Over the weekend Danielle Smith cried over pipelines and gas revenues. She's never shed a tear over orchestrating the collapse of Alberta's healthcare system and the preventable deaths that have happened under her watch. Odious. #yyc #yeg #cdnpoli #abpoli

Alberta, you HAVE to get out and vote. #yyc #yeg

Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · yesterday

With the greatest of respect, these people are morons.

Did you know? Alberta receives federal funding to support health care, education, and social services for each person living in our province. These federal transfers are calculated on a per capita basis, and *include* both permanent and non-permanent residents.

I went to a writing festival in Calgary and have thoughts on the experience, which is really more of a reflection over publishing in general. inkandroot.substack.com/p/navigating...

Navigating writing spaces that remain overwhelmingly white.

From gatekeepers to conferences, surviving the monotones.

inkandroot.substack.com

With the NDP win in Calgary-Shaw, expect lying Dani to follow through with the Republic-esque gerrymandering of the city districts to ensure UCP wins next election. Conservatives cheat for power and they'll get away with it. Once it goes through changing it back is gonna be near impossible. #abpoli

Where are the Carney-stans today? Stupidity. Privatizing more public assets. #cdnpoli

Ximena González@ximenaka.bsky.social · last wk.

Selling the house to buy the furniture.

More government handouts to friends of conservatives. The UCP are corrupt to the core and shame on any of you who continue to vote conservative thinking they're 'fiscally' responsible. Shame shame shame. By @drugdatadecoded.ca drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove... #abpoli #Ableg #cdnpoli

Alberta government refuses to say why it gave millions to ROSC Solutions Group

ROSC Solutions Group incorporated in late 2022. By March 2023, it had $70 million in Alberta provincial funding. Now, the Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction is deflecting requests for information...

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Last week, Smith posted on social media that “For every $1 of taxes a guest worker generates, taxpayers are covering $10 in services.” While this figure might ring true for many, it is far from accurate. I fact-checked Smith’s claims in my latest for @thetyee.ca

Does Alberta Provide $10 in Services for Every $1 of ‘Guest Worker’ Taxes? | The Tyee

Ahead of a divisive referendum question, we fact checked Danielle Smith’s claims.

thetyee.ca

Listen, I fully expected Carney to court the right. It's a ploy to decimate the loser Conservatives. It will make for a comfortable dynasty. But going full colonial denial praising John A MacD wasn't in my bingo card. Cue Liberal-stans and their "unprecedented times" excuses. #cdnpoli

Another crooked seppie Con getting caught conning. #abpoli #cdnpoli Deeply unserious people. Can you imagine supporters of this tool?

Charles Rusnell@charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 2w ago

Two Alberta First Nations have alleged self-promoting separatist leader Jeff Rath owes them tens of millions of dollars. Now Rath is facing a $109M debt call from litigation lenders via Ashleigh Stewart and I globalnews.ca/news/1204911...

Loser Councillor Johnston, the UCP man who won after trying to recall Gondek, leaked confidential City budget numbers. Council has zero recourse because the UCP repealed the code of conduct, leaving it in the authoritarian hands of the Minister. UCP and their people are crooked. #yyc #abpoli

Adam MacVicar@adammacvicar.bsky.social · 2w ago

Calgary city council begins the special meeting. Mayor Farkas says he doesn't believe they need to go into closed session. They're seeking legal advice after confidential preliminary budget documents were released.

Separatists constantly suggest Alberta has a unique "cowboy", "toil the land", & "rural" culture. Reality: - AB as urban (80% +) & diverse as rest of Canada - AB ag industry = about 2% of total economy. Ag is 1% of Ont's - The cowboy hat thing = just identity fashion like punk pins, blue hair...

The UCP has bungled the referendum vote. Watch our live for what you need to know. www.youtube.com/live/8reA72a...

