Good evening. I'll get right to it. You all need to be fucking mad as hell right now. Because what Danielle Smith’s government is threatening to do in Alberta isn’t a negotiation tactic. It’s a constitutional crisis in the making. #ableg #abed #abpoli #cdnpoli

I’ve got a Knack for getting shit done early — and a Liu patience for democracy’s parking lot. Ballots in. pihêsiwin handled. #edmontonelections

Two opportunities for Calgary & area public education lovers! Let’s put our awesome signs & #RedForEd garments to good use! (1/3) #Red4Ed #SupportAbTeachers #PublicEducationMatters #AbStudentsDeserveBetter #AbEd #AbLeg #AbPoli #AbTeachers

The fucken balls on these MFs. I live in AB surrounded by assholes feeling like they have been personally slighted as this Anti-Canada rhetoric continually comes from these grifters… This is lvl99 audacity man…

I’m angry. And I’m disappointed. As a parent. As an Albertan. This government has made it crystal clear that our kids’ education is not a priority.

Bluesky break’s over. Bad news for your feeds. Good news: I built a Substack. This is the part where you click, subscribe, and pretend it was your idea. substack.com/@exhaustport Here's my mega-thread already published: substack.com/@exhaustport...

Someone should gently remind her this isn’t a Corus call-in show anymore. She’s the Premier now. You can’t just say things and hope no one checks the math. #ableg

Can someone just check that Minister LaGrange understands her mandate is “Preventative” not “Preventing” Health Services? In all seriousness, these are backwards decisions all but guaranteed to not only hurt people, but cost us far more than they “save” in healthcare. #ableg

The end of Chris's thread @skipischris.bsky.social This thread is a solid Coles Notes on what happened in Alberta . I’ve reposted all the graphics from the earlier parts — worth a scroll if you missed them. The bait-and-switch was real. #abpoli #ableg #NoYouDidntVoteForThis

Happy Father's Day to those who celebrate. Today, I celebrate three amazing kids, the incredible role my wife plays in their lives, and my father-in-law—my true father figure.

The Danielle Smith Legislative Ledger – Epilogue: “No, You Didn’t Vote For This” Let’s end this five-part series with a simple reminder: No, you didn’t vote for this. And if you think you did, then I invite you to tell me exactly what 'this' is. 🧵ing it, #ableg style.

The Danielle Smith Legislative Ledger – Part Five: The Ideological Blueprint This one’s different. And maybe the most important. Let's 🧵, shall we? #ableg

ICYMI… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Oooh!!!! Gather 'round Kits 'n' Kubs... It's story Time with Uncle Chris. I think this is going to be a good one.

The anger from the coal issue is some of the first that has made it to our ears...

Mayor Peter Brown has responded to the Airdrie urgent care scandal. Not with accountability. Not with clarity. But with a Facebook Live full of deflection, gaslighting, and “technically, we didn’t lie” spin. Let’s break it down. 🧵 #ableg #abhealth

Hazel has done a great job interpreting Part Four of the Danielle Smith Wrecking Ball thread with some more info graphics. Check them out!

What the actual twice-baked f***?!!

The hits keep coming today. #ableg

And you wonder why I'm putting all this time into my Danielle Smith "Wrecking Ball" Super Thread? While Albertans begged for public healthcare, Airdrie’s mayor secretly helped privatize it—looping in the Premier’s Office. Credit to @charlesrusnell.bsky.social for the spotlight 👇 #ableg

Airdrie Mayor Peter Brown, without council's knowledge, and without the knowledge or consent of Airdrie citizens, pursued a private hospital using city resources in concert with a big developer, Qualico, and with the premier's advisor Rob Anderson, who is unelected. There should be a public inquiry.

Today’s air quality in #yeg is 1990s small town bingo hall. #yegwx

"To accommodate these students, administration said the school’s library, music room and wellness centre will all be converted into classroom space." This is why teachers voted to strike. And why we should all support them. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

#CDNpolitics by Canadians for Canadians Join us for The 100% 🇨🇦Daily Beaver Morning Show 2025/06/11 LIVE @ 07:15 EDT PM Carney has more to say on defence and proves he's an ally of Rainbow Canadians #ReRun humiliates himself www.youtube.com/live/ulrYSPH...

