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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 8h

The NDP have released a statement condemning violence after a Muslim school in Calgary received emails threatening to kill children & telling Muslims to leave Canada. It appears there is no similar statement from the premier. Or her Justice Minister. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 7h

"The separatists sound like traitors to me, especially when this country is locked in a trade war with the very administration the separatists are playing footsie with." Even Lorne Gunter gets it. ca.news.yahoo.com/lorne-gunter...

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Lorne Gunter: 'Selling out' — Alberta separatists seek help from south of border

Separatists also reportedly discussed with the Americans giving them preferential access to our critical minerals

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 10h

In overruling Edmonton's elected council, Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams actually said that those who supported the bylaw were "unAlbertan and UnCanadian." The hypocrisy of Danielle Smith complaining about federal overreach at the news conference was next level.

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 9h

Yeah, we all knew about the meetings. Dani knew - just a LIAR. #abpoli youtu.be/PowE_uSLDpA?...

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SHOCKING: Alberta Separatists Secret Plot With U.S.A. EXPOSED

YouTube video by Claus Kellerman POV

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 3h

"The rule of law is under vicious attack in this province and I am not the first, nor will I be the last, to call this out. When an institution is silent in the face of what is happening in this province, that silence is complicity." Another resignation at the Law Society.

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 8h

Take 10 minutes to listen to Alberta Senator Paula Simons' denunciation of the UCP's racist anti-immigrant referendum questions. It's a tour de force. www.youtube.com/watch?v=to7o...

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Watch: Senator Paula Simons denounces Alberta's anti-immigrant referendum questions

YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

calgaryherald.com/op... Take a read👇 I hope you'll catch the sarcasm and absurdism... I worry our Premier and Minister probably won't Make no mistake though: this absurd logic is exactly what our govt is selling you TRICKLE DOWN Health Care! (Help rich first = all benefit!)

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Opinion: What if ER docs joined the province's private-pay plan?

Tongue-in-cheek column shows folly of double billing and how allowing people to pay privately for health it doesn't solve long wait lists.

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Lawrence Herzog 🇨🇦 @lawherz.bsky.social · 22h

Lies and weasel words. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is deliberately obtuse because she wants to wait until she sees the results so she can twist and bend them to her will. A woman with zero integrity, zero courage and zero respect for democracy and good governance. #abpoli

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Alberta premier unclear when asked to define threshold for questions 1 to 9 on referendum ballot | CBC News

On Thursday, CBC News asked Premier Danielle Smith to define what she considers a strong mandate and what the thresholds will be for taking action on each question.

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

She’s lying. She knows what’s going on. #ableg #abpoli

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 21h

Friday, October 9, is the last recommended day to mail your special ballot through Canada Post to ensure Elections Alberta receives it by the October 16 deadline at 5:00 PM #abpoli

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11h

Damn he is such a petty, vile little man. US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize--putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. /1 thread www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

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U.S. sanctions International Criminal Court, hours after ex-judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a di...

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Today is not about writing or dictating EXACTLY what municipalities in the province of Alberta's residential zoning bylaw should say" - Dan Williams So... Municipalities can still choose the font of the new rules the province is mandating? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 12h

“Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to U.S. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have both rejected the findings of the UN commission she led on Gaza.”

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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 11h

New voting intention poll from Léger: Alberta-wide: 🔵UCP 47%, 🟠NDP 45% Calgary: 🔵UCP 46%, 🟠NDP 45% Edmonton: 🟠NDP 56%, 🔵UCP 33% Rest of Alberta: 🔵UCP 62%, 🟠NDP 33% leger360.com/alberta-refe...

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Alberta Referendum: 70% want to remain in Canada Alberta Referendum Poll: Undecided Share Rises to 10%

Leger’s August 2026 Alberta referendum poll finds 65% favour remaining a province of Canada, while the undecided share rises significantly to 10%.

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 21h

A minister from La Crête (pop. 3,800) just dictated housing rules for 1M+ Edmontonians. He is soon coming for your town with his henchwoman Danielle Smith. A decade of local public consultation tossed overnight by provincial decree—why even bother holding municipal elections? #abpoli

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Karen Klassen @kklassen.bsky.social · 10h

"The lesson of the past seven years is not that Albertans have been given too little direct democracy (and need yet another round of referendums), but that our experiments with recall, petitions, and referendums have displaced the harder work of representation and governance."

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 14h

"The province’s dalliances with recall, petitions, and referendums have only empowered narrow factions, weakened representation, and distracted government." Ken Boessenkoool and I make the case for ditching direct democracy in Alberta. thehub.ca/2026/10/09/w...

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Why Alberta needs to ditch direct democracy

The province’s dalliances with recall, petitions, and referendums have only empowered narrow factions, weakened representation, and distracted government from the real work Albertans demand from them...

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Karen Klassen @kklassen.bsky.social · 10h

This isn’t about infill drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/this-isnt-... "Rather, the issue is whether Albertans accept a government manipulating or outright disregarding democratic processes to impose its will on the people."

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This isn’t about infill

The UCP government’s intrusion into municipal authority raises much deeper concerns

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Karen Klassen @kklassen.bsky.social · 10h

ABR Resister/Resistor Update abresistance.substack.com/p/abr-resist...

