LIVE UPDATES: Judge hears lawsuit demanding Elections Alberta investigate Forever Canadian campaign

Is Thomas Lukaszuk's Forever Canadian group officially campaigning for Alberta's upcoming referendum? We're demanding a judge order Elections Alberta to investigate Forever Canadian — or explain why they refuse to do so.

Sheila Gunn Reid
  |   September 14, 2026   |   News Analysis   |   2 Comments

 

Article by Rebel News staff.

Today, at the Calgary Courts Centre, a judge is hearing our application in Emergency Chambers — court file 2601-16399, Rebel News Network Ltd. v. Election Commissioner of Alberta and Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta.

To summarize this legal challenge, which you can read in full at StopTheCheaters.com, the "Forever Canadian" group being run by Thomas Lukaszuk is doing numerous things that would typically be associated with campaigning for the "Remain" vote on the upcoming October referendum. 

Forever Canadian has a Unity Bus, has set up two provincial offices, has handed out thousands of lawn signs and are hosting a free concert on September 20 featuring Jann Arden.

Despite all of this, Elections Alberta's own public register shows Forever Canadian has raised exactly $0.00 in funds.

This led to our submission of a 241-page complaint on July 24, only for Elections Alberta to take no action after 48 days. That's why a judge is hearing our case today.

We're not calling on the court to punish Forever Canadian — we're asking it to order Elections Alberta to do its job. That means, investigate Forever Canadian or simply refuse and explain why before the vote on Oct. 19.

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WE WON. Four days before the vote, Elections Alberta sent Rebel News its formal Notice of Outcome: Thomas Lukaszuk's Forever Canadian was investigated, served with a Notice of Investigation, and put under a compliance agreement — after fifteen weeks of $0.00.

Three weeks earlier, Elections Alberta's lawyers told a judge our case was "not urgent" and "hopeless," and that we weren't entitled to know whether an investigation existed. The investigation had been open for 33 days when they said it. We sued to get a decision before Albertans vote, and we got one — but Rebel News paid the lawyers for every step. If you believe the same rules should apply to every campaign in this referendum, please help us cover the cost of this fight.

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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Editor-in-Chief, Alberta Bureau Chief, member of the board of directors, and host of The Gunn Show at Rebel News. Sheila also serves as President of the Independent Press Gallery of Canada. A mother of three and longtime conservative activist, Sheila is the author of bestselling books, including her most recent release, Independence Blueprint: What Alberta Can Learn From Quebec.

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  • Fran g
    commented 2026-09-16 11:50:34 -0400
    The way JiHad Chanada is these last 11 yrs. people who need to be punished, are not. People who are trying to improve things are jailed. When Alberta is freeded things will be run on common sense again,
  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2026-09-14 19:50:21 -0400
    But I want some one punished for this or Forever Canadian to be fined for violating the rules. Somebody at Elections Alberta needs to be punished too.