Progress Alberta is a Canadian

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left-leaning advocacy organisation founded and operated by

Duncan Kinney Duncan Kinney (born 1982 or 1983) is an Edmonton-based Canadian journalist and activist. He is the founder and executive director of Progress Alberta and the editor of ''The Progress Report''. Early life and education Kinney was born in and g ...

Organization

Progress Alberta is based in

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

"Non-profit eyes legal action over inquiry." ''Globe & Mail'' oronto, Canada 20 Jan. 2020, p. A6. ''Gale In Context: Biography'', link.gale.com/apps/doc/A611740662/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=22ce47de. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022. and run by executive director

. It is a political left of centre leaning advocacy organisation that was launched in 2016.

History

Progress Alberta threatened legal action in 2020, when it claimed it was the target of

Alberta Premier The premier of Alberta is the first minister for the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta, and the province's head of government. The current premier is Danielle Smith, leader of the United Conservative Party, who wa ...

Jason Kenney Jason Thomas Kenney (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 18th premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022 and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022. He also served as the member of ...

and his

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who launched a public inquiry into the funding of environmental advocacy in Alberta. The inquiry focussed on how United States-based philanthropic foundations partly funded environmental activism work in Alberta. Prior to the inquiry, Progress Alberta had received tens of thousands of dollars from

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in 2016 and 2017.

and lawyer

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both argued that the inquiry was a breach of the

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. The organisation's executive director was accused of vandalising Edmonton's Roman Shukhevych statue in 2022.

Activities

The organisation produces the progressive news publication ''

The Progress Report ''The Progress Report'' is a Canadian left-wing newsletter and podcast published by Progress Alberta and operated by Duncan Kinney. Organisation ''The Progress Report'' is a newsletter and podcast written and hosted by Duncan Kinney. Its wo ...

''.

References

External links

Progress Alberta Official website
{{Authority control 2016 establishments in Alberta Organizations based in Edmonton Organizations established in 2016 Left-wing politics in Canada