Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
@gabefabreau.bsky.social
Canadian General Internist, #publichealth, #refugeehealth, & #healthservices research, father, husband. Associate Prof @UCalgary, O'Brien Institute for Public Health and ACHRI. Treaty 7 land.
📣 Share it.
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📣 Use it.
This is our chance to shape systems that serve everyone.
#HealthEquity #HealthJustice @refugeehealth.bsky.social
@unhcr.org @who.int @ucalgarymed.bsky.social @msf.ca @uwmedicine.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @mcgill.ca
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📣 Teach it.
📣 Use it.
This is our chance to shape systems that serve everyone.
#HealthEquity #HealthJustice @refugeehealth.bsky.social
@unhcr.org @who.int @ucalgarymed.bsky.social @msf.ca @uwmedicine.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @mcgill.ca
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July 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
📣 Share it.
📣 Teach it.
📣 Use it.
This is our chance to shape systems that serve everyone.
#HealthEquity #HealthJustice @refugeehealth.bsky.social
@unhcr.org @who.int @ucalgarymed.bsky.social @msf.ca @uwmedicine.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @mcgill.ca
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📣 Teach it.
📣 Use it.
This is our chance to shape systems that serve everyone.
#HealthEquity #HealthJustice @refugeehealth.bsky.social
@unhcr.org @who.int @ucalgarymed.bsky.social @msf.ca @uwmedicine.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @mcgill.ca
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Whether you’re a policymaker, provider, researcher, or advocate—this Declaration is for you.
Use it to inform practice, policy, education, and reform.
🗣️ It’s free & open-access: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#HalifaxDeclaration #HealthEquity
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Use it to inform practice, policy, education, and reform.
🗣️ It’s free & open-access: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#HalifaxDeclaration #HealthEquity
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The Halifax Declaration: protecting health, dignity, and human rights in an era of forced displacement
sciencedirect.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Whether you’re a policymaker, provider, researcher, or advocate—this Declaration is for you.
Use it to inform practice, policy, education, and reform.
🗣️ It’s free & open-access: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#HalifaxDeclaration #HealthEquity
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Use it to inform practice, policy, education, and reform.
🗣️ It’s free & open-access: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#HalifaxDeclaration #HealthEquity
4/5
What makes it unique?
✅ Grounded in lived experience
✅ Guided by frontline and global experts
✅ Backed by research & global consensus
✅ Endorsed by the
@RefugeeSociety
, Lancet Migration Regional Hub Europe
✅ Written by a truly global all-star co-author team
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✅ Grounded in lived experience
✅ Guided by frontline and global experts
✅ Backed by research & global consensus
✅ Endorsed by the
@RefugeeSociety
, Lancet Migration Regional Hub Europe
✅ Written by a truly global all-star co-author team
3/5
July 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
What makes it unique?
✅ Grounded in lived experience
✅ Guided by frontline and global experts
✅ Backed by research & global consensus
✅ Endorsed by the
@RefugeeSociety
, Lancet Migration Regional Hub Europe
✅ Written by a truly global all-star co-author team
3/5
✅ Grounded in lived experience
✅ Guided by frontline and global experts
✅ Backed by research & global consensus
✅ Endorsed by the
@RefugeeSociety
, Lancet Migration Regional Hub Europe
✅ Written by a truly global all-star co-author team
3/5
Co-created by ~300 delegates from many countries, at the International Refugee and Migration Health Conference in #Halifax, it outlines 11 urgent principles & recommendations to build health systems that protect dignity, rights & health of displaced populations globally.
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July 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Co-created by ~300 delegates from many countries, at the International Refugee and Migration Health Conference in #Halifax, it outlines 11 urgent principles & recommendations to build health systems that protect dignity, rights & health of displaced populations globally.
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🚨 NEW in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe:
The Halifax Declaration—a global call to action for refugee and migrant health—has been published.
📄 Read here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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@TheLancet
The Halifax Declaration—a global call to action for refugee and migrant health—has been published.
