Tony Charron
@manaboutcowtown.bsky.social
Calgarian, flaneur and gadabout. If you followed manaboutcowtown on other channels in the past, yep same dude. He/Him 🇨🇦
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The story of my avatar. My family and I oft play Mario Kart. My fav. character is Donkey Kong. And I jokingly call myself Big Daddy Kong because my wife hates it. Has become a bit. Then this summer we went on the pipe coaster in Revelstoke and the photos made us all laugh. Am I wrong? Ha.
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🇨🇦 ALBERTA CANCELS SURGICAL DEALS TIED TO MRAICHE 🇨🇦
Minister Matt Jones stunned the legislature Tuesday, killing talks for private clinics in Red Deer and Lethbridge. He cited "conflicts of interest."
Carrie Tait & Tom Cardoso report #AbLeg #AlbertaHealth #CdnPoli
#AbPoli #CorruptCare
🇨🇦 ALBERTA CANCELS SURGICAL DEALS TIED TO MRAICHE 🇨🇦
Minister Matt Jones stunned the legislature Tuesday, killing talks for private clinics in Red Deer and Lethbridge. He cited "conflicts of interest."
Carrie Tait & Tom Cardoso report #AbLeg #AlbertaHealth #CdnPoli
#AbPoli #CorruptCare
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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🇨🇦 ALBERTA CANCELS SURGICAL DEALS TIED TO MRAICHE 🇨🇦
Minister Matt Jones stunned the legislature Tuesday, killing talks for private clinics in Red Deer and Lethbridge. He cited "conflicts of interest."
Carrie Tait & Tom Cardoso report #AbLeg #AlbertaHealth #CdnPoli
#AbPoli #CorruptCare
🇨🇦 ALBERTA CANCELS SURGICAL DEALS TIED TO MRAICHE 🇨🇦
Minister Matt Jones stunned the legislature Tuesday, killing talks for private clinics in Red Deer and Lethbridge. He cited "conflicts of interest."
Carrie Tait & Tom Cardoso report #AbLeg #AlbertaHealth #CdnPoli
#AbPoli #CorruptCare
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Corporate welfare is a waste of money: Algoma Steel is cutting 1,000 jobs. So why did it receive millions from the government?
Steel producer received $500 M in loan guarantees in Sept.; $420 M in 2021
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Steel producer received $500 M in loan guarantees in Sept.; $420 M in 2021
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Algoma Steel is cutting 1,000 jobs. So why did it receive millions from the government? | CBC News
Just over two months after it was announced Algoma Steel would receive $500 million in government loan guarantees, the steel producer said it was issuing 1,000 layoff notices to workers at its plant i...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Corporate welfare is a waste of money: Algoma Steel is cutting 1,000 jobs. So why did it receive millions from the government?
Steel producer received $500 M in loan guarantees in Sept.; $420 M in 2021
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Steel producer received $500 M in loan guarantees in Sept.; $420 M in 2021
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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The Pathways Alliance and LNG Canada both removed net-zero claims off their websites. They know and told us carbon capture and storage does not work. There is no claim of climate benefits.
#EnoughIsEnough #RecallThemAll
#EnoughIsEnough #RecallThemAll
Dawn Farrell made the unusual claim before Parliament that the Trans Mountain pipeline fights climate change.
The Major Projects Office, which she heads up, was unable to substantiate that claim, @woodsideful.bsky.social reports.
The Major Projects Office, which she heads up, was unable to substantiate that claim, @woodsideful.bsky.social reports.
Major Projects Office can’t back up its boss’ claim Trans Mountain helps fight climate change
After Dawn Farrell told a House of Commons committee she believes the Trans Mountain pipeline helps fight climate change, Canada’s National Observer asked if the Major Projects Office she leads could ...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Pathways Alliance and LNG Canada both removed net-zero claims off their websites. They know and told us carbon capture and storage does not work. There is no claim of climate benefits.
#EnoughIsEnough #RecallThemAll
#EnoughIsEnough #RecallThemAll
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Late to this, but this is just fantastic reporting and context. There are so many alarm bells and blinking red lights in here, and if you read carefully you can see what sure seems like the potential litigiousness of the subjects being handled with care, duty, and facts.
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Late to this, but this is just fantastic reporting and context. There are so many alarm bells and blinking red lights in here, and if you read carefully you can see what sure seems like the potential litigiousness of the subjects being handled with care, duty, and facts.
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This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)
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A few companies have made a great deal of money under the Alberta Recovery Model and there's little to show that they have actually delivered on the outcomes Albertans expect. Are people's health outcomes better off with a two-tier, American-style healthcare? The answer is almost always NO.
