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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 3h

Carrie Tait on Alberta separatists traveling to Washington: "They had been bragging about meeting with state officials and feeling as though their message was warmly supported at the highest levels of the administration."

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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 1h

We started the Clean Up Your Mess campaign last year to hold the #oilandgas industry accountable for their own cleanup. As a provincial election draws closer, the #Alberta government is STILL trying to download tens of billions of dollars in cleanup costs onto taxpayers.

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 5h

"Invasion." "Remigration." They're terms you'd more commonly associate with America's toxic debate around immigration policy than Canada's. But they're starting to pop up here. You can thank Danielle Smith and the UCP for that. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/06/o...

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America’s anti-immigration politics are coming to Canada — and Alberta invited them in

The separation question has consumed most of the attention around the province's October 19th referendum. The immigration-related questions also on the ballot might be just as dangerous and divisive.

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 19h

The view on the drive. #NoToTheNine I let the volunteer who put up these signs know that Bluesky peeps liked them and that she made people smile. She said she needed to hear that today. #abpoli

view of no to the nine signs near Smoky Lake

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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Separatists keep saying that federalists have not given one single reason to remain in Canada. All they have is fear mongering. Therefore, I am reupping this post from February. duanebratt.substack.com/p/the-case-f...

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The Case for Alberta Staying in Canada

Alberta separatists have been attacking federalists for discussing the complications that would confront an independent Alberta (and there are many) and the significant challenges of separation (and t...

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 05/10/2026

This shift among separatists coincides with their abandonment of all things Danielle Smith. They have something in common with federalists. Everyone should vote No to the Nine.

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David V. Wright @davevwright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Even if such work is accomplished, the open question will remain regarding whether the costs truly outweigh the benefits. Project assessments across Canada are notoriously poor at comprehensively assessing the full costs and risks of major infrastructure and natural resource extraction projects.

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Terrific synthesis reporting, analysis and writing in this story.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is the kind of story the Canadian government would normally go out of their way to shut down. Not now.These are trial balloons about prepping for US cyber threat and interference. "Hypothetical" scenarios about fighting an insurgency war. It's sending a message that we aren't fucking around.

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Emerence 🍁 @damemyniah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“The single most predictive factor in determining support for Alberta independence is not working in the energy industry, but the salience of religion in a person’s life” - pollster Janet Brown

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And a soupçon of white supremacy. I'm no Janet Brown, but I'm a Quebecker by birth & an Albertan by career choice, and the characteristic that binds the two separatist movements is indeed, from lived experience, the racism & white supremacy embedded often disguised as a longing for halcyon days.

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jeffrey Rath is a flat-out liar. He's supposedly a lawyer. He should know a thing or two about self-incriminating statements. #abpoli #cdnpoli

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IN RESPONSE TO THE LIES TOLD BY THE GLOBE AND MAIL I OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE

It is a complete lie that we offered the US anything when we visited Washington on behalf of Albertans in favour of Alberta Independence.

We were private citizens. We had no government mandate to offer anything. We only went to Washington to express the aspirations of hundreds of thousands of Albertans for a free and independent Alberta and to gauge US support for such a project.

We were gratified by the expressions of enthusiasm by US officials and the fact that Citizens of Alberta receive a far warmer welcome in Washington than we would ever receive in Ottawa.

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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

They are offering up our water and our economic sovereignty to the US, with no mandate. This isn't about "sending Ottawa a message." This is about conspiring with foreign interests to sell us out. They are traitors. Vote. Stop this now, while we can. [story in today's Globe and Mail]

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“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.” Modry and Rath, again. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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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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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 03/10/2026

More confirmation and details of the deep ties between Alberta separatists and Trump Republicans. They are part of the same far-right populist movement. And the Americans are deeply involved in promoting disunity in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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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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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Make Alberta America again? The fantastic Globe crew unearths even deeper ties between Alberta separatists and Republican officials, including a pledge to give the U.S. some of our resources in exchange for backing sovereignty www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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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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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On this day in 1927, Kenojuak Ashevak was born on Baffin Island. One of Canada's most celebrated artists, she was a leading figure in the modern Inuit art movement. Her work has appeared on the $10 banknote, on stamps and exhibited throughout the country. 📸 Ansgar Walk

