Alberta This Week (Your Voice For Choice)
February 28 - March 6, 2026
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 Alberta news. We primarily collect news from around the province, Canada, and the world that affects Alberta.
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There is a lot 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, Legislature links, videos, etc., will be available after this segment.
Some Actions you can take:
Please read these carefully to ensure you agree with them before signing.
Require Majority Canadian ownership.
pass legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership and control of print, digital, and other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity, and guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6821
Send Peter Hoekstra packing.
As a proud Canadian, I am deeply troubled by the continued presence of Pete Hoekstra as the US ambassador to our great country. This is more than just a diplomatic position—it’s a role that requires respect, tact, and an understanding of our shared history and values. Unfortunately, Ambassador Hoekstra has demonstrated none of these qualities.
Remove Pete Hoekstra as US ambassador to Canada.
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
Universal Healthcare petition on a universal healthcare solution:
“Please sign this petition, copy and post to other social media platforms
https://win.newmode.net/mythery/saveouruniversalhealthcare
Write the Federal Health Minister re: Bill 11
Alberta has passed Bill 11: The Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2), legislation that allows doctors to charge unlimited fees at for-profit clinics for medically necessary procedures while also working in the public system.
This American-style approach opens our health care to private insurance corporations, creating preferential access for the wealthy few who can pay while increasing wait times for everyone else. If Alberta’s law stands, other provinces may follow, undermining our entire health care system nationwide.
We’re asking Canadians across the country to contact Health Minister Marjorie Michel and their MP, urging them to enforce the Canada Health Act, which guarantees medically necessary care based on need, not ability to pay.
https://win.newmode.net/stopalbertastwotierhealthcarelaw?
Protect the CPP for seniors in Canada. Closes March 9, 2026
Tell the federal government to take steps to protect the CPP in light of the Alberta government’s actions.
House of Commons e-6990 Protecting CPC
Gender affirming care is a form of life-saving and evidence-based healthcare.
The Government of Alberta has limited who can have reasonable access to healthcare through Bill 26.
The Canada Health Act states that “eligible residents of Canada must have reasonable access to required health services. The services are to be provided on the same terms and without patient charges.
e-7005 (Health) petition is over on March 20, 2026
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7005
Security Clearances
All Federal, Provincial, and Territorial office holders should have a security clearance.
Authored by Bruce Fanjoy - expires April 7, 2026
We, the undersigned, citizens, call upon the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance to ensure they are fully informed of threats to Canada’s national security and able to act decisively to protect Canadians and our democracy.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7148
Getting ICE out of Canada.
Heather MacPherson
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7146
Canada stands up for Cuba.
With the US sanctions on Cuba and the blockage of fuel from reaching the islands, Canadians have the opportunity to sign a petition supporting Cuba’s access to fuel.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7082
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/
Actions: CPP is holding meetings across Canada. There are ones in Calgary and Edmonton this week. You can register to attend and voice your concerns about Oil and Gas holdings in their portfolio.
https://www.cppinvestments.com/public-meetings/
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.
Every year, thousands of U.S.-born First Nations people who are Indigenous to Canada are denied the ability to live and work in Canada because the government refuses to recognize their ancestral rights to do so. 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.
Sign up to be a canvasser for the Water Not Coal campaign.
https://www.waternotcoal.ca/
Let PM Carney know how you feel about Canada supporting Trump and Netanyahu in their choice to go to war. The link is below
Please send a pre-crafted (you can change the wording) letter to PM Carney to not publicly state considerations about supporting Trump and Netanyahu in their illegal war of choice.
Timberwolf & the Defenders of the Eastern Slopes filed a judicial review application with the Federal Court of Canada in Dec 2025, Re: DFO’s approval of West Fraser’s 1100 hectares of clear-cut logging in the Highwood headwaters
www.gofundme.com/f/help-prote...
Donate to Help Protect Bull Trout Habitat in the Upper Highwood River, organized by Mike Sawyer
It’s been a week! Let’s get started!
The links are in alphabetical order by day, so you can check out the areas you are interested in.
