Comparing what is occurring in the decarbonization energy revolution to the space race: it is as if the Soviets had launched sputnik, and the U.S. responded by declaring the moon is fake.

Significantly fewer people are requesting government records in B.C., causing advocates to worry the decline signals eroding government transparency and a loss of trust in public institutions. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #foi

New court decision on AlphaBow Energy Ltd. , 2025 ABKB 622, <https://canlii.ca/t/kg6fc> (para 38) "Even if the Regulatory Exception were stayed during the currency of these CCAA proceedings, upon exiting, AlphaBow will no longer benefit from a stay of proceedings, and,

Part of a general UCP policy of gutting or defunding (or in some cases both) accountability mechanisms. We see the same thing in access to information where inadequate funding leads to delays & dysfunction as demonstrated by @drewyewchuk.bsky.social in many @ablawg.bsky.social posts. #abpoli #ableg

Starting October 23, 2025, the AER dashboard shows another 21 companies not in compliance with the 2024 Annual Mandatory Closure Spend Quotas, but bizarrely marks each administrative sanction one day ahead, so they extend out to mid-November. (1/2)

No money for teachers? That's because energy executives keep getting their wish. Join us on Nov. 5 in Calgary to learn how Albertans are fighting coal mining in the Rockies and another govt handout to oil and gas companies. Info & RSVP here: www.cleanupyourmess.ca/nov5-calgary... #ABLeg #ABPoli

In a decision yesterday, the ABCA stated that "academic freedom exists to protect all scholarship, including that which may be unpopular or politically targeted." So-called 'activism' is still "research" + "teaching" exempted from FOIP applications. See 2025 ABCA 350, canlii.ca/t/kg5f3 at [40-42].

And here's that post with @drewyewchuk.bsky.social #abpoli #ableg ablawg.ca/2025/10/23/t...

What is "the Alberta Energy Regulator’s workplan"? It is referenced in the new Mandate letter for the Minister of energy and minerals and other government press releases, but I have not seen even a description of it. Is it a plan to implement Yager's review of the AER? (1/2)

A powerful Op Ed from Douglas Stollery who was Co-Counsel on Vriend v. Alberta. “Just as we defended the dignity and Charter rights of gay people then, we must defend the dignity and Charter rights of trans people now.” #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

This Alberta government announcement dances around the term 'fracking'. I am fairly certain the silica sand's use is for fracking, but because fracking is so unpopular even the Alberta government tries not to mention it. www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

An update on what the JCCF is up to, and on the challenges to cultural competency requirements at the Law Society of Alberta.

LIVE Oct 16 - Drill & Dash: The Oil & Gas Liability Crisis @molszyns.bsky.social, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, joins EvC to unpack Alberta's mounting energy liability crisis. Register and join on October 16 at 4pm ET/2pm MT: www.energyvsclimate.com/invite-drill...

The need for metallurgical coal is coming to an end, and everyone knew that at the last hearing for Grassy Mountain. I really hope they don't force me to go to another hearing about that mine...

B.C. coal giant penalized $3.6 million for treatment delays, 171 pollution breaches www.biv.com/news/environ... via @stefanlabbe.bsky.social

A must-read, if you believe that the Government of Alberta should be held accountable to keeping Alberta's water clean, clear (and drinkable!) for communities, at-risk species, and our environment. #MountainsNotMines #WaterNotCoal

The British empire was an evil empire. They didn't spread freedom or liberty, they didn't spread civilization, and they didn't spread good governance. That's the 'truth' part. The Canadian legal system is still searching for a way to process that and adjust its self-understanding.

Better late than never: our 18 pp (!) analysis of #ableg's so-called Mature Asset Strategy (w/ Shaun Fluker and @drewyewchuk.bsky.social). TLDR: the MAS is a thinly disguised attempt to rewrite the origin story of Alberta's O&G closure liability crisis and to push more gov't support & deregulation.

Alberta's new electricity market is a further blow to renewables and could increase power bills. All of the uncertainty created by the government and the new market reforms have also put a chill on investment. We break it down. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-rest... #ableg #cdnpoli

For anyone not in Alberta or not paying attention, girls playing sports in school now have to prove they were born female to play sports. And can be challenged by anyone at anytime and must prove they are female to keep playing. This doesn’t apply to boys. What a dystopian hellscape

Last week, we released our Early Estimate of National Emissions, which showed 🇨🇦’s emissions progress stalled in 2024, with the 2030 target now out of reach. Join us on Oct. 2, 1pm ET to learn more and ask questions about our findings. Register here 👇 climateinstitute.ca/events/ask-m...

🛢️ Oil companies made billions 🏠 Left toxic wells near our homes 💰 Now want US to pay for cleanup 🚨 SAVE THE DATE: Oct 2, 7PM MT Virtual Town Hall - expose the scam, take action together. Register here: www.cleanupyourmess.ca/oct2-townhall #CleanUpYourMess #ABLeg #ABPoli #YYC #YEG

The U.S. is not going to be a reliable ally on any international issue for anyone in the foreseeable future. That really shakes things up...

