Reposted by Dave MartinThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 7hThe 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 24230106
Reposted by Dave MartinHeather 🍁 @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." 012
Reposted by Dave MartinConrad Nobert @conradnobert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Casually 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. 410340
Reposted by Dave MartinNew Canuck @cribis.bsky.social · 06/10/202645 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. 59528
Reposted by Dave MartinThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There 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 62651255
Reposted by Dave MartinSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Here is the Hansard text of my Senate speech, denouncing Alberta’s racist, risky referendum questions, scapegoating immigrants.sencanada.caSenator Paula Simons Topic Intervention 705278 - 39Senators 18038
Reposted by Dave MartinSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I 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 #cdnpoliyoutu.beWatch: Senator Paula Simons denounces Alberta's anti-immigrant referendum questionsYouTube video by Senator Paula Simons 33751360
Reposted by Dave MartinDave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 06/10/2026You 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. 117638
Reposted by Dave MartinEric 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.... 221399691
Reposted by Dave MartinThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is enraging, heartbreaking and wholly unnecessary. It’s also healthcare under Danielle Smith’s “refocusing”. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dkc...facebook.com 98051
Reposted by Dave MartinThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The 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 1123374
Reposted by Dave MartinThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026From the DM’s… Allegedly at least 1 UCP MLA is touring seniors homes with this simplified “guide” to the referendum. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 2212093
Reposted by Dave MartinThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026About "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 27333
Reposted by Dave MartinCharles 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...youtube.comEpisode 8.04 - January 18, 2026 Alberta Politics Update!YouTube video by The Breakdown AB 37335
Reposted by Dave MartinNaheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Have 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. 29256105
Reposted by Dave MartinZachary Weeks | Disability Advocate ♿️ @zacharyweeks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026How 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 12919
Reposted by Dave MartinDavid Shepherd @dshepyeg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Just 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 412150
Reposted by Dave MartinPierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026President Shitstain falls asleep so much, there are now songs about it! 35826
Reposted by Dave MartinAlex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hello, 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/...cbc.caA guide to the 10 questions in Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum | CBC NewsCBC News breaks down each of the referendum questions to help voters prepare to mark the 10 ballots. 04023
Dave Martin @albertandave.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Leafs scared yet?static.klipy.comMr. Larson: That's Two Thus Far, Shooter (Happy Gilmore)Alt: Mr. Larson: That's Two Thus Far, Shooter (Happy Gilmore) 000
Reposted by Dave MartinJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/20261. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review: 15709414
Reposted by Dave MartinThe 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
Reposted by Dave MartinMike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026And 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). 29831
Reposted by Dave MartinThe 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
Reposted by Dave MartinThe 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
Reposted by Dave MartinCanadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If 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 78839
Reposted by Dave MartinCanadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Smith & 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 1617376
Reposted by Dave MartinThe 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
Reposted by Dave MartinThe Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 26/09/2026Over 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 6160106
Reposted by Dave MartinCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Great, incisive writing here via @patricklennox.bsky.social 04519
Reposted by Dave MartinThe 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
Reposted by Dave MartinParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026the 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 23314
Reposted by Dave MartinParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The 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 27657
Reposted by Dave MartinThe 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
Reposted by Dave MartinThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026From the DM's... Meanwhile, in education... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed 1311734
Reposted by Dave MartinRitz 🍁 @ritzmotu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The UCP's Referendum Is Heading to a Disastrous Outcome via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... #ableg #abpolithetyee.caThe UCP’s Referendum Is Heading to a Disastrous Outcome | The TyeeWhatever happens on Oct. 19, Alberta will be a worse place. 22314
Reposted by Dave MartinAB Resistance @abresistance.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Nine Referendum Questions abresistance.substack.com/p/the-nin… abresistance.substack.com/p/the-nin… 043
Reposted by Dave MartinDragonlou 🍁 #ElbowsUp @dragonlou.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Elections 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. 32419
Reposted by Dave Martin◉●○•° @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”open.substack.comKeepers of the Water slams environmental exemption for Suncor’s tailings releaseIndigenous-led environmentalist outfit says the federal government needs to use its authority to prevent the dumping of tailings fluid into the Athabasca watershed. 2227
Reposted by Dave MartinAlberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 18/09/2026The 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. 1102
Reposted by Dave MartinCanadian Cynic @canadiancynic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026After 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. 2195
Reposted by Dave MartinCanadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Just a reminder that Smith & the UCP intend to gerrymander Alberta's ridings in their favor #ableg #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caThe Alberta NDP won Calgary’s byelection. But next election, the map could look very different | CBC NewsAs 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. 36448
Reposted by Dave Martin🇨🇦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."ca.news.yahoo.comBraid: Agency that can't count straight will soon face millions of referendum votesThe system made it as easy as possible for the separatists, but nearly impossible for a citizen with a cause the government didn’t like 47538
Dave Martin @albertandave.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Can 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? 020
Reposted by Dave MartinRichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 18/09/20261/8 🇨🇦⚠️ 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 145
Reposted by Dave MartinThe 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...thetyee.caNo, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The TyeeThe vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give. 19452194
Reposted by Dave MartinRyan 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 88229
Reposted by Dave Martinvalcat @valcat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Hey 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...youtube.comEconomist Answers if Immigrants "Steal" JobsYouTube video by Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers 11010