another way to look at it, how many of the 9 did each riding vote for:
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Senior analyst @ meo.ca | big fan of climate policy and Canadian politics | Calgarian in Montreal https://chrispross.github.io/
Pleased to release our new report, “Alberta’s Referendum, Online: Election Fraud Claims Ahead of the October 19 Vote” We looked at the online conversation about Alberta's upcoming referendum and filtered to content specifically about the integrity of the process.
Inspired by Robson's post showing Alberta market incomes are still about 11% below their peak, I looked at how people actually feel using the Canadian Election Study. I
Robson Fletcher@robsonfletcher.com · 2mo agoThis chart got a lot of response when I posted it a couple of months ago, so I kept digging beyond just Calgary. Turns out the Alberta-wide data tells much the same story, which I think helps explain the province’s recent mood. I fleshed out my thoughts here. Would be interested in yours!
First byline for CBC! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Online Alberta referendum conversation driven by separatists: study | CBC News
Debate about Alberta independence is dominated by a loose network of citizens, advocates and anonymous social media accounts. Some of whom are also selling home decor.
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Alberta has a consequential referendum coming up in October. We hope to contribute to the public conversation by mapping the social media landscape before the vote. With no party or elected politician campaigning on separation, who are the voices driving the online conversation?
Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy@mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social · 2mo agoAlberta is heading into a high-stakes referendum on Oct. 19 in a rapidly changing information environment. With more people getting their news from political influencers and AI search results, our latest report examines how the conversation is unfolding online. 🧵
I'm so interested in how the left have galvanised around heat pumps, and the right have seen them as an unnecessary green policy. But then air conditioning is seen as a polar opposite culture war with the environmentalists fixated on emissions. It's the same technology!
it really is a shame twitter blew up. theres such an obvious benefit to having a single space where most people are
davidakin@davidakin.bsky.social · 5mo agoWhere, though, to move 150,000+ posts detailing government spending? Threads? BlueSky? Substack? My preferred platform is one used by a lot MPs, #cdnpoli types ( This platform is heavy LPC. Only CPC MP on here I'm aware of is @gregmcleanyyc.bsky.social ) 2/2
A Media Ecosystem Observatory report revealed YouTube channels claiming to cover Canadian politics from an Albertan perspective, actually run by faceless, Dutch content creators. Co-author of the report @chrispyross.bsky.social and UBC's @cjten.bsky.social joins today's episode lnk.to/bigstory
I wonder what that recent bump was?
James Ball@jamesrball.com · 7mo agoI tend to get dogpiled every time I say this but: as someone *who likes bluesky and benefits from being here* we have a problem. The network is shrinking, not growing. It's shrinking a lot: only about 1.1m people a day even like a post. This time last year it was 1.6m.
I wrote about floor crossings and how a tweak to electoral reform can defang the illegitimate majority discourse. I made a webpage showing the proposal: chrispross.github.io/electoral-re... Read here: chrispyross.substack.com/p/introducin... @fairvote.ca
I made the plots in this brief, happy to discuss more with interested people (and take plot feedback haha)
Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy@mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social · 9mo agoHow do Canadians feel about governing AI chatbots? Our new policy brief draws on nationally representative survey data from 1,454 Canadians, demonstrating overwhelming public concern across all surveyed risk categories and clear attribution of risk to AI companies.🧵 #cdnpoli
In the era of affordability politics, making clean energy cheaper may be a more viable emissions mitigation strategy than making dirty energy more expensive. My latest over at The Climate Brink digs into the debate:
Keep it in the ground?
When the politics of affordability meet the needs of climate mitigation
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The 2025 @read-theroom.bsky.social wrapped is out! It's been a big launch year for us: 400 users in 40 countries. Thank you to everyone participating in the ongoing social experiment ❤️ Check out the free, anonymous, social platform here: readtheroom.site #TechForGood #MobileApp #Flutter #Privacy
I appreciate how difficult this post must have been to write. Good line at the end: "No more grandiose rhetoric please: all I want for Christmas is some concrete delivery of long-promised climate change policy by Canadian governments."
Canadian Climate Institute@climateinstitute.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe past year was a whirlwind when it came to climate policy. Read @rjcsmith.bsky.social's year-end wrap up and look-ahead to 2026.👇 "The problems we face are urgent, but the solutions are right in front of us." corporateknights.com/perspectives...
it is 2022. I am watching people yell about the economic data & the vibecession discourse it is 2023. I am watching people yell about the economic data & the vibecession discourse it is 2024. I am watching people yell about the economic data & the vibecession discourse it is 2025. I am watching...
Climate policy debates on bluesky hit differently
Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · 10mo agoOkay -- my turn now.
Facebook's old mission statement was: "To give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” Its new thing: Oh, you wanna share more than two links? That'll be £10.
Facebook tests £9.99 monthly subscription for sharing more than two links
Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts.
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Very excited this is out - give it a read!
Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy@mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social · 11mo agoThis summer, David Suzuki received attention for his iPolitics interview titled: “‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost.” This shift in tone led us to ask: Are Canadians Climate Doomers? @chrispyross.bsky.social 🧵
Why should other countries sign deals with the United States when this president is breaking **his own deals** after less than 6 months? www.reuters.com/world/europe...
US suspends technology deal with Britain, FT reports
The United States has suspended a technology deal it struck with Britain earlier this year, which was intended to boost ties in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy, the...
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The Environmental Protection Agency has removed information from its website about the human causes of global warming, linked to greenhouse gases. Instead, the EPA now only references natural causes, which is scientifically inaccurate. e360.yale.edu/digest/epa-w...
It’s been frustrating as a journalist, and a member of the public, to watch as publicly available data on the health-care system has dwindled over the years. The auditor general now says the Alberta government is changing internal metrics and selectively using data to hide problems:
Alberta using selective data to mask health care failings, Auditor-General says
Doug Wylie says reporting on how the system is performing is not credible and has gotten worse over time
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Ottawa will provide an additional $1.17 billion to Alberta in order to extend the federal-provincial subsidized child-care program for another year. The previous agreement was set to expire April 1, 2026. The new deal will run through March 31, 2027.
Alberta signs extension on child-care deal with Ottawa, but only for one year | CBC News
Ottawa will provide an additional $1.17 billion to Alberta in order to extend the federal-provincial subsidized child-care program for another year. The previous agreement was set to expire in April. ...
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Climate scientist Simon Donner has resigned as co-chair of the federal government’s Net Zero Advisory Body. www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...
In late 2019, the federal government asked me to be one of the inaugural members of the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) - Groupe consultatif pour la carboneutralité (GCPC). Surprised, I asked “why… | ...
In late 2019, the federal government asked me to be one of the inaugural members of the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) - Groupe consultatif pour la carboneutralité (GCPC). Surprised, I asked “why me?...
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The #CharlieKirk shooting has sparked widespread debate about political violence. So, we surveyed Canadians to evaluate their perceptions of the event and political violence, comparing our results to U.S. data when available. Here's what we found 🧵 #cdnpoli #uspoli
Influencers are the internet's new information brokers, setting the pace for political conversation that traditional outlets and organizations struggle to match. Our latest brief maps these creators' role in Canada's digital landscape between Jan. 2024–July 2025. 🧵 #cdnpoli
Thanks to The Line for running this piece I wrote. I look at how partisans in Canada disagree on where it is important for emission reductions to take place. A difficult topic to broach in today's public opinion environment! www.readtheline.ca/p/chris-ross...
