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David Blain

@beachmagoo.bsky.social
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Retired Financial Officer in Calgary AB. Proportional representation is better democracy. I am in a committed relationship 🇨🇦🗳️🇨🇦

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David Blain @beachmagoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is this the beginnings ng of the end for FPTP in the UK 🇬🇧 or another false flag. UK 🇬🇧 Prime Minister promises electoral reform. 🗳️🇨🇦🗳️ www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Andy Burnham to fight next election on pledge to change voting system
The prime minister says he wants other parties to take part in a national commission on electoral reform.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 23/09/2026
Proportional representation incentivises cross-partisan consensus and cooperation. First-past-the-post incentivises politicians to call snap elections when polling shows an increased majority with 30–40% of the vote is within reach.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sept 25th last day to order a mail-in special ballot. Going to vote in advance, make a plan. #abpoli #NoToTheNine specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400
Not all heros wear capes just just vote no to the nine.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 21/09/2026
First-past-the-post turns whole regions into single-party monoliths, shutting out millions of voters. When a dominant party chooses silence on big issues like separatism, voters are left voiceless. We need proportional representation so every voice is heard. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
thestar.com
Federalists say Alberta’s Conservative MPs are missing in action as separation referendum looms
Federalist organizers charge many of Alberta's Conservative MPs have been missing in action in the fight to keep Alberta in Canada.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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David Blain @beachmagoo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Why increase electricity prices ? We can require all data centres to bring power before startup. We can require data centres to build lower cost renewable electricity. We can make it easier to build renewable energy.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hello Alberta and Canada! This is how I voted in the upcoming referendum using a special mail-in ballot. You must apply for a special ballot before Sept 25: specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400 #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg #NoToTheNine #NoToThe9 #Option1Remain
A person in a dark suit holds a needle pointed toward a large bubble, with the headline “LET’S BURST HER BUBBLE.” Text below reads “I VOTED OPTION 1 TO REMAIN IN CANADA. NO TO THE OTHER NINE QUESTIONS,” with “OPTION 1,” “NO,” and “NINE” highlighted in coral.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hello Alberta and Canada! This is how I voted in the upcoming referendum using a special mail-in ballot. You must apply for a special ballot before Sept 25: specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400 Please remind your network. #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg #NoToTheNine #NoToThe9 #Option1Remain
A wooden battle axe embedded in a tree stump against a blurred green forest background. Text reads: “The old battle axe has divided us enough. She has got to go.” Additional text reads: “I voted Option 1 to remain in Canada & then No to the other nine questions.” “Option 1,” “No,” and “Nine” are highlighted in red.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 13/09/2026
Great news! @copevancouver.bsky.social just backed proportional representation for Vancouver Council! We need other parties to step up and commit to PR too. Your move, @onecityvan.bsky.social @vangreens.bsky.social @votevancouver.bsky.social Read more: www.fairvote.ca/12/09/2026/w...
fairvote.ca
Which Vancouver parties support proportional representation?
Where do Vancouver's parties stand on proportional representation?
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Canada. Hmm. Sounds Trumpian. "The federal government has quietly stopped evaluating whether new gas power plants and oilsand facilities will damage Canada's rivers and lakes, air quality and species on the edge of extinction." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
nationalobserver.com
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments
The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.
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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
PM Mark Carney while in Banff, Alberta for the cabinet retreat meets with the National Unity Group ‘Forever Canadian’ #Canada 🍁🇨🇦💪🏻
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Zamafir @zamafir.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Appreciate seeing the mainstream Media educating folks to the massive benefits of renewables and battery storage! San Diego hasn’t had a flex alert in almost half a decade!
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hello Alberta and Canada! This is how I voted in the upcoming referendum using a special mail-in ballot. You must apply for a special ballot before Sept 25: specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400 #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg #NoToTheNine #NoToThe9 #Option1Remain
Graphic showing a close-up from the knees down of a person wearing cuffed blue jeans and rugged brown work boots, standing outdoors on gravel with an industrial or refinery site blurred in the background. Bold black text with orange outlining overlaying the left side reads: "I VOTED OPTION 1 TO REMAIN IN CANADA & THEN NO TO THE OTHER NINE QUESTIONS". On the right side, matching text reads: "SHE NEEDS THE BOOT."
