Alberta Advantage Podcast

NEW EP: Is voting on doing racism and xenophobia a good idea? Could it maybe be a bad idea? @readtheorchard.org weighs in: albertaadvantagepod.com/2026/10/13/r...

Max… welcome to the resistance

On a new 🌾 @albertaadvantage.bsky.social 🌾 @readtheorchard.org makes a case that the referendum vote's largely theatre to justify actions the UCP government already intends to make, and emphasizes that the immigration questions poses the most immediate danger albertaadvantagepod.com/2026/10/13/r...

Is a left Wexit possible? We figure that out in this episode.

On ep120 of the ✨ HARBINGER SHOWCASE ✨ nationally syndicated radio show ➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on organizing Calgary ➡️ @pressprogress.ca discuss rogue provincial healthcare ➡️ @breachmedia.ca anticipate Ford's fall ➡️ @srslywrong.bsky.social talk pets www.spreaker.com/episode/ep12...

In a remarkable omission, this article on young people involved in Alberta separatism shouts out the podcast of two young women interviewed—but fails to mention what sort of programming they produce! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

If a hate movement took over almost an entire community, it would be treated as a serious problem. But Zionism is often defended precisely because it’s so widespread among Jewish Canadians. www.readthemaple.com/zionism-is-c...

“He went to an area that is considered illegal by his own government. That, to me, is too much. There’s no bridge building at this point. There’s no reconciliation. There’s nothing we can do.” A must read from @readtheorchard.org #ableg #yeg #abpoli #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

SCOOP: I obtained the itinerary and other documents relating to Edmonton police Chief Warren Driechel’s February 2026 Israel trip. @mbueckert.bsky.social of @cjpme.org says it’s “much worse than any of us expected.” open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

Carney appears to feel AI has more right to safe drinking water than First Nations

Today we are launching the Global Justice Project. This is the result of two years of research involving more than 40 contributors from around the world. We propose a path to €5,000-a-month average incomes for all countries within +1.8°C of warming. 👇👇👇 globaljusticeproject.wid.world

In Against Money, @arjunjayadev.bsky.social and I argue that finance plays a role in our economy equivalent to that of the central planning agency in the old USSR. Nice to see that we are not the only ones making that connection. www.ft.com/content/5490...

On a new 🌾 @albertaadvantage.bsky.social 🌾@robertalexier.bsky.social and Liam Devitt sit down with UNMAKING SASKATCHEWAN's Sara Birrell and @briarpatchmag.bsky.social's John Cameron to dig into what's wrong with the provincial wings of the prairie NDP. albertaadvantagepod.com/2026/05/20/p...

NEW EP: We joined forces with Unmaking Saskatchewan to dig into just what is wrong with our provincial wings of the NDP. albertaadvantagepod.com/2026/05/20/p...

Closing journalism schools during a local news crisis deepens democratic decline. New op-ed by @davidmaccdn.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli theclarion.ca/politicslaw/...

“Our government remains focused on empowering Canadians — by lowering costs, expanding opportunity and protecting the vital programs Canadians rely on.” Those were the words of the federal government in November 2025. Fast-forward to spring 2026, writes @alonghurst.bsky.social. #canpoli

he says with this plan for carbon capture (which is NOT A THING) and a "low-carbon oil pipeline" (also NOT A THING), Canada is building on the legacy of the oil sands (which is BLEAK AS FUCK)

TLDR: this agreement does not maintain a path to net zero by 2050

Danielle Smith gave a biblical justification for oil expansion at a Christian conference featuring Conservative MPs and provincial cabinet ministers www.desmog.com/2026/05/13/o...

Lawsuit seeking damages and vindication that Charter rights were violated during the brutal police operation to remove a peaceful demonstration at the University of Calgary on May 9, 2024. drugdatadecoded.ca/for-immediat...

wow I love this elbows up stuff!! www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

UCP staffer enjoys close ties with Take Back Alberta's David Parker; appears to have been more than just 'observing' the doxxing of Jason Kenney by @readtheorchard.org www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/i...

Mark Carney wants Canada to be more European, but that doesn’t mean ensuring the Canadian public has pharmacare like they do in Europe.

There will be no new federal funding for pharmacare. Provinces and territories will have to go it alone. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... @policyalternatives.ca

Capital gains tax loophole will cost Canada $36.9B this year, mostly benefitting the wealthiest 1.5%. (over 60% of the benefit goes to those making more than 1/4 mill $ a year) A universal, single-payer pharmacare program would cost only $11.2B in its first year, rising to $13.4 billion in five.

SCOOP: I attended the launch of David Parker’s Centurion Project last night. I happened to step outside when an Elections Alberta investigator and the cops arrived. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

"He lied to the public about something that didn’t happen." Critics are clamouring for Rick Wilson, Alberta’s mental health and addiction minister, to formally apologize or be relieved of his portfolio. #ableg #abpoli

wow I love the Alberta Advantage www.parklandinstitute.ca/expensive_by...

Fascinating that high-income earners making $150,000+ who can’t balance their budget are more likely to support Alberta separatism www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

On ep110 of the 💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 radio show ➡️ Alberta vs. Trans Kids on @albertaadvantage.bsky.social ➡️ Doug Ford Attacks FOI on @pressprogress.ca SOURCES ➡️ @rachelgilmore.bsky.social + @smohyeddin.bsky.social unpack the Illegal US/Israel War on Iran ➡️ + more www.spreaker.com/episode/ep11...

Good episode

“Profits have never been better, people have never felt worse. This does not sound like a stable situation.” www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ma...

On a new 🌾 @albertaadvantage.bsky.social 🌾 the team examine the province's reactionary backlash targeting trans people and children and unpack how it may be rooted in the cultural construction of childhood and education. albertaadvantagepod.com/2026/04/16/i...

Incredible this is what they come up with. You don't even need a giant imagination for basic stuff like "let's use this windfall to invest in clean energy". Alberta is the only place in the world that has this kind of brain worms.

social housing units built by year in Canada, 1972-2010 - by number of units - as % of all housing built

I learned a lot in the research for this and I'm proud of the episode we put together. Reactionary cultural framing of childhood and family life can make it hard to talk about trans issues productively w/o unpacking a lot of that first. We try to do that here.

NEW EP: In Solidarity With Trans Children albertaadvantagepod.com/2026/04/16/i...

NEW EP: Student Power w/ @robertalexier.bsky.social (!!!) How does student activism differ between Québec and the rest of Canada? How can radical praxis can be maintained in a rapidly turning over student population? ALL THIS AND MORE: albertaadvantagepod.com/2026/04/07/s...

On ep108 of the 💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 radio show ➡️ labour action basics on @albertaadvantage.bsky.social ➡️ the Avi era beings on The @breachmedia.ca Show ➡️ how to save healthcare on @pressprogress.ca Sources ➡️ + more www.spreaker.com/episode/ep10...

Every day is Fossil Fuel Appreciation Day in Alberta, let's get real.

we used to do graphic design in this province

I have this same hat @albertaadvantage.bsky.social

To see and experience the broad spectrum that transness presents is to see what is possible for ourselves. Witnessing that in practice benefits everyone. Trans people present the possibility of a better life. And that extends beyond literal transness. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

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