Monday, September 29: One week ahead of a strike deadline, Alberta teachers are voting on a proposed contract. The Alberta Teachers’ Association will release the results of the vote tonight.
Read More: Bursting at the Seams
September 29: The final in-person “Alberta Next” town hall will be held tonight in Calgary at the Equi-Plex at Spruce Meadows, with doors opening at 5:00 p.m. The location and timing of the event were released only this morning.
Read More: Is a Referendum a Good Way to Make Decisions?
Tuesday, September 30: Members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association have voted against the latest proposed deal, with 89.5% opposing it. Unless a new deal is struck, a province-wide teachers’ strike will begin on October 6.
Read More: What To Teach Kids?
September 30: The final in-person “Alberta Next” town hall took place last night in Calgary, with over 1,000 attendees. The event saw long lineups to ask questions, microphones get cut off, audience members arguing with each other, and moderator Bruce McAllister respond to a high schooler’s question with “Your parents should turn you over [their] knee.”
Read More: Hot, Loud and Angry
Wednesday, October 1: The Alberta government says it will submit a proposal to the federal Major Projects Office for a new pipeline to the BC coast, a project that according to premier Danielle Smith is “undeniably in the national interest.” BC premier Dave Eby responds by saying “Smith continues to advance a project that is entirely taxpayer funded, has no private-sector proponent, is not a real project and is incredibly alarming to British Columbians, including First Nations along the coast…”
Read More: Our Lobbyist Premier
Thursday, October 2: Alberta’s first measles death of 2025 is reported. A baby born prematurely after the mother contracted the disease died shortly after birth. The province has had 1,914 confirmed measles cases since March.
Read More: Should Vaccinations be Mandatory?
Friday, October 3: Former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk announces that his “Forever Canadian” petition has obtained about 80 per cent of the 294,000 signatures it requires. The campaign has until October 28 to collect signatures. Its goal is for the petition question—”Do You Agree That Alberta Should Remain In Canada?”—to be called in the legislature and for MLAs to vote on it.
Read More: What a State
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