Un-effing believable. United Corruption Party strikes again.

Allowing single-stair apartment buildings is becoming a key indicator of whether a jurisdiction is innovation and evidence-based, or risk-averse and business-as-usual. The correct answer is to allow single-stair buildings, by the way. #Calgary #Vancouver

I sent an email this morning to every #yyccc councilor demanding they take action against the rising tide of road violence sweeping across our city. There deaths are not crashes or accidents: They are RESULTS of not enough being done to protect people. calgaryherald.com/opinion/calg...

The solutions are outlined in the approved pedestrian strategy called Step Forward. Ask your councillor if they've read it and are willing to fund it. www.calgary.ca/planning/tra...

Prediction: Daniel Smith using the notwithstanding clause against teachers is going to be the downfall of the UCP. #ableg

NDP leader Naheed Nenshi pulled few punches today… Not only did he condemn Smith’s claim Peter Lougheed would support her attack on human rights… He called her and the entire UCP caucus cowards. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Oh wow. Organizers of Alberta's 'Forever Canadian' petition say they collected 456,365 signatures.

Albertans, if we have a problem with what’s happening, we need to make our voices heard.

Where's the premier while MLAs rush through an all-night debate on stripping Albertans of their Charter rights? An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote. I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.

So they are forcing the same agreement as they already offered - which was rejected and led to the strike. If the UCP were going to do this all along why didn't they do it 3 weeks ago and avoid the whole strike in the first place?

🛩️ 🇸🇦🇦🇪 Premier Danielle Smith is jetting off to Saudi Arabia and Dubai just as her UCP government is expected to invoke the constitutional sledgehammer known as the Notwithstanding Clause in its legislation to force striking teachers back to work. www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about. Would be a shame if it went viral.

MAJOR UPDATE! The Calgary-Bow recall is OPEN!!! Signature collection can begin on Halloween afternoon. 🙌👏👍🫡 💀👻🎃🧙😱🤡 RecallNicolaides.ca #CalgaryBow #Recall #Campaign #OPEN #LFG #yycevent #yyc #abpoli #cdnpoli #Halloween #Party 1/2

Last election, we told my toddler we were going to vote. When we left the polling station, he was upset he didn't get to go on the boat. 🛥 Stay tuned for updates and to see if history repeats this election. #yyc

When the election is long past and you still don't know who your councillor is, please remember it's because Danielle Smith's base doesn't like electronic vote tabulators (which are accurate, have been used for decades, and saved time and money). www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

WATCH LIVE - Alberta's New Democrats continue calling for a public inquiry into allegations of UCP corruption youtube.com/live/d291QLH...

This is why we need a public inquiry (as even Wyant seems to imply).

When asked about the UCP's statement on the last offer by the ATA which said teachers need to expect a deal that is "rooted in reality"... ATA President Jason Schilling held very little back in his response. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

“It is not too much to ask that the premier of Alberta demonstrate the same level of respect for the mayor of Calgary and Calgary city council that she demands from the prime minister.” calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Want to see a masterclass on what not to do as an incumbent? Not only did Terry Wong mention his main threat, Myke Atkinson, he spent two hours combing through his campaign material on FBLive. Easy to find, but here is the material they went through. #yyc #ward7 www.mykeatkinson.ca/mykedrops/ne...

The alternative to old bungalows being torn down and replaced by a number of condos or townhomes that costs roughly the same is the old bungalow being torn down and replaced by a large house that costs 3x as much. This is literally what happened before rezoning www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I have to say in all my years as a journalist, I've never heard a government employee say that a youth should be assaulted for speaking their mind.

2 weeks driving in Italy and I am 100% on team roundabout. Tear out all the stop signs and traffic lights imo.

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From FB... This is the real consequence of a government that can't think past their first reaction. The UCP's book ban was poorly thought out, written & executed with unintended consequences that are disastrous. Everyone saw this coming but them. #abpoli #abed #cdnpoli

Who's heading out to cycle Bow Valley Parkway this weekend? #yycbike

Some very good analysis of the UCP’s nuclear announcement by Nagwan Al-Guneid.

Alberta could’ve doubled the capacity of its grid inside 5 years with solar and wind projects that have been cancelled since the UCP made it nearly impossible to build renewables in the province. In a wildly optimistic best case, you might see nuclear on Alberta’s grid by 2035 or so

So seniors in congregate settings have free eligibility but apparently kids under 12 who live congregate lives at home and at school have ZERO eligibility. Something rotten in the state of Smithistan.

Uhhh... what? No covid vaccines for under 12s??? (From reddit) cc @thebreakdownab.bsky.social @cmcalgary.bsky.social

The fine folks @pembina.org have done the math on the toll of Alberta's UCP government's open war on clean power. Essentially an entire provincial grid's worth of emissions-free energy projects have been cancelled. Spectacular own goal, well done, Danielle Smith and team!

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Hoping all of the people putting their name forward in the next muni election read this. Opportunities exist to make Calgary cargo deliveries work better. #yycbike #yyccc www.pembina.org/blog/six-way...

@coreyhogan.ca will you be signing @lukaszukab.bsky.social's Forever Canada petition?

"Provincial governments dont do" Oh, what was the provincial govt meddling with green line and bike lanes then?

Fantastic and positive article from @bostonglobe.com highlighting how much positive change comes out of switching to e-bikes- and that: “If there was safe infrastructure in a meaningful way,” she said, “there would be a lot more people with children taking that leap.” (Or without!!!)

One more follow up to this, reminder that after you pre-order your COVID vaccine, write an email to your MLA, the minister of health, and the premier to request they reverse this policy decision. [email protected] [email protected] www.assembly.ab.ca/members/memb...

Nice city we have here. 😍 #yyc #bikeyyc

This weekend Calgary closes 42.2km of streets to drivers so people, who’ve paid $150, can run a marathon. Why don’t we do this more often for everyone to walk, run, bike and offer it for free? Mexico City does. Seoul South Korea does. #canada #calgary #muéveteenbici #cdmx

I've been hesitant to write something like this because I didn't want to give oxygen to Alberta separatists. The conversation alone is dangerous. But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...

2500 vote gap with 65% of polls reporting. Who calls PP losing to Fanjoy first?

I know it's only 3% of polls but WOW at Fanjoy leading PP by 20% in Carleton.

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The typical Canadian has a higher standard of living than the typical American. We are healthier, live 3 years longer, face much less inequality and are happier. These outcomes are not accidents. They reflect deliberate policy choices.” @jimbostanford.bsky.social on Canada’s GDP per capita:

It comes down to this weekend. It's not too late to do your first door knocking shift, your first phoning shift, or to help us get out the vote Sunday and Monday. Come down to the campaign office or sign up at: event.liberal.ca/en/events/48...

Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine

Biked highway 66 today while it is closed to vehicles. Verdict: It was nice. 😎🚴‍♀️🏔

So sad. 😉 🇨🇦🍷 #elbowsup www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Why does @cityofcalgary.bsky.social swimming lesson registration open at 5:30AM, who chose this time and why must they make me wake up so early??