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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 6h

Monday is municipal election day in Alberta: My thoughts on the candidates in my town. There are 24 candidates for mayor and council in St. Albert; here my picks and comments. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/mond... #ableg #abpoli #Stalbert

Monday is municipal election day in Alberta: My thoughts on the candidates in my town - Alberta Politics

ST. ALBERT, Alberta – Next Monday is Alberta’s quadrennial municipal election day. Leading up to that occasion, there’s been plenty of jiggery-pokery by our United Conservative Party provincial govern...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 22h

What’s with the Alberta post-secondary funding panel’s detour into anti-DEI crusading? albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/what...

What’s with the Alberta post-secondary funding panel’s detour into anti-DEI crusading? - Alberta Politics

The report of the so-called Expert Panel on Post-Secondary Institution Funding and Alberta’s Competitiveness released last week calls for the government to stop telling universities, colleges and tech...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 1d

What’s with the Alberta post-secondary funding panel’s detour into anti-DEI crusading? albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/what...

What’s with the Alberta post-secondary funding panel’s detour into anti-DEI crusading? - Alberta Politics

The report of the so-called Expert Panel on Post-Secondary Institution Funding and Alberta’s Competitiveness released last week calls for the government to stop telling universities, colleges and tech...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 2d

What’s with the Alberta post-secondary funding panel’s detour into anti-DEI crusading? albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/what...

What’s with the Alberta post-secondary funding panel’s detour into anti-DEI crusading? - Alberta Politics

The report of the so-called Expert Panel on Post-Secondary Institution Funding and Alberta’s Competitiveness released last week calls for the government to stop telling universities, colleges and tech...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 2d

That’s fair.

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 5d

Alberta and B.C. premiers’ pipeline war of words likely comes as a relief to both. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/albe... #ableg #abpoli

Alberta and B.C. premiers’ pipeline war of words likely comes as a relief to both - Alberta Politics

RED DEER, Alberta – Their anger may be genuine, but it seems likely Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and British Columbia Premier David Eby are both relieved and even delighted to have the excuse to yel...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 6d

Alberta and B.C. premiers’ pipeline war of words likely comes as a relief to both. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/albe... #ableg #abpoli

Alberta and B.C. premiers’ pipeline war of words likely comes as a relief to both - Alberta Politics

RED DEER, Alberta – Their anger may be genuine, but it seems likely Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and British Columbia Premier David Eby are both relieved and even delighted to have the excuse to yel...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 6d

So the army of the Confederacy has finally advanced past Gettysburg?

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 6d

Of course. Their only purpose was to own the Libs.

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 8d

Well, at least one vitally important labour negotiation has been settled in Alberta, to everyone’s relief! albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/well...

Well, at least one vitally important labour negotiation has been settled in Alberta, to everyone’s relief! - Alberta Politics

In important labour relations news, significant portions of the province of Alberta sighed with relief yesterday upon learning that an important contract has finally been signed, ending a period of un...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 8d

Huge protest in support of Alberta teachers at the Alberta Legislature may have been the largest in the province’s history. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/huge...

Huge protest in support of Alberta teachers at Alberta Legislature may have been largest in province’s history - Alberta Politics

A throng of at least 18,000 people turned out at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton this afternoon to mark World Teachers Day by supporting members of the Alberta Teachers Association who are expecte...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 9d

Huge protest in support of Alberta teachers at the Alberta Legislature may have been the largest in the province’s history. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/huge...

Huge protest in support of Alberta teachers at Alberta Legislature may have been largest in province’s history - Alberta Politics

A throng of at least 18,000 people turned out at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton this afternoon to mark International Teachers Day by supporting members of the Alberta Teachers Association who are...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 10d

Former PC deputy premier’s ‘Forever Canadian’ petition success a big potential problem for UCP. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/form... #ableg #abpoli

Former PC deputy premier’s ‘Forever Canadian’ petition success a big potential problem for UCP - Alberta Politics

Prediction: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will call an early election before she allows a referendum to proceed to a vote with the wording promoted by former Progressive Conservative deputy premier T...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 11d

“Save 40,000 deaths a year”? Save them for what? Next year? The word your copy editor was looking for was probably “prevent.” Or maybe “lives.” Oh, wait. You don’t have copy editors any more, do you?

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 12d

If the goal of Danielle Smith’s ‘historic’ pipeline announcement was to distract, it appears to be working. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/if-t...

If the goal of Danielle Smith’s ‘historic’ pipeline announcement was to distract, it appears to be working - Alberta Politics

If the goal of Danielle Smith’s “historic” pipeline announcement yesterday was to distract voters and media from Alberta’s looming teachers’ strike, increasing health care chaos, unpopular separatist ...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 13d

If the goal of Danielle Smith’s ‘historic’ pipeline announcement was to distract, it appears to be working. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/if-t...

If the goal of Danielle Smith’s ‘historic’ pipeline announcement was to distract, it appears to be working - Alberta Politics

If the goal of Danielle Smith’s “historic” pipeline announcement yesterday was to distract voters and media from Alberta’s looming teachers’ strike, increasing health care chaos, unpopular separatist ...

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 13d

TODAY, there are more than 85 #ForeverCanadian petition locations across Alberta. Please, take a minute to look up your closest location and sign the petition.

www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

Forever Canadian Official Campaign Website

Forever Canadian campaign is a grassroots coalition of Canadians aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity. It is a proactive vehicle to secure Alberta's continued place in Canada.

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 14d

UCP says it will pay parents $30 a day to do teachers’ jobs from home, sort of, during a strike. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/ucp-... #ableg #abpoli #ATA #LabourRelations #TeachersStrike

UCP says it will pay parents $30 a day to do teachers’ jobs from home, sort of, during a strike - Alberta Politics

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her finance and education ministers yesterday announced a novel scheme to pay scabs $30 a day to teach school children in the event of a province-wide teachers’ stri...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 15d

43,000 Alberta teachers vote to reject province’s latest contract offer by nearly 90%. albertapolitics.ca/2025/09/4300... #ableg #abpoli #ATA

43,000 Alberta teachers vote to reject province’s latest contract offer by nearly 90% - Alberta Politics

If anyone still subscribes to the quaint notion “conservative” governments are somehow better at managing the complex financial machinery of government than more progressive ones, they might want to r...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 15d

Meanwhile, in Alberta, our MAGA government tries to make it hard to get flu shots, let alone COVID immunization.

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 15d

Edmonton Strathcona MP Heather McPherson launches campaign to lead federal New Democrats. albertapolitics.ca/2025/09/edmo... #cdnpoli #ableg @Canada_NDP

Edmonton Strathcona MP Heather McPherson launches campaign to lead federal New Democrats - Alberta Politics

Edmonton Strathcona Member of Parliament Heather McPherson launched her campaign this afternoon to lead Canada’s New Democrats out of the wilderness they found themselves wandering in after last April...

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 16d

Edmonton Strathcona MP Heather McPherson launches campaign to lead federal New Democrats. albertapolitics.ca/2025/09/edmo... #cdnpoli #ableg @Canada_NDP