📄 Read here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧵👇
@TheLancet
The Halifax Declaration: protecting health, dignity, and human rights in an era of forced displacement
sciencedirect.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
🚨 NEW in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe:
The Halifax Declaration—a global call to action for refugee and migrant health—has been published.
📄 Read here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧵👇
@TheLancet
The Halifax Declaration—a global call to action for refugee and migrant health—has been published.
📄 Read here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧵👇
@TheLancet
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
On Feb. 15, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas called his wife from inside a Texas immigration detention facility.
He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”
Thread 👇
He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”
Thread 👇
July 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
On Feb. 15, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas called his wife from inside a Texas immigration detention facility.
He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”
Thread 👇
He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”
Thread 👇
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
Thank you @gabefabreau.bsky.social and Yasir Essar for sharing this powerful Opinion piece with us. We will continue to shine a spotlight on this throughout the year...
🌍 Today is #WorldRefugeeDay.
122M+ people are forcibly displaced, and youth are hardest hit.
So proud of Yasir Essar:
“Community as a Superpower” in @plosmentalhealth.org
Yasir’s story—from Kabul to Canadian academia—shows the power of inclusion, education, & mentorship.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
122M+ people are forcibly displaced, and youth are hardest hit.
So proud of Yasir Essar:
“Community as a Superpower” in @plosmentalhealth.org
Yasir’s story—from Kabul to Canadian academia—shows the power of inclusion, education, & mentorship.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
July 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Thank you @gabefabreau.bsky.social and Yasir Essar for sharing this powerful Opinion piece with us. We will continue to shine a spotlight on this throughout the year...
The current state of #publichealth in #AB has gone backwards by 50yrs.
"The risk, right now, of your child getting #measles in Alberta if they're not immunized is pretty high."
There will be child deaths & permanent disability. All preventable.
#ableg #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The risk, right now, of your child getting #measles in Alberta if they're not immunized is pretty high."
There will be child deaths & permanent disability. All preventable.
#ableg #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Measles 'out of control,' experts warn, as Alberta case counts surpass 1,000 | CBC News
Alberta's measles outbreaks have now eclipsed the 1,000 case milestone and infectious diseases specialists are warning the virus is likely "impossible to contain," given the current level of transmiss...
www.cbc.ca
June 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The current state of #publichealth in #AB has gone backwards by 50yrs.
"The risk, right now, of your child getting #measles in Alberta if they're not immunized is pretty high."
There will be child deaths & permanent disability. All preventable.
#ableg #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The risk, right now, of your child getting #measles in Alberta if they're not immunized is pretty high."
There will be child deaths & permanent disability. All preventable.
#ableg #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thank you kindly for sharing @madhupai.bsky.social. So very proud of and inspired by @yasiressar.bsky.social
#WorldRefugeeDay
#WorldRefugeeDay
June 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Thank you kindly for sharing @madhupai.bsky.social. So very proud of and inspired by @yasiressar.bsky.social
#WorldRefugeeDay
#WorldRefugeeDay
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
"Refugees share the same aspirations for safety, belonging and opportunity as others. Yet structural barriers persistently prevent them from rebuilding their lives and contributing fully..."
@yasiressar.bsky.social & @gabefabreau.bsky.social @plosmentalhealth.org
journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...
@yasiressar.bsky.social & @gabefabreau.bsky.social @plosmentalhealth.org
journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...
June 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Refugees share the same aspirations for safety, belonging and opportunity as others. Yet structural barriers persistently prevent them from rebuilding their lives and contributing fully..."
@yasiressar.bsky.social & @gabefabreau.bsky.social @plosmentalhealth.org
journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...
@yasiressar.bsky.social & @gabefabreau.bsky.social @plosmentalhealth.org
journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...
🌍 Today is #WorldRefugeeDay.
122M+ people are forcibly displaced, and youth are hardest hit.
So proud of Yasir Essar:
“Community as a Superpower” in @plosmentalhealth.org
Yasir’s story—from Kabul to Canadian academia—shows the power of inclusion, education, & mentorship.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
122M+ people are forcibly displaced, and youth are hardest hit.