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ABR Resister/Resistor Update

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 22h

I remain concerned that the premier will use any potential problems on referendum day/on Elections Alberta's part to justify *another* referendum -- one that would presumably keep the separatists off her back for a little while longer. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/17/o...

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Danielle Smith is sowing the seeds of a democratic legitimacy crisis

Forget about banning American imports. In Alberta, the government is actively importing as many aspects of their political culture as possible. The latest: election denialism.

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🇨🇦 Never 51st 🇨🇦 @terry-bolger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A complete lack of regulatory enforcement and/or accountability coupled with ridiculous government incompetence leaves all of us paying the debt for these corrupt O & G companies. Alberta Companies Owe Millions in Unpaid Land Rent via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

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Alberta Companies Owe Millions in Unpaid Land Rent | The Tyee

Taxpayers covered lease payments for hundreds of oil and gas companies in 2025.

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Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 06/10/2026

Check this out Danielle Smith has long been an empty suit with a pleasant demeanour and a quick answer (especially to questions she doesn’t understand) Filling that void between her ears is the septic tank waste that fills the pages of Project 2025 playbooks #cdnpoli #abpoli

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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“I hear the provincial government talk about ‘Ottawa needs to stay in their lane, cities need to stay in their lane.’ This is them getting into our business quite a bit,” said Kelly. No kidding. #abpoli #ableg

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Karen Klassen @kklassen.bsky.social · 22h

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Can't count ballots not returned. #abpoli

Don't count your chickens until you've voted.

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 23h

1/7 🇨🇦 ALBERTA'S INCOMPETENT SEPARATIST LEADERS AND THEIR GREAT ALBERTA SELLOUT 🇨🇦 Separatist leaders met with the U.S. State Dept, offering Alberta's oil and precious metals for American support. Source: The Globe and Mail #CdnPoli #AbLeg #CanPoli #Wexit #USRelations

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

1/8 ⚠️ META WHISTLEBLOWER REVEALS HIDDEN CHILD HARMS ⚠️ Arturo Béjar left his executive role to testify against Mark Zuckerberg's empire. Now, he reveals the internal failures that put teens at risk. Source: The Guardian #USPol #PublicHealth #BigTech #Meta #ChildSafety

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Evan Romanow, who allegedly had inside knowledge of the “CorruptCare” scandal… Has just been appointed to Deputy Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The provincial UCP government has ruined healthcare, underfunded public education, shamelessly promoted rapid population growth without building the hospitals or classrooms to handle it. Now they want to scapegoat immigrants for all of it. #abpoli #NoToTheNine

Political graphic featuring a glass laboratory flask containing bright blue liquid and a radiation warning symbol, suggesting toxicity. Text reads: “I VOTED FOR OPTION 1 TO REMAIN IN CANADA. NO TO THE NINE OTHER QUESTIONS.” The graphic concludes: “SHE IS TOXIC AND SO ARE HER QUESTIONS.” The design uses white and red lettering over a dark, dramatic laboratory-style background. An “adobe free image” credit appears in the lower-right corner.

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Karen Klassen @kklassen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The #UCP are the biggest hypocrites. Smith and her minions just can’t stay in their lane.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The timeline of western alienation may be long, but for so many Alberta separatists their trajectories really began in 2020 and 2021, with COVID. New by me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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ANALYSIS | How anti-COVID activism injected life into Alberta's separatist movement | CBC News

They fought vaccines and public health restrictions. Over time, their push for freedom shifted to independence.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s a little hard to buy the premise of yet another of the referendum questions… When Mickey Amery’s Deputy Minister and rumored architect of the Notwithstanding Clause usage… Just gets appointed to the Court of Kings Bench by the feds. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Danielle Smith is lying to us and here's a really good explainer about how we can be sure of this. #ableg #abpoli We’ve heard this story from Danielle before open.substack.com/pub/womenofa...

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We’ve heard this story from Danielle before

They say the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. That’s bad news for Alberta; again.

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Very interesting piece/take by the esteemed Andrew Leach. TL;DR (but you should!) version: one of her proposed constitutional amendments would make it *harder* to build pipelines, not easier. It might, in fact, give a progressive BC government a veto over them. leach.substack.com/p/is-daniell...

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Is Danielle Smith looking to hamstring the Pacific Link pipeline?

The constitutional amendment contemplated in Question 9 would do just that

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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh America, how far you’ve fallen.

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Danielle Smith's Lukashenko is smart enough to realise that separatism is a losing play (which is kind of surprising, TBH).

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Danielle Smith appoints Evan Romanow as DM of Hospitals and Surgeries. He was involved in this. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION ACT (section 4); public service act (section 18) - Effective October 13, 2026, appoints Bryce Stewart as Deputy Minister of Affordability and Utilities and Evan Romanow as Deputy Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Danielle Smith confirming the rumors... She has stepped in to override elected councillors and the voters who elected them. But at least there's a small group of carefully assembled people off to the side to give her the adulation she needs. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🇨🇦 Red Deer was packed with proud Canadians last night! It was incredible to see so many people energized and ready to stand up for our future in Canada. If you requested a mail-in ballot, be sure to send it back as soon as possible. Advance voting runs Oct. 13-17, and Election Day is Oct. 19.

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