Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Great to join Sarah Crosbie on QR 770 this morning to chat about how Albertans that are proud Canadians can build a social norm around voting to remain and no to the nine. Listen to our chat over coffee here: ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/4sq0... 020
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The opportunity the separatists have capitalized on, though, is membership in/proximity to the UCP. Not all social movements have access to the institution of a political party. 000
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“The current separatism debate is the latest instance of a pattern […] short-lived periods where political elites organize to turn western alienation – an idea present since before Confederation – into a push for independence from Canada.” papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comWhat about the Elephant? The Role of Norms and the Trump Effect on Alberta SeparatismCurrent reports of American interest in and support for Alberta separatism are a new and different phenomenon in Canada. Amidst a changing Canada-U.S. relations 100
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 08/10/2026@markusoff.bsky.social does excellent reporting, tracing a point we make briefly in passing as part of our latest research. Separatists organizers and activists mobilize due to COVID, and now are trying to expand the movement and get Albertans who are alienated to join their cause. 🧵 110
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We've probably learned more about American politics from the ANES than any other single data source. The same is true for the GSS and sociology. Both of these are gone if Congress acquiesces to these NSF cuts. 116995
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Elon also retweeted Ezra Levant this morning. Feels significant. 1412535
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I think this story is less about any failure of the Carney government's "buy Canadian" policy and more about the interesting questions raised by any attempt to reorient government procurement away from the United States.thestar.comPM Mark Carney pledged to ‘Buy Canadian.’ Since then, $7.8 billion in contracts went to American corporationsA Star analysis reveals U.S. firms dominated federal contracts despite PM Mark Carney’s ‘Buy Canadian’ promise. 83817
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It was a pleasure joining @ctheriault.bsky.social this afternoon to chat about the Trump effect on Alberta separatism. Check out our conversation: ⤵️ #ableg #cdnpoliopen.spotify.comAlbertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, tooThe Courtney Theriault Show · Episode 032
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Quebec - Independence Polling: 🔴 Remain: 68% 🔵 Independence: 32% Research Co. / Oct 5, 2026 28415
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026ICYMI: @carrietait.bsky.social & team again confirm separatist organizers met with U.S. officials. Yet they distance themselves from Trump himself. Why? Trump isn’t popular in Alberta, Albertans know that, and connecting Trump to the separatist movement reduces intentions to vote for separatism. ⤵️theconversation.comAlbertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, tooSome separatist organizers in Alberta have distanced themselves from Donald Trump as the independence referendum approaches. Our research explains why. 011
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 05/10/2026Albertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, tootheconversation.comAlbertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, tooSome separatist organizers in Alberta have distanced themselves from Donald Trump as the independence referendum approaches. Our research explains why. 043
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026NEW: Trump isn’t popular in Alberta, Albertans know that, and connecting Trump to the separatist movement reduces intentions to vote for separatism. Call it the “Trump Effect” on Alberta separatism. Read more on our new research in @ca.theconversation.com: ⤵️ #ableg #cdnpolitheconversation.comAlbertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, tooSome separatist organizers in Alberta have distanced themselves from Donald Trump as the independence referendum approaches. Our research explains why. 1122
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Calgary Herald @calgaryherald.com · 03/10/2026Opinion: Set the expectations for your friends and family to show up and vote to remain calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... 001
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yesterday's news: My thoughts in the @calgaryherald.com about how Canadians should use social norms among our friends/family to encourage turnout to vote to remain (and no to the nine): ⤵️ #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...calgaryherald.comOpinion: Set the expectations for your friends and family to show up and vote to remainBy speaking up and setting a norm as Canadians, we have the power to be persuasive. 031
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Howdy! Alberta separatists + American Republicans. Read all about it. --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Nathan VanderKlippe, Grant Robertson, and friend.theglobeandmail.comThe elephant in the roomAlberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province 26278133
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s really important to point out that Greg Brockman has worse penmanship than a preschooler. 150
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Albertans with Canadian flags attached to their car in 2026 and Albertans with Canadian flags attached to their car in 2021 are completely non-overlapping groups. 17854166
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨 SNAP ELECTION OFFICIALLY CALLED FOR OCTOBER 24 🚨 Conservatives and CentreBC will be holding a joint press conference soon Other further right members of the Conservative caucus have been told they won’t be able to run with them. THE POLITICS ARE POLITICKING MORE THAN THEY’VE EVER POLITICKED 1513743
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#bcpolistatic.klipy.comBold Strategy Cotton - DodgeballALT: Bold Strategy Cotton - Dodgeball 010
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 18/09/2026An hour of me talking about polling data on separation sentiment with CBC Alberta at Noon host Andrew Brown, trimmed down to 3 minutes: 2179
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is informative and useful.theglobeandmail.comOpinion: If Canada joins the European Union show, it will only be from the upper balconyIt might be disappointing to some Canadians – or maybe a relief – but ‘associate membership’ to the EU doesn’t look like it would change much of anything 4329
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦David Coletto @davidcoletto.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Here’s the political backdrop to Alberta’s independence referendum: 54% say Alberta is on the wrong track. 48% say the same about Canada. Albertans are actually more positive about the direction of Canada than their own province. abacusdata.ca/alberta-at-... 3238
