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Matthew Scace

@mattscace.bsky.social
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Reporter with The Globe and Mail's Calgary bureau. Author of Jasper on Fire: Five Days of Hell in a Rocky Mountain Paradise, out now: sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/ja…

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEWS: My new investigation uncovers the horrific ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. OpenAI’s chatbot fueled the shooter's violent fantasies and plans up to the day of the massacre. Chats about guns, timing of attacks, becoming infamous, and more. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says province is looking at charging a health premium for temporary residents ranging from $1,400 to $1,900 per person if immigration and citizenship proposals pass in referendum, by @mattscace.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... @theglobeandmail.com
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Alberta’s Smith pitches health premiums for temporary residents
Premier suggests charging between $1,400 and $1,900 per person for health care if immigration and citizenship proposals pass Oct. 19 referendum
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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Excited to be on West of Centre this week which is still a podcast but also now on the radio!! (Topic: what is up with the pro-federalist side on Alberta’s referendum.)
Kathleen petty and Matt Scace sitting in a CBC radio studio.
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
According to a leaked document, the government of Alberta is considering a massive overhaul of natural gas pipelines in the province, and billions in spending, to help drive an AI data centre boom. #abpoli #cdnpoli 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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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 10/09/2026
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First Nation plans to flout Alberta law that restricts gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Asserting treaty rights, Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it will establish safe haven for the treatment on reserved lands
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Matthew Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The cash-strapped, disorganized fight to keep Alberta in Canada, and why observers say the Oct. 19 referendum will be about participation rather than persuasion. In-depth with colleague Marieke Walsh: www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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The cash-strapped, disorganized fight to keep Alberta in Canada
Separatist voters are in the minority, polls show, but their motivation is putting pressure on a pro-Canada campaign struggling to find its footing
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Alberta’s revised statement celebrating province’s birthday removes reference to Indigenous peoples www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @mattscace.bsky.social
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Alberta’s revised statement celebrating province’s birthday removes reference to Indigenous peoples
Updated version was ‘issued in error’ and the original ‘stands,’ government spokesperson says
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Alanna Smith @alannasmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Emergency physicians in major cities across Canada say they can usually catch their breath during the summer months. But this year has been unlike any other. “This is the end state of what people have been warning everybody about for years." @theglobeandmail.com #cdnhealth
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Emergency physicians say this summer’s patient levels are unprecedented
Health care system is no longer on the brink of collapse but caving in before our eyes, an ER doctor says
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Starting Friday, Albertans will be able to decide for themselves whether they need a range of medical diagnostic tests. They can pay a private provider to do them and, in some cases, be reimbursed, by @mattscace.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Alberta to start allowing some privately paid medical tests this week
Beginning Friday, Albertans who uncover a new cancer diagnosis will be reimbursed for the cost of their test but won’t see their costs covered if they discover a different illness
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Matthew Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
SCOOP: A judge has temporarily frozen more than $8.5M in assets belonging to Jeffrey Rath and his law firm after a First Nation alleged misappropriation of money that he was overseeing as the band’s trustee. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Prominent Alberta separatist’s assets frozen as First Nation alleges he diverted funds
The injunction is a response to an application by the Tallcree First Nation, who wish to remove Jeffrey Rath and his corporation from overseeing the band’s trust
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A biggie on the separatist file re: Jeff Rath www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social
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Prominent Alberta separatist’s assets frozen as First Nation alleges he diverted funds
The injunction is a response to an application by the Tallcree First Nation, who wish to remove Jeffrey Rath and his corporation from overseeing the band’s trust
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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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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Danielle Smith's senior Calgary aide vends in several disproven 2020 US election conspiracy theories here, including noncitizen voter fraud and rigged vote machines. As part of argument for putting Canadian citizenship markers on Alberta drivers' licences.
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Sorry 
@SPhillipsAB
 
Requiring proof of citizenship to vote isn’t a restriction. It’s the bare minimum for real democracy. Citizenship decides who gets a say. Without upfront checks you’re inviting fraud and that’s exactly what we see when verification is weak.
