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@nandanainthegarden.bsky.social
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Mature woman working on remaining "Woke" and counting my blessings.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 7h
Driscoll’s berries case raises questions about Canada’s food safety watchdog. Pesticide probe, federal job cuts spark concerns; regulator defends system. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Driscoll’s berries case raises questions about Canada’s food safety watchdog | CBC News
Allegations of non-compliant pesticide levels on imported Driscoll’s berries have ignited a broader debate over Canada's food safety system. While the Canadian Food Inspection Agency defends its syste...
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 22h
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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hope50.bsky.social @hope50.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ottawa tracking allegations of foreign interference in Alberta referendum, Carney says - Toronto Star Finally #abpoli
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Elon Musk should shut his fucking Nazi mouth. Elon Musk thinks Quebec should separate from Canada. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
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Elon Musk thinks Quebec should separate from Canada
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to his social media platform Tuesday to say that he thinks Quebec should become independent and separate from Canada. He also said that Alberta and Saskatchewan sho...
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 3h
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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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 15h
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
complete the picture return your ballot
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 7h
I think that after the referendum Smith will start throwing money at healthcare & education in an effort to gain support before next year's election Because she thinks Albertans have short memories and that we're stupid I hope I'm wrong #ableg #abpoli
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/10/2026
Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo missions, has died.
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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Politico @politico.com · 08/10/2026
EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure politi.co/4y8INYo
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EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure politi.co/4y8INYo
EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure politi.co/4y8INYo
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The Economist @economist.com · 08/10/2026
In 35 rich countries, a typical 15-year-old now reads no better than a 14-year-old did a decade ago. A slow-motion disaster is under way. We explain what must be done to stop it
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Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe
Machines are getting brighter. Teens are getting dimmer. Schools must act now
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 08/10/2026
In Ukraine, local authorities say at least 25 civilians were killed in the latest Russian missile and drone attacks.
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CNN @cnn.com · 08/10/2026
Margaret Hamilton, the groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA’s Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died. She was 90. cnn.it/4jI4LxB
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 08/10/2026
New research on migrant labour in Canada’s trucking industry highlights how the pressure to move goods quickly, at low cost, shapes drivers’ working conditions. Emile Baril and Juliana Tinoco Samperdro dive into the realities for @theconversation.com. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Online Shopping’s Army of Stressed, Migrant Drivers | The Tyee
New research highlights how the pressure to move goods quickly often leads to harsh working conditions.
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 08/10/2026
The Israel lobby is losing its grip on U.S. electoral politics, but it won't go out without a fight. American Jews cannot wait to see how it plays out. The Jewish future depends on our awakening. mondoweiss.net/2026/09/amer...
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American Jews’ continued support for Israel is very bad for Jews. We must wake up.
The Israel lobby is losing its grip on U.S. electoral politics, but it won’t go out without a fight. American Jews cannot wait to see how it plays out. The Jewish future depends on our awakening.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 08/10/2026
Alberta’s government paid land rent for some 480 delinquent oil and gas companies in 2025. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports for the Investigative Journalism Foundation. 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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Nandana @nandanainthegarden.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This pos needs to be kicked to the curb. Please #boycott EVERYTHING this meglomaniac is involved with. Look at this murderer's record DISASTERS KILLING human beings. #USAID #MUSK #ELON #cdnpoli
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 05/10/2026
The decision means that Canadians will not recoup the $40 billion in public funds spent on the project during the 20 year lifespan of its oil shipping contracts, according to regulatory filings.
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Energy regulator hands oil giants discount worth billions to use Trans-Mountain pipeline
The decision means that Canadians will not recoup the $40 billion in public funds spent on the project during the 20 year lifespan of its oil shipping contracts, according to regulatory filings. After...
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is a complete waste of public funds. These trips and extended hotel stays look like nothing more than taxpayer-funded vacations. If leadership refuses to listen to our frontline workers, why would they listen to outside experts? #abpoli
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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I drove down to Coutts to see the Forever Canadian bus roll through recently, and while I would have guessed there was overlap between those who supported the blockade and separatism, I didn't expect quite this much. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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First came the blockade. Then came separatism. Old tensions revived in Coutts | CBC News
This tiny town made international headlines when truckers angry at COVID-19 vaccine mandates blocked the border with the U.S. Many of those frustrated by how the convoy ended have found new purpose in...
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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The ethics commissioner is compelled to investigate public concerns. But since 2024 the office hasn’t published even one report. #ABpoli #ABleg #alberta albertaviews.ca/a-violation-...
