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Data & Storytelling Strategist. Views my own and subject to change, especially in light of new evidence. 🌐 robsonfletcher.com

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1h
The University of Calgary launched its new Electricity Centre this morning. It will be a place where researchers, policymakers & the public can intersect on the increasingly important issues surrounding our power grid, generation, distribution & emissions. Expect to hear more soon!
University of Calgary Electricity Centre directors Blake Shaffer and Sara Hastings-Simon speak at the centre's launch event.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 22h
Question for anyone who files Access to Information (ATIP) requests online in Canada... Have you ever successfully used the new "CanadaLogin" system? I did the steps to create/migrate my account but every time I actually try to login to the ATIP portal it just ends up in this endless error loop:
        CanadaLogin

    Manage CanadaLogin

Something went wrong

Sorry about that. Try one of the following options:

Manage CanadaLogin    Return
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 27/09/2026
The original poster aggressively responded to numerous people who suggested the images were AI-generated, and later posted this video in an attempt to demonstrate the rock is real.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 27/09/2026
A recent post in the Banff subreddit caused a stir with an image of a rock that appeared to have people's names scrawled across it on Devil's Thumb above Lake Louise. Based on the names the replies devolved into anti-South-Asian racism. Some replies also suggested the image was AI-generated... 🧵
An image of a rock posted on Reddit with South-Asian-sounding names scrawled in large, block, black lettering.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 25/09/2026
Like, here's Trump and Putin doing it. The mic looks different though, in all the versions I've seen, than in the Poilievres' version. Not sure if they actually recorded their own version? Again... Context collapse.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 23/09/2026
Got to spend some time in Northern Manitoba this week and it is a gorgeous time of year up here.
Lakes of northern Manitoba as seen from the air Sunset Park in The Pas, ManitobaA point of land extends into clear, blue-green waters of Clearwater LakeA beach on Clearwater Lake
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 23/09/2026
Don't take the "Cambridge Votes" logo too literally, either.
"Cambridge Votes" logo with an "X" marked in the circle of the 'O'
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 20/09/2026
I recently signed a contract to do a job in Manitoba and just arrived in Winnipeg. So, Connor Hellebuyck, it IS possible.
Welcome polar bear wearing high viz at the (under renovation) Winnipeg International Airport.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 20/09/2026
That's a good point! But lol northwestern Manitoba and the eastern tip of Anticosti Island being on a single time zone is objectively nuts.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 20/09/2026
Canada's new time zones are confusing and hilarious. (Here's data journalist @graemebruce.bsky.social trying to make it make sense: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 18/09/2026
An hour of me talking about polling data on separation sentiment with CBC Alberta at Noon host Andrew Brown, trimmed down to 3 minutes:
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 16/09/2026
Albertans who would vote to Remain in Canada in the October referendum have very different views of the leaders than those who would vote to Commence the Separation Process. 44% of those who would vote to Commence have a positive impression of Trump.
% with positive impression of a leader: Remain voter / Commence voter

Smith: 19/69
Nenshi: 39/7
Kenney: 23/22
Notley: 36/10
Poilievre: 26/73
Carney: 57/11
Trump: 4/44
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 16/09/2026
While her party leads in the vote intent, Premier Danielle Smith is seen quite negatively by Albertans. She has a net favourability of -18. Nenshi is at -11. (He also has a relatively high "don't know enough" to say, at 13%) Only Poilievre (+4) and Carney (+3) have net positives. Trump is -58.
Very positive / Somewhat Positive / Neutral / Somewhat Negative / Very Negative / Don't Know Enough:

Smith: 14/18/15/14/36/(small)
Nenshi: 10/18/20/10/28/13
Kenney: (small)/17/30/18/17/13
Notley: 11/16/26/11/24/12
Poilievre: 17/22/19/13/21/9
Carney: 18/23/17/12/25/(small)
Trump: (small)/9/10/10/63/(small)
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 16/09/2026
I recently worked with Abacus Data on a poll of Albertans. Today we are releasing the 3rd of 5 reports. It looks at leader impressions and how people would vote in a provincial election. The topline vote numbers: 🔵 UCP: 52% 🟠 NDP: 39% 🟢 TORY: 6% 🧵...
UCP / NDP / Progressive Tory support:

