Alex Goatcher
@alexgoatcher.bsky.social
Former President of the Friends of Kootenay NP (2018-2024)
President of UNE Local 30402 (2024-Present)
Director, Friends of Yoho NP (2025-Present)
MB Born, YEG raised. My views are of my own & represent only myself. #FieldBC #EastKootenays
President of UNE Local 30402 (2024-Present)
Director, Friends of Yoho NP (2025-Present)
MB Born, YEG raised. My views are of my own & represent only myself. #FieldBC #EastKootenays
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#DeltaBC - Delta council should revisit greenhouse lighting issue, says Paton www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/d...
Delta council should revisit greenhouse lighting issue, says Paton
Metro Vancouver has confirmed that it does not deal with light pollution, wrote Paton
www.delta-optimist.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:07 PM
#DeltaBC - Delta council should revisit greenhouse lighting issue, says Paton www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/d...
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Kicked off our Cabinet meeting in Québec City with Bonhomme.
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Kicked off our Cabinet meeting in Québec City with Bonhomme.
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Canadian Armed Forces applications jump nearly 13% this year so far #Canada
Follows a 55% jump in new recruits in the previous year, with CAF reporting 6,700 new members joining the regular force as of Dec 2025 – the highest number of enrolments in a decade. #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Follows a 55% jump in new recruits in the previous year, with CAF reporting 6,700 new members joining the regular force as of Dec 2025 – the highest number of enrolments in a decade. #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Canadian Armed Forces applications jump nearly 13%
Applications to join the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are rising after years of missed recruitment targets, marking a turnaround for a military that has struggled to attract new members amid staffing s...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Canadian Armed Forces applications jump nearly 13% this year so far #Canada
Follows a 55% jump in new recruits in the previous year, with CAF reporting 6,700 new members joining the regular force as of Dec 2025 – the highest number of enrolments in a decade. #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Follows a 55% jump in new recruits in the previous year, with CAF reporting 6,700 new members joining the regular force as of Dec 2025 – the highest number of enrolments in a decade. #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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Just genuinely, remarkably stupid.
Alberta has plenty of provincial debt -- and more each year. Any separation agreement would require it to take on a proportionate share of the federal debt.
If anything, an independent Alberta currency would be a recipe for hyperinflation.
Alberta has plenty of provincial debt -- and more each year. Any separation agreement would require it to take on a proportionate share of the federal debt.
If anything, an independent Alberta currency would be a recipe for hyperinflation.
Modry added that an Alberta currency would "become the world's strongest currency, because we have no debt."
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Just genuinely, remarkably stupid.
Alberta has plenty of provincial debt -- and more each year. Any separation agreement would require it to take on a proportionate share of the federal debt.
If anything, an independent Alberta currency would be a recipe for hyperinflation.
Alberta has plenty of provincial debt -- and more each year. Any separation agreement would require it to take on a proportionate share of the federal debt.
If anything, an independent Alberta currency would be a recipe for hyperinflation.
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Get used to this, folks. There’s going to be a lot of US interference in the Alberta separation debate over the next 12 months.
Bessent pushes Albertan independence from Canada: "Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."
January 23, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Get used to this, folks. There’s going to be a lot of US interference in the Alberta separation debate over the next 12 months.
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Make no mistake, America is coming for Alberta. This requires a response at the federal, provincial, and community level. Federally, the government must summon the ambassador for an explanation and, absent a complete retraction and apology, expel him.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Bessent pans Carney, cheers on Albertan separatism amid growing US-Canada rift
“People are talking,” Bessent said. “People want sovereignty. They want what the U.S. has got.”
www.politico.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Make no mistake, America is coming for Alberta. This requires a response at the federal, provincial, and community level. Federally, the government must summon the ambassador for an explanation and, absent a complete retraction and apology, expel him.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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File this one under...
who f--king cares what Pierre Poilievre and the American owned National Post thinks at this crucial moment in our nation's history?
Seriously.
who f--king cares what Pierre Poilievre and the American owned National Post thinks at this crucial moment in our nation's history?
Seriously.
January 23, 2026 at 8:58 PM
File this one under...
who f--king cares what Pierre Poilievre and the American owned National Post thinks at this crucial moment in our nation's history?
Seriously.
who f--king cares what Pierre Poilievre and the American owned National Post thinks at this crucial moment in our nation's history?
Seriously.
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Members of the OneBC party were scheduled to hold a rally outside of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia but were met with angry protesters.