Kenojuak Ashevak seated at a table, hands clasped and leaning forward, wearing a floral blouse and light quilted vest; reading glasses rest on the table, conveying warmth and friendly attentiveness.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Rick Hansen marks 40th anniversary of the Man In Motion tour. He wheeled around the world and raised $26-million for spinal cord research, becoming a Canadian icon. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/vid... via @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social @rickhansenfdn.bsky.social #disability #SCI

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40th anniversary of Man in Motion World Tour

The 40th anniversary of Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion tour leads MedicalWatch for March 21, 2025.

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Mike 🍁 @thewarrenisempty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This "imported steel" comes in the form of extremely complex six-storey tall pre-assembled structures. There is nowhere in Canada even close to capable of constructing these modules - it is absolutely necessary for them to be built offshore.

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LNG Canada to import steel from China for $33B project in Kitimat, B.C.

LNG Canada announced it will be using Chinese steel for the upcoming Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C.

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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Certainly, vocal support for Alberta separatism had risen during Liberal regimes, at least as far back as '80s Trudeau. Mulroney getting in dampened the mood, so did Harper. But for him to claim it was zero — that's just factually off.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Michael J. Fox receives the Order of Canada 🇨🇦🥰

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

1/8 🇨🇦 🇪🇺CANADA AND EU TO LINK PAYMENT SYSTEMS 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 Ottawa and Brussels will modernize cross-border transactions to build an "Alliance for the Future," countering U.S. weaponization of finance. Source: The Globe and Mail #NatSecSky #CdnPoli #EUPol #FinTech #Trade

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

U.S. Friends: You can stop talking to us. It all rings very hollow. Talk to your own government clearly & directly. We’ll respect you more.

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you work at a print shop or plant that produced these door hangers or know something about who produced them, contact me in confidence at journalismtips@protonmail.com.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Under no circumstance do I support separation of this province from Canada,” he said. “So, we just decided we’re not going to do this.” Separatist event in Banff organized by UCP CA president gets cancelled by owners of venue. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.rmoutlook.com/canmore/canm...

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Canmore resort pulls venue for Alberta referendum event with separatist ties

Referendum town hall, Q&A cancelled by Stone Creek Resorts CEO, who says he will not support an event linked to Alberta separation

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dear Alberta UCP, It is becoming increasingly clear that the MAGA movement will be remembered as an incredibly dark, dysfunctional, destructive, corrupt and unjust period in history. Why are you tethering your legacy – and our province – to this rotten and sinking ship?

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Calgary could lose between 44,000 and 69,000 jobs if Alberta separates and trade costs rise, according to a new report commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

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Alberta separation could mean tens of thousands fewer Calgary jobs: chamber report

Calgary could lose between 44,000 and 69,000 jobs if Alberta separates and trade costs rise, according to a new report commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.

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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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Mark McVittie @mcvmark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Do US officials realize that there are American towns that are in the same situation as Campobello Isl? Should we block the USA land access to Point Roberts WA, Angle Inlet MN and Hyder AK ??? #CdnPoli

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Dizzy ★ @tindizzy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Okay, supposed Liberals: If you are not completely losing your shit over this and ready to admit you were duped you can no longer be taken seriously. We circled the wagons to oust Herr Harper in ‘15 and now all of a sudden you’re all-in? Really? #CdnPoli www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/28/h...

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Harper sees Carney as his ideological heir - The Hill Times

Pierre Poilievre’s real problem isn’t that he is facing discontent from within his caucus; it’s that he’s losing support from important Conservatives from without.

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Chris McClure 🇨🇦 @chrisjmcclure.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Calling a spade a spade - the Alberta separation movement is treason. And the #UCP government is a part of it. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli 🎁 www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e4386cd...

