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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“a close look at her career in media and politics reveals that she is little more than a political opportunist whose primary ambition is wielding state power to reward her allies and discipline her enemies.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Danielle Smith is no separatist – she’s something even more dangerous
Smith isn’t the ideologue her opponents portray her as, but she is a power-seeking opportunist
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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/...
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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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump's attacks on our civil liberties didn't come out of nowhere. The groundwork for his Orwellian surveillance state was laid by the post-9/11 PATRIOT Act. Only one Senator at the time had the foresight to see what it would unleash.
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Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Ed Kwok @ed-kwok.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The size of the Boreal Forest in Canada.... it can't be raked....hot dry weather and changing winds from climate change have screwed everything up
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Danielle Smith has misled Albertan's on the new AI center's electricity use... She's talked a lot about minimal water use as well... But what happens when we look at the water use of the dedicated power plant? It could have a much bigger impact than she says. #abpoli
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Who exactly asked for a publicly-bought oil pipeline that will risk the survival of the endangered southern resident killer whales (and like, humanity) other than your rich friends?
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
"Ultimately, Parliament is sovereign. They make the law — judges and the courts interpret the law. So they may agree or disagree, but they should not contest the legitimacy of the courts," #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Some provinces want more say in appointing judges. What does Canada's chief justice think? | CBC News
Several provinces are calling for a constitutional change to give themselves more say in how federal judges are appointed at the provincial level. What does Chief Justice Richard Wagner make of this o...
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
On last nights open mic we got into Supervised Consumption Sites and the opioid crisis. And unfortunately, we had someone show up making some pretty gross comments. But bring that to our open mics and it will get dealt with! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I’m finding myself increasingly horrified at how low some politicians go. They’re willing to lie despite being fact-checked, they’re willing to downplay horrors, and they’re willing to legitimize icky influencers. It's also, awkwardly, a disproportionate problem within the Conservative Party:
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
WOW!!!!! With concerns growing that the separatists could have used the electors lists to potentially falsify thousands or hundreds of thousand of signatures... Even if people request it, the UCP's changes to the law prevent EA from investigating... Or removing those names.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
David Parker has released a statement from the Centurion Project, in which he says people accessing the database “did not have access to phone numbers or emails.” He did NOT say they didn’t have access to “addresses.” Probably because they did. So uh, yeah.
Statement from David Parker, posted on Twitter: 

STATEMENT FROM THE CENTURION PROJECT:
The Centurion Project was established to train volunteers to be better citizens by partaking in the political process.
Volunteers utilized the Centurion App database to find people they know. They did not have access to phone numbers or emails.
The Centurion Project relied on a third party to provide us with datasets for this tool.
The Centurion Project is aware of recent allegations regarding the app's data. We have taken action to shutdown the app until we can ensure that the dataset is compliant with Alberta and Federal privacy laws.
The Centurion Project plans to fully comply with Elections Alberta's investigation.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery shortened the amount of time Elections Alberta has to penalize political finance violations while his friend and relative Sam Mraiche was under investigation” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Alberta Justice Minister curtailed election regulator when Sam Mraiche was under investigation
Mickey Amery’s legislation shortened watchdog’s window of time to pursue sanctions for alleged political finance violations
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
“attendees included a number of right-wing think tanks and groups involved in a campaign to “conservatize” Alberta school boards, as well as private and religious school associations.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli theijf.org/article/albe...
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Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to ‘conservatize’ Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books
Private and faith-based schools, along with right-wing think tanks and parental rights groups, were invited to discuss education
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“This will force some people with diagnoses of dementia to make the decision to die of suicide if they want to avoid the course they explicitly sought to avoid – one without capacity or autonomy.” MAID clinicians are speaking out against the UCP’s attacks on medical choice.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
A 19 year old from the Camrose area recently became a symbol for the short-sightedness of the Separatists. But he's more than a meme. He's also a warning that loyal Canadians should be paying close attention to. And a clear reason why we need to talk to people. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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hope50.bsky.social @hope50.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Wonder how this investigation is going? Seems really really quiet. #abpoli #Alberta #corruptcare #MraicheControversy
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
“the expansion of private surgery had siphoned funding & a scarce pool of critical staff, including anesthesiologists and operating room nurses, from the public system, increasing wait times for cancer and other priority surgeries” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
From the DM's... Ok, so the UCP fired a bunch of key people and that could have a catastrophic effect on recruitment... But does recruitment matter when you plan to just hire all your friends anyways? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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