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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A message? I want to send Canada 10 messages. The first five are variations on the theme “I don’t want you or Danielle Smith to pretend that immigrants (or internal migrants) are the source of my problems. The next four are variations on the theme “I don’t trust Danielle Smith to take over …

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just in case anyone I follow doesn’t follow Senator Simons.

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 21/09/2026

At the conference I attended this weekend there were a lot of panels on Alberta, the referendum, separatism, etc. To be clear, there were very sober, thoughtful experts, and my takeaway was this: 1/n

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Monday, September 21st. A month till Albertans vote on a multiple choice separation ballot AND nine other racist/useless questions. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at fighting the noxious nine, with @carterab.bsky.social, @jaredwesley.ca & Avnish Nanda of @ouralbertadvantage.bsky.social. #cdnpoli

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Saying No to the Nine

Podcast Episode · Alberta Unbound · September 18 · 39m

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I keep meeting smart informed Albertans who tell me they do not intend to vote, because they don’t want to legitimize the process, or because they know the premier is not bound by the results. But what if making us give up on voting is the whole point? My argument to vote - no matter the absurdity.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Conrad has included an excellent article here. I urge you to read it and use it in discussions on infill and related topics.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ba-boom! The votes are in the mail.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I have generally supported sticking with first past the post voting. This is the most convincing argument for moving to proportional representation that I have ever seen. What if I’ve been wrong?

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Cowboy “Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em” Socialist @mpavictoria.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

IT WAS NEVER THE IMMGRANTS IN SMALL BOATS The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is It will never reach you

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Councillor Paquette’s study is excellent and needs to be more widely known. Thank you Conrad Norbert for bringing it to my feed.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My moving errand running to the e-bike from the car seems to be working faster than my growth in fitness. I HAD TO take a rest day today, but driving to Tiny’s Cheese this afternoon felt grossly self-indulgent.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Don't worry about Data Centers. Don't worry about Climate Change. Don't worry about Mass Surveillance. Don't worry about Billionaires becoming Trillionaires. Worry about immigration, imaginary invasions and pensioners and people on benefits being too rich. That's the lie they expect you to swallow

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is a great idea, but we will need a change in government for it to get approved in Alberta.

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It’s certifiable at this point that dense housing growth is - Good for the environment - Good for diversity - Good for business - Good for affordability If you continue giving environmental appeals to housing and refuse upzones you are going against the environment, diversity and equity

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is an important understanding. Even if you ignore mis- and disinformation, 45 years of uninterrupted use has made Thatcher/Reaganism conventional wisdom, particularly among heritage media. Any government activity requires constant and long-term selling both before and after being taken.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This is an interesting analysis. It helps me see why conversations with my fellow-boomer neighbours about higher density in-fill development, bike lanes and similar topics go the way they do.

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The right decision!

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

As always, Dr. Todd says important things from an uncommon perspective. You should read her and think.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 13/07/2026

"Corridor zoning" amounts to jamming low-income residents into big, bland apartment buildings alongside stroads, where they can serve as a buffer, absorbing all the noise & air pollution cars produce, protecting the precious single-family homes that dominate everywhere around them. It's abominable.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

As I watch my (Edmonton) neighbours light their hair on fire over our new de-zoning process and its related in-fill development, this article hits straight to my heart. Fear of change is no basis for developing a city’s core neighbourhods.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The patio basket tomato plant that Salisbury Greenhouses forced for spring has given up its last picking for the year. Home grown tomatoes will be on hiatus until late next month. However, if you like Roma-style cherry tomatoes, you cannot go wrong with the variety ‘Red Profusion’.

A bowl of cherry tomatoes and a bedraggled tomato plant.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Since we’ve decided to go car-light(er), and I’ve sold my car to my son in Vancouver, here is my now-trusty steed sitting beside Elaine’s car.

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Tim Querengesser @timquerengesser.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Work has to happen. Still, our bike and sidewalk network downtown is a story of moving through a work camp. It doesn’t feels like there’s coordination or care.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Intermission at Freewill Shakespeare. It’s not STO, but it’s certainly a good-sized crowd.

