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# Alberta Talks

A non-partisan non-profit initiative through which Albertans are having open and honest conversations with Albertans about key issues.

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## Posts

- [About](https://albertatalks.ca/2025/01/22/about/) - For too long, Albertans have been divided on how to solve the challenges we are facing together. To find real solutions, we need to do something we haven’t always done: listen. At Alberta Talks, we focus on what unites us, using tools like Deep Canvassing that foster open and honest conversations. By listening with curiosity and
- [Alberta election: NDP economic plan predicts $3B surplus over 3 years](https://globalnews.ca/news/9702047/alberta-election-ndp-economic-plan-2023/)
- [UCP and NDP both pledge personal income tax freeze](https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/ucp-and-ndp-both-pledge-personal-income-tax-freeze)
- [Writ drops for Alberta provincial election on May 29](https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/writ-drops-for-alberta-provincial-election-on-may-29-1.6378084)
- [Hundreds of oilsands camp workers to be fired after refusing wage rollbacks: union](https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/hundreds-of-oilsands-camp-workers-to-be-laid-off-after-refusing-wage-rollbacks-union/wcm/9bfe730e-a198-44aa-98e9-6f083c4d1956)
- [Alberta climate plan acknowledges need to cut emissions but lacks key elements of a credible strategy](https://www.pembina.org/media-release/alberta-climate-plan-acknowledges-need-cut-emissions-lacks-key-elements-credible)
- [Pandemic increased direct aid to fossil fuel producers, new study shows](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/pandemic-fossil-fuels-oilsands-alberta-canada-1.5927473)
- [Canada’s oil and gas sector received $18 billion in subsidies, public financing during pandemic: report](https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-oil-gas-pandemic-subsidies-report/)
- [Provincial fossil fuel subsidies pose big problems for Canada’s climate goals](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/02/15/news/provincial-fossil-fuel-subsidies-pose-big-problems-canadas-climate-goals)
- [Unpacking Canada’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies](https://www.iisd.org/articles/unpacking-canadas-fossil-fuel-subsidies-faq)
- [How much are taxpayers really subsidizing Canada's fossil fuel industry?](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/fossil-fuel-subsidies-expaliner-1.6371411)
- [Alberta NDP alleges corruption, conflict of interest in Premier Danielle Smith’s office](https://globalnews.ca/news/9555306/alberta-ndp-danielle-smith-kris-kinnear-rstar/)
- [What a Danielle Smith government could mean for the environment in Alberta](https://thenarwhal.ca/ucp-danielle-smith-alberta-environment/)
- [Two Canadian oil giants benefitted big from federal cleanup subsidies](https://thenarwhal.ca/cnrl-cenovus-oil-cleanup-subsidies/)
- ['The worst is yet to come': Consumer Debt Index shows Albertans bracing for financial difficulties](https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/consumer-debt-index-albertans-financial-difficulties)
- [As end of electricity rate cap looms, study says low-income Albertans will bear brunt of repayment cost](https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/calgary-residents-electricity-rate-cap)
- [Oilpatch funds balloon for pro-Danielle Smith political group after she supports royalty break](https://globalnews.ca/news/9514855/oilpatch-rstar-royalties-alberta-danielle-smith/)
- ['Money for free': Critics warn proposed Alberta well cleanup plan a royalty giveaway](https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/alberta-well-cleanup-plan)
- [Critics warn proposed Alberta well cleanup plan a royalty giveaway: ‘Money for free’](https://globalnews.ca/news/9240132/critics-alberta-well-cleanup-royalty/)
- [BP walks back climate pledges as earnings show 2022 was most profitable year ever for Big Oil](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/big-oil-profits-climate-1.6739808)
- [Alberta launches talks on proposed tax breaks for oil companies that clean up old wells](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/oil-gas-wells-pilot-project-alberta-energy-minister-peter-guthrie-1.6741313)
- [Opposition mounting against plan to clean up Alberta oil wells](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-independent-mla-criticizes-albertas-plan-to-give-royalty-credits-for/)
- [Alberta wants to subsidize oil and gas companies to clean up their mess. Here’s what you need to know](https://thenarwhal.ca/danielle-smith-oil-cleanup-payments-alberta/)
- [Alberta to pilot oil and gas royalty breaks for legally required well cleanup](https://globalnews.ca/news/9470684/alberta-oil-gas-royalty-breaks-well-cleanup/)
- [Alberta rural leaders on oil well cleanup plan: ‘How a fox would design a henhouse’](https://globalnews.ca/news/9270394/rural-municipalities-of-alberta-orphan-wells-rstar-concerns/)

