Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is escalating her fight against federal overreach, moving to ban federal enforcement officers from inspecting oil and gas sites in the province. The announcement comes as energy executives from some of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies call on federal leaders to declare a “Canadian energy crisis.”

The province is also taking aim at student unions suppressing free speech, vowing not to follow the path of UBC Okanagan’s student union, which initially banned a Conservative campus club before reversing the decision.

Meanwhile, Alberta has denied wrongdoing in the lawsuit filed by former Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos, saying she was fired for failing to do her job, not for investigating procurement issues.

And finally, despite his poor approval ratings, Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi is making moves to join Mark Carney’s Liberals, setting the stage for a costly mayoral by-election.

All that and more on The Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux!

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