Laurie Buckland
@laurieinyyc.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Retired biologist living in Alberta (for now). Love hiking, nature, travel, cooking, reading, knitting, watercolour painting. #ABResistance #EnoughIsEnoughUCP #WomenAgainstPoilievre
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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.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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
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Years ago, I warned that Danielle Smith would run out of enemies in political realm and turn her sights on the courts.
Her latest attacks aren't some high-minded philosophical critique of judicial supremacy.
They're pure populist pablum, specially crafted to remove yet another check on her power.
Her latest attacks aren't some high-minded philosophical critique of judicial supremacy.
They're pure populist pablum, specially crafted to remove yet another check on her power.
December 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Years ago, I warned that Danielle Smith would run out of enemies in political realm and turn her sights on the courts.
Her latest attacks aren't some high-minded philosophical critique of judicial supremacy.
They're pure populist pablum, specially crafted to remove yet another check on her power.
Her latest attacks aren't some high-minded philosophical critique of judicial supremacy.
They're pure populist pablum, specially crafted to remove yet another check on her power.
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Via @jaredwesley.ca - A well-reasoned evisceration of Danielle Smith's "radical populism" attack on the judiciary.
Real conservatives respect and defend courts
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Real conservatives respect and defend courts
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Real conservatives respect and defend courts
Danielle Smith does not, and that's democratically dangerous.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Via @jaredwesley.ca - A well-reasoned evisceration of Danielle Smith's "radical populism" attack on the judiciary.
Real conservatives respect and defend courts
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Real conservatives respect and defend courts
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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At this point I think describing the UCP as a “party of half wits” is generous.
‘Tis the season of generosity, I suppose.
#ableg #abpoli
‘Tis the season of generosity, I suppose.
#ableg #abpoli
Is the UCP a separatist party?
Former PC cabinet minister Mark Norris admits there are reasons to think that but instead argues they're a party of "half-wits" given how many mistakes they've made, and how often they have to fix their own legislation.
Thoughts?
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Former PC cabinet minister Mark Norris admits there are reasons to think that but instead argues they're a party of "half-wits" given how many mistakes they've made, and how often they have to fix their own legislation.
Thoughts?
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
December 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I doubt Smith knows the difference between truth and lies anymore. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Why Lying Becomes Easier Over Time: It's A 'Slippery Slope', Study Finds
Most of us have done it at some point--telling that small white lie . While it may be difficult at first, what happens next time you consider doing it may actually be your brain preparing you for your...
www.forbes.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I doubt Smith knows the difference between truth and lies anymore. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
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Must read here for Albertans.
If you read nothing else I write, read this.
Canadians outside Alberta, pay particular attention. If Smith succeeds, she will infect other provinces with "ungoverning."
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
Canadians outside Alberta, pay particular attention. If Smith succeeds, she will infect other provinces with "ungoverning."
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
Danielle Smith is "Ungoverning" Alberta
And trying to break the very idea of Canada
markhamhislop.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Must read here for Albertans.
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"The Canadian Bill of Rights (1960) was enacted by John Diefenbaker’s Progressive Conservative government, precisely so courts could refuse to apply laws that violated fundamental freedoms."
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.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"The Canadian Bill of Rights (1960) was enacted by John Diefenbaker’s Progressive Conservative government, precisely so courts could refuse to apply laws that violated fundamental freedoms."
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Real conservatives respect and defend courts
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Real conservatives respect and defend courts
Danielle Smith does not, and that's democratically dangerous.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Real conservatives respect and defend courts
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Alberta separatists have no intention of paying attention to legal rulings or the supreme law of the land. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/albe... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
Alberta separatists have no intention of paying attention to legal rulings or the supreme law of the land - Alberta Politics
VANCOUVER – No sooner were Alberta separatists celebrating provincial Justice Minister Mickey Amerey’s secession-friendly Bill 14 for ending the court challenge that sought to block the Alberta Prospe...
albertapolitics.ca
December 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Alberta separatists have no intention of paying attention to legal rulings or the supreme law of the land. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/albe... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Will be interesting to see how the Alberta NDP responds to this in the remaining sitting days of the legislature.
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 3:58 PM
Will be interesting to see how the Alberta NDP responds to this in the remaining sitting days of the legislature.
