John Nelson
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Math teacher,dad…Oilers hopeful, Archers listener.
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JayIsPainting 🍁
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If you haven't signed, please please do so.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸
2 days ago
This should be posted everywhere until the midterms and then some.
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Canadian In Alberta
10 days ago
You and your loved ones might never work in a coal mine but every single person in Alberta needs clean uncontaminated water Please sign the water not coal petition Only 17 days left to sign IMO, this coal mine is another piece of corruption from Smith
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Charles Rusnell
11 days ago
Jen Gerson has provided - by far - the sharpest, most on-point analysis of the referendum "crisis" in Alberta.
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Clare Blackwood
11 days ago
Danielle Smith Is Holding A Referendum Whether You Whiny Losers Like It Or Not
youtu.be/N_q4WLMdUQQ
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Danielle Smith Is Holding A Referendum Whether You Whiny Losers Like It Or Not
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
https://youtu.be/N_q4WLMdUQQ
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Mihai Cirstea
22 days ago
This graph shows two things, 1) obviously that the cameras reduced speeding, but 2) that the improvement kept getting better over time. Speeders tend to get one or two tickets and then learn and change their behaviour. This isn't a cash grab, it's an extremely useful intervention.
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Jared Wesley
29 days ago
"If Ms. Smith is a federalist – as opposed to someone who simply claims to be in order to maintain respectability – then she will see this scandal as a political gift": Jen Gerson.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
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Danielle Smith should use Alberta’s data breach to put an end to secession talk
The scandal has broken the trust of Albertans, and there are several actions that need to be taken
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e733e9d0def48a6830a2a34f2b1e383d6969571402daa1755dfa59f67bda/JTOUNFTGWBBJZGH26B5VS2UFGQ/
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Jason Markusoff
about 1 month ago
More on Alberta’s boundary mess… CBC News election unit analysed the maps: the main report would have produced a 7-seat margin of victory for UCP. The minority report by UCP appointees? A 23-seat win, with many seats narrowly flipped in Calgary. W/analysis by me:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | There's no road map for where Alberta's riding boundary controversy is headed next | CBC Accessibility
An MLA-led group now gets to revise electoral ridings, as the U.S-style gerrymandering accusations keep flying.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/analysis-alberta-electoral-boundary-new-maps-danielle-smith-naheed-nenshi-9.7175296
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alison says reinstate Link!
about 1 month ago
#ableg
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Alberta NDP
about 1 month ago
Conacher said Albertans should be paying close attention, because the government is weakening democratic protections “by reversing key safeguards” and “replacing watchdogs with the lapdogs that the ruling party wants."
https://bit.ly/4u14yaC
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Democratic protections in Alberta could be unravelling as UCP reverses binding referendum result: opposition parties, watchdogs
Opposition parties and democracy watchdogs are criticizing the Alberta government, saying the recent decisions to stop time changes and reject a majority report on electoral boundaries are a signal di...
https://bit.ly/4u14yaC
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Parksy
about 1 month ago
https://ahsplus.ca/
I don't know if ABs should laugh or cry at this "satire"... it's so close to the truth it's almost hard to call it satire!!! One part it is missing is a bottom row: 1/5
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AHS+ | Alberta Health Care, Reimagined
Not as universal or accessible as it used to be. See what AHS+ could look like.
https://ahsplus.ca/
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David Hamer
about 1 month ago
🇨🇦Canada couldn’t have a Prime Minister better suited to the moment and to the foreseeable future than the one we have right now. Do watch:
youtu.be/uk2TZwkhi4E?...
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Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney
YouTube video by Mark Carney
https://youtu.be/uk2TZwkhi4E?si=8ajgVPl7RNcX86WQ
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alison says reinstate Link!
about 1 month ago
Anyway,
waternotcoal.ca
is out collecting signatures for the petition. If you care about not having poisoned drinking water basically anywhere in Alberta, you need to sign this.
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Intentionally meant to dilute opposition strongholds. Anti-democratic.
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about 2 months ago
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Catherine McKenna
about 2 months ago
Gas tax breaks are bandaids at best. Real solution is to help low & middle-income Cdns get off fossil fuels. Invest in solar, heat pumps, batteries, EVs. Tackle barriers, offer real incentives & fund w/ windfall tax on Big Oil (who are laughing all the way to the bank). Cleaner, cheaper, healthier.
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Today’s anthem…
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All You Fascists by Billy Bragg & Wilco on Apple Music
Song · 2000 · Duration 2:43
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/all-you-fascists/1679816743?i=1679817332
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judy 🇨🇦
about 2 months ago
#WaterNotCoal
Petition in Sherwood Park: Strathcona Library 401 Festival Lane Recurring Tuesdays: April 7, 14, 21, 28 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ** Please bring your ID (new provincial rules)
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www.waternotcoal.ca
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Water Not Coal | Corb Lund's Petition To Protect Alberta's Rockies
Join Corb Lund and thousands of Albertans to prohibit coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Sign the citizen initiative petition.
https://www.waternotcoal.ca
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Bluesky Fanatic
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alison says reinstate Link!
2 months ago
Corb's coming to town!
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Help him and all of us fight for our right to safe, clean drinking water.