Look at the pattern in the US. States that don’t require ID at the polls overwhelmingly vote Democrat. California, New York, Illinois, Oregon, Minnesota, and the rest of that list. Is that a coincidence? Or does loose verification help one side?
Premier Danielle Smith gets this right. She’s making Alberta the first province with a combined card that puts citizenship proof, photo ID, and even your health number all in one secure spot at no extra cost. It streamlines services so Albertans can access student aid, health benefits, and disability supports faster without hauling around extra documents. It builds trust and directly protects elections by making sure only eligible citizens vote. Smart move that makes life easier for real Albertans while closing loopholes.
Securing elections means proof of citizenship, paper ballots only, and real scrutineers from all sides watching every step. No hackable machines that can be flipped without a trace. Anything less leaves the system open to manipulation.
So why fight basic safeguards like this card? Why frame it as some partisan attack instead of common sense? The practical result is elections that can be tainted. Do you actually want that? Because fighting every layer of verification sure looks like it.
Democracy needs paper, eyes on the count, and confirmed citizens only. No excuses.
#Alberta #DanielleSmith #ElectionIntegrity #ProofOfCitizenship #AlbertaStrong #CanadaPolitics #SecureOurVote #AlbertaFirst
What do you think Alberta? Let’s get this right for the next generation.
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The United Conservative Party supports neither Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's pro-Canada campaign nor the push for separatism, according to the party president www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @mattscace.bsky.social
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Majority of party members likely to back Alberta separation, UCP president says
However, Rob Smith said the United Conservative Party will not pick a side in the lead-up to the referendum
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith united her detractors across the political spectrum in anger: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @mattscace.bsky.social
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Smith’s referendum plan draws criticism from all sides
Would-be separatists talking about removing Alberta Premier as United Conservative Party Leader
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shuffles cabinet with a substantial overhaul of many portfolios. Changes include new leaders in three of Alberta’s four health departments, by @mattscace.bsky.social @carrietait.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Alberta Premier Smith shuffles cabinet, tapping Jason Nixon as Finance Minister
The changes mark a substantial overhaul in several portfolios, including health
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
WTF happened in Alberta today? @mattscace.bsky.social and I have you covered --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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UCP bid to add secession question to Alberta’s fall referendum stalls amid procedural dispute
A legislative committee ended without a vote on a referendum proposal after procedural disputes
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Matthew Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
As Alberta prepares for the 2027 provincial election, the electoral map’s scheduled redrawing has led to accusations of partisan gerrymandering. Here's why, feat. pretty maps by the @theglobeandmail.com data team. Words by me #ableg www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
SCOOP: Premier Danielle Smith appointee to Invest Alberta's board is not an accredited accountant, despite claiming so for more than a decade: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tomcardoso.bsky.social and friend
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Invest Alberta’s Sam Jaber called himself a CPA despite lacking accreditation
A Globe review of 26 publicly available financial statements found he had used the title for more than a decade
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
UPDATED: Alberta judge throws out petition for separation referendum, Premier Danielle Smith calls the decision "anti-democratic" and says the government will appeal: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w pal @mattscace.bsky.social
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Alberta judge throws out petition for separation referendum
Justice Shaina Leonard ruled that the government had a duty to consult with First Nations before allowing the petition to proceed
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This is being overshadowed with the petition news, but Elections Alberta confirmed today it actually thinks ‘thousands’ accessed the leaked voter list, not just the 566 it sent cease-and-desist letters too last week. From me & @reportrix.bsky.social: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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Scope of access to leaked Alberta voter list may be incomplete: Elections Alberta
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta says the separatist group at the centre of a massive voter information breach may not have shared the full list of individuals who accessed its public
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
An Alberta judge has struck down a petition for an independence referendum in response to a legal challenge, ruling the government had a duty to consult with First Nations From @mattscace.bsky.social and @carrietait.bsky.social: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Alberta judge throws out petition for separation referendum
Justice Shaina Leonard ruled that the government had a duty to consult with First Nations before allowing the petition to proceed
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
BREAKING: Alberta judge throws out citizen petition to put secession on a referendum ballot. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @mattscace.bsky.social
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Alberta judge throws out petition for separation referendum
The ruling quashes the chief electoral officer’s decision to approve separatist leader’s push for a vote
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
ICYMI: Elections Alberta received ** two ** tips that the Centurion Project may have had unauthorized access to Alberta's list of electors and twice said it did not have enough info to launch an investigation: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @mattscace.bsky.social
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Separatist leader accused of misusing Alberta electors list refuses to co-operate with investigators
David Parker is accused of providing hundreds of supporters with access to private information belonging to 2.9 million residents
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 12/05/2026
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Separatist leader accused of misusing Alberta electors list refuses to co-operate with investigators
David Parker is accused of providing hundreds of supporters with access to private information belonging to 2.9 million residents
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
2025: Alberta passes law to prohibit any public bodies from selling personal information for any reason. 2026: Alberta passes law to exempt itself from that law if it sells its newish online casino Play Alberta. @jantafrench.bsky.social reports: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta's privacy watchdog concerned incoming law allows Crown to sell customers' personal information | CBC News
Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner says newly passed legislation allowing a Crown corporation to sell users’ personal information to a private company sets a “concerning precedent.”
