I was checking into a candidate forum this past week and the person at the table asked if I'm Andrew Ng, the tech guy with two million followers. Alas I am not. Still worth the follow though, especially if you're in #Calgary and #Alberta! #yyc

Covering the disability community die in at McDougall Centre this afternoon, and one of the harrowing stories is from an AISH recipient who was offered a MAID form to die rather than being offered provincial emergency housing transition support.

An attack on one group’s human rights is an attack on all of our human rights. What the UCP has done with their anti-trans bills is gross for trans people, young girls, their families, their teachers and their coaches. It disgusts me to no end and all Albertans should feel the same. #ableg #abpoli

The NDP will never appeal to the people who like these policies and they should quit trying. Those people will just always vote for the UCP. And the rest of us can smell cowardice from 100 km away.

Meanwhile my daughter just reported they converted half the library into more classrooms because the school is bursting at the seams. #ableg

I suspect they discovered that many conservative voters also disagree with book bans. They also realized that school divisions were not going to interpret "sexual content" to mean only 2SLGBTQ+ content. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Notably, all the examples of "explicit sexual content" the government provided were from 2SLGBTQ+ books. This suggests that their intent was to ban this content specifically and that they expected school divisions to apply the order only to certain kinds of books.

How has the NDP not just come out and said “We’ll repeal the anti-trans bills, we won’t tell schools what books they can’t have in their libraries, and we’ll let kids figure out their path forward in whatever way they feel is safest for themselves. We’ll support them and their families.” ?? #abpoli

I’m quite amused that EPSB gave the UCP the🖕and now they’re backtracking. Incompetent government. #abpoli #ableg

It's just Denny's. Calm down. #yyc

New blog post! The closing of the Eau Claire YMCA was kind of my political awakening and I really haven't gotten over it. It's where I found a community when I first moved to Calgary. Now it represents a major flaw in our society. #yyc #yyccc andrewngmedia.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/t...

Well, this answers the question of whether I should write on Substack.

Political interference on an independent body of the Legislature. It's corruption. Tell a conservative friend. #abpoli #ableg

"When asked if there was anything the premier would do beyond condemn the reported behaviour, Smith said 'It’s none of my business.'" Sorry, but if protecting freedom of the press isn't your "business" as premier, you have no business being premier. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/alb...

I was told by a city councillor and some city officials that the closing of the Eau Claire YMCA and the Beltine rec centre would be okay because MNP is nearby. Now MNP is going to charge for parking, all while being a massive facility that’s always packed. Sorry but it’s not a good solution. #yyc

Key point from the report, was that the province sought to take a decision making role over the fire, despite not having the jurisdictional responsibility. The province's inquiries created political challenges and disrupted the work of incident commanders during the fire.

I’ve been a long time supporter of lowering the voting age in Canada. Growing up in Ontario, it made sense to me to learn about government and voting in Grade 10 Civics (16y/o), and then get to put it to use sooner rather than wait two more years to turn 18. But… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If the UCP is so worried about kids seeing sexually explicit material, they should ban the internet too. After all, that’s what true authoritarian governments do. #ableg #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I've been helping Andrew over the past couple of weeks and it's exciting to get his campaign off the ground! Tell me this video doesn't get you hyped. (Of course it does). #yyc #yyccc

In less kinder words: she’s full of “it”.

Then she should stop passing legislation that suggests otherwise. #abpoli #ableg

Hell no.

I’m just saying: a good leader in a democratic society doesn’t make it harder for people to vote. Looking at you Danielle Smith. #ableg #abpoli

Canada is one of the most progressive and inclusive countries in the world. Let’s vote to keep it that way. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 #CanadaStrong

Movie review! Sinners: It was incredible, must-watch. The themes about Black music, cultural appropriation, slavery, bayou lore, and life in the south (which included white and Asians) are all integrated so well. Ryan Coogler is a visionary. 10/10 movie.

Four of the five no votes are running in a party together. They talk constantly about building density near transit and then vote against it. They offer no debate points other than your classic, lazy NIMBYisms. They represent the elite class that holds Calgary back. Vote them out. #yyc

It’s called corruption. The UCP is corrupt. #ableg #abpoli

Alberta isn’t one of them? Shocker. #ableg #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Homelessness is a policy choice. We could chose to decimate it!

