Monday, March 9: In a Calgary Chamber of Commerce survey, 51 per cent of local business owners say separation talk is impacting the provincial economy, with 93 per cent saying the impact is negative. In ranking the issues facing their business, 53 per cent put “Alberta separation” at the top, above both “pipeline capacity” and “trade conflicts with the US.”
Read more: Forever Canadian
Tuesday, March 10: CBC News reports the findings of a survey it sent to Alberta teachers, principals and support staff. Of the 6,198 respondents, 89 per cent feel pessimistic after the 2025 strike, 20 per cent are actively looking for a new job, and 13 per cent are looking at early retirement.
Read more: Should Essential Workers have the Right to Strike?
Wednesday, March 11: Boyle Street Community Services, an Edmonton non-profit supporting families experiencing homelessness and poverty, announces that provincial funding for their housing program has been eliminated. This follows news that the 119-year-old Historical Society of Alberta has seen its annual provincial funding eliminated.
Read more: Boyle Street
March 11: The Town of Okotoks repeals a bylaw introduced in 1998 that restricted youth under age 15 from being out in public between midnight and 5:00 a.m. The bylaw was originally passed to crack down on vandalism.
Read more: Exclusion by Design
Thursday, March 12: Elections Alberta approves two new recall petitions, for MLA Peter Guthrie (Airdrie-Cochrane), the leader of the Progressive Tory Party, and MLA Marie Renaud (St. Albert), who is the shadow minister for community and social services for the opposition NDP.
Read more: The Minister Who Quit
Friday, March 13: Court of King’s Bench Justice Douglas Mah rules against the Alberta Teachers’ Association in its bid for an injunction that would have paused provincial legislation that used the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work last October. A broader constitutional challenge of the legislation is scheduled to be heard in September 2026.
Read more: What to Teach Kids
March 13: Elections Alberta announces that six more recall petitions have fallen short of their signature requirements. The petitions targeted Danielle Smith (Brooks-Medicine Hat), Adriana LaGrange (Red Deer-North), Rebecca Schulz (Calgary-Shaw), Tanya Fir (Calgary-Peigan), Nate Glubish (Strathcona-Sherwood Park) and Peter Singh (Calgary-East). Another recall petition, for Amanda Chapman (Calgary-Beddington), has been withdrawn.
Read more: Parties Over People
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