Colby Cosh: Why Alberta is being accused of gerrymandering - National Post
Copy URL Facebook Linked In X (Twitter) Loading account options Sign In Manage Account Close account menu Manage Account Sign Out Loading subscription options Subscribefor $0.50/week By Colby Cosh November 5, 2026 at 6:14 a.m. Last Updated: November 5, 2026 at 8:12 a.m. News consumers outside Alberta are probably vaguely aware that the βGβ word is being tossed around a lot lately over here. I speak, of course, of gerrymandering β the ancient American habit of a governing party drawing election boundary maps to its own naked advantage. Alberta has just concluded an update of its provincial map that became procedurally complicated, and politically fraught, in a way that is very unfamiliar in Canada.
Is it gerrymandering? After an evening in which gerrymandering blew up in the faces of Republicans in several American states, it is worth turning to this question. The usual procedure for re-mapping in Canada is that an independent commission is put together, that commission draws up a new map that seems fair, and the government accepts it.
This went off the rails in Alberta this time, which is an appropriate subject of Dominion-wide attention and concern. And, well, even if youβre in Alberta, it takes some work to understand what the hell happened.
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