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Colleen

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Traveller 🌎, Nature Lover 🏔️, Auntie Extraordinaire, 🇨🇦 Opinionated Cat Lady 🐈, Metastatic Lobular Breast Cancer Haver 👎🏼 #bcsm #mbc

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 13h
There are many reasons to reject these questions... But there’s a simpler reason to say “no.” The questions follow a familiar pattern of scapegoating that we should all reject. Canada has a history of discrimination; don't fall for it in Alberta calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Canada has a history of discrimination; don't fall for it in Alberta
This referendum is a chance for us to break the pattern of scapegoating immigrants.
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Fossil Fuels gaslighting us? Over and over. While the Earth burns and the hour is getting very late.
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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Alberta, advance polls are open today. Yes, this referendum is unnecessary and expensive. But it’s dangerous if we don’t get out and vote. Let’s tell Smith that proud Albertans are proud Canadians and we’re tired of her politics of division. Vote NO to the 9, and vote Option 1 to remain in Canada.
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Elections Alberta @elections.ab.ca · 12/10/2026
2026 REFERENDUM - Voting Locations On Advance Voting Days, you can vote anywhere in your assigned Electoral Division. On Election Day, you must vote at your assigned voting location. Find our your voting location at ow.ly/f8uX50ZVvLl.
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Rachel Notley to Albertans who plan to vote for separation as a "message to Ottawa": "The message isn’t being sent to Ottawa. It’s being sent to investors around the world — and it says you cannot count on the stability of Alberta."
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Brett Bergie 🏳️‍⚧️ @brettbergie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“The rule of law is under vicious attack in this province and I am not the first, nor will I be the last, to call this out. When an institution is silent in the face of what is happening in this province, that silence is complicity.” edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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Lawyer quits Alberta Law Society board, citing 'silence' amid 'attacks' on rule of law
A member of the board that governs Alberta's independent legal regulator has resigned.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Seeing these UCP lie-filled and hatemongering propaganda ads? 😡 Absolutely enraging that our tax dollars paid for this BS? Scapegoating immigrants for UCP incompetence? Despicable. Shameful.
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Ana Benn 🇨🇦 @anabenn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Have undecided voters in your circles? These sites are 🔥 and will help them understand the questions. Stay in Canada, No to the Nine!
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Willie Dustice @williedustice.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Boy sure is awesome Canadian media has given the Alberta separatists so much time and attention over the last two years as though it was ever something worth all this bullshit to begin with.
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Martin Patriquin isn't buying Danielle Smith's belief that a referendum will settle the separatism debate: "The idea that this issue is just going to go away because the Alberta separatists lose a referendum on a referendum is pure delusion."
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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @womenofabpoli.ca · 08/10/2026
“…who among us hasn’t wondered how a bunch of nobodies from Alberta ended up getting meetings with officials from the U.S. Administration in the first place? Nobodies who have the gall to offer up access to things only the Alberta govt can offer?” #ableg #abpoli open.substack.com/pub/womenofa...
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We’ve heard this story from Danielle before
They say the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. That’s bad news for Alberta; again.
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Smith is going to do anything & everything to keep her job, so that means however Alberta votes on the other 9 questions, we're getting those laws & changes. Disagree? Tell me about daylight savings time again. Alberta needs to decide if kindness, inclusion & opportunity are going to be our mantra.
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Phillip Meintzer @phillipmeintzer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As Mark Carney & Danielle Smith ram through yet another new pipeline, remember that our leaders (at all levels) have failed to clean up over 300,000 wells and 450,000 kilometres of pipeline across Alberta after a century of development. No cleanup = no new pipelines!!! #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
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Phillip Meintzer @phillipmeintzer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
CleanUpYourMess.ca just launched our new website! It features stories from ordinary Albertans affected by the oil & gas cleanup crisis, and actions YOU can take right now to stop tens of billions in industry's cleanup costs from being pushed onto the public! #ABPoli #ABLeg @cuym-alberta.bsky.social
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Home | Clean Up Your Mess
Alberta landowners & allies fighting for an industry cleanup of oil and gas wells.
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Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Because 👇 "Adults age 50 and older infected with #COVID-19 are 15% more likely to develop #Shingles within 6 months of the diagnosis compared to people who weren’t infected" - #MasKUp www.aarp.org/health/condi...
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​​If You Had COVID You May Be at Higher Risk for Shingles
​​A new study shows that adults age 50+ who had COVID-19 are 15 percent more likely to develop shingles within six months. But vaccines can protect you.​​
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Carrie Tait on Alberta separatists calling her story fiction: "Considering that there was somebody saying it with their name on the record, it's a little bit hard to reel that back."
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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just as a quick reminder of the kind of person Dennis Modry is: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Family seeking $1.3M owed by Alberta separatist leader Dennis Modry after court order | CBC News
Relatives of a prominent Alberta separatist who met with U.S. officials are upset that he has failed to pay back more than $1.3 million that he owes from a court order issued almost a year ago. A B.C....
