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retiredalbertan.bsky.social @retiredalbertan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
www.linkedin.com/pulse/before...
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Before Alberta “takes the leap,” let's read the fine print
Albertans are practical people. We don’t scare easy, we don’t need permission to work hard, and we don’t mind disagreeing loudly if we think something isn’t fair.
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Real Mike - Fake Ezzie 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🌻 @fakeezzie.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Imagine being the Premier and thinking you have NO oversight over a government agency like AHS, but somehow you would have oversight with private contractors and corporations who have a fiduciary profit motive. She has a highly malleable libertarian lizard brain #ableg #abpoli
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venilia13.bsky.social @venilia13.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
#Aberta #ableg #DanielleSmithIsUnFitToLead
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no brain, only alison @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
She and Kenney have been working to dismantle it the whole time the UCP has been in operation. Albertans really need to wake the fuck up. #ableg #abpoli
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Lisa E 🇨🇦 @lisa1111can.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
THIS 👇👇👇 Alberta please watch!!
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Recall Nolan Dyck If you live in Grande Prairie click on the link Make a plan to sign #ableg #abpoli recallnolandyck.ca
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Kick Dyck
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
⚠️ Premier Danielle Smith announced the end of universal health care in Alberta this week. On this week's episode of 'Whatever This Is', @zainvelji.bsky.social breaks down what it means — and why things will get much worse if she succeeds. Follow us for more. #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
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Nathan Ip @nathanip.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Alberta students deserve real investment in classroom resources, not another panel. The government’s complexity cabinet committee shows how out of touch the UCP is with the needs of everyday Albertans. #abpoli #abed #ableg @inclusionalberta.bsky.social
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retiredalbertan.bsky.social @retiredalbertan.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Want to know what your MLA really thinks of you?
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💀 Clawdric Moanses 🧛 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Constituents are just obstacles preventing our UCP MLAs from doing whatever the f*ck they want for their own personal benefit. The contempt they show for the people of Alberta is disgusting. •RECALL•THEM•ALL• 😡 #ableg
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Caitlin 🇨🇦 ⩝ @caitlinheine.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
They call it “sovereignty.” It’s really a corporate coup. Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act turns outrage into policy and control into “freedom.” #Alberta #ableg #cdnpoli #DanielleSmith #UCP #AlbertaSovereigntyAct #BillionDollarBoondoggle
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The Billion-Dollar Boondoggle: Alberta’s Sovereignty Act
Danielle Smith’s “Sovereignty Act” isn’t about defending Alberta — it’s about deregulating it. Behind the rainbow bans, pronoun panics, and “freedom” slogans is a billion-dollar game of distraction wh...
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🚨 In case you missed itI: Zain doesn't hold back in this latest episode of 'Whatever This Is'. Strong leaders don't use the Notwithstanding Clause to override rights. Weak leaders do. #AbLeg #AbPoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli
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retiredalbertan.bsky.social @retiredalbertan.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Yes, Rob says “look in the mirror “ hmmm
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disordered @disorderedyyc.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Here's Rob Anderson, Premier Smith's Chief of Staff, in 2013 (before the 2015 Supreme Court decision): "That to me impinges upon their freedom of assembly, I would think, and their right to organize & so forth, which is a protected right under our Charter of Rights and Freedoms" #ableg #abpoli
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Proud 🇨🇦 is my Home @proud-2b-canadian.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Fucking hypocrite #RESIGNSMITH #NeverUCP #NeverSmith #DanielleSmithlsUnfitToLead #Ableg #Abpoli #Cdnpoli #ABResistance #UCPfail #FuckSmith #FuckTheUCP
