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Justin Wheler (he/him)

@jwhel.bsky.social
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Climate action, community, justice. Saskatchewan kid in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada working for a better world

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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks UCP…
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is a good day to ponder what an amazing deal B.C. residents have enjoyed thanks to public auto insurance. Avg nominal premiums are no higher than 9 years ago when J.Horgan was elected Premier, vs 45% avg increase in Canada and 119% in next-door Alberta. Data from StatsCan. #bcpoli
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Systemic racism is an economic issue and its basis is depriving others of the opportunity to prosper and thrive. If Premier Smith and her office are wondering why Albertans think her referendum questions are racist (or unconstitutional) this is why. This entire referendum is undignified & ugly.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
knowthenine.ca Share this with your friends and family Alberta. Don’t be fooled by the convoluted wording on the racist and separatist first 9 questions.
knowthenine.ca
Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
Use Alberta's Voice's interactive ballot guide to review all 10 referendum ballots before you vote.
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Alberta Renewables Bot @alberta-renewables-bot.jrwang.ca · 21/09/2026
Catching up after a gap (Sep 17–Sep 19): Sep 17: avg 25%, peak 48% Sep 18: avg 3%, peak 8% Sep 19: avg 6%, peak 16% All-time record: 58.2%.
Line chart of the hourly wind and solar share of Alberta net-to-grid generation over the last 30 days, with the all-time record of 58.2% marked as a dashed line.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Why do you want to stay in Canada? « I have family and friends across Canada, including multiple children and young women that would have been directly harmed by the referendum proposals. I love cheering for team Canada at sports. I think of the jays and raptors as my teams…
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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Protected cycle tracks are not just for cyclists
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Sign the Petition
Edmonton Oilers Reverse The Signing of Alex Formenton
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.32auctions.com/organization... 24 hours to support Solar Alberta through their fundraising auction. They’re one of the bravest advocates for renewables in the face of current government’s misguided discrimination.
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2026 Summer Online Auction
Silent auction '2026 Summer Online Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Don't think for a moment the referendum questions are real questions. They are a trap. #abpoli youtu.be/XzfAB4lsL0Q?...
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Duane Bratt: Alberta’s Other Referendum Questions Are a Road to Separatism
YouTube video by Energi Media
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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Heard a UCP referendum radio ad about immigration. It was blatantly false. Is there a way to sue the UCP government for false advertising? #ABpoli #ABleg
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Alberta government launches ad campaign on referendum questions | CBC News
The Alberta government has launched a $4-million advertising campaign outlining its position on the 10 questions in the Oct. 19 referendum.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
60 years ago ?!
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And here's how the Calgary-Shaw results look on the rest of Alberta
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 11/09/2026
The Smith government's claim that immigrants are a drain on public coffers? Bullshit. Debunked. Vote No to the Nine to stop the scapegoating. Hold the government to account. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Does Alberta Provide $10 in Services for Every $1 of ‘Guest Worker’ Taxes? | The Tyee
Ahead of a divisive referendum question, we fact checked Danielle Smith’s claims.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
GOOD NEWS! A personalized mRNA vaccine has SUCCEEDED in keeping melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, from returning. Phase III trial results in MORE THAN 1,100 patients shows the vaccine SIGNIFICANTLY extended the time patients lived without their melanoma returning AND reduced the risk of metastasis.
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Moderna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial
A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.
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Drew Yewchuk @drewyewchuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Danielle Smith plans to attack the free market for not producing enough methane gas. Amazing.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ai-d...
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Leaked doc suggests Alberta has sprawling plans to pave the way for AI data centres, more oil production
Rewriting laws, creating Crown corporations that could rival TC Energy, building new natural gas pipelines and increasing prices for consumers: what a leaked document says about Alberta’s AI data centre and oil push
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sent my ballot in today. Got a little emotional thinking about all the wonderful immigrants in my family and other networks who would have been harmed if these racist proposals were policy and proudly voted #no2the9 and #StayInCanada
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am so happy about this
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you watch one video today... Dr James Makokis speaking at the historic announcement by Saddle Lake Cree Nation that they are establishing a safe haven for gender affirming care... Is that video. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
globalnews.ca/news/1205333... Thank god for treaties and the indigenous leaders that are not standing for the UCP trampling on fundamental rights. Standing 👏
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Alberta First Nation invokes treaty clause to set up gender-affirming care safe haven | Globalnews.ca
Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it aims to defy Premier Danielle Smith’s government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care — contrary to provincial law.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta government touts Oct. 1 launch of $14 solar panel recycling fee, landfill ban | CBC News
Albertans purchasing new solar panels next month will face a hefty fee for recycling them.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Sign the Petition
Restore Lake Ontario on Google Maps
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
knowthenine.ca Summers over. Time to talk to your people and send a message to this government.
knowthenine.ca
Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
Use Alberta's Voice's interactive ballot guide to review all 10 referendum ballots before you vote.