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
we need regulatory reform. And the industry-captured AER needs to start doing its job, protecting the land and citizens. @theijf.org theijf.org/article/anal...
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Analysis shows Alberta companies owe millions in unpaid land rent
Taxpayers covered lease payments for hundreds of oil and gas companies in 2025
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 01/10/2026
Throwing billions in public money behind a pipeline at a time of climate breakdown – while sweeping aside environmental protections, meaningful Indigenous consultation and workers’ right to strike – is absolutely not in the national interest.
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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just reflecting on the reality that the most consistent and invasive messaging Albertans are getting from our provincial government is about separating from Canada and joining gambling apps.
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David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is treason and foreign interference. The referendum needs to be stopped. @mark-carney.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social We need Canada to stop this obvious treason and foreign interference. Now. Gift article: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/8951e71...
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 01/10/2026
Internal company documents obtained by a Canadian labor board show how Amazon is tracking workers’ every move.
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Amazon is deploying AI to spy on its workers and bust unions before they form
Internal company documents obtained by a Canadian labor board show how Amazon is tracking workers’ every move.
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Samantha eff Jones @sjonespoet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fellow 'Bertans... Here is your required listening. An excellent and clear discussion that articulates what is really on the ballot on Oct. 19. Absolutely worth your time. Share with your friends. Share with your enemies. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli @breachmedia.ca breachmedia.ca/immigration-...
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Why immigration is on the ballot for the Alberta referendum ⋆ The Breach
Danielle Smith is blaming immigrants for Alberta’s overcrowded schools and understaffed hospitals. Bronwyn Bragg sits down with Saima Desai to bust Danielle Smith’s immigration myths.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“It is clear that the Alberta government is not going to change course and, therefore, we strongly request that you and the federal government step in and defend the principles of the Canada Health Act” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model
Letter to Carney argues public-private model violates federal law
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There are also no commitments to actually fill said pipeline, other than Danielle Smith's plans to double production (with no confirmed buyers). Oh, and this will do fuck all about Alberta separatism other than to embolden Smith to make even more demands, so Carney has been played by all sides.
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Alanna Smith @alannasmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Four former deans of medicine in Alberta have joined a growing chorus of critics asking Ottawa to intervene in the province’s dual-practice health care model, which allows eligible doctors to toggle between the public and private systems. #ableg #abpoli @theglobeandmail.com
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Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model
In a letter to Carney, deans from the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta assert public-private model violates the Canada Health Act
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As @jameswsthomson.com noted already, the sheer audacity of Carney to begin his oil pipeline announcement by mentioning a wildfire that almost levelled the town. WHAT IS EXACERBATING THE WILDFIRES MARK???? MARK???
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Many of the leaders of the separatist movement are from the same cast of characters we first met during the “Freedom Convoy.” They failed to topple the federal government then but are engaged in a similar exercise now.”
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Opinion: We must call Alberta separation what it is
It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work
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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It has been over 11 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its 93 calls to action. Since then, 14 of them have been completed. That is just 15%. In over a decade. www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2026/09/01/t...
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TRC Calls To Action Status: September 1, 2026 - Indigenous Watchdog
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Everything about this referendum on separation and the other nine questions on the ballot – among other things they attempt to scapegoat immigrants for many of the province’s problems – is contemptible. It’s a phony, illegitimate exercise Ms. Smith has lent credibility to in order to save her job."
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Opinion: The ugly reckoning coming for Danielle Smith
The referendum, including the nine non-secession questions, is contemptible
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Brett Bergie 🏳️‍⚧️ @brettbergie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Everything about this referendum on separation and the other nine questions on the ballot – among other things they attempt to scapegoat immigrants for many of the province’s problems – is contemptible. It’s a phony, illegitimate exercise Ms. Smith has lent credibility to in order to save her job."
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Opinion: The ugly reckoning coming for Danielle Smith
The referendum, including the nine non-secession questions, is contemptible
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
PM Carney announced a strategy to create a Canadian-based military procurement system. Why would we cut Don Jr. buy in on the action? Would we let Putin buy in? Contact Defence Minister David McGuinty. Tell him to shut this scheme down @largemanabroad.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/G8dK4...
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DON JR'S DRONE SCHEME FOR CANADA
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 28/09/2026
Do you ever think about how Alberta held a referendum on whether to permanently adopt daylight saving time, and voters (narrowly) rejected that idea, but then the government just said "fuck it" and went ahead with it anyway? Anyway, I think about that sometimes.
