“Get the hell off my land” Landowner blockades MAGA Energy’s access to wellsite near Edmonton after three years of unpaid rent. (Image Credit: Coalition for Responsible Energy)

By Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press

Out of Patience

Alberta landowners take stand over years of missed payments by delinquent oil company

Mar 12, 2026 | 2:40 PM

Some Edmonton landowners are taking a stand by erecting a blockade against what they call a delinquent oil and gas company.

The group says MAGA Energy hasn’t paid its lease for three years and says as a result MAGA employees are no longer allowed on their land.

Landowners Mark Dorin and Dale Braun put up a blockade on their piece of farmland in southwest Edmonton today, where MAGA Energy operates pumpjacks.

Oil and gas companies failing to pay landowners or pay property taxes to municipalities is a long-standing issue in Alberta.

Dorin says it’s not that the province needs new laws to address the problem, but rather the existing laws just need to be enforced.

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MAGA Energy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2026.