The Progress Report
The Progress Report is the media arm of Progress Alberta, an Edmonton-based non-profit working to advance the left in Alberta.
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- Workers with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees voted to strike—and with some big numbers. 80% vote turnout, over 90% in favor. Locals 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 009 and 012, which represent a very big chunk of Government of Alberta workers, all involved.
- Surprisingly the last-minute replacement for Randy Boissoneault in Edmonton Centre, Eleanor Olszewski, got a cabinet seat, while 'star candidate' Corey Hogan in Calgary did not.
- Alberta's industrial price on emissions was set to raise to $110 a ton in 2026. You might see this freeze as a deliberate challenge to Mark Carney, since it invites a federal measure to make up the difference.
- Reposted by The Progress Report“Bill 54 would bring corporate interests closer to political power.” Check out my comments on the UCP's efforts to have even more big money influencing government policy in Alberta in this PressProgress story. pressprogress.ca/alberta-to-l...
- "The presenting officer’s exercise of their professional judgment in electing to water down the allegations would not be the board’s preferred approach, but it acknowledges this was a choice that fell within his authority to make...”
- Edmonton's city councilor for O-day'min, Anne Stevenson, announced her re-election bid on Sunday, promising a continued focus on resolving Edmonton's housing problems.
- Reposted by The Progress ReportDanielle Smith tries in ‘Alberta Next’ video address to bluff her way out of a bad hand she dealt herself. albertapolitics.ca/2025/05/dani...
- Danielle Smith shaking her fists at the feds is not new. But Doug Ford shaking his fist back is a bit of a development
- Interesting updates (and a bit of speculation) from Edmonton municipal politics commentator Troy Pavlek on Edmonton's new conservative party:
- The federal election is over, so it's your friendly, neighbourhood municipal politics wonk here to let you know that I'm STILL tracking everything going on in the race this October. In this update: Sohi's back in the chair, and Cartmell has 8/13 of his Timbits troypavlek.ca/posts/sohi-r...
- In this week's Progress Report newsletter: everyone's breaking up—even the NDP! But how real is the threat of Alberta separatism?
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- Reposted by The Progress ReportThe cost of virtually everything rose sharply in Canada after the pandemic. One big exception: child care.
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- Calgary's police chief abruptly resigned today for still-unknown reasons.
- Reposted by The Progress ReportMeasles cases in Alberta on 2025-05-01: • Total of 193 • +1 in north zone • +3 in central zone • +19 in south zone
- A new crowdfunding campaign provides an opportunity for folks to support deposed AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos—and a platform for several notable doctors and politicians in their continuing campaign against "CorruptCare." The latest from Jeremy Appel:
- In the final days of April’s federal election, representatives from several of Alberta’s largest unions rallied at the Alberta Legislature to urge their members to commit to a “Common Front”—and lend a hand to the struggling New Democrats.
- The Gillenium continues! The Alberta Federation of Labour reports that Gil McGowan has been re-elected for another two year term as AFL president.
- We've got a bonus pod for you this week, about this weekend's other 'federal' election: it's AFL convention time once again and Gil McGowan is up for re-election. Is today the final day of the Gillenium?
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- While the 'conservative donation' may be a bit of cheap shot—sources told us that was probably just a convention ticket McLean had to purchase do to her job—working with "one of the preeminent management-side lawyers" is, as the kids used to say, a bit sus
- Here's a fine article from Zak Vescera at the Investigative Journalism Foundation examining this year's crowd of third-party election advertisers. A lot of right-wing money, as usual
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- Some rare federal politics content from us: On this week's Progress Report podcast, we chat with possibly Alberta's smartest political commentator, Dave Cournoyer, and then possibly Alberta's smartest elected official, Blake Desjarlais.
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- We've got a banger federal election pod with special guests Blake Desjarlais and Dave Cournoyer coming your way later this week. Stay tuned!
- On this week's belated (sorry!) episode of the Progress Report podcast, Euan Thomson gives us an update on the drug poisoning crisis. Also, Jeremy and Euan explain why they're at odds with a Liberal star candidate in Calgary who was implicated in last year's brutal crackdown on Palestine protestors.
- Here's an odd bit of trivia for you: the private home care provider Nurse Next Door, which was recently & briefly implicated in allegations of scabbing during the education support workers strike—they ultimately changed course and did not scab—was founded by Vancouver mayor Ken Sim. Small world.
- Frostbite and frostbite amputation statistics were a critical metric last year for evaluating the impacts of policies involving unhoused people. But AHS told us today, after several weeks of inquiries, that they will not give us the frostbite statistics from 2024.
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- Forward Canada, the anti-Conservative third party advertiser that Zain Velji from The Strategists is mixed up in, is producing podcast-like YouTube shows, something you don't see from these groups too often. The latest is about CBC funding, which Forward has been running a petition campaign on:
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- The new landlord of a historical apartment building in Edmonton is forcing out the residents with a rent hike—some of them are seeing their rent *triple.* edmontonjournal.com/news/tenants...
- The United Nurses of Alberta have ratified a new collective agreement with the province, and it looks relatively good:
- Alberta's expanded use of private surgical facilities isn't an attempt to support a struggling public system, argues academic Andrew Longhurst in Parkland's new report "Operation Profit." It's a deliberate and ideologically-motivated attempt to cannibalize it www.theprogressreport.ca/operation-pr...
- Rod Loyola's defection to the federal Liberals seems to have caught the Alberta NDP by surprise: they've unusually sent out a media release announcing Edmonton-Ellerslie is open for candidate nominations. There does not appear to have been a planned successor.
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- Here's a name you haven't heard in a while!
- The province's biggest unions—including some that weren't getting along well not too long ago—are joining hands to resist the UCP. But if there's a specific battle plan yet, they're keeping it cagey, writes Jeremy Appel www.theprogressreport.ca/afl_announce...
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- Unsurprising given both the lingering stink of scandal around his business partner and Boissonnault's choice to support Freeland over Carney in the leadership contest.
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- In this week's Progress Report newsletter, Jim pours one out for the carbon tax while the UCP fire back at "CorruptCare." And as always our usual roundup of political sundries.
- On the latest episode of the Progress Report podcast: Susan Thompson (@sisuvanhell.bsky.social) tells us about the strange cast of UCP-connected and convoy-connected characters who are laying political siege to the municipal library in Valleyview.
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- Every single one of these asks is something to benefit a fossil fuel corporation. There is no demand here for assistance with the housing crisis, no demand for help with our struggling health care system, no demand for the reform or improvement of any government program. Who does she work for?
- Big muni shake-up: CBC Radio-Canada is reporting that Edmonton mayor Amarjeet Sohi intends to run again as a candidate for Liberal MP in the next federal election.
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- Schools in Fort Mac will finally resume service on Wednesday, says CUPE Alberta, as the striking education support workers have ratified deals with their school boards. alberta.cupe.ca/2025/03/17/e...
- Reposted by The Progress ReportPremier Danielle Smith visited the University of Alberta Faculty of Law today. 👀 Lawyers and future lawyers know that Bill 26 and the UCP’s anti-trans bills are regressive, unconstitutional, and just plain wrong. And they had a message for her today. 👏
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- The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) just announced that they've reached agreements with the Edmonton Public, Fort McMurray Public and Fort McMurray Catholic school districts that they feel are acceptable. If the member agree by vote, these strikes may soon end.
- The carbon tax was arguably the signature policy of the Notley administration. Here we are, only a few years later:
- Tangential to this week's dispute over Pride material at EPL: the neurally-resilient may recall this matter from 2019 in which an EPL trustee was pushed out for criticizing EPL CEO Pilar Martinez. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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