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Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Should Danielle Smith be able to order your local council to vote to approve rezoning for a massive AI data centre? And threaten to fire your democratically elected mayor if they vote against it? This latest provincial overreach isn't about density. It's about your legal right to a fair hearing.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
An organization barring media from covering “the most important free speech event of the year” is chef’s [redacted]
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🇨🇦 is in a crisis. Specifically, we’re in a hybrid war that hasn’t turned hot (yet). Meanwhile, certain tiresome members of #cdnmedia seem utterly oblivious to this fact. We don’t have 10 years to consult on major projects. That is the challenging reality of the moment we’re in. #BillC-39 #cdnpoli
#* DeSmog

Trump Officials Discussed
$500M Alberta
Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state were revealed at a separatism event attended by Desmog.
By David Falk on Jul 22, 2025 @ 15:49 PDT
4 min read
Dennis Modry, the former CEO of the Alberta Prosperity Project, claims Trump officials discussed lending Alberta funding to separate from Canada. Credit: YouTube/Bridge
City News
Officials in the Donald Trump administration discussed loaning the oil-rich province of Alberta hundreds of millions of dollars to help it become independent from Canada, a prominent separatist is claiming.Danielle Smith with Ben Shapiro in Florida
David Parker TBA-Stole your voter list
Smith in Sam
Mraiche's Sky box
Danielle Smith with Ben Shapiro in Florida
Smith with Mitch Sylvester &
Denis Modry
Danielle Smith with MAGA U.S. Senator Rick Scott who defrauded Medicaid for 1.7 billion dollars
The Trifecta
Danielle Smith with Jordan Peterson, Tucker Carlson and Conrad Black
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davideggenab Great to see Sam today at the throne
oday to neip us start session and our work. wables wandp
Welcoming
Sam Mraiche
to the Throne
Speech at the Leg
Smith & Berta
Proud DadRoger Stone ®
@RogerJStoneJr

Both of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan could declare their independence through referendum, and then once independent seek to become part of the United States
10:57 PM • Aug 9, 2026 • 36.5K Views#WALRUS CONAERSATION
Current Affairs
Canada Is Already at War with the US
- We Just Don't Know It Yet
Conflicts don't always start with an invasion
BY PATRICK LENNOX
Updated 14:43, Mar. 16, 2026 | Published 6:30, Mar. 6, 2026
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is why Smith want's to gerrymander the ridings to cut the urban vote in the next election #ableg #abpoli 338canada.com/alberta/2026...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Very interesting piece/take by the esteemed Andrew Leach. TL;DR (but you should!) version: one of her proposed constitutional amendments would make it *harder* to build pipelines, not easier. It might, in fact, give a progressive BC government a veto over them. leach.substack.com/p/is-daniell...
leach.substack.com
Is Danielle Smith looking to hamstring the Pacific Link pipeline?
The constitutional amendment contemplated in Question 9 would do just that
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
US Republican organizers are in Alberta to help separatists mobilize their vote. They’re not even hiding it. They are openly working for the national interest of the United States. Cast your vote for Canada. Reject these treasonous imposters. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For the sake of basic accuracy, shouldn't the lede say Smith recounted a long list of what she claimed were historic indignities. Or has Canadian Press decided Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government? Basic journalism failure here. Sheesh.
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Lisa Young 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @jlisayoung.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
At best, the Elections Alberta is an underfunded, over-employed shambles. At worst, it was responding to government pressure to ensure a desired outcome. If the latter, it’s a 5-alarm fire. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Former Elections Alberta staff raise ‘mismanagement’ concerns about 'Water Not Coal' petition verification | CBC News
Five former Elections Alberta employees are raising “mismanagement” concerns about how Corb Lund's citizen initiative petition was validated, alleging procedures changed and that there was a lack of t...
