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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 15/10/2026
Important message about the UCP's immigrant questions. www.muttart.org/2026/10/14/o...
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Open Letter on Referendum Immigration Questions | Muttart
The Muttart Foundation, the Stollery Charitable Foundation, and the Ron and Myrna Ghitter Foundation have jointly released an open letter regarding the immigration-related questions in Alberta’s Octob...
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
albertaviews.ca/wher... Such a touching and empathetic piece. Please take the time to read this So beautifully written. It wonderfully captures the diverse and skilled collection of HCWs who make up the teams that provide the CARE in health care.
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Where and When You Need It - Alberta Views
A poster promised "Refocusing Health Care. Sustainable. Accessible. Affordable." Next to it the paint was peeling. A dented window frame.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 11/09/2026
The Smith government's claim that immigrants are a drain on public coffers? Bullshit. Debunked. Vote No to the Nine to stop the scapegoating. Hold the government to account. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Does Alberta Provide $10 in Services for Every $1 of ‘Guest Worker’ Taxes? | The Tyee
Ahead of a divisive referendum question, we fact checked Danielle Smith’s claims.
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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Last week, Smith posted on social media that “For every $1 of taxes a guest worker generates, taxpayers are covering $10 in services.” While this figure might ring true for many, it is far from accurate. I fact-checked Smith’s claims in my latest for @thetyee.ca
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Does Alberta Provide $10 in Services for Every $1 of ‘Guest Worker’ Taxes? | The Tyee
Ahead of a divisive referendum question, we fact checked Danielle Smith’s claims.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 14/08/2026
At last night's Alberta Prosperity Project townhall, a keynote speaker spouted a racist remark that drew warm applause from the audience. I won't repeat the vile comment here. You can find video elsewhere. But it is very troubling, if entirely unsurprising. +
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In a piece that harkens back to her days as the Edmonton Journal’s star columnist, Senator Paula Simons has penned a complicated love letter that wrestles with how Alberta’s best instincts have been swallowed up by grievance politics forwardweekly.ca/alberta-i-kn... #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
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The Alberta I Know, the Canada We Need | By Paula Simons | Forward Weekly
Forward Weekly feature for June 28, 2026.
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Now we know. Smith committed to give separatists a referendum. She pre-recorded her tomorrow’s TV address, before the Legislature committee had a chance to vote on the #ForeverCanadian petition. UCP sent out a press release on a vote that didn’t happen, while they supposedly listened to me #ableg
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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“Awkward” is a generous way of describing the moment everyone, including the UCP’s own committee chair, realized they were outed for who they really are: Anti-democratic, irresponsible, incompetent separatists. youtube.com/shorts/9G-CT...
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Awkward” is a generous way to describe UCP outing themselves as separatists.
YouTube video by Rakhi Pancholi
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Alphonso Davies is one of world’s greatest soccer players and captain of Canada’s World Cup team. He came to Edmonton as a refugee and got his start in a community soccer program. Now he’s a national hero. That’s the Alberta way. The Alberta I love.
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Bayern Munich Wins Bundesliga: Alphonso Davies Lifts Trophy
ALT: Bayern Munich Wins Bundesliga: Alphonso Davies Lifts Trophy
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
My god. In an interview with Vassy Kapelos, Danielle Smith said that because TC Energy built a pipeline in 18 months in the 1950s we should be able to do the same today. Does she think companies and the crown respected Indigenous rights then? How will Indigenous communities react to her comments?
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
To be clear: the 400,000-plus people who signed the Forever Canada petition don't want a referendum. They wanted to prevent one. So no, Premier Smith, you don't get to add their names to those of the separatists. If anything, they more than cancel them out. #abpoli
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
If Danielle Smith tries calling her own separation referendum, a judge could declare it invalid because of lack of First Nations consultation — once again. For the third time. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me
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ANALYSIS | For Danielle Smith and Alberta separatists, no clear path left for referendum after court loss | CBC News
Pressure is mounting for premier to commit to the vote her UCP base wants, but First Nations have blocked.
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Cat 🍁🇨🇦✊🏼 @kitkatnorthof60.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
May I also add a recommendation to read the summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. I also hope folks will stand up & speak up if they encounter racist comments. First Nations & Métis can’t be expected to carry this alone. 🍁 nctr.ca/wp-content/u...
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 15/05/2026
Among hard-core Alberta separatists, the level of contempt for courts and hate for Indigenous people is palpable following yesterday's ruling. This is going to be an ugly summer. Reasonable Albertans will need to stand up for the constitution and treaties. Staying silent is being complicit.+
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Please read my statement on the separatist petition court ruling.
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
In the midst of all the political news and noise that we are easily distracted by everyday, it has been reassuring to see how many local library boards across Alberta have spoken out in opposition to Bill 28. It’s clear that a lot of Albertans believe public libraries are worth fighting for.
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Undermining public trust in public libraries is the real aim of Dan Williams’ Bill 28
Public libraries in Alberta are worth fighting for
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Beyond parody
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Bad decisions have consequences. Jason Kenney eliminated the office of the Elections Commissioner, a body that investigated election fraud and monitored use of lists of electors, to stop an investigation of UCP. Now we see wha happens without a watchdog. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta premier dismisses concerns over firing of election commissioner | CBC News
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is dismissing concerns over a new law that fired the man who was investigating wrongdoing within the United Conservative Party.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 01/05/2026
Different party, same actors, same right-wing populist fascination with weaponizing Albertans' personal information for their own political ends. When will libertarians speak out?
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🇨🇦👀 Will Mark Carney push back against dual practice, private health insurance, and Alberta Pension Plan? The federal government finally admits UCP's Bill 11 caught their attention. daveberta.substack.com/p/will-mark-...
