Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 04/09/2026Today, according to the First Nation, cancer rates in the community are at least 25% higher than the rest of Alberta, but we don’t know exactly how much because the UCP government stopped publicizing that vital public health data in 2022. 12712
Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 04/09/2026And now the Alberta Energy Regulator, clearly captured by the industry, is going to let Suncor release oil sands tailings directly into the Athabasca river, without environmental assessment. 1239
Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 04/09/2026This is part of a larger pattern of reckless de-regulation in Canada today, skipping environmental rules and Indigenous consultation on so-called “major projects”. As with pipelines and AI data centres, Danielle Smith and the Carney government are embracing this approach together. 14017