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<h1 id="defending-local-democracy-against-ucp-centralization">Defending Local Democracy Against UCP Centralization<a class="headerlink" href="#defending-local-democracy-against-ucp-centralization" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
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<h2 id="how-the-ucp-is-destroying-community-self-governance">How the UCP is Destroying Community Self-Governance<a class="headerlink" href="#how-the-ucp-is-destroying-community-self-governance" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<p>The UCP's assault on democracy extends far beyond provincial elections. Through Bill 54 and the earlier Bill 20, the Smith government is systematically dismantling local democratic control and centralizing power in the Premier's office. This represents one of the most dangerous aspects of their authoritarian agenda.</p>
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<h2 id="the-attack-on-municipal-autonomy">The Attack on Municipal Autonomy<a class="headerlink" href="#the-attack-on-municipal-autonomy" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<h3 id="bill-20-the-foundation-of-municipal-control">Bill 20: The Foundation of Municipal Control<a class="headerlink" href="#bill-20-the-foundation-of-municipal-control" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>Before Bill 54, the UCP laid the groundwork for municipal control through Bill 20, which gave cabinet unprecedented power over local governments:</p>
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<li><strong>Control over municipal boundaries</strong> and administrative structures</li>
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<h3 id="bill-54-completing-the-takeover">Bill 54: Completing the Takeover<a class="headerlink" href="#bill-54-completing-the-takeover" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>Bill 54 builds on this foundation by introducing <strong>political parties to municipal elections</strong> for the first time in Alberta history. This seemingly small change has enormous implications for local democracy.</p>
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<h2 id="why-non-partisan-local-elections-matter">Why Non-Partisan Local Elections Matter<a class="headerlink" href="#why-non-partisan-local-elections-matter" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<h3 id="the-traditional-alberta-approach">The Traditional Alberta Approach<a class="headerlink" href="#the-traditional-alberta-approach" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>Municipal elections in Alberta have historically been non-partisan because:</p>
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<p><strong>Local issues don't follow party lines:</strong></p>
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<li>Road maintenance, water systems, and garbage collection aren't "conservative" or "progressive"</li>
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<li>Local budgets require practical solutions, not ideological positions</li>
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<p><strong>Community-based representation:</strong></p>
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<li>Councillors could focus on their neighborhoods rather than party discipline</li>
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<li>Voters could evaluate candidates based on local knowledge and commitment</li>
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<p><strong>Reduced outside influence:</strong></p>
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<li>Candidates relied on local support rather than party fundraising</li>
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<li>Policy platforms reflected community priorities rather than provincial agendas</li>
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<h3 id="what-partisan-elections-will-destroy">What Partisan Elections Will Destroy<a class="headerlink" href="#what-partisan-elections-will-destroy" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p><strong>Community consensus-building:</strong>
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Instead of working together on local issues, councillors will be divided by party lines imported from provincial and federal politics.</p>
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<p><strong>Local accountability:</strong>
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Councillors will answer to party leadership rather than their neighborhoods, reducing responsiveness to community concerns.</p>
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<p><strong>Independent decision-making:</strong>
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Municipal decisions will be influenced by provincial party priorities rather than local needs and circumstances.</p>
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<p><strong>Grassroots participation:</strong>
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Local politics will become dominated by party organizations rather than community groups and neighborhood associations.</p>
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<h2 id="the-corporate-connection">The Corporate Connection<a class="headerlink" href="#the-corporate-connection" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<h3 id="how-big-money-invades-local-politics">How Big Money Invades Local Politics<a class="headerlink" href="#how-big-money-invades-local-politics" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>The combination of partisan municipal elections and corporate donations up to $5,000 per entity creates a perfect storm for corporate control:</p>
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<p><strong>Development Industry Capture:</strong></p>
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<li>Real estate developers can donate heavily to pro-development candidates</li>
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<li>Municipal planning becomes subject to corporate influence rather than community input</li>
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<li>Environmental protections are weakened by corporate-backed councillors</li>
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<p><strong>Resource Industry Influence:</strong></p>
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<li>Oil and gas companies can influence municipal decisions on pipelines and facilities</li>
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<li>Environmental assessments become subject to corporate pressure</li>
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<li>Community opposition to industrial projects faces well-funded opposition</li>
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<p><strong>Chain Store and Big Box Dominance:</strong></p>
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<li>Large retailers can influence zoning decisions to favor big box developments</li>
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<li>Local business interests are overwhelmed by corporate campaign spending</li>
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<li>Downtown revitalization efforts face opposition from suburban developers</li>
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<h3 id="case-study-what-this-looks-like">Case Study: What This Looks Like<a class="headerlink" href="#case-study-what-this-looks-like" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>Imagine a municipal election in a mid-sized Alberta city:</p>
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<p><strong>Before Bill 54:</strong></p>
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<li>Local candidates run on platforms addressing traffic, housing, and community services</li>
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<li>A local small business owner runs against a retired teacher and a community volunteer</li>
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<li>Campaigns focus on door-to-door canvassing and community forums</li>
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<li>Funding comes from small local donations and volunteer effort</li>
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<p><strong>After Bill 54:</strong></p>
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<li>Candidates must align with UCP or NDP to access party resources</li>