Saturday, February 28,
Advanced Education:
The U of A operating grant is expected to increase by $13.1 million after 4 years of a flat grant.
Affordability:
The cost of living impacts all Albertans.
Education:
An Alberta mother says the province’s complex funding is too little, too late.
Budget 2026 funds 14 new school projects in Calgary, bringing the total number of school projects underway in the city to 45.
Energy:
How soon before this happens in Alberta? Is pumping the oil out worth losing water to stabilize the Earth?
Executive Council:
A Strategic Procurement Office for the Government of Alberta has been established to champion best practices, oversight, and continuous improvement across ministries. This is going to be folded under the Executive Council with DM Dale McFee - a way to keep Albertans in the dark about where the money is going.
Federal:
Mental health initiative aims to help spouses of Canadian veterans.
Internal trade barriers - inter-provincial.
Canadian passports are about to get more expensive.
Wealth concentration in Canada
Indigenous:
First Nations chiefs are unanimous
Indigenous people play a key role in national security.
International:
World reacts to US-Israel attacks on Iran.
A polarized world is fueling a growing number of protests in Canada.
Trump floats ‘friendly takeover of Cuba. What could that mean for Canada?
Insurers are to cancel policies and raise prices for ships in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
Jobs, Economy, Immigration, and Trade:
The Federal government responded to immigration targets.
Municipal:
How one Edmonton non-profit helps marginalized people forge meaningful careers.
Rallies:
May 29. The province-wide day of action.
Referendum:
Albertans need transparency on referendum questions.
Separatists:
It looks like one of the leaders of the Alberta separatism movement has a judgment against him for misappropriating...
OVER A MILLION DOLLARS from his family, who were suffering FROM DEMENTIA and ALZHEIMERS?
Social Services and Assisted Living:
Budget 2026 brings cuts for Alberta seniors and caregivers.
Technology and Innovation:
Minister Olszewski to announce federal support to help an Alberta business adopt AI technologies to compete in global markets.
Sunday, March 1,
Arts, Culture and the Status of Women:
February is Francophone month.
La ministre des Arts, de la Culture et de la Condition féminine, Tanya Fir, a fait cette déclaration à l’occasion du Mois de la francophonie albertaine.
‘Energy:
Canada poised to become ‘one of the largest suppliers of LNG in the world: Energy Minister
Finance:
Alberta’s reliance on oil revenues means that when prices fall, the economy follows. $13.2 billion oil revenue, $13.7 billion federal transfer payments.
International:
Gift article - The worst-case outcome of the Iran war is complete chaos.
Calgary Iranians call for regime change at downtown rally, while others mourn Khamenei’s death.
Members of Edmonton’s Iranian diaspora hopeful after US, Israel strike Iran.
Municipal:
Unique pop-up event connects vulnerable northern Alberta residents with Social Agencies.
Monday, March 2,
Education:
Alberta families will soon benefit from six new schools being built in Edmonton, Calgary, Cochrane, and Airdrie.
Energy and Minerals:
Alberta’s government is developing a new incentive program to attract investment in the province’s critical minerals sectors, as global demand continues to grow.
Federal:
Union urges federal government to halt early retirement program for public servants.
After a bumpy ride, federal budget watchdog steps down. That review, delivered last week, ranked the PBO first out of the 35 countries the OECD evaluated.
Carney signs deals worth billions in diplomatic breakthrough with India’s Modi
Cameco plays a pivotal role in signing a $2.6 billion uranium deal with India.
Canada secures 30 new critical minerals partnerships and unlocks $12.1 billion in mining project capital.
BC is going to permanently go on daylight saving time. Will Alberta follow suit?
Healthcare:
AC: Southern Alberta cardiac care and intensive care services are being built up by the UCP government
AC: Alberta’s government, through Budget 2026, is investing $59 million to advance cardiac and intensive care services in southern Alberta.
PC: People with long COVID remain on the job despite reduced ability to work.
PC: Measles cases confirmed at Spruce Grove St. Marguerite Catholic School.
PC: Do vaccines cause autism? It appears they don’t.
