s immigration policy.
Justice: Woman accused of threatening emails to Jonathon Denis and his family has charges dropped because emails came from a spoofed account.
Lawsuit dropped as proof of spoofed emails to Jonathon Denis’ family and friends
Making lawyers swear Oath of Allegiance to monarch unconstitutional: Alberta court – Brandon Sun
Alberta’s drug treatment courts help break the cycle of addiction-motivated crime by giving non-violent offenders access to supervised treatment and recovery.
Oil and Gas: Razor Energy declares bankruptcy. Who owns Razor Energy? AIMCo invested $100 million and is a major shareholder. Is your pension fund managed by AIMCo? Teachers take note. AIMCo is not arms-length from the Government - the Government has a say where investments happen. They are using AIMCo as a slush fund to invest in oil and gas projects. They passed a bill that protects AIMCo investments from lawsuits brought by retirement funds. Bill 12 received Royal Assent.
Unpaid Municipal taxes by an oil company, Razor Energ,y operating in Northwest Alberta
Canadian oilpatch can withstand crude market doldrums, experts say | Globalnews.ca
Pipeline: Smith says she is open to shipping oil through the Northwest US States.
Police/Sheriffs: /Alberta Sheriffs have closed a property at the centre of almost 150 complaints involving drugs and crime.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed investigations into three separate cases involving police services in Alberta.
Recalls: Justice Minister Mickey Amery and Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk are facing recalls.
Separatists: Bowing to separatists may stall pipeline.
Social Services: Opinion - Albertans shouldn’t have to rely on charity to survive.
Ultrasounds: New technology helps to detect false positives in Breast exams.
Vaccines: Most Canadians are still confident in vaccines, but hesitancy has increased.
Whiskey: Red Tape? Alberta is working with local distillers to clarify what goes in Whiskey.
Winter storm: Alberta highways
80 to 100 care pile up on Hwy 2 between Airdrie and Calgary as storm wallops Alberta
Police warn Alberta drivers to slow down and be careful amid ‘nasty weather’ - Yahoo News Canada
Thursday 18,
Alberta Party: Peter Guthrie announces the Alberta Party’s new name - The Alberta Progressive Tory Party.
Alberta Securities Commission: Alberta updates securities laws to reflect revolving capital market - yet they put in legislation so that Albertans can’t sue AIMCo for lost money.
Arts, Culture and the Status of Women: The Royal Alberta Museum’s new, temporary exhibition offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Alberta’s history is shared with the world.
Citizen Initiatives: The separatists got to file for $500 - then they cancelled the coal mine initiative and hiked the fee. Anyone else suspicious?
Corrupt Care: Edmonton’s new police chief says the service has revised its gifts policy since his predecessor’s attendance at Oilers games in a businessman’s private box.
Data Centers: How the end of clean electricity regulations might power Alberta data center ambitions.
Defenders of the Eastern Slope: They have set up a civil disobedience camp.
Federal Government: Carney meets with Premiers amid pipeline and tariff pressures and trade uncertainty.
Health Care: Following an extensive search, Dr. Vivien Suttorp has been selected as Alberta’s new, permanent Chief Medical Officer of Health, effective Dec. 18.
Oil and gas: The federal conservatives left Danielle Smith no choice but to deal with Carney re: Pipeline talks.
Parks: Alberta’s government and Avalanche Canada are helping keep backcountry users safe with daily avalanche forecasts.
Public Safety and Emergency Services: Alberta is modernizing the police funding model to keep rural policing costs predictable, transparent, and sustainable.
Social Services: Opinion - Albertans shouldn’t have to rely on charity to survive.
Separatists: How Alberta separatists gained momentum in 2025.
Sports: The evidence shows that there is no reason to ban trans athletes from participating in sports.
Transportation: Drivers can expect reduced speeds and lane restrictions on Highway 63 north of Mildred Lake while crews inspect and repair a cavity beneath the roadway.
Trans Rights: Alberta Judge sides with province and removes injunction pausing gender affirming care for youth. The two organizations that filed the challenge to Bill 9 are amending their documents.
Water: A new report shows water quality upstream and downstream of the oil sands is relatively stable, safe, and in some locations, may even be improving.
Friday 19,
AISH: Let’s be clear about what is really at stake for AISH recipients as compared to what Danielle Smith’s MLAs get in compensation.
Alberta next panel: They have finally released it. They are starting with looking at developing an APP and pulling out of the CPP.
