“It is not known who gave the order at the Herald to pull Felicella's op-ed, or whether the Herald was served with a similar defamation notice.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli drugdatadecoded.ca/i-didnt-know...

I guess there's no Alberta oil or Saskatchewan potash, either www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I thought that the Alberta Next panel was consulting Albertans on the idea of the province gaining more control over immigration. Or is the purpose of Alberta Next to generate support for ideas that the UCP already wants to pursue or is pursuing?

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You might remember that this spring, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith headlined a fundraiser with Ben Shapiro in support of this PragerU organization. #ableg #abpoli #canpoli #cdnpoli #uspol

Trump wants to replace PBS with PragerU, a far-right organization that’s not actually a university. In one of their children’s cartoons, Columbus refers to slavery as “no big deal” and “better than being killed.” #uspol #propaganda

Danielle Smith & the UCP have decided you don’t deserve to know how they’re spending your $. The Friday before a long weekend, they removed the requirement for the Premier, Ministers & senior staff to publicly post their receipts. They say it’s too much “red tape.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hero

Been having long, in-depth exchanges with a variety of poligeeks, freaks, & nerds since WSJ broke the story re: Trump’s birthday note to Epstein. The damning Trump-Epstein stuff we are seeing flood social media now isn’t coming from the Democrats. 1/ 🧵

Gift link - must-read that deepens the plot concerning powerful and dangerous interests behind health care privatization in Alberta. Hope Ms Tait and her contacts discussed in this story are doing ok. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3892dc4...

This quote in particular applies to Alberta

The Alberta Next surveys are an unmitigated failure. globalnews.ca/news/1129356...

“A B.C. campaign to attract internationally trained doctors has attracted almost 780 job applications from qualified health professionals from across the United States, B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne said Wednesday.”

In an era of changing and intensifying weather driven by climate change, gutting the weather service is depraved

Calling all "fiscal conservatives". A thousand times this👇👇👇

Because there’s not enough corruption at CPS she needed her own Calgary body guards, ice like entity? #ableg

Under this regulation, policing is overseen by way of a "corporation". WTAF. The expanding "corporatization" of public services - to what end?

Makes me think that we're heading to a fascist state when it is possible to create an entire new police service in Alberta by way of regulation (ie the executive power of Ms Smith). #abpoli #ableg www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

Hmmm. As they say, both things can be true

The government shouldn't be campaigning during a genuine public consultation. And the panel should have control over the engagement materials, including the website and surveys. This is a propaganda exercise and panelists would be wise to consider their role in it. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

This is the only good take about Mamdani’s victory yesterday.

"If Alberta isn't satisfied with the number or KIND of newcomers moving to our province we may withhold provincial social programs to anyone who does not have an Alberta-approved immigration status" (sic). 😖 What's next....our own version of ICE? Surveys 👇 www.albertanextpanel.ca?utm_source=%...

More of this, please. Thank you.

Great to see Patrick Lennox return to public commentary after 16 years in the Canadian national security community: "Danielle Smith has put out the welcome mat for foreign interference in Canada" www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO? #NOKINGS

The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

Seriously, this is what the country is dealing with right now.

Everyone in Alberta is talking about the UCP's raucous #Coal town hall. Let's bust 3 Myths about #coalmining I heard last night. Keep loud Alberta! #coalmining #shadowminister #environment #protectedareas #ableg #abpoli

"Saskatchewan auditor finds eight independent religious school teachers 'did not graduate high school'. leaderpost.com/news/saskatc...

It doesn't end with the illegal immigrants folks, it's actually just the beginning.

@katiephang.bsky.social, what's the deal with this 22 year old put in charge of counter terrorism? I can't find anything about it on major media like NYTimes, AP, CNN etc but it is all over Bluesky. bsky.app/profile/mjfr...

Remember when Trump said Canada was a HUGE problem for fentanyl? Trump is the problem. Smh 🙄

Looks like this "Parents for Choice in Education" group in Alberta started in Utah, and went after the same comics there. They seem to try to undermine public education in general and push for public dollars for home schooling, charter schools, etc. We should watch for this in Ontario for sure.

Alberta announces library censorship initiative #abpoli #yyc #yeg #yql #BookBan

I’ll keep howling it until more of you get it: The AHS contract procurement scandal is the only thing we should be focussed on. Separation is a distraction. It’s all about THIS. You are not dogs, #ableg. Stop reacting to every UCP “squirrel”. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Davey is actively campaigning for separatism. And he clearly wants the new republic of Alberta to be his own private Gilead. Under his eye indeed. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Chairman Mao announces that he’s increasing the price of iPhones

Hey non-fascist, non-dickish americans... Canada still has Apple stores. iPhones still fit in pockets. No forced app store. No surveillance chokehold. Come visit. Buy freely. Breathe briefly. The rest of you? Cling to your collapse. We'll be out here, still thinking.

IF you liked my comment above, how about liking & RT'g this. Let’s make sure @mark-carney.bsky.social hears this: We can’t let China corner the brain-drain from collapsed U.S. institutions. Canada must position itself as First Choice for exiled excellence. Neutrality is surrender. Let's compete.

This post about Alberta separatism got a lot of traffic over the weekend, so I’m happy to share it again: daveberta.substack.com/p/ten-questi...

Dave Beninger @DaveBeninger · 3h In case you were wondering - it is very, very, very weird and not normal for a Premier’s middle-aged Chief of Staff to live with two young staffers who report up to him in a multi-million dollar mansion owned by the sister of a Government stakeholder. #ableg

Day 721. "Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff lived in a $1.6-million Edmonton home owned by the sister of Sam Mraiche, a businessman whose dealings with the provincial health authority are subject to multiple investigations."

Just the first paragraph. These are not the smartest criminals. There’s no way this government gets out of 2025 alive. I mean, even in Alberta. Come on.

This is political satire. But with the UCP’s pattern of cronyism and backroom dealings, you can’t blame voters for imagining it looks something like this. #UCPayToPlay #abpoli #ableg #politicalSatire

THIS!

I FOIPed the premier's calendar. It was in there. Her office arranged the meeting.

“Yes, it’s absurd that a minority of malcontents in the richest province in the most blessed country on Earth could be so marinated in self-pity as to persuade themselves that an adverse election result is sufficient cause to pitch the province and the country into the madness of secession.”🎯