Steve-P

Steve-P

@steve-p47.bsky.social

Retired Air Traffic Controller Husband, Father, Grandfather, Amateur Photographer Hater of all things UCP.

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Steve-P
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#Alberta #Referendum #Calgary #Edgemont #EdgemontResults Well done to the voters in the Edgemont Riding in the recent Provincial Referendum. A referendum we neither asked for, wanted or needed. You voted YES to stay in Canada and NO to the nine.

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Heather 🍁
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I'm seeing a lot of versions of this take, but to me Smith is like Wile E. Coyote. She may blow herself up with her own TNT, drop an anvil on herself, or slingshot herself over a cliff, but she'll still be back in next week's episode. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Alberta’s separatists lost badly. Danielle Smith might have lost even worseWithout a referendum to galvanize it, the secessionist movement might wither. Now, it will take aim at control over the UCP
Steve-P
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#Referendum #Alberta #UCP #DanielleSmith #Option1 #NoToTheNine Are you angry we have waste millions of dollars on Smith’s stupid referendum? Have your say on the CTV webpage. Click on image scroll down to just past the “Watch our newscasts” section and have your say. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/

ctvnews.caCalgary News – Local Breaking, Weather and Traffic – CTV News CalgaryGet top stories and video from Calgary, Alberta, including breaking news, live coverage, weather, traffic, in-depth reporting, sports and local events.
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This ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Phillip Meintzer@phillipmeintzer.bsky.social

Oil & gas companies are raking in profits right now and our leaders should be making them set money aside for cleanup. AND/OR, we could increase royalty rates to help fund our crumbling public services instead of scapegoating vulnerable immigrants. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ABLeg #CDNPoli

calgaryherald.comVarcoe: Canadian oilsands majors 'approaching debt-free status' amid epic cash flow levelsCanadian oil producers are set to unleash "epic" third-quarter financial results in the coming weeks, powered by supercharged energy prices.

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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦
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Glad to see more pro-Canada sentiment from the business community. They appropriately point out the importance of immigrants to the province but no mention of the referendum questions on immigration policy. Should have been explicit IMO. Still acknowledging grievances too. Ugh, that vein runs deep.

Robson Fletcher@robsonfletcher.com

The Calgary Chamber of Commerce & execs of major Alberta companies put out this open letter today in support of remaining in Canada: "Alberta’s success has not been built in isolation. It depends on our connections to the rest of Canada and the world..."

calgarychamber.comOpen letter: Alberta’s future is stronger in Canada - The Calgary ChamberOpen letter to Albertans on the October 19, 2026, referendum question on Alberta separating from Canada
Steve-P
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#BCcoast #BC #Parksville #SalishSea Some minimalist photography to enjoy. Lasqueti Island, Texada Island and B.C. coastal mountains in the background on a smokey or foggy afternoon. Taken from Parksville, September 11th.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦
@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social

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

Matthieu Dugal@matthieudugal.bsky.social

«Lorsqu’elle a quitté Twitter, Paula Simons avait près de 80 000 abonnés, elle y décrivait en direct les débats au Sénat et avait «un engagement incroyable» avec ses abonnés. Plus le temps passait, plus le ton s’envenimait. Auj., elle encourage ses collègues parlementaires à quitter la plateforme.»

lapresse.caRéseaux sociaux | L’heure de fermer les comptes X a-t-elle sonné à Ottawa ?Cette fois-là, c’était trop. La petite équipe de fonctionnaires à Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada (FEGC) en avait assez. La toxicité avait atteint de nouveaux sommets. Leurs comptes X allaient dev...
Steve-P
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#Bees #Hollyhocks #Garden #Pollination #Pollinate Things are buzzing in the garden. The hollyhocks are in bloom and attracting lots of bees.

Steve-P
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🪶 #birds #NorthernFlicker #Juvenile #SpruceTree #Calgary #Alberta #Canada Do you mind? I’m trying to blend in here. A Young Northern Flicker on the trunk of a spruce tree.

Steve-P
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100% this ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Please share and keep it going.

True Oak@trueoak.bsky.social

Here’s a thought: Instead of publicly funding a pipeline how about we properly fund our public healthcare. Another thought: We have actual healthcare professionals run the system instead of a bunch of ideological political clowns.