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Nandana @nandanainthegarden.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Isn't that EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID TO #ALBERTA #TEACHERS AND #STUDENTS!! The absolute gall of this bunch of cretins is shameful. I'm sick of the #fascist #UCP #hypocrites with their #MapleMaga #bannedbooks using the #notwithstandingclause (despicable) and their #christofacism #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Solstice 🇨🇦 @notabot1.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Sabotaging Prevention Alberta’s ‘Preventative Health’ Ministry Is Anything But www.parklandinstitute.ca/sabotaging_p... #alberta #ableg #abpoli #canada #vaccines #monsters
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Sabotaging Prevention: Alberta’s ‘Preventative Health’ Ministry Is Anything But
The Alberta government has justified its new protocols for distribution of COVID-19 vaccines by claiming they will minimize wastage, save money, and prioritize the most vulnerable. In this blog, Parkl...
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Albertans have good reason to be angry: their real wages are down 10%, their minimum wage is frozen, their inflation is worst in Canada, their health care's at risk. None of that was caused by the rest of Canada. My take in today's @TorontoStar: www.thestar.com/business/opi.... #cdnecon
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Jim Stanford: Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them
During the so-called decade of federal 'attacks on oil,' Alberta oil giants set records for production and profits, writes Jim Stanford. So why is the average Albertan not getting their
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
He got the Speaker he wanted - a cuck who will sit in the corner and let him do whatever he pleases whenever he wants.
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Don Nadon @donnadon.ca · 27/09/2025
CPC_HQ is actively letting MP Poilievre show just how stupid CPC MPs truly are. Keep it up. Libs will win forever. #cdnpoli #Ottawa #ableg #calgary #cpc #ucp
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a man with a very large hat on his head is standing next to another man
Alt: a man with a very large hat on his head is standing next to another man
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JK 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @jkfriesland.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Such a Trump wannabe Smith is. No respect for the law or anyone’s rights. Truly “an unconscionable attack on 2SLGBTQI people, and a horrific example of state-sponsored transphobia.” #ableg #abpoli
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Erin BOO-tler @eleighbutler.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Alberta is using the nonwithstanding clause to target trans kids reveals how small-minded they are. Pretending trans people are the enemy of ANYONE is insane. Pretending they're a force that damages society is ludicrous. Pretending they are somehow worth such extreme measures is outright evil.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
AXE THE VAX TAX #AxeTheVaxTax #ABLeg #ABpoli #CdnPoli
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The UCP grift exposed in one short post 👇🏼 #ableg #abpoli
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Laurie W 🇨🇦 @lauriedw.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
"15 Alberta hospitals lost their ER in June 2025" albertaworker.ca/news/15-albe...
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15 Alberta hospitals lost their ER in June 2025
One community lost its ER for nearly 400 hours last month.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
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Alberta covered $150M in oil and gas companies’ unpaid rent | The Narwhal
Issue of oil and gas companies’ unpaid rent in Alberta is ‘intertwined’ with unpaid municipal taxes, cleanup bills: law professor
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
“You give yourself a raise for $2400 for your living expenses, but you take $200 away from people on AISH.” At tonight's town hall, Danielle Smith was criticized for her current responsibilities as Premier on a few issues. #cdnpoli
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Give Voice AB - Resistance, rooted in community. @givevoiceab.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
🧱 Our new series: Manufacturing Consent – 10 Propaganda Techniques of 'Alberta Next' We’re starting with the rigged survey. Push polls pretend to ask for your opinion, but only let you say what they want to hear. Stay critical. Stay informed. #ABPoli #ABLeg #GiveVoiceAB
Manufacturing Consent: 10 Propaganda Techniques of ‘Alberta Next’

