NigelBankes
@nigelb.bsky.social
Grandfather; retired law prof ucalgary law; principally post on energy, resources and climate change issues; committed to advancing intergenerational equity; grateful settler on Treaty 7 lands.
So well written. No members of our household are on AISH/ADAP. But when Smith's UCPers announced the RICHEST prov in Canada was going to cut those with the least, $200 when the feds increased their cheque by $200 - that was a kick in the pants. This prov gov is cruel to humans - & generous to corps.
cm 🍁@cmcalgary.bsky.social · 20h ago"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
4/8 The betrayal goes deeper for couples. Starting this August, households where two adults receive disability assistance will see their benefits clawed back to just 88% of the maximum individual rate. It is a targeted penalty on shared lives and mutual support.
The bike parking was overflowing at Heritage Festival today - so many people chose cycling as their mode of transportation since it was convenient and had dedicated parking! 🚴♀️🚴♂️🚴 Edmonton is a cycling city 🙌
Utility regulation is a complex area of the law. The ABCA has reminded the regulator, the Utilities Commission, that it writes not only for the regulated utilities but also for those who consume the services of those utilities. Fortis v AUC, 2026 ABCA 258 (CanLII), canlii.ca/t/kmcld
Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
OTTAWA - Pollsters report a split among Canadians over the idea of higher tax on the assets of wealthy individuals, though support skyrockets after noting that Kevin O'Leary has vowed that he will res...
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Critical Mass July! @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social Thanks for wheeling together, friends! #yycbike #yyc
Time for us all to follow this site. That's a lot of fire related highway closures. But sure, more coal mines, more carbon infrastructure. #cndpoli
BC Wildfire Weekly - Wildfires + More@bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social · 4d ago⛔#BCWildfire CLOSURES #BCHwy1 #Yale to #Lytton #BostonBar #BCHwy93 #FortSteele to #Wasa #BCHwy95A #Kimberley #BCHwy97 #ClintonBC #BCHwy97 #VernonBC Westside Rd #Chaumox Rd #BigBar Rd Jesmond Rd Meadow Lake Rd Pavilion-Clinton Rd Texas Creek Rd ℹ️ DriveBC.ca 1/2
⛔#BCWildfire CLOSURES #BCHwy1 #Yale to #Lytton #BostonBar #BCHwy93 #FortSteele to #Wasa #BCHwy95A #Kimberley #BCHwy97 #ClintonBC #BCHwy97 #VernonBC Westside Rd #Chaumox Rd #BigBar Rd Jesmond Rd Meadow Lake Rd Pavilion-Clinton Rd Texas Creek Rd ℹ️ DriveBC.ca 1/2
How much do Canadians hate Trump? An artist from British Columbia created a portrait of him titled “Don of Dung” using horse shit. This may be the most honest portrait of Trump ever painted - the artist literally worked with the subject matter. 💩🇨🇦😎💙👏🤣
The Minister is lying to you about hunting black bears as a solution for caribou recovery 🐻🚫 The new regulations permitting dogs to hunt black bears are not really about caribou. That's not what real conservation looks like. This is about killing black bears with dogs, dressed up as conservation.
I am impressed by all of these many, many folks, especially movie critics, who claim to be familiar with the original version of the Odyssey. Who knew that the Greek classics were such an important part of middle America's education. #cdnpoli
An interview where I explain the substack that I wrote yesterday comparing COVID and Alberta Separatism.
Markham Hislop@markhamhislop.bsky.social · 5d agoSame 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
France calls out the U.S. over its human rights record
US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks
The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.
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Oh yes; & especially when you criticize the state of Israel; why are you not spending your time criticizing Russia, China etc. It's designed to shut you up. But actually we're each entitled to concentrate on what we believe to be the most egregious, or even the issue we believe to be most tractable.
Molly Crabapple@mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 6d ago99% of the time, when someone accuses you of selective outrage, it’s a way of politically demobilizing you and shutting you up “Why are you angry about data centers instead of fast fashion” isn’t about making you care about fast fashion. It’s about shutting you up about data centers And visa versa
++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
Corb has filed his application for judicial review. This is good news. I look forward to seeing the formal record. I wdn't be surprised if there is some to-and-fro as to what Elections Alberta has to include. Ans: anything relevant to the decision #ableg #abpoli files.waternotcoal.ca/media/Filing...
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Well done France. #cdnpoli
🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 6d agoFrance calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
As a punk from the 90s, I am HERE for the Shell culture jam
So Mayer@suchmayer.bsky.social · 6d agoOn the Northern Line from ctl London while both Piccadilly & Central lines are down & could not support this more.
Premier Smith is not going to like today's SCC decision affirming that "the legality of every aspect of an administrative decision, and every exercise of public power, is subject to the supervision of the courts" Be you ever so high Premier, the law is above you. Democracy Watch 2026 SCC 28 #abpoli
Same people. But explaining the commonality is that they both feature the worst aspects of populism: simple solutions to complex problems, distrust of expertise, distrust of liberal institutions, distrust of legacy media, spreading false information/conspiracy theories...
Reliance on alternative media, "my" rights supersede "your" rights, partisan split, rural-urban divide.
I have just submitted a #yyc 311 request. I have done this before but this was the first time I recall encountering a required box entitled "citizen". What the hell is this? Are only citizens entitled to city services? #abpoli #yycc @natefor8.bsky.social