“Won’t be made public.” Let that sink in. A report into the allocation of millions of OUR dollars is going to be kept from Albertans. How does this hold anyone accountable/responsible for what has allegedly transpired? Bring on the public inquiry. #ABleg www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

As we get ready to see #ABleg attack ads in the ongoing dispute with teachers, a few important things to keep in mind. The biggest one to me: 3,000 teachers sounds great but how many are actually needed over three years just to fund growth vs. addressing current challenges? #Alberta

I wrote this a few days ago and finally sent it this morning to the premier, education minister, opposition leader and education critic. It's long. But it needs to be long. And it needs to be said. This isn't just about salaries. @albertateachers.bsky.social #ABleg #Alberta #ABed

Random #ABleg thought: coverage of the book ban debacle sure did a nice job of covering up the threat of a teacher’s strike, the healthcare mismanagement, the worse-than-expected budget deficit and the fact #Alberta now has the highest unemployment rate in the country.

Hey #ABleg world: not sure if you saw this but the battle between government and teachers could come to a head as early as tomorrow. Talks have broken off between the two sides. News conferences tomorrow. Buckle up. #Alberta #ABed www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

Instead, classrooms are getting fuller and fuller. My wife’s grade one class in #Airdrie is going to be 24-25 students this year. Optimal class size at that age is 18-19. Add in students with complex learning needs (IPPs, ESL, etc) and it’s gonna feel like 30 pretty quick. #ABleg #Alberta

This should be a bigger story than it seems to be right now. I know every day seems to be a new headline grabbing attention, but if this were any other government in #Alberta or #Canada, we’d be seeing protests over this kind of gerrymandering. #ABleg edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

I was gonna make a joke that maybe she meant 900 days. But I just did the math and we are at 1,040 days and counting. #ABleg #Alberta www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

🎙️ Hard to believe the @wcblbaseball.bsky.social season has come to an end. Big thanks to Clark and the IKS crew for putting together an outstanding show every single week. Appreciate the league for letting me be a small part of the production! #WCBL ⚾️🇨🇦 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDz0...

Let’s play a game: can you imagine the outrage if Carney or Nenshi’s executive director/moderator for a public forum told someone to “get lost” or that they were “disgusting”? The outrage would be heard for eons. It does show the Premier’s Office’s disdain for anyone who doesn’t bow to them. #ABleg

⚾️ NEW STORY: “Since that point the guys have been taking a lot of pride in the little things.” After finishing the season 26-9 in their last 35, the Sylvan Lake Gulls are now heading to their first @wcblbaseball.bsky.social championship in franchise history. #WCBL #Baseball #Alberta

This is one of those stories that I love asking the hypothetical question to gauge the hypocricy: if it were a governing NDP in Alberta (or *gasp* the Carney Liberals) who made the decision to remove expense records, how would the UCP and conservatives be reacting? #ABleg #cdnpoli

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: It's happening! Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs alum Tristan Peters has been called up by the Tampa Bay Rays after an outstanding season so far with the Durham Bulls. Congratulations, Tristan! #ABproud #Okotoks #Dawgs #WCBL ⚾️🇨🇦 albertadugoutstories.com/2024/12/02/m...

I remember getting my driver’s license when I was 16 and was always told that my premiums would go down with every year of good driving and big saving every 5 years. Now we’re supposed to be happy with 7.5% increases for good drivers? #ABleg #Alberta www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Don’t worry everyone. I’m sure this #ABleg government will be totally forthcoming with its information when they are done picking and choosing the best results to fit their pre-determined outcomes on all of their big, totally-not-skewed “questions.” #Alberta edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

🎧 With the @wcblbaseball.bsky.social playoffs getting underway, we're bringing you the new #ADSPodcast a day early! Ian Wilson previews each series + hear from Jace Richardson of the Baseball Alberta Elite League champion St. Albert Cardinals and Baseball Sask rising star Addie Ziebart. #Baseball ⚾