The Alberta flag on a Jenga tower. Danielle Smith is at the bottom taking out blocks that say "Ethics commissioner" and "Election Commissioner" and loading them into the back of a truck
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Simone LeJones @simonelejones.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How Can Any British Columbian look at UCPs Alberta and TRUMPS America and then VOTE FOR BC CONSERVATIVES??? HAVE YOU LEARNED ANYTHING?!?!!#bcpoli #cdnpoli @jasjohal.bsky.social
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Schitt's Creek Shocked Reactions
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“47 per cent of Albertans remain on the brink of insolvency, meaning they are $200 or less away from not being able to cover their monthly bills, the highest proportion in the country.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Almost half of Albertans turning to side hustles amid financial, AI job concerns: MNP report | CBC News
A report from consumer insolvency firm MNP Ltd. digs into the financial insecurities of Albertans and finds concerns ranging from the impact of AI on the job market to a lack of savings in case of an ...
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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The argument: If Canada doesn’t plow billions into Arctic defence, the US could use it as a pretext to invade. The problem: By definition, pretexts are false arguments used to justify something one was going to do anyway.
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Former defence chief warns Canada must defend its North or risk U.S. intervention
Wayne Eyre says Canada must "ensure that it doesn't receive sovereignty-violating help" with the region.
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Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 05/10/2026
New piece up at @thewalrus.ca, looking at the "T-word". What should Canada do about Canadians looking to America for help in trying to break up the country? thewalrus.ca/is-it-treaso...
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Is It Treason to Ask America to Help Break Up Canada? | The Walrus
The growing relationship between Alberta separatists and US political actors demands a response
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
G'morning. If you spent the weekend soaking up bonus summer, here's what you missed --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Grant Robertson, Nathan VanderKlippe, and friend
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 06/10/2026
Early last May, news media reported that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had been granted “top secret” security clearance. Really? asks @djclimenhaga.bsky.social. #abpoli #canpoli
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What Separatists Offered the US, and Smith’s Strange Blinders | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier claims top-secret clearance. And that she was blindsided by the latest foreign interference bombshell.
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Nandana @nandanainthegarden.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So if you're think "sending #Ottawa a message" with your referendum vote, please, read this. #cdnpoli #referendum #equalization #HurtinAlbertan #HateTheLibs
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Nigel Swedenborg 🍁🌻 @nigelswedenborg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Apparently we're not supposed to call these Alberta seppos "traitors", so "5th columnists" will have to do. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just as a quick reminder of the kind of person Dennis Modry is: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Family seeking $1.3M owed by Alberta separatist leader Dennis Modry after court order | CBC News
Relatives of a prominent Alberta separatist who met with U.S. officials are upset that he has failed to pay back more than $1.3 million that he owes from a court order issued almost a year ago. A B.C....
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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
100% the US is backing the separatists and will intervene on their behalf if given the chance. Everyone knows this. #ableg #abpoli
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
U.S border officers turned back Campobello-bound truck because it carried booze from St. Stephen New Brunswick to Campobello Island New Brunswick (via Maine) New tariff laws restrict import or transit of any Canadian alcohol through U.S. This is ridiculous. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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U.S border officers turned back Campobello-bound truck because it carried booze | CBC News
There are renewed calls for year-round ferry service to Campobello Island after a truck carrying alcohol was forced to use the Deer Island ferry instead of the highway through Maine.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
See you Oct 17th #StAlbert. #abpoli
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clnzjay 🌱 🐶 🇨🇦 @clnz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Canadian satellite just reached orbit on Musk’s rocket. Dependence on his company is what Canada is working to end. NordSpace is building Canadian launch capability while Telesat builds Lightspeed communications satellites. Sovereignty means owning the satellites, networks and infrastructure. 🛰️🇨🇦🚀
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Reaching new heights. Canadian company’s first satellite exceeds expectations
An Ontario-based company that’s building its own rockets says its first satellite in orbit is working well after hitching a ride on an American rocket.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Two important MAID decisions: 1. MAID will not be available for those seeking it for mental illness alone. 2. New advance directive now possible: a competent person can request MAID be honoured later ex: with a diagnosis of dementia. #Canada globalnews.ca/news/1209116...
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Canada won’t expand MAID for mental illness alone, minister says - National | Globalnews.ca
Currently, the law excludes MAID for people seeking it on grounds of mental illness, but the exception is set to expire in March 2027.