Alberta Next panel report calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP | Globalnews.ca
Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP - Castanet.net
Alberta tory government: Former UCP Minister Peter Guthrie launches the Progressive Tory Party of Alberta.
Citizen Initiative: Having opened door to Alberta separation vote, UCP changes rules to block competing referenda
Federal Conservatives: PoiLIEvre is fighting for his leadership as he criss-crosses the country looking for support, while his wife has to put her Quebec writing sojourn on hold to join him. Who is footing the bills for all of this?
Health Care: Ministers Matt Jones and Adriana LaGrange issued a statement on Alberta’s health system, highlighting how it is managing seasonal pressures and patient care:
Surging flu cases across Canada, especially among children, causing growing concern for health-care capacity.
FLU’S link to cardio vascular diseases shows the importance of vaccinations.
Hospitals are exceptionally busy
Housing: Edmonton’s risk-taking in redevelopment is paying off.
Immigration: Danielle’s big beautiful ballot is next October - immigration is one issue.
Income Tax: Some good news with Canadian taxes in 2025.
Police/Sheriffs: Alberta updating police funding model for rural communities, cites higher costs, inflation
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a Calgary Police Service (CPS) shooting at a northwest Calgary CTrain station that injured a man earlier this week.
Recalls: A Medicine Hat Baker challenges the Premier’s office over boycott because he is letting canvassers collect signatures.
Transportation: Lethbridge seniors struggle with getting accessible rides.
As holiday gatherings begin, Alberta’s government is reminding everyone to plan ahead, be responsible and never get behind the wheel impaired.
Minister of Transportation Dreeshan goes ahead with increasing speed on highways with little evidence.
Vaccines: COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Alberta is down, read to find out by how much.
Weather: Edmonton’s extreme Weather Response extended to after Christmas.
Wildlife: Alberta conservation groups file ethics complaint against Minister in charge of wildlife.
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EXTRAS: This is where you will find all of our information that appeared first in our previous newsletters. New video and article links that we have found, etc.
First up Recall info
If you are curious about how many signatures each recall needs to collect - here is the weekly total to meet their target.
2025 Nicolaides 2025 Holiday Letter to parents
Compare that to the 2024 Holiday Letter
Minister’s Holiday Greeting | 2024
The 2025 letter, you either love it or hate it. We think it is inappropriate in a province with citizens from all different countries and religious beliefs. This is 2025, not 1925. We need leaders who are inclusive.
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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 19925cases (up 3 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???
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
If you live in the country you may want to check this out if you need to go to an Emergency Room. Alberta AHS Facilities Temporary Service Disruption website AHS Facilities Temporary Bed / Space Reductions - Map | Alberta Health Services.
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UCP Travels: Another trip South of the Border: Leduc Beaumont MLA, Brandon Lunty is off to Colorado Springs this week to attend the Western Legislative Academy (WLA),
https://csgwest.org/
He is there to learn about Leadership for 5 days.
The UCP MLAs have taken 73 trips and have been out of Canada for a total of 329 days.
This year, Dani has been gone for 44 days and has taken 9 trips out of Canada.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 has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs and 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA, and 1 Independent MLA.
The Alberta Party has a new name: The Alberta Progressive Tory Party. Peter Guthrie is the party leader.
Alberta Progressive Tory Party Memberships: Membership - Alberta Party (Progressive Tory Party of Alberta)
NDP Memberships: Membership EN | Canada’s NDP
The UCP is having its annual general meeting in Edmonton this year.
UCP Memberships: Membership - United Conservative Party of Alberta
Liberal Party memberships: https://www.albertaliberal.com/membership
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: None this week. Except the 2024 Christmas letter from Nicolaides last year, which is above.
VIDEOS: These are all interesting; some are short, some are longer, but well worth the watch if you have the time.
We are the guinea pigs, algorithms are set up to charge different people different prices for online shopping. Well Worth the watch.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
CBC Listen Front Burner: Alberta’s Very Interesting Year.
EXCLUSIVE: This Is Not the Danielle Smith You See in the Media
Danielle Smith outdoes herself in the lie department on this interview - FACT CHECK:
She claims Alberta is the most conservative province in Canada and that Conservative values are important. She won by 52.8% of the vote - In the most recent Alberta provincial general election, held on May 29, 2023, voter turnout was 60.5% of the 2,939,762 registered eligible voters, with 1,777,315 ballots cast in total.
The United Conservative Party (UCP) received 52.6% of the valid votes cast (928,900 votes out of 1,764,915 valid ballots).