⭐️ NEW STORY: “I was telling every single guy on the West Division team that I was swiping a bag today and they’re like, ‘Aren’t you a pitcher?’” Long-time Okotoks Dawgs pitcher Brody Forno made the most of his pinch-running opportunity at the @wcblbaseball.bsky.social All-Star Game. #WCBL ⚾️

As someone who worked at the same radio station as she did for almost the entirety of her time there, this is really rich. I seem to remember a time when she preferred to have columnists on over journalists during breaking news events because "reporters are boring." #ABleg

This story is absolutely bonkers. Journalists have a job to do & if you're stalking or harassing them, you either have something to hide or are worried you might get caught doing something bad. There's one word for you and your accomplices: coward. #ABleg www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

“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." But I thought #ABleg says "stay in your lane" to others? #Alberta

"Premier's staff urged journalists to stay at the media table and not wade into the crowd to speak with attendees, along with a restriction on news cameras and photography." Reporters covering these events need to start fighting back a bit. Staffers don't get to urge them to do anything. #ABleg

It was amazing to listen to the pretzels that the minister twisted himself into to avoid talking about class size tracking. That should be a baseline for any convo about complex classrooms and challenges with aggression. Gives you percentages, etc. #ABleg #Alberta www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Rough math here: $8.3B surplus divided by 4.98M Albertans = $1,667 for every single Albertan if #ABleg wanted to help fight the affordability crisis. I can’t imagine why many Canadians are struggling to understand all the grievances of this province. 🙄 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It’s funny how becoming a dad really reinforced my beliefs and values around “if you can see it, you can be it.” Seeing the girls/women’s game grow over the years & now inclusion in Canada Summer Games, it’s going to have such an impact on young girls like my daughter. ⚾️🇨🇦

Some news and notes about former Toronto Blue Jays from the past week: is.gd/6M2G1l

Changing things up from my #ABleg queries: Absolutely love the idea of National Girls in Baseball Week across Canada. Great opportunity for programs to highlight their rosters for the female baseball’s inclusion into the Canada Summer Games this year! #NGBW2025 ⚾️🇨🇦

When you go to the panel site, six ideas are floated out as possible discussion points. One is an Alberta Pension Plan. The same idea that, by #ABleg’s own documents, only has 10% support across #Alberta. Provincial police force is also widely unliked. Why include them? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The NDP win their seats back in Edmonton. The UCP wins its seat back in rural Alberta. The Republican/separatist movement was essentially a non-factor. In other news: water is wet and the sky is blue. #ABleg #Alberta www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

21 months to find out what we all already knew: hardly anyone actually supports leaving the Canada Pension Plan. 10%. Barely double digits. No wonder #ABleg fought tooth & nail to release this. And yet, their statement shows they’re not letting go. #Alberta edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

🎧 The new #ADSPodcast is on the air! This week, we recap the massive Regina Red Sox announcement + have great conversations with Simon Baker of the Sylvan Lake Gulls, Brandon Paez of the Okotoks Dawgs and Easton Kitura of the Energy City Cactus Rats. #WCBL ⚾ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

'My three-year-old has already had more smoky days in his short life than I had throughout my *entire* childhood.' Reflections on Rage, Worry & Wildfire Smoke in our latest newsletter: gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...

🎧 The new #ADSPodcast has arrived! @joemcfarland.bsky.social takes us back to the @wcblbaseball.bsky.social Rural Roots Classic in Oyen featuring conversations with Mayor Doug Jones, Todd Hubka, Graham Schetzle, Aqil Samuel and former Badlands Academy Badger Max Benton. #ABproud #WCBL ⚾️

⚾ NEW STORY: It was the perfect combination of a celebration of the past, showcase of the present and inspiration for the future at the @wcblbaseball.bsky.social Rural Roots Classic in Oyen. @joemcfarland.bsky.social would like to see it become a staple of the league's schedule. #WCBL #Baseball

I have no doubt there are more stories like this. And it will probably get worse. We’re still building schools that were needed a decade ago. Welcome to a world where not tracking class sizes has consequences. #ABleg #Alberta #Education www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