So proud of Yasir Essar:
“Community as a Superpower” in @plosmentalhealth.org
Yasir’s story—from Kabul to Canadian academia—shows the power of inclusion, education, & mentorship.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
June 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🌍 Today is #WorldRefugeeDay.
122M+ people are forcibly displaced, and youth are hardest hit.
So proud of Yasir Essar:
“Community as a Superpower” in @plosmentalhealth.org
Yasir’s story—from Kabul to Canadian academia—shows the power of inclusion, education, & mentorship.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
122M+ people are forcibly displaced, and youth are hardest hit.
So proud of Yasir Essar:
“Community as a Superpower” in @plosmentalhealth.org
Yasir’s story—from Kabul to Canadian academia—shows the power of inclusion, education, & mentorship.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
After a 3yr nightmare of #COVID19 we have learned absolutely nothing about #publichealth in #AB…
“Alberta's #measles surge is so dramatic, the last time case counts were higher Calgary did not have an NHL team, O Canada was not yet the official national anthem…”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“Alberta's #measles surge is so dramatic, the last time case counts were higher Calgary did not have an NHL team, O Canada was not yet the official national anthem…”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's measles outbreaks are now the worst in nearly half a century | CBC News
Alberta's measles surge is so dramatic, the last time case counts were higher Calgary did not have an NHL team, 'O Canada' was not yet the official national anthem and gasoline would set you back 24 c...
www.cbc.ca
June 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
After a 3yr nightmare of #COVID19 we have learned absolutely nothing about #publichealth in #AB…
“Alberta's #measles surge is so dramatic, the last time case counts were higher Calgary did not have an NHL team, O Canada was not yet the official national anthem…”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“Alberta's #measles surge is so dramatic, the last time case counts were higher Calgary did not have an NHL team, O Canada was not yet the official national anthem…”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Our latest op-ed in the @calgaryherald.com
Taking care of the world’s refugees brings out the best in all Albertans
#Alberta #refugees #Canada #refugeeswelcome
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Taking care of the world’s refugees brings out the best in all Albertans
#Alberta #refugees #Canada #refugeeswelcome
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: What does it mean to be Albertan in Canada? Lessons from refugee resettlement
our strength lies not in anger or exclusion, but in the opportunities we extend to others who come as refugees, who then thrive.
calgaryherald.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Our latest op-ed in the @calgaryherald.com
Taking care of the world’s refugees brings out the best in all Albertans
#Alberta #refugees #Canada #refugeeswelcome
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Taking care of the world’s refugees brings out the best in all Albertans
#Alberta #refugees #Canada #refugeeswelcome
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
1/7 ⛔ ALBERTA CRIPPLING RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT ⛔
"Renewable cleanup rules making Alberta less competitive for investment: report"
Alberta now has the MOST COSTLY reclamation rules of 27 jurisdictions studied.
The province that should lead is falling behind.
#Alberta #ABpoli #RenewableEnergy
"Renewable cleanup rules making Alberta less competitive for investment: report"
Alberta now has the MOST COSTLY reclamation rules of 27 jurisdictions studied.
The province that should lead is falling behind.
#Alberta #ABpoli #RenewableEnergy
June 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
1/7 ⛔ ALBERTA CRIPPLING RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT ⛔
"Renewable cleanup rules making Alberta less competitive for investment: report"
Alberta now has the MOST COSTLY reclamation rules of 27 jurisdictions studied.
The province that should lead is falling behind.
#Alberta #ABpoli #RenewableEnergy
"Renewable cleanup rules making Alberta less competitive for investment: report"
Alberta now has the MOST COSTLY reclamation rules of 27 jurisdictions studied.
The province that should lead is falling behind.
#Alberta #ABpoli #RenewableEnergy
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
Albertan nurses, paramedics, and teachers have been fighting for higher pay, better working conditions, and more staff for years. But the province has shifted its attention from the workers it already has to the ones it aims to attract from afar. thewalrus.ca/alberta-is-strug...
