Just debating Alberta separatism is causing economic damage to our province and to Canada.
This reckless harm is irreversible.
“Alberta separation talk already affecting more than a quarter of surveyed Calgary businesses”
#ForeverCanadian #ableg
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Just released from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce - a survey that says Alberta separation talk is already affecting more than a quarter of surveyed Calgary businesses:
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Something is consistently happening in Alberta right now
Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.
How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.
Behind the cowboy hats and grievance about equalization lies something far more serious: foreign influence, backed by the Trump government, aimed to use legitimate frustrations as a crowbar to split Canada and hand our oil, water, and minerals to the USA.
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Via Kevin Maimann of CBC. Alberta Prosperity Project co-leader Dr. Dennis Modry took at least $1.3M from elderly relatives with dementia and Alzheimer's.
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“Alberta separatism would isolate our energy sector, raise borrowing costs, and shrink our markets. Is that our goal? That’s the meaning of the phrase, “to cut off your nose to spite your face.”
#Canada #Alberta #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc #Never51 #yeg
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A BC court found an Alberta separatist movement leader misappropriated $1.3 million of his elderly aunt and uncle’s money. Their niece says Dennis Modry hasn’t paid it back.
You know how Albertans perennially moan about the rest of 🇨🇦Canada ripping them off?
Well, it turns out they’ve actually been ripping themselves off.
Peter Lougheed’s leaky Heritage Fund, established in 1976, now contains only
$5500 per Albertan, whereas Norway’s equivalent fund has $510,000.
🤷🏼🤔🤷🏼
Blaming Ottawa. "Look in the mirror."
American interference 🤬🤬
The Fifth Column: How MAGA Is Using Alberta Separatism to Break Canada Apart
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Trying to pin the $9.4 billion deficit on “newcomers“ is right out of the PC/UCP/MAGA handbook. The UCP are the worst government ever in Alberta.
Albertans: your premier is lying to you.
New Substack!
Separatist Leader and Danielle Smith's "Plan B", Dennis Modry was found to have misappropriated over $1.2 million from family members suffering from dementia by a BC Supreme Court Judge.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Much like Steve Bannon profited off the 'Build the Wall' scheme, it looks like the architects of the Alberta separatist movement are looking for their own payday. The grift remains the same; only the borders change. Modry certainly has the personality for it. #abpoli #cdnpoli #ABleg
If you don’t think that separatism is not causing Alberta reputational and investment damage, think again.
Germany’s leading magazine highlights the instability.
”Separatisten in Alberta - diese Trump-Fans wollen raus aus Kanada - DER SPIEGEL”
www.spiegel.de/ausland/kana...
#ableg
I don't believe Smith's claim for a minute
But just so people understand
Temporary foreign workers pay provincial & federal taxes
Refugees who work (Most try and find work ASAP) pay taxes
Which means they are contributing to Alberta & Canada
I don't hate the newcomers
I hate Smith & the UCP
#ableg
The majority of newcomers the UCP invited to Alberta pay taxes so they are NOT the reason for the deficit
IMO, poor fiscal management by the UCP is the reason
#ableg #abpoli
And how much income tax was collected from the same group in the same time frame?
A photo of Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta and leader of the United Conservative Party, with the caption: I'm the fucking problem
This post is for all the conservatives in Alberta who after 50 years of voting conservative still haven't figured it out:
#abpoli #UCPCorruption #ableg
"A sharp slowdown in population growth and lingering trade
uncertainty will be a drag on economic growth this year."
- From Alberta's new budget while Alberta simultaneously (and falsely) blames an excess of immigrants for the cost of everything.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Good day, #Albertans! Quick reminder: this has always been the UCP plan—chip away at universal public healthcare & education, push privatization.
Now they're saying the quiet part loud: Blame Ottawa. Blame Trudeau. Blame immigrants. Anything to avoid owning their cuts & mismanagement. #ableg
"Danielle Smith's government is acting as an embassy for the worst we've seen from south of the border, and it's time to say no.”
The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs has passed a unanimous vote of non-confidence in the UCP government.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
"We will not sit back and watch as this government lays out the welcome mat for making Alberta the 51st State in breach of our Treaties."
Mikisew Cree First Nation has filed a lawsuit for Danielle Smith’s flagrant disregard for Treaties.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
If you watch 2 minutes of video today…
Make it this.
A masterclass on oratory and personal responsibility is on full display.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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In this viral clip from Cosmos Ep.1, Carl Sagan explains how Eratosthenes (276–194 BC) calculated Earth's circumference. 🔭 🧪 ⚛️
His estimate: 250,000 stadia ≈ 25,000 miles (~40,000 km).
Crazy accurate for 2200+ years ago!
#histsci #science
On immigration: "I often am asked to speak as an economist. And what we should never lose sight of is that each of us is a moral being. And you, as I, have to decide how we feel about this form of rhetoric."
I have always believed in sharing facts, and then people can make up their own minds. I realize some minds are already decided on issues regardless of any information that is shared, but that should not silence sharing accurate information. We have people in our community today who are feeling the consequences of the blame game. The Gov of AB spent $10 million on the Alberta is Calling campaign. In addition, the goverment asked for more immigration to the province to address labour shortages, but we did not plan for all the people moving here from within Canada and internationally. We had leadership suggest AB needs to grow to 10 million people by 2050 and RD was challenged to grow to 1 million (Oct 31,2023). Fun fact…many businesses in town have accessed workers through the Gov of AB Rural Renewal Stream. This is an Alberta specific program where employers are able to hire international workers. You can google that program to learn more. We have many accessing the temporary foreign worker program, including area farmers who rely every year on this program. First chart…AB immigration. Net international migration to Alberta totalled 197 in Q3 2025, down 99% from 32,046 in the same quarter a year prior. Second photo …a letter to PM Trudeau from Premier Smith, requesting immigration levels to AB be increased after learning the federal government was cutting immigration levels.
Third photo… illustrates that AB has enjoyed the highest royalty revenue per capita since Lougheed and Klein years..chart courtesy of Prof Andrew Leach. It is clear the province is facing a significant budget deficit. That is not a secret. In my opinion though, we need to be honest about facing our ongoing budget problems, rather than laying the blame on people who were urged to come here. Blaming a specific group of people will not address our financial situation. Regardless of status, immigrants pay federal and provincial taxes just like the rest of us. They may begin their life here as Temporary Foreign Workers, but they are contributors to our local community, many choosing to call Innisfail home. They are our friends and neighbours. They buy homes, open businesses, work in many sectors in town, and make our community better for all by giving back in spades! AB has been facing workforce challenges for years, but the Alberta is Calling campaign brought Canadians from other provinces here. This migration was not due to job opportunties, rather driven by a pursuit of affordable homes. Of course this population growth would add significant pressures to schools and healthcare. What else could the outcome possibly have been?
Response to Danielle Smith on immigration from the Mayor of Innisfail (just south of Red Deer) #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #UCP #immigrants