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦chrispyross.bsky.social @chrispyross.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Alberta has a consequential referendum coming up in October. We hope to contribute to the public conversation by mapping the social media landscape before the vote. With no party or elected politician campaigning on separation, who are the voices driving the online conversation? 101
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 08/09/2026Our latest Common Ground study finds support for separatism in Alberta remains low despite increased interest. Support for the government's other nine questions is less solid than polls suggest. Learn more: cground.substack.com/p/alberta-se... @cgroundpolitics.bsky.socialcground.substack.comAlberta Separatism is Louder than it is PopularNew report gauges public opinion heading into the October referendum 16734
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Lots can be said by folks who study British parties and the far right, but I'll add: the breakdown of norms and social expectations among (at least these) political elites re: ethical behaviour is really plain to see. (And, a really well-produced piece of journalism!) 010
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:channel4news.substack.comExclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donationsUndercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 46694613996
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 01/09/2026What sort of leader (political or otherwise) mocks children? Reprehensible. 032
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/08/2026Rep. Andy Harris: "The fact of the matter is Alberta is talking about seceding from Canada. We should make it the 51st state. Tremendous oil reserves there." 333573123
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026Lutnick accuses Mark Carney of "manufacturing" a controversy over trade so Alberta doesn't secede from Canada 161487100
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Again, the lesson for Canada fron the tariffs - but also the EU, the Indo-Pacific and any other region looking to do business with the U.S. - is that the tools have been taken out, this will not end with Trump. 42414169
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Where do Canadian retaliatory tariffs land? Based on all affected products on Sept 8 (including pre-existing tariffs), here's the value of exports times tariff rates as a share of each state's GDP. #cdnecon #cdnpoli 39736
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Good for country music — and for so much beyond music — Dolly truly embodied this old quote: "Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can." 💛 010
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I need to check the forecast because it certainly didn't feel like hell froze over... Notley, Kenney join forces to co-chair business campaign against Alberta separation globalnews.ca/news/1203405...globalnews.caNotley, Kenney join forces to co-chair business campaign against Alberta separation | Globalnews.caThe Canadian Chamber of Commerce says former premiers Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley are co-chairing its campaign to keep the country united. 118217
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The issue has captured the governing party here. That normatively isn't great, but on that basis, it does matter. This is separate from concern about low turnout creating a situation where Option 2 wins and the Government attempts to do this again in the spring. 010
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Adam MacVicar @adammacvicar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026From trust funds to bullion: Inside the court battles surrounding Jeff Rath A significant piece from Ashleigh Stewart and Charles Rusnell for Global News. globalnews.ca/news/1202824...globalnews.caFrom trust funds to bullion: Inside the court battles surrounding Jeff Rath | Globalnews.caAn $8-million bullion purchase is at the heart of Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath's legal woes - a purchase that Tallcree First Nation alleges should have gone to its trust. 012
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026fantastic timeline we're in 3531453
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 24/08/2026Usually, after a hard-fought leadership race, the victors are at pains to build bridges with their former adversaries and the factions they represent. Kerry-Lynn Findlay has done the opposite, doubling down on extreme positions, and departures like this are the result. 2113
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"Riding out Trump's term" means nearly 2.5 years of trade disruption. That's not a "disruption;" it's an adjustment period to a new normal because during it, innumerable tiny connections—commercial, professional, interpersonal—will be broken & reform with others not across that specific border. 25116
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026It astonishes me that industry and business in Canada still thinks anything about Trump 2.0 can be predictable. 1010925
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 18/08/2026"Ahead of the vote that could lay the groundwork for Alberta’s secession from Canada, the province’s elections agency says it is soliciting help from the rest of the country to make sure its Oct. 19 referendum runs smoothly."theglobeandmail.comElections Alberta seeks help from other provinces to run fall referendumAgency is recruiting staff ahead of Oct. 19 vote, which will include separation question, to ensure Herculean ballot count runs smoothly 72214
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026So anyways, about that foreign interference… Here’s an American Conservative influencer who has been accused of being involved of Russian propaganda in the past pushing this out to his audience of millions… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 1513277
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 17/08/2026Nuclear umbrella furled. Good luck everyone! 162
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 14/08/2026At last night's Alberta Prosperity Project townhall, a keynote speaker spouted a racist remark that drew warm applause from the audience. I won't repeat the vile comment here. You can find video elsewhere. But it is very troubling, if entirely unsurprising. + 819491
Steven Nuss 🇨🇦 @stevennuss.bsky.social · 13/08/2026My partner is upstairs yelling, so good to know it isn't just us. Go Jays! 020
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Again, it is an *exceptionally* strange situation where the president of the US gets to literally invent preposterous things out of thin air every day and no one can do anything about it 1854183960
Reposted by Steven Nuss 🇨🇦Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 06/08/2026We keep asking what social media does to voters. The wrong end of the pipe. Platforms don't just distribute politics — they teach political actors what kind of speech pays. So I measured the going rate: what X, Bluesky and Mastodon reward in public speech. 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2607.04220 311343