Alberta
Red Deer South MLA Jason Stephan urges Albertans to consider the Free Alberta Strategy
This article submitted by Red Deer South UCP MLA Jason Stephan
The Threat to Alberta by the Ottawa Liberal-NDP Axis
We live in perilous times. We must honestly confront the realities of our current circumstances. Canada is spending itself into oblivion, threatening to take Alberta down with it, adopting policies of economic self-destruction, undermining the capacity of Alberta businesses and families to provide for themselves and others.
We need to protect ourselves. Alberta businesses and families should not be subject to unprincipled Federal politicians, who have demonstrated that they will not hesitate to attack the livelihoods of Alberta individuals and families to further their political ambitions for power.
What Canada was, is less important than what Canada is, and what it is becoming. Alberta may need to act quickly and abandon this sinking ship while it is still able to.
The Liberal-NDP Axis is unveiling a reckless budget, accelerating towards fiscal destruction; on the same day, Rob Anderson, Danielle Smith, and I will be in a townhall sharing the Free Alberta Strategy.
This Strategy is a series of initiatives Alberta can implement today, without needing permission from Ottawa.
The less Alberta needs Ottawa, the more leverage Alberta has. But Ottawa will resist efforts to need them less. It reduces their power.
It is vital to have a Premier that is trusted by Albertans to defend our interests. But most Albertans do not trust the current Premier.
This Premier’s leadership, and his unprecedented efforts to full out campaign and control the results of his own job review have become a circus, a distraction, and a liability to the province and the party.
Kenney’s board would have never cancelled the biggest in person political party event in Alberta history if he was going to win the vote. They would have moved heaven and earth, adapted and celebrated, an unprecedented success in voter turnout to the event. He was going to lose.
Moving fundamental goalposts on a vote, after deadlines to participate, destroys trust and integrity of process. It provides opportunities to cheat.
Many do not trust the new process has not, or will not, be rigged. A result that is not seen as legitimate will divide.
If this Premier is not fair, or seen as fair, where his moral authority to demand Ottawa to be fair?
How can this Premier hold Ottawa accountable, if he is, or seen as, failing to accept accountability for himself?
Conservative principles are more important and more popular than this leader. If this leader believes what he says, that Alberta cannot risk another NDP government, then why is it in the best interests of our party and our province to go into an election seeking to win in spite of the leader? Isn’t that too much risk?
Trust is earned as one’s actions are consistent with one’s words.
The majority of Albertans want to see this Premier resign. Yet, this Premier labelled those who agree with him as “mainstream”; while those who disagree with him as extremists, lunatics, or threats undermining stability. The Premier is doing what he condemned the Prime Minister for doing. He is acting like Trudeau.
Trudeau sees this, and is emboldened by it, his Liberal-NDP Axis cementing his power up to 2025, with increased opportunity to plunder and attack Alberta businesses and families for political gain.
We must prepare. Our requirement for fairness is not one founded on anger, it is founded on principle.
We need to great self-reliance, to free ourselves from hostile interference, and insulate ourselves and our children from the looming trillion dollar plus fiscal train wreck. The Free Alberta Strategy describes some of these opportunities at www.freealbertastrategy.com.
Alberta is a land of opportunity; it is a land of freedom and prosperity. We must be vigilant to keep it that way.
Alberta’s government is engaging with Albertans on increasing speed limits on rural highways.
Starting Nov. 7, Albertans can share their views on modernizing speed limits on divided highways through an online survey running until Dec. 12. The survey will ask how Albertans view raising the speed limit by 10 km/h on various highways from 110 km/h to 120 km/h.
“Alberta’s government is investigating how to safely increase speed limits on divided highways, and if Albertans support increasing speed limits. We are investing more than $1.5 billion this year alone to improve highway safety and upgrade infrastructure across the province. We want Albertans to be able to drive the speed limit that the highways are designed for. Modern vehicles combined with public awareness mean we can explore higher speed limits.”
The survey will provide Albertans with the opportunity to provide input on which highways they would prioritize having a speed limit increase, their views on restricting commercial trucks from using the far-left lane on highways with three or more lanes and any other feedback that would improve driving experiences on provincial highways.
