Honoured to see #RealTalkRJ recognized as a Top Ten (seventh-best) #cdnpoli podcast. Questionable rankings (just look at who's #6), but nice to be listed nonetheless. cc: @thestrategists.ca #cdnmedia #yeg #yyc #abpoli
Linda Fontaine
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Guest on Treaty 6 Territory, politics, anti fascist, activist, volunteer, LGBT+, astrologer, former journalist, cat mom Bluesky has informed me there’s no way to merge accts. Apologies to my former followers @wokeinalberta
MAGA Marlaina flew down to Mar a Lago when this news broke. She wanted to speak to the manager.😆 #abpoli #ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes | CBC News
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes to move forward.
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Oh wow, and the #UCP gov't is giving them how many millions of dollars? #abpoli #ableg share.google/xCiIEYYvjhIN...
Woman charged with assault after child allegedly hit with belt at Alberta private school: RCMP | CBC News
A resident of Cleardale, Alta., was charged after a boy was physically disciplined with a belt at a private school earlier this year. Police found the practice was being used at some private Mennonite...
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Jess@jess587.bsky.social · 22h ago
"Boucher said, come September, Albertans are likely to see influencers begin testing messages to sway referendum voters, likely in the form of videos and podcast episodes, to push a pro-separatist message." #abpoli #cdnpoli
Alberta referendum could be target for foreign interference, CSIS says in new letter to NDP | CBC News
Alberta’s referendum on national unity could be a target for foreign interference, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is monitoring the risks, the agency says in a letter to the leader of ...
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Is flying the Alberta flag bad for business? @supriya.bsky.social, @johnnyinfamous.bsky.social and I debate the merits of a union grievance filed against a major grocer. Do you see it as a "separatist flag"? 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/080426Supriya 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/080426 #abpoli #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ
Coming up on the next Pivot Points... We hear from Albertans on the data centres proposed for Sturgeon County, Olds and more. Wednesday (August 5) at 5-6pm MT 📻 Tune-in at 88.5 FM in Edmonton 🛜 Stream via cjsr.com #alberta #Olds #datacentre #abpoli #yeg #SturgeonCounty
Can Ottawa stop a province from weakening its own democracy? Most Canadians think the answer is yes. Here's where Ottawa's powers end—and where citizens become the first line of accountability. factsmtr.substack.com/p/can-ottawa... #abpoli #cdnpoli
Who Protects Democracy in Canada?
Canada's Constitution sets the limits on federal and provincial power. Here's where those limits are—and what happens when they're tested.
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Oh Safeway, this will end badly if a Canadian flag does not go up beside that. Alberta is so exhausting every single day #abpoli
David J. Climenhaga@djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 21h agoHaving made Alberta’s blue flag a symbol of separatism, separatists are furious some folks see it as a symbol of separatism! albertapolitics.ca/2026/08/havi...
Hey! There are things we as citizens NEED TO DO to fight for our democracy. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Factsmtr@factsmtr.bsky.social · 21h agoCan Ottawa stop a province from weakening its own democracy? Most Canadians think the answer is yes. Here's where Ottawa's powers end—and where citizens become the first line of accountability. factsmtr.substack.com/p/can-ottawa... #abpoli #cdnpoli
"I have cerebral palsy. I am not on AISH. I am not on ADAP. But I have sat across kitchen tables from people who are, watched what this summer has done to their faces, and I have never in all my years writing this column felt as let down by this province as I do right now." #Alberta #abpoli
TAIT: Albertans with disabilities betrayed by Smith government
Please don't call the most vulnerable among us freeloaders from a podium and walk away without proof.
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In today’s edition of “The UCP Are A Bad Boss,” Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis comes out against…police? Two Ministers & the Premier are calling out EPS for trying to support communities facing increasing levels of hate, online & IRL. Because the UCP always put politics before people. #abpoli
Mike Ellis & the rest of the UCP need to understand that Alberta is still Canada And Canadians do not have the right to free speech We have the right to freedom of expression & we have laws governing hate speech If Mikey wants free speech I suggest he moves to the US #ableg #abpoli #Alberta
The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · yesterdayIt appears that Mike Ellis is weighing in on the removal of the racist banner. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
"Pharmacists have been told they will be allowed to give out provincially funded COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Albertans once again this fall." This story slipped under the radar I can only assume this policy changed because there's an election in 2027 #ableg #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Pharmacists preparing to give out free COVID shots to high-risk Albertans again this fall | CBC News
Pharmacists have been told they will be allowed to give out provincially funded COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Albertans once again this fall.
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The Alberta #UCP government is destroying our province. #Ableg #Abpoli #FYFP #DanielleSteal
Holly Hoye 🇨🇦@hollyhoye.bsky.social · 18h ago“In a Tuesday social post on X, Smith said Alberta’s police service should be focused on addressing violent crimes, theft, illegal drugs and vandalism — not people’s free speech.” Yeah, and maybe your government should focus on delivering healthcare and education instead of pandering to loons.