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💀 Clawdric Moanses 🧛 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The ABSOLUTE GALL of Danielle Smith trying to paint the Alberta NDP as poor money managers. The UCP brass are the worst money managers this province has ever seen. They're rolling in money, but year after year, they piss it all away, while Albertans struggle. #ableg #cdnpoli
Alberta fiscal summaries by year
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Something very Canadian about this quote from Angine de Poitrine’s Klek: “It’s only music. I’m not saving people’s lives. I’m just playing drums. One comment on KEXP said: ‘Now there’s a reason to live.’ I was like: calm down, man. Go kiss your mother or something – that’s a reason to live.”
theguardian.com
‘We’re not Lady Gaga and Elton John’: unmasking Angine de Poitrine, the year’s buzziest, dottiest band
Their microtonal rock has been a huge viral hit – but are they really 333-year-old aliens inspired by Borneo monkeys? The Quebecois duo tell all
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Fuck Todd Loewen. He's a bloodthirsty evil murderer of wildlife. Sickening.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Remember how that video of a sea turtle with a straw up its nose horrified people to get on board with banning straws? Every social media post I've seen that exposes data centre noise and *what it does to animals* has been re-posted by the most moderate, "Is-AI-really-that-bad?" person in my life.
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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne leaves the room at the G20 when the American Treasury Secretary Bessent gives his opening remarks. We aren’t interested in anything you have to say, buddy. 👋 😂
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Solstice 🇨🇦 @notabot1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Going to consult with the experts on immigrant deportation, violating human rights, gerrymandering, public bullshitting, flooding the zone, money laundering and making rational people's heads explode. #abpoli #Alberta #canada globalnews.ca/news/1204039...
globalnews.ca
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to meet with U.S. officials amid trade war | Globalnews.ca
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was originally heading to the U.S. on a pre-planned trip, but her office says she's now going to meet with officials amid the trade war.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A Parliamentary committee should convene next week and issue a legal summons to the executives of Google Canada to explain why they are actively undermining our sovereignty. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
nytimes.com
Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America Following Trump’s Executive Order
Users in the United States will see the new label, following President Trump’s executive order last week.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 29/08/2026
Live at MapQuest Headquarters:
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fuck you Google. We will all remember your capitulation to a mad king
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Firing a commissioner over numbers you don't like is bad. But it's the visible part, easy to call out.⁣ ⁣ That points to the loss of a shared source of truth. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Calgary Canuck @calgarycanuck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
And Danielle Smith acts like it every day too.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Smith has never been Alberta first, or Alberta only, because she doesn't care about Albertans She is an agent of chaos, just like her buddy Trump She is incapable of responsibility or compassion either as a provincial leader or a human being #ableg #abpoli
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Matt Gurney @mattgurney.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We aren’t just in a trade war. We are in an info war, too. This isn’t something we are normally good at due to our reflexive secrecy. But we need to win. That means going on the attack. Right now. Tell the world EXACTLY what happened. My latest in the @thestar.com. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
thestar.com
Matt Gurney: Mark Carney should tell us more about what went wrong with Trump
It’s time to take it up a notch. Tell the entire world exactly what we were prepared to agree to and precisely what the Americans dropped on us at the
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Always a good reminder from David Cochrane. “America isn't the way it is because he's president. He's president because America is the way it is” — David Cochrane CBC Power and Politics
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Putting American booze back on the shelves doesn't make us drink it anymore than an open border makes us travel to the US.
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Great takedown of Smith and the UCP's lies on data centres. "Again, not true. In fact, your government passed a raft of AI fast-tracking laws in 2025 to incentivize this industry after listening to lobbyists." thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
thetyee.ca
Lights! Camera! Action! Roll the Data Centre Sell Job! | The Tyee
Notes on Premier Smith’s video attempt to reassure Albertans that AI tycoons are everybody’s friends.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 21/08/2026
“Given the desperate tone of your nine-minute sales pitch, it’s pretty obvious you’re stuck with a thorny political problem that is squarely of your own making.” Andrew Nikiforuk has some notes for Premier Danielle Smith’s latest data centre video. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Lights! Camera! Action! Roll the Data Centre Sell Job! | The Tyee
Notes on Premier Smith’s video attempt to reassure Albertans that AI tycoons are everybody’s friends.
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Tim Querengesser @timquerengesser.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I’m fine with this. My buying behaviour, meanwhile, has been forever altered. Win win. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
cbc.ca
Carney asks provinces to return U.S. booze to shelves as trade deal being finalized, N.S. premier says | CBC
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Leeta 🇨🇦 @micropainter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Hiring temporary foreign workers and new immigrants to run Danielle Smith’s racist referendum would be peak Alberta UCP separatist at this point. #Canada #Alberta #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Dear @ucalgary.bsky.social As an alumni, I would like to know why the university scrubbed a report on AI data centre power and water usage from its website? Links is dead here and barely visible on wayback machine. cabinradio.ca/295061/news/...
