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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 16h

Interested in writing for Alberta Views? We are a magazine of well-written and well-researched stories about Alberta politics, social issues and culture. We feature the best writers, artists and photographers in the province and beyond. Find Submission guidelines at: albertaviews.ca/guidelines/

Alberta Views is calling for submissions for our 2027 Environment issue.
We’re looking for stories from people with expertise, insight and/or particular concern. What is the most serious environmental issue on your mind right now?
Send us your ideas and/or queries by the end of October 2026.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The ethics commissioner is compelled to investigate public concerns. But since 2024 the office hasn’t published even one report. #ABpoli #ABleg #alberta albertaviews.ca/a-violation-...

The Alberta flag on a Jenga tower. Danielle Smith is at the bottom taking out blocks that say "Ethics commissioner" and "Election Commissioner" and loading them into the back of a truck

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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

October 16 | 7 pm | Muttart Theatre, EPL. Free. Join Senator Paula Simons for a thought-provoking discussion with author Aaron Hughes at a critical time in our country. Host: Evan Osenton,@albertaviews.bsky.social @litfestyeg.bsky.social @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social bit.ly/4dk5GjZ

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

New magazine day is the best day! Get your copy on newsstands October 15

A box of magazines. Blowing up Alberta health services.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On October 19, 2026, Albertans will go to the polls to vote on 10 referendum questions. The referendum issue is now live on our website. @duanebratt.bsky.social albertaviews.ca/current-issue/

October issue of Alberta Views. Referendum: Unity/Chaos. Should Alberta have more immigration. Violation of norms: the watchdog purge. MAGA uses separatism to break up Canada

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Heather 🍁 @hganshorn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks to @albertaviews.bsky.social for this reminder of Danielle Smith's two-faced approach to immigration. The full exchange is worth reading - she was wholeheartedly recruiting immigrants not long ago.

Transcript of the interview with Danielle Smith where she's clear that she wants to double Alberta's population, including through immigration

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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

October iasue of @albertaviews.bsky.social is out with a focus on the referendum. I have one of the articles.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I took home an Alberta Magazine Award for my story about Danielle Smith’s war on trans kids last night. I’m thrilled. Go read it at @albertaviews.bsky.social.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“The fact that so many people are coming to our province, I look at that as a positive, and we want to keep that going,” --Premier Danielle Smith, January 2024 albertaviews.ca/false-advert... #ABpoli #Referendum #Alberta

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Growth in Alberta - False Advertising? - Alberta Views

the increase barely accounts for population growth in the same period. Decades of government cuts, funding at levels insufficient to meet...

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Eleanor Boyle @eleanorboyle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Given that ~8 US states have criminalized the production, distribution, or procurement of lab-grown meat (protecting Industrial Animal Ag), it's nice to see this very nuanced discussion about it in Canada's Alberta Views Magazine. Thanks @albertaviews.bsky.social!: albertaviews.ca/should-canad...

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Should Canada approve lab-grown meat? - Alberta Views

What do we mean by lab-grown meat? A company extracts cells from a live animal, then grows these at scale in a stainless-steel bioreactor.

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 11/09/2026

The Smith government's claim that immigrants are a drain on public coffers? Bullshit. Debunked. Vote No to the Nine to stop the scapegoating. Hold the government to account. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

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Does Alberta Provide $10 in Services for Every $1 of ‘Guest Worker’ Taxes? | The Tyee

Ahead of a divisive referendum question, we fact checked Danielle Smith’s claims.

