Jeffrey Coffman
@jeffreycoffman.bsky.social
Passionate about local government, municipal governance, Chicago blues, and the Oxford comma. Слава Україні!
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NEWS: Smith accuses AFL of involvement in recall petitions, union denies claim
Smith accuses AFL of involvement in recall petitions, union denies claim
Premier Danielle Smith alleges Alberta’s largest labour federation is bussing supporters to recall campaigns, but AFL president Gil McGowan calls the charge a fabrication as Elections Alberta confirms multiple petitions underway across the province.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
NEWS: Smith accuses AFL of involvement in recall petitions, union denies claim
This should be fun!
AI: Write a law regulating Alberta whiskey.
ChatGPT: Alberta is in Nepal. Whiskey comes from fish.
Meta: Does drinking whiskey make you sad?
Copilot: Cabinet Ministers use these passwords:
Gemini: service unavailable
Grok: Nazis loved whiskey.
#ABPoli
shorturl.at/hU1pJ
AI: Write a law regulating Alberta whiskey.
ChatGPT: Alberta is in Nepal. Whiskey comes from fish.
Meta: Does drinking whiskey make you sad?
Copilot: Cabinet Ministers use these passwords:
Gemini: service unavailable
Grok: Nazis loved whiskey.
#ABPoli
shorturl.at/hU1pJ
Alberta government eyes AI to write legislation for 1st time | CBC News
The Alberta government is considering using AI technology to write a law for the first time, eyeing a forthcoming piece of whisky legislation as its test case.
shorturl.at
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This should be fun!
AI: Write a law regulating Alberta whiskey.
ChatGPT: Alberta is in Nepal. Whiskey comes from fish.
Meta: Does drinking whiskey make you sad?
Copilot: Cabinet Ministers use these passwords:
Gemini: service unavailable
Grok: Nazis loved whiskey.
#ABPoli
shorturl.at/hU1pJ
AI: Write a law regulating Alberta whiskey.
ChatGPT: Alberta is in Nepal. Whiskey comes from fish.
Meta: Does drinking whiskey make you sad?
Copilot: Cabinet Ministers use these passwords:
Gemini: service unavailable
Grok: Nazis loved whiskey.
#ABPoli
shorturl.at/hU1pJ
Since the UCP did not campaign on what it is doing, let’s do “recall” as one Citizen Initiative:
“The undersigned residents of Alberta petition the Legislative Assembly to request the Lt Governor to dissolve the Legislature immediately for the purpose of holding a General Election.”
#ABPoli #ABLeg
“The undersigned residents of Alberta petition the Legislative Assembly to request the Lt Governor to dissolve the Legislature immediately for the purpose of holding a General Election.”
#ABPoli #ABLeg
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Let’s be honest: AI is just going to fill in the all the blanks with “Romanes eunt domas” completely forgetting the vocative plural, 3rd person plural imperative, and the locative, respectively. 🙄
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gaps in what we know about ancient Romans could be filled by AI
A new system fills in missing words from ancient inscriptions carved on monuments and everyday objects.
www.bbc.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Let’s be honest: AI is just going to fill in the all the blanks with “Romanes eunt domas” completely forgetting the vocative plural, 3rd person plural imperative, and the locative, respectively. 🙄
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Every single municipal council in Alberta needs to follow the lead of Rocky View Council.
Every. Single. One.
Water - a declining resource in our province - is for life, not to cool computers.
#WaterIsForLife #CDNMuni
Every. Single. One.
Water - a declining resource in our province - is for life, not to cool computers.
#WaterIsForLife #CDNMuni
“Cheers & applause erupted from the audience in the Rocky View County council chamber on Tuesday after councillors voted 6-1 to reject a plan for an AI data centre complex, citing concerns about its proposed location & potential impacts”
#abpoli #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta wants to become an AI data centre hub, but this rural county just rejected a big proposal | CBC News
A proposed data centre complex just northeast of Calgary in Rocky View County was rejected by council 6-1 after residents voiced concerns about its location on farmland and uncertainty around its futu...
www.cbc.ca
September 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Every single municipal council in Alberta needs to follow the lead of Rocky View Council.
Every. Single. One.
Water - a declining resource in our province - is for life, not to cool computers.
#WaterIsForLife #CDNMuni
Every. Single. One.
Water - a declining resource in our province - is for life, not to cool computers.