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<li>A developer-backed UCP candidate faces an environmentalist NDP candidate</li>
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<li>Campaigns are funded by corporate donations and run by party organizers</li>
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<li>Local issues become proxy battles for provincial political conflicts</li>
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<p>The community loses local representation and gains partisan division.</p>
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<h2 id="the-rural-urban-divide-strategy">The Rural-Urban Divide Strategy<a class="headerlink" href="#the-rural-urban-divide-strategy" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<h3 id="dividing-communities-against-each-other">Dividing Communities Against Each Other<a class="headerlink" href="#dividing-communities-against-each-other" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>The UCP's municipal strategy deliberately exploits and amplifies rural-urban tensions:</p>
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<p><strong>In Rural Areas:</strong></p>
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<li>UCP-affiliated candidates campaign against "urban elites" and "environmental extremists"</li>
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<li>Local agricultural concerns are subordinated to resource extraction industry interests</li>
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<li>Traditional rural independence is replaced by partisan conformity</li>
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<li>Federal and provincial grievances are imported into local elections</li>
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<p><strong>In Urban Areas:</strong></p>
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<li>Corporate-backed candidates oppose transit, affordable housing, and environmental initiatives</li>
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<li>Suburban development interests are pitted against urban intensification</li>
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<li>Municipal climate action becomes a partisan issue rather than practical planning</li>
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<li>Progressive policies face coordinated opposition funded by corporate interests</li>
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<h3 id="the-real-winners-and-losers">The Real Winners and Losers<a class="headerlink" href="#the-real-winners-and-losers" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p><strong>Winners:</strong></p>
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<li><strong>Corporate donors</strong> who can buy influence at the local level</li>
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<li><strong>Provincial party organizers</strong> who gain control over municipal agendas</li>
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<li><strong>Development industry</strong> facing less community resistance to projects</li>
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<li><strong>Resource extraction companies</strong> with municipal allies against environmental regulation</li>
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<li><strong>Local communities</strong> losing control over their own governance</li>
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<li><strong>Small businesses</strong> unable to compete with corporate-backed candidates</li>
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<li><strong>Environmental groups</strong> facing well-funded opposition at every level</li>
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<li><strong>Working families</strong> whose neighborhood concerns are ignored in favor of donor interests</li>
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<h2 id="historical-context-the-importance-of-local-democracy">Historical Context: The Importance of Local Democracy<a class="headerlink" href="#historical-context-the-importance-of-local-democracy" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<h3 id="learning-from-history">Learning from History<a class="headerlink" href="#learning-from-history" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>Strong local democracy has historically been crucial for:</p>
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<p><strong>Economic Development:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Social Progress:</strong></p>
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<li>Protection of marginalized communities through local policy</li>
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<p><strong>Environmental Protection:</strong></p>
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<li>Local resistance to harmful industrial projects</li>
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<li>Laboratory for democratic innovation and community organizing</li>
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<p>Around the world, strong local democracy has been essential for:</p>
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<li><strong>Participatory budgeting</strong> in Brazil and Spain</li>
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<li><strong>Community land trusts</strong> in the UK and US</li>
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<li><strong>Municipal socialism</strong> in cities like Preston, Barcelona, and Jackson</li>
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<li><strong>Indigenous self-governance</strong> in communities worldwide</li>
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<h2 id="the-social-democratic-alternative">The Social Democratic Alternative<a class="headerlink" href="#the-social-democratic-alternative" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<h3 id="what-democratic-municipal-reform-looks-like">What Democratic Municipal Reform Looks Like<a class="headerlink" href="#what-democratic-municipal-reform-looks-like" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p><strong>Protecting Municipal Autonomy:</strong></p>
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<li>Limits on provincial interference in local decisions</li>
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<li><strong>Proportional representation</strong> in municipal elections</li>
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<li><strong>Participatory budgeting</strong> for community priorities</li>
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<li><strong>Citizens' assemblies</strong> on major local issues</li>
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<li><strong>Neighborhood councils</strong> with real decision-making power</li>
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<p><strong>Getting Money Out of Local Politics:</strong></p>
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<li><strong>Inclusionary zoning</strong> for affordable housing</li>
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<h3 id="examples-of-democratic-municipal-innovation">Examples of Democratic Municipal Innovation<a class="headerlink" href="#examples-of-democratic-municipal-innovation" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p><strong>Porto Alegre, Brazil:</strong>
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Participatory budgeting allows residents to directly decide municipal spending priorities through neighborhood assemblies and city-wide votes.</p>
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<p><strong>Barcelona, Spain:</strong>
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"Barcelona en Comú" created a municipal platform that combines neighborhood activism with city-wide governance, prioritizing housing rights and environmental justice.</p>
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<p><strong>Preston, England:</strong>
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"Community wealth building" policies redirect municipal spending to local cooperatives and social enterprises, keeping money circulating in the community.</p>
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<p><strong>Jackson, Mississippi:</strong>
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The "Jackson Plan" combines electoral organizing with cooperative economic development and community land trusts.</p>
