@robsonfletcher.com ‘s little project turned up on the homepage of the New York Times this morning.

Paul Adams@pauladams29.bsky.social · yesterday

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I didn’t know who to attribute for the creation of this (should have looked more carefully). Well framed, @robsonfletcher.com! And talk about using data to tell a story. If that’s the kind of help you’re looking for, it looks like Robson’s your person.

Oly Backstrom@olybackstrom.bsky.social · 4d ago

This might have made the rounds already, but it's funny and well done. hellebucks.com

To any of my Winnipeg followers on Bluesky, tune in to CJOB at 9:05 a.m. on Friday morning if you wanna hear me talk about this hellebucks.com website 😅

Hellebucks: how much salary Connor Hellebuyck is forfeiting, live

$38,660 a day. 45 cents a second. A live tally of the salary Connor Hellebuyck is giving up while the Jets play without him.

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Robson Fletcher@robsonfletcher.com · 4d ago

Nine days into the NHL's regular season, the Winnipeg Jets are 2nd in the league, without Connor Hellebuyck playing. Hellebuyck, meanwhile, has forfeited US $344,044 (and counting) since the Jets started their season without him. You can track how much money he's giving up, second by second, here:

From @climateinstitute.bsky.social in April: "Heat pumps produce heating at two to five times the efficiency of gas furnaces. Even compared to other electric options, heat pumps are about three times more efficient than electric resistance heating."

How governments can help households electrify with cleaner energy

To reduce Canada’s emissions in the most inexpensive way, most household energy use must be electrified. Still, beneath the ...

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CTV News Northern Ontario@ctvnorthernontario.bsky.social · 4d ago

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that his government is investing $2 billion into a new national heat pump rebate program, with the goal of incentivizing Canadians to retrofit more energy efficient heating options.

Connor Hellebuyck's forfeited salary is up to $364,671 (U.S.) now. That's over half a million Canadian. Watching it add up in real time is kinda mesmerizing: hellebucks.com

Connor Hellebuyck has forfeited $364,671

That's as of Oct. 8, 2026, 10:23 a.m. CT. It goes up 45 cents every second. Watch it live.

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Robson Fletcher@robsonfletcher.com · 4d ago

Nine days into the NHL's regular season, the Winnipeg Jets are 2nd in the league, without Connor Hellebuyck playing. Hellebuyck, meanwhile, has forfeited US $344,044 (and counting) since the Jets started their season without him. You can track how much money he's giving up, second by second, here:

Nine days into the NHL's regular season, the Winnipeg Jets are 2nd in the league, without Connor Hellebuyck playing. Hellebuyck, meanwhile, has forfeited US $344,044 (and counting) since the Jets started their season without him. You can track how much money he's giving up, second by second, here:

Connor Hellebuyck has forfeited $344,044

That's as of Oct. 7, 2026, 9:34 p.m. CT. It goes up 45 cents every second. Watch it live.

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Just saw a Reddit thread in which people were discussing being old and I haven't stopped laughing at this one comment: "So, recently our 21 year old (252 months) asked us what number we called in an emergency before September 11th happened 🤦🏽‍♂️ "

"Rath asked the court to release an additional $776,469 to cover $350,000 in legal fees and $426,469 in living expenses." "[The judge] found ... his financial disclosures were 'incomplete and unreliable' leaving her unable to determine whether he had other funds available to cover his expenses."

Alberta separatist lawyer denied access to more cash from funds frozen in dispute with First Nation | CBC News

An Alberta Court of King’s Bench judge has rejected Alberta lawyer Jeff Rath’s request to access an additional $776,000 to cover his personal and legal expenses while his accounts are frozen by a cour...

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Applications are now open for the 2027–2028 House of Commons Page Program! This opportunity gives 40 bilingual students from across Canada the chance to work at the HoC while beginning their first year of post-secondary studies. 📅 Apply by November 8, 2026. 👉 Learn more ourcommons.ca/page

You can't book COVID & flu vaccines for kids under 12 online in Alberta. You have to call 811. Last year it took me weeks of calling to get through. The system would say it was too busy and just hang up on you. This year's bookings opened today & I'm currently on hold. It says 15 minute wait 🤞

The University of Calgary launched its new Electricity Centre this morning. It will be a place where researchers, policymakers & the public can intersect on the increasingly important issues surrounding our power grid, generation, distribution & emissions. Expect to hear more soon!

Question for anyone who files Access to Information (ATIP) requests online in Canada... Have you ever successfully used the new "CanadaLogin" system? I did the steps to create/migrate my account but every time I actually try to login to the ATIP portal it just ends up in this endless error loop:

Absolutely stunning/horrifying to see a 5th measles death in PA. This means the outbreak is probably far higher than numbers count, seeing as roughly 1-3 people die per 1,000. Many people aren't being tested. Also: I'm going to states now for info, not the CDC* app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrI...