Following a review of the survey results, Alberta’s government plans to conduct a mini-trial of a 120 km/h speed limit to assess the impacts of higher speed limits on divided highways. The trial will include strong monitoring to assess driving behaviour.
Alberta’s government reminds motorists to slow down and drive to the conditions. Speed limits are set for ideal conditions. When roads are wet, icy or when there is reduced visibility, motorists should slow down.
Quick facts
- Alberta’s provincial highway network includes more than 64,000 lane kilometres of highways, about 11,700 lane kilometres of which are divided.
- The posted speed limits of Alberta’s divided highways range from 100 to 110 km/h, although the posted speed limits on segments passing through cities, towns and First Nation lands can be as low as 50 km/h due to factors such as signalized intersections, pedestrians and local access.
Related information
- The survey is available online.
A new Class Size and Complexity Cabinet Committee has been struck to address classroom challenges.
Taking action on class size and complexity
Classrooms in Alberta continue to grow and are becoming increasingly complex, and immediate action is needed to address these issues in the public education system. To meet these issues head on, the Class Size and Complexity Cabinet Committee has been created. The cabinet committee will help guide government policy and deploy resources to deal with class sizes and classroom complexity.
“We are committed to providing world-class education, and we’re building schools and funding education at a rate unprecedented in this province. This committee will help us address the concerns of teachers, parents and students around class sizes and complexity.”
Throughout November, Alberta’s government will continue work with school boards to collect data on class sizes and classroom composition. The cabinet committee will use this data to direct resources to the classrooms that need it the most. Starting in January, this data will be made available and released annually.
The Class Size and Complexity Cabinet Committee will be co-chaired by the Premier of Alberta and the Minister of Education and Childcare. It will also include non-voting members representing school boards, administrators and a teacher representative of the ATA. The committee will also hear from school boards, academic experts, teachers, educational assistants, complex needs specialists and parents to inform its decisions and guide this vital work.
“We heard teacher concerns, and we are providing solutions. The Class Size and Complexity Cabinet Committee will help us take immediate action and ensure teachers and students are given the support they need to succeed.”
In June 2025, Alberta’s government established the Aggression and Complexity in Schools Action Team to provide advice on addressing classroom complexity. The report has been received and will be released soon. Over the coming months, the cabinet committee will start rolling out solutions informed by the action team’s recommendations. In addition, the committee will guide the creation of a new inclusive education policy framework.
“The work of this committee will support teachers in responding to the growing complexity in our classrooms. We will ensure that the voices of the contributors to the initial work guide
solutions that truly improve the educational experience for students and the educators who serve them.”
“I appreciate the government’s recognition of the impact of classroom complexity and their commitment to working collaboratively for improvement. Supporting teachers ultimately improves classroom conditions and student outcomes.”
Using data collected, this cabinet committee will also guide Alberta’s government in executing its commitment to hire 3,000 new teachers and 1,500 new educational assistants over the next three years. They will also assist in identifying and prioritizing where new schools and modulars should be built, advancing the government’s commitment to invest $8.6 billion to build 130 new schools, and provide 109 modular classrooms in the growing communities that need them urgently.
Quick facts
- Members of the Class Size and Complexity Cabinet Committee include:
- Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta
- Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Education and Childcare
- Jason Nixon, Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services
- Rick Wilson, Minister of Mental Health and Addiction
- Searle Turton, Minister of Child and Family Services
- Lynnette Anderson, chief superintendent, Edmonton Catholic Schools
- Nicole Buchanan, chair, Red Deer Public Schools
- Marilyn Dennis, former president of Alberta School Boards Association
- Mike McMann, superintendent, Fort Vermilion Schools and President, College of Alberta School Superintendents
- Joanne Pitman, chief superintendent, Calgary Board of Education
- Dr. Elissa Corsi, Alberta Teachers’ Association
- Only Cabinet members are voting members. Additional guests will be invited to attend and share their expertise at the discretion of the chairs.
- School boards will be required to submit data on Alberta classrooms by Nov. 24.
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