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J.Day @thejeffday.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Always Canada... On #RedWed I'm proud saying this image was selected by @albertaviews.bsky.social for inclusion in their October issue. I'm a #Canadian first and then an Albertan. In that order. Forever. See Alt for Info. My thanks to the #magazine. #CA #Alberta #Thankyou #Photography #Edmonton #YEG

A large Canadian flag hangs from the Federal Building in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The image was taken on July 5, 2025, a few days after the Canada Day celebrations that year. In a time of increasing extremes, the world needs more, not less, Canada.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

There seems to be a bit of misinformation circulating on social media about my latest @albertaviews.bsky.social column and what it actually says. So perhaps you’d like to read it for yourself and draw your own conclusions. (Feel free to share, it you are so moved.) #ableg #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli

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Alberta's Referendum Questions - The Noxious Nine - Alberta Views

Nine disingenuous, malicious referendum questions, push-polls, designed to incite social division and undermine confidence in the country.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My rallying cry. We must reject these nine noxious questions, which are cynically designed to incite discrimination and foment distrust in our courts, our county, and our fellow Canadians. Say no to the nine. And please read snd share. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #Canada #Alberta #notothenine

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Alberta's Referendum Questions - The Noxious Nine - Alberta Views

Nine disingenuous, malicious referendum questions, push-polls, designed to incite social division and undermine confidence in the country.

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Derek Beaulieu @derekbeaulieu.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"Libraries Found, and Lost" -- an excerpt from DO IT WRONG: HOW TO BE A POET IN THE 21ST CENTURY is included in the latest issue of @albertaviews.bsky.social, thanks! DO IT WRONG can be ordered here, courtesy @pressassembly.bsky.social : assemblypress.ca/shop/do-it-w...

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I’ve been struggling to keep pace with the rate at which the UCP has legislated, often in unconstitutional ways. They have passed legislation, often in the middle of the night, that will leave extraordinary impacts on citizens of the province. albertaviews.ca/shakedown-fe... #ABpoli #ABleg #CDNpoli

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Shakedown Federalism - Alberta Views

This is shakedown federalism. It’s a “do what we say or we are done” extortionist strategy that is rooted in an inflated sense of grievance

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Roberta Lexier @robertalexier.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I don’t think I ever shared this piece I wrote for @albertaviews.bsky.social but as we approach back-to-school it seems like a good time to re-up albertaviews.ca/whatsoever-t...

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Performance-based metrics undermine higher education

I wrote to the board members, begging them to “reject performance-based metrics, and demand secure funding and autonomy. They refused.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Okotoks based publisher Frontenac House publishes a set of poetry books each year! Here is our review of the 2025 quintet. #SealeyChallenge #poetry #booksky albertaviews.ca/frontenac-ho...

If I Know Anything About a Knife, by Carley Mayson.
Your Lover Stabbed in the Streets, by David Romanda.
There’s Magic Here Too: A Trans Woman’s Guide to Being Monstrous, by Skylar Kay.
Leaf Counter, by D.A. Lockhart
juniper, by kerri huffman

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We reported on Alberta separatist groups in 2004. They're echoing the same concerns today.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Here's some Alberta poetry recommendations for anyone doing the #SealeyChallenge (reading one poetry book every day of August)! You can find reviews for all of them at: albertaviews.ca/category/dep... #BookSky #Reading #SummerReading #Alberta

I'll get right on it. Edited by the land and labour poetry collective. Poems on working life in the climate crisis.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Lots of great ecological non-fiction books coming out of Alberta lately! Here's a few we recommend for summer reading. You can find reviews for all of them at: albertaviews.ca/category/dep... #BookSky #Reading #SummerReading #Alberta

Buffalo Lessons: How Bison Returned to Banff National Park
by Karsten Heuer

Black Bear: A Story of Siblinghood and Survival by Trina Moyles

Troubled Tributaries
Alberta Anglers, Fish Fights, and the Race to Save Mountain Coldwater Streams, 1900–1930 by George Colpitts

Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta by Glen Hvenegaard, Jeremy Mouat and Heather J. Marshall

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Karly Coleman @szaracat.bsky.social: Yes With lower upkeep costs than roads, and year-round usability, bike lanes offer practical mobility for everyone. Kayode Southwood: No Failure to plan, consult and integrate bike lanes impact local communities and businesses. albertaviews.ca/should-citie...

