NigelBankes
@nigelb.bsky.social
Retired law prof ucalgary law; I principally post on energy, resources and climate change issues; committed to intergenerational equity; grateful settler on Treaty 7 lands.
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Canada Ksi Lisims #LNG is MAGA, like pals of Maxwell, Epstein & Trump #MAGA.
#StopSellingOut #DefendDemocracy #TRC #Sovereignty #EnergySecurity #ClimateBomb #BCpoli #AbPoli #CdnPoli
#StopSellingOut #DefendDemocracy #TRC #Sovereignty #EnergySecurity #ClimateBomb #BCpoli #AbPoli #CdnPoli
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Canada Ksi Lisims #LNG is MAGA, like pals of Maxwell, Epstein & Trump #MAGA.
#StopSellingOut #DefendDemocracy #TRC #Sovereignty #EnergySecurity #ClimateBomb #BCpoli #AbPoli #CdnPoli
#StopSellingOut #DefendDemocracy #TRC #Sovereignty #EnergySecurity #ClimateBomb #BCpoli #AbPoli #CdnPoli
The UCP’s fall legislative session reveals volumes about what the party really values and what it doesn’t: no rights for teachers and trans folks (Bills 2 and 9) no rights for those who depend on AIMCo investments (Bill 12) but hey, we’ll pay out to aussie coal companies any time. #ableg #abpoli
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
If the GoA can do this to Albertans so easily why didn't it protect us against the spurious claims of coal companies?
This illustrates just how easily it could have done so rather than entering in to expensive and overly generous settlements to resolve problems the UCP created.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
This illustrates just how easily it could have done so rather than entering in to expensive and overly generous settlements to resolve problems the UCP created.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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And then there were... 14.
Recall petitions have been approved against Glenn Van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan and Searle Turton.
That's 14 of the 47 UCP MLAs now facing potential recall.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
Recall petitions have been approved against Glenn Van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan and Searle Turton.
That's 14 of the 47 UCP MLAs now facing potential recall.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
Current Recall Petitions - Elections Alberta
Recall is a process to remove a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from office between elections by collecting sufficient signatures in the Member’s electoral division. The following recall peti...
www.elections.ab.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
And then there were... 14.
Recall petitions have been approved against Glenn Van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan and Searle Turton.
That's 14 of the 47 UCP MLAs now facing potential recall.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
Recall petitions have been approved against Glenn Van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan and Searle Turton.
That's 14 of the 47 UCP MLAs now facing potential recall.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
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How would an MLA know which constituents vote in a provincial elections? This information is privileged only to Elections Alberta.
Also, any elector can initiate a recall, irrelevant of whether they vote. UCP wrote this law.
#ableg
Also, any elector can initiate a recall, irrelevant of whether they vote. UCP wrote this law.
#ableg
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
How would an MLA know which constituents vote in a provincial elections? This information is privileged only to Elections Alberta.
Also, any elector can initiate a recall, irrelevant of whether they vote. UCP wrote this law.
#ableg
Also, any elector can initiate a recall, irrelevant of whether they vote. UCP wrote this law.
#ableg
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This is the case of the AER CEO overruling his own hearing commissioners after allegedly consulting with the Minister of Energy and Minerals. The justice have agreed the appeal meets the requirements to proceed.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #climate
Background here: www.theenergymix.com/alberta-regu...
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #climate
Background here: www.theenergymix.com/alberta-regu...
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is the case of the AER CEO overruling his own hearing commissioners after allegedly consulting with the Minister of Energy and Minerals. The justice have agreed the appeal meets the requirements to proceed.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #climate
Background here: www.theenergymix.com/alberta-regu...
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #climate
Background here: www.theenergymix.com/alberta-regu...
Good news. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal in this matter.
www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/d...
#abpoli #ableg @cpawsnab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/d...
#abpoli #ableg @cpawsnab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Good news. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal in this matter.
www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/d...
#abpoli #ableg @cpawsnab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/d...
#abpoli #ableg @cpawsnab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
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Please join us tonight, November 24, Calgary-Cross! Travel safely. ☃️ #yyc #OperationTotalRecall #RecallThemAll #abpoli #ableg
An in-person meeting for the next steps in #RecallMickey has been scheduled for November 24, 2025, Calgary-Cross residents. We need every volunteer we can get. #YYC #RecallThemAll #OperationTotalRecall #ableg #abpoli
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Planning Meetup
Meetup to share ideas, connect, and help shape the next steps for the RECALL Mickey campaign.
actionnetwork.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Please join us tonight, November 24, Calgary-Cross! Travel safely. ☃️ #yyc #OperationTotalRecall #RecallThemAll #abpoli #ableg
Most of us only have one life - but if you traffic people for sex Instagram would give you how many lives? 17? What about other categories e.g. threatening violence against female politicians? We need more transparency instagram & others.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me 17 times, burn it to the ground.
Fool me 17 times, burn it to the ground.
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
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November 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Most of us only have one life - but if you traffic people for sex Instagram would give you how many lives? 17? What about other categories e.g. threatening violence against female politicians? We need more transparency instagram & others.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Wake up Alberta rural municipalities.
Better a wind or solar farm as a going concern rather than dead-beat oil and gas operators that won't pay their taxes or surface lease payments.
