• Alberta to remove DEI hiring practices, strengthens protections against deepfake distribution

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-27 21:06:05.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Justice, Public Safety, Education, Governance]

  Justice Minister Mickey Amery tabled Bill 33, the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, which prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices and mandatory training across provincial bodies including public agencies, Crown-controlled organizations, public post-secondary institutions, school boards, and municipalities under Section 10.1 of the Alberta Human Rights Act. Additionally, the legislation amends the 2017 Protecting Victims of Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act—renamed the Intimate Content Protection Act—to penalize the distribution of artificially generated or modified non-consensual deepfake images with fines up to $10,000, imprisonment of up to two years, or both. The bill also reverses provisions from former Bill 14 regarding the Legal Profession Act by altering governance and appeal processes concerning the Law Society of Alberta.

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• Advocates plea for feds to call inquiry into Alberta, Sask. trans laws

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-28 21:01:30.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Saskatchewan, National, Education, Healthcare, Social Services, Justice]

  LGBTQ+ advocates are petitioning the federal government in Ottawa to call a formal national inquiry into provincial legislation enacted in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The contested laws include parental consent mandates for students under 16 altering their names or pronouns at school, bans on transgender athletes aged 12 and older participating in competitive female sports, and restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for youth. Both Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe utilized the notwithstanding clause to protect these legislative measures from judicial review.

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• Court upholds school board's disqualification of trustee LaGrange

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-02 21:22:10.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Education, Governance, Justice]

  The Court of Appeal of Alberta upheld the Red Deer Catholic School Board's decision to disqualify former trustee Monique LaGrange for breaching the board's code of conduct after she posted a social media meme comparing children waving Pride flags to children waving Nazi swastika flags with the caption "brainwashing is brainwashing." However, the court struck down the board's sanction requiring LaGrange to issue a public apology within 90 days. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides noted that the province has since updated its legislation pertaining to school board trustees and freedom of speech, following previous disputes over legislative authority to remove elected officials.

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