Reposted by LmaclmacCanadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 27/03/2026#ableg #abpoli 045
Reposted by LmaclmacMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 07/03/2026They blew up an elementary school Tom www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 1514871765
Reposted by LmaclmacAndrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 28/02/2026"The Finance Minister on Thursday said he didn’t have a breakdown of how much newcomers cost Alberta’s bottom line." This is nothing more than scapegoating immigrants and newcomer communities for the government's poor governance & fiscal management #abpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...theglobeandmail.comSmith pins Alberta deficit on Ottawa’s immigration policies, but the budget doesn’tProvincial Finance Minister Nate Horner said he didn’t have the numbers on how newcomers impacted Alberta’s bottom line 04412
Reposted by LmaclmacParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 24/02/2026This means: Premier is fine with more pts dying in our ED WRs while it takes months and months for “formal negotiations” to occur This means she simply does not share our urgency or does NOT CARE. 4/8 14513
Reposted by LmaclmacJason Filiatrault @feelcanadian.com · 20/02/2026Would love it if Alberta had an effective news media or effective political opposition or like anyone actually capable of exposing this shit for what it so obviously is. 1114
Reposted by LmaclmacLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 19/02/2026Alberta's Ministry of Education says it is blacklisting CityNews unless it agrees to the UCP government's demand to unpublish a news article and publicly apologize to them 2717992
Reposted by LmaclmacHell Frasier: Bloodline @babadooknukem.bsky.social · 13/02/2026"zoomers are killing the bar industry" oh interesting was it zoomers who decided a drink should cost seventeen dollars 135105841779
Reposted by LmaclmacCCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 13/02/2026Two-tier health care is expanding in Alberta. Bill 11 allows private health insurance for services traditionally covered by the public system. By @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #abpoli #cdnpoli therosetowneagle.ca/health/alber...therosetowneagle.caAlberta's Bill 11 would shift health costs to patientsWill that be cash, debit or credit? 22116
Reposted by LmaclmacIrfan Sabir @mlairfansabir.bsky.social · 11/02/2026“Once political leaders begin to frame courts as adversaries rather than co-equal, and independent, pillars of governance, public confidence in the justice system erodes.” #AbLeg edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...edmontonjournal.comOpinion: Threats to judicial independence weaken democracyThis Trumpian-like threat to defund the judiciary crosses a red line from democratic disagreement into institutional pressure. 0135
Reposted by LmaclmacGhouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Smith: “For the foreseeable future we will still be on the roller-coaster of natural resource revenues. That's a problem that got created over decades. It's a problem I inherited" Correct. And it’s a problem that you actively MADE WORSE by doubling down on oil and hamstringing renewables. Idiot. 218736
Reposted by LmaclmacThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/02/2026Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.” 10542551521
Reposted by LmaclmacFroggles 🇨🇦 @froggles42.bsky.social · 10/02/2026"Of the two-thirds who say they would vote in a referendum to stay (in Canada), the vast majority say they would not live in an independent Alberta. Three-quarters say they would move to another part of Canada, while a handful would move elsewhere."calgaryherald.comBraid: Poll shows exodus from separate Alberta would make Quebec flight look minorAngus Reid poll shows Alberta separation such an unpopular choice that people will leave the province if it goes ahead. 2167
Reposted by LmaclmacMondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 01/02/2026"People are dying in waiting rooms, while provincial governments enable preferential access for those who can pay. The federal government has a duty to intervene." And yet, we hear nothing from the Feds. 32917
Reposted by LmaclmacChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I really try to keep an even keel, and self-regulate because it’s the only way to be in this for the long haul, but sometimes the fury overtakes you for a bit. 4449172947
Reposted by LmaclmacCourtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 30/01/2026"We're confident that more of them will (sign), because they believe in allowing Albertans to have a say in their future" Alberta separatist says members of Smith's caucus have signed referendum petition www.stalbertgazette.com/alberta-news...stalbertgazette.comAlberta separatist says members of Smith's caucus have signed referendum petitionEDMONTON — A leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition looking to force a vote on the province qui... 51318
Reposted by LmaclmacMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/01/2026This is who the separatists are. Huge thanks to my colleague @arnokopecky.bsky.social for getting that on the record. #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/29/n...nationalobserver.com'They're trying to replace us': the conspiracy theories driving the man behind Alberta separatismMitch Sylvestre says the Canadian government is criminal, he has fears of a communist takeover and he's 'cured of federalism.' Arno Kopecky spoke with him about the allegations of coordination with US... 53420190
Reposted by LmaclmacCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 30/01/2026To set the record straight, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said today that about 30 per cent, or 1M, Albertans support independence. This is false. The latest IPSOS poll found about 15 per cent support for separation from Canada when those polled were informed about the "real-world consequences." 28260154