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It’s taken @theresisters.bsky.social a minute but our mic’s are back on. Big appreciation @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social for sitting down with us.
Stay tuned. Myself & @mjnabuurs.bsky.social are just getting warmed up. #NoOstrichingHere #TheReSistersReturn
Stay tuned. Myself & @mjnabuurs.bsky.social are just getting warmed up. #NoOstrichingHere #TheReSistersReturn
Looking forward to the next podcast episode of ‘No Ostriching’ with @mjnabuurs.bsky.social & @coopspeak.bsky.social of @theresisters.bsky.social!
a poster for gloria steinem says a feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity
Alt: a poster for gloria steinem says a feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity
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December 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It’s taken @theresisters.bsky.social a minute but our mic’s are back on. Big appreciation @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social for sitting down with us.
Stay tuned. Myself & @mjnabuurs.bsky.social are just getting warmed up. #NoOstrichingHere #TheReSistersReturn
Stay tuned. Myself & @mjnabuurs.bsky.social are just getting warmed up. #NoOstrichingHere #TheReSistersReturn
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Smith: “I’m not a separatist, but here’s me going to bat for the separatists!”
If the courts don’t determine what’s constitutional, who does? My drunk uncle?
Not politicians, that’s for sure. They have insufficient knowledge to decide these things.
#UCP #abpoli #CanadaSky
If the courts don’t determine what’s constitutional, who does? My drunk uncle?
Not politicians, that’s for sure. They have insufficient knowledge to decide these things.
#UCP #abpoli #CanadaSky
Alberta's Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions — The Canadian Press
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence refer
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December 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Smith: “I’m not a separatist, but here’s me going to bat for the separatists!”
If the courts don’t determine what’s constitutional, who does? My drunk uncle?
Not politicians, that’s for sure. They have insufficient knowledge to decide these things.
#UCP #abpoli #CanadaSky
If the courts don’t determine what’s constitutional, who does? My drunk uncle?
Not politicians, that’s for sure. They have insufficient knowledge to decide these things.
#UCP #abpoli #CanadaSky
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This is the most infantile idiocy I’ve seen from the most unserious government I have ever had the displeasure to have witnessed.
And that includes the Squiggy government that opened their first session with earplugs.
And that includes the Squiggy government that opened their first session with earplugs.
December 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This is the most infantile idiocy I’ve seen from the most unserious government I have ever had the displeasure to have witnessed.
And that includes the Squiggy government that opened their first session with earplugs.
And that includes the Squiggy government that opened their first session with earplugs.
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Our Premier aping President Trump again
The powers of AB's legislative assembly & Premier Smith's executive powers are subject to the Constitution
And the courts & not Premier Smith have the last word on what that means
Canada is founded on the supremacy of the rule of law not that of Smith #abpoli
The powers of AB's legislative assembly & Premier Smith's executive powers are subject to the Constitution
And the courts & not Premier Smith have the last word on what that means
Canada is founded on the supremacy of the rule of law not that of Smith #abpoli
December 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Our Premier aping President Trump again
The powers of AB's legislative assembly & Premier Smith's executive powers are subject to the Constitution
And the courts & not Premier Smith have the last word on what that means
Canada is founded on the supremacy of the rule of law not that of Smith #abpoli
The powers of AB's legislative assembly & Premier Smith's executive powers are subject to the Constitution
And the courts & not Premier Smith have the last word on what that means
Canada is founded on the supremacy of the rule of law not that of Smith #abpoli
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I'm glad the judge called out the undemocratic attempt to circumvent the rule of law by this wannabe fascist government.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1156416...
#abpoli #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1156416...
Judge rules proposed Alberta separation referendum would be unconstitutional | Globalnews.ca
An Alberta judge has ruled a proposed referendum question on Alberta independence violates the Canadian Constitution.
globalnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'm glad the judge called out the undemocratic attempt to circumvent the rule of law by this wannabe fascist government.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1156416...
#abpoli #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1156416...
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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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"Ungoverning is not a neutral act. It is an ethical choice. It shifts power from the many to the few. It transforms rights into commodities. It turns need into opportunity for private profit. And it abandons the belief that a society should be judged by how it treats the vulnerable."