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"At the peak of oil and gas activity up to around '14, 55% of Vulcan's county’s tax assessment base came from FF extraction. “Now in '26, you see a complete shift, with 55% of every dollar we spend coming from wind and solar,”
nationalobserver.com
A county caught between oil debts and Alberta's war on renewables
Jason Schneider watched his county's tax base flip from oil and gas to wind and solar in a decade. Now Alberta is reining in renewables, just as unpaid oil and gas taxes leave many counties with a bud...
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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...
thetyee.ca
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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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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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hoekstra: It's time to take the tenor down. There have been things that have been said by Canadian politicians that,at least I've heard, they regret that they've ever said them Reporter: Would you say that same thing to the president? Hoekstra: We're here to talk about 9/11 Is this guy for real?🤬
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Only affected residents can file an appeal and the window is very short. If anyone on here is one of those residents here is the information. #abpoli
Image text reads: IMPORTANT UPDATE. BEACON PROJECT - STURGEON COUNTY. DESPITE BEACON REMAINING PENDING WITH THE AUC, STURGEON COUNTY PROVIDED THE GRADING PERMIT. Exclamation icon in red box: Only affected residents can file an appeal and the window is very short. If anyone on here is one of those residents here is the information. Beacon permit: DP-26-0221. Issued: August 27, 2026. Effective/appeal deadline: September 17, 2026. Location: 56205, 56207 and 56211 Range Road 223; SW & NW 15-56-22-W4. Approval: topsoil stripping and stockpiling. Classification: permitted use.
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yeah, I made that point during the interview: 78k inactive, 95k not yet fully reclaimed, 155k marginal.
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Landowners Sue Alberta Regulator Over Dirty Oil Wells Lawyer Susanne Calabrese on landowner lawsuit re inadequate orphan well clean up. #ableg #abpoli youtu.be/n-O5WLCh4u0
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Landowners Sue Alberta Regulator Over Dirty Oil Wells
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 09/09/2026
Under First-past-the-post, Conservatives can ignore urban ridings and Liberals can ignore rural ones while still winning majorities. This polarizes politics and causes extreme policy swings. Proportional representation ensures every voice in every region counts.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hello Canada and Alberta, this is how I voted in the October referendum. I voted by special ballot (mail-in). specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400 Must apply before Sept 25th #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg
A yellow suitcase against a pink background displays the message “I VOTED FOR OPTION 1 TO REMAIN IN CANADA. NO TO THE OTHER NINE QUESTIONS.” The graphic adds the tagline “LET’S SEND HER PACKING. NOW.”
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Vickie 😷 @vickietorious.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Proportional representation is the way.
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David Blain @beachmagoo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Winning 43% of the vote in Canada 🇨🇦 would give a party a majority in the legislature and 100% of the power. Proportional representation protects us. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Far-right AfD win in Germany is ‘grave moment’ for Europe, politicians warn
Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes congratulations from Elon Musk
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David Blain @beachmagoo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Proportional representation broke ground in Winnipeg after the 1919 labour strike and riots. Happy Labour Day. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
How Manitoba broke ground with a decades-long proportional representation experiment now 'faded from memory' | CBC News
For a long but largely forgotten period of Manitoba's history, voters were represented by multi-member constituencies and voted by ranking their candidates in order of preference. But just as suddenly...
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"NO matter how rich you might be, no amount of wealth will help you if you need to access emergency services!" #abpoli
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Froggles 🇨🇦 @froggles42.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It was through Tod Maffin that I first heard the story of how Newfoundlanders only drink Pepsi ever since the Coca-Cola plant in their province was suddenly shut down without warning. That's the kind of energy & sheer bloody mindedness we need to channel.
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Paula 🌹 @paularose.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Generation EV: Young drivers say petrol cars are as outdated as landlines news.eonenergy.com/news/generat...
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Generation EV: Young drivers say petrol cars are as outdated as landlines | E.ON News
More than half (55%) of young drivers want their first car to be electric, as almost a quarter (23%) say owning a petrol car is as outdated as using a landline Economist reveals new drivers could save...
