Holly Jolly Hoye 🎄 🇨🇦
@hollyhoye.bsky.social
misfit Albertan | door-knocker | letter-writer | earth scientist | climate | politics | pets | running out of a burning forest
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Dani has tasted the sweet, sweet power of the Notwithstanding clause. She is using it now with impunity. She will keep using it to exert her authority.
If we don’t work to unseat her using the most effective democratic tool we have (an election), our province is lost.
If we don’t work to unseat her using the most effective democratic tool we have (an election), our province is lost.
“They did not respond to a question requesting more information around what “political activism” Amery was addressing specifically.”
Exactly.
Jeez these guys have thin skin.
Exactly.
Jeez these guys have thin skin.
Justice Minister defends his bill to shield Alberta justice ministers from Law Society complaints. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by @joeldryden.bsky.social
Immunity for Alberta attorney general necessary to ward off ‘political activism,’ attorney general says | CBC News
Alberta’s justice minister, who is also the attorney general, says new rules that would grant anyone who’s in his job general immunity from law society sanctions are necessary to ward off “political a...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“They did not respond to a question requesting more information around what “political activism” Amery was addressing specifically.”
Exactly.
Jeez these guys have thin skin.
Exactly.
Jeez these guys have thin skin.
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Nearly halfway through our 90-day recall window & 4000+ signatures acquired! 👏
We still have a long way to go, Calgary-Bow! Anyone with kids should sign this! If you don't have quality education, you don't have a future here.
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We still have a long way to go, Calgary-Bow! Anyone with kids should sign this! If you don't have quality education, you don't have a future here.
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4000 signatures 👏🏻 and Recall Nicolaides nears the halfway mark #alberta #abpoli #yyc
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December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Nearly halfway through our 90-day recall window & 4000+ signatures acquired! 👏
We still have a long way to go, Calgary-Bow! Anyone with kids should sign this! If you don't have quality education, you don't have a future here.
✍️Sign
🤝Join
🚪Canvass
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#abpoli #yyc
youtube.com/shorts/8Tiey...
We still have a long way to go, Calgary-Bow! Anyone with kids should sign this! If you don't have quality education, you don't have a future here.
✍️Sign
🤝Join
🚪Canvass
1/
#abpoli #yyc
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HOGAN: "The reality is a no vote is a no against a game-making, game-playing leader of the opposition. And we're just not doing this. We're in serious times and Canadians need serious leaders, and Pierre Poilievre is not acting as a serious leader."
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
HOGAN: "The reality is a no vote is a no against a game-making, game-playing leader of the opposition. And we're just not doing this. We're in serious times and Canadians need serious leaders, and Pierre Poilievre is not acting as a serious leader."
I’m listening to the audiobook Midnight in Chernobyl and somehow it’s the perfect antidote to politics in my province. 🤷🏼
December 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’m listening to the audiobook Midnight in Chernobyl and somehow it’s the perfect antidote to politics in my province. 🤷🏼
DEFUND TECH BROS
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
DEFUND TECH BROS
I’ve said it before, but Corb Lund has a talent for messaging. Must be those songwriting skills. Everyone can relate to drinking clean water and understand the threat that coal mining brings. I hope his petition isn’t stymied by the government.
"My animals drink the water, my mother drinks the water. So I'm not a guy flying in from L.A. on a private jet. I am a sixth generation rural Albertan, and I'm just trying to keep the water clean."
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Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta | CBC News
Alberta singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the province to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountain...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I’ve said it before, but Corb Lund has a talent for messaging. Must be those songwriting skills. Everyone can relate to drinking clean water and understand the threat that coal mining brings. I hope his petition isn’t stymied by the government.
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The Conservative pipeline motion is an unserious stunt that tries to score points at the expense of our nation.
A yes vote could undermine consultation. A no vote could undermine confidence. Canada loses either way.
A yes vote could undermine consultation. A no vote could undermine confidence. Canada loses either way.
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Conservative pipeline motion is an unserious stunt that tries to score points at the expense of our nation.
A yes vote could undermine consultation. A no vote could undermine confidence. Canada loses either way.
A yes vote could undermine consultation. A no vote could undermine confidence. Canada loses either way.
I am so tired of the UCP fuckery.
CALL AN ELECTION.
CALL AN ELECTION.
Unfortunately Bill 14, currently before the Leg Ass and scheduled to get third reading on Wednesday and probably royal assent the same day or the next, has a provision it it that will dissolve Corb's petition before it can become effective.
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I am so tired of the UCP fuckery.
CALL AN ELECTION.
CALL AN ELECTION.
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Unfortunately Bill 14, currently before the Leg Ass and scheduled to get third reading on Wednesday and probably royal assent the same day or the next, has a provision it it that will dissolve Corb's petition before it can become effective.
December 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Unfortunately Bill 14, currently before the Leg Ass and scheduled to get third reading on Wednesday and probably royal assent the same day or the next, has a provision it it that will dissolve Corb's petition before it can become effective.
Whoa, this is really scary but kudos to Mrs Nguyen who wielded a shovel (!!) to fend off the bad guys.
“So I just grabbed the shovel and hit the individual that (was) hurting my husband until he let him let go.”
“So I just grabbed the shovel and hit the individual that (was) hurting my husband until he let him let go.”
