When there’s a natural disaster, the Govt of AB can issue pre-loaded debit cards within about 72 hours. They should fix the disability payment system with the same alacrity. #cdnpoli

Naheed Nenshi@naheednenshi.bsky.social · last wk.

epic

A highway of sapphire and smoke

megan targaryen back in team black@jon-snow-420.bsky.social · 2w ago

a clinic of pearl and cloud

Big if true

Aaron Wherry@aaronwherry.bsky.social · 2w ago

Whoops

Yes, numerous businesses told us that affiliating themselves with Forever Canadian was a good experience for them.

Hazel B. 🇨🇦@hab3261.bsky.social · 2w ago

There’s a coffee shop in St. Albert that saw business pick up after letting Forever Canadian canvassers set up outside last summer. I go weekly, bring friends, and hold meetings there. Business is thriving. Go figure!

Trump is mocked by his own attendees, look at that guy in the background dressed in suit and tie. 😂

Oct 19 - referendum day in AB: 45 million paper ballots - no tabulators - because we are governed by conspiracy nuts. Solution? Request a special ballot. Take yourself out of the line. Folks who are less engaged than you are may not withstand the lineups. The fewer of us in them, the better.

Jared Wesley@jaredwesley.ca · 2w ago

With record lines expected on Referendum Day, only the most committed & available will stick around to cast a vote. This is why advance polls and mail-in ballots are so important — even for those of us who prefer same-day voting. To make it easier for everyone. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

Moral clarity.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2w ago

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

I wrote about some new polling I got my mitts on over on my Substack. TL;DR - ABSeparation views are pretty much set. It’s a turnout game, not an air war. The progressives are revving their engines for their end of the bargain. Are the federalist Conservatives? open.substack.com/pub/shannonp...

New polling: Alberta's October 19 Referendum Is About Turnout

What new data made available to Public Interest Alberta tells us about October 19

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Field guide to the hucksters and disinformation peddlers of the AB seppie movement

The Progress Report@theprogressreport.ca · 3w ago

A sordid list of grifters, liars, and political opportunists. But an important list nonetheless.

Woke Bill Kristol remains a delight

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4w ago

Abolish ICE. Really.

“When he moved here from Mexico, the Oilers still played in the Astrodome. Beltway 8 hadn’t been completed. The population of the Houston metro was a little over half what it is today. As a construction worker, Lorenzo helped build that booming metropolis …”

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 4w ago

“Now ICE has killed one of our own. Blood stains Canal Street.” Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “may not have been an American on paper, but he was damned well a Houstonian. He lived in Houston for 35 of his 52 years, his family said.” www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

If you care about climate change and climate policy, as I do, we know there’s a big hill to climb to get go the issue being relevant to Canadians again. Reclimate.ca does a great job grappling with the comms aspects, especially finding the optimism and affordability angles. Check it out below.

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Guide your climate change communications through our tools and training, strategic support, and insights from subject matter experts.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦@jvipondmd.bsky.social · 4w ago

"Here are a few tips to help spark a conversation: 1. Don’t lead with fossil fuels. 2. Replace petro-prosperity with “shared prosperity.” 3. Honour the past without becoming trapped by it. 4. Tell transition stories, not just climate stories."

Can’t believe this guy isn’t PM

The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · 4w ago

Poilievre vows to "fight woke culture" following new galactic disco cowboy makeover

Another week, another new website. Do you remember the "Alberta is Calling" campaign? Turns out, we published the wrong number. Enjoy this little jab at our Premier's efforts to attract/repel new talent to Alberta. (you will want your sound on). wrongnumber.ca

Wrong Number

Alberta called. People came. Now the province wants someone to blame.

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On the upcoming AB separation referendum campaign - my view on @thestrategists.ca this afternoon: there’s a lot of hot air about the air war, and a lotta people want in on it, but the real pass/fail for federalists will be on the ground. #ableg #cdnpoli

If you've ever thought about running for politics, you need to listen to the latest episode of Balance Of Power. Full of good advice & info from @sphillipsab.bsky.social & Leah Ward. Find it wherever you get your podcasts: Balance of Power share.google/Flow2tkdmloF... #ableg #yyccc

Balance of Power

A political podcast for people who know politics isn’t polite. We talk about who holds power, how it’s used, and why the process can make even reasonable people swear.