Push Polling
The “Rigged Survey”
Part 1 in a 10-part series exposing Alberta Government Propaganda

What is a Push Poll?
It pretends to ask for your opinion, but only offers answers they want.
The questions are loaded, and there’s no real way to say no.
It’s not feedback—it’s a setup.
(Icon: clipboard with checkboxes and pencil)

How Does It Work?
They ask loaded questions with limited answers—and no option to skip.
It’s like being asked, “How do you like your tea—black or with sugar?”
Except you don’t like tea, and you still have to pick one.
That’s not choice—it’s control.

What’s the Alberta Next Example?
After showing a pro-APP video, they asked:
“What potential benefit do you like most about Alberta opting to leave the CPP?”
No neutral option. No space to disagree. No way to skip.
Just pick your favourite selling point.

Why Does It Matter?
Because the government will weaponize your answers—using falsely gathered information as truth.
They’ll point to it to justify leaving the CPP, even though it doesn’t reflect what people actually want.

Warning
This is a deliberate and dishonest tactic. It aims to distort truth, manipulate your understanding, and undermine the very foundations of democracy by simulating genuine participation. Stay critical, stay informed.

Sources: Alberta Next AB Gov (Jun 2025); The Tyee (Jul 2025); Wesley (U of A, 2025)
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
IMO Danielle Smith's power comes from convincing Albertans that they have an enemy in Ottawa If she didn't distract Albertans with her Ottawa-is-to-blame schtick she'd actually have to fix our problems & fixing our problems would get in the way of her corruption #ableg #abpoli
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Jean McClure #PeaceAndJustice @mjemcc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Saeed Khan @saeedwkhan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Since Trudeau was elected, Canadian O/G is up 34% and Alberta's is up 47%. Trudeau REALLY had it in for AB didn't he. I mean look how little that AB O/G industry has grown. It's almost as if the Conservatives are a bunch of whiners and liars.
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LoveisThicker 🇨🇦 @loveisthicker.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I love @lisab0923.bsky.social videos on TikTok. This is fabulous as she explains how Alberta Separatists get upstaged by a pro-Canada movement in Alberta led by Thomas Lukaszuk. His pro-Canada question is officially accepted by Elections Alberta and the separatists are going nuts. #HappyCanadaDay
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Andries (Andy) Sytsema - I Stand With Canada🍁 @asytsema.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Danielle Smith is punishing #Alberta’s most vulnerable because people are moving here. That’s not leadership — it’s cruelty masked as policy. Cutting disability funding is not a solution. It’s a betrayal. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #Leadership #PolitcalLeadership #TakingAlbertaForward #WTHUCP
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 17/06/2025
North Korea out there calling balls and strikes.
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garybrian.bsky.social @garybrian.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
So #DanielleSmith and LaGrange plan to make Alberta seniors pay for their $100 million children's pain med boondoggle. Did seniors vote for that? A fair and balanced approach? More like seniors footing the bill for waste. Seniors deserve better. #Ableg #abpoli #FireLagrange #corruptCare
A multi-panel infographic criticizing Alberta’s government policy on drug coverage for seniors. The first panel shows a blue government webpage titled "Balancing drug coverage for the long-term" dated June 10, 2025, explaining that prescription co-payments will increase for seniors and non-group coverage. A highlighted quote from Adriana LaGrange mentions a “fair and balanced cost sharing approach.” The second panel shows the same quote with red annotations pointing out the “fair and balanced” phrasing. The third panel repeats the government’s statement that by 2026-27, the cost of providing coverage to Albertans will increase by approximately $194 million, with a red underline and arrows pointing to text boxes that state: “But spending $100 million on unused children pain meds was fair and balanced.” The final panel, in yellow with a red border, reads: “So basically seniors are paying for the children’s medication boondoggle.” The infographic visually argues that seniors are being forced to shoulder extra costs because of government waste on children’s medications.
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Ben Rowley🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @benjaminrowley78.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
#abpoli #ableg #FuckSmith #FuckTheUCP
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RELEASE: “Cruel, Petty, and Vindictive”: UCP Minister Jason Nixon Threatens AISH Recipients
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🚨 Eighteen current UCP MLAs are still listed on a separatist website. Seems like they’re definitely not Team Canada. Albertans deserve answers. #UCPCorruption #ABleg #Abpoli
A graphic titled “UCP MLAs Supporting an Independence Referendum” as listed on the Alberta Republican Party website (accessed June 3, 2025). The image is arranged in a grid of headshots of 20 politicians, each inside a colored box with their name in uppercase letters below the headshot. Colors vary by row: red, green, blue, purple, orange, teal, and pink. Some MLAs appear multiple times across different frames.