All decided voters: 52/39/6

Calgary: 49/41/8

Edmonton: 38/52/7

Small cities/bedroom communities: 58/33/<6

Rural: 67/24/<6

Men: 58/32/8

Women: 44/46/<6

18-to-29: 44/44/9

60 and older: 54/39/<6

Remain voters: 33/55/8

Commence separation process voters: 88/<6/<6
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 15/09/2026
Overall, most people are pretty certain of how they will vote. But the 'Remain' voters are more sure of their vote than the 'Commence' voters who, by comparison, are a bit less certain. Older voters tend to be more locked-in on their decisions than younger voters, too.
All decided voters: 72% completely certain of how they will vote, 20% fairly certain

Remain voters: 84% completely certain, 13% fairly certain

Commence voters: 55% completely certain, 34% fairly certain

18-to-29 year olds: 62% completely certain, 26% fairly certain

60 & older: 84% completely certain, 12% fairly certain
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 15/09/2026
Of the Albertans who would vote to commence the separation process: → 67% say they would actually vote to separate in a future, binding referendum. → 23% say their future vote would depend on circumstances at the time → 7% say they would vote to stay in Canada → 2% Unsure
Bar chart showing Two-thirds of 'Commence' voters would actually vote to separate, about a quarter say it depends, and 7% say they would actually vote to stay in Canada if it came down to a binding referendum.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 15/09/2026
Of course, vote intention is one thing. Actual votes is quite another. So we ran a mathematical model (a Monte Carlo simulation) of 200,000 referendum outcomes. It found the 'Commence the separation process' vote is likely to land near 31%, based on current assumptions (including turnout).
Monte Carlo simulation of 200,000 referendum outcomes puts 'Commence' vote between 24% and 38%, with a central estimate of 31%, based on stated vote intentions, turnout likelihood, undecided allocation and campaign movement assumptions.

Nerdy details: Sampling error is applied to the allocated shares using the study's sample size. Turnout propensity is assigned from the likelihood-to-vote scale, ranging from 90% for those who say they will definitely vote to near zero for those who say they will not, with random variation of about eight per cent on each side. The truly undecided who do vote are assumed to break between roughly 20% and 60% for Option 2, centred on 40%, reflecting the tendency of undecided referendum voters to favour the status quo. Between zero and 4% of remain-leaning voters are assumed to leave the question blank. And a symmetric campaign-movement term with a standard deviation of three points is applied to the final share. The model does not assume any systematic late swing toward the status quo, although the record of Scotland in 2014 and Quebec in 1980 suggests one is more likely than the reverse; if it occurred, the range would shift downward.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 15/09/2026
I recently worked with Abacus Data on a poll of Albertans, probing deeper into the separation debate. Today we are releasing the 2nd of 5 reports. This one looks at vote intentions: 🟢 64% Remain ⚫ 24% Commence separation process 🤷 9% Undecided 💨 3% Would skip question This varies by region. 🧵...
Chart showing remain/commence vote Alberta-wide at 64/24
Calgary: 71/19
Edmonton 78/16
Small cities & bedroom communities: 59/32
Rural areas: 46/31
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 14/09/2026
About to go live on CBC Radio One across Alberta. Tune in & call in if you want to participate! 📞 1-866-468-4422
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 09/09/2026
As the U.S. and Canada spar with targeted trade measures, the Americans might be exposing a key vulnerability with what they just decided to *stop* tariffing. Wouldn't want to get caught with their pants down... 👀
Tariffs dropped on some Canadian products

As Trump announced sweeping bans and tariffs on scores of Canadian items, the U.S. dropped tariffs on some products.

