The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5hAbout "Rise of Alberta"... Back in January, "Rise of Alberta" co-opted an opinion piece written by a First Nations man from Ontario... The overlap between Rise of Alberta and Keith Wilson was undeniable, even back then. (From our Jan 18th episode) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 03311
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5hFrom the DM’s… Allegedly at least 1 UCP MLA is touring seniors homes with this simplified “guide” to the referendum. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 155850
Reposted by The Breakdown ABJason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 13hStephen Harper has, as we've long awaited, weighed in against Alberta separatism. But man oh man, do I have to strongly quibble with him claiming sentiment was zero when he was PM. Here's a 2014 poll putting belief in separation at 23%, which is where it sits now. nationalpost.com/opinion/step... 30313124
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13hNenshi ended his comments at today's presser with a call for Albertans to not only vote themselves, but to make sure that all Albertans who can vote, do. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 311842
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13h"Mr Lewis has his job to do, I'm not a member of that party, many provincial NDP members are not members of that party, we've cut that tie with the federal NDP" Nenshi today on the federal NDP stance on pipelines. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 185014
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13h"What an intensely weak leader she has been, both in her caucus and in her now separatist party, and for the province of Alberta" Nenshi on Smith's refusal to address MLA's who are public separatists. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 818466
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13h"She won't tell you to vote for Canada, it's your taxpayer money doing that" #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 010335
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14hToday, Alberta NDP leader Nenshi called out the flyer sent by the UCP telling Albertans how to vote on the upcoming referendum (except the separatist question) as "propaganda" and "garbage". #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 1621681
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14h"Danielle Smith's first priority has always been Danielle Smith" While raising the alarm on the slow motion separatism of Smith's 9 questions and her expected gerrymandering, Nenshi pulled few punches today. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 412748
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Under no circumstance do I support separation of this province from Canada,” he said. “So, we just decided we’re not going to do this.” Separatist event in Banff organized by UCP CA president gets cancelled by owners of venue. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.rmoutlook.com/canmore/canm...rmoutlook.comCanmore resort pulls venue for Alberta referendum event with separatist tiesReferendum town hall, Q&A cancelled by Stone Creek Resorts CEO, who says he will not support an event linked to Alberta separation 2327395
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Alberta’s top court has upheld the convictions of two leaders of the COVID-19 border blockade at Coutts” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...ctvnews.caAlberta’s top court upholds convictions of two leaders of COVID-19 border blockadeAlberta’s top court has upheld the convictions of two leaders of the COVID-19 border blockade at Coutts, Alta. 2043099
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026From the DM’s… Allegedly these illegal door hangers are now showing up across Alberta… Without identifying who is distributing them. Sure would be a shame if someone had some doorbell footage… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 22186119
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“It is clear that the Alberta government is not going to change course and, therefore, we strongly request that you and the federal government step in and defend the principles of the Canada Health Act” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comFormer deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care modelLetter to Carney argues public-private model violates federal law 14256103
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Direct democracy is the ultimate form of democracy,” asserts Smith with the self-assurance of a second-year seminar student. Respectfully, we disagree.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/albertas-ref...thewalrus.caAlberta’s Referendum Fails Every Democratic Test We Have | The WalrusDanielle Smith’s ten-question ballot doesn’t just measure discontent with Canada. It helps manufacture it 1012458
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026THANK YOU! Our Red Deer show this weekend is officially SOLD OUT! You are amazing!!! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 06811
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026UCP MLA Jason Stephan is now joining the “leverage” game and tacitly endorsing the separatist choice. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 178144
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“her most horrible memory is what a nun did at her school after a young girl gave birth to a baby. “There was this nun walking with this little pink bundle,” Favel told the hearings. “Right into the furnace, they burnt that little baby’s body.” globalnews.ca/news/200201/...globalnews.caRegina hearings hear from elders who lived through residential school system | Globalnews.caREGINA - The dark legacy of the residential school system is being explored at Regina hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. 26538
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“The senior boys had to participate in the disposal of some of these newborn bodies when the girls would get pregnant,” he said. Some of the bodies were thrown into the two furnaces that were on school grounds” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...timescolonist.comStudents were forced to dispose of newborns at Kuper Island residential school, says survivor“They stripped us of our dignity. They raped us. They whipped us, and they did everything possible to … defeat us mentally, physically,” survivor says 68454
