An organization barring media from covering “the most important free speech event of the year” is chef’s [redacted]

Huh? 🤔 “So I would say that the overreach happened when the federal government came in and and bribed city councils.”

@ctvnewsedmonton.bsky.social · 20h ago

Alberta Premier Smith calls out federal interference in Edmonton housing rules

We are about to rediscover that the most effective way to combat rogue AI is making people fill out paper forms. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...

Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website (Gift Article)

The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip. The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior.

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In what universe is it debatable that the United States engages in information warfare and meddling in other countries' democratic processes?

Canada yanks sponsorship of disinformation conference discussing U.S. as a threat | CBC News

The federal government has withdrawn sponsorship of a European disinformation conference that includes panels discussing the U.S. government as a foreign interference risk.

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If we say we're going to “stand on guard for thee”, we can stand in line to vote. Advance voting in the Alberta referendum starts next week. Election day is October 19. Make a plan to vote and follow through. Your country is counting on you. 🇨🇦

The Leger survey also finds that the UCP lead over the NDP has narrowed to 2%, while Naheed Nenshi has overtaken Danielle Smith in approval rating by a 39-38 margin.

A new Leger survey finds the gap growing in favour of Albertans who will be voting against separation. 70% say they will vote to stay in Canada, while 22% will cast a ballot to hold a binding referendum.

With little over a week and a half to go, 69% of Albertans say they'll vote to stay in Canada, while 24% say they'll vote to start the independence referendum

New voting intention poll from Léger: Alberta-wide: 🔵UCP 47%, 🟠NDP 45% Calgary: 🔵UCP 46%, 🟠NDP 45% Edmonton: 🟠NDP 56%, 🔵UCP 33% Rest of Alberta: 🔵UCP 62%, 🟠NDP 33% leger360.com/alberta-refe...

Alberta Referendum: 70% want to remain in Canada Alberta Referendum Poll: Undecided Share Rises to 10%

Leger’s August 2026 Alberta referendum poll finds 65% favour remaining a province of Canada, while the undecided share rises significantly to 10%.

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🟦 Michelle Mather defeated Sanjeev Kad to win the UCP nomination in Calgary-Glenmore last night. Mather is co-founder of a number of companies, including Horizon6ix Capital Corp and DrillGear Oilfield Solutions Corporation, and co-founder of the Bridges Calgary Association.

List of candidates running in Alberta’s next provincial election

Alberta’s next provincial general election is scheduled for October 18, 2027.

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🤠🇨🇦 My friend Chris Henderson wrote about how to talk about Alberta’s October 19 referendum with the temporary separatist and separation curious people in your life. Here are a few ground rules for your approach, then five messages for those conversations: daveberta.substack.com/p/chris-hend...

🔵 Voting in the Calgary-Glenmore UCP nomination contest ends at 8pm tonight. It’s Sanjeev Kad and Michelle Mather in the UCP race in this affluent SW Calgary riding that the NDP won by a hair in 2023. daveberta.substack.com/p/candidates...

List of candidates running in Alberta’s next provincial election

Alberta’s next provincial general election is scheduled for October 18, 2027.

daveberta.substack.com

All lanes are Alberta provincial government lanes

Courtney Theriault@ctheriault.bsky.social · 3d ago

BREAKING: Premier Danielle Smith announces province will direct Edmonton to adopt infill housing rules that were in place before 2024, and require Calgary to maintain its current pre-2024 bylaw framework.

Good discussion happening on Ryan Jespersen’s Real Talk this morning about the Edmonton infill debate and what the UCP government might announce today. m.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TW...

UCP Set To Stomp on City Zoning Bylaw

YouTube video by Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

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Weird side note: Lavigne is also one of four candidates currently running in a by-election to select a new Reeve for Brazeau County. By-election day is November 2.

Carrie Tait@carrietait.bsky.social · 4d ago

Separatist supporter and podcaster Jason Lavigne fact-checked The Globe and Mail's reporting, finds The Globe reported facts. He also provides more detail on the meetings the separatists had in DC: jasonlavigne.substack.com/p/explorator...

Separatist supporter and podcaster Jason Lavigne fact-checked The Globe and Mail's reporting, finds The Globe reported facts. He also provides more detail on the meetings the separatists had in DC: jasonlavigne.substack.com/p/explorator...

