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SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 1h

I would think Albertans are pissed off at Smith/Kenney UCP over coal mine lawsuits.

2021, five coal companies sued
for $12B for Kenney’s broken promises.

2025, Alberta govt settled with 1st coal company for $142M of Albertans hard earned tax dollars.
Why? Kenney & UCP corruption & incompetence.

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 1h

Christy Clark & John Horgan were bought by LNG.
You can see it in lost revenues.

in-sights.ca/2025/01/17/p...

No business case for TMX either. Smith’s oil companies don’t want to pay $8B indigenous tolls.

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights (and wrongs)

The BC NDP remains committed to expanding fossil fuel production. In BC, the industry paid millions of dollars to lobbyists and politicians. The rate of return on that investment was just a touch m…

in-sights.ca

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 1h

Why is Nenshi ignoring Smith/Harper bankrupting Alberta?

Silence on:
-5 coal companies suing for $12B over cancelled coal lease
(Settled 1 for $142M)
-didn’t diversify from USA, TC Energy just sold Prince Rupert Gas line to 🇺🇸Western LNG.
-$2B wasted in Keystone
-$Bs in oil & gas welfare scams

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 1h

Would be nice to see the UCP charts on petroleum, natural gas & coal revenues after cancels, lawsuits & subsidies considered.

Alberta Govt being sued for $12B by 5 coal companies, settled 1 for $142M.

In BC, Clark corrupted LNG industry & Horgan chose not to fix it.

in-sights.ca/2025/01/17/p...

Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights (and wrongs)

The BC NDP remains committed to expanding fossil fuel production. In BC, the industry paid millions of dollars to lobbyists and politicians. The rate of return on that investment was just a touch m…

in-sights.ca

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 1h

Smith is also about less returns for pensions & taxpayers & more profits for her gas/oil/coal billionaires.

Kenney/Smith UCP being sued $12B by 5 coal companies for broken promise. Already gifted $142M settlement of hard earned taxpayers $ to one coal company.
BC ie)
in-sights.ca/2025/01/17/p...

Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights (and wrongs)

The BC NDP remains committed to expanding fossil fuel production. In BC, the industry paid millions of dollars to lobbyists and politicians. The rate of return on that investment was just a touch m…

in-sights.ca

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 2d

Danielle Smith announces plans to hold her breath until she gets what she wants

EDMONTON – After meeting with Mark Carney to discuss pipeline construction, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has vowed to hold her breath until the Prime Minister gives her absolutely everything she ask...

thebeaverton.com

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SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 1h

Oh dear.
Unless Eby is planning to negotiate more returns for taxpayers on gas/coal/oil we continue down the path of a fossil fuel captured govt & pension funds.

Thank Christy Clark & John Horgan.

in-sights.ca/2025/01/17/p...

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 1h

Canola for EVs.

Excellent Liberal govt test.
Will they protect the status quo wealth gap & US/Israel/UK pedogarchies or decrease wealth gap & diversify?

Imagine low incomers able to afford EV’s.

🇨🇦 cashed in on 🇺🇸crop price manipulations before, soybeans ⬇️

thechinaacademy.org/how-china-wo...

How China Freed Itself from America’s Soybean Grip

A soybean victory grew from America’s own seeds.

thechinaacademy.org

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

2 quislings

Nov 2024 Moe shipped 🇺🇸 extra potash ahead of tariffs

Nov 2024 Smith signed energy deal with 12 🇺🇸GOP governors

Dec 2024 Smith set up 2Km border patrol zone in Alberta working with Montana

Will she normalize 🇺🇸ICE/border agents in Alberta?

Watch 🇺🇸 #HR5518 it wants boots in Canada.

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

2 🇨🇦quislings

Nov 2024 Moe shipped 🇺🇸 extra potash ahead of tariffs

Nov 2024 Smith signed energy deal with 12 🇺🇸GOP governors

Dec 2024 Smith set up 2Km border patrol zone in Alberta working with Montana

Will she normalize 🇺🇸ICE/border agents in Alberta?