UCP BUNGLES REFERENDUM VOTE

YouTube video by Alberta's New Democrat Caucus

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I'm beginning to think that the Globe & Mail Editorial Board lacks diversity.... 🙃

In a functioning and free democracy it's important to REDUCE barriers to participation. Conservatives, however, do the opposite. Their playbook is to increase BARRIERS to democracy, and every barrier implemented is a move towards authoritarianism. This happens to ensure conservatives retain POWER.

Racism in Canada is not on the rise folks. It's just out in public more and more.

A practicing lawyer in Alberta . Excellent reporting via @charlesrusnell.bsky.social and Ashleigh Stewart globalnews.ca/news/1202824...

From trust funds to bullion: Inside the court battles surrounding Jeff Rath | Globalnews.ca

An $8-million bullion purchase is at the heart of Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath's legal woes - a purchase that Tallcree First Nation alleges should have gone to its trust.

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Attended a writing panel with 4 white folks speaking on fascism. It pivoted to praise TJ Klune, nods all around, crowd well pleased. What a miss. TJ Klune's source material is the '60s Scoop. A deeply racist and painful legacy in Canadian history. He doesn't care (nor do the readers). 🙄 #booksky

Anyone can vote by mail in the upcoming UCP led separatist referendum. Skip the long lines: www.elections.ab.ca/resources/me... #yyc #yeg #abpoli #ableg

Special Ballot Requests Now Open for October 19 Referendum - Elections Alberta

EDMONTON, AB – Online applications to Vote by Mail are now open for the October 19, 2026, Referendum.  Vote by Mail, also known as a Special Ballot, is available to all eligible Alberta electors. Elec...

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'Terminal lucidity' or 'end-of-life-rally', that's how I would describe the US stock market / economy right now. The stock market is hitting all-time highs! Yet debt loads and earnings ratios hit unprecedented levels, eclipsing the Dot com bust.

The apparent reality: conservative voters in Alberta will have to experience the devastating impacts of private healthcare before they would ever consider changing their vote. #abpoli #cdpoli

oh shit it's also 90% off on Kobo! $2 for a book that took a few years of (and perhaps off) my life!

Government Name@verticalfeature.bsky.social · last mo.

Also on Kobo if anyone uses that like me. www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

AI searches/use are 10x more energy intense than a regular search. Use -ai in your Google searches as a routine. Search like it was 2022. Also removes the pesky and often inaccurate 'AI overview'.

Parker has been found and it's devastating. #yyc #calgary

Conservatives destroy everything, including your health! #yyc #yeg #abpoli #ableg Stop voting conservative.

Ximena González@ximenaka.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Starting July 31, Albertans will be able to pay to skip the line for diagnostic testing. In other words, the poorer you are, the lower the chances you’ll get timely treatment—and survive.

So who's going to tell Liberal voters they are the new Progressive Conservatives? Cause true to form, they ain't listening.... #cdnpoli

Late in May, an ambitious master plan for the Confluence, or the 17-hectare park formerly known as Fort Calgary, was unveiled. An Indigenous-led gathering place, however, didn’t make the cut—why? In my latest for @thetyee.ca i write about the systemic inequalities shaping our city.

Calgary’s ‘Confluence’ Gets Complicated | The Tyee

Plans are in place for a historic parkland near the Bow and Elbow Rivers, a significant space for Indigenous Peoples. Were they adequately involved in the process?

thetyee.ca

Dear Albertans, As we celebrate Canada Day, cherish the values we hold dear, like our freedoms. Freedoms we are in danger of losing. Take seriously the grave UCP decision that passed committee yesterday: conservatives will rig the next election by gerrymandering ridings.

If I give you this look it's cause I believe in you. LOL I wrote a collection of meditations that invites readers to consider the land—like the flowers and their beauty—as a connective tether to guide how we show up in the world. From last night’s book tour in #Calgary. #yyc #booksky

Is it FAFO time yet? #abpoli

Jared Wesley@jaredwesley.ca · 3mo ago

We're now bringing in prosecutors with expertise in mafia activities and organized crime. To investigate the premier's office. Who just lectured First Nations chiefs on corruption. Can't make this up. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...