June 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Albertan nurses, paramedics, and teachers have been fighting for higher pay, better working conditions, and more staff for years. But the province has shifted its attention from the workers it already has to the ones it aims to attract from afar. thewalrus.ca/alberta-is-strug...
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
This is extremely important. Take a moment to read the article.👇
A physician has been intimidated and harassed simply for advocating for better care for pts.
There are no meaningful whistleblower protections across many provinces…
buff.ly/zWDC8VK
A physician has been intimidated and harassed simply for advocating for better care for pts.
There are no meaningful whistleblower protections across many provinces…
buff.ly/zWDC8VK
June 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
This is extremely important. Take a moment to read the article.👇
A physician has been intimidated and harassed simply for advocating for better care for pts.
There are no meaningful whistleblower protections across many provinces…
buff.ly/zWDC8VK
A physician has been intimidated and harassed simply for advocating for better care for pts.
There are no meaningful whistleblower protections across many provinces…
buff.ly/zWDC8VK
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
1/12 🇨🇦 ALBERTA SEPARATION REALITY CHECK 🇨🇦
"It would be a messy, drawn-out divorce with no certain future"
UBC political scientist Stewart Prest reveals what would actually happen if Alberta voted to leave Canada.
#AlbertaSeparation #CDNpoli #ABpoli
"It would be a messy, drawn-out divorce with no certain future"
UBC political scientist Stewart Prest reveals what would actually happen if Alberta voted to leave Canada.
#AlbertaSeparation #CDNpoli #ABpoli
June 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
1/12 🇨🇦 ALBERTA SEPARATION REALITY CHECK 🇨🇦
"It would be a messy, drawn-out divorce with no certain future"
UBC political scientist Stewart Prest reveals what would actually happen if Alberta voted to leave Canada.
#AlbertaSeparation #CDNpoli #ABpoli
"It would be a messy, drawn-out divorce with no certain future"
UBC political scientist Stewart Prest reveals what would actually happen if Alberta voted to leave Canada.
#AlbertaSeparation #CDNpoli #ABpoli
Our latest op-ed in the @calgaryherald.com
Taking care of the world’s refugees brings out the best in all Albertans
#Alberta #refugees #Canada #refugeeswelcome
pressreader.com/article/2816...
Taking care of the world’s refugees brings out the best in all Albertans
#Alberta #refugees #Canada #refugeeswelcome
pressreader.com/article/2816...
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June 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Our latest op-ed in the @calgaryherald.com
Taking care of the world’s refugees brings out the best in all Albertans
#Alberta #refugees #Canada #refugeeswelcome
pressreader.com/article/2816...
Taking care of the world’s refugees brings out the best in all Albertans
#Alberta #refugees #Canada #refugeeswelcome
pressreader.com/article/2816...
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
It's Sunday! You know what that means!.. Yes Tomorrow is Monday.... But the AHS Update V201 is now LIVE on substack! ED Closures, OBGYN & OR Closures, Measles Alerts & Much much more! Check out the ever growing dumpster fire here! 8+ Hr ED waits in Central AB! open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh... /1
AHS Update V201 ~ 2025-06-01
*NEW* AHS Update V.201 (Of 2025!) - ICU - No Updates since May 20th, 2025.
open.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It's Sunday! You know what that means!.. Yes Tomorrow is Monday.... But the AHS Update V201 is now LIVE on substack! ED Closures, OBGYN & OR Closures, Measles Alerts & Much much more! Check out the ever growing dumpster fire here! 8+ Hr ED waits in Central AB! open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh... /1
Our latest study just published in PLOS, to our knowledge, for the first time, shows that a multi-country committee of resettled #refugees set their own #Health #Research & #Healthcare priorities.
