I make a real effort to not stray into hyperbole when I write about Alberta politics, but I don’t believe it is an exaggeration to describe the minority report as gerrymandering. daveberta.substack.com/p/the-good-t...

I was just telling my neighbour's kid that I'm old enough to remember when I could fill my gas tank for $65 and now it's $95 and he asked me what it was like living in the olden days and I told him March was really a different time.

My latest on the redistricting process in Alberta. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

dear fellow AB wokes Looks like 'flood the zone' will cease 'til the Leg resumes April 13. Time to regroup. And especially time to dig in to 2 things: (1) the corrosive bills 25 & 28 (education & libraries), & (2) the report of the electoral boundaries commission We need to be heard #ableg #abpoli

Giving “library inspectors” the right to look at your library card, your history, and what you’ve signed out is fascist behaviour. That's what the UCP's Bill 28 is all about.

HEADLINE OF THE DAY: 😆 #BuhBYE

Kudos to Sean Amato for not "biting" on this arrogant sob's attempt to control the narrative! #ableg #abpoli

"I'm sorry this is for journalists today- is that a serious question from the media?" Reporter Sean Amato asks Minister Dan Williams if the UCP campaigned on library policy and muni code of conduct, with the minister pushing back claiming the question is a political motivated attack.

The UCP claim they support direct democracy but they seem to be positioning themselves to interfere in the most direct democracy of all - the next provincial election. We can’t let that happen. #abpoli

Once again, the UCP shows how out of touch they are with the needs of Alberta students. Their amendments to the Education Act will do nothing to improve classroom conditions. Rather, they are playing politics at the expense of actually improving education. #ableg #abed #abpoli

"Faut pas que le cynisme remplace l'espoir. Chaque personne ici, a la responsabilité de donner l'espoir. Donner l'espoir au prochaines générations, croire en l'avenir, croire en l'humain, croire en nous." ~ L'honorable François Legault #cdnpoli

1/11 🇨🇦 ALBERTA SEPARATISTS PLOT REFERENDUM END-RUN 🇨🇦 Stay Free Alberta claims 177,000 signatures to force an independence vote. If courts block the bid over Treaty rights, they'll push the Premier directly. Source: CBC News #LawSky #CdnPoli #AbLeg #Treaty #Wexit #AbPoli #DanielleSmith #UCP

Alberta removes education from curriculum

Satire that mirrors reality. #ableg #abpoli

“What we’ve seen over this process is that the UCP has been bending over backwards to accommodate this small group of people,” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"If nothing in the labour market has fundamentally changed, why is the system being changed to depend on it?" #ableg #abpoli AISH TO ADAP — THE COLLISION BETWEEN CERTIFIED REALITY AND POLICY FICTION open.substack.com/pub/jonauger...

"Reject the minority map and the hyperpartisan premise on which it is based. Then fix the process so that no future government, of any stripe, is tempted to choose its voters before voters choose it." #ableg #abpoli Drawing the Line Against Gerrymandering. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

"Teachers are professionals,” he said. “They already teach the prescribed curriculum in a balanced, thoughtful and age-appropriate way. "Any suggestion otherwise is unfair and quite frankly offensive to the profession." #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“In a free and democratic society, the role of government is not to control ideas in classrooms, but to ensure that education is evidence-based, inclusive, and prepares students for participation in society.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli ccla.org/press-releas...

All of Canada will be watching. All of Canada will be cheering. A Canadian is going to the Moon. 🇨🇦🚀

Power-hungry, shameless gerrymandering from the UCP. We won't let them cheat to win.

Naheed Nenshi's take on the latest education legislation. #ableg #abpoli #abed youtube.com/shorts/tyFxZ...