#abpoli #ableg
Better a wind or solar farm as a going concern rather than dead-beat oil and gas operators that won't pay their taxes or surface lease payments.
#abpoli #ableg
💰 Rural Alberta earned $70M in tax revenue from wind & solar in 2025 — funding roads, emergency services & recreation.
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
Rural Alberta's $70-million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
Rural Alberta's $70 million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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💰 Rural Alberta earned $70M in tax revenue from wind & solar in 2025 — funding roads, emergency services & recreation.
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
Rural Alberta's $70-million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
Rural Alberta's $70 million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
💰 Rural Alberta earned $70M in tax revenue from wind & solar in 2025 — funding roads, emergency services & recreation.
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
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Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
This is the Observer's coverage of the Reform Russian Spie Scandal... 600 words on page 22 of the printed newspaper.
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
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New Post: The Queue-Jumping Problem with Mandamus: Northback v the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
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The Queue-Jumping Problem with Mandamus: Northback v the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
By: Drew Yewchuk Case Commented On: Northback Holdings Corporation v Alberta (Environment and Protected Areas), 2025 ABKB 617 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Queue-Jumping Problem with Mandamus:Northback…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: The Queue-Jumping Problem with Mandamus: Northback v the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
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New Post: The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
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The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
By: Jennifer Koshan Case and Bill Commented On: Egale Canada v Alberta, 2025 ABKB 394 (CanLII); Bill 9, Protecting Alberta’s Children Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, 2nd Session, 31st Legislature PD…
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
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ablawg.ca/2025/11/19...…er-diverse-youth/
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New Post: The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
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The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
By: Kaitlin Schaaf, Kathy Cao, Jessica Farrell, Andrew Simmons, Emilia Yassiri, and Martin Olszynski Matter Commented On: 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector PD…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
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Let's hear it for the inter library loan system!
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Let's hear it for the inter library loan system!
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I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
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Mr Getson would do well to consider the potential impacts of such lies.
For a sitting MLA to tell the legislature and anyone listening that the Supreme Court of Canada says CSAM is now "OK" puts kids at risk.
He should retract that statement and apologize immediately.
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For a sitting MLA to tell the legislature and anyone listening that the Supreme Court of Canada says CSAM is now "OK" puts kids at risk.
He should retract that statement and apologize immediately.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Mr Getson would do well to consider the potential impacts of such lies.
For a sitting MLA to tell the legislature and anyone listening that the Supreme Court of Canada says CSAM is now "OK" puts kids at risk.
He should retract that statement and apologize immediately.
/2
For a sitting MLA to tell the legislature and anyone listening that the Supreme Court of Canada says CSAM is now "OK" puts kids at risk.
He should retract that statement and apologize immediately.
/2
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What happens when a province rewrites the rules for every doctor, teacher, lawyer, nurse, engineer, and police officer at once?
Alberta’s Bill 13 does exactly that.
Full breakdown on Factsmtr. 👇
factsmtr.substack.com/p/alberta-bi...
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #alberta
Alberta’s Bill 13 does exactly that.
Full breakdown on Factsmtr. 👇
factsmtr.substack.com/p/alberta-bi...
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #alberta
Alberta Bill 13: What the Regulated Professions Neutrality Act Changes
What problem does Bill 13 claim to fix, and is that problem real, overstated, or limited?
factsmtr.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
What happens when a province rewrites the rules for every doctor, teacher, lawyer, nurse, engineer, and police officer at once?
Alberta’s Bill 13 does exactly that.
Full breakdown on Factsmtr. 👇
factsmtr.substack.com/p/alberta-bi...
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #alberta
Alberta’s Bill 13 does exactly that.
Full breakdown on Factsmtr. 👇
factsmtr.substack.com/p/alberta-bi...
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #alberta
Dear Premier Smith, here's what a real COVID Inquiry (rather than a Manning Inquiry) looks like. Science based.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
Inquiry Module Reports - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Dear Premier Smith, here's what a real COVID Inquiry (rather than a Manning Inquiry) looks like. Science based.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
That will be so important. Sining up canvassers in large numbers will be the key to success.
Definitely going to sign up to canvas for this one. ✊️
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
That will be so important. Sining up canvassers in large numbers will be the key to success.
My version of 'caption this photo': "That's who did it to me."
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
My version of 'caption this photo': "That's who did it to me."
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Bonkers. On behalf of professional engineers in Alberta, APEGA better be reviewing this too. Problem is that the new Registrar & CEO of APEGA is Paul Wynnyk, who was of course an ADM of Alberta's executive council under, that's right, Premier Danielle Smith. An uncompromised review is unlikely.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government tabled its “Peterson Law” today — limiting oversight power for regulatory bodies and how they can punish and sanction their members for things they say or do.
From @reportrix.bsky.social:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...
From @reportrix.bsky.social:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...
Alberta tables bill to limit oversight power of regulatory bodies on member behaviour
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government plans to limit what behaviour professional regulators can police in the interest of strengthening freedom of expression.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Bonkers. On behalf of professional engineers in Alberta, APEGA better be reviewing this too. Problem is that the new Registrar & CEO of APEGA is Paul Wynnyk, who was of course an ADM of Alberta's executive council under, that's right, Premier Danielle Smith. An uncompromised review is unlikely.