New Alberta legislation seeks to stop the provincial government and other public entities from considering diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring decisions.
Justice Minister Mickey Amery tabled legislation Tuesday that would prevent the provincial public service, provincial Crown corporations, publicly funded post-secondary institutions, school boards and municipalities from hiring employees based on “personal characteristics,” according to a government news release.
“Hiring decisions should be about who is best qualified for the job, and these changes will help ensure that fairness is at the heart of hiring,” Premier Danielle Smith is quoted as saying in the news release.
“Am I a DEI hire?” That question is easily answered by the hundreds of thousands hired or promoted through processes that closed the door on White men, some openly, most through “preference given to…” a euphemism for “No White men need apply.”
Policing is one of the clearest examples of DEI hiring and promotion, and it has cost the profession dearly. In large cities, when experienced White male officers realize they won’t be promoted, many leave for smaller services. A friend or two from their old platoon often follows within the year.
Big-city chiefs have complained for years that they are training officers for every small town in Canada. They tried to stop what they call ‘poaching’ by agreement, but it fell apart, because small towns gain too much from hiring experienced officers who often have special training and skills.
DEI is a big part of why our largest police services are struggling to retain their best and most experienced officers, and why Canadians increasingly deal with junior constables – many of whom are not proficient in English or French.
Meanwhile, to fill the ranks, most of the country quietly dropped the requirement that police officers be citizens. You can now be investigated, arrested, and charged by someone who isn’t even a Canadian.
DEI hiring and promotion has cost policing some of its best people, and the same pattern of ideologically driven hiring and promotion is visible across many Canadian professions. Alberta’s Bill 33 is a start, but for two decades, positions of authority in public service and other critical professions have been filled by processes that put race, sex and identity ahead of merit. Undoing that will take more than one province, more than one bill, and probably decades.
— DonaldBest.CA * DO NOT COMPLY (@DonaldBestCA) October 28, 2026
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