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Christine Baker 🇨🇦

@prairiepostie.bsky.social
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Canadian girl interested in science, sports & politics. Big soft spot for animals #CanadaSky #yeg #GoHabsGo 🏐🐾⛳️🌈

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Ms. Smith’s United Conservative Party has been hijacked by separatists, and as a sop to them she has construed a separation referendum that she did not campaign on. It really has zero, and I mean zero, credibility.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: The ugly reckoning coming for Danielle Smith
The referendum, including the nine non-secession questions, is contemptible
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No matter what happens in the 2026 midterms -- or even the 2028 presidential election -- Canadians will never trust the United States the way it used to. The north remembers. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/o...
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America still doesn't understand how deep the rift goes
Memo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We shouldn’t have to hold press conferences just so people can be treated with basic dignity. Ben is fully dependent and requires wraparound care. Yet he was denied AISH and told he should get a job.
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Jay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This UCP government is a Parks and Rec episode.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Normally we drop Alberta Unbound episodes on Mondays. But this panel with @jaredwesley.ca, @carterab.bsky.social and Avnish Nanda was too powerful and urgent to wait. A strategic look at fighting the noxious nine. @5xforcanada.bsky.social #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #AlbertaUnbound #notothenine
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Saying No to the Nine
Alberta Unbound · Episode
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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"the actual history of NDP provincial governments in Canada is one of higher real wage growth, higher corporate profit growth and smaller deficits than Conservative and Liberal ones. ... it’s a striking contrast to the story Conservatives in Alberta like to tell."
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Alberta pays no money to Quebec, or to any other province. The Alberta government, like other provinces, receives huge transfers from Ottawa to help pay for health care and other programs.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee
The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Canadians should watch this. #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYAw...
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Forward Guidance: A Stronger Canada
YouTube video by Mark Carney
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Pauline Park @paulinepark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Meanwhile in Canada: "cartoon by Michael de Adder: signs #DonaldTrump is killing the US economy: global selloff of US Treasury Bonds, repatriation of gold reserves & declining use of the Petrodollar... the guy who conned his way through life & managed to bankrupt casinos is an economic disaster..."
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
From a confirmed source within the Calgary Board of Education... Over 1000 kids across Calgary are being denied an education. Because of UCP changes to the Education Act, over 1000 kids are being denied an education because of delays in immigration processing. Over 1000.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 06/09/2026
Are you skeptical of the Smith government's claims that immigrants are to blame for their own mismanagement of our social, health, and education systems? You should be. Check out this website to educate and equip yourself to fight back in this fall's referendum. ouralbertaadvantage.ca
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Stop Premier Smith’s Scapegoating of Immigrants
Premier Danielle Smith is scapegoating immigrants to hide her own failures. Vote NO on her racist referendum.
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Darth Empath @jhatman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A human can only survive 2-7 days without clean water, whereas we can survive in perpetuity without datacenters. Choose wisely.
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Richard Warnica @rwarnica.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I wrote about the collapse of the BC Conservatives and the defining problem of the Canadian right, that a significant and growing part of their activist base is increasingly detached from the real world.
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Christine Baker 🇨🇦 @prairiepostie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Gross
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 30/08/2026
And a pony for every child and a chicken in every pot. Separatists will try to convince you that there's gold at the end of their rainbow. Don't be fooled. Here's what to expect in the weeks ahead. 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
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Blue Rodeo @bluerodeo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We're proud Canadians, folks!
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Premier DanielleSmith, it is time to set partisan politics aside, and do what is right for Canada. #ableg #cdnpoli #ForeverCanadian
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Free Agent Fly On The Wall @flyonsomewall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The arrogance in the assumption that a 2.5 month consultation will end with the stage set for a First Nations-endorsed secession negotiation is really something
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Christine Baker 🇨🇦 @prairiepostie.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
In Alberta, your public health care now expires thanks to new health card changes. Like so many health care policy decisions by this government, this unnecessary change doesn't improve care, it just creates more administration, complexity & barriers. globalnews.ca/video/120247...