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The Breakdown AB
2 months ago
Smith talks about the separation question as if it’s her “plan a” & then clearly states tha if separation fails, she needs a mandate to push ahead with more autonomy. Which is why she has her questions. And throws a crack in about tabulators to boot!
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alison says reinstate Link!
2 months ago
The
waternotcoal.ca
petition is still moving forward. Join us in protecting our drinking water!
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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta (Parody)
2 months ago
Hey Alberta! 📣 We created a poll on Alberta’s education system and charter schools, but we wanted the results heavily biased, so we only sent it to UCP members. If you’re NOT a UCP supporter, do NOT share this!
unitedconservativecaucus.ca/surveys/educ...
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Education | United Conservative Caucus
Tell Us What You Think:
https://unitedconservativecaucus.ca/surveys/education/
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Troy Pavlek
2 months ago
Danielle Smith flailing her arms and bulging her eyes
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The 70s Guy
2 months ago
Born 24 March 1935 - Carol Kaye, one of the most prolific bass guitarists, who has played on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years. Kaye was the bassist on many Phil Spector and Brian Wilson productions in the 1960s and 1970s. She is 91 years old today.
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alison says reinstate Link!
3 months ago
note to self!
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Never in doubt.
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Forward Canada
3 months ago
The math doesn't lie. Danielle Smith spent $17 million on "Alberta is Calling" to recruit new residents. But spent $0 on the infrastructure to support them. Now that the bills are due and the services are failing, she’s pointing the finger at the very people she invited.
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Jared Wesley
3 months ago
Albertans: your premier is lying to you.
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Forward Canada
3 months ago
This week on ‘Whatever This Is’, the one word Danielle Smith is using to cover for her own budget deficit: Scapegoat.
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youtube.com/watch?v=5gY4TcNn-YU&feature=youtu.be
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Whatever This Is - S2 E9: Alberta is Calling (Immigrants the Problem)
YouTube video by Forward Canada
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5gY4TcNn-YU&feature=youtu.be
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alison says reinstate Link!
3 months ago
The
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NigelBankes
3 months ago
Nice job. The coal mine settlements are a lot more than $80m. The two on which we have details (from Australian securities filings) are: Atrum $142.8 m and Montem/Evolve at $95 m for a total of $237.8 million. One other settlement still confidential and other claims pending.
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www.instagram.com/reel/DVLwRhn...
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letstalkalbertaeducation on Instagram: "Queen 👸View all 180 comments"
Queen 👸
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVLwRhnDRox/?igsh=MXZqdHl2ZmhqcW9vOQ==
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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦
3 months ago
“Premier Smith please justify how 2 years ago you asked Trudeau to send more immigrants and you spent tens of millions advertising around world… and now that they’ve come to Alberta and are working hard you say all the problems are their fault!” 🇨🇦
youtu.be/wUnjnIcnDLY?si…
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Frame smoothing on my buddy’s tv added insult to injury.
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Funny that Premier Smith didn’t mention this letter she sent to PM Trudeau asking for increased immigration to Alberta OR that she didn’t mention the Alberta Is Calling campaign
www.alberta.ca/system/files...
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Two years ago, Premier Smith was quoted as wanting to double the Alberta population by 2050 (roughly growth of 200000 per year).
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Trying to make sense of the premier’s announcements today in the context of some of the things she has trumpeted in the recent past.
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Dale Smith
3 months ago
In 2024, Danielle Smith wrote a letter to Justin Trudeau to complain that they didn't get *more* immigrants than their planned allotment. (She also wanted more Ukrainians specifically, and we all know why). Receipts:
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Irie DC
4 months ago
OTD* in Black History: Laila Edwards, the first African American woman to play for the USA Women's Hockey Team for the Olympics, scored a goal as a rookie in the game against our biggest hockey rival, Canada. Go Team USA!!!!! 🇺🇸 Literally on this day: February 10, 2026.
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Timothy Burke
3 months ago
here you go
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Tim Querengesser
4 months ago
Edmonton: Lower taxes! Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency). Also Edmonton: No, not like that. Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant! Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal. Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
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Jim Acosta
4 months ago
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world.
#standwithsurvivors
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Philip Bump
4 months ago
The White House did a dishonest y-axis so I fixed their y-axis for them, you’re welcome White House
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The Tennessee Holler
4 months ago
This can’t be repeated enough. Not only won’t they investigate, they may never even tell us who did this. Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
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Dissolve ICE. Now.
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Chris Hayes
4 months ago
This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
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Danielle, we don’t want an Alberta police force, we want lower priced auto insurance and cheaper electricity.
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I’m so bothered by the deceptive height scale!
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Aruna D’Souza 🇨🇦
5 months ago
My dad, 85 years old, suffering from the effects of a 2 year struggle with cancer, and chief of surgery at the Chinook Regional Hospital for decades, was moved from an already overcrowded space to an “overcapacity room” while he recovers from a stomach bleed and pneumonia. This is the room. 🧵🧵🧵
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The Breakdown AB
6 months ago
Danielle Smith has just increased the buy in on a citizen initiated referendum from $500 to $25,000 and massively clamped down on fundraising to do so.
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