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Stephen Carter @carterab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This Friday - a fantastic panel on the Nine other questions. Please attend if interested!
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Alex Panetta @alexpanetta.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Holy crap. This is why the first thing I do when I help older relatives use ChatGPT (or any chatbot) is this --> SWITCH OFF THE TRAINING FUNCTION. Which they made deceptively complex with this sweet-sounding term: 'Improve the model for everyone'
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Danielle Smith’s very rough week. The UCP loss in Calgary-Shaw and the thin end of the separatist wedge: daveberta.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
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Danielle Smith’s very rough week
The UCP loss in Calgary-Shaw and the thin end of the separatist wedge
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Stephen Carter @carterab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My personal rule is, always vote. Pick the least worst candidate. Pick the best referendum answer. The worst people don’t want you to vote. Vote
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5X for Canada @5xforcanada.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ICYMI: Trump won. Brexit happened. We can’t let apathy hand Alberta to the separatists. Here's our plan to defeat Danielle Smith and why we need you to join. #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There Is No Surgical Waitlist. The length of the wait for surgery in Canada is not based on medical need and urgency, but depends more on luck, where you happen to live and which surgeon you were referred to, by @bradenmannsyyc.bsky.social substack.com/inbox/post/2...
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There Is No Surgical Waitlist
One patient waits three months for a knee replacement.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I'm involved in an exciting project looking back at COVID policy and examining what worked, and what didn't. As such it has given me an opportunity to examine my previous held positions, and see if I still hold them, or have updated them. Just in case we have another pandemic, so, a list. 1/
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Spongebob's Never-Ending List
ALT: Spongebob's Never-Ending List
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Canada 🇨🇦 ranks very high, among top 3 of 73 countries in the world after Sweden and Denmark. Based upon data from 15,000 people collected end of 2025 and early 2026. Quality of life in USA is half of what it is in Canada. Not clear if this rating takes into account the impacts of climate change.
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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The irony of the Fascist Pancake encounter with Premier Smith Confronted with criticism of AI Data centres, Premier Smith responded with “you got that from Facebook?” Ma’am, all the source data you’ve gotten to defend these centres has come from Wait for it Meta The owner of Facebook #ableg
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Brett McKay @brettmckay.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Alberta education policy blocks child abuse prevention programs in schools ‘Due to the recent changes to the AB Education Act, our free presentations are temporarily unavailable’ theijf.org/article/albe...
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Alberta education policy blocks child abuse prevention programs in schools
‘Due to the recent changes to the AB Education Act, our free presentations are temporarily unavailable’
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 08/07/2026
By the time a proposed taxpayer-funded West Coast pipeline could come online in 2034, global oil demand will likely be in decline. Countries across the world, incl. Asia, are quickly transitioning to low-cost, locally produced clean energy. Who is going to buy this oil? www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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Alberta's pipeline deal could allow Canadian oil to reach new countries. But will they want it? | CBC News
Energy and environmental organizations are reacting with alarm to the new Canada-Alberta deal to build a new oil pipeline to the West Coast, questioning whether new buyers can be found for the oil tha...
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 23/06/2026
Stuck in another Alberta ER tonight. 2 hours and counting to see a doctor. Nothing else to do, so hit me up. Anyone have any burning questions about politics in this province?
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Michael Kupris: Ask Me Any Question
ALT: Michael Kupris: Ask Me Any Question
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This week’s feature is a thoughtful essay by Leif Gregersen, a longtime disability advocate, on what the UCP's transition away from AISH could mean for the people who rely on it. forwardweekly.ca/aish-helped-... #ableg #canpoli #abpoli
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AISH Helped Me Survive. Its Replacement May Push Me Into Poverty | By Leif Gregersen | Forward Weekly
Forward Weekly feature for June 21, 2026.
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This week on 'Whatever This Is': we are watching political gravity finally catch up to Danielle Smith. #ableg #canpoli #abpoli
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
A UCP appointees to the weird Round 2 riding boundary panel lobbied the actual boundary commission to impose a hyper-ruralized seat map for Calgary with more hybrid ridings than the widely criticized minority report. Darwin Durnie's submission, page 65-262: www.elections.ab.ca/uploads/EBC-...
