Think an independent Alberta could just ship most of its oil and gas directly to the US? Think again. Or in the case of separatist leaders: think once. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | An independent Alberta's U.S. oil exports would mostly be piped through other provinces | CBC News

Canada and separated Alberta could reach pipeline shipment deals. But there are no guarantees in trade talks, experts say.

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Great article on how Smith’s Government is upping their AI misinformation slop by @djclimenhaga.bsky.social. This slop will be hard to sell as the consequences of the USA’s AI boom dominate the information ecosystem. Texas just set a moratorium. 👏👇 #abpoli albertapolitics.ca/2026/08/albe...

Alberta propaganda push suggests UCP is encountering stiffer opposition to AI data centres than it expected - Alberta Politics

The United Conservative Party Government must be encountering stiffer opposition than it expected to its plan to make Alberta North America’s dumping ground for the Artificial Intelligence data centre...

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Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geoph 🪶🌿🇵🇸🇳🇬🇱🇧🇨🇦@jennyyeremiy.bsky.social · 6h ago

“Nowhere is the US [AI] data center boom bigger than in Texas. But less than a year after declaring Texas the “epicenter of AI development,” Governor Greg Abbott has declared a moratorium on all new power grid connections for data centers” #txpoli #abpoli #OOTT #FAFO arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/t...

👋 We’re back, #BC ! Visit the Chapman’s Chill Zone at this year’s Pleasant Day Festival and try a free sample of our award-winning Super Premium Plus ice cream. 🍦 What flavour do you want to try? 📅 Saturday August 8 📍 Main Street (16th Ave to King Edward Ave)⁠ 🎟️ Free admission | All ages

A sustainable environment policy? A national forest firefighting organization?

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · yesterday

Thousands of good jobs. Billions in new investment. A stronger, more resilient Canadian economy.

One of the clearest descriptions of climate dynamics for laypeople that you’ll ever hear: “It will inevitably get worse. It will get worse and worse and worse.”

This isn't the new normal. It's just the beginning

This summer’s disasters appear to have boosted climate multilateralism, at least within Europe, and underscored the need to tackle fossil fuels. But we may not be waiting long for the scientists' “wor...

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Busy cleaning up old spills and sites?

Calgary Herald@calgaryherald.com · 5d ago

Enbridge delays second stage of expansion for Canada's largest oil pipeline calgaryherald.com/business/enb...

Protesters to take aim at planned Meta data centre north of Edmonton this weekend calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...

Whose the freeloader here??

The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2d ago

“Premier Smith, Albertans with disabilities want to talk about how your government has betrayed them. And, dammit, so should you.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonsun.com/opinion/colu...

Lougheed also helped create Kananaskis Country as a series of provincial parks for us to enjoy for free. The UCP now charge usage fees. In '76 he protected the Eastern Slopes from coal mining. The UCP gave it to foreign interests to mine. I suspect Premier Lougheed would be no fan of the UCP.

Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 2d ago

In 1974, the government of Peter Lougheed declared the first Monday in August to be Heritage Day, an official holiday to celebrate multiculturalism and our heritage roots. #Alberta #ableg #abpoli

Excellent point. "All hat, no cattle".

Jared Wesley@jaredwesley.ca · 2d ago

Canada wasn't built by men like those leading the separatist movement. Let's not let it be ripped apart by them. open.substack.com/pub/theline/...

Still on the road somewhere in southern Alberta in our Unity Bus, spreading the message of Canadian unity. Fellow Canadians, thank you for your warm welcomes and for your generous support of the #ForeverCanadian movement.

I joined WestJet workers on the line because they deserve to be paid for the work they do and the critical safety they provide passengers every day. The federal gov’t must not interfere with workers’ right to collectively bargain. Workers deserve a fair deal at the table, not political meddling.

TABER, your corn is the best, but this billboard that you donated to #ForeverCanadian is even better. Thank you for showing your support for Canadian unity! #ableg #cdnpoli

To stretch beyond the UK traditional, look at "westerns"genre (e.g. Zane Grey) in North America literature; romantic heroes replicated (in my reading as a 13 year old girl with a horsewoman grandma). Thanks Jane Tompkins for "West of Everything: The Inner Life of Westerns". @ppfideas.bsky.social

Past Present Future Podcast@ppfideas.bsky.social · 3d ago

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! For today’s bad idea David talks to literary critic and memoirist Catherine Taylor about what’s wrong with romantic heroes, from Byron and Heathcliff to James Dean and Jack Kerouac to Bridget Jones’s Mr Darcy and Andy Burnham. Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

Medicine Hat volunteers, thank you!!! You organized a fabulous #ForeverCanadian event! Great to see so many lawn signs picked up. And you were literally hot. +37°C. Bob Wanner and Medicine Hat City Council members, thank you for attending.

