Monday, June 29: Court of Appeal Justice Alice Woolley rules the process of verifying signatures on Stay Free Alberta’s referendum petition can resume and results can be reported to the public. The decision follows a lower court ruling last month that had quashed the petition.
Read more: Is a Referendum a Good Way to Make a Decision?
June 29: The Alberta government announces that the province’s annual fiscal reports are delayed until the fall. According to the statement, “more time is needed” to finalize the numbers due to “complexities” related to the restructuring of the province’s healthcare system.
Read more: Independently Poor
Tuesday, June 30: A class action lawsuit relating to a major breach of the Alberta list of electors is filed against the Alberta government, the chief electoral officer, the Republican Party of Alberta, the Centurion Project and David Parker.
Read more: The Constituency Map
Wednesday, July 1: The Alberta government opens the application portal for Albertans to receive a one-time $100 energy rebate. The portal is open to all Albertans who filed a 2025 tax return and have a household income of less than $225,000.
Read more: Danielle’s Golden Cat
Thursday, July 2: The government of Alberta formally submits a new pipeline proposal to the federal Major Projects Office. The proposed pipeline would run from near Edmonton to the lower mainland in BC, with Trans Mountain Corp. and Pembina Pipeline Corp. as partners. The project would cost an estimated $35.2- to $43.7-billion and could be completed by as early 2034 if approved.
Read more: Freedom Gas?
Friday, July 3: After completing its process of verifying signatures, Elections Alberta announces that the “Water Not Coal” petition is unsuccessful. Organizers submitted 196,088 signatures, but only 172,088 were able to be verified. They needed 177,732 verified signatures.
Read more: Why Coal Mines Always Get Approved
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