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
CALGARY, more #ForeverCanadian lawn signs coming your way! Please pre-register on the website to make the sign pick-up process fast: www.forever-canadian.ca/en/lawn-signs #Yyc #ableg
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
It has been brought to my attention that the Western Standard misleads Albertans that I have agreed to a debate and they are attempting to raise money for that event. Let me clear. #ForeverCanadian declined to partake, ever, in any debates with WS. #ableg
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cm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Braden Manns, a local kidney doctor and professor at the University of Calgary, made a TikTok account to share information about our healthcare system. Account: @ bradenmannsyyc vt.tiktok.com/ZSQNm5tYj/ #Calgary #Alberta
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🔥 Ronny Chieng at Harvard: “F*ck A.I. — the mission of your generation is to destroy it… shortcuts to skip to the end aren’t always good. The journey is the point of all this.”
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 27/05/2026
Here's a fun way to learn more about the realities of Alberta separation. nextstepsalberta.ca
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Next Steps Alberta | Fact or Fiction Quiz
Distinguish between facts and fiction regarding the Alberta independence movement with our interactive survey.
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Timothy Huyer @tim4hire.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Cool story, bro, but: 1. The federal government spends significant funds in Alberta, including through major transfers (the Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer alone are over $9 billion in 2026-27), cost-sharing for infrastructure, child care, etc., and more.
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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
New on DFTR, Part I in a series on Abexit. Thirty-Seven Words That Could Break This Country: A Brexit Remainer's Letter Home deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/t...
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Thirty-Seven Words That Could Break This Country: A Brexit Remainer’s Letter Home
I’m Canadian. I’m also British and Irish — all three by birth, all three by bloodline. In 2016, my UK citizenship gave me a vote in the Brexit referendum. I voted Remain. I watched the …
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Just my opinion, we need to flood Alberta with lawn signs So there can be no doubt that we are Canadian It cost me nothing Go to the link Get a lawn sign #ableg #abpoli www.forever-canadian.ca/en/lawn-signs
forever-canadian.ca
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Vincent St. Pierre @vsp.vincentstpierre.com · 26/05/2026
Loving new campaigns coming online, like Vote To Stay! Adding them to the list! #ableg #abpolo #UnitedForCanada #ForeverCanadian unitedfor.ca/list/
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The List - UnitedFor.🇨🇦
Citizens throughout Alberta are uniting against separatism and organizing for a better country. Here are some campaigns that have started and are advocating
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 25/05/2026
The stakes in this referendum are too high to sit it out. We need to build a solid case, not just for staying put, but for a stronger Alberta within a better Canada. That's why I'm joining other prominent conservatives in making the case for Alberta to lead, not leave. www.leadnotleave.ca
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Lead. Not Leave.
A policy initiative for Albertans committed to a strong Alberta within a united Canada.
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Danielle Smith is pushing a separatism vote to save herself, and we’re the ones who pay for it. And here’s the trap: we could win the argument and still let her walk away without consequences. #ableg #canpoli #abpoli
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Lisa @lisab0923.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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Fake democracy #daniellesmith #referendum #alberta #politics #canada
YouTube video by Lisab0923
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Toronto Blue Jays @bluejaysbot.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The first @MLB strikeout of Adam Macko's career 👏
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Danielle Smith is a separatist. The UCP is a separatist party. They are going to spend millions of public dollars to back the separatists and fight against the rights of Indigenous peoples. youtube.com/shorts/rooDp...
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Danielle Smith is backing the separatists and fighting against the rights of Indigenous peoples.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 16/05/2026
The reason Danielle Smith doesn't like judges isn't because they're a bunch of Laurentian elites, it's because she hates the rule of law.
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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 15/05/2026
Edmonton is consistently doing REALLY cool stuff behind the scenes. The new EPCOR smart grid tech they're trialing is going to enable so many more cool applications, like vehicle electrification at way mor efficient and economical startup costs. Just so cool.
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Lisa Young 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @jlisayoung.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We’re on the highway to hell open.substack.com/pub/lisayoun...
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On the Highway to Hell
Ignoring all the off-ramps
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Lisa @lisab0923.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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Don’t be fooled. It’s not close to over. #separation #alberta #treaties #courts #politics #canada
YouTube video by Lisab0923
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Christina Gray @christinandp.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Please read our statement regarding the first meeting of the Select Special Committee on Electoral Boundaries. #abpoli #ableg
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 04/05/2026
"Holding a referendum with these many unanswered questions will lend credence to those who challenge the outcome and deny losers consent to the victor." Premier Smith should call a public inquiry before she entertains another referendum. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Alberta’s Voters-List Scandal Deserves a Public Inquiry. Now.