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David Blain @beachmagoo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Alberta redistricting options. STV proportional representation. Rural Urban proportional representation
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 02/09/2026
First-past-the-post creates the same cynical game everywhere. The urban ridings housing these bike lanes do not contribute to the UCP's majority, making them easy sacrifices to win key seats. Proportional representation would end this regional warfare by making every vote matter equally.
Screenshot of a Global News headline reading, "Alberta eyes Ontario bike lane court ruling as it weighs legislation," published August 17, 2026.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem, the American writer, lecturer, activist and organizer who fought for gender equality and women’s civil and reproductive rights for more than five decades, has died, her foundation said. She was 92 years old. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/3VbkZoE
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 03/09/2026
Under first-past-the-post, municipalities are little more than playthings at the mercy of whichever premier leads a majority government without a majority of the vote. Proportional representation creates a vital check on provincial overreach by requiring broad, multi-party consensus instead.
Screenshot of a Global News Politics article headline reading, "Punished for dissent: top municipal officials speak out about working with Ford government," by Colin D'Mello, posted August 18, 2026.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Prime Minister Carney on how he's personally doing while facing all the hostility from the US "You focus on what you can control...We have the support of Canadians, we have the positive attitude of Canadians, it's a country that takes care of one another...I'm doing just fine" 🎥 Credit CPAC Live
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Medicare for All is the guarantee of healthcare from cradle to grave—without premiums, copays, or deductibles. That’s it. Pass it.
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A Heavy Dose of Reality for Smith and Alberta's Oil Industry @SPGlobal's @KevinBirn about the global heavy crude market after 6 turbulent months marked by the Iran war. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli youtu.be/bHsm2MTGwHg
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A Heavy Dose of Reality for Smith and Alberta's Oil Industry
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David Blain @beachmagoo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Premier Smith called a separation referendum in spite of a resounding petition calling for Alberta to stay in Canada 🇨🇦. Polls say Albertans want to remain. Over 80% want universal healthcare. Will the people reject Smith next election? www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
ctvnews.ca
Separation idea not welcome among Albertans, poll suggests
With the Alberta referendum less than two months away, new polling finds many Albertans want to remain in Canada.
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Today, the Unity Bus and I visited several #ForeverCanadian pop-up locations. Each location gave out hundreds of our lawn signs. There is no end to the demand for signs. Thank you for your support!!!
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
That’s the Alberta #ForeverCanadian spirit!!!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
REP. @AOC: “We the people demand full protected & restored voting rights… guaranteed healthcare for every American as a right and not a privilege… one job with no need for overtime should be enough for our most basic needs…”
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
i hear constantly. "EV's wont work in Australia, because Australia is big" You know what's bigger? China. yet EVs make up 63% of all cars sold.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 28/08/2026
In 2018, BC Liberal insiders warned proportional representation would kill them. First-past-the-post did it anyway, and those same insiders just hopped to the BC Cons as it fractures too. Insiders peddling cynicism land soft political jobs while voters who trusted them are stuck paying the price.
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
China Is Showing Us How Oil Demand Dies @DNV_Group warns that the prolonged Hormuz crisis and higher oil prices could accelerate EV adoption and permanently destroy global oil demand. China peaked in 2025. Let that sink in. energi.media/opinion/dnv-...
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
PM Carney warns Albertans against treating a separation referendum as a “free option” or bargaining tool Drawing from his experience in the UK with Brexit, Carney called that approach a “very dangerous bluff” — one that can produce consequences people never believed they were voting for 05/25/2026
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🚨 BREAKING: U.S. backs down on demands involving Canadian language and culture LeBlanc says Washington withdrew its positions on discoverability and labelling, protecting French and Canadian culture from future US. trade action. Anyone else smelling TACO 🌮? 😂🇨🇦 🔗 Source: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 27/08/2026
This insanity is a warning. Unchecked power and hyper-partisanship are baked into winner-take-all systems. Canada needs proportional representation now, or we risk letting this same winner-take-all decay define our own political future. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
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Trump moves to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid trade spat with 'entitled' Canada | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" as tensions with Canada worsen.
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