Reposted by LmaclmacLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 23/01/2026Minnesota is indistinguishable from Canada – Minnesotans speak the same language, share the same cultural traditions, endure the same weather as Canadians Canada could invite Minnesota to join us and become our 11th province, and enjoy NATO protection against foreign soldiers occupying its cities 3328770
Reposted by LmaclmacDoug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Alberta is feeling the consequences of Danielle Smith's war on public healthcare. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art....ctvnews.ca‘Medical disaster’: Alberta Medical Association details over-capacity in hospitals, calls on province to declare crisisThe Alberta Medical Association is once again calling on the province to declare a state of emergency as it says Edmonton hospitals exceed capacity. 031
Reposted by LmaclmacHon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026MUST READ ARTICLE! ”The too-cute-by-half game she’s been playing with the separatists who dominate her United Conservative Party has now gotten deadly serious — and threatens the future of both her province and country.” #ForeverCanadian #ableg #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/o...nationalobserver.comDanielle Smith's separatism games are coming at a dangerous momentAlberta's premier loves to talk about standing up for her province. Will she ever show the same enthusiasm when it comes to Canada? 918599
Reposted by LmaclmacJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 08/01/2026Anyone who doubts an Alberta Police Force would be closer to ICE than the RCMP needs to pay closer attention to detail. And motive. 9311113
Reposted by LmaclmacThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 08/01/2026theglobeandmail.comEdmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflowCall follows deaths of three patients in Grey Nuns Community Hospital emergency on Dec. 22 12213
Reposted by LmaclmacAlanna Smith @alannasmith.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Doctors working in Edmonton’s major hospitals are calling on the Alberta government to declare a state of emergency because there is no more room to safely accept patients. #ableg @theglobeandmail.comtheglobeandmail.comEdmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflowCall follows deaths of three patients in Grey Nuns Community Hospital emergency on Dec. 22 310575
Reposted by LmaclmacParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 04/01/2026We have lots of excellent ideas…. Govt simply isn’t listening to any expert input. They’re paying consultants MILLIONS of dollars to implement pure ideology… Ideology that is literally killing ABs 076
Reposted by LmaclmacRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power. 260113723682
Reposted by LmaclmacJake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part. 3033901355
Reposted by LmaclmacDuane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 18/12/2025No big deal, but the Alberta government just increased the fee to submit a citizen initiated petition from $500 to $25, 000. After the separatism initiative was approved, but before Corb Lund's coal mining petition gets re-approved. No political shenanigans going on here. 35258147
Reposted by LmaclmacThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/12/2025“Smith, and her chief of staff, Rob Anderson, directly intervened with Alberta’s Advanced Education Ministry in an attempt to help Peterson’s higher-education business venture.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...thetyee.caJordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The TyeeThe premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation. 25161114
Reposted by LmaclmacAnn Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Private sector and religious groups took better care of orphans? Does she mean the Home Agencies that brought 100k British children to Canada to dole out as indentured servants? Or maybe she means the Catholic churches residential schools. Those lovely assimilation/torture factories. #ableg #abpoli 95229
Reposted by LmaclmacParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Little help: Been told describing the state of our HC system (thanks to govt meddling and its chaos engine) as a gong show is a bit dated... What do you prefer: gong show or dumpster fire?calgaryherald.com'Gong show': Flu cases straining Alberta hospitals, says physicianInfluenza is straining Alberta hospitals' capacities as the vaccination rate has fallen from previous years. 82817
Reposted by LmaclmacLarry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 13/12/2025UN Report Estimates Bold Climate Action Would Deliver $100 Trillion in Benefits by 2100 www.commondreams.org/news/un-clim...commondreams.orgUN Report Estimates Bold Climate Action Would Deliver $100 Trillion in Benefits by 2100 | Common DreamsNew UN report shows tackling climate crisis brings $20 trillion in annual xeconomic benefits by 2070. Urgent action needed to avoid devastating consequences. 0104
Reposted by LmaclmacCTV News Calgary @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Judge calls Alberta bill on referendum drives undemocratic, disrespect to rule of law www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...ctvnews.caJudge calls Alberta bill on referendum drives undemocratic, disrespect to rule of lawAn Alberta judge says a bill introduced this week by Premier Danielle Smith’s government is undemocratic. 13512
Reposted by LmaclmacPressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 06/12/2025With a massive legal shakeup, Alberta’s government is paving the way for a separatist referendum. "It’s the most draconian, totalitarian piece of legislation I’ve ever seen," says a former deputy premier. pressprogress.ca/alberta-pave...pressprogress.caWith Massive Legal Shakeup, Alberta’s Government Paves the Way for a Separatist Referendum'It’s the most draconian, totalitarian piece of legislation I’ve ever seen,' says former deputy premier 98258