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“It should not be controversial to say: it is not okay that 3,200 children died in their schools. Without their families. It is not okay to bury children at school. Regardless off how they died.” ### orlaghokelly.substack.com/p/reclaiming...orlaghokelly.substack.comReclaiming Truth before ReconciliationTruth means zero tolerance for Residential School Denialism 718467
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is fantastic news for Ben and his family! But it's also another example of how badly the UCP have screwed up AISH. Ben was forced onto ADAP, a social media outcry caused a re-evaluation and then Ben was approved AISH after they found out about a press conference. /1 412849
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Ms. Smith’s United Conservative Party has been hijacked by separatists, and as a sop to them she has construed a separation referendum that she did not campaign on. It really has zero, and I mean zero, credibility.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: The ugly reckoning coming for Danielle SmithThe referendum, including the nine non-secession questions, is contemptible 27246100
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“faster care for one patient isn’t a system-wide reduction in waiting if someone else simply waits longer. Choice is not the same as capacity. And activity is not the same as progress.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...edmontonjournal.comOpinion: Will Alberta's dual-practice model cut surgery wait times — or only for the rich?When my time matters most, will my place in line be determined by how urgently I need care — or by how much I can afford to pay for it? 713366
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Calgary could lose between 44,000 and 69,000 jobs if Alberta separates and trade costs rise, according to a new report commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...ctvnews.caAlberta separation could mean tens of thousands fewer Calgary jobs: chamber reportCalgary could lose between 44,000 and 69,000 jobs if Alberta separates and trade costs rise, according to a new report commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. 1511975
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Top analysts expect a flood of online propaganda and misinformation to begin even as the votes are counted. The purpose is to convince people the referendum was crooked.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...calgaryherald.comBraid: A social media bombardment will tell the world the referendum is riggedThe referendum will hand an easy victory to the federalists, but bad social media actors will try to convince the world it was rigged. 78667
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“We stand with Kúkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir and k'emlúps te Sewépem in condemning these actions and calling for meaningful action against racism, white supremacy, hate-motivated conduct and Indian Residential School denialism.” Confederacy of Treaty 6 calls out the racism in BC. 311147
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Danielle Smith announced today that while she has sold her train restaurant... She's looking to get a new set of trains to play with. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 146222
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The UCP, who as conservatives don’t believe in picking winners and losers, apparently want to put their entire foot on the scales of tuition costs in Alberta… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thegauntlet.ca/documents-sh...thegauntlet.caDocuments show proposed new tuition framework for Alberta’s studentsProposed tuition framework presented to student leaders in late August, may have considerable impact on arts education here in Alberta. 05529
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New episode! Healthcare! Referendum confusion! And we take a look at the divisive atmosphere that Danielle Smith & the UCP have cultivated & how that’s allowed separatist leaders who are more than a little problematic to bubble to the top! youtube.com/live/BGit7aE...youtube.comEpisode 8.54 - September 27th, 2026 Alberta Politics Roundup!YouTube video by The Breakdown AB 14524
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“by putting these questions to Albertans, the UCP is just looking for another scapegoat. The Premier will absolutely shrug off accountability and say “Albertans wanted us to target temporary workers and businesses who hire them.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.womenofabpoli.ca/p/albertas-r...womenofabpoli.caAlberta’s referendum is an affront to our values; as Canadians, and AlbertansThe ask is insulting, the cost is offensive, and there’s no logic to be found. 411452
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Even nature has had it with Danielle Smith's attempts at misleading Albertans through spin.... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 47526
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New episode! Healthcare! Referendum confusion! And we take a look at the divisive atmosphere that Danielle Smith and the UCP have cultivated and how that’s allowed separatist leaders who are more than a little problematic to bubble to the top! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 25025
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“Alberta separatism is provocative, divisive, disloyal to Canada, and a threat to our democracy. It is nothing less than a radicalized movement that undermines our capacity to protect ourselves against the threat of domination by the United States.” thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...thetyee.caThe Uncomfortable Roots of Alberta Separatism | The TyeeIt’s a home-grown movement sparked by the Freedom Convoy protests. An excerpt from ‘Divided We Fall.’ 716085
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“This pandemic of disinformation and dishonesty, through the conduit of the Alberta separatist movement, is testing not our hospitals but our political institutions and our belief that Canada is worth fighting for.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...thewalrus.caAlberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The WalrusDanielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis 5224105