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 12/08/2026
NEW | Battery storage additions could reach 459 GWh in 2026, enough to shift MORE THAN A THIRD of new solar generation to non-sunny hours 🔋 New analysis from @ember_energy 🧵1/5 ember-energy.org/lat...
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
www.canada.ca/en/women-gen...
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Sharing ideas: 2SLGBTQI+ community needs - Canada.ca
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400 Hey Alberta, request your special ballot for the referendum here
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Special Ballot Request · Voter Registration Portal
voter registration election elector register
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Creeps
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'Shell-shocked': Residents of Alberta town shaken by large white supremacist training meetup | CBC News
Second Sons Canada, this country’s predominant white nationalist group, gathered this summer for their annual "nationals" event in a small Alberta town, a CBC News visual investigation has found.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
united-church.ca/social-actio... Look at that, a church looking out for poor people and challenging government to do better instead of perpetuating culture wars. Kudos UCC. WWJD…
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Create a Guaranteed Livable Income Program
Please join us in addressing poverty in Canada by supporting a guaranteed livable income.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The conspicuous overlap between record-breaking warmth, dryness, and/or low snowpack and these fires is simply not a coincidence. The scientific evidence linking increasingly extreme fire weather, as well as increasingly extreme wildfires themselves, to climate warming is clear.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In recent weeks, there has been a remarkable surge in large, intense, fast-moving, and unfortunately in many cases destructive/deadly wildfires in multiple Northern Hemisphere regions spanning a wide range of climates & ecologies, but they all share one key commonality. [Thread]
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This should be truly shocking, but unfortunately isn't.
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Stand up for bike lanes. share.nwmd.social/s/AyUcN3Ox
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Bike Lanes Make Cities Better
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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
And because it won't stop raining, we've now passed 1978's 604.3mm and taken over the #6 spot.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Sad laugh
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Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Starting to think there might be something to this solar thing
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Edmonton AM with Tara McCarthy: Alberta is getting a controversial new solar panel recycling fee #abpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Solar Panels on Rooftops - Commercial & Residential
ALT: Solar Panels on Rooftops - Commercial & Residential
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Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Follow the legal bribes? "Ontario and Alberta are building natural gas plants despite lower costs of renewables A new report found wind energy is cheaper than gas-fired power in both provinces. So why are they still leaning on gas?" corporateknights.com/energy/ontar... #ableg #onpoli
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Renewable energy is cheaper than building natural gas plants
Ontario and Alberta are building new gas power plants while a new report shows renewable energy is getting less and less expensive
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 03/07/2026
Alberta is a massive beneficiary of brain drain from other parts of Canada. To the tune of $100B. The social and economic union pays immense dividends. Trevor Tombe brings the receipts. thehub.ca/2026/07/02/t...
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The biggest financial transfer in Canada that nobody talks about
Why Alberta and B.C. are Canada’s biggest brain drain beneficiaries
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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
...and now...precipitation! June is usually our 2nd rainiest month, averaging 78mm. But wow, June 2026 really showed off. Blatchford ended up with 269.1mm, Stony Plain got 256.3mm, and the airport got 222.5mm. public.tableau.com/shared/P7HM8...
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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Texas has no clean energy mandate. It just beat fossil fuels with wind, solar, nuclear, and hydro on 62% of days this year. Nobody told the grid to do this, just the market.
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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I guess he’s the class-action guy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Wow
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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
These Canadian Drs hit the nail on the head! Dual practice has repeatedly failed to fix wait times wherever it's been tried. We need—& deserve—evidence-based solutions, which means strengthening & expanding our universal public health care. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Alberta's dual practice a false promise
Our opposition to dual practice should not be taken as support for the status quo.
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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Folks, this is not ok. No matter what is happening at that LNG plant the O&G people know how to completely burn even wildly varying gas flows (e.g., dedicated cyclones w/ catalytics) such that it’s completely combusted & there are minimal local air impacts. This is a massive breach of social trust.
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Ben Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
By popular demand, here is a hall of shame of countries that are punching well above their weight in terms of GHG emissions.
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Justin Wheler (he/him) @jwhel.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
infogram.com/2026-06-bret... Striking infographics in this report from IRPP policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/albe...
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2026-06 Breton fig4 by IRPP - Infogram
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 19/06/2026
Remember: just like the referendum questions on immigration, the UCP's anti-Indigenous rhetoric is calculated to divide and distract through rage baiting. Don't bite. Call it out, but stay focused on what they don't want the public to notice. And check-in on your neighbours who are being targeted.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 19/06/2026
If anyone is wondering how Premier Smith's remarks and Bruce McAllister tirade are affecting UCP supporters, it's not a pretty sight in their social media circles. They have opened up a can of anti-Indigenous sentiment that is flowing freely on X and Facebook.
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