On gerrymandering, Bratt notes there are no major updates: an MLA committee has been named, but its advisory body and final maps are still pending. He expects the final outcome will differ from both the majority and minority reports and involve significant redrawing of boundaries, not just adding two seats. He contrasts Alberta’s long timeline (next election likely October 2027) with the United States, where maps are being redrawn even as they approach a November 2026 vote.

The main focus is a large-scale data breach: Elections Alberta’s voters list for 2.9 million people was legitimately provided to the new Republican Party of Alberta, which had not run in the 2023 general election but had only contested three by-elections. That list was then transferred—possibly sold or given—to the Centurion Project, a pro-separatist organization that is not a political party. Elections Alberta detected the leak because they “salt” each party’s list with fake names; those fake names appeared on the Centurion list, tracing the breach back to the Alberta Republican Party.

Bratt explains why this is far more serious than a “phone book,” contrary to Centurion leader David Parker’s claim. The voters list includes polling station information and other data never in phone books, and unlike phone books, individuals cannot opt out; people who would normally hide their information (judges, police, some teachers, people fearing harassment or doxxing) are exposed. He calls it a huge breach of privacy and security.

He outlines potential harms: doxxing of public figures (Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney’s personal data have already been released), risks to victims of domestic abuse and child custody disputes, resale of data to companies, and use as a baseline for identity theft (names, addresses, emails, phone numbers). Politically, the Centurion Project held the list for at least a month while gathering signatures for a petition to trigger an Alberta separation referendum in October 2026; Bratt raises the possibility that some petition entries could have been filled using voters-list data without consent, especially since only signatures would need to be added.

Multiple investigations are underway: Elections Alberta, the Alberta Privacy Commissioner, the RCMP, and Edmonton Police Service are all investigating. Elections Alberta has issued cease-and-desist letters to at least 600 Centurion affiliates who had access to the full list, though the true spread is unknown due to the group’s multi-level-marketing-style recruitment (each person recruiting ten more, and so on). Bratt stresses this is a massive breach with political, civil, and criminal consequences, some of which may only emerge over time.

On legal exposure, Bratt notes that distributing the list can carry fines up to $100,000 and up to a year in jail, though he doubts every volunteer will face such penalties. He suggests key figures like David Parker and Republican Party leader Cam Davies could be in serious legal jeopardy, and notes that separatist leader Jeff Rath had previously directed people to Centurion before later distancing himself. Note: Parker is not complying with the Elections Alberta investigation at the moment.

Bratt then details links between the United Conservative Party (UCP) and separatist actors: Mitch Sylvester, leader of the Alberta Prosperity Project, is also a UCP constituency association president; UCP MLA Jason Stephan wrote an op-ed advocating separatism; and a UCP staffer attended a mid-April Centurion meeting where Jason Kenney’s personal information was released. The NDP reported the staffer’s presence to Elections Alberta and the RCMP, yet Premier Danielle Smith has blamed the NDP for not informing her, even though her own staffer was at the meeting, which Bratt calls “bonkers.” He questions why a premier’s staffer was at a private, invite-only separatist organizing meeting and what report he provided afterward.

Bratt and about 40 Alberta academics (political scientists, law professors, criminologists) are calling for a broad public inquiry, arguing that existing investigations are too narrow and focused on legalities rather than ethics and systemic issues. They want an independent, well-resourced, and fast-moving inquiry, given the planned 2026 referendum, to examine questions such as whether parties should receive voters lists at all and whether all parties should be treated equally, especially brand-new or fringe parties. Bratt cites Calgary’s 2021 municipal election, where Elections Calgary withheld the voters list from all mayoral candidates because one candidate, Kevin J. Johnston, was a known doxxer facing criminal charges; the election proceeded smoothly, suggesting parties may not need such lists.

TAKE ACTION! Join the 40 Alberta Academics in Calling for a Broad Public Inquiry

To: generalinfo@oipc.ab.ca

Subject: Request for a Public Inquiry Outside of the Government of Alberta’s Reach

To Whom It May Concern,

The RCMP and Elections Alberta investigations regarding the doxxing of 2.9 million Albertans, including myself, are insufficient and are likely to not be complied with. This breach cannot be considered limited to Alberta as separatism aims extends to British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The scope of a nation wide investigation must include:

Such an inquiry must be:

• Independent, with leadership free from political influence;

• Transparent, with proceedings open to public scrutiny;

• Comprehensive, with the authority to compel testimony and documents;

• Forward-looking, offering clear recommendations to prevent future breaches and strengthen safeguards; and

• Ideally completed before Albertans cast ballots in any future election or referendum.

Considering the investigations undertaken by the current Government of Alberta (example: the Alberta Health Services procurement scandal) have been scope-limited and conducted by individuals with connections to the United Conservative Party of Alberta, it is imperative an investigation occurs from outside the province or outside the GOA’s control.

Please take this threat seriously, as the future of our country is on the line.

Sincerely,

Jenny Yeremiy, Calgary-Bow

Include your postal code

The conversation broadens to foreign interference and separatist propaganda. Bratt notes that David Parker has said he obtained the organizing technology from U.S. Republicans, indicating foreign tactical influence, while the underlying data in this case came from Alberta’s voters list. He points to evidence of separatist-related disinformation originating from Russia, the Netherlands, and Florida, and warns that foreign actors may now have access to the leaked list. Some foreign actors, he says, want to break up Canada (Trump has talked about annexing Canada), others like China seek to sow chaos in democracies, and some simply want to profit by producing AI videos and other content.

They discuss AI-generated propaganda such as the “Sovereign Steel” video, played at Alberta Prosperity Project rallies, which portrays stereotypical rural male roles, marginalizes women (only shown as wife, daughter, and Danielle Smith), and caricatures Mark Carney as a mocking monarch. The creator, “Full Metal Patriot,” is an American who has produced similar content for the U.S. and U.K., illustrating foreign involvement. Bratt notes that while some videos are crude “slopaganda,” they still amplify existing divisions on issues like equalization, immigration, oil and gas, transgender rights, and COVID, by exaggerating kernels of truth.

Bratt references Canada’s recent public inquiry into foreign interference in the 2021 federal election, which found that foreign actors focused on nomination races and misinformation in non-English/French media, potentially affecting a handful of seats even if not the overall result. He argues foreign actors (China, Russia, and now the U.S. element) have reasons to target Alberta as well. He contrasts UCP claims—via Mike Ellis and Danielle Smith—that the RCMP found no foreign interference in the Alberta referendum with CSIS’s director, who told CBC’s The House that foreign interference is occurring; Bratt concludes that foreign interference, broadly defined (misinformation, money flows, attempts to influence outcomes), is already underway even before any vote.

Politically, Bratt notes that Mark Carney has commented on the breach, while Pierre Poilievre and all Alberta Conservative MPs have remained silent, unlike non-Conservative MPs who have spoken out. He criticizes separatists’ “situational ethics”: they oppose government data collection (e.g., gun registry, census) yet downplay the release of data on nearly three million people when it serves separatist goals.

Within the separatist movement, the breach has triggered infighting. Longtime separatist Corey Morgan has condemned the privacy violation and warned it harms the cause; Mitch Sylvester and Jeff Rath are distancing themselves from David Parker, while Morgan and Rath feud publicly. Duane and I also discuss the Overton window and how repeated exposure to propaganda normalizes extreme ideas.

They touch on definitional issues: RCMP and CSIS reportedly do not classify overt statements by foreign politicians (e.g., J.D. Vance campaigning with Viktor Orbán, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent endorsing Alberta separatism, or a potential Trump endorsement) as foreign interference, focusing instead on covert actions. Bratt notes that U.S. commentators like Tucker Carlson and Glenn Beck have publicly called for military intervention in Canada to remove what they describe as an undemocratic government; while not necessarily criminal, he argues these are deeply unethical interventions, especially given Carlson’s speaking tour in Alberta that included Premier Smith.

Throughout, Bratt emphasizes that not all harmful or unethical behaviour is criminal, and that a public inquiry is needed to address broader ethical, democratic, and systemic questions beyond the scope of police or privacy investigations.

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1) It seems clear that the "tool" the Centurion Project (the current name of the separatist movement) is using to "soldier" up is simply stolen data. You and your family's data from Alberta to Gaza is being shared with the United States for nefarious means.
2) To justify oil and gas demand, data centers that demand obscene amounts of freshwater are being proposed everywhere while the cheapest and cleanest barrels are being destroyed for dirty and distant American made fossil fuel products.
3) It seems our data will be used to target and erase us at will, as we're witnessing in real-time across the Middle East (Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon). No long-standing, untold story to deny a genocide in Lebanon.
4) The world is two weeks away from feeling the impacts of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz beginning on February 28, 2026. The best barrels and LNG have been taken off line. While the purchasers of our AI data center plans have zero income (think United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia).
5) Diesel and jet fuel supply are set to fall across Europe while the US is actively destroying cheap, clean Russian, Indian, and now Middle Eastern oil and gas supply since 2022. And, the US is depleting its own reserves and set to rely on Alberta and Venezuela to double the load in short order.

