Alberta Health Services' former CEO alleges she has been subject to an intimidation campaign since suing the govt. Athana Mentzelopoulos speaks about it publically for the first time --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social

Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.

NEW: A podcaster accused of harassing a former AHS director said he was hired by an Edmonton lawyer, court docs show. That lawyer has ties to Sam Mraiche, who owns companies at the centre of Alberta's procurement controversy. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social

Former AHS director alleges he was under surveillance, harassed because he pushed back against Premier Danielle Smith govt and its decision to fire the health agency's CEO www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social

I found this discussion really interesting (and validating of some of the thoughts I’ve been having about certain aspects of politics for a while).

Calgary, our water system is in the RED ZONE. We need your help to conserve water! Ways that you can assist: -Keep showers short, three minutes or less. -Flush toilets only when necessary. -Run dishwashers/laundry only when full Thank-you, Calgary! These small actions make a big difference.

Edmonton looking to reinstate photo radar at several problem intersections - With Edmonton seeing the most traffic fatalities in nearly a decade, the city is looking to reinstate speed enforcement after the province banned photo radar in April.

Alberta country music star Corb Lund says the citizens petition initiative he had filed against coal mining in the Rocky Mountains has been retroactively killed by Alberta’s new legislation:

“It allows companies to use the value of Crown resources as security against a future liability to the Crown. That’s completely backwards,” Prof. Leach said. #ableg #cdnpoli

New auditor general report on AB's Mine Financial Security Program "We assess this recommendation as not implemented because the risk of overstatement remains high, and the department stated it will not make any further substantive changes to the calculation method." #abpoli @molszyns.bsky.social

Alberta government amends bill after chief electoral officer warns it harms trust, independence It’s a pretty scathing letter from the elections head, and my math says gov amended bill no less than 6 hours after every MLA received it. From me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...

So Alberta's latest proposed law would: 👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet. 👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'

BREAKING: Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself out. AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair. Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.

On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social

Dialing down the use of social media for a week reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia in young adults, according to a study published on Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open.

Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...

🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨 Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics* Term: 2 years Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance Start: July 2026 Details in next two posts 👇

The more you know, #cdnpoli. 💫

The only MP in Canada who voted to prevent an #election for the Liberal government. Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.

“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” said pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.” Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a... reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...

New Post: The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector ablawg.ca/2025/11/21...…he-energy-sector/

Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other. Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I hope Albertans will remember that trans kids and teens are living breathing humans who just want to be themselves, without fear of hate and discrimination. Demonizing kids merely to score political points in some weird culture war is craven and cruel.

Great piece by my colleague @watershedlab.bsky.social on the risk of landslide tsunamis on BC’s Northwest Coast and what it means for pipelines in the area [gift link] www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/fe4f74c...

I wrote about the under-appreciated hazard of landslide-triggered tsunamis, which need serious consideration in discussions of new pipelines from Alberta 🧪⚒️ @theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social

PONIs or PHONIs? My latest ABlawg post on the subject of where things stand following yesterday's announcement of the second tranche of "major projects" / PONIs. And an imperfect glossary to try to make sense of the odd mix of terminology circulating.

Important post from my @ucalgary.bsky.social law colleague David Wright. #cdnpoli

New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs? ablawg.ca/2025/11/14...…-ponis-or-phonis/

🚨Call for Speakers🚨 ⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies 🗓️May 20-22, 2026 ⛰️Banff, Alberta 👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!) ✉️Email abstracts to: [email protected] by Dec 15 Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp

It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced. Safe bike-lanes mean business.

Danielle Smith has repeatedly invoked the idea of Alberta independence during her time in office. But documents obtained by the Investigative Journalism Foundation suggest it is not an economic scenario the provincial government is seriously studying. theijf.org/alberta-is-f...

Today a story I've spent months reporting and writing runs on @desmog.com and @theguardian.com. It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South. www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...

"Conservative Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux announced Thursday he is resigning from the House of Commons, according to statement shared with CBC News, a decision that comes after rumours swirled this week that he was considering crossing the floor to the Liberals."

Some comments from me on the geohazards that could impact an oil pipeline from AB to BC coast, following @davidebybc.bsky.social and First Nations' continued opposition. More thoughts in the below thread from ~6 months ago 🧪⚒️ @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

With a guest appearance from @watershedlab.bsky.social learning us about marine geohazard risks! #cdnpoli #ableg www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

👀👀 “Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence”: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #ableg h/t @nigelb.bsky.social

Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.

In Alberta, landowners can’t deny oil and gas wells on their properties, but they’re entitled to compensation. Some companies fail to pay those bills — and rural Albertans are tired of waiting. They're also tired of that repayment, eventually, coming from taxpayers. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-land...

CP legend Bob Weber retired* in 2024 & I had the privilege of hosting his farewell talk, which you shd watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF57... *Turns out Bob can’t quit journalism & thank the galaxy for that. Bob’s latest in @albertaviews.bsky.social #ableg #cdnpoli albertaviews.ca/dirty-cleanu...

New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field. In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront. By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:

Alberta's Auditor General is racing to finish his investigation into healthcare procurement after the UCP govt rejected his proposed contract extension. He's done in April, 2026, and wants his probe wrapped then, too. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Your daily dose of climate hope. From the team at RMI: rmi.org/wp-content/u...

Today Elections Alberta requested $13.5 million to be able to administer recalls and referendum. The UCP committee in charge revised their request to just over $1 million. And then voted it through. The UCP just defunded recall/referendum. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Jeff Jones continuing to do yeoman’s work bringing the O&G closure liability fiasco to #ableg and #cdnpoli. Willful ignorance at the top — among the c-suite, auditors and investors — will keep pushing this bill down onto taxpayers’ lap. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Kia’s New Electric Van Obliterates World Record, Driving 693 km (430 miles) Fully Loaded #ElectricVehicles www.whichev.net/2025/10/29/k...

Update: #yyc police found my kid's bike downtown (Trek Marlin 4, not 5) -- the same morning they were stolen (Wednesday). Please keep your eyes out for the others. They're also all now on bikeindex.org #yycbike