Drew Yewchuk
@drewyewchuk.bsky.social
Phd student researching government information management, public interest lawyer, advocate for access to government information laws, cold war history enthusiast.
Events are more absurd and nightmarish every day.
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Events are more absurd and nightmarish every day.
Reposted by Drew Yewchuk
⛰️ Protect our water and protest the Grassy Mountain coal mine 🚫
If you're in Lethbridge, join the peaceful protest happening this MONDAY, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. at Coast Lethbridge Hotel & Conference Centre.
See the poster for more details:
If you're in Lethbridge, join the peaceful protest happening this MONDAY, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. at Coast Lethbridge Hotel & Conference Centre.
See the poster for more details:
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
⛰️ Protect our water and protest the Grassy Mountain coal mine 🚫
If you're in Lethbridge, join the peaceful protest happening this MONDAY, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. at Coast Lethbridge Hotel & Conference Centre.
See the poster for more details:
If you're in Lethbridge, join the peaceful protest happening this MONDAY, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. at Coast Lethbridge Hotel & Conference Centre.
See the poster for more details:
Reposted by Drew Yewchuk
Thank you Justice Feasby.
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thank you Justice Feasby.
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Meet Teresa from Vermillion, #Alberta.
Teresa’s story is but one of thousands from Alberta landowners living with the fallout of leaking oil and gas wells and a #regulator that won’t protect them.
Learn more >> ecojustice.ca/news/landown...
TAKE ACTION >> www.cleanupyourmess.ca/write-your-mla
Teresa’s story is but one of thousands from Alberta landowners living with the fallout of leaking oil and gas wells and a #regulator that won’t protect them.
Learn more >> ecojustice.ca/news/landown...
TAKE ACTION >> www.cleanupyourmess.ca/write-your-mla
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Meet Teresa from Vermillion, #Alberta.
Teresa’s story is but one of thousands from Alberta landowners living with the fallout of leaking oil and gas wells and a #regulator that won’t protect them.
Learn more >> ecojustice.ca/news/landown...
TAKE ACTION >> www.cleanupyourmess.ca/write-your-mla
Teresa’s story is but one of thousands from Alberta landowners living with the fallout of leaking oil and gas wells and a #regulator that won’t protect them.
Learn more >> ecojustice.ca/news/landown...
TAKE ACTION >> www.cleanupyourmess.ca/write-your-mla
Reposted by Drew Yewchuk
Glyphosate herbicide safety study retracted 25 years after publication
An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environmental groups in Canada to ask th...
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environmental groups in Canada to ask th...
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Glyphosate herbicide safety study retracted 25 years after publication
An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environmental groups in Canada to ask th...
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environmental groups in Canada to ask th...
#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
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Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show reut.rs/4rCQsMz
Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show
The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Canada's main oil-producing province bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil production increased, according to documents seen by Reuters.
reut.rs
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show reut.rs/4rCQsMz
The AER introduced a new liability management program for rock hosted minerals (limestone, zinc, copper) etc.
(static.aer.ca/prd/document...)
The basic principle "Approval holders must provide 100% security for the estimated liabilities associated with their ... project." (1/3)
(static.aer.ca/prd/document...)
The basic principle "Approval holders must provide 100% security for the estimated liabilities associated with their ... project." (1/3)
static.aer.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The AER introduced a new liability management program for rock hosted minerals (limestone, zinc, copper) etc.
(static.aer.ca/prd/document...)
The basic principle "Approval holders must provide 100% security for the estimated liabilities associated with their ... project." (1/3)
(static.aer.ca/prd/document...)
The basic principle "Approval holders must provide 100% security for the estimated liabilities associated with their ... project." (1/3)
Reposted by Drew Yewchuk
Good interview. @robbreakenridge.bsky.social does a nice job of introducing citizen initiatives & Corb an equally good job of explaining why we need clear legislation to prohibit coal mining activities in the eastern slopes.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlGm...
#ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlGm...
PODCAST: Corb Lund on why Albertans deserve as say over coal mining along the Eastern Slopes
YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Good interview. @robbreakenridge.bsky.social does a nice job of introducing citizen initiatives & Corb an equally good job of explaining why we need clear legislation to prohibit coal mining activities in the eastern slopes.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlGm...
#ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlGm...
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For months @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social has been pouring over documents trying to find out how many animals are killed on train tracks in B.C. Companies are supposed to report rail kills but records she obtained found reporting is inconsistent and incomplete projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
The hidden cost of wildlife collisions on Canada’s railways | The Narwhal
Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife on the tracks but poor reporting means governments aren’t sure exactly how many animals are lost
projects.thenarwhal.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For months @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social has been pouring over documents trying to find out how many animals are killed on train tracks in B.C. Companies are supposed to report rail kills but records she obtained found reporting is inconsistent and incomplete projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
Finally, Federal-Provincial peace for our times.