Meanwhile... In Alberta, the UCP has quietly increased the co-pay amount for seniors by up to 25% of current levels. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The Danielle Smith Legislative Ledger – Part Four: The Playbook It’s not just the what — it’s the how. Omnibus bills. Regulation over legislation. Speed over scrutiny. This is how a government reshapes a province before most people even notice. An #ableg 🧵for you.

If you haven’t read this thread, you really, really should! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

They are also removing the ability for the Chief Electoral Officer to get the opinion of the court on the wording of a referendum question. Gee, I wonder why they would remove that.

Amazing! Thanks Hazel! #ableg

This is a thread of Chris’s first three series — 31 infographics, each colour-coded by category. No alt tags included. Feel free to share widely on other platforms. Credits are at the bottom of each graphic for easy reposting. Threads can be found on Chris’s account at @skipischris.bsky.social 🧵

via @djclimenhaga.bsky.social I have been hearing a lot of grumbling from union leaders about the lack of traction by the NDP on major issues, like health care privatization. This squares with those complaints. A Wake-Up Call for Nenshi and the Alberta NDP via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Alberta’s playing both sides of the “grand bargain.” Ottawa thinks it’s a climate pact. Danielle Smith’s busy turning carbon pricing into a choose-your-own-adventure for polluters. Spoiler: the ending sucks for the planet. Is this the bargain you imagined, Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social?

@naheednenshi.bsky.social we need to see an alternative to each one of the of these bills.

Hi @vanessasaurus.bsky.social. I also love Radiohead. Cheers and welcome.

If you're interested in Alberta politics, and aren't a UCP supporter Chris is a must follow. Was going to reSkeet, but he's got 3 parts of his analysis of the UCP's bills. It's ugly, authoritarian, opaque and makes space for yet more corruption. @skipischris.bsky.social

Damn this guy…here’s PART 2 #mustread 👇🏼

Thanks for the follow today, @yycraggrannies.bsky.social. I am honoured!

The Danielle Smith Legislative Ledger – Part Three: The Sleeper Bills The wrecking ball keeps swinging. Danielle Smith didn’t just pass a lot of legislation — she passed some of the most quietly dangerous bills you’ve never heard of. This is Part Three. An #ableg 🧵.

You may find this helpful in seeing how closely aligned UCP policy is with the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 Agenda. indexersguidetoproject2025.com

Meanwhile, measles is making its way to the 800 mark. And fun fact! These are only the cases that agreed to be tested! Some estimates are putting the actual numbers at double or triple this amount! Yay? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

When science meets politics, guess who usually loses? Bill 15 takes public health decisions out of the hands of Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and hands them to politicians. It’s a recipe for disaster in the next crisis—and a reminder of why scientific independence matters. #ableg

The Danielle Smith Legislative Ledger – Part Two: The Wrecking Ball Keeps Swinging The bills that didn’t make headlines. The ones that rewired Alberta quietly, methodically, and permanently. This isn’t noise. It’s memory. It’s fuel. #ableg 🧵

This guy got me pegged #MustRead 👇🏼

The final days of the Alberta Legislature’s Spring 2025 session pissed me off. I rolled up my sleeves right after and started a research project. I present to you all an #ableg 🧵: Danielle Smith’s Legislative Wrecking Ball: Part One

Dear friends and family who read David Staples opinion pieces, First of all: It’s a free country. You’re allowed to read whatever you want. You’re even allowed to believe it. Second of all: I love you. That’s why I have to say this.

Thank you for this! this is so well said, and you have articulated what I have been feeling and wanting to explain to others. You are so right about not being vulnerable now to be vulnerable next, that really hits home!

Fuck this. If your big idea for Canada is to defund research, gut public services, and turn the military into a culture war cosplay club—all because “woke” makes you uncomfortable—you’re not a leader. You’re just scared of a country that moved on without you. #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

I’ve stayed quiet long enough this election. But something has pushed me past the point of silence. This isn’t about left vs right. It’s about rights and power. And it’s why I won’t vote Conservative. Because of how Pierre Poilievre talks about using the Notwithstanding Clause. (1/24)

🚨EDMONTON RIVERBEND🚨 #cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social