I love @thebulwark.com : “I didn’t realize ‘America First’ meant we were going to deploy our own troops to America first.”

When student Evan bravely stood up at a recent Alberta Next panel to respectfully ask about public education, the moderator cut off his mic–as was the norm for any question that appeared critical–and suggested he be spanked. Give Evan a 📣 #abpoli

This Sunday, on World Teachers' Day, we're gathering to fight for public education. Please join us and get loud for our teachers and students. 📍In Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature at 11:30 AM 📍In Calgary at McDougall Centre at 3:00 PM Thank you for your support.

“Contracts are being distributed to Trump’s buddies and people with no experience running detention centers, many of these contracts are no-bid [...] They’re incarcerating people and allowing them to die, not providing medical facilities. There are no standards. It’s horrific.” #trump

After Trump's gong show at the UN it was good to see PM Carney invoking Leonard Cohen. "In every moment where there's a crack, where there's a rupture, there is possibility — and it's our responsibility, it's our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it." www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-B...

There's nothing PC about the UCP–💯Wildrose. "Independent MLA Peter Guthrie is questioning why Premier Danielle Smith is focused on blocking the Alberta Party from becoming the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party and says she should be more concerned with protecting the Wildrose name." #abpoli

Older article, still relevant. "Smith says the hard-line Republican governors of Florida and South Dakota are models for making Alberta 'a little bastion of freedom.' [...] 'I look at the Americans. I look at Ron DeSantis in Florida and Kristi Noem in South Dakota'" #abpoli

"'What the [UCP] ad announcement is saying is that they’re less interested in sitting down at the table and figuring out a deal and more concerned about the political optics for them. [...] Unions don’t get the same attention that a premier would get in the public sphere.'” #abpoli

“When our governments abuse their power by invoking the notwithstanding clause to limit the protections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it’s not just an attack on queer and trans communities, it is an attack on all Canadians.” #abpoli

Shame on the UCP. “'Once again, the onus is placed on girls to be monitored and regulated, reinforcing the idea that female athletes are the ones who need to be verified.' [...] 'Girls are taking a hard hit, while nothing is happening with the boys.'” #abpoli

AB Information and Privacy Commissioner: "'My office was not informed ahead of time about this initiative [...] It is also unclear what the benefit for Albertans would be.'" Meanwhile, Alberta aims to create its own provincial immigration system and withhold social services from newcomers. #abpoli

On the backdrop of the Alberta Next panels, where attendees have called for "mass deportation", the UCP is adding citizenship markers–and soon your health care no. too–to IDs. "The absence of information on a card becomes a means by which to profile people." #abpoli

💯"The government seems clueless about the psychological harm they’re inflicting on people who face challenges most of us never imagine" #abpoli

"This new policy and challenge process means that any child [...] can be made to suffer the personal humiliation of being forced to prove her sex. It’s a poorly thought-out policy to fix a problem the government has not demonstrated exists." #abpoli

"This is all the same project: attacking the government and re-engineering it to serve as a weapon against the American people. It’s the greatest act of civilizational self-mutilation since the First World War."

Because you start with scapegoating international students - and you end up here, with people at a government rally in Lloydminster baying for the mass deportation of new Canadians. Let’s stop being mealy-mouthed. This is disgusting. It’s unCanadian. It’s unAlbertan. It’s unacceptable. #AlbertaNext

“‘But while they were doing that The Handmaid’s Tale came true and (Premier) Danielle Smith found herself with a nice new blue dress but no job,’ [Margaret Atwood] said.” #abpoli

“The error made by the Edmonton Public School Board was trying to comply with this ludicrous order in the first place, instead of telling the minister to get lost.” #abpoli

"Nothing spells the breakdown of an international 'rules-based order' quite like the spectacle of two powerful nations privately meeting to carve up a third nation without its consent. And this spectacle was sold to the world as a master class in peaceful diplomacy." #trump

"If you want to have a coup against the constitutional order, you want to control the capital city. And if he has control of the policing in the city of Washington...Who's gonna tell him to leave the White House?" @gtconway.bsky.social joins @jvl.bsky.social:

Premier faces backlash over Alberta expense disclosure policy; considers reversal www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

"'The fact that someone so high up is sharing these views is consequential [...] It really does matter if the Secretary of Defense is retweeting a video with very particular views about whether women should be able to vote or serve in combat roles or if slavery really isn't all that bad.’" #trump

"They point to Trump’s rhetoric – his attacks on diversity initiatives, his hardline stance on immigration and his invocation of 'Western values' – as driving a surge in interest and recruitment. [...] White extremists are committing a growing proportion of U.S. political violence." #trump

"The public spent more than $19,000 for Premier Danielle Smith to travel to Florida in March to speak at a fundraiser for right-wing, fossil fuel-funded non-profit PragerU, according to the government’s travel expense disclosures. […] the event raised well over $1 million for PragerU" #abpoli

"The USA remains on the CIVICUS Watchlist following attacks on civic freedoms. [...] Authorities have escalated suppression of protesters through military deployments, targeted journalists, criminalised dissent, and undermined civil society through legislative and financial restrictions." #trump

Ont. Crown Attorneys’ Association President: "Conservative MPs, including Pierre Poilievre, have attacked the Crown’s approach to sentencing [...] Canadians have seen political attacks on the justice system south of the border and must do everything they can to safeguard the system’s independence."