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The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New peer-reviewed research published in Atmospheric Pollution Research shows that Fort Mckay faces disproportionately high levels of dust pollution, with levels frequently exceeding regulatory guidelines for air quality. ow.ly/ZHwE50ZSjTB
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Severe dust pollution blowing into Alberta community downwind of the oilsands, study warns - The Weather Network
A new study warns that continuing to rely on standard air monitoring measures will leave the true impact of dustfall pollution on Fort McKay — and other communities downwind of intensive resource development — uncertain.
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Brett Bergie 🏳️‍⚧️ @brettbergie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“To watch the gov present immigrants as the primary source of societal strain is […] an empirical fraud designed to deflect from years of provincial underinvestment and poor planning. Instead of sowing dissent, they need to go back to building our province.” calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Alberta’s referendum turns immigrants into scapegoats for government inaction
Alberta’s infrastructure deficits, overcrowded classrooms, and delayed emergency rooms are the result of political mismanagement.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I will continue to bang this drum loudly. Progressives, you want to win over rural communities... here's your golden ticket. "Only 7% of respondents show strong support for data-centre development" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Data centres are unpopular in Alberta, poll suggests. Are they a political liability? | CBC News
Janet Brown Opinion Research found in poll commissioned by CBC News that many Albertans are wary of data centres. One political expert says the province welcoming a data-centre goldrush risks alienati...
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Shannon Phillips 🇨🇦 @sphillipsab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The time change option chosen unilaterally by Danielle Smith, in the face of overwhelming evidence supporting Standard Time, will cause health harms for those in northern AB, specifically. Imagine being a parent in Peace River with a sunrise closer to 10am. Mental/physical health harms, etc.
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This, all of this. ✊🏾👏🏾💥 Why aren't senior business leaders across AB industry sectors dropping these statistics on immigration & the absolute dependency that Alberta's workforce has on immigration? Why aren't all the business & political leaders who aren't Canadian-born standing up & speaking out?
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 26/09/2026
Over 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
On the left: a photograph of Alberta’s flag, which features the provincial shield of arms, waving in front of the Alberta Legislature building in Edmonton. On the right: text that reads “Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis.”
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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the best Alberta political news since the leopards ate Jason Kenney's face.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026
Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Monday, September 21st. A month till Albertans vote on a multiple choice separation ballot AND nine other racist/useless questions. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at fighting the noxious nine, with @carterab.bsky.social, @jaredwesley.ca & Avnish Nanda of @ouralbertadvantage.bsky.social. #cdnpoli
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Saying No to the Nine
Podcast Episode · Alberta Unbound · September 18 · 39m
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 21/09/2026
This weekend, the premier said these referendums were called to "prove a point." Now, her party president is confirming they are all about "leverage." They share this rhetoric and the flawed strategy underlying it with the separatists. 🔗 calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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When 'leverage' isn’t leverage: Why the separatists’ push for bargaining power is an empty bluff
Why the separatists’ push for bargaining power is an empty bluff.
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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So now we’re going to use temporary workers to subsidize health care, much like international students subsidize post-graduate education? Squeeze them out of cash, then kick them out. Seems like the Canadian way.
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Alberta premier floats charging temporary residents $1,900 to access public health care | CBC News
The figure comes as Albertans will vote in the Oct. 19 referendum on charging certain non-permanent residents a "reasonable fee or premium" for access to Alberta's health care and education systems.
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For anyone who has been following developments in Alberta, this should come as no surprise. The race-baiting by the Alberta government is ramping up ahead of the October referendum Nasty, nasty stuff Temporary workers pay taxes and contribute to Alberta's economy www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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Alberta premier suggests $1,900 health premium for temporary residents
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is considering adding a health premium for temporary residents to help combat the high cost of care.
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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 23/09/2026
I feel like every decent global announcement by PM Carney is followed by a domestic headline like, "Carney Removes Child Labour Laws in Build Canada Strong Amendment"
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Canadians would do well to look under the hood of Carney government legislation. Lucky for us @althiaraj.bsky.social does: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Althia Raj: Whatever good is in Mark Carney’s Building Canada Strong Act is poisoned by the toxic rest
The Mark Carney government frames this law as part of its “Canada Strong” plan — and frankly, some parts are good — but toxic with good is still bad.
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Janice Braden, Associate Member of EU @janicebraden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Years of slowly building a body of laws to protect the environment and Indigenous rights cannot be allowed to be wiped out for expediency. Remembering my time as an intergovt fed when provincial enviro officials in Alberta quietly asked if 🇨🇦 could assert jurisdiction because they needed help.
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I wrote about Danielle Smith’s fake white woman tears and why it’s just manipulation www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/23/s...
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Smith will need more than tears to mask latest separation dodge - The Hill Times
Those of us in this country with some level of discernment have seen through the Alberta premier’s remain-in-Canada act, and now she needs to pivot.
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wow, what a compelling story. No solar or wind because of “pristine viewscapes” in Alberta but no problem fast-tracking a large fracking operation that destroys a family’s livelihood. 😔
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