Reposted by LmaclmacRobson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 05/12/2025Quite the scathing 'epilogue' that Justice Feasby added to his decision, in response to legislation tabled by Alberta's UCP government just yesterday: 48544
Reposted by LmaclmacNigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Bill 14 is immensely complex. The amendments to the Citizen Initiative Act & its financial rules are esp complex. This is a deliberate strategy. In other areas of the law we call this libel or regulatory chill. This is a government that only pretends to believe in direct democracy. #ableg #abpoli 65225
Reposted by LmaclmacReuters @reuters.com · 01/12/2025Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show reut.rs/4rCQsMzreut.rsExclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents showThe regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Canada's main oil-producing province bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil production increased, according to documents seen by Reuters. 78583
Reposted by LmaclmacJEmphatically @jemphatically.bsky.social · 27/11/2025"With $6 of every $10 in profits crossing the border, never to return, Canadian oil sands majors produced $12.3 billion worth of capital flight per year." #cdnpoli #ableg #ElbowsUp /more www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...theenergymix.comU.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource SovereigntyCanada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi... 32022
Reposted by LmaclmacParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Hey AB, while the govt promises to push more anesthesiologists and OR nurses from our hospitals with Dual Billing, and do more care in private surgical facilities, take a look at this graph! These are wait times in AB for SURGERIES FOR KIDS. 1/6 24234
Reposted by LmaclmacCanadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 27/11/2025This is American private health insurance 👇🏼 IMO, privatization of healthcare solves nothing It just creates new financial problems for Albertans #ableg #abpoli 03520
Reposted by Lmaclmacbeware1984.bsky.social @beware1984.bsky.social · 22/11/2025The Alberta Advantage - DYING EARLIER for-profit private hospitals are even more strongly associated with worse mortality outcomes and lower life expectancy. #Alberta BACKWARDS #DanielleSmith #abpoli #ableg Danielle Smith's Health Care System 01310
Reposted by LmaclmacAaron Hoyland @aaronhoyland.bsky.social · 21/11/2025We are being governed by the guy you went to high school with who slept through Social 20 and knows the cheapest place to buy ivermectin. 3598
Reposted by LmaclmacParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 21/11/2025With respect to the govt’s announcement to allow “DUAL Billing”, here’s an excellent thread that outlines the real current AB surgical data: threadreaderapp.com/... 1/9threadreaderapp.comThread by @JMeddings on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App@JMeddings: Everyone here seems to be arguing various ideological positions on using private facilities to ease AB's health woes. Lets look at some data and try to have an evidence based view of some of this. In...… 13526
Reposted by LmaclmacDave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 19/11/2025$125 million is a lot of money. edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...edmontonjournal.comAlberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general reportdynalifey 88249
Reposted by LmaclmacMondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Dani going to blame AHS? "The provincial government said the DynaLife contract would save millions of dollars a year, but instead cancelled it less than a year later after numerous issues with service delivery and DynaLife’s own financial problems." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caAlberta's bid to privatize lab services wasted more than $100M: auditor general | CBC NewsAlberta's auditor general has released a report detailing numerous failures in process and lack of due diligence by the province in its attempt to privatize community lab services. 52411
Reposted by LmaclmacMan about cowtown @manaboutcowtown.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I think the hubris of Premier Smith is showing. The general entitlement. She will continue to blame the recall movement on unions (it’s not) and seems surprised Albertans are speaking up against limiting the Rights of multiple groups. She truly thinks her base is the majority. It is not. 0114
Reposted by LmaclmacCarrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 18/11/2025SCOOP: Alberta intends to allow doctors working in the public health care system to simultaneously offers services in a parallel private market, according to draft amendments obtained by The Globe and Mail www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...theglobeandmail.comAlberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private servicesDraft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada 188165
Reposted by LmaclmacBrittlestar @brittlestar.com · 18/11/2025I’m sure there isn’t anyone behind this who stands to gain from it. Fix public healthcare, you ghouls. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/baddabc...theglobeandmail.comAlberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private servicesDraft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada 1217747
Reposted by LmaclmacKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 14/11/2025Another underappreciated way to lower electricity bills? Stop taxing electricity, which in many places is subject to both state and local taxes at rates of 10% or higher. To keep tax revenues intact, state and local governments could shift these taxes onto natural gas, encouraging electrification. 211226
Reposted by LmaclmacCanadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 15/11/2025I think 3000 new teachers works out to about 1 teacher per school So yeah, not fixing the problem #ableg 33419
