Campus should be a place where students can think freely and debate. That's what Bill 38 is about.

If passed, Bill 38 would:

✅ Protect free speech by keeping universities and colleges neutral on political and social issues outside their mandate, while protecting academic predictable, with maximum tuition amounts for programs and increases capped at two per cent for current domestic students in 2027-28

✅ Set clear, consistent conduct standards so every student is treated fairly

✅ Cut red tape for specialized engineering and geoscience professionals

Our universities and colleges should teach students how to think, not what to think. Alberta will protect that freedom and keep a great education within reach for everyone.

This #FamilyViolencePreventionMonth we can all make a difference.

Learn how to recognize the signs of family violence. Check in on a friend or family member. Listen without judgment and help connect someone to support when they are ready.

Free and confidential support is ined professionals on the Family Violence Info Line. If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, please call or text 211 or visit ab.211.ca for online chat.  

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We're lowering and freezing provincial education property tax rates across Alberta.

The new rates will standardize and freeze provincial education property tax rates for three years. These changes will help municipalities budget with confidence and give Albertans greater for the years ahead.

Through Budget 2027, we're making changes that will:

✅ Deliver savings: an estimated $98.7 million in savings for Alberta property owners in 2027-28.

✅ Improve fairness: Apply consistent provincial education property tax rates across municipalities.

✅ Provide certainty: Give municipalities a predictable provincial tax rate to plan around when making decisions for their communities.

✅ Protect Albertans: Introduce a one-time transition tax credit in 2027 for property owners in communities where the new provincial rates would otherwise be higher.
 
No matter where Albertans live, they should be able to count on a fair, consistent and predictable approach to education property taxes.

Good news for Alberta homeowners on property taxes.

Join me live now with Minister of Municipal Affairs Dan Williams and Minister of Finance Jason Nixon to hear what’s changing and what it means for you. x.com/i/broadcasts/2…

Join me and Minister of Justice Mickey Amery, and Minister of Technology and Innovation Nate Glubish, live now as we introduce Bill 33. It brings merit based hiring to the public sector, new protections against intimate images and deepfakes shared without consent and a justice system built around families. x.com/i/broadcasts/2…

Alberta supports Conservative MP David McKenzie’s Bill C-264 to repeal the federal Oil Tanker Moratorium Act and remove barriers preventing our responsibly produced energy from reaching global markets. Repealing the ban would open the door to crude-by-rail exports through Prince another route to reach customers around the world.

Our oil to the United States is selling at a significant discount at a disadvantage to the entire country. The only effective way to close that gap is to increase exports off our western coast and get more customers competing for our energy. For decades, limited access to tidewater has left Alberta heavily dependent on a single customer, putting our oil at a competitive disadvantage and reducing the value of our resources.

The Trans Mountain Expansion has helped open new markets, particularly in Asia, but we need more pipelines and more access to tidewater. Pacific Link will help increase our export capacity, but we also need to remove the federal tanker ban to unlock opportunities through Prince Rupert. Global demand for energy continues to grow, and Alberta has the resources to help meet it.

Alberta holds the fourth-largest proven oil reserves in the world, and developing those resources benefits all Canadians. They help fund hospitals, schools, critical infrastructure and social programs across the country, while creating long-term economic opportunities for Indigenous communities through investment and co-ownership in major projects.

Canada cannot become a global energy superpower while federal policies continue to stand in the way of getting our energy to the world. Repealing the tanker ban is an important step toward securing better prices for our resources and building a stronger, more prosperous Canada.

Respiratory virus season is here, and Alberta’s hospitals are ready.
Join me live now with Minister Adriana LaGrange, Minister Nathan Neudorf and Acute Care Alberta CEO Dr. Sayeh Zielke to hear how we’re preparing.
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RT @ABDanielleSmith: I hope every UCP member and supporter will watch this video.

The referendum is behind us. Albertans gave their answe…

Today I spoke directly to Albertans following yesterday’s referendum vote.

