Here’s my take for @ablawg.bsky.social on the AUC’s recent Olds Synapse decision. One of the things I comment on is an apparent change of tack on the part of the AUC in relation to a proponent’s obligation to complete its federal initial project description under the IAA. #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg

ABlawg UCalgary@ablawg.bsky.social · yesterday

New Post: What Can We Learn From A Failed Synapse Or Two? ablawg.ca/2026/08/21...…d-synapse-or-two/

Jared Wesley: "The central question facing Albertans this October is not simply whether Alberta should become a country. It is what kind of country they are being asked to create." #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Jared Wesley@jaredwesley.ca · last wk.

My latest on why racism is on the referendum ballots this fall. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/dont-look-...

"...no institution has faced public consequences for ordering forceful removals, violating Charter rights, or taking disciplinary action against students and community demonstrators."

The Breach@breachmedia.ca · 3w ago

A new investigation by @drugdatadecoded.ca and David Slater reveals how universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently remove their students’ anti-genocide encampments. Then, they denied the existence of records, delayed their release, and deleted chats. breachmedia.ca/canadian-uni...

An important post by colleague Gideon Christian on how lack of care with digital evidence can lead to wrongful convictions.

ABlawg UCalgary@ablawg.bsky.social · 3w ago

New Post: How an Underscore Sent an Innocent Man to Jail

Exactly right. Despicable UPC move. Not only cutting the already below-the-poverty-line income support, but also setting up a two-tier system that includes surveillance and threats.

yknot05@yknot05.bsky.social · 3w ago

So well written. No members of our household are on AISH/ADAP. But when Smith's UCPers announced the RICHEST prov in Canada was going to cut those with the least, $200 when the feds increased their cheque by $200 - that was a kick in the pants. This prov gov is cruel to humans - & generous to corps.

The Elders. #cdnpoli theelders.org/news/palesti...

Apparently Transport Minister Dreeshen (yeah, that guy) says "he wants to hear from Albertans if bike lanes are creating traffic congestion, hurting businesses or prolonging emergency response times." That's what he wants to hear, but I have other complaints to register on the new complaint line.

Courtney Theriault@ctheriault.bsky.social · last mo.

Alberta government creates bike lane complaint line ahead of fall legislation www.brandonsun.com/national/202...

This @ablawg.bsky.social post is the first in a series of 4 on Bill C22 by our transdisciplinary cybersecurity research team here at @ucalgary.bsky.social. It serves as an accessible primer on the Bill and introduces the critiques of its proposed lawful access regime

ABlawg UCalgary@ablawg.bsky.social · last mo.

New Post: Decrypting Bill C-22, Part I: Why Canada Needs a Lawful Access Regime ablawg.ca/2026/07/14...…ul-access-regime/

TMX claims to have reached a settlement agreement with 7 out the 8 current firm shippers on its line. It has filed that agreement with the CER for its approval. The agreement, if approved, will set the tolls on the line for the next 15 – 20 years. But here’s the snag. 1/

Useful primer from Justine Hunter on the evolution of the law on Aboriginal title from Calder to Cowichan Tribes CanLII.ca/t/kdq92, with comments from @roberthamilton.bsky.social of @ucalgary.bsky.social and Kent McNeil of @osgoodenews.bsky.social

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 2mo ago

And how much does it cost the GoA to process each application? #ableg #abpoli

Chris McClure 🇨🇦@chrisjmcclure.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Alberta government does not make this easy - not only do I have to log in, give my own and my partners SIN and DOB, but they have to do the same thing to "cross-verify" it. They really don't want to give people the $100. #ableg #abpoli

New Post: When is a Citizen Initiative Petition a Dead Parrot? ablawg.ca/2026/05/21...

Perhaps Alberta's auditor general can advise as to the processing costs of granting eligible Albertan's a $100 grant. And why does the means test start at $225,000 !!!! per household? Maximum voter coverage (bribery). Minimal payment. #abpoli #ableg www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

Me living in Alberta: I wonder if there’s a way those of us who really don’t need an extra $100 can pool and reallocate that money to folks on AISH so they can have enough money to live oh no I’m describing taxes and disability assistance ahhhh

Amanda Hu@amandalhu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Takes $200 away from AISH recipients to give all of us $100 great government you got there Danielle /s

The Alberta Energy Rebate available July 1 is $100 for the 3.4M adult Albertans w/ household incomes under $225,000/yr. Also on July 1, ~50,000 adult Albertans on Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped will be transferred to a program paying max $1740/mth or $20,880/yr, down from $23,280/yr.

The Court of Appeal confirms that you can't run a bitcoin mining operation on the basis of a surface lease or right of entry order. #ableg #abpoli

ABlawg UCalgary@ablawg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New Post: Bitcoin Real Property Law

Great to see our law dean Laura Spitz @ucalgary.bsky.social on the advisory panel for the #SCC appointment process to replace Justice Sheilah Martin. Some of us knew her as Dean Martin, so this seems like a full circle moment.

