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Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system at it again: Québec’s incumbent CAQ party is on track to be wiped off the map despite getting 14% of the vote Québec Solidaire on track to win 11 seats with 11% of the vote

Seat standings
Popular vote
Votes and share don't show who won the election; the number of MNAs determines who wins.

ELECT
LEAD
TOTAL
VOTES
SHARE
| PQ O
32
28
60
636,700
28.8%
| LIB
22
14
36
514,839
23.3%
| PCQ
13
7
20
473,490
21.4%
I QS
2
9
11
244,125
11%
CAQ

313,870
14.2%

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Mare (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @mare555.bsky.social · 4h

Please spread the word ... Albertans need to speak out loudly about this injustice & cruelty. @migrantsrights.bsky.social #Elducation4Al #abed #abpoli #ableg

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PBE 🇨🇦 @lookupkipp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mark October 17th on your calendar ✊️

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 7h

1 Minister + 2 CEOs out of the province on a trip to Sweden on the taxpayer dime... Who's running our HC system while those on the frontlines are drowning? They couldn't have sent ONE of them... to maybe come back with a PowerPoint presentation to update the teams back home?

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Laurie W 🇨🇦 @lauriedw.bsky.social · 9h

Tell Edmonton council you don't want an AI data centre here edmonton.stopthedatacentre.ca/council

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Poke council // Stop the Data⁠centre

Think there should be rules for AI datacentres? Us too.

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Phillip Meintzer @phillipmeintzer.bsky.social · 11h

LOUDER!!! 👏 “Every dollar of public money spent to cover the unmet financial obligations of the oil and gas industry is a dollar not spent on essential public services such as education and healthcare,” Bryant wrote. #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli @cuym-alberta.bsky.social

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trevorrobb.bsky.social @trevorrobb.bsky.social · 10h

A judge has ordered the Alberta government and AHS to disclose records they had been fighting to keep private from the agency’s former chief executive officer Athana Mentzelopoulos as she pursues her $1.7 million wrongful dismissal lawsuit. #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

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'Gaps and deficiencies': Government and AHS ordered to disclose records in Mentzelopoulos lawsuit

Government and AHS records including meeting minutes and email attachments must be disclosed to the former AHS CEO, a judge ruled

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hope50.bsky.social @hope50.bsky.social · 9h

Alberta premier unaware of reported separatist meetings with U.S. strategists - The Canadian Press B to the S When has Dani ever told the truth. #abpoli

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 9h

Send a message to Dani and the UCP. Raise your voice on October 18. Get the vote out October 19. #ABpoli #NoToTheNine

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 9h

Access to medically necessary care should be based on need and not your ability to pay. If you agree, join me and Canadian Doctors for Medicare in calling the federal government to take action in defending the Canada Health Act. 2/3

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 9h

Let me be clear: we know from evidence in countries around the world that physician dual practice drains resources away from the public system and, in many cases, increases wait times for public patients. This goes directly against the spirit of the Canada Health Act. 1/3

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 12h

What a beautiful evening it was in Lethbridge to fight for Canada! 🇨🇦 Proud Canadians gathered to rally the vote. We are exactly two weeks from referendum day. Make sure if you ordered a mail-in ballot, you send it in ASAP. Advance polls are open October 13–17, and Election Day is October 19.

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Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 17h

New piece up at @thewalrus.ca, looking at the "T-word". What should Canada do about Canadians looking to America for help in trying to break up the country? thewalrus.ca/is-it-treaso...

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Is It Treason to Ask America to Help Break Up Canada? | The Walrus

The growing relationship between Alberta separatists and US political actors demands a response

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 20h

On this day in 1934, Ken Taylor was born in Calgary. He played a central role in the Canadian Caper that helped six Americans escape Iran in 1979-80. 📸 Dick Darrell Learn more in my Deep Dive (not the Argo story) 👇 buff.ly/vrWfHx3

Ken Taylor smiling and wearing large-framed glasses, a suit, tie, and dress shirt. He has curly hair and is positioned against a dark background.

