NEWS: BREAKING: Spearman elected mayor of Airdrie

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents.

Always remember, the riding that elected Pierre Poilievre last night is the same one that sent Jack Ramsay to Parliament for years. 😬 They sure know how to pick ‘em, out there. #ableg #cdnpoli

Scoop! As the UCP uses the RCMP's "hard" vacancy rate (7%) as justification for an Alberta Provincial Police Force... We took a look at the Alberta Sherrifs. And not only are their hard vacancy rates higher, the highway patrol is at 22.5%! #abpoli open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...

"Alberta has never paid for Quebec daycare. This is a lie deliberately spread by politicians who’d rather demonize Quebecers than ask tough questions of an American-owned fossil fuel sector that’s ruthlessly exploited Canadians and sucked nearly all the value out of the oil fields.”

By staying at Stornoway on the taxpayers' dime, Pierre Poilievre disqualified himself from ever speaking about fiscal responsibility. The smartest voters in #BattleRiver-Crowfoot will recognize him for the leach he is, and will elect another candidate. #NeverPoilievre #StornowaySquatter

“Brown had significant qualms with… a paragraph that named a city employee as being involved in sharing a draft ministerial briefing note. During his livestream, he said that City staff “bleed blue” for the City of Airdrie.” Telling. #abpoli #cdnpoli www.thealbertan.com/beyond-local...

“63 per cent of respondents were opposed to an Alberta pension plan (APP), 10 per cent were in favour of an APP, and 12 per cent were undecided or unsure.” Huge props to Matthew Black for not letting go of this! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

“The initial One Health proposal included asking the province to reallocate funds previously set aside for upgrades to the community health centre, documents reveal.” For profit healthcare over public in Alberta yet again… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli theijf.org/controversia...

The mayor of Airdrie, Alberta and a group of city staff secretly provided help with developing a proposal for a controversial private health care centre despite the city’s public claim that it did not, the IJF has discovered. Read our exclusive story to find out more. #abpoli

It’s going to blow Brandon’s mind when he finds out how political parties often do things. #cdnpoli

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There's something surreal about watching this Conservative MP speak in the House about how "words matter" knowing the son he raised (Keean Bexte) called me a filthy whore last week lmao

Kinda telling that #Airdrie-East MLA Angela Pitt still doesn't have a cabinet post, despite being one of the longest-serving MLAs in the UCP caucus. She was recently passed over for the post of Speaker, too, despite serving as Deputy Speaker for years. Ouch. #ableg

How to know that “Alberta separatism” is really just a bunch of bullshit and Conservative sour grapes? Because these supposed “Alberta first patriots” are totally unbothered by a parachute Conservative leader dropping into an Albertan riding after losing his own in Ontario. 🤷‍♂️ #ableg

“Tory lickspittles at the National Post are coming up with every explanation imaginable to excuse the Conservatives’ election loss, all while the man himself, Pierre Poilievre, refuses to do the honourable thing and step down.” The Sore Loser Party of Canada An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.

“For Conservatives, politics isn’t about helping people — it’s about seeing what they can get away with. Crooked candidates like Pierre Poilievre should never even have a chance of being elected. It’s up to decent people to call out their disinformation, and remain united against them.”

“An analysis of 350,000 Twitter posts reveals a coordinated campaign to support Pierre Poilievre and attack Mark Carney’s reputation. This election isn’t about choosing a prime minister, or resisting Trump — it’s about fighting for democracy itself.” An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.

By contrast, #Airdrie Mayor Peter Brown seems set on carrying water for Danielle Smith and the UCP when he was quoted by the Airdrie City View... 🤔😬 #ableg

In the states, having to vote whenever money needed to be raised for infrastructure - like new schools for example - is why things never get built. That's the point of these nonsense ideas. Nothing gets done and the rich get richer.

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

I'm sure #Airdrie's notoriously Conservative-friendly local media will be on this story any day now..... .... any day now.... #ableg

Former UCP MLA’s Pete Guthrie & Scott Sinclair both voted for a public inquiry. The rest of the UCP? Cowards hiding behind party lines. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

“Smith rejected any suggestion the move was a coverup, insisting it was being done to streamline the investigation” This is a new low for smith and it strain credulity to the point of snapping. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/news/smith-d...

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

"Accepting any one of Mr. Trump’s previously stated reasons for the tariffs as fact easily demonstrates that 'diplomacy' is going to fail. Accepting all of them would mean that what Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith are promising is nothing but disappointment." #abpoli #cdnpoli #tariffs

When it comes to housing, as with most things, Pierre Poilievre just wants to cut. Mark Carney, on the other hand, clearly wants to build -- and use the government's heft to do it. #cdnpoli

we don't talk enough about the fact that some people in positions of power are dumbfucks

Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious.

Albertan village like Delia, Caroline and Granum - and Beiseker, where I grew up - seem to all be in the same boat. The UCP is indifferent (at best) toward villages and appears to prefer that they dissolve and join larger rural municipalities. Fewer puppies at the bowl, I guess? 🤔🤷‍♂️ #ableg

“Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Pierre Poilievre — none of these men became household names on merit, they simply cried the loudest. The entire conservative movement is composed of insufferable cry babies aided and abetted by spineless corporate media.”

Personally, I'd be happy if the Conservatives split between their Progressive and Populist sides. As an Albertan, I can't stand the constant whiny grievance form of populism that seems to permeate this province. Grow up Albertan conservatives! #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Omg did someone actually yell “LEAD US BIG DADDY” at Carney at a rally lmfaoooooo (I saw this on r/onguardforthee and haven’t independently verified!!!)

We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy. Third time’s the charm, I guess.

I needed to hear this. Maybe you do too. “Fear has a way of being contagious… courage is also contagious.” — Kamala Harris Man, I miss her.

A dangerous precedent. This is a cowardly folding by CTV. The right instigated an online troll attack campaign, offering no evidence of their claims, and the network folded. Viewers and Rachel deserve better.

Fuck all the way off with this garbage, please and thanks.

*Conservatives, dropping a 25-point in two months and losing their lock on a majority government as Donald Trump threatens to decimate the Canadian economy* “What if we talked about eating bugs?

US federal prisoner 18330-424 says what? #cdnpoli

A federal worker voting for Trump has big “Chickens for Colonel Sanders” kinda vibes

Basic NDP problem right now. For all the talk about how Canadians have options, we don't. Bloc, obviously, can't form govt. NDP took a supply agreement that was getting things done and flushed it down a toilet for "reasons". And that leaves us with the Libs, who are fighting, and CPC, who are not.

“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and conservative influencer Ben Shapiro discussed how to help Canada elect “solid allies” to the Trump administration during a private gala in south Florida” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.desmog.com/2025/03/27/d...

"True to form, though, Danielle Smith isn’t willing to take responsibility for her actions." #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

This is horrifying

That looks like all the answer we need. The "Canada First" slogan rings pretty hollow.