This is an egregious breach of privacy and democratic trust. Albertans deserve answers before they cast another single ballot.
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Elections Alberta @elections.ab.ca · 01/05/2026
NEWS RELEASE – Message to Albertans re: Unauthorized Use of List of Electors. Read more: ow.ly/QoGA50YTEqn
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
📣 Wash your damn hands! 🧼 The number of men in public washrooms who just march out of toilet without washing? Reality: It ain't manly catching & spreading disease... "Promoting handwashing with soap is very likely to be cost-effective for interventions..." journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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Cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analyses of promoting handwashing with soap: A systematic review
In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Ian Ross and colleagues assess the evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost of interventions promoting handwashing with soap in domestic, sc...
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Here's the thing. Did not one NDP staffer or MLA remember that the Chief Electoral Officer had specifically warned Justice Minister Mickey Amery in May 2025 that his elections law changes would kneecap future investigations?
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This is a deeply, *deeply* shameless -- and shameful -- op-ed. Allow me to explain why. #cdnpoli 🧵 🧵 🧵 www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Canada should back away from carbon capture and storage and focus on infrastructure like pipelines
The time might come to build CCUS, but right now we need to focus on economic and national sovereignty
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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
My favourite moment in any oil price shock cycle is when the Very Serious Energy People explain why this — again! — is not the time to give a shit about the climate crisis
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Melissa (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I am a domestic violence survivor and have had a stalker. I have been very careful to limit who knows my address. Now, thanks to David Parker, who knows who has my address or how many copies of the list of electors has been made. #ableg #abpoli
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 01/05/2026
NEW: My full dispatch for @nationalobserver.com from a very hectic day in Alberta politics www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/30/n...
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Secret voter list sparks court crackdown and RCMP investigation into Alberta separatist app
Elections Alberta has obtained a temporary injunction against a separatist organization and political party for an app that allegedly built a database of voters drawn from the province’s list of elect...
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Elections Alberta @elections.ab.ca · 30/04/2026
NEWS RELEASE – Alleged Inappropriate Distribution of List of Electors. No breach of Elections Alberta databases or systems. Read more: ow.ly/eZH750YSsKB
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Andrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
🧵Jack Mintz has a new piece in the Financial Post arguing that men in Canada are being discriminated against through federal research funding allocation and Canada Research Chair hiring quotas. @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I found this is simply misinformation.
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Jack Mintz: End DEI targets in federal research funding
The provinces, which regulate and fund universities, should step up to make sure grants and positions are allocated solely on merit. Read on
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 26/04/2026
We need to stop blaming everyday Albertans for not caring about democratic backsliding. That they don't understand or care isn't their fault. It's ours. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/3-simple-r...
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3 Simple Rules
We need to get back to democratic basics, and stop treating the public square like a political science seminar.
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Alberta is now Canada's most unequal province. Our rich-poor gap is so bad that the top 10 percent grab a bigger slice of income here than they do in the United States. Every time Danielle Smith says the economy is strong, we need to ask: strong for whom? #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
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Shannon Phillips 🇨🇦 @sphillipsab.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Strategists Producer Haxim (that’s his only name, he’s like Prince) out with a banger of a website in response to the Government of Alberta’s plan to use our money to demonize immigrants with misleading referendum questions in October. Albertareferendumb2026.ca @haxim.ca @thestrategists.ca
albertareferendumb2026.ca
Alberta Referendum 2026 | Referendum Reality Check
Albertans aren't dumb. But this government thinks we are. Independent political commentary on Alberta’s 2026 referendum and the politics behind it.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
This is very well done. albertareferendumb2026.ca
albertareferendumb2026.ca
Alberta Referendum 2026 | Referendum Reality Check
Albertans aren't dumb. But this government thinks we are. Independent political commentary on Alberta’s 2026 referendum and the politics behind it.
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cm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
CBC/Radio-Canada investigation reveals Netherlands accounts hired voice actors to front 'faceless' channels www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Alberta #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Dutch YouTube creators behind Alberta separatist videos getting millions of views | CBC News
A number of accounts creating misleading YouTube videos about Alberta separatism with millions of views appear to have their origins in a Dutch digital marketing course, a CBC/Radio-Canada investigati...
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