I had posted some time ago about the Riplinger windmill project that is slated for the Waterton area and trying to get it stopped. Angela Tabak who used to be one of the DS locals group has been working diligently to get citizens concerns heard and this project shut down. The damage not only to the local economy but the wildlife in this migration path would be devastating and they need to stop it now. If you feel compelled please give TransAlta a call and leave a message with your concerns.
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Well said and an interesting perspective from The Alberta Institute.
Yesterday, an Alberta Court of King’s Bench judge issued a ruling that should deeply concern every Albertan who believes citizens should have the right to participate directly in democracy and public debate.
Justice Shaina Leonard - appointed in 2020 by then federal Liberal Justice Minister David Lametti - quashed the entirety of the Stay Free Alberta citizen initiative petition seeking a referendum on Alberta independence.
But the ruling doesn't just affect the separation referendum - it is a dramatic, troubling, and frankly ridiculous expansion of the duty for governments to consult with indigenous people, that will have massive ramifications not just for any future citizens' initiative petition on any issue, but also for every single piece of legislation that any government anywhere in Canada proposes in the future.
It is really, really hard to overstate the massive implications this ruling could have, if it's allowed to stand.
In short, Justice Leonard found that Elections Alberta’s Chief ...
Premier Smith had better do more than filing a multi-year stalling appeal.
She is able to bypass the judge and put the SFA question on the referendum vote in October.
If UCP member Albertan’s are forced to decide between the Independence Movement and Premier Smith, she will loose. Signing an unnecessary tax adding fake MOU agreement update with Carney tommorow will also add to her demise.
She should be stalling this unnecessary, detrimental, ideological tax burden Carney Industrial Taxation scheme.
“The referendum question around separation, filed with Elections Alberta in December 2025, asks, “Do you agree that the Province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?”
Premier Smith said at a press conference later in the day that her government would be appealing the court’s ruling.
“Although our government does support Alberta remaining in Canada, we think that today’s decision by the court will deny the opportunity to well over 300,000 ...