Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

If you haven't yet heard, Peter Guthrie has announced on FB the Alberta Party is now officially the Progressive Tory Party. Best part is he's said their internal polls show (as must the UCP's internal polls) that a no longer hypothetical PC party is tied with the NDP, & UCP is pushed to the fringe.

I follow proud Canadians even if they don't say much, because we need to be building community. I encourage my fellow Canucks to do the same. Elbows up! Vive le Canada! 🇨🇦

Good job, Chapman’s …

Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.

The G/M article and AG reports lack of transparency, less reporting, lack of "who is in charge", The Health minister editing reports, fewer stats - its scathing. All things we have heard about but now confirmed by AG. #UCPCorruption #UCPIncompetance. #ABleg #ABpoli #CdnPoli

"Nearly 60 per cent said they are in favour of ending the practice of provincial support for private schools — more than double who report they would say ‘no.’" #abpoli #ableg calgary.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/a...

MLA Rakhi Pancholi captures the essence of Bill 14. From Hansard, second reading last night. #abpoli #ableg

Another interesting read this morning … #AbPoli open.substack.com/pub/cheryloa...

An interesting read first thing this morning… #AbPoli open.substack.com/pub/jonauger...

Elections Alberta has just issued a press release confirming that Corb Lund's coal petition meets the requirements of the Act. "The GoA shall prohibit by law any and all new coal mining activities, including new approvals and permits, within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains." #ableg #abpoli

This UCP government continues to find all manner of ways to limit debate. Today they just simply shut it down before it could even begin. It's a new low, even for them.

This is compelling. The UCP is manipulating procedural rules in the Legislature to shut down legitimate inquiries. This time it was about settlement expenses in the health area. Next time it could be about settlement expenses in relation to coal. #ableg #abpoli

Great post! Not only are we not alone (by looking at some recent protests and petitions), there are 24 UCP MLAs facing recall. That is why #RecallSmith is getting more unhinged every day. #ABPoli #ABleg #Cdnpoli

People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms? Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people." Anything that punctures that myth helps. +

Excellent analysis here. More evidence that there has never been a government in Alberta like Danielle Smith's UCP.

Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.

Albertans, if you would like to see Forever Canadian move beyond the petition to become a movement to take on Danielle Smith's separatist agenda, please register at this website, as they are not allowed to use contact information from the petition. Other Canadians are eligible to donate.

This is a HUGE safety issue.

If financial exposure motivated the UCP to take away the Charter of Alberta teachers why did it roll over and play dead when it came to financial exposure to the non-Charter claims of coal companies? It cd easily (& constitutionally) have voided or ltd those claims. Asking Dep AG Lavoie. abpoli

Ha! Now the UCP worries about money! After committing a billion to a phantom pipeline, millions to Tylenol that was unusable and not delivered, hundreds of thousands on storage for the unusable Tylenol, payout to coal companies, raises for themselves, Dynalife … highriveronline.com/articles/two...

A new exclusive by Jody MacPherson shows Kevin O’Leary’s $70B gas-powered data centre could emit up to 30.5 Mt of CO₂ a year, wiping out Alberta’s coal phaseout gains. It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.

Now that the #ForeverCanadian petition has been verified by Elections Alberta, the ball's in Premier Danielle Smith's court. (I say put it to a free vote in #ableg.) Pleased to discuss different options (and implications) with CBC News' Andrew Nichols: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Funny I don’t know a single Albertan who favours separation. I guess he has his bubble and I have mine—mine being the one where nearly 1/2 million Albertans went out of their way to self-coordinate and sign for a referendum on the issue.

On the CBC eyeopener this morning Rob Smith, the re-elected president of the UCP, without any pushing, said that he thinks that the majority of the UCP members favours separation. Doesn't that make them a separatist party. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

🛑 NEW EPISODE of 'Whatever This Is' with @zainvelji.bsky.social: Danielle Smith’s new two-tier healthcare bill introduces a VIP fast lane and destroys the public system for a generation. Here’s what you need to know in under 3 minutes. #ableg #abpoli #canpoli

BREAKING! The #ForeverCanadian petition has been officially approved! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

open.substack.com/pub/robmiyas... #abpoli #PubliclyFundedHealthcare

Good interview. @robbreakenridge.bsky.social does a nice job of introducing citizen initiatives & Corb an equally good job of explaining why we need clear legislation to prohibit coal mining activities in the eastern slopes. #ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlGm...

“Albertans who fail to renew their health card on time will lose AHCIP coverage. “Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...

Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built. Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...

They’re hitting drug coverage too..

Protecting a universal healthcare system involves ensuring stable, long-term funding, which can be achieved through government investment & preventing cuts to public services. #Canpoli #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #yyc #yeg #Canada #UCP #AxeTheVaxTax #ABHealth #RecallThemAll #CanadaSky notwotier.ca

Shut This Shit Down 🤬 Not in our country, don’t go bringing hate into Canada, these people are domestic terrorists! These groups are on the terror watch lists. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“And, in fact, I did no such thing. “I would note that the report didn’t even say it was AHS who destroyed them, only that they had ‘been destroyed” Smith apparently caught in another lie after the former AHS CEO calls her out! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

“it “begs the question of whether the terminations were for legitimate performance reasons or if this is political interference in the prosecutorial function.” On the same day that Smith overrides the courts, concerns are again raised about interference. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/q...

With this leaked document it will be difficult for the UCP to deny their endgame is to privatize healthcare in Alberta. As is the case with the dismantling of AHS, there is no evidence to support this. To the contrary, both will further weaken the public healthcare system.

ICYMI - A rare inside view of the UCP push to embed the private for-profit surgery industry in Alberta - no matter the cost, even to cancer patients. Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

The AB govt will likely use the notwithstanding clause on 3 laws today & in so doing, obstruct access to gender-affirming health care. "If this is allowed to pass the obvious question is: whose rights or which health care services will they attack next?” www.friendsofmedicare.org/use_of_notwi...

Q. What is the state of the media? A. Things have changed dramatically Almost all my friends are reporters, & they have 2 options: keep their heads down at the outlet where they work & keep their big paycheck, or go independent & report what’s actually going on english.elpais.com/technology/2...

From the DM’s… This is an interesting twist. Despite a recall campaign being an exercise in collecting signatures, Nicolaides is apparently using it as an opportunity to fundraise and to gather volunteers for signature verification & phone banking… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Friends of Medicare is excited to announce another town hall with @PfParks. We are coming to St. Albert! Your voice. Your care. Your community. Real talk on public health care for every Alberta family. Sign up. Show up. friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_st…

Perfect camouflage …

Here’s my latest for @nationalobserver.com on what Canadian progressives should learn from the Mamdani campaign www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...

x.com/thebreakdownab... Everyone should listen to this excellent question – w excellent points that the Premier didn’t bother to answer... But let's break this down, shall we? TLDR: when Premier says “they” she is deflecting cuz “they” = GOVT 1/13