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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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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No matter what happens in the 2026 midterms -- or even the 2028 presidential election -- Canadians will never trust the United States the way it used to. The north remembers. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/o...
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America still doesn't understand how deep the rift goes
Memo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Top analysts expect a flood of online propaganda and misinformation to begin even as the votes are counted. The purpose is to convince people the referendum was crooked.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Braid: A social media bombardment will tell the world the referendum is rigged
The referendum will hand an easy victory to the federalists, but bad social media actors will try to convince the world it was rigged.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you watch one clip this week, this should be it. According to Peter Guthrie, Danielle Smith's Executive DIrector Rob Anderson & her Justice Minister Mickey Amery weren't just bystanders on the "CorruptCare" Scandal. They were active participants at the heart of it. #abpoli
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keven-pittsinger.bsky.social @keven-pittsinger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The separatists have released their "transition plan". And the whole plan is predicated on a spring binding referendum. Hey, remember how Smith was recently asked if she would change the law AGAIN to allow for a binding referendum during the blackout period? Weird, that.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Danielle Smith after erasing First Nations from her Alberta Day statement - “Whoa guys! It’s not like I’m responsible for communications and public engagement!” Danielle Smith in 2025 - “I am now in charge of Communications and Public Engagement”. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The NDP are calling for Dale Nally to be fired as "Minister of Screwing Up Drivers Licenses" or whatever his official title is... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hooooo boy! The NDP are coming out swinging on both the UCP candidate for Calgary Shaw Mike Derry as well as his nomination campaign manager Craig Chandler. Including invoking racist videos with Chandler. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli whoisderry.ca/mike-derrys-...
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Mike Derry’s Choice: Craig Chandler
Why did Danielle Smith and the UCP allow Craig Chandler to run Mike Derry's campaign?
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Holy crap. Danielle Smith issued an "Alberta Day" statement this morning... And then reissued it, removing the acknowledgement of First Nations peoples in Alberta. And included a shout out to oil and gas instead. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.”
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It just gets worse... They only retconned First Nations out of the English "update". It's still there in the French part. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
There it is. The madman in the WH stated Fentanyl was flowing from Canada to the US, along with guns, in fact the drugs and guns are coming from the US to Canada. #HesALiar This is from US Customs & Border Control.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
“AER issued regulatory permits to Coalspur Mines for an expansion of its operation at the Vista Coal Mine near Hinton, Alta., which would turn the largest coal mine in Canada into the largest in all of North America.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Plans for sprawling coal mine expansion forge ahead in Alberta despite opposition | CBC News
A sprawling expansion of a massive thermal coal mine near Hinton, Alta., has been approved by Alberta’s provincial regulator, clearing the way for the operator to extend the life of the project well i...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Behold, a steaming pile of self-serving dung from a recent Globe and Mail op-ed by two business leaders. Reality: the province is suffocating clean energy, no business has “stepped up” to build or fill the pipeline, and oil companies are minting massive profits for themselves, not the federation.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New episode! We're sorting out not only the pipeline announcements that Smith made during Stampede, but we're taking a much closer look at Smith's AI announcement that isn't at all how she's spun it! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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Episode 8.33 - July 12, 2026 Alberta Politics Roundup!
Podcast Episode · The Breakdown With Nate Pike · July 13 · 2h 12m
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Last week, a right wing content creator took a clip out of context, misrepresented it & openly lied about the person in it. But this is the behaviour right wing politicians reward. All while claiming a core value of "faith" Last night, we got into it. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
ICE fatally shot a man in Houston yesterday. Agents arrested a nun on her way to mass. An Afghan who helped the U.S. military died in ICE detention, one of at least 21 people to die in detention this year. The headlines have moved on, but Trump is still waging his reign of terror.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Oof, this is savage. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: The humiliation of Pierre Poilievre continues
After losing yet another MP from his caucus, the Conservative Leader is looking awfully weak
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
On last nights open mic we talked about a lot of different issues, but the UCP's indifference to the harm that they are causing disabled Albertans definitely was a central theme. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 03/06/2026
Canada just got lectured on forced labour by a country with 12-cent prison wages.
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Canada just got lectured on forced labour by a country with 12-cent prison wages.
Canada just got lectured on forced labour by a country with 12-cent prison wages. 📰 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥: newsletter.todmaffin.com 👕 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛: shop.todmaffin.com 🎙️ 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧: mirrorfalls.com ☕ Help support my work: support.todmaffin.com 🔗 Follow me on social: links.todmaffin.com ✉️ Contact my team: contact.todmaffin.com
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
“This is the worst breach in Canadian history involving voter data,” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli oipc.ab.ca/information-...
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Information and Privacy Commissioner notes that recent online poll indicates support in Alberta for increased safeguards for voter information held by political parties
The poll results align with the position held by the OIPC for decades. The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta,…
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The committee is still in session, they have not yet voted, yet the UCP caucus has released this… This isn’t democracy, it’s authoritarian theatre. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 20/05/2026
"Packed in Canada" is not the same thing, and we all know it.