    Top row: Devin Dreeshen (red), Ric McIver (blue), Angela Pitt (green), Jennifer Johnson (red), Eric Bouchard (blue).

    Second row: Shane Getson (green), Martin Long (purple), Dale Nally (orange), Scott Cyr (teal), Chelse Petrovic (pink).

    Third row: Nate Horner (red), Todd Loewen (blue), Nathan Cooper (green) with a large red stamp “FORMER UCP,” Jason Stephan (red), Joseph Schow (blue).

    Bottom row: Grant Hunter (green), Tany Yao (purple), Justin Wright (orange), R.J. Sigurdson (teal), and one blank silhouette with horizontal colored lines behind.
    Each headshot is inside a colored box with horizontal lines behind, matching the color theme for each row. The header text at the top reads: “UCP MLAs SUPPORTING AN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM,” with a subheading in smaller text: “As listed on the Alberta Republican Party website (Accessed June 3, 2025.).” The red stamp “FORMER UCP” is diagonally placed across Nathan Cooper’s photo, indicating his status change. The background is white with horizontal colored lines behind each photo. The overall design is clean, with an emphasis on clarity and organization.
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Jamie @jamieb1000.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The UCP just want to rage farm and hype up the seperatists. #FireTheUCP #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #abpoli #ableg #RageFarming #OilAndGas #subsidies #federal #governnent #cdnpoli #canpoli #Canada #financing #industry #FireSmith #UCPCorruption
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MACoop🇨🇦 @macoop.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Epic takedown! A masterclass in standing up to and not taking crap from a seasoned coward. This is the only way to deal with RWingnuts and fascism. (Yup, Peterson is one of the guys Dani Smith met up with in Mar-a-Loser to sell the country & is a PP supporter.) 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli #Canada 🍁💪
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Occupy Calgary 🇨🇦 @calgaryoccupy.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
~WOW!! Every Single Albertan needs to read this! It's all we've been saying& MORE in one tidy package There’s never been more oil wealth generated despite the Libs in Ottawa There is no province where real incomes&living standards have deteriorated more in the past decade than AB archive.ph/eLGsK
Opinion | Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them 
During the so-called decade of federal ‘attacks on oil,’ Alberta oil giants set records for production and profits, writes Jim Stanford. So why is the average Albertan not getting their cut?

Jim-Stanford
By Jim StanfordContributing Columnist
Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future Work in Vancouver, is a freelance contributing columnist for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @jimbostanford.
(Trigger warning: The author was born, bred, and educated in Alberta. Reader discretion is advised.)
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
EXCLUSIVE: We dug up a video of Donald Trump trashing Qatar in 2017 calling them “funders of terrorism.” I’m sure he would hate if this clip changed their mind to give him a $400 million plane - so definitely don’t repost it.
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Raging Grannie 🇨🇦 @raging-grannie.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
This is the dumbest statement I’ve ever seen out of the UCP “the province’s mandate to fund intervention rather than prevention”. If you fund PREVENTION then maybe down the line you don’t NEED intervention!
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retiredalbertan.bsky.social @retiredalbertan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Actual numbers. Not the same as the UCP gives out.
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retiredalbertan.bsky.social @retiredalbertan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I just watched a bit of the presser with Prime Minister Carney and the orange dumpling. I realized that I miss the wisdom and intellect of George W Bush. To the orange dumpling I say “I fart in your general direction!” (Credit: Monty Python)
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M A Shane @mindfultalk.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Come on, fellow Albertans. Can we have one day, just one day, of sanity before the #UCP brings stupid back? #Ableg #abpoli #cndpoli
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draytonblue.bsky.social @draytonblue.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I wish he was premiere of Alberta!
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