#WaterIsForLife #CDNMuni
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The crux of Alberta's surgical facility scandal is that organizations were taking public money for private gain
Now, allowing physicians and partners to openly accept private money is a way of shielding everyone from this criticism
Hey, it's all above board now. Leave us alone
Now, allowing physicians and partners to openly accept private money is a way of shielding everyone from this criticism
Hey, it's all above board now. Leave us alone
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The crux of Alberta's surgical facility scandal is that organizations were taking public money for private gain
Now, allowing physicians and partners to openly accept private money is a way of shielding everyone from this criticism
Hey, it's all above board now. Leave us alone
Now, allowing physicians and partners to openly accept private money is a way of shielding everyone from this criticism
Hey, it's all above board now. Leave us alone
This is great and I will sign the petition. Thank you, Corb!
However, is it only "foreign" ruination that concerns us? Are we OK if Canadian companies obliterate the Eastern Slopes and destroy the Oldman headwaters? (spoiler: I'm not)
#ABPoli #ABLeg
However, is it only "foreign" ruination that concerns us? Are we OK if Canadian companies obliterate the Eastern Slopes and destroy the Oldman headwaters? (spoiler: I'm not)
#ABPoli #ABLeg
A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Corb Lund launches Alberta-wide petition against foreign ruination of the Rocky Mountains
Alberta’s favourite musician continues to light fires in Smith's murky coal bin
www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Corb Lund launches Alberta-wide petition against foreign ruination of the Rocky Mountains
Alberta’s favourite musician continues to light fires in Smith's murky coal bin
www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
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Withholding an Albertan's medical treatment is a crime.
Medical decisions should involve the patient, their family & their healthcare team. Not a church & NEVER a politician!
#ableg #abpoli #TransRights #UCP #AxeTheVaxTax #Freedom #CorruptCare #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #RecallThemAll
Medical decisions should involve the patient, their family & their healthcare team. Not a church & NEVER a politician!
#ableg #abpoli #TransRights #UCP #AxeTheVaxTax #Freedom #CorruptCare #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #RecallThemAll
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Withholding an Albertan's medical treatment is a crime.
Medical decisions should involve the patient, their family & their healthcare team. Not a church & NEVER a politician!
#ableg #abpoli #TransRights #UCP #AxeTheVaxTax #Freedom #CorruptCare #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #RecallThemAll
Medical decisions should involve the patient, their family & their healthcare team. Not a church & NEVER a politician!
#ableg #abpoli #TransRights #UCP #AxeTheVaxTax #Freedom #CorruptCare #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #RecallThemAll
Anyone know if there is a category on WikiHow called "How to overthrow a government that is removing Rights and destroying the fabric of Alberta society?"
I'm trying to solve a problem!
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
I'm trying to solve a problem!
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Anyone know if there is a category on WikiHow called "How to overthrow a government that is removing Rights and destroying the fabric of Alberta society?"
I'm trying to solve a problem!
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
I'm trying to solve a problem!
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
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Unfortunately, by pre-emptively invoking the Notwithstanding Clause the UCP seems to be acknowledging that its transgender policies could not be saved under S1. 3/3
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Unfortunately, by pre-emptively invoking the Notwithstanding Clause the UCP seems to be acknowledging that its transgender policies could not be saved under S1. 3/3
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Je suis très heureuse et fière de voir Paris figurer à nouveau dans le palmarès des meilleures villes du monde, aux côtés de Copenhague, référence en matière de déplacement à vélo.
Et on continue avec de nouveaux tronçons, au tour de Parmentier dans les prochaines semaines !
Et on continue avec de nouveaux tronçons, au tour de Parmentier dans les prochaines semaines !
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Je suis très heureuse et fière de voir Paris figurer à nouveau dans le palmarès des meilleures villes du monde, aux côtés de Copenhague, référence en matière de déplacement à vélo.
Et on continue avec de nouveaux tronçons, au tour de Parmentier dans les prochaines semaines !
Et on continue avec de nouveaux tronçons, au tour de Parmentier dans les prochaines semaines !
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Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
Premier D. Smith, AB: “This legislation is not about denying care."
Yes, Madam Premier. That is exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
Yes, Madam Premier. That is exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
NEWS: Alberta government invokes notwithstanding clause on transgender legislation
Alberta government invokes notwithstanding clause on transgender legislation
Bill 9 shields three controversial laws from Charter challenges for five years, affecting health care, education and sports for trans youth.
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Premier D. Smith, AB: “This legislation is not about denying care."
Yes, Madam Premier. That is exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
Yes, Madam Premier. That is exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
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... and - FYI - people can "have children of their own" through adoption too.