6) Again, for AI data centers to surveil you and further depletion of your food and water supply.
7) There is no end in sight as Trump and the thugs who surround him will not admit defeat, unless you join Mikayla and me in asking them to retreat.

Alberta does not need to look far for examples of where we are headed if we don't stop the doubling production lie; the City of Corpus Christi is headed for zero freshwater soon if the big six get their way.

The bigger issues we all face now is feeding ourselves as #PresidentDJT dismantles the world food & trade system.

Take Action:

1. Call for the Edmonton Chief of Police to be removed from his role with this Change.org petition:

Demand Warren Dreichel’s Removal from The Edmonton Police Service

While our city continues to mourn the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza, Police Chief Warren Driechel travelled to Israel to meet with the police force notorious for its human rights violations, with the Police Commission’s blessing. While the trip has been framed as an “educational” expedition, for Edmontonians this trip was a betrayal. Mayor, Andrew Knack rightly noted that this trip has damaged the social fabric of our city. Yet, in the face of this outcry, Chief Driechel has remained defiant, stating he “stands by his decision.”

Sign Here!

We, the signatories, demand:

• The immediate resignation of Police Chief Warren Driechel, on the grounds that his actions have undermined public trust and jeopardized community cohesion.

• An independent, transparent, and comprehensive investigation into the purpose, funding, itinerary, meetings, and outcomes of Police Chief Driechel’s travel to Occupied Palestine including full disclosure of any official or unofficial engagements undertaken during the visit.

• The immediate suspension and subsequent termination of any current or future institutional partnerships, training programs, exchanges, or collaborations between the Edmonton Police Service and zionist policing or security agencies, in accordance with municipal, commitments to human rights, international law, and ethical governance.

We know that human rights should never be taken for granted. We know that what Warren Dreichel did was wrong, and he must face the consequences of his actions.

2. Call for a Federal Investigation into Foreign Interference within the Separatist Movement

2. e-7340—Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled

Whereas:

• The Alberta Prosperity Project, driving the current independence petition, has held three documented meetings with senior Trump administration officials and solicited a $500 billion US credit facility to fund a potential independent Alberta;

• The Trump administration’s documented pattern of resource-driven coercion — in Venezuela, Greenland, and Panama — is now credibly directed at Alberta, which holds the world’s third-largest proven oil reserves;

• Co-founder Dennis Modry, participant in the Washington meetings, was found by a BC Supreme Court judge to have misappropriated $1.3 million from elderly relatives;

• Canada’s Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner has confirmed foreign interference in Canadian political processes is already occurring and that the Washington meetings may fall within his mandate; and

• The Alberta government legislated around a court ruling declaring the original petition unconstitutional — conduct the presiding judge described as “disrespectful to the administration of justice.”

We, the undersigned, People of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to invoke its authority under Section 53 of the Supreme Court Act to refer the constitutionality of Alberta’s Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 to the Supreme Court of Canada, and to direct the Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner to immediately investigate the meetings between the Alberta Prosperity Project and the Trump administration.

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1. The Alberta Prosperity Project to the Centurion Project hand off.

2. The latest meeting where David Parker described the “technology” being used, aka voter lists.

3. The soldiering up and educating of separatist leaders to bring in followers using an app.

4. Alberta’s relationships between the United States, Israel, Gaza, and the war in Iran.

5. TAKE ACTION: Demand Warren Dreichel’s Removal from The Edmonton Police Service

   While our city continues to mourn the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza, Police Chief Warren Driechel travelled to Israel to meet with the police force notorious for its human rights violations, with the Police Commission's blessing. While the trip has been framed as an "educational" expedition, for Edmontonians this trip was a betrayal. Mayor, Andrew Knack rightly noted that this trip has damaged the social fabric of our city. Yet, in the face of this outcry, Chief Driechel has remained defiant, stating he "stands by his decision."

   

   Sign Here!

   We, the signatories, demand:

   • The immediate resignation of Police Chief Warren Driechel, on the grounds that his actions have undermined public trust and jeopardized community cohesion.

   • An independent, transparent, and comprehensive investigation into the purpose, funding, itinerary, meetings, and outcomes of Police Chief Driechel’s travel to Occupied Palestine including full disclosure of any official or unofficial engagements undertaken during the visit.

   • The immediate suspension and subsequent termination of any current or future institutional partnerships, training programs, exchanges, or collaborations between the Edmonton Police Service and zionist policing or security agencies, in accordance with municipal, commitments to human rights, international law, and ethical governance.

   We know that human rights should never be taken for granted. We know that what Warren Dreichel did was wrong, and he must face the consequences of his actions.

Resources

The Alberta Energy Regulator’s Statements on Coal Demand

Coal Demand | Alberta Energy Regulator

Battery Circularity and Canada’s Need to Catch Up

Coal Price Volatility, Outlook, Grassy Coal Quality, Rock Waste Piles

AUSTRALIA Resources and Energy Quarterly December 2025

Due to decreasing global coal demand, and an increasing focus on high quality coal, benchmark hard coking coal prices are trending to sub-$200 USD/tonne.

Trading Economics, on April 19, 2026

Benchmark metallurgical coal prices are trending to $185 USD/tonne.

Australia Resources and Energy Quarterly, September 2025

Graphs showing India and South East Asia have been making up for China’s—and others—declining coal imports (left) and Australia’s high quality coal dominates the export market (right).

SMS Group Insights March 2024, The Steel Industry in 2050

Tables highlighting a 71% to 33% blast furnace decrease expected (left) and increasing scrap steel availability from 0.9 to 1.5 Megatonnes per year (right) between 2022 and 2050.

Wood Mackenzie, Steel Value Briefing Tokyo, August 2024.

Remembering that good climate policy is good economic policy, scenarios adhering to climate policy may drop global oil demand by as much as 3/4 of current global metallurgical coal demand.

• Base Case consistent with 2.5^oC global warming, as per Wood Mac’s Long-term of 2024Q1. Steady advancement of current and nascent technologies.

• Pledges consistent with 2^oC global warming, aligned with Net Zero by 2070 pledges in COP26, in 2021. Incl. policy response to current energy crisis & geopolitical challenges to global economy.

• Net Zero 2050 scenario consistent by 1.5^oC global warming, net zero by 2050. Aligns with most ambitious goal of Paris Agreement in 2015.

Cornelis’s Expert Evidence Report on Grassy Mountain

Cornelis expects coal quality to decline rapidly from seam to seam at Grassy Mountain. Coupling this with demand decline, he sees reclamation dollars being unavailable when needed most.

A graph showing the quality of Grassy Mountain Coal being well below Prime Hard Coking Coal quality benchmarks CSR and the neighboring Elk Valley coal seams. As a consequence, Grassy's coal product will have lower market value and pricing compared to the Elk Valley's coal. CSR is the coke strength in the Blast Furnace's process conditions; Extreme Temperatures and aggressive gas-attack degrading the coke, potentially "smothering" the process.

The Fluidity, this is the softening, partly melting of coal during carbonization in the oven is lower than Elk Valley's Prime hard coking coal. Usually, an optimized blend of coking coals is charged into the coke oven and heated to approx. 1100oC. Upon softening and release of gas and tar, the coal solidifies into solid coke. Low Fluidity coals are not as effective interacting with the other coals in the coal blend to form the strong coke structure required in the Blast Furnace.

A graph showing the opening and closing of coal mines between 1996 and 2016. Overall mines were offline 1/3 of the time.

A table highlighting the overstated economic value and employment opportunities across three mines in British Columbia between 1999-2019.

Research on subsidence from underground operations in Alberta and Beyond

Significant movement and ground deformation at the location labelled P4 towards the road and Smoky River: Ground deformation due to natural resource extraction in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin - ScienceDirect.

Two maps showing the pits and waste rock (left) and proposed mine plans (right) for the Tent Mountain mine. There is evidence of sluffing of the stock piles due to the topography and increased material volume and load in this Google Earth satellite image.

Tent Mountain Google Earth Satellite Image Slumping Waste Rock Pile 1 Aug.2025-2

Underground mining is far from “out-of-sight-out-of-mind”. Apart from the impact on the watershed, methane is likely to escape through the cracks into the atmosphere, adding to the atmospheric greenhouse gas pollution. In some mining areas (Appalachians) in the USA escaping methane caused some homes and buildings to explode. In some cases, escaping mine-gas methane is being flared. The Crowsnest coal seams can be very “gaseous”, referring to underground mine explosions of the past.

Towards an Inventory of Abandoned Mines in Australia

Southern East Slope Geology Complexity and Thinning Compared to the Elk Valley

Two maps showing the surface expression increased complexity (left) and thinning of the coal seam thickness (right) from West (Elk Valley) to East (Crowsnest Valley).

The Joint Review Panel Report Decision, Page 19, finds the project is not in the public’s interest: https://static.aer.ca/prd/documents/decisions/2021/2021ABAER010.pdf.

This Google Earth image roughly shows the original rejected mine footprint (red) and the newly proposed footprint (yellow). As you can see, very little has changed. The map also highlights the tributaries that flow into the Crowsnest River, including Gold Creek and Blairmore Creek, highlighting their direct connection to downstream water systems that will receive contaminants.

