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Orlagh O’Kelly

@orlaghokelly.bsky.social
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Public interest lawyer and First Nation rights advocate. Never a KC. Treaty No 6 territory YEG 🇨🇦 okellylaw.ca

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 04/02/2026
When does advocating for independence transform into treason? As Alberta separatists deepen ties with the Donald Trump administration, former RCMP intelligence manager Patrick Lennox considers where Canada must draw the line: ow.ly/cGuS50Y8vHc
On the left: a close-up image of a person wearing a blue baseball cap that reads "We're done. Alberta first." On the right: text that reads “Alberta’s separatist movement is a national security threat. Meetings with Trump officials cast new scrutiny on the province’s bid for sovereignty.”
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Deciding … if this referendum and their actions constitutes treason requires us to understand its conspiratorial foundations, its connections to the global far right, and its malign intentions for the future of Canada.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: We must call Alberta separation what it is
It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 1h
Keith Wilson in Dec 2025 “there have been ongoing meetings between the Alberta Prosperity Project and the State Department in the US and as recently as a few weeks ago… it’s clear that the US government will recognize Alberta independence” @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social still gonna platform him too?
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exactly. I have asked cbc why are they platforming Keith Wilson at a debate, why is Macleans writing puff pieces About Jeff Rath , and the globe on Barry cooper (who admitted it was treason!) Talk to Dani and ask her why she is putting us through this!
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Direct democracy might sound democratic by definition. But a referendum can just as easily become a sleight of hand: not a way of giving people power but a way of using their votes to take it.” @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/albertas-ref...
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Alberta’s Referendum Fails Every Democratic Test We Have | The Walrus
Danielle Smith’s ten-question ballot doesn’t just measure discontent with Canada. It helps manufacture it
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I am SO happy to see this enter the mainstream. But seriously. There’s little new here. We had this in an expert opinion from Dr Wesley Wark: wapp-prod-cacentral-okelly-02.azurewebsites.net/media/docume...
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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here's a very rough recording of a book session I did last night in Ottawa with Patrick Lennox, talking about his new book "On Treason". Any advice on editing and editing software is very welcome. markbourrie.substack.com/p/patrick-le...
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Patrick Lennox and Mark Bourrie talk about Lennox’s book “On Treason”
This is my first attempt at a podcast, and I have no editing experience. Any advice is welcome.
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inthewoodshop.bsky.social @inthewoodshop.bsky.social · 18h
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 9h
Why you should think about getting your flu shot right now. Flu is surging unusually early in some parts of the west, catching doctors by surprise, by @lenasun.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/... via @washingtonpost.com
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Why you should think about getting your flu shot right now
Flu is surging unusually early in some parts of the western United States, catching doctors by surprise.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 21h
Calgary looking 👀 at you. Chamber didn’t ask the Premier one question on separatism. Instead, the head of the Chamber (Yedlin) let her sell her Neo-head tax on foreign workers.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They would sell themselves, and their province, to the Trump administration for pennies on the dollar. The question I keep asking: why has the business community been so willing to go along with this charade for so long?
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 10h
(Models Available For Subscribers) Quebec Provincial Polling: PQ: 26% (+11) PLQ: 25% (+11) PCQ: 21% (+8) CAQ: 13% (-28) QS: 13% (-2) Forum / October 4, 2026 / n=1183 / MOE 2.8% / IVR (% Change With 2022 Election) Check out QC details from @338canada.bsky.social here: 338canada.com/quebec
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 19h
Agreed: Alberta Queen of Stupid Danielle Smith was never elected to hold a referendum of any kind on separation, and the whole current exercise is a act of treason calculated to keep the protofascists of her own party mollified. 🍁😠🍁
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 15h
New research suggests vaccines could help prevent #autism www.gavi.org/vaccineswork... "...results underscore 'the importance of strengthening global vaccination programs and other preventive strategies.'" #VaccinesWork
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New research suggests vaccines could help prevent autism
A major new study of 3.7 million people suggests certain infections, including rubella, could be linked to the development of autism in babies born with the disease.
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@KatyET www.abresistance.ca @katyet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 20h
This is not a democratic process @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Cancel your “debat legitimizing this movement. By platforming Keith Wilson himself has gleefully claimed the UsA Will support their illegal unilateral secession. youtu.be/8CoLUYP0xs8?...
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 20h
Exactly, as did the Alberta prosperity project, in now disabled links on their website. I am sure Wilson’s Rise of Alberta did too.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 20h
Yup, and Macleans just did a puff piece on him. I would say it wouldn’t age well, but when it’s just not well ever, how do we describe it? macleans.ca/longforms/th...