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Alberta health cards now come with an expiry date | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Alberta health cards now come with an expiry date Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Christine Baker 🇨🇦 @prairiepostie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Another sole sourced contract to a UCP insider. The disrespect and waste of taxpayer money is criminal
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Christine Baker 🇨🇦 @prairiepostie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Taco Tuesday™️
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Price tag to clean up Alberta’s orphan wells reaches record $1.66 billion- increasing total costs 50% from last year thenarwhal.ca/alberta-orph...
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Alberta's orphan well costs reach new record | The Narwhal
Thousands of wells orphaned this year mean the total estimated cost to clean up Alberta oil and gas wells left behind by delinquent companies is now $1.66B
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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The AUC rejects Syanpse's Olds power plant operation for the second time. It's good that power plants are regulated by the AUC and not the AER! Can you imagine the noise & air pollution of 600 diesel back-up units? The decision is here: prd-api-efiling20.auc.ab.ca/Anonymous/Do... #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 18/08/2026
First it was "we're leaving." Then it was "send Ottawa a message" and "let Alberta decide." Now it's "just give us some leverage when we end up staying." At this rate, by Referendum Day, the separatists' pitch will be "help us save face." Federalists need to show up in numbers to force retreat.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“Why did I send the letter? Because for sure, dual practice, I don’t know how it can work within (the Canada Health Act),” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/politics/hea...
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Health minister warns Alberta’s plan to expand private care may violate federal law
Alberta’s controversial Bill 11 allows some physicians to provide publicly covered care while offering some privately paid services.
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Christine Baker 🇨🇦 @prairiepostie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Excellent, although a bit long, but definitely worth taking the time to read
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Canadians are just getting started. We are fed up with interference from the US embassy in our country. And we are tired of the toxic shit bird's gaslighting. This petition will likely be the largest in Canadian history. Sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/w...
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Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off
Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 160,000 Canadians want him gone.
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He didn’t change. They did.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Jelly Shelf Mary Pratt 1999
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 14/08/2026
We also can't ignore the fact that the same racist undertones are informing the provincial government's decision to hold referendums on immigrants' place in society, and their opposition to hate speech reporting and investigations.
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Christine Baker 🇨🇦 @prairiepostie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
An excellent resource
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Mark Dorin @markdorin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Some knowledgeable Albertans on Alberta’s so-called Mature Asst Strategy. Unprofitable wells are no longer assets - they are liabilities that the licensee or the industry as a whole (via the orphan fund), not the public, is responsible for.
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Mark Dorin @markdorin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“There is a real sense that landowners have been abandoned in favour of oil and gas.” “The problem with the Alberta Energy Regulator is there’s very little oversight right now,” Accurate statements by @drewanderson.bsky.social for the @thenarwhal.ca share.google/z1zmfxOtsleD...
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Alberta landowners fight fracking’s water use | The Narwhal
Landowners near Rimbey, Alta., are ringing alarm bells about oil and gas companies using billions of litres of fresh water for fracking
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation (SLCN) Chief Sheldon Sunshine is seeking to remove Rath as trustee of the band’s trust fund that he has overseen since 2017, alleging underpayments, lack of financial disclosure, and “rude treatment by the staff at Rath & Co.” edmontonjournal.com/news/sturgeo...
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Second Alberta First Nation seeks asset freezing order against separatist lawyer
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is seeking to remove Jeffrey Rath as the overseer of its trust fund and recovery of $28.6 million in fees.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Edmonton Heritage Festival has long been major source of canned/packaged food donations to the Edmonton Food Bank. But I was speaking with Food Bank bosses last night, and this year they are asking people NOT to bring food items to Hawrelak Park. Cash donations still gratefully accepted. Why?..
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Danielle Smith is no stranger to using leverage to achieve her political goals — except when it comes to Donald Trump. It’s almost like those goals don’t include standing up for the rest of Canada. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/31/o...
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Danielle Smith wants Canada to surrender
Alberta's premier is no stranger to creating, and using, political leverage — even if it creates the risk of blowback. So why is she so unwilling to do the same thing when it comes to Donald Trump and...