The stage and some audience heads from behind at tonight’s Freewill Shakespeare performance.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

And the Belgians eliminate the USA 4-1. Chew on that,Mr. President.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

My Alberta is big enough to include Jasper National Park. The SmithParkerRathAlexandre (SPRA) Cabal wants a customs station here. I say “No”.

A view of the east gate to Jasper National Park through the windshield of an eastbound car.

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Sèafra @woodward.ca · 31/05/2026

Memo to my BC friends. Congrats to your conservative party on electing Temu Danielle Smith as leader. You need to do everything you possibly can to stop her from ever holding any power or you will descend into the same conspiracy brained hellscape we're living in here in Alberta. You've been warned.

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David Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hard to walk down the street in Toronto these days without being struck by the breadth and depth of our crisis in lack of care for those with major mental illness

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Safe, protected bike-lanes are: Better for business Better for emissions Better for air quality Better for space Better for public health Better for noise Better for equity Better for affordability Better for public costs Better for safety for EVERYONE Better for oil independence Better.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

My Alberta is big enough to include, without pretending to own, the trails and eagles of BC’s Gulf Islands. The SmithParkerRathAlexandre Cabal wants to put that in a foreign country. I say “NO”.

Beach along a nameless bay on DeCorcy Island, BC. The lower left corner is upland; it is bounded by a diagonal line of driftwood logs then sandy beach down to the water.

Arbutus branch between green background and the corner of a trail staircase.

Bald eagle partly hidden by leaves and with the forests of Vancouver Island behind it.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

My Alberta includes, without pretending to own, Queen Elizabeth Park in central Vancouver. The smiithparkerrathalexandre cabal wants to block it out. I say “NO”.

Entrance to the Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Park.

Siberian Iris in Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Park.

The Lions’ Clock and a Kousa Dogwood tree across the summit plaza from the Bloedel Conservatory. Various unknown park visitors are present.

Figures in the lock sculpture “Love in the Rain”, located in the gardens of Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Park. BYO padlock and true love to join the fun.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Got and completed my census form today. It was only the short form, but that is exceptional turnaround for me.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Setting out on my first Jane’s Walk of the year: What’s in Store for Downtown — the next 10 years.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

THIS is the key understanding that people seem not to understand. Thank you, Tim, for saying it so clearly.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha... For the love of whatever, ANDP, tea this column and think how you can modify its message for Alberta conditions. I know he’s a Liberal, but he’s very strong on tactics, and frankly, you’re not.

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Ford, Gravy Plane, And How To Strengthen The OLP

A 4 Point Plan To Take Advantage Of Ford’s Failures

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This is excellent. Dr. Hancock-Li has put her finger on the very thing that “wokeness” needs to move beyond self-righteousness. And I say that as someone who considers woke to be be a compliment even when meant as an insult.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It is a fantastic article. I just noticed Monday that all the long benches on Victoria Promenade have been replaced with pairs of four-foot benches. Same number of people can sit, but nobody could lie down.

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I understand this is a long read. It kills me 3000 plus words is long As someone who had judgmental academic eyes on Her and her PhD student a fortnight ago It's Not Me, It's Them: A Breakup Letter to the Calgary School deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/i...

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It’s Not Me, It’s Them: A Breakup Letter to the Calgary School

You know that friend who keeps dating the same kind of terrible person? The one who swears each new partner is different, and then six months in you’re hearing the same complaints about the s…

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This is a valuable thread. you should read it and reflect.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A loser point isn’t gonna cut for me. Let’s go Oilers.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Cmon Oilers. Gimme a winning goal to break the monotony of this late night flight.

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Cole Pederson @pedercol.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I see so much blather about the Overton Window today. Nobody seems to recognize that it only moves when pulled around by political argument. Since the Thatcher/Reagan/Manning 80s, there has been only comment from the right. Maybe a period of Avi Lewis speaking from the left will correct that.

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