Fact-checking UCP's Bill 18 rhetoric versus new law's reality for Alberta universities

Fact-checking UCP's Bill 18 rhetoric versus new law's reality for Alberta universities

The governing United Conservative Party promised that Bill 18—the Provincial Priorities Act—would empower it to control federal research money coming to Alberta’s post-secondary institutions. It turns out, the UCP’s rhetoric about the proposed bill doesn’t match the reality of the law coming into force on April 1. Initially, Bill 18 appeared primarily aimed at blocking municipalities from making multi-million dollar deals with the federal govern…