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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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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Alberta separatists who dream of separation are lately trying to persuade voters this referendum is merely about sending Ottawa a message. By me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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ANALYSIS | Alberta independence campaigners go for soft sell, even if they want a hard exit | CBC News

Pro-separation organizers argue referendum vote is just about 'leverage' with Ottawa. Are voters convinced by that pitch?

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Stelco's U.S. owner (who is a friend of Trumps) to face 'fullest extent of the law' over layoffs: PM Carney Stelco, owned by Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs, directly linked its layoff plans in Hamilton to trade war www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

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Stelco's U.S. owner to face 'fullest extent of the law' over layoffs: PM Carney | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will use "all powers" at its disposal to pursue Stelco's American owners "to the fullest extent of the law."

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 30/09/2026

Journalist and researcher Connie Walker told The Tyee many people don’t seem to know about the ability to save their records related to experiences at residential schools — nor about their looming destruction. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

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‘There’s Still So Much Truth We Have Yet to Uncover’ | The Tyee

Inside the race against the clock to save testimony about residential school crimes.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“The senior boys had to participate in the disposal of some of these newborn bodies when the girls would get pregnant,” he said. Some of the bodies were thrown into the two furnaces that were on school grounds” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...

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Students were forced to dispose of newborns at Kuper Island residential school, says survivor

“They stripped us of our dignity. They raped us. They whipped us, and they did everything possible to … defeat us mentally, physically,” survivor says

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“faster care for one patient isn’t a system-wide reduction in waiting if someone else simply waits longer. Choice is not the same as capacity. And activity is not the same as progress.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

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Opinion: Will Alberta's dual-practice model cut surgery wait times — or only for the rich?

When my time matters most, will my place in line be determined by how urgently I need care — or by how much I can afford to pay for it?

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Got the Smith propaganda today. #abpoli

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Leaders from across Canada are condemning the white supremacists that were marching in Kamloops, British Columbia over the weekend, just outside of the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve. RCMP are asking anyone with more photos or videos to come forward.

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Leaders and RCMP respond to white supremacists marching in British Columbia | APTN News

Leaders from across Canada are condemning the white supremacists that were marching in Kamloops, British Columbia over the weekend, just outside of the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve. RCMP are…

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Dena McMartin 🇨🇦 @dwmcmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And perhaps with a splash of racism and viewing lives as expendable. Regardless, it is tragic that humans can treat each other this way. Damn the evidence-based decision making if it’s inconvenient and/or impedes profit.

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Aimai @aimaiami.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You know this is such a good point.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“This pandemic of disinformation and dishonesty, through the conduit of the Alberta separatist movement, is testing not our hospitals but our political institutions and our belief that Canada is worth fighting for.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...

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Alberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The Walrus

Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Remind me? Did the UCP mention this in its election platform?

Bill 11 implementation

Bill 11 (the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, No. 2) introduces coverage protections and changes to how drug and supplemental benefits plans are coordinated in Alberta.

Currently, the government is considered the first payor. This means that when an Albertan is enrolled in a government-sponsored drug and supplemental benefits plan, specifically Coverage for Seniors or Non-Group Coverage, that plan is the first payor, even if the Albertan also has a private or employer-sponsored drug and supplemental benefits plan.

Bill 11 changes this by introducing two core changes to the Coverage for Seniors and Non-Group Coverage programs:

Government becomes payor of last resort: Private-sponsored drug and supplemental benefits plans would become the first payor for individuals who have them, with government-sponsored drug and supplemental benefits plans acting as a safety net, providing coverage when no other coverage is available or available coverage has been exhausted. With this bill, government-sponsored drug and supplemental benefits plans will act as a safety net rather than first payor, ensuring financial responsibility is shared across the system. This helps protect resources while maintaining access to coverage for those who need it most. Government programs will continue to provide coverage to all eligible beneficiaries.
Protection for employees aged 65+: Employers will no longer be able to terminate, reduce or modify drug and supplemental health benefits solely because a plan member has reached a certain age.
These changes will come into force on October 1, 2026. Additional information is available at the following link: https://www.ab.bluecross.ca/pdfs/bill-11-Implementation-reference-guide-and-faq.pdf.

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