Calgary couple attacked at home by robbers responding to online ad
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Calgary couple attacked at home by robbers responding to online ad
A Calgary couple says they were forced to fight for their lives during a violent attempted robbery in their Dover home, after two men posing as buyers for an online sale turned on them almost immediat...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Whoa, this is really scary but kudos to Mrs Nguyen who wielded a shovel (!!) to fend off the bad guys.
“So I just grabbed the shovel and hit the individual that (was) hurting my husband until he let him let go.”
“So I just grabbed the shovel and hit the individual that (was) hurting my husband until he let him let go.”
Banks do not make things easy. This post brought to you by an account migration I never asked for.
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Banks do not make things easy. This post brought to you by an account migration I never asked for.
“Access to primary care in Canada is slowly improving. In the new report, 81 per cent of respondents said they had a family doctor or nurse practitioner — an increase from the 77 per cent who said the same three years ago.”
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“Access to primary care in Canada is slowly improving. In the new report, 81 per cent of respondents said they had a family doctor or nurse practitioner — an increase from the 77 per cent who said the same three years ago.”
Do you need to see little passenger ferries do a Christmas dance? Of course you do.
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Do you need to see little passenger ferries do a Christmas dance? Of course you do.
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Dr. Wesley nails it:
"If there’s a problem, it’s not that judges exist. It’s that populists don’t like being told “no.”"
We don't elect kings/queens.
The same system that gives power to Premiers gives it to our courts to protect us.
Democracy isn’t mob rule.
And the UCP don't like that. #ableg
"If there’s a problem, it’s not that judges exist. It’s that populists don’t like being told “no.”"
We don't elect kings/queens.
The same system that gives power to Premiers gives it to our courts to protect us.
Democracy isn’t mob rule.
And the UCP don't like that. #ableg
Danielle Smith's comments about the judiciary are among the most worrying things she's said about Alberta democracy.
Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.
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Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
December 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Dr. Wesley nails it:
"If there’s a problem, it’s not that judges exist. It’s that populists don’t like being told “no.”"
We don't elect kings/queens.
The same system that gives power to Premiers gives it to our courts to protect us.
Democracy isn’t mob rule.
And the UCP don't like that. #ableg
"If there’s a problem, it’s not that judges exist. It’s that populists don’t like being told “no.”"
We don't elect kings/queens.
The same system that gives power to Premiers gives it to our courts to protect us.
Democracy isn’t mob rule.
And the UCP don't like that. #ableg
Just remembering the time when one of my cats opened the kitchen garbage cupboard, scarfed down several spicy chicken wing bones and then proceeded to barf them up on no fewer than 8 area rugs around the house.
Impressive.
Impressive.
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Just remembering the time when one of my cats opened the kitchen garbage cupboard, scarfed down several spicy chicken wing bones and then proceeded to barf them up on no fewer than 8 area rugs around the house.
Impressive.
Impressive.
Unpopular opinion: I can 💯 tell when people are using injectables. I respect your choices but you still look your age—you just look like you’ve had work done.
December 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Unpopular opinion: I can 💯 tell when people are using injectables. I respect your choices but you still look your age—you just look like you’ve had work done.
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I went to the local Christmas market and the highlight was meeting Holly the dog in her Mrs Claus outfit 😍
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I went to the local Christmas market and the highlight was meeting Holly the dog in her Mrs Claus outfit 😍
If you ever feel yourself looking south of the border to the U.S. and thinking “why aren’t Americans in the streets over the destruction of their democratic institutions,” you can look no further than your own backyard in Alberta for the answer.
We are there. What will YOU do to show your dissent?
We are there. What will YOU do to show your dissent?
This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
December 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If you ever feel yourself looking south of the border to the U.S. and thinking “why aren’t Americans in the streets over the destruction of their democratic institutions,” you can look no further than your own backyard in Alberta for the answer.
We are there. What will YOU do to show your dissent?
We are there. What will YOU do to show your dissent?
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This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
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Nothing says “we’re proud of our work and happy to run on our record” quite like being so scared of the electorate you prohibit anyone else from using the word “conservative.” 🙄
I know plenty of conservatives who don’t feel the UCP represents them. #ableg
I know plenty of conservatives who don’t feel the UCP represents them. #ableg
December 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Nothing says “we’re proud of our work and happy to run on our record” quite like being so scared of the electorate you prohibit anyone else from using the word “conservative.” 🙄
I know plenty of conservatives who don’t feel the UCP represents them. #ableg
I know plenty of conservatives who don’t feel the UCP represents them. #ableg
Oh SHUT UP, Danielle.
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Oh SHUT UP, Danielle.
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
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Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
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Today, on the 36th anniversary of the attack at École Polytechnique in Montreal, I am reflecting on the violent and brutal murders of 14 women whose lives were taken in a horrific act of femicide.
December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today, on the 36th anniversary of the attack at École Polytechnique in Montreal, I am reflecting on the violent and brutal murders of 14 women whose lives were taken in a horrific act of femicide.
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I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Except you, Danielle Smith. Fuck you.
Except you, Danielle Smith. Fuck you.
December 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Except you, Danielle Smith. Fuck you.
Except you, Danielle Smith. Fuck you.