I was introduced to Markham during the run up to the 2023 election. He was my first energy specific interview. Through his work and our continued collaboration through the Energy Circle, I have been exposed to a much more realistic view of Alberta. A view in line with my lived experience in the oil patch as a Geophysicist and liability expert. I have been introduced to and now work with many of the people Markham has interviewed: including Mark Dorin of the , Philip Meintzer of , and, of course, . Markham introduced Charlie and I.

Markham started the Energy Circle at the same time I began The Gravity Well podcast. We meet online Thursday afternoons at 3 pm MT to discuss all things energy transition, political, and water related. I am very grateful for Markham’s work, his friendship and for his coming to Calgary to host this event with me! Thank you to everyone who participated and welcomed Markham back to town.

Next Event in YYC

Join the Coalition For Responsible Energy (C4RE) and me on Tuesday, May 12 from 7-8:30 pm at the Bowness Seniors’ Centre (6422 35 Ave NW) in Calgary. The Alberta Government is planning to ram the Mature Asset Strategy (MAS) through the legislature—a backroom deal that pushes the cost of oil and gas clean-up from the industry onto taxpayers. Learn more about what MAS is, how it will impact you, and our plan to stop the handout to the oil and gas industry. Let’s take action together!

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Sadie Vipond is a university student studying environmental science with a specialization in ecology and conservation at the University of British Columbia. She has been involved in the case for seven years, starting when she was in grade seven or eight. The case involves multiple young plaintiffs who have all experienced climate change impacts including fires, heat, extreme weather events, flooding, and medical conditions exacerbated by climate effects.

Andrew Gage works for West Coast Environmental Law and has been focusing on climate change for about a decade. His organization joined the case about a year ago when the David Suzuki Foundation stepped back, providing communications, fundraising support, and legal case development assistance. The lead legal representation is handled by the Arvay Finlay LLP firm.

The case challenges the adequacy of Canada’s climate action under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees the right to life, liberty, and security of the person. The plaintiffs argue that Canada’s Net Zero Emissions Accountability Act falls short of constitutional obligations to protect youth rights. Importantly, the plaintiffs are not seeking monetary compensation but rather a science-based climate recovery plan to hold the government accountable.

The case faced initial legal challenges when it was struck down by courts for being too broad, but the Federal Court of Appeal allowed it to proceed after the plaintiffs amended their pleadings to focus specifically on the Canadian Net Zero Emissions Accountability Act. This appellate decision itself represents a significant precedent recognizing climate change as affecting human rights rather than being merely a political issue.

The case is scheduled for trial in October 2024. Both sides have exchanged expert reports, and the plaintiffs will be submitting affidavits describing their personal experiences with climate change impacts. International Court of Justice rulings confirming climate change as a human rights issue will support their legal arguments.

The public can follow the case through West Coast Environmental Law’s social media channels and Our Children’s Trust. Donations to support case costs can be made through West Coast Environmental Law’s website at wcel.org/climate-litigation. The plaintiffs emphasize that their goal is to start conversations about climate change as a human rights issue and to hold the appropriate entities accountable rather than blaming individual citizens.

SUPPORT THE CASE

Climate change is not your fault, as my partner reiterated yesterday, the fossil fuel industry has chosen to renege on addressing the harms they’ve created. It is up to us coming together to hold them to account! Thank you, Sadie and the other 14 plaintiffs who stood up for your future and mine!

Follow and support Our Children’s’ Trust for plantiffs like Sadie who has spend a quarter of her life defending your rights.

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On the Original Commission Process

The Alberta government created an Electoral Boundaries Commission in 2024 to redraw electoral maps for the 2027 election. The commission was structured with five members: a retired judge (Justice Miller) as chair, two government appointees, and two NDP appointees. They were limited to increasing seats from 87 to only 89.

The commission spent about a year conducting public hearings and reviewing submissions, ultimately producing a unanimous interim report that all five members agreed upon. The report recommended adding seats in Calgary, Edmonton, and Airdrie due to population growth, while amalgamating some rural ridings in Central and Northern Alberta.

The Split in the Final Report

Something unusual happened between December and January - the two United Conservative Party (UCP) appointees completely changed their position and created an entirely different map . This resulted in two separate reports: a majority report (supported by Justice Miller and the two NDP appointees) that largely maintained the interim recommendations, and a minority report from the two UCP appointees that proposed extensive “hybrid ridings”.

The minority report extended urban ridings far into rural areas - for example, a Lethbridge riding extending to the BC border and Calgary’s Glenmore riding extending almost to BC. Professor Bratt argues this appeared to be gerrymandering designed to dilute urban (NDP-leaning) votes by combining them with rural (UCP-dominated) areas.

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Government’s New Process

Rather than adopting either report, the government announced yesterday they will recreate the entire process. They’re establishing a new legislative committee chaired by MLA Brandon Lunty, supported by another independent panel with the same structure as the original commission. This new process will take only six months instead of over a year and won’t hold new public hearings.

Constitutional and Legal Concerns

Justice Miller’s majority report stated the minority recommendations were likely unconstitutional under Section 3 of the Charter of Rights (fair elections). Unlike other Charter sections, Section 3 cannot be overridden using the notwithstanding clause. If a gerrymandered map is adopted, court challenges are expected that could nullify it, potentially forcing use of the old 87-seat map despite significant population changes.

Broader Democratic Concerns

Professor Bratt places this within a pattern of “erosion of Democratic norms in Alberta,” including attacks on universities, judges, municipalities, weakening Elections Alberta, and frequent use of the notwithstanding clause. He argues this undermines public trust in electoral fairness and feeds into separatist narratives.

The timeline is also problematic - Elections Alberta needs about 18 months to prepare for elections, but the new report won’t come until October 2026, just one year before the 2027 election, while also handling up to 10 referendum questions.

My Take

Smith’s UCP wants to forget the ABEBC’s efforts and use the 2023 maps, this way urban votes count less than rural votes and defeat the entire purpose of the commission to begin with: to balance the population growth.

TAKE ACTION: Write the PM, your Premier, justice ministers, and MLAs!

Subject: Stand up for democracy - accept majority electoral boundary commission report!

To: mark.carney@parl.gc.ca, ministerial.correspondenceunit-mailout@justice.gc.ca, premier@gov.ab.ca, ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca, Calgary.Bow@assembly.ab.ca