Dale Smith@journodale.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The advisory panel for the next #SCC judge selection was announced. It's very late—applications closed almost a month ago, and Justice Martin retires at the end of the month. (After Friday, the Court won't sit until September, but still). Curious that Maureen McTeer is chairing. #cdnlaw

This post examines Justice Leonard’s ACFN decision quashing Sylvestre’s petition for a secession referendum. Meanwhile we wait to hear what the master puppeteer herself will have to say about a secession referendum this evening following yesterday’s SNAFU committee meeting. #abpoli #cdnpoli

ABlawg UCalgary@ablawg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New Post: When is a Citizen Initiative Petition a Dead Parrot? ablawg.ca/2026/05/21...

I've posted this before, but separatists and their fellow travellers (looking at you Ms Smith) might take a look at Justice Leonard's bio before doubting her independence or her commitmemt to democracy. #abpoli #cdnpoli Source: www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The contempt for the judiciary is ramping up. And it’s coming directly from inside Alberta’s premiers office. Attempts like this to delegitimize the judiciary are a huge red flag for democracy and 100% the tools of authoritarians. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

And one of the winning arguments (to the effect that the petition was a dead petition (killed by Justice Feasby) that could not be revived by the transition provisions of Bill 14) was an administrative law argument that didn't need a First Nation applicant. But none of us stepped up. #abpoli

Euan Thomson@drugdatadecoded.ca · 3mo ago

I hope non-First Nation Albertans understand what the First Nations in the province did for them here.

About problems with the diversity in limitations legislation across Canada in exempting claims of gender-based violence from the usual statutory barriers.

ABlawg UCalgary@ablawg.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New Post: Limitations Laws and Gender-Based Violence Torts ablawg.ca/2026/04/27...…d-violence-torts/

Shaun Fluker predicted this on @ablawg.bsky.social, a must-read on the electoral commission report. A reminder that democratic rights under s 3 of the Charter are not subject to the notwithstanding clause. This is one instance where the UCP cannot try to avoid the courts. ablawg.ca/2026/04/13/t...

NigelBankes@nigelb.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The latest UCP gimmick (today) to undermine the legitimacy of the electoral commission process in AB confirms that the only way to bring them into line is through the intervention of the Courts. That's why Premier Smith is doing her level best to undermine the Courts. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Here's an ABlawg post from my colleague Shaun Fluker in which he questions the minority's gerrymandering report on electoral districts in Alberta. 1/ #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli ablawg.ca/2026/04/13/t...

The Minority Report on Electoral Districts: Will the Law Protect Alberta from UCP Gerrymandering?

By: Shaun Fluker Report Commented On: Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (March 2026) PDF Version: The Minority Report on Electoral Districts: Will the Law Protect Alberta from UC…

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Where are the sanctions on the State of Israel? Israel is a state that has no respect for international law unless it's convenient. Canada must impose sanctions. @mark-carney.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Lebanon: Urgent call to protect civilians as death toll mounts following brutal escalation in Israeli attacks

Responding to the unprecedented escalation by the Israeli military which said it conducted the “largest coordinated wave of strikes” today attacking 100 sites across Lebanon within 10 minutes, killing...

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Timothy Snyder joins the discussion. #abpoli #cdnpoli The president speaks genocide open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

The president speaks genocide

The words, the law, the future

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A classic example of a bit-by-bit project in which the individual bits may not trigger an assessment but taken together the cumulative effects will be significant. The "master plan" for Wonder Vally is massive; see Jody MacPherson's coverage jodymacpherson.substack.com/p/wonder-val... #ableg #abpoli

Wonder Valley Watch: Inside the Calgary Petroleum Club to hear more of the origin story

Through the 'rose-coloured' looking glass, with trees, deer, and even moose doing their part

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Adrienne Tanner@adriennetanner.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Alberta government doesn't think an impact assessment is needed for Kevin O'Leary's monster data centre even though it will use about 24 million cubic meters of water annually — roughly 460,000 people's lifetime consumption. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/03/n...

Even as he was dying Stephen Lewis stood up for justice and the belief in a better world. A model to us all.

Today in QP the Premier said she’s protecting teachers from violence in schools by removing the word welcoming. Because that is definitely the problem, not the overcrowded classrooms or lack if supports. They’re too welcoming. #ableg

Captures my sentiments about the #UCP #ABpoli #UCPcorruption

There is a long philosophical tradition of civil disobedience from many different sources including Thoreau, Ghandi & Peter Singer. Alberta UCP Bill 25 will make it unlawful to teach about social change through the disobedience of laws. #abpoli #cdnpoli