We are home, horses are fed and reflecting on what a great (short) trip it was attending the UCP - AGM. I was thrilled to meet our locals warriors and finally put faces to names. I have heard said that you are never supposed to meet your heroes for fear of disappointment but that was not the case this weekend. You are all my heroes and just as incredible as I expected you would be. I am grateful you chose to join our page here and continue to share and engage, you guys are truly my sane space in an insane world…thank you.
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https://edmontonsun.com/news/local-news/alberta-premier-first-nations-separation-democracy
“In the same program, Smith said she will talk with her ministers about stricter financial reporting among First Nations as a criteria for provincial funding.
A caller named Diane asked for increased accountability among Alberta First Nations in the form of audited financial statements as a condition of provincial funding, and stronger federal enforcement of transparency requirements tying ongoing funding to the timely public disclosure of audit reports.
“Many Alberta First Nations are not publicly releasing annual financial audit reports, despite the requirement under the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, since enforcement ended in 2015 compliance has declined significantly,” Diane said. “The lack of transparency has led to legal actions, most notably in November 2025 Federal Court ruling involving Frog Lake, Alberta First Nations, where approximately $120 million and was reported ...
https://open.substack.com/pub/oldstockledger/p/albertas-oil-just-got-38-billion?
Every day it’s becoming more clear that this social licence Carbon Tax, Carbon Capture MOU is a boondoggle bad deal for Alberta.