Cc: Rajan Sawhney <Calgary.Northwest@assembly.ab.ca>, Peter Guthrie <airdrie-cochrane@assembly.ab.ca>, Angela Pitt <Airdrie.East@assembly.ab.ca>, Glen ven Dijken <Athabasca.Barrhead.Westlock@assembly.ab.ca>, Scott Cyr <Bonnyville.ColdLake.StPaul@assembly.ab.ca>, Sarah Elmeligi <Banff.Kananaskis@assembly.ab.ca>, Danielle Smith <Brooks.MedicineHat@assembly.ab.ca>, Diana Batten <Calgary.Acadia@assembly.ca>, Amanda Chapman <Calgary.Beddington@assembly.ab.ca>, Irfan Sabir <Calgary.Bhullar.McCall@assembly.ab.ca>, Joe Ceci <Calgary.Buffalo@assembly.ab.ca>, Mickey Amery <Calgary.Cross@assembly.ab.ca>, Janet Eremenko <Calgary.Currie@assembly.ab.ca>, Peter Singh <Calgary.East@assembly.ab.ca>, Julia Hayter <Calgary.Edgemont@assembly.ab.ca>, Samir Kayande <Calgary.Elbow@assembly.ab.ca>, Parmeet Singh <Calgary.Falconridge@assembly.ab.ca>, Myles McDougall <Calgary.FishCreek@assembly.ab.ca>, Court Ellingson <Calgary.Foothills@assembly.ab.ca>, Nagwan Al-Guneid <Calgary.Glenmore@assembly.ab.ca>, Ric McIver <Calgary.Hays@assembly.ab.ca>, Lizette Tejada <Calgary.Klein@assembly.ab.ca>, Eric Bouchard <Calgary.Lougheed@assembly.ab.ca>, Kathleen Ganley <Calgary.MountainView@assembly.ab.ca>, Gurinder Brar <Calgary.NorthEast@assembly.ab.ca>, Tanya Fir <Calgary.Peigan@assembly.ab.ca>, Rebecca Schultz <Calgary.Shaw@assembly.ab.ca>, Matt Jones <Calgary.SouthEast@assembly.ab.ca>, Luanne Metz <Calgary.Varsity@assembly.ab.ca>, Mike Ellis <Calgary.West@assembly.ab.ca>, Jackie Lovely <Camrose@assembly.ab.ca>, Joseph Schow <Cardston.Siksika@assembly.ab.ca>, Todd Loewen <Central.Peace.Notley@assembly.ab.ca>, Chantelle de Jonge <Chestermere.Strathmore@assembly.ab.ca>, Justin Wright <Cypress.MedicineHat@assembly.ab.ca>, Andrew Boitchenko <DraytonValley.Devon@assembly.ab.ca>, Nate Horner <Drumheller.Stettler@assembly.ab.ca>, Peggy Wright <Edmonton.BeverlyClareview@assembly.ab.ca>, Nicole Goehring <Edmonton.Castledowns@assembly.ab.ca>, David Shepherd <Edmonton.CityCentre@assembly.ab.ca>, Sharif Haji <Edmonton.Decore@assembly.ab.ca>, Gurtej Singh Brar <Edmonton.Ellerslie@assembly.ab.ca>, Sarah Hoffman <Edmonton.Glenora@assembly.ab.ca>, Janis Irwin <Edmonton.HighlandsNorwood@assembly.ab.ca>, Heather Sweet <Edmonton.Manning@assembly.ab.ca>, Lorne Dach <Edmonton.McClung@assembly.ab.ca>, Jasvir Deol <Edmonton.Meadows@assembly.ab.ca>, Christina Gray <Edmonton.Millwoods@assembly.ab.ca>, David Eggen <Edmonton.Northwest@assembly.ab.ca>, Lori Sigurdson <Edmonton.Riverview@assembly.ab.ca>, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse <Edmonton.Rutherford@assembly.ab.ca>, Rhiannon Hoyle <Edmonton.South@assembly.ab.ca>, Nathan Ip <Edmonton.SouthWest@assembly.ab.ca>, Naheed Nenshi <Nenshi@albertandp.ca>, Brooks Arcand-Paul <EdmontonWestHenday@assembly.ab.ca>, Rakhi Pancholi <Edmonton.Whitemud@assembly.ab.ca>, Brian Jean <FortMcMurray.LacLaBiche@assembly.ab.ca>, Tany Yao <FortMcMurray.WoodBuffalo@assembly.ab.ca>, Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk <FortSaskatchewan.Vegreville@assembly.ab.ca>, Nolan Dyck <GrandePrairie@assembly.ab.ca>, Ron Wiebe <GrandPrairie.Wapiti@assembly.ab.ca>, "R.J. Sigurdson" <Highwood@assembly.ab.ca>, Devin Dreeshan <Innisfail.SylvanLake@assembly.ab.ca>, Shane Getson <LacSteAnne.Parkland@assembly.ab.ca>, Jennifer Johnson <Lacombe.Ponoka@assembly.ab.ca>, Brandon Lunty <Leduc.Beaumont@assembly.ab.ca>, Scott Sinclair <Lesser.SlaveLake@assembly.ab.ca>, Nathan Neudorf <Lethbridge.East@assembly.ab.ca>, Rob Miyashiro <Lethbridge.West@assembly.ab.ca>, Chelsea Petrovic <Livingstone.Macleod@assembly.ab.ca>, Rick Wilson <Maskwacis.Wetaskiwin@assembly.ab.ca>, Muhammad Yaseen <Calgary.North@assembly.ab.ca>, Dale Nally <Morinville.StAlbert@assembly.ab.ca>, Tara Sawyer <OldsDidsbury.ThreeHills@assembly.ab.ca>, Dan Williams <Peace.River@assembly.ab.ca>, Adrianna LaGrange <RedDeer.North@assembly.ab.ca>, Jason Stephan <RedDeer.South@assembly.ab.ca>, Jason Nixon <Rimbey.RockyMountainhouse.Sundre@assembly.ab.ca>, Kyle Kasawski <Sherwood.Park@assembly.ab.ca>, Searle Turton <SpruceGrove.StonyPlain@assembly.ab.ca>, Marie Renaud <St.Albert@assembly.ab.ca>, Garth Rowswell <Vermillion.Lloydminster.Wainwright@assembly.ab.ca>, Grant Hunter <Taber.Warner@assembly.ab.ca>, Nate Glubish <Strathcona.Sherwoodpark@assembly.ab.ca>, Martin Long <West.Yellowhead@assembly.ab.ca>

Prime Minister Mark Carney, Justice Ministers, Premier, and my MLA for Calgary-Bow

I am writing as a deeply-alarmed Albertan concerned by the UCP's clear move to gerrymander this province's electoral map ahead of the 2027 election while the clock is ticking.

The 2025-2026 Electoral Boundaries Commission (ABEBC) issued a final report recommending a net gain of two new seats, one in Calgary and one for Edmonton, to accommodate population growth, and consolidate two rural ridings. The commission chair, Dallas Miller, a retired judge appointed by Danielle Smith's own cabinet, joined with the UCP and NDP-appointed commissioners supported their majority report unanimously.

Suddenly, the two UCP-appointed commissioners decided it wasn't good enough, and issued “the minority report”. I personally opposed it, with a few other RecallNicolaides.ca community members, in the January Calgary public hearing. We outlined the clear attempts by my MLA Demetrios Nicolaides and neighbouring MLA, Rajan Sawhney, to gerrymander Calgary-Bow while he was being recalled.

Their minority report would slice Alberta's cities into a pizza pie "urban" ridings, deliberately diluting NDP urban support across the province, eerily similar to Greg Abbott's model efforts this year in Texas. The commission chair himself warned that the minority report's approach is likely unconstitutional, running afoul of Section 3 of the Charter, which protects the right to meaningful representation. The majority report noted that the minority's recommendations appear "motivated by other considerations" rather than effective representation and sternly remarked that "our friends south of the border may have a term for this type of redistricting." https://www.assembly.ab.ca/docs/default-source/about-documents/legislative-assembly-office/other-reports/ebcfinalreport.pdf

Yes, it’s called gerrymandering!

What makes this even more concerning is Justice Minister Mickey Amery's reversal. Before the final report was released, Amery had repeatedly stated that the government does and will not draw the boundaries and that he would respect the independent process. Once he saw that the report didn't suit the UCP's interests, he announced that "all options are on the table". As Opposition Leader Nenshi put it, "anything short of implementing the majority report in its entirety is election rigging," and he's absolutely right.

The integrity of the process used to determine electoral districts is foundational to representative democracy. Any partisan interference poisons the legitimacy of the electoral outcomes. This raises the very real possibility that district boundaries will be drawn to guarantee a result on voting day rather than reflect the will of Albertans.

Minority reports from government-appointed commissioners complete with alternative maps are unprecedented in Alberta electoral history. What the UCP is doing is a page ripped out of the authoritarian playbook. Canadians, and Albertans, have watched this play out south of the border, and we said that it cannot happen here. But now it is, under the UCP government.

I demand:

1. The majority report must be implemented in full. No cherry-picking, no incorporation of the minority maps, and no hybrid compromise that rewards bad-faith participation.

2. Minister Amery must publicly commit to honouring the independent process he promised to respect before the report was released.

3. The Legislative Assembly must not be weaponized to override an independent commission's findings for partisan gain.

Albertans are not ignorant, we know what gerrymandering looks like and we know what a blatant power grab looks like. We will remember, at the ballot box and in the ridings that you are so eager to redraw, who stood up for democracy and who is trying to actively dismantle it.

Sincerely,

Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geoph

Calgary-Bow, Alberta, Canada Resident

Hat tip to someone on Facebook I’m happy to give credit to for this fabulous summary for our leaders!

To unpack the Government of Alberta’s latest assault on Public Education and what to do about it. I am joined by: Heather Quinn, the President of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) for Edmonton Public Local 37; Jay Prockter, an Edmonton Public School Teacher and district representative for Edmonton and Fort McMurray with the ATA; Trisha Estabrooks of Friends of Medicare, Former School Board Trustee and Journalist; and Brad LaFortune, the Executive Director at Public Interest Alberta.

Enjoy this fabulous conversation with Heather, Jay, Brad, and Trisha, thank you four for all you do. Read more about it from on Substack here:

Good Trouble

Aim at the Boss, Hit the Union

As a member of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) Provincial Executive Council, I receive half-time release from my teaching assignment to attend meetings and connect with members. In the lead-up to the strike, I used this time to visit schools with Edmonton Public Local 37 President Heather Quinn - answering questions, listening to concerns, and t…

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See Markham Hislop in Calgary!

Join Markham Hislop and I, next Friday, April 24th at the Montgomery Community Association in Calgary from 6-8 pm. Markham will update us on the global electric revolution by sharing his discussions and analysis with experts in Energy and Geopolitics. I will share my expertise in oil and gas development and restoration efforts right here in Alberta. This will be a great night, please share this event with your friends!

Reminder: if you were a volunteer for Recall Nicolaides, message me so I may add you to my guest list! has issued pins for you, as thanks, too.

Get Your PIA Conference Tickets Here!

The annual Public Interest Alberta (pialberta.org) “Common Purpose, Collective Action” conference is in Edmonton on Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th at the Barnett House in Edmonton to discuss all collective action taken in the publics’ interest in Alberta and how we can find the links between us to strengthen our efforts. I will be be there, you should be there, too!

I just had another fabulous conversation with about Kevin O’Leary’s “Wonder Valley” project proposed in Alberta. The project will:

• Add 7-12 million homes in terms of power usage while Alberta has the highest energy costs of all provinces

• Use more than a Sylvan Lake amount of water annually, while the agriculture sector is limited to 1/4 of this amount.

• Provides the USA access to our information via the Cloud Act.

• Benefits United Arab Emirates (UAE) investors… meanwhile, their revenue has been halted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

• A federal impact assessment must be required, the agriculture sector cannot afford this water draw, nor can the environment.

Contact the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, request a Federal Impact Assessment be done on this project and any project planned in Alberta. It is clear Alberta is not being governed or regulated well here.