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On Canada Day, it’s worth remembering our love of our imperfect, maddening country is not conditional. Our Canadian-ness doesn’t come from whether govt enacts our preferred policy choices. If that were the case, social democrats like me would be the OG separatists! #ableg @thestrategists.ca

Happy Canada Day! Time to get worried about national unity and the coming referendum campaign. According to the weekly financial disclosures, federalists are getting absolutely creamed in fundraising. Separatists have raised 5x what federalists have. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/shannonp...

Happy Canada Day! Time to get worried.

Waiting for Alberta’s federalist Conservatives to get their act together for the referendum campaign is not a good idea. They don’t seem to know what they’re doing.

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Why is this coming out today?

Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social · last mo.

Carney: The climate plan we inherited from the previous government was well-intentioned and well-suited for the times in which it was designed ... In the current environment, the old plan was an open opportunity for those people who wish to pull Canada apart, both at home and from abroad.

A decade ago, our government made sure Springbank reservoir would get built. I’m relieved we made that decision, and it was far enough along it couldn’t be politically messed-with, even though Jason Kenney and his Banff MLA certainly tried. It is protecting City of Calgary today, as a result.

Jeromy Farkas@jeromyyyc.bsky.social · last mo.

UPDATE: With this morning's activation of the Springbank Reservoir, we are now in a Flood Watch on the Elbow River. We are not anticipating overbank flooding in the City of Calgary at this time. A new update will be provided soon. Visit Calgary.ca/flood for latest.

Paula Simons always nails it...

Forward Canada@forwardcanada.bsky.social · last mo.

In a piece that harkens back to her days as the Edmonton Journal’s star columnist, Senator Paula Simons has penned a complicated love letter that wrestles with how Alberta’s best instincts have been swallowed up by grievance politics forwardweekly.ca/alberta-i-kn... #ableg #abpoli #canpoli

I also donated to @albertasvoice.ca so we could have signs like this one all over Calgary to start, and hopefully across the province. You can help out, too: Albertasvoice.ca/donate Important to remind ABs to reject the whole separatist agenda on the ballot in Oct.

Donate Now | Alberta's Voice

Support the campaign to keep Alberta in Canada with a secure contribution.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦@jvipondmd.bsky.social · last mo.

I donated to @albertasvoice.ca so that these signs could be put up. You could too. let's win this, for Canada. And for ourselves. albertasvoice.ca/donate

Steve Outhouse is a smart guy and was supposed to bring “adult in the room” energy to a federal Conservative Party high on its own supply of far-right rage bait. He was supposed to be the guy the knife-and-fork Conservatives could trust. Not so much.

Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social · last mo.

Conservative Party campaign manager Steve Outhouse defends MPs launching COVID vaccine injury inquiries and a task force to end "liberal racism" — calling it a strength of the Conservative brand: "I'm proud of it."

EXCLUSIVE | Poll finds more Albertans might support separatism if they didn't have to hear about it from separatists

A lot of bear activity this time of year, as the people are showing up at the same time as the bears are really moving around. Some KCountry campgrounds have put in place “hard shell only” camping for the next bit. Bear aware: carry spray, consider leaving dog at home, food precautions, etc.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · last mo.

Carry bear spray if you hike in Canada, especially out west where bears are plentiful. #Alberta Not letting him murder my dog’: Woman describes harrowing Kananaskis bear encounter

The week in Alberta - Friday, June 26: Organizers for Banff’s skijor event announce that due to crowds, traffic, parking and safety concerns, the 2027 edition will be canceled. Banff and Lake Louise Tourism says security and operational costs would have doubled. albertaviews.ca/jun22-26/

Open Letter regarding noise bylaw - Alberta Views

Premier Danielle Smith writes an open letter to Calgary City Council urging it to reconsider a noise bylaw affecting outdoor music venues.

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Police should not shoot babies

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · last mo.

Marchers shut down parts of the City of Senatobia, Mississippi, today while calling for justice for Kohen Wiley, the 1-year-old child who died in his mother's arms after a police officer shot him on June 14. The march comes a day before the child's funeral. 🎥 Nick Judin

The Calgary Chamber of Commerce weighs in on the cost of separation. TLDR - it's high. Too high. Danielle Smith is playing with fire. Keep in mind that all ten questions are separation questions. They all remove us from Canada.

Rick Bell is RIGHT about these out of town and out of touch politicians. We're talking about reasonable rules for those who have been treating their neighbors like garbage. City Hall must stand up for Calgarians, not take orders from wealthy donors or lobbyists. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...