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I'm a dad, Star Wars/Star Trek/LOTR/Marvel/DC enthusiast, movie goer, fitness enthusiast, and cat lover. Also a political geek. 🇨🇦
Hmmm…maybe look in the mirror first you goblin.
PEIPolitical 🇨🇦@peipolitical.bsky.social · 3w agoMiller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli
At the Rideau Club, I argued that Alberta is "the jilted lover of Confederation: a partner who feels under-appreciated and misunderstood, yet yearns for a closer relationship with the rest of Canada. We should approach the upcoming referendum with that in mind." 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Well Alberta made the New York Times (a newspaper read by thousands of investors). #Alberta did not make it into NY Times for any positive reason that attracts investors. Separatism creates unstable environment for investment the opposite of what we need #ableg www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...
Alberta Will Vote on Staying in Canada in October. Here’s What to Know.
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The UCP put out a statement claiming a special committee had voted to recommend a referendum question for this October, offering Albertans a choice on whether to remain in Canada. But the release went out while the committee was still meeting and hadn’t actually finalized anything.
Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen is asked about RCMP reportedly raiding the legislature on Tuesday. Says he can't confirm that they were there, nor what it might have been about.
🇨🇦 = Independent redistrictings that strive for effective representation and a fair playing field, for the benefit of voters. 🇺🇸 = Politically managed redistrictings where one party games the process for advantage, at the expense of voters. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
I rose today to confront Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. How do we push back against the rising tide of hate, without sacrificing civil liberties? I have no easy answers. But in this speech, I wrestle with the questions. It's not a comfortable listen. It's not meant to be. #cdnpoli #Alberta #C9
Bill C-9 - How do we balance fighting hate with protecting civil liberties?
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
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There is a reason that we do not have MLAs decide on electoral boundaries. Tossing out the Electoral Boundaries Commission and replacing it with a UCP-dominated committee is not just a bad idea. It is really bad for democracy. Ask the US, ask Hungary. This is not normal!
It is not the increase from 89 to 91 that is problematic. It is this part of the motion. Throwing out the Electoral Boundaries Commission (and all of their work) and instead creating a new committee of MLAs with a new advisory panel.
If you sold tickets to a series of debates on the economy between Mark Carney and Andrew Scheer I’m pretty sure you could make a sizeable dent in the federal deficit. #cdnpoli
How “ethical” of them. 🙄 Again, shifting clean up on the people of AB instead of taking care of it themselves.
The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · 4mo agoThis week, the Alberta Energy Regulator announced 4,000 more oil and gas wells are now officially orphans — along with pipeline segments and other facilities. It's "the largest single transfer in history." Here's what you need to know: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-orph...
Past Premier Smith explains how current Premier Smith is using AHS as a scapegoat from "the fallout of mistakes" and admits the truth that she had fired the board and was in direct control of AHS during the contracting. And if AHS didn't comply she would "chop off a few heads". #ableg #abpoli
The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 4mo agoSome good news! Smith's "IV acetaminophen to replace opioids" dreams are apparently officially dead! (Also, this clip seems like a good time to remind everyone that the purchase was approved by Smith's direct report who was running AHS for her...) (without any contract at all)
The “everyone is 12” theory of the Trump 2.0 administration remains undefeated.
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 5mo agoOur government is run by extremely serious and sober people.
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Jordan Heath-Rawlings@jordanhr.bsky.social · 5mo agoIf anyone here is interested in a difficult discussion about the Canadian podcast industry and if it’s actually viable, I had one with @podthenorth.bsky.social on CanCon this week. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
C'mon, @theglobeandmail.com. Are you kidding us with this nonsense? www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: What’s the future of electric vehicles when even Elon Musk wants out?
The Tesla founder and CEO said last week the company would stop production of its model S and X cars
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Human rights groups across the country have condemned the portions of Bill C-12 that 'reform' Canada's immigration & refugee system. I rose in the Senate today, with my own words of warning. We can't undermine our system to appease MAGA - or Maple MAGA. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #C12 #BillC12 #Canada
Don’t undermine immigration policy by appeasing xenophobia: Senator Paula Simons critiques Bill C-12
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
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fYI - My exchange in committee yesterday with Justice Minister Sean Fraser about Premier Danielle Smith’s threat to withhold funding for new Alberta judges unless the province is given more input into federal appointments. #cdnpoli #LCJC #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #SenateofCanada
45th legislature/45e legislature - YouTube
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The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy. Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026. By simply being Albertan. Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
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"Large language models can only predict the next thing a human would say. Train one on texts from the late 1800s and it won’t invent airplanes or rockets. It will channel ideas from that period, when leading scientists thought human flight was impossible." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | Don’t Fear the Bubble Bursting
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Local area rage farmer experiences massive crop losses due to face-eating leopards.
Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social · 8mo agoDanielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
The automobile enshitification era is going to be very bad.
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 9mo agoSoftware like Apple CarPlay has made the driving experience more convenient. But this and other features stand to disappear in the future as automakers are realizing “how much money they can make from in-car technology,” Patrick George argues.
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I really only knew Dr. Darren Markland via social media. But his front line reports from the ER during Covid moved me to tears. His bravery, his compassion, his commitment to patient care, and to the truth, were unparalleled. In the worst of the pandemic, he was the hero we needed. #yeg
Robson Fletcher@robsonfletcher.com · 10mo agoThe human heart is The size of a Fist Clenched. Indefatigable, and infallible On pain of death. And yet it skips At the most curious Times, To remind us of its finite Beats. And perhaps to attend us To use them both wisely And with abandon. — Darren Markland, August 2025
Pam: I’m reading comments that Obama beat my best score at Pebble Beach by two strokes. Need you to investigate ASAP. Talk to Kash. He can look after the arrest. This needs to be looked after immediately. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS HIGHLY IMPORTANT MATTER! DM me back as soon as possible.