#ABuseofPower #ABLeg #ABPoli
#ABuseofPower #ABLeg #ABPoli
Premier D. Smith, AB: “This legislation is not about denying care."
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
NEWS: Alberta government invokes notwithstanding clause on transgender legislation
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
... and - FYI - people can "have children of their own" through adoption too.
#ABuseofPower #ABLeg #ABPoli
#ABuseofPower #ABLeg #ABPoli
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"Minister of Justice Mickey Amery explained that they included all three pieces in Bill 9 so that they do not need to come back to introduce the notwithstanding clause multiple times."
This is not the "second" use of the Notwithstanding Clause: this is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
#ABPoli #Cowardice
This is not the "second" use of the Notwithstanding Clause: this is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
#ABPoli #Cowardice
Premier D. Smith, AB: “This legislation is not about denying care."
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
NEWS: Alberta government invokes notwithstanding clause on transgender legislation
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"Minister of Justice Mickey Amery explained that they included all three pieces in Bill 9 so that they do not need to come back to introduce the notwithstanding clause multiple times."
This is not the "second" use of the Notwithstanding Clause: this is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
#ABPoli #Cowardice
This is not the "second" use of the Notwithstanding Clause: this is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
#ABPoli #Cowardice
... and - FYI - people can "have children of their own" through adoption too.
#ABuseofPower #ABLeg #ABPoli
#ABuseofPower #ABLeg #ABPoli
Premier D. Smith, AB: “This legislation is not about denying care."
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
NEWS: Alberta government invokes notwithstanding clause on transgender legislation
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
... and - FYI - people can "have children of their own" through adoption too.
#ABuseofPower #ABLeg #ABPoli
#ABuseofPower #ABLeg #ABPoli
"Minister of Justice Mickey Amery explained that they included all three pieces in Bill 9 so that they do not need to come back to introduce the notwithstanding clause multiple times."
This is not the "second" use of the Notwithstanding Clause: this is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
#ABPoli #Cowardice
This is not the "second" use of the Notwithstanding Clause: this is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
#ABPoli #Cowardice
Premier D. Smith, AB: “This legislation is not about denying care."
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
NEWS: Alberta government invokes notwithstanding clause on transgender legislation
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"Minister of Justice Mickey Amery explained that they included all three pieces in Bill 9 so that they do not need to come back to introduce the notwithstanding clause multiple times."
This is not the "second" use of the Notwithstanding Clause: this is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
#ABPoli #Cowardice
This is not the "second" use of the Notwithstanding Clause: this is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
#ABPoli #Cowardice
Premier D. Smith, AB: “This legislation is not about denying care."
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
NEWS: Alberta government invokes notwithstanding clause on transgender legislation
Alberta government invokes notwithstanding clause on transgender legislation
Bill 9 shields three controversial laws from Charter challenges for five years, affecting health care, education and sports for trans youth.
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Premier D. Smith, AB: “This legislation is not about denying care."
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
Yes, Madam Premier. That it exactly what your legislation does.
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseofPower
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November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Another great thread here. 👇
Alberta announced it's proceeding with its ill-conceived plan to place health data citizenship markers on driver's licenses.
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Seven Concerns about Premier Smith’s New Citizenship Markers | The Tyee
Plans to alter what Alberta driver’s licences and ID cards tell authorities need a rethink.
thetyee.ca
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Another great thread here. 👇
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Wondering why the UCP is waiting until Wednesday to strip trans rights using the notwithstanding clause?
The Auditor General is releasing his report into the Dynalife fiasco on Wednesday. www.oag.ab.ca/news-section...
They don't think Albertans can chew gum and walk at the same time.
The Auditor General is releasing his report into the Dynalife fiasco on Wednesday. www.oag.ab.ca/news-section...
They don't think Albertans can chew gum and walk at the same time.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Wondering why the UCP is waiting until Wednesday to strip trans rights using the notwithstanding clause?
The Auditor General is releasing his report into the Dynalife fiasco on Wednesday. www.oag.ab.ca/news-section...
They don't think Albertans can chew gum and walk at the same time.
The Auditor General is releasing his report into the Dynalife fiasco on Wednesday. www.oag.ab.ca/news-section...
They don't think Albertans can chew gum and walk at the same time.
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Use of the notwithstanding clause is a betrayal of the duty of a government to its people. If you can't enact your agenda without violating the rights of your citizens, you are either stupid and unimaginative or vicious and cruel.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Use of the notwithstanding clause is a betrayal of the duty of a government to its people. If you can't enact your agenda without violating the rights of your citizens, you are either stupid and unimaginative or vicious and cruel.
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Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...