Some items no longer tariffed include:

    Bed sheets
    Fishing rods
    Portland cement
    Salt and pure sodium chloride
    Sugar
    Toilet paper, towels and napkinsMore than half of U.S. toilet-paper imports in 2025 came from Canada

How much toilet paper, exactly? Over 166 million kilograms. That's more than 730 million rolls.

Chart: Robson Fletcher / robsonfletcher.com

Source: United States International Trade Commission DataWeb
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 03/09/2026
Wild investigation by Riddance (an AI-tracking group) into an explosion of online political videos created by AI but voiced by minimally paid actors to avoid AI-spam-filters. The video creators had an insecure, vibe-coded metrics dashboard that was exposed & notes a Canada-specific effort.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 01/09/2026
I don't know if anyone outside of Canada has been following the saga of the island that appeared then disappeared but there has been a big development. It has re-appeared. And that's the top story on CBC News right now: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Screenshot  of main cbcnews.ca page: Lost island in northern B.C. lake — that appeared then disappeared — located, B.C. Hydro says
Newly formed island found along shore of Williston Reservoir after drifting for 30 kilometres
41 minutes ago
An island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B.C.'s largest reservoir
Used bookstores navigate 'suspicious' bulk orders amid AI book-shredding fears
Canadian booksellers worry buyers are scanning, destroying books to train AI
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To shelve or not to shelve: How the American alcohol response varies widely by province
'That choice to not shelve product, that's been a very powerful symbolic message,' says tariffs expert
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Élections Québec to mail voter information in French only for 1st time in a provincial election
Élections Québec will send voters information documents in French only for the first time in a general election to comply with changes to Quebec's language laws, the agency said in a news release on Tuesday.
Canada -Montreal |
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Schools in Edmonton and across Canada cancel international field trips
Boards are calling off trips due to trade war, unrest, 'evolving global context'
Canada |
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Liberals sweep 3 federal byelections in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
Carney government secures majority in crucial test amid U.S. trade war
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2 tankers carrying Saudi oil hit in Strait of Hormuz as war shows no signs of stopping
World |
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'It is Lake Ontario and it won’t change,' business owners in Niagara region respond to Trump renaming lake
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 27/08/2026
Dug out some old pics. 🥲
The glacier above Berg Lake in the 1990s, when a large vertical face directly above the lake would frequently calve off into the water and create floating icebergs.Me and and an exchange student who was staying with our family at the time swimming out to one of the icebergs in Berg Lake.Me and and an exchange student who was staying with our family at the time celebrating the iceberg in Berg Lake.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 26/08/2026
There is a remote and tiny body of water in northern Ontario called Trump Lake and Canadians have been giving it one-star reviews on Google Maps. Comments include "Please rename" and "Lake of Mexico might be a better name." 🔗: maps.app.goo.gl/aAHuCjHdbu7s...
Screenshot of Trump Lake, Ontario, on Google Maps
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 25/08/2026
Great contextual chart from @trevortombe.bsky.social on Canada's effective tariff rate on U.S. imports dating back to Confederation. 🔗: thehub.ca/2026/08/24/w...
Chart showing average effective tariff on U.S. imports ranging from about 7% in 1867 up to around 15% from 1880 through 1910, spiking at around 18% in the 1930s then falling back down to about 10% by the early 1960s, then 5% by the late 1970s and finally down to near 0% in the late 1990s through to 2025. Then, an estimate of about 5% once retaliatory tariffs kick in in September 2026.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 24/08/2026
Yes! As the blog post mentions, median looks largely similar to average but the decline is even more significant (down 13% from peak, vs. 11% for average.) When charted, you can see a more pronounced COVID effect on median incomes in 2020 as well.
Albertans still earn more than everyone else, but are well below their peak

Median market income (employment, investments, etc.) reported in constant 2024 dollars

Albertans enjoyed two decades of rapid, sustained earnings growth

Then came the oil-price crash of 2014-2016...

... and COVID...

