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Dave Martin

@albertandave.bsky.social
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I love my family, follow the Riders, Habs, Dolphins, and don't understand illogical CONServatives who vote against their interests. 🇨🇦 #NeverVoteConservative.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 7h
The NDP have released a statement condemning violence after a Muslim school in Calgary received emails threatening to kill children & telling Muslims to leave Canada. It appears there is no similar statement from the premier. Or her Justice Minister. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Heather 🍁 @hganshorn.bsky.social · 10h
"It’s worth noting the political context: Developers wanted greenfield projects but couldn’t win a city election, so they got the province to change the electoral rules to allow them to contribute more money to campaigns and form parties to pursue their ends."
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Conrad Nobert @conradnobert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Casually throwing away a decade of work, probably 10s of millions of dollars worth, and making Edmonton start from scratch. Stopping a building boom in its tracks too. Red tape reduction my ass.
Edmonton will be required to adopt rules for high-density infill development that revert to the parameters in place before its 2024 zoning changes for housing types, density and height, and to restore minimum on-site parking requirements in place before 2020. Edmonton will have three months from Oct. 8 to amend its bylaw.
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New Canuck @cribis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
45 years ago this province was booming. We hosted the Olympics, we were building hospitals and homes and we had a Heritage Fund. Conservatives have driven it down, down, down. They have no one to blame but themselves. Where the hell is the Heritage fund? Immigrants didn't destroy us;white trash did.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There it is. Elon Musk now advocating for Alberta separation. That should perhaps be one of the biggest reasons to vote to stay. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here is the Hansard text of my Senate speech, denouncing Alberta’s racist, risky referendum questions, scapegoating immigrants.
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Senator Paula Simons Topic Intervention 705278 - 39
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I didn't mince my words. Alberta's anti-immigration referendum questions are racist. They are also a potential disaster for Alberta's economy. Last night, I rose in the Senate to denounce them - and to thank all the thousands of Albertans fighting against them. Please share. #notothenine #cdnpoli
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Watch: Senator Paula Simons denounces Alberta's anti-immigrant referendum questions
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You can tell how politically important the October 19 referendums are to the UCP by the number of cabinet ministers currently on international trips two weeks ahead of the vote.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The federal government is lying to you." "The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children." "They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling" "They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens." *We found the truth* projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is enraging, heartbreaking and wholly unnecessary. It’s also healthcare under Danielle Smith’s “refocusing”. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dkc...
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Catholic Bishops of Alberta have written an open letter calling on Catholic Albertans to remember the tenets of their faith, particularly loving ones neighbour, respecting human dignity, and the commitment to the common good. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From the DM’s… Allegedly at least 1 UCP MLA is touring seniors homes with this simplified “guide” to the referendum. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
About "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
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@thebreakdownab.bsky.social linked Wilson to Rise of Alberta on Jan. 18 because the website at one point listed a St. Albert address that is the same as Wilson's law office. They also disclosed that Wilson's law office address is actually a UPS store. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8er...
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Episode 8.04 - January 18, 2026 Alberta Politics Update!
YouTube video by The Breakdown AB
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Have you received Danielle Smith and the UCP’s $4 million propaganda brochure? It’s full of lies, and taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook for it, never mind the $200 million referendum.
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Zachary Weeks | Disability Advocate ♿️ @zacharyweeks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How broken does a system have to be that a family has to share the hardest parts of their life on camera to prove their son is "disabled enough" for AISH? In case you missed it… here's the Global News story. Please share so more people see Ben's story. 💚 @marierenaud.bsky.social #AISH #ADAP #abpoli
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David Shepherd @dshepyeg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just yesterday, Danielle Smith declared that no one should have to pay to clean up someone else’s mess. So why are we all on the hook for $134 million because she can’t control the separatists in her party & her caucus? #abpoli
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
President Shitstain falls asleep so much, there are now songs about it!
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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hello, fellow Albertans: this is such a handy guide to the reporting CBC has done on all *ten* referendum questions, all compiled in one place by @joeldryden.bsky.social and Rukhsar Ali. (Alt headline: one link to send those who don't know there are other Qs on the ballot) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A guide to the 10 questions in Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum | CBC News
CBC News breaks down each of the referendum questions to help voters prepare to mark the 10 ballots.
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Dave Martin @albertandave.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Leafs scared yet?
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Mr. Larson: That's Two Thus Far, Shooter (Happy Gilmore)
Alt: Mr. Larson: That's Two Thus Far, Shooter (Happy Gilmore)
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New 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
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And as a reminder - vaccine innovations can & have ended the threat of many diseases over the last century (at least technically, barring the hopefully temporary outbreaks caused by anti-vaccine paranoia).
Chart from Our World In Data showing the many vaccine innovations since 1880, in some cases technically eliminating diseases entirely, like polio and typhoid.
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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...
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Braid: A social media bombardment will tell the world the referendum is rigged
The referendum will hand an easy victory to the federalists, but bad social media actors will try to convince the world it was rigged.
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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...
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Alberta’s referendum is an affront to our values; as Canadians, and Albertans
The ask is insulting, the cost is offensive, and there’s no logic to be found.