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Don Cochrane 🇨🇦 @doncochraneyow.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ha! Province that wants to be an independent country lacks the means to run a referendum on sovereignty.
theglobeandmail.com
Elections Alberta seeks help from other provinces to run fall referendum
Agency is recruiting staff ahead of Oct. 19 vote, which will include separation question, to ensure Herculean ballot count runs smoothly
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pastajoe.bsky.social @pastajoe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Local woman rallies other locals to help oust really irritating non-local man.
cbc.ca
Woman behind petition to oust U.S ambassador says response is 'beyond what I expected' | CBC News
Tens of thousands of Canadians have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump's representative in Ottawa to be kicked out of the country. The woman behind the petition says it's grown ...
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Court Ellingson @courtellingson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
UCP OFFLOADS RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ONTO MUNICIPALITIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Man planning protests against data centres as #Alberta government announces town hall events Ben Baril says he and other protesters will be at an Aug. 20 hearing in Sturgeon County www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Man planning protests against data centres as Alberta government announces town hall events | CBC News
A man leading a movement against artificial intelligence data centres in Alberta says provincial officials can expect to get an earful at an upcoming town hall.
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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 12/08/2026
Alberta man planning protests against data centres as province announces town halls (Alberta)
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Alberta man planning protests against data centres as province announces town halls - Alberta News
A man leading a movement against artificial intelligence data centres in Alberta says provincial officials can expect to get an earful at an upcoming town hall.
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no brain, only alison @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
YES! Let's do this Alberta! #ableg #abpoli
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Gregg McLennan @strayarc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I don’t want to sound like some sort of newby fanatic but so far on my EV, I’m averaging 5.3 km/kWh. My power co has stepped pricing so I pay either 11.3¢ or 14.0¢ per kWh. Meaning I’m getting 35-45 km per dollar with no CO2 and lower maintenance costs because of fewer moving parts compared to ICE.
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John O'Connell @jdpoc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Your Much Needed Afternoon #TimelineCleanser ... Otters on a waterslide ...
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Existential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 02/08/2026
Do you think Kierkegaard had a "cheat day" for existential despair? Like, a day where he would just go around and enjoy his life.
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Shannon Phillips 🇨🇦 @sphillipsab.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Here’s the special ballot request link - takes two minutes, just do it: specialballot.elections.ab.ca/(S(fqpdcrnc5...
specialballot.elections.ab.ca
Special Ballot Request · Voter Registration Portal
voter registration election elector register
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 22/07/2026
With record lines expected on Referendum Day, only the most committed & available will stick around to cast a vote. This is why advance polls and mail-in ballots are so important — even for those of us who prefer same-day voting. To make it easier for everyone. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Skip the Line, Not the Vote
How advance polls and mail-in ballots are key to mobilization in Alberta this fall
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 21/07/2026
Turnout will be crucial in this October's referendums. Because of the number of ballots and the UCP's reforms, we can anticipate waiting in line for hours longer than usual. Mail-in voting is one solution. + reddeeradvocate.com/2026/07/20/e...
reddeeradvocate.com
Elections Alberta opens mail-in ballot requests for October referendum - Red Deer Advocate
Mail-in ballot requests open today, with packages scheduled to ship out Sept. 1
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 13/07/2026
I don’t think Canadian politicians are obligated to make public statements or share their personal condolences when South Carolinian elected officials die of natural causes
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Albertans insist on nurturing their grievances. Fine. They might want to think a little more about the ones they have with their own provincial governments -- and the scale of damage their decisions have done. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/07/o...
nationalobserver.com
Alberta’s grievances should really be with Alberta
If Albertans insist on playing the blame game, I have a suggestion for who they ought to be targeting: their provincial government.
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Jesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Canada wears worst kit ever; asked to leave FIFA World Cup tournament
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Beth Levin @betheena.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The New Yorker A cartoon by Lonnie Millsap.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Dogs at the Rescue Center get to pick their own toy 🧸
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 24/06/2026
According to their own rudimentary projections, separatists will need to renegotiate all of the economic ties with the rest of Canada and its trading partners in order to remain a functioning state. From scratch. As a lone party vs many. Without making a single concession. This is their "plan."
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