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A radical pragmatist from Calgary. Birder, cat and dog lover, retired Social Studies Jr High teacher and Danielle Smith/Pierre Poilievre nemesis. Formula 1 fanatic. He, him. Slava Ukraini πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

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Water Is Our Life: Water Not Coal Petition Signing Event! πŸ’¦

πŸ”οΈ Water is our life. πŸ”οΈ
πŸ“… Saturday, March 14, 2026
πŸ•‘ 1PM to 4
πŸ“ŒSouth Trail Crossing, 4889 130 Ave SE, Calgary
πŸ“Œ North of Marks Work Wearhouse, just West of the Tesla charging stations. Plenty of parkingβ€”easy peasy! #WaterNotCoal #Calgary

11.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A National Day of Action for Public Health Care is scheduled for March 16, 2026, across Canada, to protest privatization and defend the Canada Health Act.

Rally will be held outside Edmonton Centre MP Eleanor Olswewski's office at 12220 Stony Plain Road, at NOON.

#Ableg #Abpoli #ABhealthcare #CHA

11.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Braid: How separatism gets on the referendum while pro-Canada question misses out Premier Danielle Smith has a murky but shrewd referendum strategy, writes columnist Don Braid.

The murky world of referendum questions. How does a pro-separatist question get on the government ballot, while a pro-Canada question doesn't? Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #independence

11.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Are immigrants really to blame for Alberta's healthcare, education, and unemployment woes?

Five of Alberta's nine referendum questions focus on immigration. We ask political scientist Dr. @duanebratt.bsky.social why that might be...

πŸ‘€ FULL: rtrj.info/031026Bratt

🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/031026 #abpoli

10.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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Trump is flailing.

10.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 6
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Is the UCP just setting separatists up to fail?

Because today, Rajan Sawhney made it clear no question that violates the constitution will be implemented.

And a judge has already ruled the question is unconstitutional.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

10.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans demand to know who they have to bomb to lower gas prices HOUSTON, TX - American consumers shocked by sharply rising gas prices demonstrated their keen understanding of global geopolitics by demanding that the Department of War bomb some foreign country into...

Americans demand to know who they have to bomb to lower gas prices

10.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 631 πŸ” 184 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 14
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This is a meme circulating among the Alberta separatists. This is not about equalization or pipelines. It is a desire to create some sort of (dis)utopia based on conspiracy theories.

10.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 5

The Alberta separatists are delusional enough to believe in the disinformation being financed by the Trump regime

It's also ironic that they want to ditch Ottawa for the cesspool that is the White House under Trump

#ableg #abpoli

11.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump team 'frantically' trying to avoid admitting they’re 'a bunch of morons': expert An international policy expert says it’s no longer a matter of which direction President Donald Trump plans to take his self-started Middle Eastern war β€” it’s about a president desperately trying to h...

An international policy expert says it’s no longer a matter of which direction Trump plans to take his self-started Middle war β€” it’s about a president desperately trying to hide the truth of his stupidity.
#cdnpoli
www.alternet.org/trump-iran-e...

11.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#ableg #abpoli

10.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Dumping tailings would never be allowed if it was Calgary's water supply at risk. The only reason this is even considered is because colonial governments (AB & CAD) think Indigenous lives are disposable & because we refuse to make companies pay to cleanup their mess properly. #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli

10.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

#MAGA is chaos & blood & illegal war. MAGA is suffering abroad & at home & slaughtered school children from guns & drones. MAGA is preventable death from loss of healthcare. MAGA is society’s suicide.

NEVER FORGET, #ableg #UCP-MAGA Smith called these butchers her heroes.

Reject #UCP.
#cndpoli

10.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Celebrating social work week with these awesome socials workers and Edmonton-Riverview staff Marwa and Lina! #AbLeg

10.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah. Gee. There’s a reason why so many of us have been calling for economic and energy diversification for decades.

But, what do we know, right?

#CanPoli #CdnPoli
#AbLeg #AbPoli

10.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow!

A question from the Western Standard backfired yesterday when they tried to ask Chiefs if the Chiefs had engaged with separatists to hear their concerns…

And ended with UCP MLA Scott Cyr being named directly as an alleged separatist!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

10.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 219 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5

No surprise that not only is MLA for Central Peace-Notley, Todd Loewen a complete douche-bag a$$hole, wildlife murdering (for the profit if himself and his loser outfitting friends), ghoul, he is also a separatist! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #Calgary #Edmonton #Banff #Canmore

10.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Around 100 lawyers and justice system folks are protesting the UCP government’s moves re: the legal system at the legislature today. Notwithstanding clause, law foundation, appointment of judges. #ableg

10.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The #UCP premier of #Alberta #damiellesmith #yyc #yeg #ableg

10.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Justin Trudeau! Too bad, instead of taking care of Albertans, the ABUCP betrayers of Canada will squander ALL of it for their own profit/future or something else that is ridiculous and stupid. #Alberta #abpoli #ableg #ABUCP #cdnpoli #oil #trade

10.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really?!? #abpoli #ableg #disability #socialservices #cdnpoli

10.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

On the matter of #Alberta separation:

Independent Country: 17%.
Not sure: 9%.
Join the US: 4%.

I Am Not An Idiot: 70%.

#ableg #abpoli

10.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

The UCP says teachers must out LGBTQ+ students to their potentially abusive parents, but premier Smith says it's not okay for UCP MLAs to tell people if they signed a separation referendum.

#AbLeg

10.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First Nations Chiefs & leaders joined @naheednenshi.bsky.social in an unprecedented moment to call for no confidence in the UCP gov't. Unsurprisingly, the UCP shut down debate on the motion.

It's up to all of us to fight against separatism.
#ableg #abpoli

10.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Gaza #Palestine
#Ableg #Cdnpoli

10.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another utter disgrace and embarrassment from our corrupt provincial government
β€œNow boxed away in storage in some Edmonton and Calgary-area schools are graphic novel versions of Margaret Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale and George Orwell’s 1984 β€” both dystopian stories about government control.” #ableg

09.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is the Alberta Prosperity Project having trouble finding enough Albertans willing to sign its separation petition? - Alberta Politics Is the Alberta Prosperity Project having trouble finding enough Albertans willing to sign its Citizen Initiative Act petition to gets its separation referendum on the ballot next fall? One has to wond...

"Ms. Smith’s superpower, as a friend of mine says, is making really bad ideas sound sensible … as long as you don’t listen too carefully." #ableg #abpoli

albertapolitics.ca/2026/03/is-t...

09.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

1/8 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ SMITH'S MISLEADING IMMIGRATION CLAIMS ATTEMPT TO HIDE UCP FAILURES πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

Smith claims newcomers strain services, demanding a referendum.

Data reveals migration already plummeting.

It's "political cover" for a massive deficit.

Source: Edmonton Journal
#AbLeg #CdnPoli #YEG #Immigration #AbPoli

09.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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PR firms and lobbyists gave thousands to UCP in 2025 Donations to Alberta’s governing party raise questions about influence and conflict of interest

β€œThe UCP received dozens of donations in 2025, totalling approximately $90,000, from PR firms, consultant lobbyists and corporations that were also actively lobbying the Alberta government”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

theijf.org/article/pr-f...

09.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Just WOW! #Ableg #ABpoli

09.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0