Alberta will remain in Canada, and for as long as I serve as premier, there will not be another referendum on the issue of separation.

I’m also pleased that Albertans also gave our government a mandate over immigration, to ensure temporary residents pay their share of the services they use and to require proof of citizenship to vote. Those reforms are coming, and they will strengthen Alberta’s autonomy.

Now is the time to move forward not as a people divided by how we voted yesterday, but as neighbours, friends, Albertans and Canadians.

Together, we will keep Alberta and Canada forever strong and free.

Alberta is mourning alongside the Canadian Armed Forces and the families, friends and colleagues of those affected by the tragic incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright yesterday.

The loss of life and injuries are heartbreaking. On behalf of the Government of Alberta, I lences to the families who have lost loved ones and wish those who have been injured a full recovery. Our thoughts are also with the military personnel, families and colleagues facing uncertainty and grief during this incredibly difficult time.

We are deeply grateful to the first responders, paramedics, physicians, nurses and hospital teams across Alberta who have mobilized to provide care to those injured. Albertans should all be incredibly proud of their frontline health care workers and our acute care system that has managed this mass casualty event. We’re also thankful to our neighbours in Saskatchewan who did not hesitate to support our response with additional air ambulance capacity, and to other provinces who have reached out offering their support and condolences.

I will be traveling to Edmonton today to meet with provincial ministers and federal officials. The Government of Alberta continues to work closely with the federal government and local authorities. We have convened our Emergency Management Cabinet Coordination Committee and the Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre (PECC) has been activated to a level 3.

As a mark of respect for those who have lost their lives and in solidarity with the military community and their families, flags at provincial government buildings across Alberta will be lowered to half-mast.

In the days ahead, our thoughts will remain with everyone affected by this tragedy. Alberta stands with the Canadian Armed Forces, the people of Wainwright and all those grieving during this difficult time.

Alberta closed the books on 2025-26 with a $2.2 billion surplus and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund finished the year at a record high of more than $32 billion.

We delivered that surplus in the same year we cut personal income taxes with a new 8% bracket, the lowest in the $750 back in the pocket of every Albertan and up to $1,500 back with the average family.

The Heritage Fund is on track to reach $35 billion in 2027 and $250 billion by 2050. Every dollar of income stays in and compounds. That is a promise to Albertans who come next and keeping it is one of the most important things this government will ever do.

October 10 is World Mental Health Day. Please find my statement below:

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Counselling Alberta is hosting 2026 National Depression Screening Day events.

A free, online, anonymous depression-screening quiz can found at areyoufeelingok.com.

Tune in to learn more!

Supporting youth mental health is important for young people and our province.

The men and women who defend our nation give this country everything we ask of them. They deserve the very best this country can give back.

Please join me from Edmonton today for this announcement. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

What a great show of support for Adeara at their Evening of Dreams fundraising gala!

I was deeply moved to hear the stories of lives changed through women continuously choosing their own future and recovery.

Adeara is an accredited long-term addiction recovery centre for women was established in 1998.

Importantly, Adeara works to keep mothers and children together during long-term treatment.

Recovery is possible with the right supports.

Tune in!

Piles of garbage dumped on your street, on farmland, in ditches. Your community and our environment deserve better than this.

We are cracking down on illegal dumping and raising standards for higher-risk waste facilities. Break the law in Alberta and there will be serious consequences.

Join me live.

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Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we remember the painful legacy of residential schools and their lasting impact on Indigenous families and communities.

Reconciliation invites us to listen, to learn from the past and continue building stronger t Nations and Métis people based on respect, partnership and understanding.

Reconciliation must be backed by action. We remain committed to working alongside First Nations and Métis communities to support their priorities, from creating new economic opportunities through the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation to supporting Indigenous-led recovery communities that provide culturally appropriate care closer to home.

We will continue building these partnerships, strengthening communities and advancing reconciliation together.