... and now they still earn the most but have seen the largest decline from peak


Source: Statistics Canada Table 11-10-0239-01
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 30/07/2026
Fun exchange on Reddit in which an Alberta driver learns they're paying TEN TIMES what a Quebec driver is paying for insurance on a 20-year-old vehicle.
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The insurance on my 20 year old car (just basic, not even comprehensive) has gone from $1100 in 2023 to $2300 this year. It jumped over 40% this renewal alone because I moved to a different part of the city. The so called “good driver rate cap” of 7.5% doesn’t apply if you change anything in your policy. No claims ever, very frustrating.

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I just posted above that I drive a 20-year-old car in Montreal. I also have basic, not comprehensive, and I pay $225/year.

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Which is wild to me as every time I've visited your lovey city its hard to find a car without a caved in corner lol

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My mind cannot comprehend this! Because I moved in May, my last two payments for my 2025-26 policy (with the added “high-danger postal code) were increased from $130 to $236/month to account for the address change. Ok course, my broker failed to mention any of this, so that was a fun surprise before I got the updated paperwork.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 24/07/2026
Incredible details from @rwarnica.bsky.social about the treatment he received in Calgary after daring to ask Ontario Doug Ford about his past comments on Alberta separatism at a press conference during Stampede. 🔗: www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Afterward, in the Q&A, I asked what I thought was a fairly innocuous and obvious question. In October, thanks entirely to Smith, Albertans will be voting on their province’s future in this country. Ford had, quite rightly, denounced the referendum when it was announced in May, saying Smith was probably only doing it to appease her base.

I wanted to ask Ford about those comments and whether he had raised the issue with Smith in Calgary. But before I could finish my question, I was interrupted by a collective hiss from the meat-wall of political staffers and guests seated to my right.

“This is a pipeline announcement!” one angry voice howled.

“The Red Star!” another raged.At the press conference in Calgary, some of the Alberta politicians in the room seemed genuinely upset that I’d asked Ford about his own public comments about Smith and independence at a press conference with Smith three months from a referendum on independence. One of them even loomed over me as I walked out and warned me to make sure I included Ford’s full remarks about Justin Trudeau’s government treating Alberta “like garbage” in my story.

(When I asked who he was he replied: “don’t worry about it,” like an enforcer for the world’s saddest mob. It was Joseph Schow, the Alberta minister of jobs, economy, trade and immigration.)
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 22/07/2026
Any day our young kids see a garbage truck is a great day, in their books. Today was EXTRA special, though. The driver stopped and gave them these colouring books. They were so thrilled! Small things like this do so much to build community. Thank you to the driver and the City of @calgary.ca! 😊
A pair of colouring books titled "It's Garbage Truck Day"
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 03/07/2026
It's actually more! I made an error in my initial post. (Since deleted & reposted). Elections Alberta deemed *24,000* signatures invalid.
Total number of valid signatures counted
(as described in Citizen Initiative Act s.6(4)) 	196,088

Total number of verified signatures after random statistical sampling method applied with a 95% confidence level
(Citizen Initiative Act s.6(5)) 	172,088
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 29/06/2026
Canadians' alcohol consumption peaked in 2008 and has fallen by nearly 20% since. Most provinces saw upticks in 2020/21, then precipitous declines after that. In AB & SK, per-capita consumption is down 2.3L of pure alcohol from each province's peak. 🍺That's 130 fewer beers, per person, per year!🍺
Line chart showing litres of pure alcohol sold annually, per person aged 15 and over: 2005 to 2025, in each Canadian province.

Volumes represent pure alcohol content of drinks. (For example, a 750-mL bottle of 40% ABV vodka counts as 300 mL, a 750-mL bottle of 10% ABV wine counts as 75 mL, etc.)

Dates represent fiscal years ending March 31.

