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Calgary host society says 'unreasonable demands' led to loss of 2027 North American Indigenous Games
After the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Council withdrew Calgary's hosting rights for the 2027 games, the host society says "ongoing challenges" undermined its ability to live up to its bid. Last week the NAIG Council, which awarded the Calgary host committee the 2027 games back in 2023, announced it was withdrawing the city's hosting rights "to uphold the integrity of the Games and ensure the long-term strength of the NAIG movement." "Over the past two years, NAIG Council has worked closely with the Host Society to support their efforts — providing guidance, capacity-building support, resources, and external expertise to assist with planning and budgeting processes required to deliver a successful Games," the statement read. "Despite the collective efforts of many, it became increasingly clear that critical benchmarks could not be met." The statement did not say what milestones or conditions were missed by the Calgary host society. The NAIG Council did not respond to a request for comment about the milestones or conditions missed by time of publishing. In a statement Friday, the Host Society said an official NAIG host agreement "never came to be as the Host Society faced shifting requirements and unreasonable demands." "At the same time, Tourism Calgary withheld committed operational funding from the City of Calgary, leaving the Host Society without the resources needed to plan and deliver the Games as envisioned," read the host society's statement. "As Indigenous people, we recognize these challenges within the broader context of systemic barriers that continue to limit our self-determination. The actions that led to this decision run contrary to those commitments and are a step backward for reconciliation in sport and culture." In an email to CBC Indigenous, Tourism Calgary said the host society statement was "inaccurate." "As stewards of public funds, Tourism Calgary invests in events and organizations that demonstrate strong leadership, operational capability, good governance, transparency, and the capacity to deliver financially viable outcomes." The statement went on to say "Given the challenges that emerged throughout the planning process, we support the NAIG Council and its difficult decision to withdraw the 2027 Games from Calgary." "While this is not the outcome we hoped for, we continue to believe in the vision of the North American Indigenous Games and thank the NAIG Council for acting in the long-term interest of the event and its participants." What happens now? The NAIG Council's statement last week acknowledged that the announcement may be "deeply disappointing" to athletes, coaches, families and communities. "We want to assure everyone that NAIG Council remains steadfast in its commitment to Indigenous youth and to the ongoing advancement of the NAIG movement," the statement said. "Our focus now turns to identifying a new path forward — one that protects the spirit and legacy of the Games and minimizes disruption for the youth and communities we serve." It said further updates on plans for the games would be coming. In its statement Friday, the Calgary Host Society committed to creating a new event. "The Host Society will not abandon our youth or the vision we began with," the statement said. "We will immediately begin the process of rebranding and create a new Indigenous sporting event that will remain fully Indigenous-led, with sport and culture equally showcased."
Yahoo
7 hours ago
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Information and privacy commissioner says Alberta rejected of her two recommendations
Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she is prepared to investigate the province's response to access to information requests, should it continue to ignore two recommendations her office made earlier this year. In May, Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod published a report that followed a 21-month investigation into how the province was handling requests made under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP). She found that 27 government departments relied on policies that broke FOIP laws, and issued a report with multiple recommendations to make responses to requests compliant with the legislation. On Friday, McLeod stated in a news release that Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally wrote her last month on behalf of all government public bodies indicating the province was accepting most, but not all, of her recommendations. 'I am pleased that the government has accepted most of my recommendations and either has implemented or is in the process of implementing them,' said McLeod. 'However, I was disappointed to read that the government is not accepting two of the recommendations.' Those two recommendations centre around the province's practice of limiting the number of topics in an access to information request, and splitting requests with multiple topics into several new requests at the cost of more fees. McLeod said she wants to know if the government is still pursuing those policies under new legislation, The Access to Information Act (ATIA), which came into force on June 11 and superseded the FOIP Act. 'I will be monitoring requests for review coming into my office concerning Government of Alberta public bodies to determine whether this activity is still occurring under ATIA,' McLeod said. 'If I find this to be the case, I will investigate under ATIA to determine whether the government public bodies are permitted to require applicants to split access requests and their rationale for the same.' In a statement, the office of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally said his department respects McLeod's role but that his job is 'to get Albertans the information they request, quickly, lawfully, and efficiently.' 'Expecting government to process massive, multi-topic requests as a single file is a recipe for delays, backlogs, and frustration,' it reads. 'We are focused on getting results for Albertans and won't adopt policies that make the system slower.' Nally has previously defended the new access to information rules as a necessary upgrade on dated legislation. Critics, including McLeod, have described ATIA's exemptions around political staff and cabinet as too broad, and noted the legislation also extends response timelines from 30 calendar days to 30 business days. In June, the involvement of McLeod's office prompted the government to publish the results of a FOIP request made 21 months earlier by Postmedia for the initial long-form responses to the province's 2023 pension survey, and share a summary of the complete survey results soon after. Her office is also in receipt of three requests for review of the province's response to ATIA requests from Postmedia for the early results of Alberta Next consultation surveys on immigration and a provincial pension plan, as well as open-answer replies, all of which the government has chosen to withhold. mblack@ Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don't miss the news you need to know — add and to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here. You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support us by subscribing today: The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun.
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9 hours ago
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New Poll Shows Top 2028 Democratic, Republican Candidates By Texas Voters
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A new poll shows Texas registered voters' favorite candidates for the 2028 presidential election. Newsweek reached out to a political analyst via email Friday for comment. Why It Matters Early polls, especially in crucial swing states, have gained significance as potential contenders for the 2028 presidential election begin to emerge. Even with the election still a few years away, polling could offer insight into candidate viability, voter sentiment and evolving party dynamics, particularly after the pivotal 2024 election cycle. What To Know In the poll by Emerson College released Friday, the Lone Star State's top contenders for Democrats in the potential primary are former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with 22 percent, California Governor Gavin Newsom with 20 percent and former Vice President Kamala Harris with 17 percent of the vote. The survey shows 14 percent remain undecided. For Republicans, Vice President JD Vance leads the pack with 45 percent of the vote, followed by Texas Senator Ted Cruz with 9 percent, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Marco Rubio with 6 percent apiece and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy with 5 percent. The poll shows 17 percent are undecided. The survey was conducted on August 11 and August 12 among 1,000 actively registered voters in Texas. The margin of error for the survey is 3 percent. Texas registered voters also say the economy is the top issue, followed by immigration, threats to democracy, health care, crime and education. In a previous poll surveying North Carolina registered voters, Buttigieg led the Democrats, followed by Harris and Newsom. Vance led Republicans, followed by DeSantis and then Rubio. Then-Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg fields questions during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 21, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by) Then-Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg fields questions during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 21, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by) What People Are Saying In a previous comment to Newsweek, Columbia University Professor Robert Y. Shapiro said: "The Democratic primary polling is much too early and all we are seeing is name recognition for past presidential candidates and ones in the news lately in a visible way. On the Republican side, DeSantis and Rubio are damaged goods as past losers in the past Republican primaries in 2016 and 2024. Vance is on the rise by virtue of being Vice President and visible when he echoes or advocates more strongly Trump's MAGA positions and what Trump—and he—have done. He has not been defeated in any past major election so untarnished in that respect." Trump, while answering questions during a news conference on the 2028 Olympics, when directly asked if Vance is the successor to MAGA: "Well, I think most likely in all fairness, he's the vice president. I think Marco [Rubio] is also somebody that maybe would get together with JD in some form. I also think we have incredible people, some of the people on the stage right here, so it's too early obviously to talk about it but certainly he's doing a great job, and he would be probably favored at this point." What Happens Next Additional polling will continue, especially as midterm election campaigns ramp up.