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Nandana @nandanainthegarden.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh fucking great, the ultimate murdering madman thinks Alberta should seperate??? #Musk dismantled #USAID with his shifty #DOGE #incels which is and WILL CONTINUE to KILL people. Sure. I'll take his word for it...not. #abpoli #ableg #SeparatistsAreTraitors
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 06/10/2026
"Rath asked the court to release an additional $776,469 to cover $350,000 in legal fees and $426,469 in living expenses." "[The judge] found ... his financial disclosures were 'incomplete and unreliable' leaving her unable to determine whether he had other funds available to cover his expenses."
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Alberta separatist lawyer denied access to more cash from funds frozen in dispute with First Nation | CBC News
An Alberta Court of King’s Bench judge has rejected Alberta lawyer Jeff Rath’s request to access an additional $776,000 to cover his personal and legal expenses while his accounts are frozen by a cour...
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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’ll be heading to the EPSB meeting today at 2 p.m., which is the only place where other elected school trustees can speak publicly to the motion. Here’s some background on how these decisions affect families and the eternal pressure on boards to track paperwork www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hundreds of undocumented Alberta students at risk of losing free access to school | CBC News
Hundreds of children and teenagers already attending Alberta schools could be ineligible to enrol in September as their families’ immigration status hangs in limbo.
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Separatists' Trump Treason MUST Be Denounced by Danielle Smith Premier, you and Rob Anderson have two choices: 1. Stand up for Canada 2. Admit you support the separatists What you should do: grow a spine and stand by your country. #ableg #abpoli youtu.be/g_BL-Ayqm9Y
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Separatists' Trump Treason MUST Be Denounced by Danielle Smith
YouTube video by Energi Media
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ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"...the stakes are already clear, given the mounting evidence of meddling from south of the border. Albertans will do themselves (& the rest of us) a big favour by delivering a resounding no in two weeks." #abpoli #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Andrew Phillips: What Alberta separatists get wrong about Quebec as a model for independence
Quebec’s sovereigntists never tried to advance their cause by selling out to the United States.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“healthy debate should never become the vilification of an entire faith community or the portrayal of its members as dangerous or disloyal.” This. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Once again, Danielle Smith's government instituted a destructive policy without thinking it through, received massive pushback, and reversed course. This is no way to run a government. They're wholly incompetent. #abpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta government adjusts some AISH and ADAP measures after community feedback | CBC News
The province says it’s walking back some measures, after several Albertans with disabilities were transitioned to a new benefits program in the summer.
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Next week I'll go to the advanced polls and vote - Yes to staying in Canada & no to the nine I can't wait to send a message to Trump & Washington, telling them Alberta is not for sale & give a symbolic middle finger to Smith - traitor that she is #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There it is. Elon Musk now advocating for Alberta separation. That should perhaps be one of the biggest reasons to vote to stay. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Vote #NoToTheNine #abpoli


A witch in silhouette flies across a bright white background on a broomstick, with bare branches overhead. Text reads: “I VOTED FOR OPTION 1 TO REMAIN IN CANADA. NO TO THE NINE OTHER QUESTIONS.” On the right, large text reads: “LET HER FLY OFF INTO THE SUNSET,” with “HER” highlighted in red. A small “adobe free image” attribution appears in the bottom-left corner.
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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The referendum is a shit-show by design, so Smith can declare any outcome she wants or needs. #ableg #abpoli Less than 2 weeks to Danielle Smith’s separation referendum and the gong show continues albertapolitics.substack.com/p/less-than-...
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Less than 2 weeks to Danielle Smith’s separation referendum and the gong show continues
Elections Alberta says at least 3,000 mail-in ballots can’t be counted as received
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Black Panther🍁💪🦫🇨🇦 @blackpanther25.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🇨🇦Lawyer files injunction seeking to force incoming PQ government to take oath to King. The application for an interim stay was filed in Quebec Superior Court by the Public Interest Litigation Institute and its founder, Lawrence David. #Quepoli🍁 #Cdnpoli🇨🇦 #Canadasky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Lawyer files injunction seeking to force incoming PQ government to take oath to King | CBC News
A constitutional lawyer has filed an emergency injunction in an attempt to force the incoming Parti Québécois government to swear allegiance to King Charles.
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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @womenofabpoli.ca · 08/10/2026
“…who among us hasn’t wondered how a bunch of nobodies from Alberta ended up getting meetings with officials from the U.S. Administration in the first place? Nobodies who have the gall to offer up access to things only the Alberta govt can offer?” #ableg #abpoli 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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Nandana @nandanainthegarden.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Lil Cin 🇨🇦 @cindylee2102.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Great question since they have no fucking authority to do so. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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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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