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Brandy with a why? 🍁
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@ximenaka.bsky.social You’ve got some reach here, could you please share the information about the missing 11 year old child in #yyc? The more people that see it, the better. newsroom.calgary.ca/update-3-mis...

newsroom.calgary.caUpdate #3: Missing child – ParkerWe continue to ask for the public's help in locating Parker, 11, and are providing an update on the extensive search and investigative efforts underway to find him.Today, we are releasing a new image ...
Steve-P
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#Rain #AlbertaStorm #Calgary #CalgaryWx #ABStorm As of 4:30pm this afternoon, since Friday evening we have three inches (77mm) of rain in northwest Calgary.

Steve-P
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#bunny #Baby #Rabbit #Whitetailedjackrabbit #wildlife #Alberta #Canada Wot you lookin at? A baby white tailed jackrabbit looks up right into the lens of my camera.

Steve-P
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#JackRabbit #Bunny #Baby #Calgary #cuteness Your cuteness overload for today. A very young White-tailed Jackrabbit nibbles on our lawn. If the grass hadn't been cut yesterday I might have missed him.

Steve-P
@steve-p47.bsky.social

You really couldn’t write this stuff. It’s unbelievable that they believe it Is how it should be done.

Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean@womenofabpoli.ca

"UCP doubles payments for surgeries, says government 'must start somewhere' to lower healthcare costs." This is why we can't do satire anymore. #ableg #abpoli womenofabpoli.substack.com/p/surgical-c...

womenofabpoli.substack.comSurgical costs balloon under UCP cover upAs Danielle Smith and the UCP play politics with everything, it's okay to feel like we're being gaslit; because we are.
Steve-P
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#BumbleBee #Bee #Insect #AppleBlossom #Calgary #Alberta #Canada A good day for bumble bees. Out of 163 I got eleven keepers these are the best four.

Steve-P
@steve-p47.bsky.social

#BumbleBee #Bee #Insect #AppleBlossom #Calgary #Alberta #Canada #Politics #UCP #DanielleSmith Never ask a bumble bee what he thinks of Alberta politics in general and Danielle Smith in particular. This one just turned showed me his rear and took off. Point taken.

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cm 🍁@cmcalgary.bsky.social

Would this prevent the question from moving forward to a referendum? Since it isn't official yet. "A citizen initiative petition may be withdrawn at any time by the proponent by giving a written notice to the Chief Electoral Officer." www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi... #Alberta #abpoli #ableg

elections.ab.caFinancing Rules for Proponents - Elections AlbertaThe proponent for a citizen initiative petition is the applicant. Proponents may not collect contributions and funds until receiving written notice from the Chief Electoral Officer their notice of int...

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cm 🍁
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Would this prevent the question from moving forward to a referendum? Since it isn't official yet. "A citizen initiative petition may be withdrawn at any time by the proponent by giving a written notice to the Chief Electoral Officer." www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi... #Alberta #abpoli #ableg

elections.ab.caFinancing Rules for Proponents - Elections AlbertaThe proponent for a citizen initiative petition is the applicant. Proponents may not collect contributions and funds until receiving written notice from the Chief Electoral Officer their notice of int...

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk
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Danielle Smith now has a Cabinet management problem. Two ministers, Jones and Horner, object to the UCP party/government being the proponent/instigator of a referendum question on separatism. They’re not separatists. Any bets on how long they’ll last in Cabinet? I give them one day. #ableg

Steve-P
@steve-p47.bsky.social

Flashback Friday to 2014. A black and white image of the British Columbia legislature at night with a Victoria double-decker tour bus in colour.

Steve-P
@steve-p47.bsky.social

This was published by Smith’s lapdog Rick Bell two days ago. Why aren’t other news sources covering it? We’ve known for a while Smith favours an independent Alberta this is just more fuel for the fire. Albertans should be outraged! calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

calgaryherald.comBell: Top separatist warns Danielle Smith — Don't campaign against Alberta independenceA top Alberta separatist tells Premier Danielle Smith if she can't back Alberta independence she should not campaign for the pro-Canada side