The Calgary Chamber of Commerce & execs of major Alberta companies put out this open letter today in support of remaining in Canada: "Alberta’s success has not been built in isolation. It depends on our connections to the rest of Canada and the world..."

Open letter: Alberta’s future is stronger in Canada - The Calgary Chamber

Open letter to Albertans on the October 19, 2026, referendum question on Alberta separating from Canada

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A recent post in the Banff subreddit caused a stir with an image of a rock that appeared to have people's names scrawled across it on Devil's Thumb above Lake Louise. Based on the names the replies devolved into anti-South-Asian racism. Some replies also suggested the image was AI-generated... 🧵

A+ choice of thumbnail on this story. (Yes, that is a trail of pee the bear left on the pavement when the zombie went off.)

As bear encounters rise in B.C., man uses motion-activated zombie to scare them away | CBC News

More than 33 bears have been killed by conservation officers in B.C. this year, including two that entered stores through automatic sliding doors in Hope and Squamish. It's led to creative solutions t...

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For those confused because of the context-collapse reality we all live in now, this is an AI-generated meme trend that the Poilievres have jumped on. The song is by American rappers Quavo & Takeoff. Takeoff was accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit in 2020. He was murdered in 2022.

Thomas Seal@twseal.bsky.social · 2w ago

Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre just shared this on his Instagram

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 ago

This 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!

The referendum is just over 3 weeks away and Elections Alberta is still short 35,000 workers.

Elections Alberta less than halfway to its goal of 60K referendum election workers | CBC News

With just over a month to go before the fall referendum, Elections Alberta has hired 25,000 election officers, roughly 35,000 short of its goal.

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Whenever I read a headline like this my brain always goes to the performer first. "Why was Weird Al in a photo with Melania Trump?" was my initial thought. "Was she at one of his concerts?"

Trump Edits Melania Out of Weird AI Photo—but Leaves in an Aide

Donald Trump heavily edited the photo of himself with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with a couple major choices.

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Got to spend some time in Northern Manitoba this week and it is a gorgeous time of year up here.

I recently signed a contract to do a job in Manitoba and just arrived in Winnipeg. So, Connor Hellebuyck, it IS possible.

Canada's new time zones are confusing and hilarious. (Here's data journalist @graemebruce.bsky.social trying to make it make sense: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)

An hour of me talking about polling data on separation sentiment with CBC Alberta at Noon host Andrew Brown, trimmed down to 3 minutes:

"There is a strong Alberta identity and an equally strong Canadian one. There is deep skepticism about Ottawa but very little appetite to accept the risks of leaving Canada. And perhaps most importantly, there is widespread belief that whatever happens on Oct. 19, the argument is not going away."

Alberta Isn’t Leaving Canada. That Doesn’t Mean the Federation Is Fine.

Five reports and 1,000 interviews reveal a province that is deeply frustrated, still strongly Canadian, and heading toward a referendum result that almost nobody expects will end the argument.

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When I worked at CBC we used Google: Docs, Sheets, Meet, Drive, etc. As an independent consultant I'm now using Microsoft more often: Sharepoint, Teams, etc. Is it me, or are the MS tools so buggy? Seems like a constant stream of slow loading, incorrect authentication or things just breaking. 😑

At best, the Elections Alberta is an underfunded, over-employed shambles. At worst, it was responding to government pressure to ensure a desired outcome. If the latter, it’s a 5-alarm fire. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Former Elections Alberta staff raise ‘mismanagement’ concerns about 'Water Not Coal' petition verification | CBC News

Five former Elections Alberta employees are raising “mismanagement” concerns about how Corb Lund's citizen initiative petition was validated, alleging procedures changed and that there was a lack of t...

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NEW: Corb Lund has penned a letter to Premier Smith, calling for an immediate coal moratorium, claiming that former Elections Alberta staff have raised serious questions about the validation process of his petition.

I recently worked with Abacus Data on a poll of Albertans. Today we are releasing the 3rd of 5 reports. It looks at leader impressions and how people would vote in a provincial election. The topline vote numbers: 🔵 UCP: 52% 🟠 NDP: 39% 🟢 TORY: 6% 🧵...

I recently worked with Abacus Data on a poll of Albertans, probing deeper into the separation debate. Today we are releasing the 2nd of 5 reports. This one looks at vote intentions: 🟢 64% Remain ⚫ 24% Commence separation process 🤷 9% Undecided 💨 3% Would skip question This varies by region. 🧵...