## Pages

- [Home](https://albertatalks.ca/) - A non-profit initiative through which Albertans are having open and honest conversations with Albertans about key issues.
- [Alberta's oil & gas cleanup crisis is growing](https://albertatalks.ca/albertas-oil-gas-cleanup-crisis-is-growing/) - Across the province, thousands of aging and abandoned oil wells, pipelines, and storage tanks are rusting away, leaking toxic chemicals into the air, soil, and groundwater. Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy (MAS) is the government’s plan to deal with this crisis by making taxpayers clean up aging and abandoned oil and gas infrastructure. They are planning
- [Calendar](https://albertatalks.ca/calendar/) - How to Register: Select an event title link below to open its registration page. How to View & Register: Select an event title to view details and access the registration page. Upcoming Events List
- [Stop the Mega AI Data Centres](https://albertatalks.ca/stop-ai/) - The Alberta government is allowing rich tech giants to build AI data centres with zero regulations and consultations. Send a message and demand them to stop the AI data centres now!
- [Say No to the Mature Asset Strategy](https://albertatalks.ca/no-mas/) - Tell your MLA: Vote NO to corporate handouts! Don't let oil and gas corporations walk away from clean up, and stick taxpayers with the bill.
- [Stop MAS Townhall - Lethbridge](https://albertatalks.ca/stopmas-lethbridge/) - Lethbridge Town Hall Date: June 09, 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 7pm-8:30pm, doors at 6:30pm Location: McKillop United Church (2329 15 Ave S, Lethbridge, AB T1K 0X5) Register now Coal mining and abandoned oil wells: Alberta communities pay a huge price, corporations make huge profits. Albertans are bearing the risk and costs of coal mining in our
- [Stop Sprawl in YYC](https://albertatalks.ca/stop-sprawl-in-yyc/) - Calgary City Council has voted to make it harder to build housing in the communities where people want to live. We’re disappointed, but the fight is far from over. In the last two months, we trained more than 50 concerned Calgarians, talked to over 100 people in the community and supported them to speak at
- [Stop MAS Townhall - Calgary](https://albertatalks.ca/stopmas-calgary/) - Stop MAS Townhall - Calgary If you drill it, you clean it. That was the deal between the provincial government and oil and gas corporations. But in a few weeks, the Alberta government is planning to break the deal and let corporations walk away from clean up, and stick taxpayers with the bill. It’s not
- [Stop MAS Townhall - Airdrie](https://albertatalks.ca/stopmas-airdrie/) - The Alberta government is planning to make you pay for the oil and gas clean up. This is not fair, and we need to stop this. Join our townhall and find out how.
- [Tell the oil industry: clean up your mess](https://albertatalks.ca/cuym-launch/) - Albertans are on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars in oil and gas clean up costs – all because the Alberta government wants to let companies walk away from their responsibilities to clean up abandoned wells and pipelines. How? By introducing the Mature Asset Strategy (MAS), an industry-created plan that shifts the burden
- [Volunteer](https://albertatalks.ca/volunteer-opportunities/) - At Alberta Talks, we build people power. We are a diverse group of Albertans with one thing in common: we care about the future of our province. We use tools like Deep Canvassing which involves using skills like compassionate curiosity, storytelling, and processing conflicting ideas. Our volunteers are core to Alberta Talks' success. Our volunteers
- [About Deep Engagement Canvassing](https://albertatalks.ca/about-deep-engagement-canvassing/) - "By listening & sharing stories we can connect on shared values to overcome the issues that divide us & move forward together" - Neighbours United FAQ: How Does Deep Engagement Canvassing Work? Why Deep Engagement Canvassing?Underfunded health care and education, inflation, and climate change are problems Albertans are struggling with today. Some of these issues
- [What We Do](https://albertatalks.ca/what-we-do/) - We run Deep Canvassing campaigns that bridge divides, build community leadership, and develop the skills needed to protect the people and places we love. Together, we can create a healthier, more connected Alberta. For too long, Albertans have been divided on how to solve the challenges we are facing together. To find real solutions, we
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## Events

- [Events](https://albertatalks.ca/event/community/) - Join us to canvass in Edmonton and Calgary as we encourage Albertans to speak up and Unlock Alberta's Renewable Energy Future. Since we are seeing 8 out of 10 people we canvass sign our petition to unlock Alberta's renewable energy potential, the aim of this canvass is to: - Ask supporters to join our community

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