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Should Cities Build More Bike Lanes? - Alberta Views

bike lanes show where cyclists are on the road. Bike lanes have unfortunately become a polarizing infrastructure issues in cities.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The Week in Alberta - Elections Alberta says it has become aware of a “spoof” List of Electors, populated by fake voter information, that it believes was designed to mislead Albertans... albertaviews.ca/jul4-10/

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Leaks Ahoy - The Week in Alberta Views

The AER issues fines for an oil leak in Clearwater County estimated to have lasted over a year, resulting in significant soil contamination.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Please be aware! These scams are becoming more prevalent. Unfortunately Alberta Views has also seen instances where our editors are being impersonated.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In 2025 more than 6,000 wildfires burned across this country, making it Canada’s second-worst wildfire season. The threat continues to resonate in the Bow Valley. If a wildfire could reach one mountain town, could it do the same in Banff? albertaviews.ca/wildfire-in-...

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Wildfire Risk in Banff and the Bow Valley - Alberta Views

The threat of fire is the impetus behind the FireSmart program. The initiative gives actionable steps to reduce the wildfire risk in homes.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"Plastics are everywhere. Microplastics have been found near the top of Mount Everest. A deep-sea submersible descended to the deepest point in the oceans, in the Mariana Trench, and found a plastic bag." —by Alberta Views editor Tadzio Richards albertaviews.ca/the-modern-m...

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The Modern Miracle Problem - Alberta Views

The Alberta government is promoting a “plastics circular economy,” the full value of a plastic product is used across multiple lifecycles.

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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The only way to describe Canada’s capitulation to a premier calling a referendum to break up the country…. Shakedown federalism. Sad to say, the feds have been had. And all of us are the losers. @albertaviews.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social albertaviews.ca/shakedown-fe...

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Shakedown Federalism - Alberta Views

This is shakedown federalism. It’s a “do what we say or we are done” extortionist strategy that is rooted in an inflated sense of grievance

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

FINAL DAY TO ENTER! The Alberta Views short story contest ends tonight at midnight. We are in the office to answer questions until 4:30 MDT. For full details check out: albertaviews.ca/short-story-... #WritingContest #BookSky #WriteSky #FictionContest #Magazine #CanLit #Writers #LiteraryContest

Short Story Contest. Submit your previously unpublished fiction for a chance to win $1,000 and be published in Alberta Views!

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The week in Alberta - Friday, June 26: Organizers for Banff’s skijor event announce that due to crowds, traffic, parking and safety concerns, the 2027 edition will be canceled. Banff and Lake Louise Tourism says security and operational costs would have doubled. albertaviews.ca/jun22-26/

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Open Letter regarding noise bylaw - Alberta Views

Premier Danielle Smith writes an open letter to Calgary City Council urging it to reconsider a noise bylaw affecting outdoor music venues.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Calling Alberta writers! This is the last week to submit to our short story contest. DEADLINE: June 30 Check out the full details here: albertaviews.ca/short-story-... #Fiction #writers #WritingContest #Booksky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #fictionContest #LiteraryContest #Alberta

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Smiths MAID act denies Albertans with irremediable medical suffering their Charter right to MAID. People who want to die with dignity, people who want one final chance to exercise agency after so much agency has been taken from them. albertaviews.ca/stealing-fre... @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social

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Danielle Smith's medical assistance in dying law - Alberta Views

Unable to access medical assistance in dying in Canada, the 89-year-old travelled to Switzerland to obtain the care denied to her here.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A sharp-eyed individual had noticed that in a McDougall Centre office there was a new golden statue of a cat. It appeared in the background of a photo that included the premier. A question was put to the premier: “What’s with the golden cat?” albertaviews.ca/danielles-go...

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Danielle’s Golden Cat - Alberta Views

A sharp-eyed individual had noticed a new golden cat statue in a McDougall Centre office. It appeared in a photo that included the premier.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I skipped my final bocce game last night to accept The City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Book Prize for Precarious. I won this award twice before, so now I’m either the Lionel Messi or the Daniel Day-Lewis of the Mitchell.

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