Watch 🇺🇸 #HR5518 it wants boots in Canada.

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 4d

Arrived in Washington.

We’re here to keep building a new economic and security relationship with the United States — one that empowers our workers and businesses with greater certainty and new opportunities.

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

2 quislings

Nov 2024 Moe shipped 🇺🇸 extra potash ahead of tariffs

Nov 2024 Smith signed energy deal with 12 🇺🇸GOP governors

Dec 2024 Smith set up 2Km border patrol zone in Alberta working with Montana

Will she normalize 🇺🇸ICE/border agents in Alberta?

Watch 🇺🇸 #HR5518 it wants boots in Canada.

Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 7d

These two politicians are hypocritical claiming part ownership of #BC coasts, yet one wants to separate from #Canada. The other opposes retaliation to US tariffs to all sectors except SK canola and potash with USA and China at the expense of all CDN Sectors.

#cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News

Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

www.cbc.ca

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

2 quislings

Nov 2024 Moe shipped 🇺🇸 extra potash ahead of tariffs

Nov 2024 Smith signed energy deal with 12 🇺🇸GOP governors

Dec 2024 Smith set up 2Km border patrol zone in Alberta working with Montana

Will she normalize 🇺🇸ICE/border agents in Alberta?

Watch 🇺🇸 #HR5518 it wants boots in Canada.

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SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

This is a great test for Liberal govt on whether they want to protect the status quo wealth gap & US/Israel/UK pedogarchies or decrease wealth gap.

Imagine low incomers able to afford EV’s.

Canada cashed in on USA crop price manipulations before, soybeans ⬇️

thechinaacademy.org/how-china-wo...

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

This is a great test for Liberal govt on whether they want to protect the status quo wealth gap & US/Israel/UK pedogarchies or decrease wealth gap.

Imagine low incomers able to afford EV’s.

Canada cashed in on USA crop price manipulations before, soybeans ⬇️

thechinaacademy.org/how-china-wo...

How China Freed Itself from America’s Soybean Grip

A soybean victory grew from America’s own seeds.

thechinaacademy.org

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SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

Brain worm is in control again.

SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

Quite simply the world knows Trump isn’t capable of altruism or integrity and his psychopath-sociopath personality will never give it to him.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

Quite simply the world knows Trump isn’t capable of altruism or integrity and his psychopath-sociopath personality will never give it to him.

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 4h

The Trump admin is in the midst of laying off 1,100-1,200 HHS staff. The CDC's outbreak responders, gone. The office producing CDC's weekly journal MMWR is gone. CDC staff securing sensitive data, gone. Worker safety, gone. Immunization group, gone.

Instead, Congress watches RFK "make the proof"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

Me to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the Comey and James and (probably imminent) Bolton prosecutions

"It doesn’t matter what your politics are. If you say he’s stupid, which he is, if you say he is wrong, which he is, if you say he’s a criminal or sleezy, which he is ... then you’re his enemy.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Imagine that

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Cam Walker @walks30.bsky.social · 3h

Saskatchewan patients treated in hallways has become ‘normalized’: nurses union

Sask. patients treated in hallways has become ‘normalized’: nurses union

Capacity pressures forcing patients to receive care in Saskatoon hospital hallways are not seasonal issues, according to the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses.

www.ctvnews.ca

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SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

Been like that in BC for years under Health Minister Dix.

He was rewarded with Energy portfolio to increase fossil fuel subsidies & lower returns for resources.

Watch privatization soar & Saskatchewan’s private nursing costs skyrocket.

Sorry to hear Saskatchewan is catching up to us.

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SharonR_MECFS 🇨🇦 @sharonrmecfs.bsky.social · 2h

Trump has lowered all defences for his pedo friend Putin.

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 3h

So...if a Russian asset wanted to sabotage the American government's outbreak surveillance system in preparation for biological warfare against the US population, how would their absolute dream celebrate-victory-with-vodka-and-caviar outcome look different from what just happened at the CDC?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 14h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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