Exploratory Talks Are Not a Deal

What the record actually shows about Alberta Prosperity Project’s conversations with the U.S. State Department

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🤠🇨🇦 My friend Chris Henderson wrote about how to talk about Alberta’s October 19 referendum with the temporary separatist and separation curious people in your life. Here are a few ground rules for your approach, then five messages for those conversations: daveberta.substack.com/p/chris-hend...

🤠 Chris Henderson: How to Talk to the Temporary Strategic Alberta Separatist in Your Life. Five practical messages to explain this isn’t a game worth the risk of playing.

Chris Henderson: How to Talk to the Temporary Strategic Separatist in Your Life

Five practical messages to explain this isn’t a game worth the risk of playing.

daveberta.substack.com

This is a great wedge issue for the UCP in Edmonton. The 8-plex debate has pitted a lot of NDP-voting homeowners in mature neighbourhoods against a progressive city council that is politically aligned with the NDP on many issues.

Keith Gerein@keithgerein.bsky.social · 4d ago

Guess we'll see what the details are tomorrow, but it appears the UCP gov't has found another way to gut the autonomy of city councils. There's not much left for them to conquer. The disrespect to local voters is real. #yeg #ableg

There is a reason that Russian roulette is a profoundly unpopular party game, despite a player only having a 16.7% chance of losing. The small odds of the downside are vastly outweighed by the tragic, permanent consequences. daveberta.substack.com/p/chris-hend...

Chris Henderson: How to Talk to the Temporary Strategic Separatist in Your Life

Five practical messages to explain this isn’t a game worth the risk of playing.

daveberta.substack.com

🤠 Chris Henderson: How to Talk to the Temporary Strategic Alberta Separatist in Your Life. Five practical messages to explain this isn’t a game worth the risk of playing.

Chris Henderson: How to Talk to the Temporary Strategic Separatist in Your Life

Five practical messages to explain this isn’t a game worth the risk of playing.

daveberta.substack.com

Republican Party connections to Alberta’s separation referendum daveberta.substack.com/p/republican... "Tait dropped a bombshell story this past weekend about Alberta separatists going to Washington D.C. to offer fresh water and oil in exchange for American financial support..."

Republican Party connections to Alberta’s separation referendum

Another bombshell story dropped by Carrie Tait and the Globe & Mail

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The stock market hits a record high as speculative buying continues. I’ve never read a history book so I assume this is fine. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/b...

S&P 500 Hits Record High Amid Rising Interest Rates and Elevated Oil Prices

The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent on Tuesday, exceeding its previous peak set in August and taking its gain this year to more than 14 percent.

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Quebec had an election last night ... and our government was chosen with just 18% of the votes from registered voters. What will the PQ do with this abomination of an election outcome? My latest! noraloreto.substack.com/p/a-post-caq...

A post-CAQ Quebec

With just 18% of support from registered voters, Paul St. Pierre Plamondon has an enormous task of making this grotesque result of Quebec’s electoral system work

noraloreto.substack.com

Oh, to be a fly on the wall etc. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

October 16 | 7 pm | Muttart Theatre, EPL. Free. Join Senator Paula Simons for a thought-provoking discussion with author Aaron Hughes at a critical time in our country. Host: Evan Osenton,@albertaviews.bsky.social @litfestyeg.bsky.social @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4dk5GjZ

SCOOP: I obtained screenshots of some of the proposed resolutions UCP members are ranking in the lead up to November’s convention. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

SCOOP: UCP mulls trans bathroom ban, abortion, secession debates at 2026 AGM

These policy resolutions were proposed by party members. Not all of them will necessarily make it to the convention floor in November.

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You can tell how politically important the October 19 referendums are to the UCP by the number of cabinet ministers currently on international trips two weeks ahead of the vote.

They preach "Alberta First" while promising the Americans our water, oil, and land. I joined Edmonton's Mayor Andrew Knack on CBC's Power & Politics to call out the hypocrisy of the Alberta separatist movement. You don’t defend Alberta by putting our province up for sale to the United States.

👀🇨🇦🇺🇸 The Globe and Mail dropped a bombshell story this past weekend about Alberta separatists going to Washington D.C. to offer fresh water and oil in exchange for financial support for an independent Alberta and Republican operatives providing tactical assistance to separatist organizers in Alberta.

Republican Party connections to Alberta’s separation referendum

Another bombshell story dropped by Carrie Tait and the Globe & Mail

daveberta.substack.com