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
🚨👇🏽ATTENTION CANADIANS👇🏽🚨 We need 88 signatures to reach 27,000 🇨🇦 taxpayers who no longer want to fund a 19 room mansion, chef, chauffeur, repair and maintenance for the Leader of the Opposition Pierre PoiLIEvre. We have till the July 30th 🔗 www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... 🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Important under-the-radar story Via Zoe Mason - Essentially, the UCP are eliminating citizen-involved boards that might criticize the govt's anti-environmental agenda. The UCP Is Killing a Key Part of Alberta's Environmental Protection via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
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The UCP Is Killing a Key Part of Alberta’s Environmental Protection | The Tyee
For two decades, government advisory groups have forged consensus. Now they’re being shut down.
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Cassidy McMackon @cassidymcmackon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The organizers of the Water Not Coal petition are asking anyone who signed their petition and was contacted by Elections Alberta to get in touch as questions about the watchdog's verification process continues From me today via @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social #abpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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Water Not Coal organizers seeking details about Elections Alberta’s verification process from petition signatories
The organizers behind an anti-mining campaign are asking anyone who signed their petition and was contacted by Elections Alberta to get in touch.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"In its latest earnings call, the company's CEO Avik Dey... couldn't rule out prices of "$80 or $90" per megawatt hour of electricity by early 2028. By 2029, rival company TransAlta is predicting an average of $100 — more than 3X average price this year..." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/20/a...
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Alberta electricity industry expects tripling of power prices from data centres
In Capital Power's latest earnings call, the company's CEO, Avik Dey, told analysts that he couldn't rule out prices of "$80 or $90" per megawatt hour of electricity by early 2028. By 2029, rival comp...
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Zee207702🇨🇦🍁🍃🎃🐈‍⬛ @zee207702.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Kids playing road hockey on the brand-new Gordie Howe International Bridge 🏒🇨🇦 Canada celebrated the opening the only way we know how with hockey on the deck of the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. Built by Canadians, paid for by Canadians.🤝🇨🇦 🎥 Gray_Mackenzie on 𝕏 🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦
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Christine Baker 🇨🇦 @prairiepostie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
An encouraging start, I’m sure we can get those numbers lower
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
While Wab Kinew was speaking about the greatest possible nation building project that Canada could undertake is public healthcare... Danielle Smith quietly privatized a huge swath of Albertan's healthcare. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 21/07/2026
To skip the line, decline to resign, and vote no to the nine, order your mail-in ballot today: specialballot.elections.ab.ca/(S(ok313kmry...
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Special Ballot Request · Voter Registration Portal
voter registration election elector register
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 21/07/2026
Turnout will be crucial in this October's referendums. Because of the number of ballots and the UCP's reforms, we can anticipate waiting in line for hours longer than usual. Mail-in voting is one solution. + reddeeradvocate.com/2026/07/20/e...
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Elections Alberta opens mail-in ballot requests for October referendum - Red Deer Advocate
Mail-in ballot requests open today, with packages scheduled to ship out Sept. 1
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Really good reporting by my colleague @rorywh.bsky.social here. #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/21/n...
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Former Smith advisers awarded $300,000 referendum contract by Alberta government
The contract was for the creation of a website, albertareferendum2026.ca, which belongs to the Government of Alberta and provides information on the province's upcoming referendum.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
'Court and disciplinary records reviewed by Global News show that at least 10 First Nations have been involved in court or Law Society proceedings against Rath. One issued him a banishment notice, citing “concerns for [members’] physical safety.” ' globalnews.ca/news/1196445...
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Jeffrey Rath fought for First Nations. Now former clients are fighting him | Globalnews.ca
Jeffrey Rath built a career winning settlements for First Nations. But court records show former clients are challenging the lawyer's fees, conduct and control of settlement funds.
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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Great post by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment! Cycling is a great way to stay healthy! Every trip by bike that replaces a trip by motor vehicle improves air & water quality, providing benefits for everyone, including those who do not cycle. buff.ly/7t0yWXV #yegbike
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