Adjusting for eligible voters, the UCP’s share equates to 31.6% of all registered eligible voters (i.e., 928,900 UCP votes divided by 2,939,762 eligible voters).
Alberta did not spend $40 billion on health care in any year. Last year it spent $16 billion, and this year about $17 billion. Danielle Smith has had direct oversight on Health Care - they build a budget and look at what happened in the past year. This has been done since the beginning of her tenure. The mess health care is in is because of her and her policies.
Schools - Alberta has 61 school districts. Each year, each school district puts a report and budget together - Public, Catholic, private/independent, homeschool.
Historian Heather Cox Richardson talks about what is happening in the USA. Take heart, people in Alberta are starting to see through Danielle Smith’s government here as well.
COVID-19
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A Message from ABR (Alberta Resistance)
Recalls: We are up to 21 approved recalls, collecting signatures.. 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. The Alberta Government just changed the Citizen Initiative Act to make it harder for people to file. The cost has gone up from $500 to $25,000. It came into force after the Separatists filed their Separation Citizen Initiative.
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), 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.
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 continuing to work 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! 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 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.
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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,
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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Orders in Council Orders In Council December 17, 2025
Minister of Justice: Mickey Amery
394/2025 CITIZEN INITIATIVE ACT (sections 17, 23, 45 and 71) - Makes the Citizen Initiative Amendment Regulation.
Democratic Participation
The Citizen Initiative Amendment Regulation updates rules under the Citizen Initiative Act, empowering Albertans to more directly propose laws, policies, or constitutional referendums through petitions, enhancing grassroots influence on government decisions.
Financial Barriers
A new $25,000 application fee for citizen initiatives discourages frivolous petitions, reducing taxpayer costs for processing invalid applications while potentially limiting access for less-funded groups.
Minister of Finance: Nate Horner
395/2025 JOINT GOVERNANCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION PLANS ACT (Schedule 3, sections 19 and 20)
Pension Governance
Amendments in Schedule 3, sections 19 and 20 of the Joint Governance of Public Sector Pension Plans Act refine joint sponsorship rules for plans like LAPP, PSPP, and SFPP, giving employees and employers shared decision-making authority over plan design and sustainability.
396/2025 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS ACT (section 25(2)) - Makes the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Amendment Regulation.
Victim Protection
The Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Amendment Regulation updates administrative details under section 25(2) of the Act, ensuring continued access to the Fund for Albertans injured by uninsured or unidentified drivers, maintaining compensation for bodily injuries in hit-and-run or uninsured scenarios.
Insurance Premiums and Fund Sustainability
Minor adjustments help sustain the Alberta Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund, funded partly through vehicle registration fees, potentially stabilizing or minimizing increases in the uninsured motorist portion of auto insurance costs for all registered drivers.
Minister of Health/Primary Health - Adriana LaGrange
397/2025 PROCLAMATION - Proclaims section 18(17) of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) in force on December 18, 2025.
Health Care Governance
Proclaiming section 18(17) of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) into force allows the same individual to serve as both chair and chief executive officer of a provincial health corporation, providing flexibility in leadership appointments under the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act.
398/2025 - nothing specifically stated here: PROCLAMATION - Proclaims certain provisions of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 in force on December 18, 2025.
399/2025 PROCLAMATION - Proclaims certain provisions of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2) in force on December 18, 2025 and January 5, 2026.
Public Health Services Delivery
Provisions effective December 18, 2025, transfer front-line public health responsibilities to Primary Care Alberta while moving policy development, inspections, and medical officer roles to Alberta Health, improving localized preventive care and stronger provincial coordination.
Physician Practice Options
Amendments proclaimed on January 5, 2026, permit certain physicians (excluding family doctors) to deliver services in both public and private settings, expanding treatment capacity, potentially shortening wait times, and aiding physician recruitment and retention.
400/2025 ALBERTA HEALTH CARE INSURANCE ACT (section 16) - Makes the Physician Payment Disclosure Amendment Regulation.
Public Transparency
The Physician Payment Disclosure Amendment Regulation refines section 16 of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, improving the public reporting of payments to physicians for publicly funded services, giving Albertans clearer visibility into healthcare spending.
401/2025 ALBERTA HEALTH CARE INSURANCE ACT (section 28.5) - Makes the Alberta Health Care Insurance Amendment Regulation.
Physician Practice Flexibility
The Alberta Health Care Insurance Amendment Regulation, enabled under section 28.5, supports a dual practice model allowing certain physicians (excluding family doctors) to provide services in both public and private settings, increasing options for care and potentially aiding recruitment while maintaining public system protections.