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Separatist organizer David Parker is stonewalling investigators following allegations his org misused Alberta's list of electors www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @mattscace.bsky.social
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Separatist leader accused of misusing Alberta electors list refuses to co-operate with investigators
David Parker is accused of providing hundreds of supporters with access to private information belonging to 2.9 million residents
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Matthew Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
NEW x2: Court documents obtained by The Globe reveal Elections Alberta received a second tip on April 21 raising concerns about the Centurion Project. EA again concluded it couldn't start an investigation, citing Bill 54. //w @carrietait.bsky.social #ableg www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Separatist leader accused of misusing Alberta electors list refuses to co-operate with investigators
David Parker is accused of providing hundreds of supporters with access to private information belonging to 2.9 million residents
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Matthew Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
NEW: David Parker is refusing to co-operate with Elections Alberta's cease-and-desist order related to his group's alleged misuse of private information belonging to 2.9 million Albertans. //with pal @carrietait.bsky.social #ableg #abpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Separatist leader accused of misusing Alberta electors list refuses to co-operate with investigators
David Parker is accused of providing hundreds of supporters with access to private information belonging to 2.9 million residents
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
There were so many flags — and so much wind — that I’d get a light slap in the face every now and then and not even know which flag it was that hit me. From me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/fir...
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'First step': Alberta separatists deliver referendum petition, tout 300K signatures
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Alberta separatist group submits petition, with +301,000 signatures, calling for a secession referendum: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social and friend
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Alberta separatist group submits petition calling for referendum
Stay Free Alberta hits first milestone in effort to force an Oct. 19 vote after leader says it gathered more than 300,000 signatures
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Jen Gerson had Thing To Say about Elections Alberta: open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
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SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them.
The most unhinged people in the province may now have access to the personal information of everybody who lives here, and there's nothing we can do about it
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Wiiiiild *Elections Alberta gets court injunction for separatist group to pull down its searchable voter list *Court told the list was provided by Republican Party of Alberta, an upstart separatist party *Unauthorized use of voter list: Really, really illegal! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Elections Alberta granted injunction for separatist group to pull down electoral list | CBC
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
UPDATE: An Alberta court has ordered a separatist group to take down its elector database. The group has private info - including elector IDs - for 2.9M Albertans. Elections Alberta previously declined to investigate: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w Chen Wang, @mattscace.bsky.social
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Alberta separatist group ordered to pull down list of voters following court injunction
Elections Alberta alleges the information originated from the provincial list of electors
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
More on Alberta’s boundary mess… CBC News election unit analysed the maps: the main report would have produced a 7-seat margin of victory for UCP. The minority report by UCP appointees? A 23-seat win, with many seats narrowly flipped in Calgary. W/analysis by me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | There's no road map for where Alberta's riding boundary controversy is headed next | CBC Accessibility
An MLA-led group now gets to revise electoral ridings, as the U.S-style gerrymandering accusations keep flying.
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Here's our latest on Alberta's procurement mess, in podcast form. Language warning, because this a taste of the harassment directed at a former AHS director, AHS' former CEO, and Globe reporters. www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...
