Next Monday is Alberta's quadrennial municipal election day.
Leading up to the election, the United Conservative Party provincial government has been involved in attempts to influence the outcome, including legalizing municipal political parties in Calgary and Edmonton.
The government's goal is to see urban councillors elected who are more in line with their far-right and separatist agendas.
This move has been seen as an attempt to shape the political landscape in the province's two largest cities.
Author's summary: Alberta's municipal election day is next Monday.