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"We believe there is an important conversation to be had about ensuring that investments in addiction and recovery reach the front lines, particularly culturally grounded services serving urban Indigenous populations." Alberta loses another recovery program. #abpoli #cdnpoli 1311768
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026From the DM's... Meanwhile, in education... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed 1311734
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It takes a special kind of bigotry... To read the definition of hate speech and follow it up by saying "I'm going to take it to another level"... Before launching into an appalling attack on an entire religion. But Alberta Separatists are apparently up to that task. #abpoli 4711256
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026NDP MLA Nagwan Al-Guneid has announced she will not be running for re-election #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 7399
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Brian Jean - The AER is an arms length regulator! Also Brian Jean - I had the AER over for dinner! Also also Brian Jean - Here’s a roughly $20,000 raise for the board chair of the AER! Nothing to see here folks. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 1421197
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“A court-appointed receiver says Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath’s firm moved $11.5 million from a First Nation trust it controlled to help cover a court-ordered payment it owed to another First Nation client” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1207056...globalnews.ca$11.5M from Sturgeon Lake trust helped fund Rath firm’s Tallcree payment: receiver | Globalnews.caAlberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath’s firm took $11.5 million from one First Nation trust to help him make a court-ordered refund to another First Nation, court documents show. 50253142
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“A subsequent investigation into the incident determined that the two men involved are believed to have made comments about the victim’s gender and ethnicity prior to the assault.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...ctvnews.caWoman trapped in port-a-potty was a hate crime, Calgary police sayTwo men, one from Calgary and another from B.C., are facing charges after an attack on a woman this summer that police say was motivated by hate. 95841
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“The Calgary Firefighters Association says it's seen a 143-per-cent increase in overdose calls in the first seven months of 2026, compared to the same period last year” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/player/play/...cbc.caCalgary firefighters union raises alarm over ‘shocking’ spike in overdose callsThe Calgary Firefighters Association says it's seen a 143-per-cent increase in overdose calls in the first seven months of 2026, compared to the same period last year. As the CBC's Terri Trembath repo... 55834
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We’re at the halfway mark! Tickets are over 50% gone for our live show in Red Deer where we’re teaming up with The Harmonious Gentlemen! If you live in Central Alberta, get yours now! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 14219
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Q - Won't making businesses pay $1900 a year extra for their workers just cause them to have to increase costs & pass those on to consumers? Smith - Your business should be able to handle that. It's not that much. So Albertans will pay either way. Great referendum. 3113153
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Smith - There are 246,000 temporary workers with 48,000 kids in the education system & they visited hospitals 300,000 times. That math doesn't math. So every single temporary workers and every single kid visited a hospital at least once? She's' right. That math doesn't math. 2711736
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“Newly released data show severe storms — not ballooning injury costs — were behind the spike in claims Alberta’s United Conservative government is using to justify the switch to no-fault auto insurance” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta...edmontonjournal.comData shows severe weather, not injuries, behind spike used to justify Alberta's no-fault auto insurance move: lawyers groupNewly released data show severe storms — not ballooning injury costs — were behind the spike in claims Alberta's United Conservative government is using to justify the switch to no-fault auto insuranc... 68453
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Wait… Albertans had to do the whole ridiculous bank by etransfer nonsense because there was no way to suspend the fuel tax and it was completely impractical… But now we’re suspending the fuel tax? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 2914145
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026From our Calgary live show! “People need to know that this is the level of corruption we’re dealing with.” NDP leader Naheed Nenshi on the UCP, Mickey Amery and Corruptcare. (Now available on our YouTube) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 320676
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is impressive fence sitting, even by Danielle Smith's standards... First she says that the UCP's presidents claims that she isn't spending money campaigning against separatism are false... But then she confirms the advertising spend only is going towards her 9 questions? 1512535
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026When you just desperately need a good news story but have absolutely no costs or investment numbers to provide... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 105419
The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Premier is not spending $4 million on promoting " sovereign Alberta within a united Canada!!! She's promoting: VOTE YES TO THE (!!!" - UCP President Rob Smith 58138