Deb Isbister

You know what works better than thoughts and prayers? A functioning government.

It’s been said many times, but we must continue to repeat it:

You may not believe in Climate Change, but your insurance company does.

We should be angrier at the AI fetishists and techbros who have lied so diligently and loudly to the public that people believe that ‘AI’ can and should replace lawyers, doctors, teachers and more.

We should be enraged.

Tonight, Bill C-5 — the bill that allows the government to fast-track major projects it deems are in the “national interest” — became law.

No new amendments were added.

That is really, really bad:

Growing anti-immigration sentiment in Canada is almost entirely driven by political leaders. It is not a grassroots-up issue that leaders are begrudgingly responding to. Leaders are whipping up resentment against immigrants, out of nowhere

Mark Carney was asked whether the US strikes on Iran were a violation of international law. In response, he ignored the substance of the question and listed off a bunch of grievances the West has with Iran.

It’s a shameful and cowardly response from someone who claims to defend international law.

Iran has not build nuclear weapons despite Netanyahu saying it’s on the verge for decades, and it agreed to and abided by the JCPOA.

Carney says Iran wants to wipe out Israel; rhetoric in response to the fact Israel is literally trying to wipe out the Palestinian people (as the West stands by).

Palestinians call U.S.-run aid sites in Gaza ‘death traps.’ They still go because there’s no alternative. Palestinians refer to the locations where the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is distributing aid as “massacre sites” and “death traps” due to near-daily killings. But they are forced to…

Palestinians call them “death traps.”
Israel is shooting so many Palestinians at U.S.-run aid sites, they’re now seen as massacre zones. People still go — because it’s the only way to get food. mondoweiss.net/2025/06/pale...

"if Albertans think they pay too many taxes, they might look to the revenue-rich oilpatch to help with the load. Last year, the contribution of Alberta taxpayers to the provincial coffers was $3 billion higher than bitumen royalties."

And that's a record profit year for producers...
#AbLeg #AbPoli

“It’s very hard for non-Israelis to understand,” said Eran Etzion, a former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council... “But you need to think about Israel now – about Netanyahu and Netanyahu’s regime – like you think about Putin and Putin’s regime.”

Poll suggests half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza A new poll suggests that nearly half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza almost two years after the current conflict began.

And to be clear, even in the face of the hesitance of our leaders to take a firm stance against Israel and the fear of our media to be honest about Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank since Oct 7, 49% of Canadians believe Israel is committing a genocide. They can see it with their own eyes.

Canadian political leaders loving being next to Zelensky and giving condolences to Ukrainians after Russian attacks — and fair enough, no issue with that — but you rarely see them with Palestinian leaders or showing the same consistent empathy for Palestinians being slaughtered.

She's a master at taking a bad situation, and making it worse

She was arguably the worst premier in Alberta's history.

It's not debatable anymore.

With this she has opened up a huge lead.

This will not help patients. This will hurt patients. Everything she has done to health care has hurt!

an orange and white cat looks proud; presidential

cats don't obey in advance and no one else should, either

CBC headline reads: Alberta to change rules to ensure books in schools are 'age-appropriate' subhead reads: Minister says move spurred by novels depicting sexual content in libraries

Oh FUCK this.

We're not idiots. We know, from watching our neighbours to the south, exactly how this goes.

Stop it.

Dear Tech…

Clinging to Power by Pandering to the Fringe: A Memoir

by Danielle Smith

But none of these fully capture the core of Smith's political soul.

That was laid bare in her justification for clearing a path for a referendum on sovereignty.

The answer: nakedness political ambition and partisanship.

Nothing to see here…

Just 10 UCP MLA’s representing more than a fifth of the UCP government attending an anti-abortion rally at the legislature with at least one featured as a keynote speaker…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained by army Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israel...

Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israeli military.

Bruce Arthur: Trump administration is Canada’s enemy, even if Alberta’s premier sees it as a friend Danielle Smith might argue that the United States is not the biggest threat to Canada’s existence in its recent history, but the rest of us must have a clearer view

“Let’s state this plainly: a sitting Canadian premier says she asked our enemy…to alter policy in order to help elect a federal candidate who is better aligned with that enemy of the country.”

www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

Russian State Media Targets New Canadian Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney - DisinfoWatch Sputnik, a Russian state media outlet, has published an article targeting Mark Carney, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and incoming Prime Minister. The article frames...

Russian disinformation against Mark Carney has already started….

We’ve been warned by security experts to expect this.

Watch for it and call it out Canada 🇨🇦

disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Alberta signed deal to import medication from Turkey despite recommendations against it Documents show the provincial government chose to sign a deal to import the medicine before receiving regulatory clearance from Health Canada

SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's govt signed a $70m deal for children's meds from Turkey despite expert advice it ask Ottawa to take the lead to avoid the
risk of a "significant net loss of funds."
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social

Every Saturday morning!

Three women stand holding protest signs at CUPE Alberta Convention. One sign reads "Very Mindful, Very Demure, Very CUPE." Another sign reads "If the UCP were a book we'd catalogue them in 364.132. Criminal offences." The third sign reads "Behold the power of unions." And the final sign reads "Hey look Ma! I made it! Union Strong."

Solidarity at CUPE Alberta Convention! We have some choice words for the #UCP. #abpoli

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.

Danielle Smith Quietly Issued an $11 Billion Loan Guarantee for Alberta’s Biggest Bank. No One Will Say Why. Danielle Smith’s UCP government issued order-in-council backstopping bank loans for $11 billion, nearly triple the previous amount

Danielle Smith Quietly Issued an $11 Billion Loan Guarantee for Alberta’s Biggest Bank. No One Will Say Why.

Danielle Smith’s UCP government issued order-in-council backstopping bank loans for $11 billion, nearly triple the previous amount
pressprogress.ca/danielle-smi...

To have Kevin O’Leary (blowhard quisling) and David Frum (GWB speech writer) “debate” whether it’s a good thing or bad thing to have the US annex Canada is such an epic failure of judgement and common sense from @ianhanomansing.bsky.social that I hope he’s fired tomorrow.

Fucking embarrassment.

“The AHS board, after Ms. Mentzelopoulos provided an update on her investigation in December, recommended that she take her findings to the RCMP, the letter alleges. The government dismissed the board Jan. 31.”