Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, stands with new Minister of Municipal Affairs, Dan Williams, following a swearing in ceremony in Calgary, May 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Focusing on “woke” and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies is “way off base from the responsibility of a municipality,” according to Alberta’s new municipal affairs minister.
“I want to make sure that Edmonton and Calgary are doing their jobs,” Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams told The Macleod Gazette. “There’s not a left-wing and a right-wing way to plow a road or deliver water or treat wastewater. These are just the obligations of municipalities.”