Now....about those fires....

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 4d ago

We’re going to expand the Port of Vancouver. That will create 17,000 good jobs and make it easier to sell Canadian goods to new markets around the world.

“Treaty 8 Sovereign Nations, formerly Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta, has officially changed our name in response to the unprecedented political climate being fostered by the current Alberta government.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

To be consulted?? Surely they know who with whom they are dealing?

The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5d ago

As Danielle Smith moves on her plan to expand private, for profit healthcare... Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is raising the alarm over the fact that they weren't even consulted on the changes. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

As I’ve been saying all along: the biggest impediment to the new west coast pipeline is getting producers to commit the barrels, not federal approvals. Case in point: they won’t even commit to a 250,000 barrel per day increase. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Canada's Enbridge postpones plans for second phase of Mainline oil pipeline expansion

Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge has postponed the 250,000-barrel-per-day second phase ‌of its Mainline crude pipeline network, it said on Friday, partly because Canadian oil producers have not com...

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Her goals don't include standing up for Albertans!

Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · 5d ago

Danielle Smith is no stranger to using leverage to achieve her political goals — except when it comes to Donald Trump. It’s almost like those goals don’t include standing up for the rest of Canada. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/31/o...

An interview where I explain the substack that I wrote yesterday comparing COVID and Alberta Separatism.

Markham Hislop@markhamhislop.bsky.social · 5d ago

Same People, Same Anger: How COVID Activists Became Alberta Separatists Why is 20% to 30% of the Alberta population stark raving bonkers? Same in other provinces, IMO. How do you discuss separatism with someone who is arguably unwell? @duanebratt #ABleg youtu.be/aota47zIglY

This lady from Stettler devoted weeks of her time to crochet this magnificent throw blanket for me. Words can’t express my gratitude. I will cherish it forever. THANK YOU!!! #ForeverCanadian

Taking an evening walk in Strathmore ahead of tomorrow’s parade and rodeo. Our #ForeverCanadian lawn signs are everywhere. This makes me feel so good. Thank you! #ableg #cdnpoli

Happy long weekend, Canada! The pace of life is frenetic. The market will grind you into dust. The news is a churn of wretched comings and goings. Here's a short post and reminder that you deserve and have permission to read more books. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-long-w...

The Long Weekend Edition: Permission To Read More Books

Look, I'm a doctor. No, not that kind. But I'm still issuing this as a prescription. Put the phone down and go spend time with your To Read pile.

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Remain!

United For Canada - UnitedFor.CA 🇨🇦@unitedfor.ca · 6d ago

He's encouraging his friends, neighbours and family to vote, and to vote remain. Mayor Krausert is quite right: these are anything but normal circumstances — which is exactly why he's taking a moment to say that we need to vote to remain and vote on October 19th. #Ableg #UnitedForCanada #Canmore

Out of empty pockets - for the most part.

Timothy Caulfield@caulfieldtim.bsky.social · last wk.

‼️ Sum: Ugh ‼️ ZERO evidence to support this move! Eg, likely to: > costs to healthcare system > overdiagnosis, anxiety, iatrogenic injury > confusion & inequities > wait times for public Alberta out-of-pocket payments for private medical testing beginning this week globalnews.ca/news/1199559...

"Just google-it" medical practice....self-help taken to ridiculous extremes. Real trained expertise just for the few....that's UCP for ya.

Friends of Medicare@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · last wk.

New rules permit Albertans to "purchase diagnostic screening tests including MRIs, CT scans, x-rays & ultrasounds, without a doctor’s referral." AKA: Legislated queue-jumping for the wealthy. This doesn't add capacity, it just changes who's at the front of the line. Read FOM's response on Friday👇

"Parts of the US"....🤣

Forbes@forbes.com · 5d ago

The northern lights could become visible across parts of the northern U.S. overnight on Friday, July 31, through Sunday, Aug. 2.

Doug Ford and Minister Jill Dunlop (jill.dunlop@pc.ola.org) to establish an independent public inquiry into Ontario’s wildfire emergency response. If it was effective, an inquiry will confirm it. Ontario must learn before the next wildfire season. Where was the Ontario Corps in all of this?

First Nations leaders demand public inquiry into Ontario wildfire response

Ontario First Nations chiefs are demanding a public inquiry into the province's wildfire response, given what they called delayed evacuations, poor communication and widespread destruction of their co...

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Ps: And our forests are burning up.

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 5d ago

Building a stronger, more resilient Canadian economy.