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Just a reminder Parker & the separatists stole our voting data And NOTHING is happening There's no outrage from Smith on our behalf It is all forgotten Is there even an investigation? #ableg #abpoli

Posting in case I have the required gumption to read at some point. This is so exhausting.

Never forget that the Alberta separatists are backed by the Trump regime & Russia #ableg #abpoli www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sooo...they're definitely a majority separatist party now. Looks like it's time to split up again. AND GO!

Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t about traffic—it’s part of a global right-wing backlash to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel interests. @breachmedia.ca dove into the politics of cycling, and debunked some myths along the way www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCz...

Something to think about

Happy to read this. Carney says Albertans should vote ‘No to the Nine’ in referendum. For once I'm on the same page as the PM. YES to Canada and NO to the nine (and Premier Smith). And who cares about lanes. #ableg #abpoli #cnpoli

Cartoonist: Daniel Boris

Sunny, windy Alberta is a leader when it comes to renewable energy in Canada. But new provincial policies are trying to rein in that growth. The Narwhal’s senior Prairies reporter, @drewanderson.bsky.social, explains.

Danielle Smith, how did your yesterday’s secretive meeting with the separatists and convicted Tamara Lich go? Why weren’t media and Albertans allowed to hear what you said to them? When campaigning for unity, we don’t hide. calgaryherald.com/news/local-n... #ableg #cdnpoli

It’s wild how much we’re all being manipulated to think the problem for everything is immigrants. It’s absolutely not! We hit the streets for an experiment. Watch the reactions and share the truth before we vote. Vote NO to the 9! And Option 1 (Remain) on Question 10. #abpoli #canpoli #ableg

What a colossal waste. If they get voted in again Im leaving because this electorate is hopeless.

Smith is using the contentious zoning issue to grab more power from urban centres in Alberta. Its authoritarian and must be unprecedented!! Are we all taking crazy pills together? We need some national coverage/analysis of this. Slippery slope politics.

With the latest provincial overreach, Danielle Smith is now ordering me how to vote at Calgary City Council. If I refuse, I risk losing my job. I want to work constructively with the province, even when we disagree. But we must be free to listen to residents and make fair decisions.

Something something government overreach

As AI wearables become discreet, cheap and mainstream, they risk normalizing non-consensual recording in everyday spaces, says Joy Buolamwini go.nature.com/3UaLDOr

From the #Cornell7 to Canadian Hockey: How men learn to dehumanize women. Elite fraternities, hockey teams are cultures of male entitlement that teach men to treat women as objects—while powerful institutions avoid consequences. New from @erinblondeau.bsky.social: ricochet.media/justice/from...

Robyn's story of her life saving cancer meds suddenly costing $9000 every three weeks could be anyone you care about in our province. Just devastated for her and her family.

Alberta going after immigrants when we have millions of dollars we could be recouping elsewhere.

This IS the patriarchy in action.

Seriously. I am seriously so tired of and angry with the legitimizing of this

This separatist garbage actually showed up in our mailbox TODAY. I’m furious. Alberta is not theirs to rip away from Canada. 🇨🇦 To the separatists trying to divide our country: you’re going to hear from the rest of us. #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong #USDemocracy

Another summer of devastating wildfires that forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate from their homes should have been the wake up call this government needed to put the interests of Canadians ahead of the profits of the oil and gas industry.

Throwing billions in public money behind a pipeline at a time of climate breakdown – while sweeping aside environmental protections, meaningful Indigenous consultation and workers’ right to strike – is absolutely not in the national interest.

Tell us how much this pipeline will earn taxpayers, Prime Minister. Whats the business case for Canada?

The National Post attack on NDP Leader Avi Lewis crosses the line into threat. They invoke the same religious code words used by extremists who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin. It is unacceptable to use religious intimidation to shut down debate on Gaza. charlieangus.substack.com/p/national-p...

NEW: In the @thestar.com, I wrote about how the most dangerous aspect of Alberta’s October referendum is the scapegoating of migrants for the province’s overcrowded schools and hospitals. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

I'm old enough to remember people going to jail for hacking government websites. Now we build them data centres.

Albertans Separation Would Mean: - 44,000-69,000 job loses in Calgary specifically - Would shrink Alberta's economy by up to $62 billion - $10-15 billion in foregone investment - $9 billion shortfall in deficit spending www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

In just two months, 15 young people will make climate history as La Rose v. His Majesty the King heads to trial in Vancouver — Canada’s first federal youth climate trial. Visit our toolkit to learn more about the case and help spread the word: ourchildrenstrust.org/canadatrial-toolkit

It's taken a minute but I'm excited to tell you about a new project and a new podcast (eventually). In many ways, Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s was just the beginning…. More here: contactingconnie.substack.com/p/who-is-pro...

The Alberta chapter of the Canadian Bar Association has published an analysis of Premier Smith's nine referendum questions. They find that most of these proposals would invite immediate court challenges, and several of them are not legally clear at all.

This piece, by @jaredwesley.ca and my high school debate club chum Don Padget is a very detailed analysis. But it can be summed up this way: be careful what you wish for. #ableg #cdnpoli #abpoli

I felt inspired to create this today.

"Take a closer look at the label on “Canadian” oil. The companies that dominate oil sands production are predominantly foreign owned, largely by American investors. Tens of billions of dollars flow out of the country through dividends and share buybacks." thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... #cdnpoli

Did the projections model the same waste as we've seen under the UCP in these scenarios? Given their utter inability (refusal) to successfully run public departments, Id give the federal government of Alberta around 2 years before we're in Greece 2009 scenario.

And for those that say, why don't you compare it to staying in Canada. That is the baseline assumption. In 3/4 scenarios (smooth vs difficult, short vs long run) Albertans would be economically worse off. Only in the smooth projection after 20 years, would Alberta be better off.

This reeks of fuckery. #abpoli

YES!! Lets file a suit against the UCP gerrymandering too!!

Im voting no to the nine and to remain by mail in ballot, & you can still order yours until the 25th. www.elections.ab.ca/request-a-sp... Lets make an overwhelming statement that prejudicial treatment of vulnerable people in Alberta is not okay but staying a part of a united Canada definitely is.

Everything this government does begins (and often ends) with one calculation: how can we help the oil and gas industry? Not workers. Not Albertans. Not even businesses. Just one industry -- one that's clearly captured this government.

@ximenaka.bsky.social article on Smith's claims re: immigrants in Alberta is a deep dive into the numbers and explains that her dangerous rhetoric is divisive and props up racist attitudes that used to be fringe in our province. Well, maybe that last bit is my assertion. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...