HSS: Another new health corporation. Will this help people actually know which entity they work with/for? Who will be the Minister/Deputy Minister responsible? How much will this cost Albertans? So many questions… deconstruction of the AHS is more complicated than Smith thought.
International:
Canadians are being asked to avoid travelling to the Middle East.
Gift article: The Atlantic. From ‘America First’ to ‘Always America Last’, Trump promised to stop wars. His grip on his base is being questioned now that he’s started one.
Jobs, Economy, Immigration, and Trade:
The 2026 Alberta budget and you.
Justice:
How the cartels picked Canada for laundering money.
Municipal:
Some bylaw complaint services paused after non-compliance with the parking ban.
Social Services and Red Tape Reduction:
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally issued the following statement for Fraud Prevention Month:
Tuesday, March 3,
Affordability and Utilities:
Albertans have one more opportunity to share their thoughts on adding nuclear energy to Alberta’s energy mix by completing an online survey.
Education:
Alberta Teachers’ court date for charter dispute.
Emergency Services and Public:
Dramatic video shows Calgary first responders trying to save carbon monoxide victims.
Executive Council:
Daylight Saving Time could also be a referendum question.
Federal:
Class action lawsuit over migrant workers’ EI benefits, restrictions to proceed.
Finance:
Alberta government to put a 6-month limit on income support for those between jobs to increase savings.
Budget 2026, if passed, will invest $13.8 billion to strengthen Alberta’s hospital and surgical services.'Budget 2026: Focused on strengthening acute care | Budget 2026 : Axé sur le renforcement des soins actifs
Healthcare:
AC: Alberta Premier blames doctors for the slow rollout of the triage deal.
AC: Alberta to invest $13.8 billion in acute care system if budget is approved.
MH&A:
Incredible — a 90% reduction in overdoses, and the first time since 2017 that the South Zone has recorded zero opioid overdose deaths.
PC: Covid survivors nearly 5 x risk of kidney failure.
Municipal:
City mayors have no say about increases to education property taxes.
Multi-family homes near the U of A are set up as separate bedrooms/like a rooming house. Residents in the area are upset.
Police/Sheriffs:
Four people were killed in northern Alberta due to aggressive driving and poor road conditions.
The Alberta Sheriffs have shut down a problem property in Wetaskiwin that prompted complaints of ongoing illegal drug use and criminal activity.
Social Services and Assisted Living:
Dan Slater discusses how disabled Albertans deserve better.
Thousands of Alberta seniors to lose income supplement as province faces rising provincial deficit. Additional cuts mean many Albertans caring for seniors will lose their $1,000 provincial tax credit
Wednesday, March 4,
Education:
Provincial grant for classroom complexity sparks mid-year hiring spree for Edmonton Public Schools.
Alberta teachers seek an injunction.
Environment and Protected Areas:
Alberta’s government is investing $46 million into cutting-edge technologies that will safely reduce oilsands mine water and reclaim tailings ponds.
Federal:
Bank of Canada governor warns of growing risks to financial stability
Healthcare:
AC: ‘A constant stream’ of serious flu cases leaves hundreds dead in Alberta
PC: Canadian pediatric society journal correction case reports fictional paediatrics child health/
I am unable to access a free version of this article, but Dr. Raj Sherman has put together a synopsis of the steps to fix it. The link is below if you have an EJ account.
One of the most comprehensive articles written on Alberta’s healthcare pressures by @BillKaufmannjrn
Worth the read. The already strained healthcare system is hard-pressed to meet growing population demands
ER overcrowding isn’t just an emergency department problem; it’s a whole-system capacity and flow problem.
Solutions:
1. Expand home and community care so seniors can remain at home instead of occupying hospital beds.
2. Increase long-term care capacity to reduce pressure on acute care hospitals.
3. Recruit and train more healthcare workers, including expanding medical school seats, nursing programs, and credentialing internationally trained professionals.
4. Strengthen team-based primary care networks so family doctors can care for larger patient panels with support from other providers and better manage chronic disease to prevent hospitalizations.