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The Man Who Wants to Break Up Canada - Macleans.ca
Jeffrey Rath jump-started Alberta’s dormant separatist movement. Now the country is about to face a moment of reckoning that he helped engineer.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 21h
Posted this last night. Reposting this morning, ICYMI.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 21h
‼️ Alberta separatists are clearly MAGA north ‼️ Same hate. Same rage. Same lies. Same ignoring of facts, science, and morality. Same lack of shame...👇 "...separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support..." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...,
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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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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 21h
lol wealth accumulation is not consistent with education Cory. In fact this is the issue with Calgary. Many people got salaries they had no business obtaining in o and g and now they think their good fortune is virtue.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 21h
Calgary looking 👀 at you. Chamber didn’t ask the Premier one question on separatism. Instead, the head of the Chamber (Yedlin) let her sell her Neo-head tax on foreign workers.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
MAGA Americans: Canada better not interfere in our midterms! Also MAGA Americans: here's why we think you should change your laws to make them more like ours.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Seriously. I am seriously so tired of and angry with the legitimizing of this
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Treason. “There is a word for this sabotage, for this reckless imposition of the tyranny of a small minority. We must not be afraid to use it, and reclaim it from the authoritarians of the far right.” Not a mistake these two pieces were in the Globe today www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/73871ad...
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We must call Alberta separation what it is
It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nobody
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Plus, there's no validity to the separatist's arguments I can't believe that Canadian MSM are incapable of pointing that out
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Mind Blowing
ALT: Mind Blowing
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I am SO happy to see this enter the mainstream. But seriously. There’s little new here. We had this in an expert opinion from Dr Wesley Wark: wapp-prod-cacentral-okelly-02.azurewebsites.net/media/docume...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is the kind of story the Canadian government would normally go out of their way to shut down. Not now.These are trial balloons about prepping for US cyber threat and interference. "Hypothetical" scenarios about fighting an insurgency war. It's sending a message that we aren't fucking around.
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
IMO Rath is a private citizen who's committing treason #ableg #abpoli
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Seriously. I am seriously so tired of and angry with the legitimizing of this
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Great day at the legislature
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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New from me: separatist lawyer Jeffrey Rath has asked a court to withdraw additional funds frozen during a legal dispute with two First Nations former clients. The court said no, pending full disclosure of his assets. edmontonjournal.com/news/jeff_ra...
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Court shoots down Alberta separatist lawyer's bid to withdraw more frozen funds
Alberta separatist lawyer Jeffrey Rath has lost a bid to withdraw additional cash frozen by a court during his legal fight with two ex-clients.
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Heather 🍁 @hganshorn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How is this not treason? And why haven't the people who stole our data been charged?
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh boy. The born again Catholics within the ucp are not gonna like this
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is a good bluff call by @jeromyyyc.bsky.social -- and an excellent investment for the federal government to make in Calgary. Dare Danielle Smith and the UCP to say no. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Calgary mayor to bring forward plan for Green Line path through downtown, across river | CBC News
Calgary's mayor says he plans to pitch his vision for the Green Line's path through downtown in the near future. He believes the city can partner with Ottawa on an underground portion for the project,...
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Respectfully disagree; Alberta born and raised, and sick and tired of framing this province as whiny grievers. The author mistakenly equates this to the PQ who were elected on a separatist platform. omits that Cooper has admitted they need US help for secession which is “of course” treason. (1/2)
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Treason. “There is a word for this sabotage, for this reckless imposition of the tyranny of a small minority. We must not be afraid to use it, and reclaim it from the authoritarians of the far right.” Not a mistake these two pieces were in the Globe today www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/73871ad...
theglobeandmail.com
We must call Alberta separation what it is
It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work
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💜 Cyn ✨ @obicynkenobi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Folks involved in this on the Canadian side should be investigated for… oh, I don’t know… Treason?
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FatRaccoon 🦝🎈 @fatraccoon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Alberta separation is an American foreign interference operation. #canada Supporters are American collaborators, right to the top.
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UPBeachBum @upbeachbum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Of course maga assholes are involved in destroying Canadian sovereignty.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
An important reminder that Elections Alberta did nothing about the Centurion leak which is now most likely in the hands of MAGA 10x votes.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From the DM’s… Allegedly at least 1 UCP MLA is touring seniors homes with this simplified “guide” to the referendum. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Republican political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada…” Can we stop both siding this yet? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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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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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Appeasement doesnt work globalnews.ca/news/1208525...
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Alberta separatists say Ottawa prioritizing pipeline doesn’t halt independence push | Globalnews.ca
In just over two weeks, Albertans will go to the polls in an Oct. 19 referendum on whether to stay in Canada or launch a second, binding referendum on separating.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
About "Rise of Alberta"... Back in January, "Rise of Alberta" co-opted an opinion piece written by a First Nations man from Ontario... The overlap between Rise of Alberta and Keith Wilson was undeniable, even back then. (From our Jan 18th episode) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In one CBC “expose” wilson(@rorywh.bsky.social already did). in the next they stream and moderate a “debate”. Never seen a better case to take public 💵 back from CBC. Then, they somehow find a seppie student claiming his immigrant family “got nothing” Never ask if he went to school or to a doctor.
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