Correction: I said the US emissions are off by 7 per cent. I meant they’re off by 7 times. Here’s a study led out of McGill University on the subject from last year: Sevenfold Underestimation of Methane Emissions from Non-producing Oil and Gas Wells in Canada.

#cdnpoli #abpoli #AIsurveillance #cloudact

TAKE ACTION BY APRIL 9, 2026!

Use the Public Engagement Guide | 2026 Created by CPAWS Northern Alberta, Alberta Wilderness Association, The Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society and Nature Alberta to stop the eviction of caribou TODAY!

TAKE ACTION HERE!

Tara describes how the new South Athabasca plan overrides the earlier Cold Lake sub-regional plan and the unreleased Wandering River plan, despite years of multi-stakeholder work that had produced precedent-setting approaches such as clear habitat targets and timelines. Their analysis, captured in a public engagement guide produced with several conservation organizations, concludes that the draft plan removes caribou recovery as an explicit objective, fails to commit to restoring critical habitat to the 65% undisturbed threshold required under the federal Species at Risk Act, and provides no transparent assessment of how its measures will affect caribou or other species at risk.

The discussion highlights that the sub-region is already heavily impacted by forestry, in situ oil sands, conventional oil and gas, roads, seismic lines, and recreation, yet the plan is structured around an explicit goal of doubling oil and gas development without robust mechanisms to reduce cumulative disturbance or address water use and contamination, including tailings. Proposed improvements—such as limiting primary roads, adjusting riparian buffers, setting road-density and disturbance parameters, and restoring “unproductive” infrastructure—are undermined by broad exemptions for in situ project areas and existing operations, vague definitions, lack of incentives or enforcement, and thresholds that are not tied to ecological needs.

In forestry, the plan introduces long-term harvest deferrals in high-value caribou habitat, which Russell views as a positive step, but these apply only to logging and not to other industrial activities, and the harvest schedule appears to keep disturbance above what caribou can tolerate for at least the first 40 years, with no clear explanation of how habitat targets will be met. Access management and recreation provisions similarly lack ecological grounding and enforcement: road-density targets are not linked to caribou needs, in situ project areas are exempt from access rules, and off-highway vehicle restrictions are limited to a single area despite broader impacts on wildlife and waterways.

The plan’s proposed conservation area within the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range, envisioned as Indigenous-led, is welcomed in principle but criticized as it would still allow renewal and potential expansion of oil and gas activities and appears to be managed under rules similar to adjacent “go zones,” with no clear prioritization of species at risk. Russell stresses the need for meaningful Indigenous leadership across all nations whose territories overlap the sub-region and for conservation designations that genuinely safeguard caribou and boreal ecosystems.

Economically, Tara explains that a strategy centered on short-term industrial expansion at the cost of species loss, degraded forests, and damaged waterways cannot support long-term regional prosperity and may contravene federal Species at Risk Act obligations, especially after Alberta’s Section 11 conservation agreement with Canada expired in October without its commitments being met. Tara and I warn that continuing on this path risks ecological collapse, threatens downstream watersheds including the Northwest Territories, and accelerates climate and biodiversity crises, particularly if oil production and associated water contamination are doubled.

The episode concludes by framing the South Athabasca plan as one of up to 11 sub-regional plans expected under the current provincial mandate, cautioning that if similar approaches are replicated across Alberta, the result could be the expedited loss of woodland caribou (and trout species, I must add) and widespread degradation of boreal ecosystems. Tara and I emphasize the importance of public participation in the ongoing consultation (closing April 9) and encourage use of the engagement guide developed by CPAWS and partners to push for land-use planning that genuinely centers ecological limits, Indigenous rights, and long-term watershed and community health.

TAKE ACTION HERE!

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Markham Hislop

A Canadian energy and climate journalist. He hosts the Energi Media podcast, conducts video interviews with experts from around the world, writes the Markham On Energy political analysis column, and writes about the energy future. He is frequently interviewed on Canadian radio about energy transition issues.

Energi Media is your go-to source for understanding the energy transition in Alberta and abroad. His channel is dedicated to providing insightful journalism, strategic advocacy, and community engagement that empowers Albertans to embrace a new energy future. Expect a variety of compelling content, including in-depth interviews, reports, and explainer videos. Covering topics like the energy transition, economic diversification, and the shift from oil and gas to renewables. Whether you’re a professional, policy maker, or informed citizen, our channel offers insights and strategies for engaging with Alberta’s energy future.

Subscribers gain from our narrative, “The Future is Electric,” highlighting technology, economics, and policy in creating a sustainable energy landscape. Together, we’ll engage, communicate, and persuade for a brighter energy future. Subscribe now to join the movement!

Itinerary

• 6:00 pm-Doors Open

• 6:30 pm-Speaker Introductions & Insights

• 7:00 pm-Dual Podcast Discussion

• 7:30 pm-Audience Q&A

What to Expect

Drawing on both Jenny’s and Markham’s 25+ years working in or reporting on the Western Canadian oil and gas industry. The discussion will explore how intensive and poorly tracked industrial water use, including fracking withdrawals and large-scale injection, is depleting Alberta’s water table and contributing to broader “water bankruptcy” amid shrinking glaciers, reduced snowpack, and drought impacts on vegetation and agriculture.

The event will also examine the tight linkage between energy and water—given that most energy use involves water movement—and argue for a shift toward water restoration as a core policy and industry priority.

On the energy side, Markham will challenge Alberta’s dominant narrative of rapidly expanding LNG exports and doubling oil production, presenting evidence that Asian oil and gas demand is peaking or slowing due to electrification, petrochemical trends, and the region’s strategic move toward electricity-based energy security, especially in response to recent geopolitical shocks and war-related supply disruptions.

The conversation will highlight how massive new global LNG capacity, falling prices, and Canada’s high-cost position undermine the case for new pipelines and LNG plants, calling instead for a risk-based approach that recognizes shifting Asian markets and the likelihood of overbuilt, stranded infrastructure. A further focus will be Alberta’s vast, under-addressed environmental liabilities—estimated at $260 billion—including inactive wells, contamination plumes, and the industry’s reluctance to fund remediation, alongside insider accounts of professional silencing, career repercussions for raising liability concerns, and even alleged strategies to use political separation to evade cleanup obligations.

Structured as short opening presentations followed by a recorded dialogue and audience Q&A, the event aims to equip attendees—industry professionals and the public alike—with a clearer understanding of how misjudged global demand, mounting liabilities, and unsustainable water use intersect, and why collective pushback and new perspectives are urgently needed in Alberta’s energy conversation.

About me

I am an Albertan, partner, mother, and your friend with more than 25 years of development and liability (asset retirement) experience as a Geophysicist in the Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan Oil and Gas industries.

Raised in Castle Downs, Edmonton then St. Albert, I moved to Calgary in 2000 to join “the patch.” I have drafted energy, environment, and economic policy which puts water and land stewardship laws, regulation, and enforcement front and center.

I am a full-time activist focused on preserving nature and healing relationships with all life here in Alberta, the Bow Bioregion, Treaty 7, and Métis Districts 5 and 6.

Celebrating and sharing the stories of the people looking out for our home is why I hosts The Gravity Well podcast. Empowering the Alberta community with the knowledge and skills required to reestablish stability in our communities and ecosystem.

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The discussion then turns to income support reforms, contrasting the long-standing Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) with the new Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP). Weeks warns that thousands of recipients will be moved from AISH to ADAP under an assumption that many can work, despite the difficulty of qualifying for AISH and the reality that most recipients are unable to work. He highlights that ADAP will reduce monthly income from $1,940 to $1,740 after a temporary $200 transition top-up and will lower the amount people can earn before clawbacks from about $1,100 under AISH to $700, after an initial proposal as low as $300–$350. Zack argues that these changes, combined with clawbacks of the $200 federal Canada Disability Benefit, effectively balance the provincial budget on the backs of people with disabilities and undermine their ability to secure and maintain employment, especially in the absence of robust accessibility measures.

The conversation also addresses broader systemic issues, including inadequate consultation with the disability community—where government “town halls” lacked even basic accessibility features like captioning—and a political climate that increasingly targets disabled people, seniors, and immigrants. Weeks and I connect these policy choices to early childhood cuts such as reduced Program Unit Funding (PUF) funding, framing them as part of a “race to the bottom” that harms current and future generations. We further explore the complexities of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), with Weeks emphasizing personal autonomy, the need for strong safeguards, and the ethical tension created when people facing chronic pain and poverty are simultaneously stripped of supports and confronted with rising costs and housing insecurity.

Throughout, Zachary stresses that everyone is “temporarily able-bodied” and that disability cuts across all identities, making accessibility and income security issues that should matter to all Albertans. He calls for cross-community solidarity—across faith groups, LGBTQ+ communities, Indigenous peoples, and others—and encourages listeners to share knowledge, build alliances, and support efforts to secure meaningful accessibility legislation in Alberta. You can find Zachary at ZacharyWeeks.ca, his social media links are all there!

Mark your calendar, Calgary!