Danielle Smith is "Ungoverning" Alberta
And trying to break the very idea of Canada
markhamhislop.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"Ungoverning is not a neutral act. It is an ethical choice. It shifts power from the many to the few. It transforms rights into commodities. It turns need into opportunity for private profit. And it abandons the belief that a society should be judged by how it treats the vulnerable."
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The Premier speaks very confidently, even when offering up gobbledygook… Her word simply cannot be trusted on this file. DEMAND SHE SHOW THE EVIDENCE.
"saving $10,000 surgery" for "high acuity cases"... that's laughably and demonstably untrue.
5/5
"saving $10,000 surgery" for "high acuity cases"... that's laughably and demonstably untrue.
5/5
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The Premier speaks very confidently, even when offering up gobbledygook… Her word simply cannot be trusted on this file. DEMAND SHE SHOW THE EVIDENCE.
"saving $10,000 surgery" for "high acuity cases"... that's laughably and demonstably untrue.
5/5
"saving $10,000 surgery" for "high acuity cases"... that's laughably and demonstably untrue.
5/5
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“The Alberta government rejected expert advice to expand public reporting of measles to include probable cases, despite the measure being supported by local and provincial public health officials”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta government rejected expert advice to report probable measles cases, documents show
New data show at least 450 probable cases were identified in the province, bringing the total to nearly 2,500 since the outbreak began last spring
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“The Alberta government rejected expert advice to expand public reporting of measles to include probable cases, despite the measure being supported by local and provincial public health officials”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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LaGrange is responsible for Canada losing its measles-free status. Her government's lack of transparency is complete: Alberta forbade the MOH from speaking publicly about measles. Where is the accountability for ignoring expert advice? #ableg #RecallLaGrange #Measles #Abpoli #CdnPoli
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
LaGrange is responsible for Canada losing its measles-free status. Her government's lack of transparency is complete: Alberta forbade the MOH from speaking publicly about measles. Where is the accountability for ignoring expert advice? #ableg #RecallLaGrange #Measles #Abpoli #CdnPoli
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So authoritarian threats and intimidation begin.
Danielle Smith, obey the Constitution, honour First Nations Treaties and respect nearly half million #ForeverCanadian Albertans, and you won’t have to fear me.
You and I differ. I follow the law.
#ableg
ca.news.yahoo.com/braid-monste...
Danielle Smith, obey the Constitution, honour First Nations Treaties and respect nearly half million #ForeverCanadian Albertans, and you won’t have to fear me.
You and I differ. I follow the law.
#ableg
ca.news.yahoo.com/braid-monste...
Braid: With monster fine and ban on words, UCP locks down political landscape
Bill 14 would institute hefty penalties for anyone who misuses information collection during a petition drive while also limiting the use of some words in political party names
ca.news.yahoo.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So authoritarian threats and intimidation begin.
Danielle Smith, obey the Constitution, honour First Nations Treaties and respect nearly half million #ForeverCanadian Albertans, and you won’t have to fear me.
You and I differ. I follow the law.
#ableg
ca.news.yahoo.com/braid-monste...
Danielle Smith, obey the Constitution, honour First Nations Treaties and respect nearly half million #ForeverCanadian Albertans, and you won’t have to fear me.
You and I differ. I follow the law.
#ableg
ca.news.yahoo.com/braid-monste...
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The fact that Alberta doesn't have an active Medical Officer of Health and this non medical educated minister can hide information and make decisions based on ideology and override health policies is beyond acceptable.
December 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The fact that Alberta doesn't have an active Medical Officer of Health and this non medical educated minister can hide information and make decisions based on ideology and override health policies is beyond acceptable.
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Health Minister Adriana LaGrange suppressed information about measles cases that health officials told her the public should have. Another must read from the Globe.
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange suppressed information about measles cases that health officials told her the public should have. Another must read from the Globe.
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Today is Canada's National Day of Action & Remembrance on Violence against Women. It marks the day in 1989 when 14 women at Polytechnique in Montreal were murdered by an "incel" (Proving that shit has a new name but is an old problem.)
There are vigils across the country today. Please attend one.
There are vigils across the country today. Please attend one.
December 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today is Canada's National Day of Action & Remembrance on Violence against Women. It marks the day in 1989 when 14 women at Polytechnique in Montreal were murdered by an "incel" (Proving that shit has a new name but is an old problem.)
There are vigils across the country today. Please attend one.
There are vigils across the country today. Please attend one.