Overview
- The UCP invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause four times in under two months, using it to end a teachers’ strike and to shield contentious social-policy measures.
- Bill 9 passed earlier this month with rules on student pronouns, a ban on puberty blockers, and restrictions on trans girls competing in girls’ sports.
- Elections Alberta has accepted recall petitions against 20 UCP MLAs, with many filings citing the Back To School Act that forced teachers back to work.
- The legislature passed Bill 14, which sets up the legal framework for a constitutional referendum on Alberta’s status without committing to a vote date.
- Judge Colin Feasby struck down an Alberta Prosperity Project petition as unconstitutional and criticized the province’s approach, as the APP steps up organizing and claims U.S. outreach.