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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 16h

Danielle Smith appearing at an event with Tamara Lich. Because when you’re trying to project “responsible provincial leadership,” obviously the next step is contributing to convoy nostalgia and supporting criminals. Every day Smith shows us who she really is❕ Vote NO to the 9️⃣Smith must RESIGN

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 16h

See you Oct 17th #StAlbert For other Alberta locations visit fightbacknow.civicdeeds.com/actions

A black, white and yellow poster promoting a province-wide day of protest on Saturday, October 17. At the top, large black text on white reads “SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17.” Below, large yellow text reads “PROVINCE-WIDE DAY OF,” followed by the word “PROTEST” in very large white letters outlined in yellow against a black background.
The middle section asks: “OUTRAGED BY THE DIRECTION OF OUR PROVINCE UNDER DANIELLE SMITH AND THE UCP?” A yellow-highlighted box says “YOU’RE NOT ALONE!” Below is a list of protest demands, each beginning with bold “NO”: “NO SEPARATING FROM CANADA,” “NO BECOMING THE 51ST STATE,” “NO AI DATA CENTRES,” “NO TWO-TIER HEALTHCARE,” “NO CORPORATE GREED,” “NO MINING THE ROCKIES,” “NO SCAPEGOATING IMMIGRANTS,” “NO LOW WAGES,” “NO THREATENING PENSIONS,” and “NO TO THE STATUS QUO.”
On the right, large text reads “WE’RE SAYING NO!” with “NO!” in very large black letters outlined in yellow. A yellow banner underneath says “SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17.” Below are large yellow-and-white graphics of a raised fist and an exclamation mark.
A yellow strip across the poster reads: “TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ALBERTANS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST A ROGUE GOVERNMENT.”
The bottom black section gives the St. Albert protest details in large white text: “ST. ALBERT 11:30 - 1PM,” followed by “PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE” and “MCKENNEY/BELLEROSE.” A QR code appears on the lower right. Along the bottom, text with a raised-fist and exclamation-mark graphic says “FIND THE PROTEST NEAREST YOU: FightBackNow.ca.” Smaller text reads: “Fight Back Now! is a campaign of the Alberta Federation of Labour - afl.org.”

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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 16h

Canada politely boots Starlink as diversification ensures. The $2.3 billion is now awarded to Ottawa based Telesat. Canada is getting more independent and stronger. Our Tax dollars are staying here. Huge win for Canada 👊 🇨🇦 ✨ 🇨🇦 💪

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On Hwy 855 northbound as traffic slows down heading into the Town of Smoky Lake. Everyone who used this highway to get to the Pumpkin fair yesterday saw this. Each sign is 4'x4'. #NoToTheNine #abpoli Thank you #SmokyLake volunteers! knowthenine.ca

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Solstice 🇨🇦 @notabot1.bsky.social · 17h

Multiple protests in alberta on October 17 against smith ucp separatist. It's time for Albertans to stand up for each other. More info here. fightbacknow.civicdeeds.com#actions-map

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Fight Back Now! - Province-Wide Day of Protest — October 17, 2026

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Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 18h

We need to talk about the separatists selling out our city and province. MAGA operatives came to Calgary to help carve up our country. Meanwhile, separatist leaders went to Washington promising our water, our oil, and our land. If you want to live in the United States, move to the United States.

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 16h

Should Ottawa intervene to stop Alberta's dual practice? @jmeddings.bsky.social and other former medical deans penned a letter to the feds calling for just that. He says the health system desperately needs fixing, but that dual practice will only compound issues podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

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Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model

Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · October 2 · 11m

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StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎 @stacescases2.bsky.social · 17h

If you're an #Albertan and youre experiencing this issue, contact or go to your local returning office. You will get immediate help there. They are open until 6 pm. Keep #Alberta #Canadian 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #ABpoli www.elections.ab.ca/current-elec...

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 05/10/2026

This shift among separatists coincides with their abandonment of all things Danielle Smith. They have something in common with federalists. Everyone should vote No to the Nine.