Source: Statistics Canada Table 10-10-0010-01

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 26/06/2026
Everything about this Wall Street Journal story on Polymarket paying influencers to post fake videos of them winning on Polymarket is nuts, up to and including the disclosure statement at the end about the Wall Street Journal's publisher being in a business partnership with Polymarket.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 25/06/2026
Google AI, Claude, and ChatGPT each give different answers when trying to figure out the time difference between Calgary and Regina:
Google AI: "If it is 1:09 p.m. on June 1 in Calgary, it is 3:09 p.m. in Regina.

During the summer, Calgary is on Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC-6), while Regina observes Central Standard Time (CST) year-round without Daylight Saving Time. This means Regina is 2 hours ahead of Calgary during the summer months."Claude: "It's 2:09 p.m. in Regina.

Regina is on Central Time (UTC−6), while Calgary is on Mountain Time (UTC−7), so Regina is one hour ahead — even though both are in Saskatchewan and Alberta respectively. (Saskatchewan doesn't observe Daylight Saving Time, but during summer, CDT and CST both put Regina one hour ahead of Calgary's MDT.)"ChatGPT: "It would also be 1:09 p.m. in Regina.

On June 1, Calgary is on Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6), while Regina stays on Central Standard Time (UTC−6) year-round — so they line up in the summer."
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 24/06/2026
So close again 😭
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 24/06/2026
Oof one more close call
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 24/06/2026
Calgary crowd after that Canada free kick that nearly tied it
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 24/06/2026
Alberta's Automobile Insurance Rate Board said in its 2025 Market & Trends report that parts of Calgary may become uninsurable in the future due to climate change and increasingly frequent and costly hailstorms: 🔗: www.airbfordrivers.ca/wp-content/u...
Comprehensive claims can be primarily broken down
into theft and weather-related claims. In previous
sections, we’ve talked about comprehensive as a whole,
but it is important to dive deeper into the two types of
comprehensive claims. In general, weather is always the
biggest contributor to loss costs for comprehensive, at
about 127.0% of the losses of theft claims.
Depending on the number of weather events, this can
range from as low as 36.7% in 2017 when theft was
particularly high and weather was particularly low, to
as high as 335.7%, when theft decreased in 2024, and
we had the significant hailstorm in Calgary, as we’ve
mentioned multiple times throughout this report.
Overall, as climate change continues to accelerate,
we believe catastrophic weather events and general
weather-related claims will continue to grow. We foresee
availability concerns for some regions in Northeast
Calgary who are regularly hit by these hailstorms. There
is a real possibility these regions cannot be sustainably
insured for weather-related claims when considering
affordability for those drivers. We will be monitoring
availability metrics such as deductible amounts, and the
uptake of specified perils, which could be used to cover
your vehicle for theft while excluding certain weather
coverages like hail.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 24/06/2026
A few folks have asked me about *home* insurance inflation in Alberta, too. It's also ... just ... wow. 😲
Home insurance prices in Alberta have far outpaced every other province

Consumer price index for homeowners' and mortgage insurance: January 2002 to May 2026

An index value of 100 is equal to the average price for insurance in Canada over all 12 months of 2002.

Alberta is at 650 in May 2026. Next closest province is Saskatchewan at about 520. Canada is at 370. Quebec is at 245. The lowest is PEI at 225.


Source: Statistics Canada Table 18-10-0004-01

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 24/06/2026
A buddy sent me a pic of this "e-bike" a while ago on display in a shop. Supposedly has a top speed of 192 km/h. Comes with pedals.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 23/06/2026
For now I'm still rockin' the analog bike + double-wide kid trailer + gear + kid bikes strapped on top. Definitely a grind, though, up hills and into headwinds especially 😅
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 22/06/2026
New inflation data out today and wow what can you say about these Alberta car insurance rates other than ... wow. 😳
Car insurance prices in Alberta have far outpaced every other province

Alberta is now at an index value of more than 400. No other province is above 250.

An index value of 100 is equal to the average price for insurance in Canada over all 12 months of 2002.

