Does Our Town Council Support Land Acknowledgments?

Does Our Town Council Support Land Acknowledgments?

ABSTRACT A month ago, on November 18, 2025, the members of Cochrane’s new Town Council were contacted requesting that they take steps to have the land acknowledgement posted at the Town of Cochrane’s web site be removed. To date it has been nothing but silence...
History of Clause 2(4) in the Citizen Initiative Act

History of Clause 2(4) in the Citizen Initiative Act

I was told and reported that the problematic clause 2(4) [“An initiative petition proposal must not contravene sections 1 to 35.1 of the Constitution Act, 1982”], in the Citizen Initiative Act, which is holding up the Alberta Prosperity Project’s (APP’s)...
Can a Nothing Burger Be a Something Burger?

Can a Nothing Burger Be a Something Burger?

ABSTRACT Thomas Lukaszuk, seemingly reaching the signatures threshold for his “Forever Canadian” petition, which included the question “Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?”, has generated a lot of excitement in the pro-independence camp...
Elbows Up Cochrane!

Elbows Up Cochrane!

Well, the municipal general election results are in, and the elbows up crowd must be celebrating! The Town of Cochrane has released the unofficial results of the 2025 municipal election. Results indicate that Mayor Morgan Nagel and six councillors have been elected....
Just One Question

Just One Question

ABSTRACT Fifteen candidates who currently are not elected members of Cochrane’s Town Council, one running for mayor (Dean Hopkins) and the other 14 running as councillors, were sent an email asking just one question: “Do you support the Town of Cochrane remaining a...