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The Progress Report is the media arm of Progress Alberta, an Edmonton-based non-profit working to advance the left in Alberta.
In a follow-up to last month's interview with Shannon Phillips about the 2016 convention battle over the LEAP manifesto, this episode we chat with someone from the LEAP camp—Breach Media managing editor & Avi Lewis advisor Martin Lukacs.
POD: The Alberta NDP and LEAP—from the LEAP perspective
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November 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
In a follow-up to last month's interview with Shannon Phillips about the 2016 convention battle over the LEAP manifesto, this episode we chat with someone from the LEAP camp—Breach Media managing editor & Avi Lewis advisor Martin Lukacs.
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News: Edmonton's police chief is seeking to fire a detective who leaked case files to the media about Abdullah Shah and claimed members of the EPS brass had a "close knit" relationship with the notorious (now dead) landlord. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...
Edmonton police chief seeks to fire detective who admitted leaking documents, making corruption claims
Is Daniel Behiels a whistleblower, or a loose cannon?
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November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
News: Edmonton's police chief is seeking to fire a detective who leaked case files to the media about Abdullah Shah and claimed members of the EPS brass had a "close knit" relationship with the notorious (now dead) landlord. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...
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Today‘s column is about the reaction to the UCP board voting to quash an Alberta separatism debate at the party’s AGM and how Danielle Smith's pipeline deal with Mark Carney could get more jeers than cheers at the biggest political gathering of the year.
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Quashing Alberta separatism debate could spark fireworks at UCP AGM
Smith's pipeline deal with Carney could get more jeers than cheers by some at the UCP AGM
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November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today‘s column is about the reaction to the UCP board voting to quash an Alberta separatism debate at the party’s AGM and how Danielle Smith's pipeline deal with Mark Carney could get more jeers than cheers at the biggest political gathering of the year.
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UCP AGM is off to a great start
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
UCP AGM is off to a great start
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Between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, the advocate’s office recorded 60 youth deaths and nine serious injuries among young people who had received child intervention services within the two years preceding their death.
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'Gap in assessments': Alberta's child and youth advocate calls for better intervention — Edmonton Journal
Annual report highlights service gaps, substance-use risks, and missed assessments in the deaths and serious injuries among children connected to Alberta's intervention system
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November 28, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, the advocate’s office recorded 60 youth deaths and nine serious injuries among young people who had received child intervention services within the two years preceding their death.
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Danielle Smith doesn’t need a pipeline to Prince Rupert – she just needs Mark Carney to promise she can have one. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/dani...
Danielle Smith doesn’t need a pipeline to Prince Rupert – she just needs Mark Carney to promise she can have one - Alberta Politics
Danielle Smith doesn’t need a pipeline to Prince Rupert, she just needs Mark Carney to promise she can have one, with sketchy details to follow. Then, just like that, Alberta’s premier could call an ...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Danielle Smith doesn’t need a pipeline to Prince Rupert – she just needs Mark Carney to promise she can have one. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/dani...
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Here's the latest in Calgary's rezoning/HAF funding story... COO walks councillors through multiple touch points outlining funding risk. #yyc #yyccc #calgary
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Dalgleish shows multiple points when council was informed of HAF funding risk - LiveWire Calgary
Calgary’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) outlined how city administration consistently informed city council of the risk to the final payments of the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), refuting any…
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November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Here's the latest in Calgary's rezoning/HAF funding story... COO walks councillors through multiple touch points outlining funding risk. #yyc #yyccc #calgary
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No matter which words are used, the HAF funding is up in the air pending a citywide rezoning decision. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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Pause turns to 'expected to be held' in Calgary HAF funding saga - LiveWire Calgary
Calgary’s dance with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) over Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) cash took another pirouette Wednesday, with the sides clarifying a “pause” on upcoming…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
No matter which words are used, the HAF funding is up in the air pending a citywide rezoning decision. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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The public safety ministry sent out a false response to a freedom of information request by the NDP. It covered up 130 pages of correspondence about Dale McFee's request for Minister Ellis to intervene in police commission appointments, including multiple signed letters by the minister himself.
From @jonnywakefield.bsky.social — Minister blames 'human error' after NDP's Edmonton Police Commission FOIP turns up no records #abpoli #ableg #yeg
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Minister blames 'human error' after NDP's Edmonton Police Commission FOIP turns up no records
Alberta's public safety minister is blaming "human error" after the department incorrectly stated it had no records of EPS's complaint.
edmontonjournal.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The public safety ministry sent out a false response to a freedom of information request by the NDP. It covered up 130 pages of correspondence about Dale McFee's request for Minister Ellis to intervene in police commission appointments, including multiple signed letters by the minister himself.