OneBC party members met with protesters for trying to hold denialism rally | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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January 23, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Members of the OneBC party were scheduled to hold a rally outside of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia but were met with angry protesters.
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Yukon University is the only university north of sixty in Canada and union members recently voted in favor of a strike mandate.
Over 400 staff and faculty could be going on strike as early as March second if a collective agreement is not met.
Over 400 staff and faculty could be going on strike as early as March second if a collective agreement is not met.
Over 400 staff and faculty at Canada’s only northern university could be going on strike | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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January 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Yukon University is the only university north of sixty in Canada and union members recently voted in favor of a strike mandate.
Over 400 staff and faculty could be going on strike as early as March second if a collective agreement is not met.
Over 400 staff and faculty could be going on strike as early as March second if a collective agreement is not met.
See?! The USA is already liking their lips to annex #Alberta.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared to throw his support behind the separatist movement in Alberta.
globalnews.ca/news/1163476...
globalnews.ca/news/1163476...
Bessent says an independent Alberta would be ‘natural partner’ for U.S. | Globalnews.ca
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the province's vast oil reserves make it "a natural partner for the U.S." while criticizing Canadian leadership.
globalnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 11:02 PM
See?! The USA is already liking their lips to annex #Alberta.
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Completely unforgivable.
As the daughter of a Veteran, Trump’s comments on NATO are devastating, disgraceful and UNFORGIVABLE 🇨🇦
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Completely unforgivable.
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You may hear (clear minorities of) people express frustration through polls on that question but you will find that most anywhere.
This poll found support for separation far higher in California than it has ever polled in Alberta, for example. www.newsweek.com/california-i...
This poll found support for separation far higher in California than it has ever polled in Alberta, for example. www.newsweek.com/california-i...
California independence support hits "record high"
A new survey finds 80 percent of Californians want the state to control borders with other states "like a country."
www.newsweek.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:50 PM
You may hear (clear minorities of) people express frustration through polls on that question but you will find that most anywhere.
This poll found support for separation far higher in California than it has ever polled in Alberta, for example. www.newsweek.com/california-i...
This poll found support for separation far higher in California than it has ever polled in Alberta, for example. www.newsweek.com/california-i...
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ICE is too busy harassing children to pick up the criminals our sheriffs are asking them to take.
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
MN sheriff says ICE was too busy in Twin Cities to pick man accused of sex crime
"Wholly inaccurate." The Cottonwood County Sheriff is firing back after ICE accused them of ignoring a detainer. The sheriff says they called ICE, but agents said they were too busy in the Twin Cities...
www.fox9.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
ICE is too busy harassing children to pick up the criminals our sheriffs are asking them to take.
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
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Thank goodness everyone spent months deciding that the Chinese were stealing our data so we could switch to good old patriotic American data stealing
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Thank goodness everyone spent months deciding that the Chinese were stealing our data so we could switch to good old patriotic American data stealing
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“The chaos that has been going on makes many people feel rage or frustrated and people react differently,” said Aviaq Brandt. “But long term, I hope that this is gathering us even more, getting us closer to each other.”
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Friday in Nuuk: a quiet protest at dawn, and a table of wild meat
Friday in Nuuk: a quiet protest at dawn, and a table of wild meat, while the Greenlandic PM hosts Danish PM Mette Frederiksen
www.aptnnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 10:14 PM
“The chaos that has been going on makes many people feel rage or frustrated and people react differently,” said Aviaq Brandt. “But long term, I hope that this is gathering us even more, getting us closer to each other.”
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
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"Do you believe (X) is a threat to Canada?"
🇺🇸 USA:
🔴 Threat: 71%
🟢 Not A Threat: 16%
🟡 Neutral: 13%
🇷🇺 Russia:
🔴 Threat: 61%
🟡 Neutral: 24%
🟢 Not A Threat: 14%
🇨🇳 China:
🔴 Threat: 60%
🟢 Not A Threat: 21%
🟡 Neutral: 19%
Nanos / Nov 2, 2025 - (Released Today)
🇺🇸 USA:
🔴 Threat: 71%
🟢 Not A Threat: 16%
🟡 Neutral: 13%
🇷🇺 Russia:
🔴 Threat: 61%
🟡 Neutral: 24%
🟢 Not A Threat: 14%
🇨🇳 China:
🔴 Threat: 60%
🟢 Not A Threat: 21%
🟡 Neutral: 19%
Nanos / Nov 2, 2025 - (Released Today)
January 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"Do you believe (X) is a threat to Canada?"
