Danielle Smith Moves to Ban DEI Hiring Across Alberta’s Public Sector Under Bill 33, Including Cities and Universities

Culture Alberta · Alberta · 3 days ago

Danielle Smith Moves to Ban DEI Hiring Across Alberta’s Public Sector Under Bill 33, Including Cities and Universities

Premier Danielle Smith’s government has introduced Bill 33, which would stop municipalities, school boards, universities and other public bodies from using DEI policies in hiring and promotions, and would ban mandatory DEI training. The government says it’s about merit. Critics say Alberta already hires on merit. Here’s what would change, where DEI came from, and what it could mean for Edmonton, Calgary and the University of Alberta.