Rocko James 🇨🇦
@rockojames.bsky.social
Canadian. Albertan. Concerned about a lot of things I’m seeing. Trying to keep perspective and find a community of good humans.
Something to keep really really clear in Alberta is that without official provincial government support for a "separatist" movement, they would only be a fringe weirdo group (like they have been for years). The reason they have official government support is to use them as a bludgeon to force
Another great little Canadian company, check them out 🍁🇨🇦⬇️
Maggie Archibald@maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 3d agoLove discovering Canadian-made products! 🇨🇦 Eclair Lips makes handcrafted lip balms in Moncton, NB using natural ingredients. A great little New Brunswick business to support! eclairlips.com
Remember that when you use any of these 50+ accepted forms of ID to vote in the October Referendum, Question 5 is about taking away the ability to use those 50+ accepted forms of ID. #ABpoli #ABleg #NoToTheNine
Elections Alberta@elections.ab.ca · 4d agoCALGARY-SHAW BY-ELECTION — ID Required to Vote Reminder for eligible voters in Calgary-Shaw - Choose from over 50+ accepted forms of ID to bring with you to vote! If you do not have ID with your physical address, visit https://ow.ly/TAq750ZC4Sb to learn more about your options.
We have more technology, more productive capacity and more wealth than any civilisation in history. Yet we are exhausted, insecure, in debt, struggling to afford homes, food and energy, while a tiny minority accumulate more than they could spend in a thousand lifetimes. We. Are. Being. Robbed.
“Danielle Smith doesn’t care about Canadian sovereignty, and it shows whenever she speaks to the American far-right, which is unfortunately often. She is supposed to represent the people of Alberta — Canadian citizens — not the interests of the Trump Organization.“
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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The argument that Donald Trump invaded Canada today is much more compelling than many realize. The border between Canada and the United States runs through the middle of Lake Ontario. By claiming to have the power to rename the entire lake, Trump is claiming the lake. That's invasion by declaration.
Danielle Smith says she won’t support counter-tariffs because they hurt businesses & workers. Odd. Because just last year, she imposed a markup on wine that hurt businesses, cost jobs & hit Canadian wineries hardest. So maybe there’s another reason she refuses to stand with Team Canada? #ableg
Looking at buying a new car, check the VIN. Any car assembled in the US, the first number will be a 1, 4, or 5. Leave that car on the lot. Any car assembled in Canada will begin with a 2. Excellent choice. Any car assembled in Mexico begins with a 3. Also excellent choice. Happy shopping!
The way this artist paints the window advertisement: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
“Now we’re finding out much of what’s happened in Alberta has been because of interference from foreign bad actors, Russia or America. Smith has an obligation to shut it down and to stand up for Alberta and to stand up for 🇨🇦!” @arlenedickinson.bsky.social 🇨🇦 The OShow 🔗 youtu.be/MBp5jYJT0CE?...
Tom Mulcair: "Trump is a very blunt instrument. Today he boasted that he's the one who made last-minute demands on Canada, but poor Jameson Greer was out there in front of the cameras today saying, no, no, no, it was Canada who did that. They can't even get their story straight." #cdnpoli
Tom Mulcair: "Trump's becoming a caricature of himself, sitting there in the Oval Office with a pen, writing Lake America. It is so mindless & childish. This is the leader of the most powerful nation in the world. & he's actually taking out his little Sharpie to change the name of a lake." #cdnpoli
Impact of Meta AI data centre could add up to $460 a year to the typical Albertan’s electricity bill: Pembina Institute. albertapolitics.ca/2026/08/impa...
Impact of Meta AI data centre could add up to $460 a year to the typical Albertan’s electricity bill: Pembina Institute - Alberta Politics
Oddly, Alberta media seem to have had very little to say about the new analysis by the Pembina Institute that the $13-billion Artificial Intelligence data centre planned by Meta Platforms Inc. in Stur...
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Sam Mraiche needs some walking around cash.
Rocko James 🇨🇦@rockojames.bsky.social · yesterdaySooo, does that mean they’re going to hand 2B over to oil companies??
1/6 🇨🇦 ALBERTA'S REFERENDUM IS STUPIDLY EXPENSIVE, HORRIFICALLY COMPLICATED, & SUPPORTS TRUMP'S AGENDA 🇨🇦 With under 2 months until the vote, Albertans face 10 complex questions, 45M colour-coded ballots, and unprecedented costs. Source: Toronto Star #WorldPolitics #CdnPoli #AbLeg #UCP #Separation
New report says Alberta power prices could spike because of Meta’s data centre. The company disputes the claim edmontonjournal.com/business/new...
New report says Alberta power prices could spike because of Meta’s data centre. The company disputes the claim
Meta will draw power for years before its gas plant is built prices rise until it does.
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Sooo, does that mean they’re going to hand 2B over to oil companies??
Carrie Tait@carrietait.bsky.social · yesterdayUpdated: Alberta forecasts a $2-billion surplus for the fiscal year, which Finance Minister Jason Nixon said could be use to soften the pain from the trade war between Canada and the USA: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Say NO to Alberta's US-Style Health Care! On Sep 1, join the National Day of Action to demand that the federal government enforce the Canada Health Act Join in-person actions at MP offices in Penticton, Vancouver, Victoria & across Canada dayofaction.healthcoalition.ca #cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli
Uncle Bob's Popcorn needs a Canadian distributor that retails across Canada. It is a fantastic product (Non-GMO) and it just happens to be Canadian, family run business in Ontario. #BuyCanadian #BoycottUSProducts #BoycottOrvilleRedenbacher
The U.S. depends on Canada for 75% of its imported primary aluminum, covering 60%of its yearly usage, the association says. With 50% tariffs in place, American industries, not Canadian smelters, will bear the brunt of the financial pain, as U.S. manufacturers face soaring production costs.
Most of U.S. aluminum comes from Canada. Industry says ‘good luck’ replacing it
Canada’s aluminum industry is not worried about U.S. tariffs continuing into the new year.
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Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. — Carl Sagan
Also: support the Canadian Encyclopedia Now more than ever Historica Canada is also the organization behind the Heritage Minutes #cdnpoli
Taylor Noakes@taylornoakes.com · yesterdayI wrote the Canadian Encyclopedia entry on Cheezies They have resisted countless efforts over the years by larger, often American, companies that wanted to mass produce them and distribute in the US Snacking as resistance to American cultural hegemony How about that (and a bag of chips?)
Trump just threatened to rename bunch of oceans,a Great lake and probably Carney's kids but sure the Canadians are manufacturing a controversy
