Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦TSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 22hBRYSON BARNES IS OTTAWA'S HERO. In his first career CFL start, Barnes went for over 400 combined yards and the game-winning touchdown with six seconds left to put an end to the Redblacks' winless 2026 season! #CFL 1306 30
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 22hTrump order just issued from the White House: “I am hereby waiving the application of such sanctions, restrictions, and duties [on Russia] provided for in the Graham Act.” www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 108570246 570
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I am sorry Kevin. It was horrific and my best to you and your family. 110 1
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Three days before Referendum Day, and I remain surprised that despite Bessent/Lutnick's comments, and meetings between separatists and like-minded allies in US, that Trump has remained silent on Alberta separatism. Given his desire to break Canada and access to oil, Trump's silence is surprising. 7262 26
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 16/10/2026www.cpac.ca/headline-pol... Carney, Smith, Stelmach, Solberg, Farkas, Jeffries, and many many more all speaking about staying in Canada!cpac.caPM Carney and Alberta Premier Smith Speak in Red DeerIn Red Deer, Alta., Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith deliver remarks ahead of Monday’s referendum. (no interpretation) 7459 45
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Pierre Poilievre: "Much of this referendum debate has rightly focused on what Alberta has done for Canada. And it's easy to focus on the flaws of the country. But while we focus on those things, we must not forget and we must not ignore what Canada has done for Alberta." 12217 21
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦CNN @cnn.com · 16/10/2026President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia as press secretary, advisers to the president said, ending her turbulent week-long stint as the White House’s top spokesperson. cnn.it/4zzMpUj 7919246 192
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Over on the other site, lots of nasty responses from people who never saw the speech. @jeromyyyc.bsky.social comments about the horrific bus crash on Thursday that killed 3 and injured over a dozen, and the police officer who risked her life to save a child. Yes did bring a tear to my eye. 3331 33
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Pierre Poilievre currently making a more full-throated defense of Canada than we've heard before from him before: being part of Canada makes Alberta more free, keeps us united with people we love: “Canada is more than a government, it’s a people, a land, it’s a promise." www.cbc.ca/player/play/...cbc.caPierre Poilievre speaks in Calgary ahead of Alberta referendumConservative leader addresses the Canada Strong and Free conference, days before Albertans will vote in the Oct. 19 referendum. 9243 24
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Breaking: Trump says he has asked Katie Zacharia to reconsider her White House press secretary role. He said she'll stay in the administration "in some form" but "it may be a more pleasant form" www.cnn.com/2026/10/16/p...cnn.comTrump asks Zacharia to reconsider White House press secretary role | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump has told press secretary Katie Zacharia to reconsider her role as his top spokesperson, he told reporters at the White House. 8529464 294
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Good morning, Edmonton. 7000 Calgarians turned up for the Forever Canadian rally last night. 7000. You gonna let Cowtown show up Alberta’s capital city like that? We got a #yeg rep to protect. You know what to do. www.forever-canadian.ca/en/rallyforever-canadian.caRegistration open: Forever Canadian in Calgary and EdmontonPrime Minister Mark Carney has accepted our invitation and will join us. Now we need a full room: Calgary, BMO Centre, Thursday, October 15, and Edmonton, EXPO Centre, Friday, October 16. Doors at 5 p... 1264 26
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Rewatching the Forever Canada rally in Calgary on CPAC. I know Carney was the headliner, but what a speech by Jeromy Farkas. An absolute tearjerker! 913718 137
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 13/10/202643,500 Ukrainians in Alberta with non-permanent migrant status. They'd be affected by Danielle Smith's immigration questions. Doubt they're the explicit target of the proposed crackdown on services for temporary residents, but they represent about 1 in 7 of them. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caShe fled Ukraine to safety in Alberta. Now, she’s worried about her place after the referendum | CBC NewsUkrainians in Alberta fear what the outcome of the immigration questions in the referendum could mean for their standing in the province they now call home. 8209110 209
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 16/10/2026the crowd absolutely erupts when Carney says the Pacific Link pipeline will reduce Canada's dependence on the U.S. Mark Carney: "Careful. They might think that's election interference. They're a little touchy down there. We're not. We're getting on with it." 927575 275
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Mark Carney interrupts his speech to address an emergency in the crowd 45411 54
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I think I am at the right place. To be honest, that is a very attractive motor home design 3262 26
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Jeffrey Rath: "Next time around, we'll have a leader that believes in independence in charge of the UCP. We'll see how it goes when there isn't a premier in office that's rigging the outcome of the referendum." 749327 93
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.comSecret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroomThe records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity. 082 8
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 15/10/2026United, there is nothing we can't do. Forever Canada. 🇨🇦 20600106 600
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Alberta's Voice @albertasvoice.ca · 15/10/2026Prime Minister Mark Carney has a message for Albertans ahead of October 19. Our future is stronger together, as Albertans and Canadians. Let's keep it that way. Stay in Canada. No to the Nine. #notothenine #alberta #referendum #abpoli 212044 120