ICYMI: Ellen Gabriel and I published a new piece on resisting Canada's "elbows up" colonialism, for @canadiandimension.bsky.social: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Alberta’s oil and gas well problem is a “giant stinking pile of shit,” the premier’s special advisor — who wrote the province’s strategy to address the issue — told a frustrated crowd in rural Alberta. @drewanderson.bsky.social was there. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-...

A great post of the damage to Canadian privacy in Bill C-2. I would add a smaller complaint: part 15 of Bill C-2 misappropriates the phrase 'Access to Information' in the new 'Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act'. (1/4)

We don't need to wait for the IJC's decision on the merits in the genocide case brought by South Africa against the state of Israel. States, including Canada @mark-carney.bsky.social must act on what we know now & BTW where is the CBC's coverage of this report? #abpoli #cdnpoli

Critics say the decision challenges the Alberta Energy Regulator’s credibility in a province ruled by a political party committed to fast-tracking resource development. Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #abpoli

This is the 3rd in a series of blog posts on Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, including a look at how the SCC majority judgment on ss 25 & 15 of the Charter is being applied by lower courts. Great working with @jwatsonhamilton.bsky.social and @roberthamilton.bsky.social on this one!

A complex new wrinkle in the Alphabow bankruptcy: they are now in a legal dispute with MEGlobal Canada ULC about the ability to transfer a CO₂ purchase agreement as part of a reverse vesting order. I cannot tell how it will end, but it will cause more delay. www.ksvadvisory.com/docs/default...

The War Room has a propaganda piece for the new AER CEO. The key quote from Yager is : “The conclusion everybody involved in the review came to is the AER is an independent regulator that needed more direct industry participation, so here we are.” (1/2)

Gobsmacked by a decision (August 21) of the new CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator to overrule a hearing panel's decision on a matter under the panel's active consideration. I have news for Mr Morgan. He is not god and he does not have the "absolute discretion" he claims to have. #ableg #abpoli

The AER quietly provided an updated official liability figure for conventional oil and gas: "As of August 2025, the total estimated liability is about $37.9 billion",up from $36 billion in July 2024. www.aer.ca/regulations-...

‘Fear and anxiety’: What our police FOI requests uncovered about Vancouver’s stranger assaults scare

7 out of Ontario's 8 bat species are endangered, including the little brown bat. But in Shawanaga First Nation, where hundreds of bats have moved in, a unique species-at-risk program brings the community together to help them. New from @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/shawanaga-fi...

New Post: The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2024/2025: The Sequoia Settlement Hits the Orphan Inventory ablawg.ca/2025/08/18...…orphan-inventory/

New Post: Canada’s Internationally Wrongful Climate Acts ablawg.ca/2025/08/15...…ful-climate-acts/

NEW: An annual child poverty report shows that almost 1 in 5 children in Alberta live in poverty. For children from single-parent families, that figure increases to half. www.theprogressreport.ca/alberta_2025...

"The penalty is appropriate and should not be changed." ‼️ CNRL will be fined $278,000 for its failure to prevent birds from nesting on an island that formed in its tailings pond: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... The company appealed to reduce its fine, which the Alberta Energy Regulator rejected.

51 whats? Also, good thing nothing lives in creeks, I guess. The AER compliance dashboard is a joke.

New War Room article says 'mature assets' include "94,000 wells that are “decommissioned” (wellbore cut and capped, surface equipment removed but site reclamation incomplete)". But that cannot be correct. A decommissioned but unreclaimed site is (1/2) www.canadianenergycentre.ca/understandin...

The Alberta government’s 2023 renewables moratorium may have done lasting damage. New data from @pembina.org shows Alberta’s renewables queue just hit a 4-year low. A steep drop for the province that once led Canada in new clean energy capacity.

The FOIPs that compose this scoop from @drugdatadecoded.ca cost him more than $1K. If you have the means, support his vital work. drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...

A technical oil & gas law post on the Q of whether this particular gross overriding royalty (GORR) is legal or equitable. IMO the ABCA's analysis is incomplete because neither it nor the trial judge grappled with the fact that when the GORR was created the grantor only had an equitable interest.

People claim oil and gas in Canada isn't subsidized, but that's not true. Governments give away billions each year to hugely profitable companies through direct funds, tax breaks, preferential financing and more (including a pipeline). An explainer. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/oil-and-gas-...

Appalling behaviour on the part of the AG. s 2.1 of the Act expressly authorizes the CEO to seek the Court's opinion. This section was amended in the last session to provide timelines. If the AG didn't want the CEO to use it the UCP shd have removed it and left it to judicial review. #abpoli #ableg

When oil and gas companies are unable, or unwilling, to pay rent they owe to landowners where they have wells, the Alberta government pays it for them. The tab is now nearly $150 million since 2010, Sharon J. Riley reports: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-and-gas-unpaid-rent-2024

New Post: Who’s Afraid of the Proposed First Nations Clean Water Act? ablawg.ca/2025/07/17...

New Post: New Standards (or is it a Book Ban?) in Alberta K-12 Schools ablawg.ca/2025/07/15...

A new contender for funniest page I've received in an Access to Information release.