5. Use technology (e.g., AI-assisted triage) to improve access and efficiency in the system.
6. Add acute-care beds to meet growing demand. We need to get to 2.4 beds/1000, and for 5 million people, that means 12,000 hospital beds. Today we have 8,800, so that is another 3200 beds to meet today’s needs to catch up with a lot of deferred care.
7. Develop long-term budgeting, workforce, and infrastructure planning to prepare for population growth, an aging population, and technological advancements.
International:
Canadians stranded in the Middle East seek help to get home amid the escalating conflict.
Northern European nations agree to draw up joint evacuation plans in the event of a crisis or military conflict
Judge orders US Customs to process refunds on illegal Trump tariffs
NEW: A group of 40 countries is considering a package of measures to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza.
Jobs, Economy, Immigration, and Trade:
Nominations are open for the 2026 Alberta Immigrant Impact Awards, recognizing newcomers’ contributions to making the province a better place to call home.
Immigration could soon account for all of Canada’s population growth: expert.
Justice:
Canadian Firearms buy-back program.
Multiculturism:
Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement in celebration of Holi:
Municipal:
Changing the narrative’: City council hears from community on further Chinatown improvements
Police/Sheriffs:
With grandparent scams and other fraudulent activity on the rise. The Edmonton Police Service hosts a fraud prevention education session.
Separation:
Dennis Modry misappropriated funds. Has he paid them back yet?
Dennis Modry owed $1.64 million in a 2011 court case judgment.
It’s tempting to think we’d be better off on our own. But every day this separatist conversation continues, Alberta loses ground where it matters most: investment, jobs, and economic growth.
Alberta is excessively vulnerable to foreign interference, experts warn.
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:
Strengthened governance, stronger protections, and faster dispute resolutions are now in place for condo owners.
Technology and Innovation:
Virginia is a cautionary tale for Alberta regarding AI Data Centers.
Transportation and Economic Corridors:
Drivers may experience delays as large, slow-moving loads move from Tofield to Fort Saskatchewan on March 5 and from Edmonton to Fort Saskatchewan on March.
Thursday, March 5,
Affordability and Utilities:
Canadians feel the pinch at the pump as conflict in the Middle East drives up gas prices.
Advanced Education:
Federal research body in talks with U of A to ensure compliance with EDI requirements. Political scientist warns of wading into provincial jurisdiction
Education:
Budget 2026, if passed, will fund 16 new school projects in smaller cities and rural communities, bringing the total number of rural school projects underway to 79.
Alberta Budget 2026 will fund 16 new school projects, build on dozens of others
Energy and Minerals:
CNRL postpones $8 billion Jackpine oil sands expansion.
Oil soars past $90 usd/barrel.
Oil hits $90 US per barrel for the first time in 2 years.
Environment and Protected Areas:
Contaminated drinking water can last months or even years after wildfires: UBC-led study
Researchers found sediment, nutrients, heavy metals, and wildfire-fighting chemicals stick around long after the fires go out.
Executive Council:
Smith prefers more light at night.
According to the polls, the UCP leads by 13 points.
Federal:
Canada could be called on to help defend the Gulf States, says top commander.
The awkward truth dogging USMCA talks: the people surrounding Trump - ‘They just hate Canada.’ Nothing we can do about that.
Do Carney and Poilievre have different visions for the Canada - US relationships?
Canada-U.S. trade talks have restarted. Here’s what you need to know.
Forestry and Wildlife:
Alberta’s government is launching a new wildfire mitigation strategy to reduce wildfire risk and protect communities, forests, and critical infrastructure.
Healthcare:
AC: Alberta promises billions for healthcare, but new hospital towers are still years away. What the government does best is kick the ball down the road.
PC: Individuals who were in the following locations during the specified date and time may have been exposed to measles:
HC: Alberta’s dual plan is not good for Albertans
Doctors, health groups warn Alberta’s ‘dual practice’ health plan could worsen wait times
CDN Health Coalition (@healthcoalition) | TikTok (Cut and paste in your browser)
What We Forget About Covid Will Shape the Next Pandemic: As the pandemic recedes, our collective memory is softening the fear and chaos. That shift could determine how we handle the next crisis.