Led by #refugees, for refugees
#healthequity #CBPR @plosone.org
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Led by #refugees, for refugees
#healthequity #CBPR @plosone.org
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Empowering refugee voices: Using Nominal Group Technique (NGT) with a diverse refugee Patient Advisory Committee (PAC) to identify health and research priorities in Calgary, Canada
Background Despite rising forced displacement globally, refugees’ health and research priorities are largely unknown. We investigated whether a diverse refugee committee could utilize participatory me...
journals.plos.org
May 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our latest study just published in PLOS, to our knowledge, for the first time, shows that a multi-country committee of resettled #refugees set their own #Health #Research & #Healthcare priorities.
Led by #refugees, for refugees
#healthequity #CBPR @plosone.org
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Led by #refugees, for refugees
#healthequity #CBPR @plosone.org
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Our new CBPR study preprint ! We co-developed a Community Scholars model with multicultural leaders, helping lead #Canada's largest on-site occupational COVID-19 #vaccine clinics in #AB meatplants. A story of trust, equity, & impact.
medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
#CBPR #COVID19 #publichealth #equity
medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
#CBPR #COVID19 #publichealth #equity
A Community-Engaged Public Health Research and Outreach Program for Migrant and Racialized Workers in Meat Processing to Mitigate COVID-19 Inequities
Objective: COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted migrant workers in meat processing industries, causing mass outbreaks and fatalities. Implementing community-based participatory research (CBPR) met...
medrxiv.org
May 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Our new CBPR study preprint ! We co-developed a Community Scholars model with multicultural leaders, helping lead #Canada's largest on-site occupational COVID-19 #vaccine clinics in #AB meatplants. A story of trust, equity, & impact.
medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
#CBPR #COVID19 #publichealth #equity
medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
#CBPR #COVID19 #publichealth #equity
“the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), along with 3 #Alberta doctors, will file a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s Bill 26, to protect the relationship between patients, their families & doctors when it comes to making treatment decisions.”
Bravo!
#abpoli #ableg
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
Bravo!
#abpoli #ableg
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
Canadian Medical Association files legal challenge to protect the rights of patients and families to make medical decisions
Today, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), along with three Alberta doctors, will file a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s Bill 26, to protect the relationship between patients, their families...
www.cma.ca
May 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), along with 3 #Alberta doctors, will file a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s Bill 26, to protect the relationship between patients, their families & doctors when it comes to making treatment decisions.”
Bravo!
#abpoli #ableg
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
Bravo!
#abpoli #ableg
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
“It argues that questioning would, in essence, be an indirect way for the government and AHS to get an early heads-up on what documents Mentzelopoulos has provided to the auditor general.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta auditor general argues government's questioning of Mentzelopoulos could undermine his investigation
The Alberta government is appealing to ask the former AHS head about what she shared with the auditor general and RCMP.
edmontonjournal.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“It argues that questioning would, in essence, be an indirect way for the government and AHS to get an early heads-up on what documents Mentzelopoulos has provided to the auditor general.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
“Canadian Medical Association files legal challenge to protect the rights of patients and families to make medical decisions”
Here we go!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
Here we go!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
Canadian Medical Association files legal challenge to protect the rights of patients and families to make medical decisions
Today, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), along with three Alberta doctors, will file a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s Bill 26, to protect the relationship between patients, their families...
www.cma.ca
May 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Canadian Medical Association files legal challenge to protect the rights of patients and families to make medical decisions”
Here we go!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
Here we go!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
Reposted by Gabriel Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC
"Two weeks before a substantial decision approving coal mining exploration in the Eastern Slopes, the AER met with the company behind the project. It's another example of how the AER is not independent. Albertans are clear - no coal mining on the Eastern Slopes!"
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
Alberta’s Regulator Met with Northback Before Reversal. Why? | The Tyee
The Tyee learned of the meeting and contacted AER, who refused to answer key questions.
thetyee.ca
May 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"Two weeks before a substantial decision approving coal mining exploration in the Eastern Slopes, the AER met with the company behind the project. It's another example of how the AER is not independent. Albertans are clear - no coal mining on the Eastern Slopes!"
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...