A great and due recognition for the @ucalgary.bsky.social student newspaper, The Gauntlet. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/w...

A big congratulations to Anurag @researchgap.bsky.social for successfully defending his PhD thesis at @ucalgary.bsky.social yesterday: Democracy on Airplane Mode: Law, Policy, and Governance in Internet Shutdowns in Kashmir and Manipur. This is very impressive work.

Danielle Smith "thinks it is up to Canada to beg for its right to exist, and Albertans to decide whether it has begged in the appropriate fashion". www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

True in the Canadian context as well. See Postmedia for the northern example. Marc Edge writes about this.

we're going to give up the Online Streaming Act for absolutely nothing, aren't we? Digital Services Tax, the sequel. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

The Canadian Communication Association annual conference has had some great research and demonstrates the strong national community in this field of study. Thanks to all those who put this together in Windsor.

A potential major capitulation to Trump on the issue of Canadian cultural sovereignty. www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

I apologize to the Montreal Canadiens. I'm a Leafs fan and I was strongly supporting Montreal, which is, of course, the kiss of death for any team's playoff hopes.

An informal poll regarding current Alberta politics among parents at the school drop off for my kids seems to indicate the general feeling among my area of Calgary is one of great embarrassment and anger that this referendum is even happening. #abpoli

How about a clear position by all news sources that they will withhold any further stories such as these until the deal is done?

An important column that deserves mass readership. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/26/o...

Alberta’s grievances with Ottawa are mostly manufactured, always exaggerated and, often, completely illusory. Now it's time for the people who spent the last decade amplifying and weaponizing them to put out the fire they helped create. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/26/o...

I haven't read the full article (don't subscribe) but the holes are clear. Media regulation hasn't been about spectrum scarcity since at least the explosive growth of cable in the 1980s. The tired and weak "censorship" argument ignores 50 years of Cancon policy. thehub.ca/2026/05/22/i...

Paul McCartney has been one of the good guys as long as I can remember.

Ah, those family values the Southern Evangelicals love so much.

Even amid a daily flow of offenses, this one is particularly egregious. And 30% of Americans love it.

Why are conservatives in the U.S. and Alberta so good at this underhanded stuff? It is fundamental to democracy, yet I expect most people will see this as political housekeeping and not pay attention. Hope I'm wrong. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Another wow story from @theglobeandmail.com on the political disaster unfolding in Alberta. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The 1950s seem to be the Golden Era for much of the modern conservative movement.

After all is said and done, could certain American media pay the price for capitulation?

The Unintended, a one off group with with the Sadies, Greg Keelor and Rick White, produced an under appreciated gem of an album. Great for Canadian summer long weekends.

Snowing hard in Calgary. Queen Victoria would not be amused.

My MP @coreyhogan.ca : "Encourage critical thinking and be critical yourself". Unfortunately, that statement is not as self-evident as one might hope. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLhR...

That kid screaming in grade one isn't behaving like a brat, he's just sparring. www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/p...

Agreed. The cancelling of the long form census in 2010 can now be seen as a precursor for the anti-vax, anti-government. anti-public attitude that grips far too many in my home province.

There is some good journalism happening with this key story in Alberta politics. The news outlets involved deserve public support. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/i...

An interesting look at the continued impact of broadcasting in the streaming era. I must come clean and admit I don't think I've ever watched the show. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/b...

Liked this line from PM Carney yesterday introducing Louise Arbour: "The conviction that institutions are the load-bearing walls of a civil society – and that they remain trustworthy only as long as someone is willing to hold them accountable." Give the speechwriter a raise.

Should be a major scandal. But I say that several times a day now.

Why is Crave willing to give bilingual programming a shot (Shoresy) and the CBC won't try? I don't think the public is afraid of subtitles. It's long overdue. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...

“Hours before I was informed that I was barred, I received an email, apparently sent to all attendees, prohibiting any form of recording or photography inside the event. “Clearly, there was something the organizers really didn’t want the public to see.” @readtheorchard.org reports. #abpoli

Alberta UCP staff attended meeting about voter database before app was shut down calgaryjournal.ca/2026/05/05/a...

Got my second shingles shot last week. A minor act of rebellion. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Enormous, criminal political scandal in Alberta and the right is celebrating the idea that most people won't bother to pay attention: "How big is this story with Alberta’s silent majority? Let’s just say it isn’t the year-round daylight time story". calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Is anyone in Alberta reading this? Maybe Ottawa isn't the source of all our problems. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

What a great piece of in-depth journalism. Again @theglobeandmail.com doing the investigative reporting that rarely happens with Alberta media www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Congrats to @carrietait.bsky.social She is doing amazing work in Alberta. Much appreciated. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

My son is currently reading a Magic Treehouse book where the kids go back in time and meet Ben Franklin while he is a delegate for the group writing the 1787 U.S. Constitution. The poor bastards never saw Trump coming.

"Mr. Kenney described Quebec’s five-decade-long sovereignty debate as a “sterile, pointless political civil war”? Pointless? I am not a Quebec sovereigntist but the Quiet Revolution clearly had a point. Alberta however.. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

"Only 33% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s overall job performance". I would remove "only": 33% of Americans is a very high level of support after such a disastrous year. apnews.com/article/trum...

"Think about that – 159 years since Confederation and not one sitting U.S. president issues a direct challenge to Canada’s existence. Now it happens more often than garbage day." www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ar...

I really want to see this but I really don't want to subscribe to yet another streamer. Why does CBC not have a deal with New Metric Media, who are doing such great Canadian programming? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...

Shout out to the university students who are working hard to bring this winter to an end through the sheer force of their wardrobe choices.

In an era when so many shitty things are happening, I'm heartened by the fact that Angine de Poitrine are very popular at the moment. Ridiculous fun.

...and Tesla sales are way down, yet Musk is the richest person in the world. Clearly there's much about contemporary economics I don't understand.

I’m ready to fight like hell for this country, and against anyone trying to tear it apart. The richest man in the world wants Canada to become the 51st state and is now amplifying Alberta separatism. So let’s ask the question: Who is funding this movement? Albertans deserve to know.

I've called this province home for more than a decade now and I'm no closer to understanding this.

A really good piece that will unfortunately not be read by those who need to hear it most.

Just colossally stupid by the organizers. Was this supposed to be "edgy"? www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

I'm glad the Globe is still able to do this kind of investigative journalism. No news outlet in Alberta has the resources, or in some cases desire, to conduct this level of reporting. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...