"At best, [Danielle Smith’s 'Alberta Next' travelling townhall] is a pre-campaign roadshow intended to distract from several major embarrassments. [...] At worst, it’s a shameless effort to shove sovereignty-association, outright separation, or U.S. annexation down the throats of Albertans" #abpoli

Danielle Smith's UCP, in anti-democratic fashion, are actively working to undermine the press, accusing highly credited news sources of making "deliberate" mistakes and trying to "take down" the Premier. This should concern all Albertans. #abpoli substack.com/home/post/p-...

"queer people are not an ideology; they are people!" - Green Party lawmaker Nyke Slawik 🏳️‍🌈

NOW is the time to act!!! Canada’s unity and sovereignty are threatened by outsiders and insiders. Register with #ForeverCanadian at www.forever-canadian.ca and declare how YOU will fight back. We need your support. #ableg #cdnpoli

[1/4] "Republicans love to rant about communism, but they almost never mention the far more imminent threat of fascism — because that’s become their main policy agenda over the past few decades." #trump

"The Constitution forbids the federal government from using its massive financial, investigative, and law enforcement powers, in the Court’s words, 'to punish or suppress disfavored expression.'" That is exactly what Trump is trying to do here:

To the Jasper wildfire report, Danielle Smith responded "We hope all jurisdictions take a closer look at their own deficiencies rather than blame others" followed by "The report fails to seriously address the issue of forest management within national parks–a federal responsibility.” #abpoli

A report into Jasper wildfire states: “Provincial involvement added complexity to the response as the Province of Alberta, though not jurisdictionally responsible to lead the incident, regularly requested information and sought to exercise decision-making authority.” #abpoli

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith floats the idea of tax discounts to motivate women to produce more babies Smith tells Sherwood Park town hall that Hungarian far-right leader Viktor Orbán has an “interesting” idea to boost birth rates and reduce immigration

Danielle Smith's UCP changed the election law and banned tabulators, without cause or data, just anecdotal requests from supporters, and despite feedback that this would be inefficient and costly. Lethbridge estimates their upcoming election at $323,000 more and they have to foot the bill. #abpoli

Danielle Smith, blames the feds, wants to choose who can immigrate to AB. Yet in 2024, the fed immigration minister stated that "Alberta has refused to take part" in discussions and then "shared a letter Smith wrote [contrarily] asking Ottawa for thousands more permanent residency spots." #abpoli

“Private philanthropy just can’t do what the might of a national government can to eradicate starvation. Since 2000, the number of children that die before they reach kindergarten has been halved–this coming year is the first year where experts project that the number will increase ...” #trump

💯"... local school boards and librarians could have dealt with [book feedback]. But the [UCP] has been kneecapping school boards while denying funding for the hiring of librarians. The entire affair seems akin to using a sledgehammer to swat a fly ..." #abpoli

Teacher's vote 95% in favour of a strike but Danielle Smith's UCP think banning books is more a priority. Alberta Teachers’ Association president: "The new rules will add to teachers’ workload, politicize a 'non-issue' and target vulnerable students." #abpoli

"Alas, there are no unicorns, and the fairy tale published by the separatist group so carefully nurtured by Premier Danielle Smith smells more like the kind of garden-variety agricultural output you’d expect from the hind end of a bog-standard male bovine ungulate." #abpoli

Republican Budget Bill: "11.8 million more people could lose health insurance ... makes ICE the largest law enforcement agency in the country ... rolls back clean energy tax breaks ... Low-income Americans may see incomes drop by 2.5% due to safety net cuts ..." #trump

"Winnie Byanyima, a Ugandan aeronautical engineer and politician who has led UNAids since 2019, said seeing the impact of Donald Trump’s cuts had been the worst experience of her life–the world faced an additional 6 million HIV infections and 4 million Aids-related deaths by 2029." #trump

"The projected decline is driven by an estimated 20 percent drop in Canadian visitors through 2025, who spent $20.5 billion [...] Meanwhile, Mexico’s tourism industry is expected to boom with WTTC projections for 2025 indicating a record $281 billion uptick" #trump

"As the demand for pocket gadgets, electric vehicles, solar panels, MRI machines and jet engines surges, there is one worrying statistic to contend with - mining just one tonne of rare earth minerals creates some 2,000 tonnes of toxic waste."

"Specialist waitlists remain a serious issue. Nineteen percent (19%) of Albertans report currently being on a waitlist to see a specialist for either an initial consultation or a specific procedure. Among those waiting, the overwhelming majority (85%) believe their expected wait is 'too long'"

Israeli forces have been scaling up military operations in northern #Gaza, especially in #GazaCity and Jabaliya. On 27 June, an airstrike hit the home of an MSF surgeon and data analyst in Gaza City. The couple were wounded along with their 3 children.

“Smith is ‘almost like a 'miniature version of Donald Trump in Alberta, just so many controversial things that are radical and extreme happening almost on a daily or weekly basis.’ " - Scott Sinclair (ousted from the UCP caucus after publicly criticizing the provincial budget) #abpoli

Danielle Smith and her government asked Albertans if they would like to leave the Canada Pension Plan and have their own "APP" pension plan. She hid the survey results for 21 months. Here they are: only 10% were in favour of the APP. #cdnpoli

Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days than any other modern president has in that time. Experts worry it could lead to an upending of the constitutional balance of power.