Shannon Phillips 🇨🇦

Seems I’ve been yelling about this same argument in defence of Canada for a long, long time now. Get out and vote, make sure your neighbours do, too. No to the Nine. Stay in Canada.

To the volunteers all over our province who powered Alberta’s Voice, 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮. Every discussion with friends, family and strangers has made a massive impact on Alberta. Each conversation made this referendum campaign possible. #alberta #stayincanada #abpoli #referendum

With the vote just 5 days away, @sphillipsab.bsky.social takes a step back and grades the performance of the federalist campaigns. #ableg #abpoli #canpoli forwardweekly.ca/federalist-r...

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With just five days until Alberta’s referendum, civil-rights lawyer and activist Avnish Nanda asks what kind of province we want to become. Freedom Hour host Liberty Bell responds with exactly the thoughtfulness you’d expect. #satire Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCqM... #ableg #abpoli

Nenshi has lambasted Smith for not following through on her promise to actively campaign for a united Canada. Last week, Nenshi noted that not only are Smith’s cabinet members not getting out the vote, many have left on foreign trips during the critical lead-up to the vote.

If Trump was indeed a Russian asset how would he act any differently than he already is?

Brilliant stuff here that adds to the No to the Nine campaign for the Alberta referendum

Overriding local decisions that allow for more housing supply makes zero sense. Watching a conservative government add heavy regulation to free-market housing supply is simply mind-boggling.

Good stuff here from the Leader of @albertandp.ca about this crucial Thanksgiving weekend and the last push before the Advance Poll for the referendum next week.

Here’s a gift link to the Globe and Mail investigation about American interference in the Alberta referendum, and the separatist operatives (one of whom is a UCP President) who went to the United States to offer them our water and oil. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/64d9ad7...

The time change option chosen unilaterally by Danielle Smith, in the face of overwhelming evidence supporting Standard Time, will cause health harms for those in northern AB, specifically. Imagine being a parent in Peace River with a sunrise closer to 10am. Mental/physical health harms, etc.

New ads just dropped - There’s a poll out tomorrow via CBC that apparently shows the UCP down. That’s because Danielle Smith’s catering to separatists is unpopular, and the closer we get to Oct 19, the more people are (rightfully) blaming her for this debacle. No to the Nine.

NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate' nationalnewswatch.com/2026/09/24/n...

Monday, September 21st. A month till Albertans vote on a multiple choice separation ballot AND nine other racist/useless questions. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at fighting the noxious nine, with @carterab.bsky.social, @jaredwesley.ca & Avnish Nanda of @ouralbertadvantage.bsky.social. #cdnpoli

In her second satirical Public Service Announcement for Forward Weekly, The Beaverton's @clareblackwood.bsky.social answers the questions Premier Danielle Smith doesn't want to deal with. From this week's issue of Forward Weekly. Read it here: archive.forwardweekly.ca?issue=24 #ableg #canpoli

I cannot fathom why we wouldn’t want to preserve this piece of Canadian history.

This is a great idea!

Jim Stanford: “This claim of interprovincial subsidization is completely false. Alberta pays no money to Quebec, or to any other province. The Alberta government, like other provinces, receives huge transfers from Ottawa to help pay for health care and other programs.” thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Menopause symptoms aren’t just disruptive, they’re costly. The financial toll on womens’ careers, wages and finances is often preventable, by Mariya Postelnyak www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... via @theglobeandmail.com

This is a very insightful analysis.

“The 23 [AI-generated] websites are designed to influence the answers that AI chatbots give to voters in Alberta, targeting farmers, young people, veterans, mothers and oil industry workers.”

Unbelievable, yet entirely believable. Monstrous.

a lot of people want to believe that right-wing beliefs are rooted in some legitimate material grievance. that makes it easier to imagine that if we simply solved the material problem, they’d deradicalize. but they won’t, because they aren’t disillusioned, they’re just morons.

Oh, this is extremely interesting and helpful…

It is objectively bananas that we as citizens have to consult a power markets expert for what we should do with our bills (fixed? Floating?) And I’m pretty sure most people aren’t like me, and know to go find @blakeshaffer.bsky.social’s advice whenever I wonder what I should do. Anyway, advice 👇

A strong majority of Albertans support export taxes on oil, gas and potash. Danielle Smith is offside 2/3 Albertans.

Seems problematic for Canadians… 🇨🇦

I look forward to October 20, when the Government of Canada is past the separatist referendum and discovers two things: 1. the “rule of law” means upholding and enforcing the Canada Health Act, and 2. Canadians support Medicare as part of our national identity.

It’s very gross when a premier whose province has been minimally affected by tariffs, because of the nature of its industries rather than its political leadership, takes shots at other provinces that are feeling more pain.

Dipshit 1 was crazyyyy

Incredible energy for the Stay in Canada campaign. In all 4 corners of the province. Good momentum going in to the fall campaign.

Excellent reading @jlisayoung.bsky.social

@jlisayoung.bsky.social has written the most sobering essay yet regarding Alberta separation. It's raw--a slap-in-the-face that's overdue. lisayoung.substack.com/p/a-day-in-t...

The Canada Child Benefit kept 580,000 Canadian children out of poverty in 2023, the last year for which I can find full figures. The CCB now functions as a de facto Universal Basic Income for people with children. It’s an extraordinary achievement that should make us proud. More to do!

Not to beat up on Douthat even more, but I'll just say: it has never, in all of post-war American history, been more crystal clear exactly who your enemy should be. Never. If it's not obvious to you, you are morally & intellectually defective.

4-630 at scenic drive dog park, Lethbridge!

When there’s a natural disaster, the Govt of AB can issue pre-loaded debit cards within about 72 hours. They should fix the disability payment system with the same alacrity. #cdnpoli

epic

A highway of sapphire and smoke

Big if true

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