#Alberta #UCP #DanielleSmith #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #MapleMAGA #GovernmentOfAlberta #fascistfuckery #AprilFools #AprilFoolsDay #April1st

The UCP love to posture about public safety & accuse others of wanting to defund police. The fact is, the UCP are the only government that have actually stripped funding from police across Alberta. Minister Mike Ellis tried to lie about it. I set him straight. #abpoli

Danielle Smith and the UCP gov't is raising your property taxes, but managed to find $280,000 for new carpet. They wasted a boom, during a boom, and they're sticking you with the bill. So, where’d the money go? Bad priorities. Wasteful spending. Massive tax hikes. #ableg #abpoli

🤬 16 (1) Already happening. My students engaged in respectful thoughtful discussions based on facts not my opinion (which I never shared). Their critical thinking skills & mindfulness were far superior to these UCP MLAs. #ableg #abpoli

Some of the changes with Bill 25 are… Something. A wide range of perspectives and ideas on facts? And apparently there shall be no conversations about how unions came to be in Canada, how access to abortion happened, Louis Reil or Oka. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

This descriptive, thoroughly reported and very troubling essay about the separatist movement in Alberta by @marcellodicintio.bsky.social is critical reading for Albertans. Great journalism in the public interest. Among the Separatists via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

"By legitimizing a movement built on bigotry, we’ve legitimized the bigotry itself." #ableg #abpoli Among the Separatists via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

The Calgary Board of education has (very politely) responded to the UCP's latest bit of social engineering via Bill 25... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Many seniors are now being forced to make impossible choices – buying their medication, paying rent or putting food on the table. @lorisigurdsonndp.bsky.social and Alberta's New Democrats call on the UCP to reverse cuts to seniors' supports immediately.

“We need to look beyond the clickbait title of this bill to understand its full scope—it has very little to do with politics and ideology, at least in the classroom.” The ATA has responded to the UCP’s latest foray into social engineering. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Anthem Opt-Out and Religious Instruction Carve-Out

Preamble Language Rewrite

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Nicolaides needs to answer whether or not this bill impacts treaty, Métis, Francophone or Pride flags 🏳️‍🌈 The whole bill feels like a thinly veiled attack on the LGTBQ2S+ community from the “traditional family values” crowd #humanrights #ableg #abpoli #pride

Today, I sent a letter to the Alberta Legislature committee, urging them to get to work, refer the question ”Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?” and vote on it NOW. The economic and social damage to Alberta is unacceptable. Stop the delay. #ableg #cdnpoli

Any erosion of democratic principles is a threat first and foremost to vulnerable folks. Today's proposal hits exceptionally low on the implementability scale, though. Not going to come to fruition. The rhetoric could have a corrosive effect, no doubt.

Populist governments are known for flooding the zone with rhetoric & legislation to distract and wear down their opponents. It's important to have a good triage system. Me? I measure the impact on vulnerable people against the likelihood that their measures will actually take effect.

Danielle Smith’s referendum question asked our blessing to negotiate with other provinces re federal judicial appointments. Now, she’s preempting her own ? & demanding a constitutional amendment to let Alberta’s cabinet to select nominees. Here’s constitutional law expert Pat Paradis’s take. #abpoli

🤦Social Studies 30 Program of Studies... is entirely focused on ideologies. Key Issue: "To what extent should we embrace an ideology?" Key Outcome: "Students will understand, assess and respond to the complexities of ideologies." #ableg #abpoli

When is a citizen initiative act, not a citizen initiative act? When you keep adding roadblocks, unless your some sort of RWNJ group wanting to separate. #ABleg #ABpoli #CDNpoli #ForeverCanadian medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...

Oh fun. Little Nicky has a new Bill he’s going to introduce. “An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

From the DM's... Looks like Smith's whole "We can save healthcare using Nurse Practitioners" is failing... Not surprisingly, it's because the government won't make it work financially. (Location redacted at senders request) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Smith: "It's time for Alberta to have a real voice in selecting the judges who serve Albertans." Thereby proving how dangerous it would be to give her any say in appointing superior, appeal & Supreme Court judges. They serve justice, not Albertans. #abpoli #RuleOfLaw www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The UCP is opening the door to election rigging, and Albertans should be outraged. Effective representation is a constitutional right. Anything short of implementing the majority report in its entirety is election rigging. We won't let them cheat to win.

This must mean something is going to happen on the healthcare scandal Tuesdayor Wednesday. They drop somet egregious legislation each time a major thing happens on the case. Watch and wait.

This might be useful context. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

I helped with a podcast for @cjsw.bsky.social and the hearsay program on the proposed constitutional referenda questions including s 96. You can catch it here: cjsw.com/program/hear...

Bill 23 further erodes our rights and allows the government to hide more corruption. Albertans, give your MLA a call or email (and CC the Opposition if a UCP MLA) and urge them to vote no on Bill 23. I have written a short script for people to use, see next post. #ableg #abpoli