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Will Mark Carney push back against dual practice, private health insurance, and Alberta Pension Plan?
The federal government finally admits UCP's Bill 11 caught their attention
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 16/04/2026
They are literally making it up as they go along. When they don't like the outcome, the Smith government rigs the process. It's a worrisome pattern for those who care about procedural fairness and institutional forebearance. You know, real conservatives.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 16/04/2026
If the UCP goes forward with this plan to gerrymander Alberta's electoral boundaries, Albertans of all partisan persuasions will be called upon to push back. And hard. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/drawing-th...
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Drawing the Line Against Gerrymandering
Why the Alberta Government Should Reject the "Minority Report"
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Read my full statement: www.albertandpcaucus.ca/news/post/uc...
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UCP GOVERNMENT REVEALS PLAN TO CHEAT, RIG ELECTION MAPS
Engaging Albertans to build an economy for the future.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 03/04/2026
My latest on the redistricting process in Alberta. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Drawing the Line Against Gerrymandering
Why the Alberta Government Should Reject the "Minority Report"
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The UCP is opening the door to election rigging, and Albertans should be outraged. Effective representation is a constitutional right. Anything short of implementing the majority report in its entirety is election rigging. We won't let them cheat to win.
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UCP OPENING DOOR TO CHEATING AND ELECTION RIGGING
Danielle Smith has shown her disdain for democracy over and over. But democracy matters. We won’t let them cheat to win.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Cutting off noses to spite faces. Thank you to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce for the Injection of some common sense to this noxious debate. #ableg #abpoli #yyc #Calgary
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Alberta separation talk already affecting more than a quarter of surveyed Calgary businesses | CBC News
Ongoing discourse around the prospect of Alberta separation is emerging as a top concern for Calgary businesses, many of whom say the debate is already impacting the local economy, a new Calgary Chamb...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
My latest: Alberta's separatist leaders keep using Norway as an example of why an independent Alberta would work. Let's put that to the test, shall we? #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/19/o...
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An independent Alberta would have nothing in common with Norway
Norway is a country defined by aggressive climate policy, high taxes and public ownership of oil and gas operations. So why do Alberta's separatists keep pretending it's a useful comparison to their f...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Alberta's separatists are convinced that the biggest threat to their prosperity comes from Ottawa. They ought to be looking to China and India instead -- and realize that an independent Alberta would be powerless against them. #cdnpoli #ableg www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/o...
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India is leapfrogging into clean energy. Alberta's separatists should pay attention
Sorry, separatists: Oil isn't going to make an independent Alberta great again. If anything, it might be its undoing.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We are living next door to an evil and despotic regime. There is no peace, no getting along as long as the United States allows this kind of depravity. Canada must stand up for the rule of law.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
A massive "Hands off Greenland" protest is happening right now in Copenhagen to demonstrate against Trump's threats. "The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said. “Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
Wonder Woman defends herself from a Nazi as portrayed by Lynda Carter.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Trump says that when it comes to Greenland "we will do it the nice way or the difficult way." Canada is over being nice. We stand with our allies.
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
We don’t care what you call it. Govt: Please listen to us. Please believe us. Please ACT Albertans: so far our Premier and Ministers have not heard our plea. Can you add your voices to our call for action? We need you as much as some day you may need us! 2/2
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Why should Alberta stay in Canada? The reasons aren’t just economic or legal. I hope you will read and share my robust rebuttal to those trying to break up our country. And I hope you’ll respond. #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #Canada #SenateofCanada
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The Case for Sticking Around - Alberta Views
Let’s not quit Canada. Let’s make it better for everyone—including Albertans
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Trump's regime has murdered people in the water. He has seized ships on the high seas. He has invaded a country and kidnapped their leader. All bets are off with the United States. Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
“Despite your tax money going to external consultants to support Dr. Oberg, the report is presumably collecting dust on some minister’s desk.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Where is Alberta's promised 'seamless patient experience?'
The ED is the catch-all for every health system failure.
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Peter in Vancouver 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈💉💪 @pjhvan.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
GREENLAND UPDATE: 🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱 Message from the Premier of Greenland
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 07/12/2025
People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms? Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people." Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Today, we remember all the lives we've lost to injustice. One life is too many. We cannot stop until we know our loved ones can safely be themselves in this world. youtube.com/shorts/lALMV...
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Our loved ones deserve a world in which they can safely be themselves.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This is a UCP MLA calling for a referendum on abortion inside of the legislature. They’re coming for abortion. Under his eye. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/dani...
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Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did - Alberta Politics
Albertan country music icon Corb Lund showed up in Edmonton yesterday to drop off a citizen initiative application at the offices of Elections Alberta for a referendum petition seeking permanent prote...
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Nathan Ip @nathanip.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The Auditor General confirms it: the UCP wasted $125M on their DynaLife privatization experiment, delivered worse outcomes for patients, and then tried to cover it up. Wait times grew, errors increased, and Albertans paid the price. Albertans need action now. #ableg #abhealth #abpoli
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
“When a government grants itself license to override physician judgment and patient consent, who - at any stage of life — will be next?” The AMA raising very serious concerns about the UCP’s invocation of the notwithstanding clause. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 19/11/2025
"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies." xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
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Court Ellingson @courtellingson.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Once again, Alberta’s UCP Government plans to suspend Charter Rights of Albertans. First to attack teachers’ rights, now trans youth. The Justice Minister proudly said his voice is the final voice on this matter. It is not. The voice of the people is the final voice. Plz RT #abpoli #ableg #yyc
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I am pretty sure that when Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed first created the notwithstanding clause, they didn’t mean it to be deployed to bully and oppress literal school children. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Alberta #notwithstandingclause
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Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
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