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refugee from Xitter. meteorologist. photographer. youth soccer coach. recovering poligeek. trying to be positive and to stay above the fray
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uh-oh. this might necessitate another comment by Premier Smith about the danger that transgender kids present. y'know... a distraction?
SCOOP: The RCMP is investigating fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering in connection with Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to a letter filed in court www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social
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"Whatever dark power Trump has that has enabled him to become president twice while being quite literally one of the most morally despicable human beings on Earth, it’s not easily duplicated by your average Republican candidate for Senate, House, or governor." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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New polling from Environics on Canadian attitudes toward the United States. environicsinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
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thetyee.ca/Opinion/2... "The thing is, Premier, Albertans don’t believe a word that comes out of your motor mouth anymore." "Here’s the short list of your accomplishments: Record government spending. Rising cost of living. The country’s lowest minimum wage. Stressed-out food banks..." 1/4
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100% this
Buckle up, friends. This is going to be a thread. A thread of thanksgiving, my gratitude for the people of the city and the province I love. The people who stood united to defeat a dark and narrow vision of Alberta's future. The people who stood in defence of Canada. 🧵 #Alberta #Canada #yeg
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It would be grand, then, if the Government of Canada would terminate any use of X/Twitter. And don't say, "Oh, we need it to get our messages out," because then you are "caught in a situation where we are reliant on one provider."
Mark Carney on what Elon Musk's throttling of Starlink means for Canada: "We do not want to be caught in a situation where we are reliant on one provider that puts Canadians at risk or compromises our sovereignty, our ability to express our values and live our values."
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Supreme Court of Canada grants Attorney General of Canada leave to appeal the Emergencies Act judicial review (lower courts had held that the legal test for invoking the Act in response to Freedom Convoy/Ottawa Occupation had not been met). decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...
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"Now that that nasty and completely unnecessary referendum on a referendum is over, and it failed miserably, i can now confidently boot the separatist element from my party" or try to
"The United Conservative Party is not an independence party," Smith said in a video message sent to UCP members Wednesday.
Dani's pulling out all the GOP cards: transgenderism, immigrants, drug use. all to avoid being outed as UCP leader desperation. beware! there's a better conservative option: the Tory Party www.albertatory.ca
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Danielle Smith put out a message to UCP supporters on twitter. UCP has to remain united otherwise the NDP wins. And they would destroy Alberta (again). Open borders, defund the police, give taxpayer drugs, censorship of free speech, eco-extremists, and be led by Avi Lewis. x.com/ABDanielleSm...
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100% this the funny thing is: this is only true for wide margin of victory. in a close election, the votes in the west determine the final results
Can someone explain how federalists are supposed to address the complaint about election results from Quebec and Ontario deciding federal elections? They have more people. They're in an earlier time zone. Did you want your votes to be counted first? Count for more? What is it?
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Every wife abuser thinks the same Canada divorced us - thanks Republicans Our best ally. Gone. Because your abusive rapist pedophile Trump abused them too much MAGA means America alone - which means America weak - which means America POORER you ignorant assholes
Pete Hoekstra: "We don't view the relationship as ruptured. I know that the Canadians look at it differently."