• UCP to vote on bathroom laws, land acknowledgements, but not separatism

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-27 18:10:54.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Governance, Energy, Indigenous, Justice]

  Members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party will debate and vote on 22 policy resolutions at their annual general meeting in Calgary from November 27 to 29, 2026. The proposed resolutions include measures regarding public washroom policies and updates to the Alberta Human Rights Act, the discontinuation of First Nations land acknowledgements and blocking of indigenous land claims, mandatory byelections for floor-crossing MLAs, and opposition to federal net zero and carbon capture mandates. While the party's governing caucus is not bound by the member-approved resolutions, past meetings have resulted in implemented policy and legislative changes under Premier Danielle Smith's administration.

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• ‘Silence could be consent’: Alberta First Nations push to get out vote for referendum

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-04 12:33:40.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Indigenous, Governance, Justice]

  Alberta First Nations, including the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and Treaty 8 Sovereign First Nations, are mobilizing get-out-the-vote campaigns for the province's October 19, 2026 referendum on provincial separation and constitutional matters. The mobilization follows a successful legal challenge by First Nations in May 2026 where a judge quashed a citizen-initiated petition for a separation vote due to a failure in the constitutional duty to consult, which the United Conservative Party government under Premier Danielle Smith subsequently appealed while pushing forward with the referendum anyway. Turnout for the referendum is projected by Elections Alberta to reach 85 per cent, surpassing previous provincial records, with over 652,000 mail-in ballots already dispatched.

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• Saddle Lake Cree Nation asserts treaty rights over access to gender-affirming care

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-09 21:56:42.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Indigenous, Healthcare, Justice, Governance]

  Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its sovereign treaty rights under the "medicine chest" clause of Treaty 6 to create protections for gender-affirming care on reserve lands and territories. The initiative directly challenges Alberta provincial legislation, specifically Bills 26, 27, and 29, which implemented restrictions on transgender youth regarding medical treatments, name and pronoun changes, and sports participation. Backed by Two-Spirit family physician Dr. James Makokis, the Nation plans to bring in Canadian-trained clinicians to provide uninterrupted medical services on reserve lands outside provincial jurisdiction.

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• Indigenous lawyer Leighton Grey garners separatist rally applause in Edmonton Saturday

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-08-30 21:34:58.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Governance, Indigenous, Justice]

  Indigenous lawyer Leighton Grey spoke at a separatist rally outside the Alberta legislature ahead of an upcoming October 19 provincial referendum on separation, touching on debates surrounding the federal Clarity Act, the Indian Act of 1876, and legal challenges from Treaty 6, 7, and 8 First Nations. The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs previously requested the RCMP investigate Premier Danielle Smith's actions regarding separatism under Section 46 of the Canadian Criminal Code for alleged treason. Meanwhile, the provincial government amended the Citizen Initiative Act via Bill 14 to enable the binding referendum process.

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