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First, the Alberta health controversy. Then the surveillance began
Globe investigated harassment campaign against reporters, whistle-blowers connected to procurement controversy
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
On Friday, @carrietait.bsky.social was named Journalist of the Year at the National Newspaper Awards for her reporting on Alberta's health procurement scandal. This episode offers a glimpse into the campaign of harassment, threats and surveillance she endured www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...
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First, the Alberta health controversy. Then the surveillance began
Globe investigated harassment campaign against reporters, whistle-blowers connected to procurement controversy
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Matthew Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Last year, someone harassed and followed people who spoke out about an Alberta procurement controversy – and a journalist who told their story. Who was behind it? The incomparable @tuthanhha.bsky.social investigates. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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First, there was Alberta’s health procurement controversy. Then the surveillance began
Last year, someone harassed and followed people who spoke out about an Alberta procurement controversy – and a journalist who told their story. Who was behind it?
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Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I love that this year's NNAs were, properly, the Carrie Tait Appreciation Society. Top-notch, tenacious reporting under insane pressure.
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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Always love an invite to CBC's West of Centre podcast. It was @markusoff.bsky.social hosting today and @faliceemo.bsky.social @mattscace.bsky.social and I talk riding changes, separatist slopaganda and, importantly, how much it costs to rent a billboard on Highway 2. open.spotify.com/episode/2vSG...
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Where to draw the line?
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Matthew Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Alberta launches lobbying campaign ahead of October referendum on immigration, constitutional reforms. Smith: "And if I don’t get a mandate, then we’ll have to address what we do at that time.” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Alberta launches lobbying campaign ahead of October referendum on immigration, constitutional reforms
Premier won’t say whether she will respect voters’ decision if they reject her policy proposals
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Alberta Premier says she's hoping for desired referendum results and may not listen to Albertans if they don't deliver the results she wants. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @mattscace.bsky.social
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Alberta launches lobbying campaign ahead of October referendum on immigration, constitutional reforms
Premier was unclear on whether she would respect voters’ decision if they reject her policy proposals
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Alberta launches new website albertareferendum2026.ca ahead of its October referendum questions. Premier Smith calls site the the central source of info, providing a "plain langauge explanation" of questions and "facts on how our province got to this point"
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 23/04/2026
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Supreme Court rules Quebec’s move to delay adoption of new electoral map is unconstitutional
New electoral map cuts ridings in Gaspé Peninsula and Montreal, adds ridings in Centre-du-Québec and the Laurentians
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 23/04/2026
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Jason Kenney warns Alberta independence movement could become ‘a real factor’ in politics
The former premier is one of few politicians making the federalist argument to the province’s separatist cause
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 17/04/2026
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Alberta government rejects commission’s proposed changes to province’s electoral map
Government to propose motion to create MLA-controlled committee to redraw map, fuelling accusations of gerrymandering
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Lisa Johnson @reportrix.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
This is the scrum with Brandon Lunty and reporters today in the Alberta legislature. He’s the UCP MLA tasked with overseeing the Alberta government’s re-do of the Electoral Boundaries commission report, with the help of a new panel.
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Matthew Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Alberta government takes aim at Globe reporter Carrie Tait over coverage of procurement scandal. UCP House Leader compares Globe reporting to "dietary advice from Jabba the Hutt." //by me @theglobeandmail.com #ableg www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Alberta government takes aim at Globe reporter over coverage of procurement scandal
United Conservative Party House Leader compares Globe reporting to ‘dietary advice from Jabba the Hutt’
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Shooting the messenger: Alberta government takes aim at Globe reporter Carrie Tait over coverage of procurement scandal. UCP House Leader compares Globe reporting to ‘dietary advice from Jabba the Hutt,’ by @mattscace.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Alberta government takes aim at Globe reporter over coverage of procurement scandal
United Conservative Party House Leader compares Globe reporting to ‘dietary advice from Jabba the Hutt’
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Alberta govt takes aim at Globe reporter over coverage of procurement controversy: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social
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Alberta government takes aim at Globe reporter over coverage of procurement scandal
United Conservative Party House Leader compares Globe reporting to ‘dietary advice from Jabba the Hutt’
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