Indigenous:
Petition calls on Parliament to save files on residential school abuse before they’re destroyed.
Alberta Chiefs call for an end to the UCP Government. Grand Chief Joey Pete says Danielle Smith’s government has created ‘unsafe conditions’ for First Nations people.
International:
Around 2,000 Canadians have asked for help leaving the Middle East.
In Tokyo, Carney signs an agreement with Japanese counterpart to expand trade and defence ties.
Municipal:
Mayor Knack joins calls for the province to collect its own education tax.
Chesterfield and Airdrie are looking at triple-digit provincial tax hikes.
Recalls:
3 more recall petitions against UCP fail to reach the threshold.
Relationships:
Gen Z males are twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands. Global survey shows young men and boys hold more traditional views about gender roles than older generations
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction:
Rental company charged in fatal tent collapse in 2024.
Wine sellers toast Alberta’s removal of the wine tax based on the value of the bottle.
Concerns over the new condo dispute tribunal. The announcement of a Condo Dispute Resolution Tribunal is being met with cautious optimism and some concern from condo owners. CTV News Edmonton’s Miriam Valdes-Carletti reports.
Social Services and Assisted Living:
Alberta’s government has committed $12 million to build 80 affordable housing units in Jasper.
On the frigid city streets, one woman, known as ‘Mama Bear,’ offers care and resistance as police intensify encampment crackdowns. Edmonton. What is the Alberta Government doing to fix the situation?
Friday, March 6,
Affordability and Utilities:
Alberta joins numerous provinces across Canada in an interprovincial-territorial agreement to strengthen grid reliability and energy security.
Energy:
With a crucial oil artery block near Iran, can Canada fill the gap in global supply? They question the pipeline, but in the past, Alberta shipped oil by rail. Can’t we expand that?
Environment and Protected Areas:
Humanity is heating the planet faster than ever before, a study finds.
Alberta’s government is asking Albertans to share ideas on how the Ghost-Kananaskis area is used for work, recreation, conservation, and much more.
Executive Council:
A new agreement will restore provincial approvals on projects within the province’s jurisdiction, reduce duplication, and further unlock Alberta’s economic potential.
The world is changing rapidly. In response, Canada is transforming its economy from one that is reliant on a single trade partner to one that is stronger and more resilient to global shocks. To drive this mission, Canada’s new government is partnering with provinces and territories to build major infrastructure projects that diversify our exports, create thousands of high-paying careers, and unlock Canada’s full potential as a global energy superpower.
Federal:
Carney says Andrew Montbatten Windsor should be formally removed from the line of succession.
Canada and the US, Conflicts don’t always start with an invasion.
Government of Canada to announce new investments to strengthen defence industrial capacity under Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy.
Finance:
Budget 2026 invests in major highway and bridge projects to reduce congestion, shorten commute times, and expand vital transportation corridors.
Forestry and Wildlife:
Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen issued the following statement on the start of Alberta’s 2026 wildfire season:
Healthcare:
H: Doctors and healthcare defenders oppose Alberta’s Bill 11.
AC: This is an article about BC using private contractors in healthcare; they push up costs and hurt morale. Alberta is also contracting out healthcare personnel to private contractors.
PC: Babies with Covid-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveals
International:
3,500 Canadians requesting assistance in departing the volatile Middle East, the foreign affairs minister says.
Canada-U.S. trade talks are resuming. Here’s what’s at stake.
Susie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas prices in the US. White House aides and Cabinet officials are coming under intense pressure to reverse the spike in energy prices caused by the start of the war in the Middle East.
Whitehouse blocks rising threats linked to the Iran War.
Gift Article: Ketamine, Prostitution and Money: Details of a Secret DEA Probe of Jeffrey Epstein.
Police/Sheriffs:
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has concluded an investigation related to an incident involving the Lloydminster RCMP in 2021.
Six arrested in Fort McMurray drug trafficking bust.
Separation:
Polls show numbers don’t support separation.
