"A judge has ruled that the Elections Alberta CEO’s issuing of the separatist petition was a violation and the decision to issue that has been quashed. The push to have an illegal petition has killed itself." via The Breakdown AB

Never forget who the real "CEO" was at the time of issuing the petition! Bill 54 lit the house on fire and Bill 14 poured gasoline on the fire. Albertans never asked for this, the government invited the separatists into our homes and left us to fend for ourselves, while they fanned the flames of their manufactured constitutional crisis. Democratic erosion in Alberta.

Yes. Mickey Amery, Alberta’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, is the one who introduced and drove both bills:

·        Bill 54 (Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2025) — tabled by Amery, includes major changes to referendum rules, recall processes, tabulator bans, and shortened timelines for Elections Alberta investigations.

·        Bill 14 — also introduced by Amery, which further alters citizen initiative/referendum processes, gives the Attorney General (himself) new powers/immunity, and effectively removes court oversight on whether referendum questions are legal/constitutional.

We are witnessing a serious erosion of democratic safeguards. Through Bill 54 and Bill 14, the government has sidelined the courts, restricted Elections Alberta’s independence, shortened timelines for vote counting, and centralized significant new powers in the hands of the Justice Minister.

Albertans never asked for these changes. What should be independent institutions are increasingly coming under executive control, while restrictive new rules make citizen participation and transparent elections more difficult.

This is not pragmatic governance. It is a concerning concentration of power.

Albertans — regardless of political stripe — deserve strong democratic institutions, transparent elections, and real accountability. The time for polite silence is over. It’s time to demand better. Taking Alberta Forward