402/2025 ALBERTA HEALTH CARE INSURANCE ACT (section 71) - Makes the Insured Hospital Services Regulation.
Access to Insured Hospital Services
The Insured Hospital Services Regulation, made under section 71 of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, defines and updates the scope of publicly funded hospital services (e.g., inpatient care, diagnostics, and treatments in approved facilities), ensuring Albertans continue to receive essential hospital care without direct costs under the provincial plan.
Coverage Clarity and Eligibility
Refinements to the regulation provide clearer criteria for what constitutes insured hospital services, helping Albertans understand eligibility for fully covered inpatient and outpatient hospital procedures while excluding non-insured or elective enhancements. (So they just have to say your procedure is elective for you not to be covered and have to pay out of pocket)
403/2025 ALBERTA HEALTH CARE INSURANCE ACT (section 84) - Makes the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act (Consequential Amendments) Regulation.
Legislative Modernization
The Alberta Health Care Insurance Act (Consequential Amendments) Regulation, made under section 84, implements technical updates to align the Act with broader health system reforms, including terminology changes and references to new provincial health agencies.
Health System Restructuring Support
These consequential changes facilitate the full transition away from Alberta Health Services and regional health authorities by updating cross-references, ensuring seamless application of insurance rules in the refocused structure. (possibly making it easier for private for profit companies to step in?)
404/2025 HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT (section 13) - Appoints 13 persons to a list of public members for the purpose of establishing complaint review committees and hearing tribunals, each for a further term to expire on December 16, 2028. (This is going to cost taxpayers money)
405/2025 HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT (section 134) - Makes the Health Professions Restricted Activity Amendment Regulation.
Patient Safety
The Health Professions Restricted Activity Amendment Regulation, made under section 134 of the Health Professions Act, updates authorizations for high-risk restricted activities (e.g., procedures involving cutting tissue, administering drugs, or diagnostics), ensuring only competent regulated professionals perform them to minimize risks for Albertans receiving care.
406/2025 HOSPITALS ACT (sections 43 and 60) - Makes the Hospitals Act Regulations Repeal Regulation.
Health System Modernization
The Hospitals Act Regulations Repeal Regulation, made under sections 43 and 60, repeals outdated regulations tied to the legacy Hospitals Act, aligning hospital operations with the refocused health system under the Provincial Health Agencies Act and specialized agencies like Acute Care Alberta.
407/2025 PROVINCIAL HEALTH AGENCIES ACT (section 1.97699993) - Makes the Operation of Approved Hospitals Amendment Regulation.
Hospital Governance Modernization
The Operation of Approved Hospitals Amendment Regulation updates rules under the Provincial Health Agencies Act for managing approved hospitals, consolidating categories into a single “approved hospital” designation, and modernizing oversight to align with the refocused sector-based health system.
408/2025 PROVINCIAL HEALTH AGENCIES ACT (sections 1.97699993 and 23) - Makes the Health and Hospital Foundations Regulation.
Foundation Governance
The Health and Hospital Foundations Regulation, made under the Provincial Health Agencies Act, establishes updated rules for the establishment, governance, and operation of health and hospital foundations, providing clearer oversight in the refocused health system.
409/2025 PROVINCIAL HEALTH AGENCIES ACT (section 24.01) - Makes the Provincial Health Agencies Act (Consequential Amendments) Regulation, 2025 (No. 4).
Legislative Alignment
The Provincial Health Agencies Act (Consequential Amendments) Regulation, 2025 (No. 4), made under section 24.01, implements technical updates to various statutes to align terminology, references, and processes with the refocused health system under the Provincial Health Agencies Act.
Minister of Advanced Education: Myles MacDougall
Appoints members to the Boards of Governers’ in Orders 413, 414, 415, 416, and 417 periods expire Dec. 2028
Includes: Alberta University of the Arts, University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge, NAIT, and Medicine Hat College.
418/2025 POST-SECONDARY LEARNING ACT (section 124) - Makes the Independent Academic Institutions Designation Amendment Regulation. (We wonder if this is for the Jordan Peterson Online School)
Post-Secondary Education Options
The Independent Academic Institutions Designation Amendment Regulation updates criteria or lists for designating private not-for-profit institutions as Independent Academic Institutions under the Post-secondary Learning Act, expanding or refining eligibility for this sector alongside public universities and colleges.
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