Hoping for a better world 🧡💜🇨🇦

I have NO regrets about leaving Musk’s site. But I wish I could extend my reach here, with Alberta’s referendum hard upon us. Don’t be shy. Please follow. Please recommend me to your friends. I post about Canadian politics, Alberta, Edmonton, and an absurd array of other topics! #cdnpoli

I thought the whole point of streaming was so we wouldn’t have to endure commercials. NOT! Who is paying for these awful UCP commercials on SportsNet? Way to spoil a ballgame. #abndp #abpoli

That’s a pretty quick pivot from “don’t be evil” to “undermine all knowledge”

Why should Alberta stay in Canada? The reasons aren’t just economic or legal. I hope you will read and share my robust rebuttal to those trying to break up our country. And I hope you’ll respond. #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #Canada #SenateofCanada

Time to use this. youtube.com/shorts/VwNFp...

If you read nothing else I write, read this. Canadians outside Alberta, pay particular attention. If Smith succeeds, she will infect other provinces with "ungoverning." markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...

They called it “choice” We call it a $1.2 billion education siphon. Alberta’s public schools: fewer teachers, more trailers, and lobbyists everywhere. #abed #ableg #UCP #Alberta #DanielleSmith #Education #cdnpolitics

Remember this? Destroying our public schools has always been their intention. #abpoli #alberta #redfored #wreckingball

With Danielle Smith, there's ALWAYS a clip 😂. #ableg #ABEd

Just a reminder, while Danielle Smith is doing license plate popularity contests our kids are in classrooms of 50+ students with 1 teacher and no aids. I stand with the teachers union. This province leadership has it ass backwards. #abpoli #ableg #ucp #teachers #strike

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbNF... You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta #abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Smith #FireSmith #FireTheUCP #Canada #Country #Parody #Funny #Comedy #scandals #Country

What do Alberta teachers want? They want real action: - Cap class sizes with clear plans - Improve EA ratios for diverse needs - Fund schools to average - Ensure fair wages for all teachers Our kids deserve better working conditions for better learning conditions! #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #UCPFail

Does anyone have a list of who NOT to vote for for school board trustees? I don't want to inadvertently vote for TBA. I'm in Ward 1. Narrowed it down to Dubray and Hart -- I think. #abpol #CBE #noTBAforme #abed #albertaeducation #Isupporttheteachers

Hey...thanks for sharing my poster! It got a bit dinged up yesterday but I'm up for repairing it and rallying again!

Are you listening yet, UCP? #redfored #canyouhearusUCP #smithneedstoresign #supportAlbertaeducation

Wow #yyc! (Pics by Kelly Hofer FB) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

#nomoreexcuses #redfored @abdanielsmith.bsky.social

Friendly reminder: The last time the UCP tried building a pipeline, it cost Alberta taxpayers $1.3 billion and the pipeline never got built! But don't worry, we won't let that happen again. We've got new plans on how to waste tax money this time around. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Exactly!!

This is a must-watch message from Nenshi. He’s calm, introspective, and clearly knows how to focus on the right things. I hadn’t seen the clip of Smith’s angry diatribe before; it rattled me too. You can feel the reactive, self-centered ire in her voice, and she shows an obvious lack of leadership.

Alberta: Did you know that… 1. 6 UCP MLAs won their ridings w/a TOTAL of 2080 votes, over ALL 6 ridings. 2. We need to recall 5 UCP MLAs to oust this govt Now. 3. abresistance.ca is over 5000 Albertans currently organizing recalls in 2 ridings. 4. We need YOU to join the fight. JOIN US!

"I sure as hell don’t think it was God’s plan for local officials to somehow not have implemented an effective warning system in the past 40 years, even with constant reminders that it was needed." @charlotteclymer.bsky.social with a banger of a post here

Today’s essential read for all albertans

“Treaty rights are not subject to popular vote, and cannot be reinterpreted or overridden by provincial legislation. We unequivocally reject any legislative mechanism that attempts to do so.” The Blackfoot Confederacy is also condemning Bill 54. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

"If you or any other Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere." Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis.

With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.

Poilievre vows to stay on as party leader for reasons of being otherwise unemployable

"We're not talking to stupid."

Obit for a 93-year old Episcopalian, a woman in my church community. She died this week. Know that there's way more to those church ladies than meets the eye. Be like her. Fight the good fight. And never give up.

Have at it folks. Mad Albertan works as a name.

#DanielleSmithResign #DanielleHasToGo #Quisling #Traitor #ABpoli

Calling out PP's visit to Nunavut vm.tiktok.com/ZMBBbf43K/

It's been a long process that started with Reagan. But here we are. It's a huge cautionary tale for Canada. Invest massively in high quality PUBLIC education & post-secondary. Defeat conservative govts that divert public $ to private schools & healthcare. NO TO SCHOOL VOUCHERS! YES TO LIBRARIES!

Jeff Douglas is a 🇨🇦 treasure: youtu.be/_OzbmriDgQc?...

Absolutely!

Big “I am not a crook!” Richard Nixon vibes from Danielle Smith here. Call the Premier’s office at 780-427-2251 and email premier@gov.ab.ca to demand her resignation AND a full, independent investigation immediately. #ResignDanielle #FireTheUCP #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #yyc #yeg #Canada #cdnpoli 🇨🇦

Canadians used to joke that we were a mouse beside an elephant. Then comparisons got darker - living above a meth lab. Now we understand we live next to a gangster regime. But Canadians won't bend. The resistance is coming from ordinary folk. Please read and share. open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

Time to repost this: Measure of trustworthiness are Honesty (doesn't lie), transparency (what you see is what you get), accountability (you can get proof of what they say), ethics (are they just and fair with others, and alliance (are they on your side?). A fine metric (thank you Dr. John Gottman.)

Bruce MacKinnon, the editorial cartoonist at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, drew this last November. No newspaper would print it. It now deserves an outing.