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...nytimes.comTrump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood ShooterThe president said only immediate families of the victims of the mass shooting in 2009 would witness the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. 064 6
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦The Big Story @thebigstory.bsky.social · 15/10/2026In less than a week, #Albertans will vote on whether to advance the process of #separation. One notable voice absent from the federalism debate is Conservative Leader #Poilievre. We discuss how influential a Tory voice could be with @duanebratt.bsky.social. Listen here: tinyurl.com/yjjxabky 192 9
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The price of oil fell in 2014 because it anticipated the elections of Notley and Trudeau in 2015. Simple! 3505 50
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I say this to separatists and get two major responses 1) you are a liar 2) that was decades ago, what has the rest of Canada done for us recently? 2121 12
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caANALYSIS | Who else besides Danielle Smith is saying 'yes to the nine' in Alberta's referendum? | CBC NewsAlberta's premier put immigration and constitutional questions on the ballot as easy winners. UCP officials worry she might lose some of them. 073 7
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Taking a night away from the referendum to see Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane at the Jack Singer. 🎷 2552 55
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...calgaryherald.comStay open for growth: Former premiers urge 'No' on the immigration questionsStay open for growth: Former premiers urge 'No' on the immigration questions 0174 17
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Plans for the election were already in place before KLF resigned. Apparently they could not stop the trains and just kept going. An Eby loss puts him in the company of Jim Prentice and David Peterson. 040 4
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 14/10/2026There's also some disagreement about how these appointments took shape. Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery said there was a "concrete change in the selection process with real input from Alberta," while his federal counterpart says it was the usual process. 1175 17
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 14/10/2026News: Danielle Smith says two recent judicial appointments — one of whom was her deputy minister of justice — show Ottawa is finally showing Alberta "respect" as her government seeks popular support for more provincial control over the selection of judges. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...edmontonjournal.comAs Smith applauds judicial appointments, lawyers speak out against referendum's judges questionPremier Danielle Smith is hailing a pair of judicial appointments as a sign the federal government is "beginning to treat Alberta with more respect" on justice system issues, ahead of a referendum que... 3179 17
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I participated in this story on the Alberta immigration referendum questions. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...cbc.caWhy Alberta changed its tune on immigrationAlberta’s upcoming referendum is as much about immigration as it is about separation from Canada. For The National, CBC’s Lyndsay Duncombe explains how a shaky economy, party politics and American inf... 32413 24
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Tom McIntosh @proftomuofr.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Gumpy old men talking about the AB referendum ... Thursday, October 15 @ 7:00 pm at @ Bushwakker's Brew Pub. Free admission. Limited seating. 042 4
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026TRUMP TODAY: "She wasn't a member of my family. She I guess dated my son a long time ago" TRUMP NOT EVEN 2 YEARS AGO: "Kimberly has been a close friend and ally" 41140571256 4.1K
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Éric Grenier @ericgrenier.bsky.social · 13/10/2026BC Election Tracker update: CON🔵 44.8% / 51 seats NDP🟠 42.7% / 40 GRN🟢 9.4% / 2 OBC🟡 1.5% / 0 CBC🔴 1.1% / 0 (Note: The update published earlier today did not include the newly-released Ipsos and Pallas surveys.) Full details: www.thewrit.ca/p/the-writs-...thewrit.caThe Writ's British Columbia Election TrackerTracking the polls and projecting likely outcomes of the Oct. 24 provincial election in B.C. 3104 10
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026That is better than I would have thought. Longer than normal, but shorter than 2025 municipal election. 050 5
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I thought this was a cute political out of BC. 6559 55
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I have always voted in person, and used to bring my children too. But this one will be messy and time consuming. How long did it take? 180 8
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦trevorrobb.bsky.social @trevorrobb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Elections Alberta forecasts a voter turnout of between 80 and 85 per cent compared to an average turnout of just over 55 per cent for the last five provincial elections. #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...edmontonjournal.comBrace for lineups, Alberta referendum advance voting begins 9 a.m. TuesdayAdvance voting at 310 polling stations will be available between 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Oct 13 to Oct. 19, though days and hour may vary. 34823 48
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Did you not get the memo about mail in voting? 5160 16
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Kimberly Guilfoyle has been fired as US Ambassador to Greece. Not because of corruption. But because corruption is restricted to Trump and his family and she is no longer part of the family. 912024 120
Reposted by Duane Bratt🇨🇦Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Wall Street Journal reported on a 2024 New Year’s Eve celebration where Ken Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives and a woman who wasn’t his wife www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 291052297 1.1K
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Very pleased to be one of the speakers at a Thanksgiving Day event on the referendum at the Genesis Centre. Standing room only! 3906 90
Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Mark Carney with a much more political Thanksgiving message (especially for Albertans) than is normal from a PM. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUTe...youtube.comCanada is worth fighting for.YouTube video by Mark Carney 14815 48