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"Packed in Canada" is not the same thing, and we all know it.
"Packed in Canada" is not the same thing, and we all know it. 📰 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥: newsletter.todmaffin.com 👕 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛: shop.todmaffin.com 🎙️ 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧: mirrorfalls.com ☕ Help support my work: support.todmaffin.com 🔗 Follow me on social: links.todmaffin.com ✉️ Contact my team: contact.todmaffin.com
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Holy Cow!!!! How much was the fix in? The UCP released a media release announcing their separatist referendum before the committee had even voted! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
When asked if she would accept the will of the people as reflected in the October referendum... Smith's response? "I'll judge it at that time" Literal quote. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“the private insurance companies are working directly with the Smith government to “help facilitate a smooth transition for Albertans” to a new, two-tier health-care system” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box...
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‘Pandora’s box’: Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare ⋆ The Breach
Danielle Smith is working hand-in-glove with private insurers to push health privatization in Alberta—and it could spread across Canada
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A prolonged fossil fuel crunch just might, at this moment, be *the* exogenous shock necessary for a rapid global transition to clean energy adoption, but also it's going to be a brutally miserable experience for the world's poorest.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Greg Clark and Susan Samson have issued a clarification to the final version of the majority report on the boundaries commission. The majority did NOT support immediately adding in two more seats. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Moments after @GregClarkAB released his statement reiterating that the majority of the commission wanted to see the full report adopted... Smith claimed in effect that Clark actually wanted the 91 seats and the judge said what she wanted to hear. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 08/03/2026
Spring Clean Up: Your Dog Remembers Every One
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
When asked about healthcare premiums... On the same episode that Smith talked about her referendum questions that blame immigrants for driving up the cost of healthcare... Smith said that healthcare doesn't actually need more money. No. Really. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Mark Lawrence @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
CPI printed me a poster that I was able to take home 🙂 16 days until the book hits the shelves!
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
On Triage Physicians... Smith again blamed the AMA for following the process that Smith's government defined. Stating... "I've hoped that we would have on good faith been able to get the position in there" This from the govt that went to war with docs. K. #abpoli #ableg
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Good news everyone! According to Dani yesterday, there's no longer a shortage of healthcare workers! And we don't need to give healthcare any more money for recruitment or retention! (We still very much have a staffing shortage for the record) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
More good news! Dr. Dani (not a doctor) has announced that no patient should "ever be in a hospital longer than 30 days"! Even if they're in a coma, suffering from a serious brain injury or massive burns apparently. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Tarrio is, quite literally, a pardoned terrorist.
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 07/03/2026
Bi-Annual Scourge, I mean, Clock Change #SpringForward
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
🚨BREAKING!🚨 Yesterday, when challenged on the reality that a judge has already determined that the separatists question is unconstitutional... Smith announced if they get the signatures she'll have Amery rewrite it to make it constitutional! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
On today's episode of "Danielle Smith's complicated relationship with the truth" Dani responds to protests by youth against her anti-medical choice policies outside of her press conference... By claiming that the major medical associations in the US agree with her policies. /1
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Smith in response to concerns that two tiered private healthcare would massively impact access in the public system... Literally claimed that the only way to save the public system is with private healthcare. No. Really. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Smith on why she's tightening access to the Alberta Seniors Benefit... Can you guess? You can guess... It's the newcomers coming to Alberta to take advantage of our incredible social programs! (Never mind you have to be a Citizen or Permanent Resident) Drink! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Lisa @lisab0923.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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Bill 11 is the Tylenot of 2026 #daniellesmith #bill11 #healthcare #alberta #canada #politics
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August. He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA. The grift continues.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Exclusive! Danielle Smith tried to add another layer of spin on the “Corrupt Care” scandal last weekend… But an email obtained by The Breakdown quickly proved those claims to not be based in reality. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
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Caught In Another Untruth...
Danielle Smith tries to retcon the "Corrupt Care" scandal again but it backfires. Again.
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karenwebster.bsky.social @karenwebster.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Baying Hounds in a Fractured World: The Fox Is Not Yet Run to Ground
A more nuanced view of the Prime Minister Mark Carney's response to the US-Israel attack
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Today, Smith responded to criticisms that she was using tactics and rhetoric similar to the Nazis... By casting Alberta as an economic victim, blaming external forces, claiming there are external enemies against Alberta & then blaming immigrants. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/02/2026
Wow. Mike Johnson only took 2 Qs during today's House R presser - he usually takes at least 4 - and neither was about Rep. Tony Gonzales. Johnson is refusing to call for Gonzales's resignation following the release of texts showing he pressured an aide who later committed suicide for sexual photos.
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 24/02/2026
1.8 million casualties in the four years since russia invaded ukraine, according to ap.
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