Markham Hislop is coming to town on Friday, April 24th, JOIN US from 6 to 8 pm at the Montgomery Community Association. As explained in this preview episode on Energi.Media, he and I will have a dual podcast discussion about the energy transition and water restoration needs in Alberta. The event is LIVE on Eventbrite, please get your tickets. If you are a member of the Recall Nicolaides team, please reach out to me directly if you’d like to attend. You are wanted there and AB Resistance has provided me with a small token of their appreciation for all the work you did. I just met with a handful of Recall leads and the exhaustion is real. Please reach out to anyone you know who was heavily involved in recall efforts and give them an extra word of thanks, they deserve it.

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Forever Canadian Updates

I had the privilege of meeting Thomas Lukaszuk in Calgary Tuesday afternoon. Thomas is planning to commit another spring and summer to the “Unity Bus” to raise awareness and to get-out-the-vote for the October 19, 2026 referendum on separation and other heinous objectives. He will be hitting every town and city across the province. Thomas explained it is not a coincidence that the separatist petition announced they have their numbers this week as it is expected the petition signature collecting will be stopped by the courts to rightly support Indigenous rights. Please go to Forever-Canadian.ca to join this vital phase two effort.

If you haven’t already, check out my conversation with him on Charlie Angus’s Meidas Canada titled: ALBERTANS FIGHT MAGA & DEFEND CANADA.

Water Not Coal

Become a canvasser with the WaterNotCoal campaign underway. The pace seems to have picked up again, perhaps in light of further legislative changes to both the recall and citizen petition initiatives. The Alberta Government created a two-year black out period around the election and are allowing the MLA or justice minister, respectively, the ability to appoint a scrutineer. Go to waternotcoal.ca to get involved. I am working on a couple WaterNotCoal conversations for The Gravity Well, stay tuned!

The Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE)

I have been working with a group called the coalition for responsible energy, you can find us by searching cleanupyourmess.ca. We have a few town halls planned in:

• Provost on Wednesday, April 22, at the Provost Recreation and Cultural Center, doors open at 6 pm.

• Airdrie on Wednesday, April 29th at Inspire Airdrie from 7-8:30 pm, and

• Calgary at the Bowness Seniors’ Center on Saturday, May 9 from 2-3:30 pm.

Common Purpose, Collective Action

Public Interest Alberta: Common Purpose, Collective Action Conference in Edmonton, May 8-9. They want more Calgary people! I will be there presenting on a participatory democracy effort. Charlie Angus is a keynote speaker at it.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: May 29th Alberta Day of Action!

The goal is to have 1,000,000 Albertans on the street that day. This effort is being led by the Alberta Federation of Labour, please go to: Fight Back Now! - Alberta Federation of Labour, subscribe to spread the word and organize. It’s gonna be quite something! I have an interview planned with a representative at the Alberta Federation of Labour soon.

On April 24, 2026, Markham Hislop of and Energi.Media joins me, Jenny Yeremiy of The Gravity Well podcast, at the Montgomery Community Association from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Join us for a night of reflection and revision for Alberta based on our research and conversations with experts, advocates, and professionals. Each podcaster will share our current efforts to educate and ignite a better future for our province, enriched by a conversation between us. A Q&A will follow for audience members.

Get Your Tix Here!

Itinerary:

• 6:00 pm-Doors Open

• 6:30 pm-Speaker Introductions & Insights

• 7:00 pm-Dual Podcast Discussion

• 7:30 pm-Audience Q&A

What to Expect

Drawing on both Jenny’s and Markham’s 25+ years working in or reporting on the Western Canadian oil and gas industry. The discussion will explore how intensive and poorly tracked industrial water use, including fracking withdrawals and large-scale injection, is depleting Alberta’s water table and contributing to broader “water bankruptcy” amid shrinking glaciers, reduced snowpack, and drought impacts on vegetation and agriculture.

The event will also examine the tight linkage between energy and water—given that most energy use involves water movement—and argue for a shift toward water restoration as a core policy and industry priority.

On the energy side, Markham will challenge Alberta’s dominant narrative of rapidly expanding LNG exports and doubling oil production, presenting evidence that Asian oil and gas demand is peaking or slowing due to electrification, petrochemical trends, and the region’s strategic move toward electricity-based energy security, especially in response to recent geopolitical shocks and war-related supply disruptions.

The conversation will highlight how massive new global LNG capacity, falling prices, and Canada’s high-cost position undermine the case for new pipelines and LNG plants, calling instead for a risk-based approach that recognizes shifting Asian markets and the likelihood of overbuilt, stranded infrastructure. A further focus will be Alberta’s vast, under-addressed environmental liabilities—estimated at $260 billion—including inactive wells, contamination plumes, and the industry’s reluctance to fund remediation, alongside insider accounts of professional silencing, career repercussions for raising liability concerns, and even alleged strategies to use political separation to evade cleanup obligations.

Structured as short opening presentations followed by a recorded dialogue and audience Q&A, the event aims to equip attendees—industry professionals and the public alike—with a clearer understanding of how misjudged global demand, mounting liabilities, and unsustainable water use intersect, and why collective pushback and new perspectives are urgently needed in Alberta’s energy conversation.

Markham Hislop

A Canadian energy and climate journalist. He hosts the Energi Media podcast, conducts video interviews with experts from around the world, writes the Markham On Energy political analysis column, and writes about the energy future. He is frequently interviewed on Canadian radio about energy transition issues.

Energi Media is your go-to source for understanding the energy transition in Alberta and abroad. His channel is dedicated to providing insightful journalism, strategic advocacy, and community engagement that empowers Albertans to embrace a new energy future. Expect a variety of compelling content, including in-depth interviews, reports, and explainer videos. Covering topics like the energy transition, economic diversification, and the shift from oil and gas to renewables. Whether you're a professional, policy maker, or informed citizen, our channel offers insights and strategies for engaging with Alberta's energy future.

Subscribers gain from our narrative, "The Future is Electric," highlighting technology, economics, and policy in creating a sustainable energy landscape. Together, we'll engage, communicate, and persuade for a brighter energy future. Subscribe now and join the movement!

Jenny Yeremiy

Jenny is an Albertan, partner, mother, and friend with 25 years of development and liability (asset retirement) experience as a Geophysicist in the Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan Oil and Gas industries.

Jenny grew up in Edmonton and St. Albert, then moved to Calgary in 2000 to join “the patch.” She has drafted energy, environment, and economic policy which put water and land stewardship laws, regulation, and enforcement front and center.

She is a full-time activist focused on preserving nature and healing relationships with all life here in Alberta, the Bow Bioregion, Treaty 7, and Métis Districts 5 and 6.

Jenny hosts The Gravity Well podcast to celebrate and share the stories of the people looking out for our home and to empower the Alberta community with the knowledge and skills required to reestablish stability in our communities and ecosystem.

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See you there.

Participants received a hard copy of Brad Chapin’s Self Regulation Skillset for Educators journal. One concept (chapter) was covered per session, meeting online weekly to discuss the lesson and our ongoing practice.

The eight sessions with Brad and The Gravity Well are now open to the public and listed here: https://www.thegravitywell.net/s/leadership-training.

In addition, please check out my two episodes with Brad in Season 1: Episode 2 via Clubhouse (audio only) and Episode 25 in-person (audio/video).

This discussion highlights the volatility in the LNG market, exacerbated by geopolitical events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the US attacks on Iran leading to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, he shows the significant supply disruptions to oil gas and global commodities, including fertilizers and other non-energy goods, which could lead to broader economic consequences.

The conversation further explores the challenges and opportunities for LNG investment in North America, particularly in Canada, where the potential for windfall profits is weighed against the risks of long-term market volatility and technical issues at existing facilities. Seb emphasizes the importance of reducing reliance on natural gas by investing in renewable energy and infrastructure to enhance energy security and resilience. The conversation concludes with a call for strategic investments to mitigate exposure to commodity cycles and support a transition to more sustainable energy sources.

For more insights, Seb can be followed through the Energy Flux newsletter, LinkedIn, Bluesky and other digital platforms.

Updates from me

I am Jenny, broadcasting from Calgary, Alberta. I’m a geophysicist turned oil and gas liability expert turned podcast host and public activist. I’m here to create a better story for Alberta than one of pollution and populism by breaking through the propaganda machine. Please remember to like and subscribe to The Gravity Well, your doing so helps boost the voices and views of these stellar people and important issues.

Recall updates

Mark your calendar, Calgary-Bow! Markham Hislop is coming to town on Friday, April 24th. He and I will have a dual podcast discussion about the energy transition and the phase 2 project for Recall Nicolaides campaign. I will create and share an Eventbrite for this event ASAP! I am working with the other recall leads to collaborate on this as well as some water focused friends. Remember to go to OperationTotalRecall.ca to support the recall campaigns still underway.

Forever Canadian on Charlie Angus

My Meidas Canada—Thomas Lukaszuk interview is out. It’s called ALBERTANS FIGHT MAGA & DEFEND CANADA. The best part, in my humble opinion, is around 19 mins in where Thomas explains the absolute impossibility of Alberta independence: physically, economically, and practically. Yes Thomas, our only market would be the USA and we would be absorbed by them instantaneously.

Sign up for their newsletter to get involved at forever-canadian.ca!