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If we vote out the UCP in the next election these things will go away - The separatist nonsense Privatization of healthcare Book bans Funding private education Data centers stealing our power & water Mining the eastern slopes Victimizing transgender people Something to think about #ableg #abpoli
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Smith & the UCP have worked since the day they were elected to destroy Alberta's healthcare & education, and replace it with private healthcare Now, a year before an election, Smith is using the referendum to spread the idea that immigrants are to blame for that destruction Just my opinion #ableg
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even nature has had it with Danielle Smith's attempts at misleading Albertans through spin.... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 26/09/2026
Over the ten years, Premier Smith claims Alberta faced a hostile federal government, oil and gas production doubled, and Ottawa poured tens of billions into energy infrastructure. The tolerance of her big lie is almost as remarkable as the lie itself. ow.ly/Fl7950ZRRaq
On the left: a photograph of Alberta’s flag, which features the provincial shield of arms, waving in front of the Alberta Legislature building in Edmonton. On the right: text that reads “Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis.”
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great, incisive writing here via @patricklennox.bsky.social
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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...
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The Uncomfortable Roots of Alberta Separatism | The Tyee
It’s a home-grown movement sparked by the Freedom Convoy protests. An excerpt from ‘Divided We Fall.’
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
the UCP plan is to implement HIDDEN TAXES! This is the very definition of taxation without representation They did NOT run on this, and they aren't even telling you about it... but you'll eventually find out as all the personal bills start to come due! 4/5
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The UCP's hidden tax plan is becoming more apparent - despite their attempts to HIDE IT! It will massively impact the wealth of Alberta's business owners, employees, seniors, and those requiring medical care 1/5
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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...
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Alberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The Walrus
Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
From the DM's... Meanwhile, in education... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
LMAO
6. Referendums are so fun right?
Wouldn't you like to have another one really soon?
Sure
Every day and twice on Sundays!
Ugh. I hate direct democracy almost as much as I love abortions and Drag Queens reading stories to children
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Ritz 🍁 @ritzmotu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The UCP's Referendum Is Heading to a Disastrous Outcome via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... #ableg #abpoli
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The UCP’s Referendum Is Heading to a Disastrous Outcome | The Tyee
Whatever happens on Oct. 19, Alberta will be a worse place.
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AB Resistance @abresistance.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Nine Referendum Questions abresistance.substack.com/p/the-nin… abresistance.substack.com/p/the-nin…
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Dragonlou 🍁 #ElbowsUp @dragonlou.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Elections Alberta outsourced the physical printing and envelope assembly of its referendum mail-in ballot packages to a third-party commercial vendor operating in the United States.
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◉●○•° @cosmoecology.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“We’re a petrostate. The decisions that are being made are in the best interest of industry. They’re not in the best interest of the environment. They’re not in the best interest of the communities, of the people, of future generations. It’s the best interest of the companies and their shareholders”
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Keepers of the Water slams environmental exemption for Suncor’s tailings release
Indigenous-led environmentalist outfit says the federal government needs to use its authority to prevent the dumping of tailings fluid into the Athabasca watershed.
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 18/09/2026
The NDP has called on the United Conservative government to suspend the provincial fuel tax, which is currently 13 cents per litre, saying it would provide immediate relief to Albertans.
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Canadian Cynic @canadiancynic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
After more than a decade, we are finally scheduling the pre-trial conference for Ezra Levant's bullshit defamation lawsuit against me, where Ezra has already admitted -- in legal filings -- that everything I said about his self-serving Fort Mac fundraiser was absolutely true.
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just a reminder that Smith & the UCP intend to gerrymander Alberta's ridings in their favor #ableg #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Alberta NDP won Calgary’s byelection. But next election, the map could look very different | CBC News
As work is underway to redraw Alberta's electoral map, Calgary-Shaw provides an up-to-date case study illustrating how proposed changes to provincial ridings could affect election results.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"The system made it as easy as possible for the separatists, but nearly impossible for a citizen with a cause the government didn't like... Meanwhile, the agency that can't count straight will soon be swamped with millions of referendum votes."
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Braid: Agency that can't count straight will soon face millions of referendum votes
The system made it as easy as possible for the separatists, but nearly impossible for a citizen with a cause the government didn’t like
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Dave Martin @albertandave.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Can we safely say that UCP has pushed an unwanted, ridiculous, and expensive referendum, underfunded the process, and purposely broken democracy? Was it all to appease a small minority to keep their vote and maintain dwindling power?
Smith is a traitor
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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
1/8 🇨🇦⚠️ ELECTIONS ALBERTA ON THE BRINK ⚠️🇨🇦 With a secession referendum just 40 days away, the agency tasked with protecting the vote is functionally broken. It's time to pause. Source: Patrick Lennox, Substack #DemocracySky #CdnPoli #AbLeg #AbPoli #ABVote #Referendum
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Alberta pays no money to Quebec, or to any other province. The Alberta government, like other provinces, receives huge transfers from Ottawa to help pay for health care and other programs.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee
The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.
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@KatyET www.abresistance.ca @katyet.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Please don't 'Albertasplain' to me..." @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social says Alberta's referendum questions on immigration fly in the face of the province's history and identity. Do you agree with her? 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/091126Simons 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/091126 #abpoli #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ
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valcat @valcat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hey Albertans. I encourage you to watch economist Justin Wolfers address the myth of immigrants “stealing” jobs before you vote in the referendum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wtX...
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Economist Answers if Immigrants "Steal" Jobs
YouTube video by Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers
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