Source: Statistics Canada Table 18-10-0004-01
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 20/06/2026
Anyone know if the $225,000 household income threshold for those $100 Alberta energy rebates is in terms of total income or net income? Google of course is absolutely useless for this now, as it confidently asserts contradictory answers and cites sources that don't actually say anything about it.
Google saying the threshold is based on "combining the gross income of you and your spouse ... rather than individual net income"Google also saying the threshold is based on "your combined household net income" 🙃
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 19/06/2026
The recent turnaround in Canadian politics is especially apparent in Manitoba. Look at these shifts in vote intent over the past year and a half. And the latest numbers suggest the NDP may now be making a comeback under Avi Lewis (at the expense of the CPC): 🔗: probe-research.com/polls/federa...
Latest federal vote intent results in Manitoba, from a Probe Research survey in June (versus similar survey in March):

🔴 Liberal: 47% (+1)
🔵 Conservative: 35% (-4)
🟠 NDP: 14% (+6)
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 18/06/2026
Calgarians continue to have the highest incomes among major Canadian cities — but they’re earning significantly less than they were at their peak. This, I think, gets at a fundamental disconnect in the national conversation about Alberta’s sense of frustration. 🧵
Line chart showing that Among major Canadian cities, Calgary residents still earn more than everyone else, but are well below where they were in 2014, in real-dollar terms

Figures show Average market income (employment, investments, etc.) reported in constant 2024 dollars

Calgarians' real earnings nearly doubled from 1993 to 2014, then plummeted amid the 2014-2016 oil price crash and remain well below their 2014 peak
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 16/06/2026
"The NHL will no longer be shown on CBC after it and national rights-holder Rogers Sportsnet were unable to come to agreement on a new sublicensing deal that would have allowed the public broadcaster to air games on its Saturday program Hockey Night in Canada." 🔗: www.cbc.ca/homepage/cbc...
CBC will no longer show NHL games as sublicense with rights-holder Rogers Sportsnet ends
CBC Sports will launch new Saturday night prime time show focused on Olympic-oriented competition
CBC Sports · CBC Sports · Posted: Jun 16, 2026 10:07 AM MDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 15/06/2026
Calgary has such great parks and natural spaces blended throughout its urban and suburban areas. Really an underrated aspect of the city, imo.
Kayakers paddle down the Bow River with the Rocky Mountains in the background.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 11/06/2026
In the last 12 months of Angus Reid tracking, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has fallen from her highest approval (51% in June 2025) down to her lowest (39% in June 2026). Among all premiers, she now also has the highest level of "strongly disapprove" (46%). 🔗: angusreid.org/premiers-per...
Line chart showing Smith's approval rating in the mid-40s range from March 2023 through to a high of 51% in June 2025 then down to a low of 39% in June 2026.

June 2026 also had Smith's "strongly disapprove" at 46%, which is higher than premiers in any other province. (Ontario's Doug Ford was at 45% "strongly disapprove", BC's David Eby at 37%.)
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 09/06/2026
PSA for anyone with a sheddy dog and a car. A (new, clean) toilet brush + a drill is a great way to get hair out of the fuzzy bits of the cargo area. 🐶
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 09/06/2026
Had a chance to speak with Andrew Nichols on CBC News Network about this yesterday. After the interview I heard from people — in Alberta & other parts of the country — who said they didn't realize: a) There are going to be TEN questions in the referendum b) Each question gets a separate ballot.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 02/06/2026
I'm hosting another lunch & learn session! And this time I'm bringing a friend: Curtis Brown with Probe Research. We'll be talking all about polls. How they work. How to make sense of the results. And the role public opinion research plays in our world today. 🧵
What to Know About Public Opinion Polls (From two former journalists who now work in the field)
A free 60-minute Lunch & Learn Session with Robson Fletcher, Data & Storytelling Strategist and Curtis Brown, Partner, Probe Research

Topics will include:

     How polling methods have evolved — and how to make sense of them
     Why the wording of questions makes such a big difference
     The role public opinion research plays in today’s turbulent world

Audience questions and participation are encouraged!

📅 Tuesday, June 16
⏰ 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time
💻 Via Google Meet (pre-register below)
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