Water Not Coal

Become a canvasser with the WaterNotCoal.ca campaign which is underway. I am working on a couple Water Not Coal podcast conversations and am very much enjoying meeting the people who are going out of their way to sign at my home.

The Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE)

I have been working with a group called the coalition for responsible energy, you can find us by searching cleanupyourmess.ca… The Rural Municipalities Association conference is underway in Edmonton right now. There is a lot of media coverage on oil and gas site clean up happening from Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen to Markham Hislop to The New York Times.

C4RE members are planning a few town halls in Provost, Calgary-Northwest and in Airdrie. Stay tuned for the dates and details!

Common Purpose, Collective Action

Public Interest Alberta: Common Purpose, Collective Action Conference in Edmonton, May 8-9.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: May 29th Alberta Day of Action!

The goal is to have 1,000,000 Albertans on the street that day. This effort is being led by the Alberta Federation of Labour, please go to: Fight Back Now! - Alberta Federation of Labour, subscribe to spread the word and organize. It’s gonna be quite something!

Much more to learn and discover while we seek to uphold the agreements of our ancestors. A area of education and growth for me, I am excited to explore more.

Good afternoon, I am Jenny Yeremiy, I’m broadcasting from Calgary, Alberta. I’m a geophysicist turned oil and gas liability expert turned podcast host and public activist. Defined by Mark Dorin: a person who stands up for citizen and indigenous rights and public safety then damn right I’m an activist. I’m here to create a better story for Alberta than one of pollution and populism by breaking through propaganda. We would not be living in this tumultuous time without it. Please remember to like and subscribe to The Gravity Well, your doing so helps boost the voices and views of these stellar people and important issues.

Recall updates

There are 4 recalls of interest rounding down: Recall Mickey in Calgary Cross; Recall Jackie in Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville; Recall Justin Wright in Cypress-Medicine Hat; Recall Wiebe in Grande Prairie-Wapiti. Thank you again to everyone who stood up against this unconstitutional government!

Recall Nicolaides is working on some data analysis for you, look to our socials for them! That’s @RecallNicolaides Shout out to all my recall Nico-laides, thanks Aimee for pointing this pun out! To get involved in phase two of the recall efforts, subscribe to Recall Nicolaides for now.

PLEASE go to OperationTotalRecall.ca to support the final 4 campaigns. Also, BOOST their social media posts!

The Gravity Well updates

Last week, you got a glimpse into my Calgary Citizens on Climate Change group, as Bob Sandford presented to us in it. Check out the episode titled Reclaiming Alberta from Water Bankruptcy. And I had a fabulous conversation with Wesam Cooley of Calgary Peoples’ Assembly, please check it out. We discuss the illegal and unconstitutional war against Iran in Reclaim the Middle East from US-Israel Domination. This illegal aggression is changing the global economic system dramatically . New limits are being exposed, fertilizer travels from that area and has been choked off. This will impact producers in North America. Wow! I am chatting with Seb Kennedy of Energy Flux on Monday about the changes to the oil and gas volumes before and after February 28th. That is going to be great.

I also just concluded a joint podcast with Michelle Robinson of Native Calgarian Podcast. I hope to share it with you on Tuesday next week.

Forever Canadian & Charlie Angus’ Meidas Canada

Phase two of the forever-canadian.ca is underway. Thomas Lukaszuk—former MLA, Minister and Deputy Minister for Edmonton-Castle Downs from 2001-2015, where I grew up—is now focused on re-activating, educating, and ultimately voting down Smith’s 9 referendum questions. Thomas and I had a stellar conversation on Meidas Canada, I am looking forward to watching it myself. Hoping it might be out tomorrow: Sunday, March 15.

I am supporting the leader of the Calgary Forever Canadian volunteer effort, Janel’s been an organizing mentor, I am super grateful for her leadership. Sign up for the newsletter to get involved at forever-canadian.ca! I’m excited to see how this project grows!

Water Not Coal

Become a canvasser with the WaterNotCoal.ca petition is underway. I have been bringing it around with me and now have a permanent signing location in Cougar Ridge, you can find it on WaterNotCoal.ca I am very much enjoying meeting the people who are going out of their way to sign, I met a wonderful couple from Drumheller on Thursday night. A shout out to Andrew and Jody, it was such a pleasure to meet you!

The Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE)

I have been working with a group called the coalition for responsible energy, you can find us by searching cleanupyourmess.ca. Mark Dorin has been increasing awareness in a big way lately. Firstly, Avi Lewis came to meet with Mark about the Reclamation Boom that Alberta is being held back from. Thank you to Avi for taking the time to understand the risks and opportunities for Albertans and Canadians in this space.

In addition, Mark is making landowners aware of their right to address messes on their lands. Check out his conversation with Markham Hislop on Energi Media from yesterday.

Common Purpose, Collective Action

I am co-presenting an Alberta Participatory Water Democracy (PWD) project with Colin Smith. It is directly related to Robert Sandford’s address to my Calgary Citizens on Climate Change (4C) group last week. Which I will get to in just a moment.

Charlie Angus is a keynote speaker, and I am thrilled to be co-hosting a plenary, at the Public Interest Alberta: Common Purpose, Collective Action Conference in Edmonton, May 8-9.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: May 29th Alberta Day of Action!

The goal is to have 1,000,000 Albertans on the street that day. This effort is being led by the Alberta Federation of Labour, please go to: Fight Back Now! - Alberta Federation of Labour, subscribe to spread the word and organize. It’s gonna be quite something!

Jody MacPherson – AI Data Centers

Jody MacPherson, a journalist with a background in the oil and gas industry, is currently engaged in investigative reporting on AI data centers and their connection to oil and gas production in Alberta. Her work focuses on the Wonder Valley Project, a proposed $70 billion AI data center in the Grand Prairie area, and the Olds project, which is progressing rapidly. These data centers are linked to the government’s strategy to double oil and gas production, raising concerns about their environmental impact, particularly regarding water and energy usage.

The projects have faced scrutiny over their approval processes and the lack of transparency, especially concerning water permits and indigenous consultation. Local communities have organized to express their concerns, particularly about the environmental and social impacts of these developments. Jody’s investigation also touches on broader issues of data sovereignty and the role of large American tech companies in these projects.

Jody’s work is supported by donations through the energy mix and her Substack, where she provides additional insights into her investigations. She continues to explore the implications of these data centers, including their potential benefits and the challenges they pose to local communities and the environment.

Excellent investigative reporting you won’t want to miss! If you’re interested in following them or the issue you can do so on Facebook search: Old’s Community Transparency Project.

Jody’s coverage of this issue:

Hidden Wonder Valley series: https://www.theenergymix.com/hidden-wonder-valley/

Latest on Olds:

https://www.theenergymix.com/developer-presses-ahead-with-mega-gas-plant-after-alberta-regulator-rejects-deficient-plan/

Latest on Wonder Valley:

https://www.theenergymix.com/alberta-municipality-bets-tens-of-millions-on-wonder-valley-data-c

More coverage on AI data sovereignty here (Canada is mentioned near the end):

https://www.theenergymix.com/openai-calls-for-100-gw-of-new-power-each-year-to-secure-ai-dominance/

The Energy Mix donations page: https://www.theenergymix.com/donate/

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Note: some audio issues occur when Wesam shares important information around the University of Calgary student protests. Here’s what Wesam was hoping to share:

“The broader progressive movement in Alberta has allies in the anti-imperialist struggle and it’s important that we work together as allies. The movement against the genocide in Gaza is the best example of a mass movement in a critical historical moment that could have been so much more impactful, even on politics in Alberta, if it had received full support across the progressive spectrum.

The Calgary Palestine movement has been battling police and state repression and defending protest rights that will affect the civil liberties of all of us. The most important of these battles relates to the police/provincial scandal around the crackdown on the University of Calgary encampment. You’ll remember that in May 2024 a group of students established an encampment at the U of C protesting the University’s complicity in the genocide, and the Calgary Police came in with tear gas and batons and violently dispersed them, putting several people in hospital. That police action was so controversial that it got referred to an ASIRT investigation, but the whole thing ended up getting covered up and ASIRT in the end declined to investigate. A later FOIP request revealed that a conversation had taken place between then-Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld and Safety Minister Mike Ellis where Ellis assured Neufeld that there would be no substantive investigation by ASIRT into the issue. We have it on record that Ellis and Neufeld essentially decided the result of ASIRT’s investigation before any investigation had even taken place. This was reported by Jeremy Appel at the time.

In other words, we uncovered smoking gun evidence that the Smith government directly participated in an outright cover-up of what was likely the worst case of police misconduct and violence against peaceful protesters in Calgary’s history. If that had received any real attention from progressives in this province, it might have dealt a serious blow to Smith and her cronies. (Who knows, it might have been enough to even take down her government? Neufeld himself ended up resigning, for reasons that weren’t stated publicly but were most likely related to this, since the Police Commission used his resignation as an excuse to not look into this issue any further.)

So when I say you have allies in the anti-imperialist movement that you aren’t utilizing, I’m not saying it in some general or sentimental way. I mean what might have been the best opportunity progressives may ever get to actually take down the Smith government is slipping through their fingers because most (white) progressives in this province still see Palestine as an “alien” issue and aren’t willing to stand with us. And they do that not only to Palestine’s detriment, but to their own as well. We’re still here, still fighting the same fight you are, and this issue is still out there if anyone wants to pick it up and help us try to blow the Smith government wide open with it.