I find it shameful that the federal government is making this kind of deal while ignoring Alberta's use of the notwithstanding clause.
The backbone of a decent country is a system of values, not a pipeline.
I find it shameful that the federal government is making this kind of deal while ignoring Alberta's use of the notwithstanding clause.
The backbone of a decent country is a system of values, not a pipeline.
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Finally, Federal-Provincial peace for our times.
I find it shameful that the federal government is making this kind of deal while ignoring Alberta's use of the notwithstanding clause.
The backbone of a decent country is a system of values, not a pipeline.
I find it shameful that the federal government is making this kind of deal while ignoring Alberta's use of the notwithstanding clause.
The backbone of a decent country is a system of values, not a pipeline.
Reposted by Drew Yewchuk
The Justice, Ecology, Law and Place (JELP) community invites applications to its 4th Grad Student Workshop! The workshop allows students whose work broadly relate to JELP to network and get feedback in a friendly atmosphere. Deadline Dec 17, 2025, see link for more.
www.linkedin.com/posts/pierre...
www.linkedin.com/posts/pierre...
Justice, Ecology, Law and Place (JELP) Grad Workshop | Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny
The Justice, Ecology, Law and Place (JELP) community is pleased to invite applications to its fourth Graduate Student Workshop! The workshop allows graduate students whose work broadly relate to justi...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Justice, Ecology, Law and Place (JELP) community invites applications to its 4th Grad Student Workshop! The workshop allows students whose work broadly relate to JELP to network and get feedback in a friendly atmosphere. Deadline Dec 17, 2025, see link for more.
www.linkedin.com/posts/pierre...
www.linkedin.com/posts/pierre...
Recent OIPC decision shows extend of access to information delay. Initial request in Oct 2020, record release in April 2021.
5 years from initial request to an OIPC decision ordering release.
Re Alberta Forestry and Parks, 2025 CanLII 114897,<https://canlii.ca/t/kgd5q>
5 years from initial request to an OIPC decision ordering release.
Re Alberta Forestry and Parks, 2025 CanLII 114897,<https://canlii.ca/t/kgd5q>
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Recent OIPC decision shows extend of access to information delay. Initial request in Oct 2020, record release in April 2021.
5 years from initial request to an OIPC decision ordering release.
Re Alberta Forestry and Parks, 2025 CanLII 114897,<https://canlii.ca/t/kgd5q>
5 years from initial request to an OIPC decision ordering release.
Re Alberta Forestry and Parks, 2025 CanLII 114897,<https://canlii.ca/t/kgd5q>
Reposted by Drew Yewchuk
New Post: The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/
The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
By: Kaitlin Schaaf, Kathy Cao, Jessica Farrell, Andrew Simmons, Emilia Yassiri, and Martin Olszynski Matter Commented On: 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector PD…
ablawg.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/
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"A piecemeal approach that fails to address a root cause of climate change — BC’s expanding LNG industry — will fail to protect our health and health-care system.”
Kudos on ecolens.ca, but BC must do more.
My comments @vancouversun.bsky.social.
vancouversun.com/news/bc-cdc-...
@cape-acme.bsky.social
Kudos on ecolens.ca, but BC must do more.
My comments @vancouversun.bsky.social.
vancouversun.com/news/bc-cdc-...
@cape-acme.bsky.social
The B.C. CDC wants to hear from residents with climate-related health concerns
British Columbians can now share personal stories about how climate change is impacting their health and well-being on ecolens.ca
vancouversun.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"A piecemeal approach that fails to address a root cause of climate change — BC’s expanding LNG industry — will fail to protect our health and health-care system.”
Kudos on ecolens.ca, but BC must do more.
My comments @vancouversun.bsky.social.
vancouversun.com/news/bc-cdc-...
@cape-acme.bsky.social
Kudos on ecolens.ca, but BC must do more.
My comments @vancouversun.bsky.social.
vancouversun.com/news/bc-cdc-...
@cape-acme.bsky.social
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A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Corb Lund launches Alberta-wide petition against foreign ruination of the Rocky Mountains
Alberta’s favourite musician continues to light fires in Smith's murky coal bin
www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
And the Alberta government statement on Trans day of remembrance reminds me of this classic gag.
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
And the Alberta government statement on Trans day of remembrance reminds me of this classic gag.
The new Bill 13 is an extension of this fight, effectively giving the JCCF what they wanted.
New Post: The Non-Justiciable War on ‘Woke’ at the Law Society of Alberta
ablawg.ca/2025/10/16...…ciety-of-alberta/
ablawg.ca/2025/10/16...…ciety-of-alberta/
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The new Bill 13 is an extension of this fight, effectively giving the JCCF what they wanted.