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Vote NO on Questions 1 through 9 (The Noxious Nine). Vote to Stay in Canada #abpoli notoscapegoating.ca

Graphic titled “IMMIGRANTS ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION – THE FACTS.” Four facts explain the contributions of immigrants and newcomers in Canada and Alberta. The first says newcomers make up 23% of Canada’s construction workforce, including 20% of roofers and 16% of electricians. The second says immigrants make up 25% of registered nurses and 37% of physicians across Canada, while Alberta ranks last among the 10 provinces in per-student education funding. The third says 90% of immigrants file income taxes in their first year and contribute to provincial revenues from Day 1. The fourth says recent immigrants contribute more than $5 billion annually in Alberta taxes and concludes that they already pay for services. A row of brightly coloured pencils fills the bottom of the graphic, representing people contributing their skills and work to the country.

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Jay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ballots filled out and ready to drop in a mail box. #NoToTheNine #Remain

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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Deer My Friends Folks are askeen what I have bin doing lately to pertect Ontario and I have bin busy fighteen communism by tearing out bike lanes, putting up really big signs and scaring folks about Chinese spy cars. I have also bin doing thousands of photo opps because that pertects Ontario 1000%.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

October is Women's History Month. During this month, we celebrate women from Canada's history who have helped shape the country. Today, it is Pauline Johnson.

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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We don't know. That is one (of many) of the problems.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

2) This is recent history, so when Danielle Smith claims that she wants unprecedented powers over immigration, what kind of powers is she actually pursuing with the incredibly vague wording in question 1? /fin

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There appear to be two big takeaways from this... 1) The UCP inherited a program that the NDP put into place that allowed for the limitation of temporary workers, they extended it past its two year pilot and it worked for them. They kept it going until 2022. /8

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On today's episode of "Danielle Smith sure seems to retcon history a lot". Can we talk about "Question 1" for a sec? Because Danielle Smith says she's asking for a mandate for an unprecedented policy shift. But what does she really want? /1

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killerwhaletank 🍁 @shaner38.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Every single thing the seppies whine about has been caused by Alberta conservative governments. Every. Single. Damn. Thing. When are seppies going to realize the thing they are fighting against has been in the room with them all along? #ABPoli #ABleg

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The Strategists @thestrategists.ca · 04/10/2026

The Strategists are live in Edmonton on October 13 — six days before Alberta votes. Politics, predictions, arguments, and a few things someone may regret saying. Tickets: strategistsliveshow.ca #abpoli #ableg #abreferendum

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Avro Arrow was unveiled with the intention of it being the RCAF's primary interceptor in the 1960s. Less than two years later, the program was abruptly cancelled and 14,528 Avro employees were put out of work. This is the story. 📸 LAC 🧵 1/12

A black-and-white aerial view of the Avro Arrow, a delta-winged jet aircraft marked with "RL-201" and a Canadian maple leaf insignia, displayed on a tarmac surrounded by a large crowd of people and a stage with officials, near a building and parked cars.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today, I had the privilege of attending two very different events, honouring two very remarkable Alberta women, two Edmontonians who helped to build and define our community: Jane Flett MacKay and Chief Justice Ritu Khullar. #yeg #Alberta #yegheritage #cdnpoli

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On this day in 1927, Kenojuak Ashevak was born on Baffin Island. One of Canada's most celebrated artists, she was a leading figure in the modern Inuit art movement. Her work has appeared on the $10 banknote, on stamps and exhibited throughout the country. 📸 Ansgar Walk

Kenojuak Ashevak seated at a table, hands clasped and leaning forward, wearing a floral blouse and light quilted vest; reading glasses rest on the table, conveying warmth and friendly attentiveness.

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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Never forget that Alberta is in this mess because Smith was determined that we would have a referendum on separation Remember the UCP announced the question while an #ableg committee were still debating the Forever Canadian petition This is all down to Smith #abpoli www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

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Early press release from UCP caucus stalls Forever Canadian review committee

The Alberta government’s move to add a potential separation question to a fall referendum was stalled by an apparent UCP media release error that announced a decision before it was actually approved.

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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Danielle Smith is using your tax dollars to sell her political agenda. This referendum booklet is propaganda. It blames newcomers for her government’s failures and pushes constitutional changes without telling Albertans the truth. You deserve better than this political garbage paid for by you.

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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There is a growing chorus of experts all saying the same thing: Alberta's Bill 11 is a threat to patient access & a threat to our public health care systems. We urgently need Federal action to save Canada's medicare—before it's too late! 🍁📢 Help us demand it: friendsofmedicare.org/EnforceTheCHA

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