If you haven't already, please read the reports of the lives and deaths of these young people. Their lives are all of our responsibilities. Their lives mattered. I don't want us to forget young people just because they turn 18 or 20. www.ocya.alberta.ca/reports/

One thing I do not want to get lost are changes under Bill 38, Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act. It changes what the OCYA can and must report. Her office must report on deaths under the age of 18, but will only have discretion to report up to the age of 20 minus a day...

It’s time to end The Corruption Show. Albertans deserve the truth about Danielle Smith’s #CorruptCare scandal. youtube.com/shorts/Oca4I... #abpoli

Were you confused with what happened at Danielle Smith's presser? Of course you were. That's the UCP strategy. They conflate two or three different things into one issue that isn't the actual core issue so they can say, "See? We talked about it. Transparency!" #ableg #abpoli

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is worth every penny, even if you don’t buy it 40% off on Black Friday like I did. Close to 120 hours of playing time and I’m still not bored!

Ah yes. Councillor Sharp with the annual “we should freeze our salaries to show leadership.” This isn't leadership. It's lazy politics. It's something a certain prototype of politician brings up over and over because it looks good but ultimately achieves nothing. #yyc

Trump needs to STFU about annexing and the Canadian government and all provincial governments need to stand together telling him to STFU.

Four years ago, I put a tripod and 600mm telephoto lens on my back and scrambled up Mount Erickson, near the Alberta-B.C. border, so I could get a clear view of what an open-pit coal mine looks like. It was for a feature story on Alberta's plan to open up the Rocky Mountains to mining like this:

What a joke. It's pretty obvious Dreeshen presented a "plan" that isn't realistic to force Calgary to cancel the Green Line. The UCP can really F out of here. #yyc #ableg

Once again, we see how quickly the UCP can make a plan and spend lots of money when they want to. That Albertans continue to struggle with affordability, finding a doctor, and learning in packed classrooms tells you everything about their priorities. #ableg #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

So… a councillor who worked in admin for 20 years (Sharp), another who worked in admin for 30 years (Wong), another on his fifth term (Chabot) and another who doesn’t know what he’s doing (McLean) are going to shake up city hall? Doubt it. Same old, lazy, conservative rhetoric. #yyc #yyccc

Checking in on a friend on medical leave and here’s what she told me. She arrived at Rocky View hospital on Sunday at 1:00 PM. It’s now Monday at 7:15 PM and she hasn’t been admitted. The following is a snapshot of the state of ER care in Alberta from what she’s seeing. 🧵 #abpoli #ableg #yyc

Decided to do a fun back-of-the-Python-notebook calculation using an open data set I stumbled across on Calgary's website. If you take roads and parking lots together, they cover more area than all of the buildings in the city.

I’ll echo the comments about Cllr Pootmans’s kindness. He deserves a lot of credit for voting alongside council’s youth movement on the housing strategy, rezoning, the Green Line and the supervised consumption site. Wishing him well on his retirement. #yyc #yyccc

My partner asked me if I knew the order in which Thanos gets the infinity stones and she was shocked when I named them super casually. 🤷🏻‍♂️

✂️ Sonya Sharp pushing harsh austerity cuts Cllr Sharp, who infamously spearheaded the $831M public subsidy to build a new arena for billionaires, is leading a group of councillors in a push for harsh austerity cuts to help pay for 4 new sprawl developments. www.projectcalgary.org/sharp_pushes...

Asking transit riders (40% of whom rely on the low income transit pass) to pay more just to help property owners reduce their tax increase by $1 a month is straight up disgusting. Ward 10 deserves better representation. #yyc #yyccc

This is SHOCKING. Among everything else that’s despicable about this, ITS A CLEAR ADMISSION THAT THEY KNOW THAT DOING THIS WILL OBVIOUSLY ENDANGER LIVES. People rode bikes on these streets before the bike-lanes (albeit fewer) and they will again after. The inevitable blood will be on Ford’s hands.

Can we also remind Calgarians - especially Rick Bell - that the conservative councillors they hail as heroes are tearing into the budget to save the average household less than $100 a YEAR? All at the expense of core city services that our low income neighbours need the most. #yyc #yyccc