Reposted by Drew Yewchuk
New Post: The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
ablawg.ca/2025/11/19...…er-diverse-youth/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/19...…er-diverse-youth/
The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
By: Jennifer Koshan Case and Bill Commented On: Egale Canada v Alberta, 2025 ABKB 394 (CanLII); Bill 9, Protecting Alberta’s Children Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, 2nd Session, 31st Legislature PD…
ablawg.ca
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
ablawg.ca/2025/11/19...…er-diverse-youth/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/19...…er-diverse-youth/
Consider how the AER explains the bad news about the rising orphan inventory:
September 2025: web.archive.org/web/20250909...
October 2025: www.aer.ca/data-and-per...
September 2025: web.archive.org/web/20250909...
October 2025: www.aer.ca/data-and-per...
Orphan Fund Levy
December 2024 The orphan fund was established in the 1990s, and since 2002, the Orphan Well Association (OWA) manages the closure of orphaned oil and gas wells, pipelines, and facilities, including th...
web.archive.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Consider how the AER explains the bad news about the rising orphan inventory:
September 2025: web.archive.org/web/20250909...
October 2025: www.aer.ca/data-and-per...
September 2025: web.archive.org/web/20250909...
October 2025: www.aer.ca/data-and-per...
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New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
By: David V. Wright Matter Commented On: Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c 2, s 4 PDF Version: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs? This week, Prime Minister Carn…
ablawg.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/
Comparing what is occurring in the decarbonization energy revolution to the space race: it is as if the Soviets had launched sputnik, and the U.S. responded by declaring the moon is fake.
"[China] understood climate change as a severe threat but also as an enormous industrial opportunity. If the world needed to transition away from fossil fuels and towards clean energy, China resolved to be the supplier of the enabling goods and technologies."
e360.yale.edu/features/chi...
e360.yale.edu/features/chi...
As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role
As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving ...
e360.yale.edu
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Comparing what is occurring in the decarbonization energy revolution to the space race: it is as if the Soviets had launched sputnik, and the U.S. responded by declaring the moon is fake.
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Significantly fewer people are requesting government records in B.C., causing advocates to worry the decline signals eroding government transparency and a loss of trust in public institutions. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #foi
Are People Losing Trust in BC’s FOI System? | The Tyee
The province’s information commissioner says plunging numbers of requests should prompt questions.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Significantly fewer people are requesting government records in B.C., causing advocates to worry the decline signals eroding government transparency and a loss of trust in public institutions. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #foi
New court decision on AlphaBow Energy Ltd. , 2025 ABKB 622, <https://canlii.ca/t/kg6fc>
(para 38) "Even if the Regulatory Exception were stayed during the currency of these CCAA proceedings, upon exiting, AlphaBow will no longer benefit from a stay of proceedings, and,
(para 38) "Even if the Regulatory Exception were stayed during the currency of these CCAA proceedings, upon exiting, AlphaBow will no longer benefit from a stay of proceedings, and,
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
New court decision on AlphaBow Energy Ltd. , 2025 ABKB 622, <https://canlii.ca/t/kg6fc>
(para 38) "Even if the Regulatory Exception were stayed during the currency of these CCAA proceedings, upon exiting, AlphaBow will no longer benefit from a stay of proceedings, and,
(para 38) "Even if the Regulatory Exception were stayed during the currency of these CCAA proceedings, upon exiting, AlphaBow will no longer benefit from a stay of proceedings, and,
Reposted by Drew Yewchuk
Part of a general UCP policy of gutting or defunding (or in some cases both) accountability mechanisms. We see the same thing in access to information where inadequate funding leads to delays & dysfunction as demonstrated by @drewyewchuk.bsky.social in many @ablawg.bsky.social posts.
#abpoli #ableg
#abpoli #ableg
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Part of a general UCP policy of gutting or defunding (or in some cases both) accountability mechanisms. We see the same thing in access to information where inadequate funding leads to delays & dysfunction as demonstrated by @drewyewchuk.bsky.social in many @ablawg.bsky.social posts.
#abpoli #ableg
#abpoli #ableg
Starting October 23, 2025, the AER dashboard shows another 21 companies not in compliance with the 2024 Annual Mandatory Closure Spend Quotas, but bizarrely marks each administrative sanction one day ahead, so they extend out to mid-November. (1/2)
October 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Starting October 23, 2025, the AER dashboard shows another 21 companies not in compliance with the 2024 Annual Mandatory Closure Spend Quotas, but bizarrely marks each administrative sanction one day ahead, so they extend out to mid-November. (1/2)