Social Services and Assisted Living:
Advocates push back on Danielle Smith’s claims that people are moving to Alberta for social programs.
Sports and Tourism:
Alberta’s top athletes north of the 55th parallel are heading to Whitehorse, Yukon, for the 2026 Arctic Winter Games from March 8 to 15.
Technology and Innovation:
Canada’s largest data centre rejected by Alberta regulator. Lack of public consultation means a project that would have consumed as much power as the city of Edmonton won’t go ahead — for now.
Alberta regulator rejects Canada’s largest data centre | The Narwhal
Alberta regulator nixes power plant proposal for Canada’s largest AI data centre complex | CBC News
Transportation:
Alberta passenger rail master plan coming within weeks: Transportation minister.
Alberta transportation minister says passenger rail plan is coming within weeks.
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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.
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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 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.
https://www.alberta.ca/measles. They have reset the bar for tracking cases. In 2025, there were 2008 cases, and so far in 2026, we have had 123 cases. We had 101 as of last week; we are up 22 cases. Five cases are still active.
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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:
Canada COVID Tracker:
COVID-19 - Moderate
Flu A - Low
Flu B and RSV - High.
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:
Constituency week is over, the next big travel week, according to our predictions are for the week of April 6th. Altogether, UCP MLAs and their accompanying staff members have been gone from Canada for 68 days and 13 trips with this one.
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Here is a link to the 2026 calendar, Legislative Assembly of Alberta *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. All of them are afternoon sittings from 1:30 to 6:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and 1:30 to 4:00 pm Thursday.
It will be interesting to see how much they have planned to push through in this session.
After forcing teachers back using the notwithstanding clause and saying they were paid well for their work, Alberta Members of the Legislative Assembly are paid $120,936 per year.
Cabinet ministers, the speaker, and the leader of the opposition are paid $181,404 per year. They are working 66 days; what do they do the other 299 days of the year? Oh, right, maybe they go on trips to other countries that taxpayers are paying for.
Here is a one-pager calendar so you can see all the 52 days they are sitting this year - they include 4 constituency weeks.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta (one-page calendar)
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* There are 8 active Recalls against UCP MLAs. They will be done this week.
The UCP Caucus has 46 members. There are 38 NDP MLAs, 1 Alberta Tory Party MLA, and 1 Independent MLA.
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If you want to support a party in Alberta, here are the links:
Alberta Progressive Tory Party Memberships: Membership - Alberta Party
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: Membership - Alberta Liberal Party
Republican Party of Alberta: Membership; the Alberta Republican Party
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Is My MLA a Separatist:
https://x.com/cmcalgary/status/2009388419047461213
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Miscellaneous facts and information for you:
Here is our list of money wasted up to
+ August 2025: HOW THE UCP IS COSTING ALBERTANS BILLIONS OF $$$.docx
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Some Articles, Videos, and Podcasts we found that you might be interested in.
HEALTH ARTICLES
Measles efficacy of mass vaccination: evidence from the 1967 - 68 measles eradication campaign.
Measles makes the body ‘forget’ how to fight infection.
Pancreatic cancer starts disabling immune defenses long before symptoms appear.
Catching COVID-19 raises the risk of kidney disease.
Long COVID May Cause Long-Term Changes in the Heart and Lungs and May Lead to Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
A literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the COVID-19 virus.
Long COVID patients are still here.
Alzheimer’s may start with inflammation in the skin, lungs, or gut.
CBC’s What On Earth
How Ontario’s solar boom and bust benefited Africa.
How Ontario’s solar boom and bust put more solar in Africa | CBC Climate Change News
Check out our podcast and radio show. In our newest episode, Country star Corb Lund should be rehearsing for back-to-back tours. Instead, he’s wading deeper into the debate over coal exploration and development in the Rockies. It’s been more than five years since the singer-songwriter first set aside his decades-long commitment to an apolitical public image to campaign against coal mining in Alberta’s eastern slopes. He has lost fans and received pushback he calls “vile” and “abusive.” But as producer Molly Segal finds out, it’s a fight the musician has no plans of giving up.