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Five more UCP MLAs’ names added to Elections Alberta’s growing recall list. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/five...
Five more UCP MLAs’ names added to Elections Alberta’s growing recall list - Alberta Politics
As Elections Alberta approved five more recall petitions yesterday, bringing the number of United Conservative Party MLAs facing at least a theoretical threat of losing their jobs to 14, provincial go...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Five more UCP MLAs’ names added to Elections Alberta’s growing recall list. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/five...
Pensioners whose retirements were wrecked by dodgy investment schemes by political appointees at AIMCO will be denied the right to sue AIMCO for damages by a new piece of legislation, Bill 12.
Alberta tables legislation aimed at blocking $1.3 billion claim against AIMCo
Alberta has tabled a new bill that would shield the province from a $1.3 billion claim launched against AIMCo.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Pensioners whose retirements were wrecked by dodgy investment schemes by political appointees at AIMCO will be denied the right to sue AIMCO for damages by a new piece of legislation, Bill 12.
The new mayor and council's decision to backpedal on rezoning has delayed over $100 million in funding for affordable housing—and a $64 million grant next year is at risk, too.
City email indicates that CMHC said future installments of Housing Accelerator Fund proceeds are on pause until citywide rezoning issue is resolved. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
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Tens of millions in housing funding 'paused' with citywide rezoning repeal: Email - LiveWire Calgary
Roughly $129 million in federal housing cash is paused until Calgary clarifies the future of its citywide rezoning bylaw, according to an internal email obtained by LWC. The email, sent by Chief…
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November 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The new mayor and council's decision to backpedal on rezoning has delayed over $100 million in funding for affordable housing—and a $64 million grant next year is at risk, too.
"If they don’t want the chaos of all these votes," argues Rob Breakenridge in a Herald op-ed today, "and if they want a true mandate to cut off these campaigns and hollow out their own law, we can whittle the referendums and byelections down to one simple process: a general election in 2026."
Breakenridge: If recalls, petitions too much for Smith, it can be simplified to an election
If recalls, petitions and referendums are too much for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, it can all be simplified down to a general election.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
"If they don’t want the chaos of all these votes," argues Rob Breakenridge in a Herald op-ed today, "and if they want a true mandate to cut off these campaigns and hollow out their own law, we can whittle the referendums and byelections down to one simple process: a general election in 2026."
Public Interest Alberta and an activist group called the Alberta Civic Integrity Project are hosting multiple protest rallies in Edmonton this weekend, coincident with the UCP annual general meeting at the Edmonton Expo.
Rally of Resistance at the UCP AGM
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November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Public Interest Alberta and an activist group called the Alberta Civic Integrity Project are hosting multiple protest rallies in Edmonton this weekend, coincident with the UCP annual general meeting at the Edmonton Expo.
HSAA has voted yes to a new collective agreement with AHS. Doesn't look too different from what the province has been pressing other unions to accept—12% over four years, some market adjustments, and a handful of minor concessions.
Health-Care Professionals Vote 66% “YES” to Ratify New Agreement with AHS, Securing Improved Wages and Benefits
HSAA members have ratified a new collective agreement with Alberta Health Services and other provincial health agencies.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
HSAA has voted yes to a new collective agreement with AHS. Doesn't look too different from what the province has been pressing other unions to accept—12% over four years, some market adjustments, and a handful of minor concessions.
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Alberta has collected more than $1 billion in cannabis revenue.
That's the most, per capita, of all provinces and territories.
By far.
It's nearly quadruple what Quebec has collected, per person.
That's the most, per capita, of all provinces and territories.
By far.
It's nearly quadruple what Quebec has collected, per person.
Canada collected over $5.4B in cannabis tax revenue since legalization | CBC News
Ottawa and the provinces raked in more than $5.4 billion in cannabis tax revenue since the drug was legalized for recreational use in October 2018.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Alberta has collected more than $1 billion in cannabis revenue.
That's the most, per capita, of all provinces and territories.
By far.
It's nearly quadruple what Quebec has collected, per person.
That's the most, per capita, of all provinces and territories.
By far.
It's nearly quadruple what Quebec has collected, per person.
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Recall campaigns were approved this morning targeting UCP MLAs Glenn van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan, and Searle Turton. That brings the total number of current MLA recall campaigns to 14.
🤠Total Recall: Nine UCP MLAs are now facing recall petitions in their ridings and MLA Dale Nally lashed out at constituent organizing recall effort in Morinville-St. Albert. 😬 Read all about it.