🇺🇸 USA:
🔴 Threat: 71%
🟢 Not A Threat: 16%
🟡 Neutral: 13%
🇷🇺 Russia:
🔴 Threat: 61%
🟡 Neutral: 24%
🟢 Not A Threat: 14%
🇨🇳 China:
🔴 Threat: 60%
🟢 Not A Threat: 21%
🟡 Neutral: 19%
Nanos / Nov 2, 2025 - (Released Today)
🇺🇸 USA:
🔴 Threat: 71%
🟢 Not A Threat: 16%
🟡 Neutral: 13%
🇷🇺 Russia:
🔴 Threat: 61%
🟡 Neutral: 24%
🟢 Not A Threat: 14%
🇨🇳 China:
🔴 Threat: 60%
🟢 Not A Threat: 21%
🟡 Neutral: 19%
Nanos / Nov 2, 2025 - (Released Today)
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Trump’s comments on Afghanistan are an insult to Canadian Veterans. Canada did not “stay back.” Over 40,000 served, many on the front lines in Kandahar. 158 were killed. Thousands wounded for life. That sacrifice is not up for debate, and it will not be erased.
January 23, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Trump’s comments on Afghanistan are an insult to Canadian Veterans. Canada did not “stay back.” Over 40,000 served, many on the front lines in Kandahar. 158 were killed. Thousands wounded for life. That sacrifice is not up for debate, and it will not be erased.
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NEWS: Banff to ban new destination events from September long weekend to Thanksgiving due to tourism pressures
Banff to ban new destination events from September long weekend to Thanksgiving due to tourism pressures
Restriction to address growing visitation pressures in September, but large-scale events such as the Melissa's Road Race are grand-fathered.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:49 AM
NEWS: Banff to ban new destination events from September long weekend to Thanksgiving due to tourism pressures
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Canada sent so many dedicated young people into the hellfire of Kandahar to help the United States.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Canada sent so many dedicated young people into the hellfire of Kandahar to help the United States.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
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Quick reminder: Albertans are dying in emergency department waiting rooms and hallways, after waiting in excess of 12 hours for treatment.
But this is fine, I guess.
#ableg #cdnpoli
But this is fine, I guess.
#ableg #cdnpoli
The UCP has authorized a maximum spend of $900 million dollars to the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission for hydrocarbon marketing activities.
14/2026
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#Alberta #abpoli
14/2026
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#Alberta #abpoli
January 23, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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Region sees nearly 50 per cent drop in black bears dispatched, data reveals #NelsonBC
Region sees nearly 50 per cent drop in black bears dispatched, data reveals - Nelson News
The total number of bears killed by BCCOS in the Kootenay region — which includes both West and East Kootenay, as well as Revelstoke and Golden — was 25 in 2025, with 49 killed by BCCOS in 2024.
www.castanetkamloops.net
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Region sees nearly 50 per cent drop in black bears dispatched, data reveals #NelsonBC
Not shocked. Teck isn't a shining beacon when it comes to good corporations.
Highland Valley Copper mine working to address major safety, culture problems identified in ministry investigation #Kamloops
Highland Valley Copper mine working to address major safety, culture problems identified in ministry investigation - Kamloops News
Teck says it's working with its employees to address major health, safety and workplace culture problems that were concluded in a ministry investigation at the Highland Valley Copper mine in Logan Lak
www.castanetkamloops.net
January 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Not shocked. Teck isn't a shining beacon when it comes to good corporations.
Lobbyists try to influence those in the halls of power. But who are they? And what are they trying to achieve? @jsrutgers.bsky.social dug deep in Manitoba to find out. thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-lob...
Who’s lobbying the Manitoba government? | The Narwhal
We dug deep into lobbying records in Manitoba, a province 'far behind’ when it comes to transparency
thenarwhal.ca
January 23, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This is terrifying. Greenland is preparing for invasion.
Greenland is urging citizens to prepare for what could be coming from the U.S.
Hear more on APTN News Brief:
Hear more on APTN News Brief:
APTN News Brief: As Trump threats persist, Greenland urges citizens to prepare for what may come
Our lead story: a Greenlandic government press conference urges citizens to prepare for what could be coming as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to speak of territorial annexation.
pod.fo
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
This is terrifying. Greenland is preparing for invasion.