LISTEN | A fight over coal has Corb Lund ‘f-ing totally exasperated’:
A fight over coal has Corb Lund
The 1960s and 70s accidentally produced a resilient group of kids who learned to self-regulate.
Source: Global English Editing
Domestic abuse suicide
Economic abuse by a partner contributes to one death every 19 days, report finds
Financial abuse is a factor in more than half of deaths related to domestic abuse, but is often misunderstood.
Global Attitude Study re: how people see their fellow citizens:
The U.S. is the only place surveyed where more adults describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as worse than good. See our full morality report here: pewresearch.org/religion/2026/…
Videos
Enerji Media: Why Trump doesn’t have much leverage over Canada. How Canada is controlling the narrative.
Enerji Media: AFL and Gil McGowan announce May 29 as a day of Action to protest the Alberta government.
Enerji Medi: here comes Canada’s national power grid.
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Other Alberta News you can check out:
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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A Message from ABR (Alberta Resistance)
Recalls: We still have 8 active approved UCP 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, etc.) 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. What about the Procurement Scandal? Do you think it’s appropriate for the government to give sole source contracts to certain organizations - like ROSC for mental health or MHCare for procurement? Acute Care Alberta - the hospitals are at Code Red. No one in government is willing to call the emergency. They are talking about adding doctors to triage in Emergency Waiting Rooms - that was 4 weeks ago, and we are still waiting. The UCP has put EMS on life support itself. The statistics are astounding. 33,000 overtime hours monthly. Ambulances are being downgraded. 40 EMS shifts are unstaffed daily. Ambulances were sent from different areas to cover shortages, leaving those areas in need. If you call an ambulance, you may not get one for hours. EMS Paramedics are not getting the support they need to do their jobs, to remain healthy and functioning for their families and communities. When they need support, the government is making sure it’s not there. As Albertans, we can do better. They are investing $7.7 billion in staffing doctors. They have also created a new corporation HSS to oversee the four different silos, so another layer of management that will have to be paid for. Hard to believe that AHS did the job of all five areas and did it well. Demand better from Danielle Smith’s government. There are some actions to ask the Federal government to stop Bill 11.
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, Nicolaides wants to build bridges with Alberta teachers - he is fighting the school boards about banned books, expecting testing of K-3 students, and is setting up studies to improve education without actually putting money into fixing it. The government saved $143 million from striking teachers; they are turning that around to hire 436 Complexity teams to go into schools. These teams will consist of one teacher and two educational assistances so 436 + 872 = 1308 educators. Some rural school districts are getting one team for up to 20+ schools because they are only available for K - 6 classrooms. They will be lucky if they get one day a month with the complexity team in place. This is a band-aid, made to make the government look good. It is not a plan, it is not a long-term solution. Look deeper than the headlines and talk to educators; they will let you know this is too little too late. Budget increasing education spending to $10.8 billion. The government just announced planning and building 16 new schools in rural Alberta.
Energy: 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. Demanding pipelines. This week, they announced $28 million for 7 projects, one of which will implement their MAS strategy to try, and get more oil/gas out of wells in the Calgary area. CNRL postpones Jackpine expansion of the oilsands.
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. Northback continues to advertise steel-making coal, not using water from streams, but it will still use water. The coal dust will deposit in waterways, contaminating them with selenium. Corb Lund’s petition is active. He has canvassers out collecting signatures across Alberta. They need canvassers to sign up!
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 is still slated to take place; there is no news about the infrastructure to support the ADAP program.
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.” They are now being sued by wildlife organizations. It is the time of year that Loewen is making the tours of all the wildlife events outside of Alberta (in other countries) to auction/sell off his Ministerial hunting licenses. They have made it legal to hunt fenced in deer and elk populations (canned hunting).
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, such as 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. Forever Canadian is getting ready to launch citizen actions. 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 local group that shares events, information, and ideas on how to spread the word.
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 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. 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! For the Speaker Series lineup, Ali has: Chris from Friends of Medicare to talk about healthcare, and Claire Kratz to talk about the environment.
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)
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