Every story about data centers is negative. #UCP Sign here to oppose the ones Smith want to build in Alberta. #ableg #abpoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊@anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 23h agoIn Texas, data centers are straining the power grid, while creating a paltry number of jobs. No communities will okay data centers once they know all the facts.
"Shared-cost financing ... makes it impossible to hold anyone accountable for systemic failings." Hmm so does splitting Alberta’s health care system into 4 different administrations. I’m glad the feds aren’t giving the UCP a blank cheque. #abpoli #abhealth
RichardJR@electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 20h ago1/8 🇨🇦 PROVINCES NEED TAX ROOM, NOT MORE FEDERAL CASH 🇨🇦 Premiers are demanding Ottawa double health transfers. But shared-cost financing is exactly what broke the system. It is time to end the blame game. Source: The Globe And Mail #MedSky #CdnPoli #CanPoli #HealthCare #TaxPolicy
8/8 Provinces need to be accountable to their own taxpayers, not going hat in hand to Ottawa every few years. To save health care, stopping the blame game is job one. Source: Andrew Coyne, The Globe and Mail www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Don’t give the provinces more money for health, give them more room to raise it themselves
To save health care, stopping the intergovernmental blame game should be the first step
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No surprise Danielle Trump comes out strong against opposing hate speech She knows who her voters are #cdnpoli #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Premier Danielle Smith criticizes Edmonton police for video on hate reporting
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says police should be focused on addressing violent crime not policing free speech.
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The investigation also revealed that the practice of disciplining students with the “strap” was being used at Blumenort Mennonite School, Wilson Prairie Mennonite School and Tompkins Mennonite School, as per their collective constitution, which had been given to and signed by the parents. #abpoli
Private school supervisor charged after student physically disciplined with belt: RCMP
One person has been charged after a parent reported to RCMP that their child was hit with a belt at a private school in northern Alberta.
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Another reversal because #LaGrange screwed up. Their decision last year was simply a short-sighted failure that put red tape, paywalls, and ideological posturing ahead of basic, accessible healthcare. The UCP hasn't a clue about healthcare, business or saving money. #abpoli
Canadian In Alberta@canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 19h ago"Pharmacists have been told they will be allowed to give out provincially funded COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Albertans once again this fall." This story slipped under the radar I can only assume this policy changed because there's an election in 2027 #ableg #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
W. Brett Wilson has endorsed the Vote to Stay campaign, and is proudly advocating for Alberta to remain part of Canada. #ableg #VoteToStay #StayAB #UnitedForCanada #ForeverCanadian #abpoli #cdnpoli #DragonsDen
3/3 Advocates are calling for the immediate removal of the display and urging local authorities to investigate the incident further to prevent similar occurrences. Source: APTN News www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Banner message along Edmonton area highway deemed ‘racist'
The photo of a banner hung from a fence along highway 779 northwest of Edmonton went viral after it was posted online over the Heritage Day long weekend.“The Indians have done nothing in 100 years and...
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.. but does a question asking about holding a referendum count? via Trish Horobec www.facebook.com/595150836/po... #Alberta #abpoli @elections.ab.ca
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 · 7h 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...
AHS V052 of 2026! Another disaster of a long weekend round up! open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh... A disasterous Premier with her disasterous “leadership” making our perfect healthcare disasterous #abpoli
AHS V052 of 2026! Another disaster of a long weekend round up!
*NEW* AHS Update V052 (Of 2026!) - ICU - Not updated since March 24th- It’s been 1,385 Days since Danielle Smith said, “HEALTHCARE FIXED IN 90 DAYS!!” Another Rural ER Loses it’s coverage, 140+ Open E...
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Such a bang on article by Andrew Nikiforuk. "Although Smith declared in a major speech last May that 'muzzling the voices of hundreds of thousands of Albertans wanting to be heard is unjustifiable in a free and democratic society,' she did just that." #abpoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
In Alberta, Referendums Must Serve Smith’s Aims Only | The Tyee
Witness the battle over the Water Not Coal petition as Corb Lund leads a fight to keep it alive.
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As BC burns.... #Cdnpoli #BCpoli #Abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney government moves toward listing West Coast pipeline as national interest project | CBC News
Canada’s federal government is advancing the process to designate the Alberta government’s proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a project of national interest. A notice published in the Canada G...
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This is ONE of many situations where Albertans' lives are upended because of the UCP’s reckless decision to add #citizenship markers on Alberta IDs. The UCP Gov should be ashamed of themselves for forcing seniors to face the stress of losing their driver's license & #healthcare. #ableg #abpoli