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<h2 id="fighting-back-strategies-for-local-democracy">Fighting Back: Strategies for Local Democracy<a class="headerlink" href="#fighting-back-strategies-for-local-democracy" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<h3 id="legal-resistance">Legal Resistance<a class="headerlink" href="#legal-resistance" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<li><strong>Constitutional challenges</strong> to Bills 20 and 54</li>
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<li><strong>Court injunctions</strong> against provincial interference in municipal decisions</li>
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<li><strong>Support for municipalities</strong> defending their autonomy through legal action</li>
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<li><strong>Support non-partisan candidates</strong> committed to community representation</li>
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<li><strong>Run candidates</strong> who prioritize local concerns over party politics</li>
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<li><strong>Build local coalitions</strong> that transcend provincial party lines</li>
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<li><strong>Organize voter education</strong> about the importance of local democracy</li>
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<li><strong>Strengthen neighborhood associations</strong> and community groups</li>
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<li><strong>Create participatory processes</strong> for municipal decision-making</li>
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<li><strong>Build local coalitions</strong> around specific community issues</li>
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<li><strong>Develop alternative economic institutions</strong> like cooperatives and land trusts</li>
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<h3 id="policy-advocacy">Policy Advocacy<a class="headerlink" href="#policy-advocacy" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<li><strong>Demand municipal autonomy protection</strong> in provincial legislation</li>
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<li><strong>Support proportional representation</strong> and other democratic reforms</li>
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<li><strong>Advocate for campaign finance reform</strong> at the municipal level</li>
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<li><strong>Push for participatory budgeting</strong> and other community engagement tools</li>
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<h2 id="building-the-movement">Building the Movement<a class="headerlink" href="#building-the-movement" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<h3 id="coalition-building">Coalition Building<a class="headerlink" href="#coalition-building" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>The fight for local democracy requires unity among:</p>
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<li><strong>Neighborhood associations</strong> defending community character</li>
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<li><strong>Environmental groups</strong> protecting local ecosystems</li>
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<li><strong>Small businesses</strong> opposing corporate dominance</li>
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<li><strong>Housing advocates</strong> fighting for affordable communities</li>
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<li><strong>Workers' organizations</strong> supporting democratic participation</li>
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<li><strong>Workshops</strong> on municipal government and how to get involved</li>
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<li><strong>Forums</strong> connecting local issues to broader democratic concerns</li>
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<li><strong>Training</strong> in community organizing and political engagement</li>
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<li><strong>Media</strong> highlighting the importance of local democracy</li>
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<li><strong>Attending council meetings</strong> and participating in public comment</li>
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<li><strong>Organizing petitions</strong> and community campaigns on local issues</li>
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<li><strong>Peaceful protests</strong> against anti-democratic provincial interference</li>
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<li><strong>Community forums</strong> creating space for democratic participation</li>
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<h2 id="the-stakes-for-communities">The Stakes for Communities<a class="headerlink" href="#the-stakes-for-communities" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<li><strong>Community control</strong> over development and growth</li>
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<li><strong>Environmental protection</strong> based on local knowledge and values</li>
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<li><strong>Affordable housing</strong> and supports for working families</li>
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<li><strong>Local business</strong> and cooperative economic development</li>
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<li><strong>Democratic participation</strong> accessible to ordinary residents</li>
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<h3 id="what-we-can-win">What We Can Win<a class="headerlink" href="#what-we-can-win" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<li><strong>Real community power</strong> over local decisions</li>
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<li><strong>Sustainable development</strong> that serves residents rather than developers</li>
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<li><strong>Economic democracy</strong> through cooperatives and community ownership</li>
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<li><strong>Environmental justice</strong> protecting local ecosystems and public health</li>
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<li><strong>Inclusive governance</strong> that centers marginalized voices</li>
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<h2 id="conclusion">Conclusion<a class="headerlink" href="#conclusion" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<p>The UCP's attack on local democracy through Bills 20 and 54 represents an existential threat to community self-governance in Alberta. By centralizing power and introducing corporate money into municipal politics, they are destroying the foundations of democratic participation at the most accessible level.</p>
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<p>But communities across Alberta are fighting back. From Indigenous Nations asserting sovereignty to municipalities defending autonomy to neighborhood groups organizing for community control, the movement for local democracy is growing.</p>
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<p><strong>The future of our communities depends on defending local democracy today.</strong></p>
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<p>Municipal elections may seem small compared to provincial and federal politics, but they're where democracy is most real and immediate for most people. They're where we decide how our neighborhoods grow, how our tax dollars are spent, and what kind of communities we want to live in.</p>
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<p>The UCP wants to take that power away from communities and give it to corporations and party organizations. We can't let that happen.</p>
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<p><strong>Local democracy is the foundation of all democracy. If we lose it at the community level, we lose it everywhere.</strong></p>
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<p><em>This analysis draws on municipal democracy research and the documented impacts of Bills 20 and 54. For more information, see our <a href="../../../../../resources/">resources</a> page and <a href="../../../../../archive/">archive</a>.</em></p>
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