🎧 A brand-new, jam-packed edition of #ADSPodcast is live! A ton of news + conversations with Evan Morrison of the Medicine Hat Mavericks, Hunter Jones of the Sylvan Lake Gulls, Lou Anderson of the Okotoks Dawgs & Airdrie's Evan Wilde, who just wrapped up his collegiate career. #Baseball #Alberta ⚾️🇨🇦

This is quite the episode and yet another layer in the #Tylenot debacle. This is happening while it seems many in #Alberta are being gaslit by talk of separation and, now, books in school libraries. #ABleg

🎧 We are just a couple days away from @wcblbaseball.bsky.social Opening Day! To celebrate, we have a special 2-part #ADSPodcast Season Preview Extravaganza coming your way. It starts today with the East Division and we have #Saskatchewan players from each team. ⚾️🇨🇦 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

It’s time for a public inquiry. Get all the details out into the open so that this “drip, drip, drip” stops. If #ABleg did nothing wrong, then they should be welcoming an inquiry to clear the air (and some names). #Alberta #Politics www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Albertans: "We need more childcare spaces." Childcare startups: "We've got you." #ABleg: "Hold your horses." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

🏆 NEW STORY: “If it wasn’t for the group of guys I was fortunate to play alongside, I never would have had this opportunity.” Headlined by Victoria Golden Tide veteran Tyler Burton taking home MVP honours, the CCBC has handed out its hardware. #CCBC ⚾️🇨🇦 albertadugoutstories.com/2025/05/22/c...

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, yet another layer to the #ABleg onion. I wish I could focus on baseball. But I can’t stand by and say nothing when we are being gaslit by “separation” while controversy swirls around this government. #Alberta www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

🎧 The new #ADSPodcast is here a couple of days early! Our Ian Wilson was in #YQL for the CCBC World Series final where Okanagan College edged TRU 10-9 to capture the 🏆. Hear from head coach Geoff White and many more. #CCBC #Baseball #Podcasts ⚾️🇨🇦 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

🏆 NEW STORY: “Our bats were the reason we won this thing. They showed up every game and that was really important.” For the first time since 2022, the Okanagan College Coyotes are CCBC champions after a thrilling 10-9 win over Thompson Rivers University. #CCBC #Baseball ⚾️

"There is a point at which "just asking questions" ceases to be a healthy and robust intellectual exercise and instead starts to become an abdication of moral responsibility." Jen Gerson spitting some fire over the abdication of leadership in #Alberta right now. #ABleg #cdnpoli

Another development in the story we first published in August 2024. Former Infrastructure minister Peter Guthrie alleges Danielle Smith's husband attempted to meet with him for a rail project Ousted UCP MLA Accuses Premier's Husband of Secret Lobbying via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

If this isn’t an endorsement for the separatist movement in Alberta, I have no idea what is. So much for “letting the process play out” for getting the votes when you agree to speak highly of them at their rallies. #ABleg #CDNpoli

Below is a sneak peek of my latest article for Beckett Vintage Collector. If you've followed me closely on social media, you won't be surprised about the baseball card set I wrote about. To read the full article, you'll have to buy the June/July issue of Beckett Vintage Collector.

“You won’t have to pay federal taxes.” Ok cool. So what happens to funding for health care, military (goodbye Wainwright, Cold Lake, Suffield), national sports organizations, university research, housing, agriculture, jobs training… Should I continue? #ABleg #CDNpoli

Dear Canadians of Alberta, Want to stay a part of this country? Don't want to lose the referendum? Get organized. Tout the benefits of remaining in confederation. Warn of the pitfalls of leaving. The separation squad is organized & is being cheered on by some with big platforms. #ABleg #cdnpoli

The more things change, the more things stay exactly the same. I knew I had written something about Alberta separation back in my radio days. Here's proof that the internet is, indeed, forever. And so is, apparently, this whole topic. #ABleg #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/5805739...