CPS is investigating allegations that a Calgary firm that works with developers, CivicWorks, was offering illegal campaign donations to the mayor and city councillors.
Contrary to a UCP press release announcing otherwise, it appears that the separation referendum is not locked in. The meeting was adjourned without resolving the question. UCP comms team seems to have inadvertently sabotaged it by pre-announcing the committee decision.
BREAKING: Alberta voter data has appeared on the website of a US company named repeatedly by separatist David Parker. After @rorywh.bsky.social discovered the breach, the website was taken down amid questions from Elections Alberta.
NEW: I wrote about Alberta’s referendum within a referendum for Jacobin.
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Alberta's finance, hospital ministers stepping down, won't seek re-election
From me today with more to come:
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Well that was a total gong show.
The free fare zone lives! But will it live another day?
With Corb Lund's petition now submitted, and recalls against the NDP's Marie Renaud and Tory Party leader Peter Guthrie withdrawn/not submitted, there are now ZERO active petitions under Alberta law for 1st time since October.
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Elections Alberta is already investigating a breach of voter data obtained by separatist David Parker. The US company, 10XVotes, has been repeatedly mentioned by Parker as having been involved in the ...
Only about a quarter of Albertans support independence. But the threat of rupture nevertheless has pushed Canada’s political class toward accommodation with petro-state grievance politics.
EDMONTON - Two of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers are stepping down.
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EDMONTON - For the first time since October there are no active recall petitions looking to oust Alberta politicians from their seats in the legislature.
Now we know why police seized phones of ex-mayor Gondek and Calgary councillors.
Police investigating money-for-voting allegations and the head of a major private-sector development planning firm. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Jack Farrell
Eye-rolling news out of today's special committee on the Forever Canadian petition: after hearing Lukaszuk argue for the whole meeting that he doesn't actually want a referendum, the UCP majority of the committee has decided that his petition will be the reason we have a referendum. Oct 19.