But it will require progressives to actually ally with the Palestine movement. And it seems to me that there are some “progressives” in this country who would rather see us all become Yankees than take a stand in support of Palestine.”

The podcast encourages listeners to engage with these issues critically and to participate in actions that support peace and justice, both locally and globally. Here are some ways to take action:

Actions for Peace

Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran Rally Sunday, March 8, 3 pm at Calgary City Hall.

Withdraw Canadian troops from region assisting US/Israeli aggression on Iran

Write your federal representatives here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/withdraw-canadian-soldiers-assisting-us-aggression-on-iran.

Daily Phone Pledge

Call your MP before March 11, 2026 to confirm they are voting “Yes” to Bill C-233 to close loopholes for weapons to Israel. Use: https://armsembargonow.ca/phonepledge/ as your guide.

Tell Carney: Oppose Illegal Attacks on Iran

Join Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) in emailing Prime Minister Carney and Foreign Minister Anand to demand that they retract their support for illegal US-Israeli attacks on Iran and impose sanctions on Israel. Go to: https://www.cjpme.org/carney_iran.

Recall updates

The recall campaigns are down to 6: Nate Glubish in Strathcona-Sherwood Park; Recall Mickey in Calgary Cross; Recall Jackie in Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville; Recall Justin Wright in Cypress-Medicine Hat; Recall Wiebe in Grande Prairie-Wapiti; and saving the best for last Recall Danielle Smith in Brooks-Medicine Hat). Remember to tell your Brooks-Medicine Hat friends to call: 587-448-8911. It’s truly a 9-11 situation here in Alberta.

PLEASE go to OperationTotalRecall.ca to sign and support the final 6 campaigns.

Podcast updates

I had a fabulous conversation with Mary Stuart of Desmog regarding our premier’s addresses from May of 2025 and Feb 2026. Desmog is a global news organization focused on cutting through the climate misinformation machine. Yesterday, I posted an episode with the address that Robert Sandford offered my Calgary Citizens on Climate Change group called Reclaiming Alberta from Global Water Bankruptcy.

Forever Canadian

Phase two of the forever-canadian.ca is about to be start, the goal is to educate, activate, and ultimately get Albertans out to vote down Smith’s 9 referendum questions on October 19, 2026. Go to Forever-Canadian.ca to join in.

Water Not Coal

The WaterNotCoal.ca petition is underway. It’s very well organized and great community spirit around it! Go to WaterNotCoal.ca to join.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR ALBERTA: May 29th Alberta Day of Action!

The goal is to have 1,000,000 Albertans on the street that day. This effort is being led by the Alberta Federation of Labour, please go to: Fight Back Now! - Alberta Federation of Labour, subscribe to spread the word and organize. It’s gonna be quite an accomplishment.

The discussion also touches on the broader implications of climate change, with references to recent scientific findings predicting accelerated global warming and its potential impacts on water resources and weather patterns. Bob criticizes the current Alberta government’s policies, which are seen as neglecting environmental concerns in favor of industrial growth, and calls for a shift in focus towards sustainable water management and democratic engagement.

Additionally, the conversation explores the interconnectedness of water security with food security and economic stability, stressing the importance of collaborative efforts to address these challenges. Bob advocates for a reframing of the sustainability narrative, arguing that the term has been diluted and misused, and emphasizes the need for honest acknowledgment of environmental realities to drive meaningful change.

Bob concludes with a call to action for Alberta to lead by example in addressing water and climate issues, suggesting that this could also serve as a catalyst for broader democratic renewal in the region.

Updates from me:

Good afternoon, I am Jenny Yeremiy, I’m broadcasting from Calgary, Alberta. I’m a geophysicist turned oil and gas liability expert turned podcast host and public activist. I’m here to create a better story for Alberta than one of pollution and populism by breaking through propaganda. We would not be living in this tumultuous time without it. Please remember to like and subscribe to The Gravity Well, your doing so helps boost the voices and views of these important issues.

Recall updates

OK, first let me update you on the recalls. The recalls are down to 6: Recall Fir in Calgary-Peigan; Recall Peter Singh in Calgary-East; our Healthcare Minister and MLA for Red Deer North, Recall Lagrange are complete;

Nate Glubish in Strathcona-Sherwood Park; Recall Mickey in Calgary Cross; Recall Jackie in Fort Sask-Vegreville; Recall Justin Wright in Cypress-Medicine Hat; Recall Wiebe in Grande Prairie-Wapiti; and saving the best for last Recall Danielle Smith in Brooks-Medicine Hat). Remember to tell your Brooks-Medicine Hat friends to call: 587-448-8911. It’s truly a 9-11 situation here in Alberta as our government now looks to mount more than $100 billion in debt.

PLEASE go to OperationTotalRecall.ca to support the final 6 campaigns. It’s getting harder with the aggression from the separatist agenda. Lots of women are leading these efforts. I am so grateful to everyone who took the leap with me. Our community is 30,000 people strong, and growing! You can check out my interview with Radio Canada about the recall outcomes in the substack post which will accompany this episode.

Podcast updates

I had a fabulous conversation with Mary Stuart of Desmog, please check it out. Desmog is a global news organization focused on cutting through the climate misinformation machine. Desmog’s founder, Geoff Dembicki, is an Albertan and the author of The Petroleum Papers, which is being made into a series, btw. The book outlines the climate misinformation machine centered out of Alberta since the mid-90s using organizations like the Canadian Taxpayer Federation, founded by none other than Jason Kenney. When you consider his influence on our province please understand that he started in 1995 not 2019.

Remember, I have the pleasure of speaking with Charlie Angus on Meidas Canada. Please check out the few episodes I’ve done with him already, the latest being one on Danielle Smith’s address to the nation, titled: RECLAIM ALBERTA - DANIELLE SMITH IS LOSING IT.

We speak about Danielle Smith’s addresses and the many grassroots movement in Alberta! Like… Forever Canadian.

Forever Canadian

Phase two of Forever Canadian is about to be start with a new partner the Association canadienne-française de l’Alberta (ACFA). Thomas Lucaszuk and the Forever-Canadian.ca campaign team are now focused on activating, educating, and ultimately voting down Smith’s nine referendum questions. I am supporting the leader of the Calgary effort, Janel’s been an organizing mentor to me. Sign up for their newsletter to get involved!

Water Not Coal

Become a canvasser with the WaterNotCoal.ca petition is underway. I have been bringing it around with me and now have a permanent signing location at the Calgary Waldorf School in Cougar Ridge. I’ve already had 3 people sign and TWO offer to get me a local lineup! Tons of fun, get involved. It’s very well organized! Again, go to WaterNotCoal.ca

Common Purpose, Collective Action

I am co-presenting an Alberta Participatory Water Democracy (PWD) project with Colin Smith. It is directly related to Robert Sandford’s address to my Calgary Citizens on Climate Change (4C) group last week. Which I will get to in just a moment.

Charlie Angus is a keynote speaker, and I am thrilled to be co-hosting a plenary, at the Public Interest Alberta: Common Purpose, Collective Action Conference in Edmonton, May 8-9.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: May 29th Alberta Day of Action!

The goal is to have 1,000,000 Albertans on the street that day. This effort is being led by the Alberta Federation of Labour, please go to: Fight Back Now! - Alberta Federation of Labour, subscribe to spread the word and organize. It’s gonna be quite something!

Bob Sandford–Global Water Bankruptcy

OK! Now onto Bob Sandford, I am so grateful to my friend James for introducing me to Bob Sandford. I first came into contact with James and Bob on World Water Day in 2024. He and Kevin Van Tighem presented together at a World Water Day Virtual Event in 2024. Highly recommend you listen to it, especially in light of Bob’s Global Water Bankruptcy report released in January.

Bob is the Senior Government Relations Liaison for the Global Climate Emergency Response team within the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health, joined the Calgary Citizens on Climate Change (4C) meeting last week to explain how the Global Water Bankruptcy impacts water decision-making in Alberta.

This is the first glimpse into both the new reality, sustainability has failed, climate emergency talk has failed, we are now aiming to avoid water bankruptcy. I am super excited and ready for the mountain of work and opposition that is ahead of us. It will be up to you, dear listener, to convince the public to care about this.

Before I share Bob’s presentation, I wish to offer my regret and disappointment to the people of Iran and the broader gulf region. The illegal and unconstitutional war against Iran will have drastically detrimental impacts on the global economy, the ecology, and of course supply chain for both food and water. Tune in again today at 5 pm MT/7 pm ET, I will be rejoined by Wesam Khalid to discuss this in detail. There is a LOT to unpack as I haven’t spoken with Wesam since May of 2025 before the 12-day war which we were told ended in World Peace. Not so much!

I am proud to share this discussion with Bob and look forward to continued discussions with him. Please listen to the end for Bob’s heartfelt compelling call-to-action. Have a great rest of your day everyone.

Take Action

Use this post to write to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (contact@cppib.com), let them know you oppose funding genocide and ecocide (via fossil fuel expansion).