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Total Recall: Nine UCP MLAs now facing recall petitions in their ridings
MLA Dale Nally lashed out at constituent organizing recall effort in Morinville-St. Albert
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November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Recall campaigns were approved this morning targeting UCP MLAs Glenn van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan, and Searle Turton. That brings the total number of current MLA recall campaigns to 14.
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"Alberta’s Compassionate Intervention Act — which will allow for the involuntary admission of people who use substances, even when they have[..]capacity to make decisions about their care — lacks sufficient evidence of effectiveness + poses substantial ethical concerns"
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Involuntary treatment for substance use: application of Kass’ ethical framework to Alberta’s Compassionate Intervention Act
Key points
In Canada, more than 50 000 opioid-related deaths have occurred since September 2024, mostly in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, where governments are all in various stages of develo...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"Alberta’s Compassionate Intervention Act — which will allow for the involuntary admission of people who use substances, even when they have[..]capacity to make decisions about their care — lacks sufficient evidence of effectiveness + poses substantial ethical concerns"
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"We're kind of excited that you can actually use AI to write legislation right now,” Dale Nally told the CBC on Saturday.
Quite a week for this guy.
Quite a week for this guy.
Alberta government eyes AI to write legislation for 1st time | CBC News
The Alberta government is considering using AI technology to write a law for the first time, eyeing a forthcoming piece of whisky legislation as its test case.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"We're kind of excited that you can actually use AI to write legislation right now,” Dale Nally told the CBC on Saturday.
Quite a week for this guy.
Quite a week for this guy.
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Alberta’s growing list of MLA recall petitions is a grassroots phenomenon that’s turning into a grassfire! albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/albe...
Alberta’s growing list of MLA recall petitions is a grassroots phenomenon that’s turning into a grassfire! - Alberta Politics
Knowing that he’s almost certainly destined for the long jump, metaphorically speaking, it must be mildly satisfying for Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure to have to keep approving those MLA reca...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Alberta’s growing list of MLA recall petitions is a grassroots phenomenon that’s turning into a grassfire! albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/albe...
According to the Elections Act, voter registry information is to be used only for revising the voter register or for conducting elections. Trying to get a recall petition against yourself quashed is not one of these purposes. Did Dale Nally commit a crime?
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
According to the Elections Act, voter registry information is to be used only for revising the voter register or for conducting elections. Trying to get a recall petition against yourself quashed is not one of these purposes. Did Dale Nally commit a crime?
Raise your hand if you knew that MLAs had the ability to pull voter records to use to smear people like this. Even we did not know this was possible.
Dale Nally's recall petitioner says he doesn't listen to constituents and cites his concerns over the notwithstanding clause.
Nally responds by saying the petitioner doesn't vote and works as a proxy for a group weaponizing the recall act and the petition has no merit.
Nally responds by saying the petitioner doesn't vote and works as a proxy for a group weaponizing the recall act and the petition has no merit.
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Raise your hand if you knew that MLAs had the ability to pull voter records to use to smear people like this. Even we did not know this was possible.
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Using the voters list as a political weapon against a constituent feels like perfectly reasonable grounds for a recall to me.
Dale Nally's recall petitioner says he doesn't listen to constituents and cites his concerns over the notwithstanding clause.
Nally responds by saying the petitioner doesn't vote and works as a proxy for a group weaponizing the recall act and the petition has no merit.
Nally responds by saying the petitioner doesn't vote and works as a proxy for a group weaponizing the recall act and the petition has no merit.
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Using the voters list as a political weapon against a constituent feels like perfectly reasonable grounds for a recall to me.
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Nearly one-fifth of United Conservative MLAs are now subject to recall drives. Including the speaker and six cabinet ministers.
And then there were 9.
6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
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6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
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Current Recall Petitions - Elections Alberta
Recall is a process to remove a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from office between elections by collecting sufficient signatures in the Member’s electoral division. The following recall peti...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nearly one-fifth of United Conservative MLAs are now subject to recall drives. Including the speaker and six cabinet ministers.
Picket lines for Alberta's nursing care staff strike go up tomorrow morning. Looks like nearly every major hospital across the province will be impacted. If you'd like to see if there will be a picket line in your area, AUPE's website is searchable by location:
Queue-it
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November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Picket lines for Alberta's nursing care staff strike go up tomorrow morning. Looks like nearly every major hospital across the province will be impacted. If you'd like to see if there will be a picket line in your area, AUPE's website is searchable by location: