Honest to god, what is it going to take to get political / governmental accounts in Canada to stop using this deranged website? Other countries are launching criminal investigations into X, Canadian officials / political staffers seem more worried about their social media engagement metrics tanking

It is time for every citizen of good faith and good conscience to get off X. I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children. I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.

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Winner of the Alberta Views 2025 short story contest Patti Lott! Read her story "Lydia" here: albertaviews.ca/lydia #ShortStory #ContestWinner #AlbertaAuthor

If the federal government wants to take responsibility for housing (as it committed to do in their spring’25 platform) then we need to be prepared to have conflict with - and overrule - municipalities who pander to nonsense, as below. It’s ok to fight for more housing. It’s a fight worth having.

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.

Stares in *thousands of years of women solving problems together* Anyway, techbros really are just a bunch of dumb guys

The Canadian left is going to have to rethink how we approach questions of national security and intelligence agencies. We cannot abandon our allies or allow China and Russia to cruise through the Arctic. Do we believe Inuit Nunangat is integral to Canadian sovereignty? We should act like it.

Essentially what Danielle Smith is saying is we don’t have three branches of government anymore.

We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over

Today, on the 36th anniversary of the attack at École Polytechnique in Montreal, I am reflecting on the violent and brutal murders of 14 women whose lives were taken in a horrific act of femicide.

Tune in to the Strategists for more (utterly foreseeable) predictions of ways the Government of Alberta will make a mockery of any effort to reduce the emissions that cause catastrophic climate change. #ableg #canpoli

“…antithetical to the rule of law and democracy”

👀 These allegations are damning, and suggest corrupt government dealings in mental health and addiction. It is long past time for a public inquiry to sort this all out. #ableg

If you can, I recommend watching Steven Guilbeault on Tout Le Monde En Parle. I really identify with the feeling of “this far, but no further” when it comes to the politics of emission reduction. I have felt the same way many times. ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/tout-le...

“Critics have likened Jack the Ripper’s approach to the mass murder of women, while others have chalked it up to the cost of women existing at night in Whitechapel.” Media in the United States is completely broken. A crime is a crime. A criminal is a criminal. Media cowardice is media cowardice.

It’s going well

A few thoughts on clean electricity regulation, industrial carbon pricing, and federalism in the context of today's Alberta-Canada MoU. 🧵

It is my quite strong view that the PM should be meeting with the Coastal First Nations himself. And the Premier of BC himself. Not sending his Energy Minister on both errands. Statecraft is about a lot more than int’l trips. What message does it send that his only meeting is with Smith.

He's not wrong...

No one should be under any illusions about who the base of the UCP are. Separatists and far-right radicals have been given care and feeding by UCP Premiers since 2019. One got thrown overboard because it wasn’t enough. Catering hasn’t mollified them either.

Ya ok we believe him

I am still laughing about this.

Adam Radwanski does a good roundup of the climate policy implications here. (I think I did a gift link?) Anyway, my concern is less about phantom pipelines than it is the future of emissions reductions, renewables and clean tech in AB & BC. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/64d9ad7...

I do not hold out a whole lot of hope that the industrial carbon price will have the kind of coverage and stringency as to matter much. I am just not hearing any indication that the GoC will use this economic tool to incentivize clean tech, diversify the economy or meaningfully reduce emissions.

Giving Alberta an exemption to the Clean Electricity Standard means the policy is DOA. There’s no way SK isn’t asking for the same thing, as they restart coal plants. One Canadian economy? Nope. Likely scenario is no electricity regs at all, meaning we’re back to Harper-era policy.

The only bright spot in what is otherwise a pretty clear walkback of Canada’s climate policy.

It’s not a journey, I can tell you that for certain. This is a great read on how we talk about chronic illness (shoutout Susan Sontag’s foundational writing on the topic), and reminds us that millions of us (mostly women) live with post-viral chronic conditions. www.statnews.com/2025/11/25/c...

This is an excellent read that goes far beyond food security and touches on broader questions of Inuit self-determination and what we actually need to mean when we talk about Arctic Sovereignty.

I find myself agreeing with YFB.

What to watch for in the “grand bargain” that includes the UCP agreeing to industrial carbon pricing: Will the feds - or someone - step in with a mechanism to establish a floor on credit price?

Welcome to the Find Out phase of trying to be all things to all people, Calgary City Council.

NEW EP:  Episode 1895: Much Fast @carterab.bsky.social  and @sphillipsab.bsky.social  sort another week of Canadian politics into Take, Tweak or Trash. Zain Velji, as always, keeps everybody in line. Download, subscribe where podcasts are found. https://apple.co/4ol8kJD #CdnPoli #ABpoli #ableg

Elizabeth May bringing strong retired teacher energy to the chat

Just about 30,000 people have signed the TransAction Alberta petition against Bill 9 and Premier Smith's use of the Notwithstanding Clause to erase the rights of more Albertans this week. Will you be signature 30,000? transactionalberta.ca #ableg #abpoli #canpoli

Is this real life? Let’s give the credit to Zohran’s incredible political skills. He found ways to connect with Trump’s 80s NYC and charmed him like an unsuspecting grandpa.

92% of Albertans agree oil and gas companies need to foot the bill to clean up their mess. Wow.

Delighted to see this. Time for the environment to ride the wave of recalls and citizen initiatives! This is the first legislative proposal (rather than a policy or constitutional proposal) under the Citizen Initiative Act. Bonne chance & lots of hard work ahead. #ableg #abpoli

The Premier’s job is NOT to trample on Alberta’s constitutionally protected human rights. Now, she makes herself the first Premier in our history to use the notwithstanding clause, not once, but FOUR TIMES in three weeks! Whose freedoms will be stripped away next? #bill9 #abpoli #ableg

NO EXCUSES. THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE. YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY ***RIGHT NOW*** BY THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT. IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND. McDougall Centre from 5-7 pm. it's time to STAND UP or get rolled over #NotwithstandingClause #CharterRightsAndFreedoms #yyc #abpoli #ableg

I am frustrated and enraged at the UCP and Danielle Smith, for using the most powerful constitutional hammer we have to vaporize human rights for children and their parents. I am disgusted by these Conservative MLAs. Every single one of them has taken leave of their senses and their humanity.

On yesterday’s Patreon episode, Carter and I discussed pressing affairs of state, such as how to tell your MLA how *!?!!% furious you are at their use of the notwithstanding clause to override Albertans’ Charter rights.

This is why the progressive left in Canada needs to care a hell of a lot more about national security and defense than they currently do. We purport to care about health care. We need to be serious about the full range of threats to public services.

reminder that a major factor in the under-funding and under-diagnosis of ME/CFS & Long Covid is medical misogyny

At the BCNDP Convention - Eby’s biggest standing ovation so far comes for his pledge that a BCNDP govt will never - ever - override the right to bargain and negotiate using the notwithstanding clause.

It’s going well here in Alberta, government totally looking out for the regular folk, no problems, thanks for asking

Civil disobedience is foundational to democratic society.

And those of us who have lost their health to post-COVID condition thank you for it!

It’s got to be the phones. And the giant vehicles that make it impossible to see people in front of them. And of course the phones.