December 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A few companies have made a great deal of money under the Alberta Recovery Model and there's little to show that they have actually delivered on the outcomes Albertans expect. Are people's health outcomes better off with a two-tier, American-style healthcare? The answer is almost always NO.
Guys I am sorry but I had a thought and I’m going to share it. I am too online. Ok you know how No Nut November (NNN) is a thing? It is, for some. I think that should be followed by Dick Down December. (The NNN Wikipedia is saying DDD already has a name, I like mine better though.) Again apologies.
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Guys I am sorry but I had a thought and I’m going to share it. I am too online. Ok you know how No Nut November (NNN) is a thing? It is, for some. I think that should be followed by Dick Down December. (The NNN Wikipedia is saying DDD already has a name, I like mine better though.) Again apologies.
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BREAKING: Matt Jones, one of Alberta's health ministers, just said the private surgical facilities for Red Deer and Lethbridge have been cancelled. Those two projects are owned in part by Sam Mraiche.
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
BREAKING: Matt Jones, one of Alberta's health ministers, just said the private surgical facilities for Red Deer and Lethbridge have been cancelled. Those two projects are owned in part by Sam Mraiche.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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You honestly don't. It's okay.
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You honestly don't. It's okay.
We suspended teachers’ Charter rights because we just don’t want to pay them fairly is a hell of a position for a government to take.
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We suspended teachers’ Charter rights because we just don’t want to pay them fairly is a hell of a position for a government to take.
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Surely even Liberal supporters can see the pattern by now: The Alberta & Cdn govts tell anyone who will listen that Alberta/Canada has "the best environmental standards in the world." The reality is that they are not fit for purpose, not implemented, or not enforced.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta Energy Regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show | CBC News
The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Alberta bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil productio...
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Surely even Liberal supporters can see the pattern by now: The Alberta & Cdn govts tell anyone who will listen that Alberta/Canada has "the best environmental standards in the world." The reality is that they are not fit for purpose, not implemented, or not enforced.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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PM Carney must know CCS is an O&G boondoggle.
World's largest CCS project hits new low on amount of carbon captured and stored reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-large...
reneweconomy.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
PM Carney must know CCS is an O&G boondoggle.
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"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
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Wait, you mean Judge Wyant didn't answer this? /s
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters to ask her advisors how/why Sam Mraiche was hanging out with her inner circle, watching the 2023 election results roll in.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social and Emma Graney
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social and Emma Graney
Danielle Smith punts questions on health CEO’s election night appearance
Alberta NDP uses revelations to reiterate calls for public inquiry into controversy
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Wait, you mean Judge Wyant didn't answer this? /s
Yes Madame Premier, follow up question. It has been reported that Sam Mraiche who is at the center of health contract was in a government suite. Who was in the other suites you mentioned you visited that night? Other donors who might have been given multi-million dollar sole source contracts?
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Yes Madame Premier, follow up question. It has been reported that Sam Mraiche who is at the center of health contract was in a government suite. Who was in the other suites you mentioned you visited that night? Other donors who might have been given multi-million dollar sole source contracts?
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This cartoon is from 2009. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ #SameAsItEverWas
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This cartoon is from 2009. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ #SameAsItEverWas
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Not sure how she’s going to handle it, but it’s probably going to somehow end up with Preston Manning on the payroll.
That petition drive for a non-binding referendum for Alberta to STAY in Canada is now verified.
One in 7 Alberta voters signed it.
Wow, did Lukaszuk's bid worked. Lessee how Danielle Smith gov handles it.
One in 7 Alberta voters signed it.
Wow, did Lukaszuk's bid worked. Lessee how Danielle Smith gov handles it.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Not sure how she’s going to handle it, but it’s probably going to somehow end up with Preston Manning on the payroll.
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Yeah, this tracks. For my 14 year old and their friends, “AI” and “ChatGPT” have become synonymous with trash. “They probably use ChatGPT” is a devastating insult for them that I have heard them all deploy on more than one occasion.
I was worried my kids would rely on AI as a shortcut but they hate it. They use "AI" to mean stupid or cheap ("aimbot" means good). I tried to say AI is helpful for some things and my daughter said "yeah, for making you stupid." This is how they talked about Drake after "Not Like Us" came out
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Yeah, this tracks. For my 14 year old and their friends, “AI” and “ChatGPT” have become synonymous with trash. “They probably use ChatGPT” is a devastating insult for them that I have heard them all deploy on more than one occasion.
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I'm not having a bad day at all, but I AM aware that I'd rather be front row at a Parliament / George Clinton show in 1978, if that happens to pop up as an option.
December 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I'm not having a bad day at all, but I AM aware that I'd rather be front row at a Parliament / George Clinton show in 1978, if that happens to pop up as an option.
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Chabot will then turn and give CPS all the money they ask for. And this motion will make the lives of CPS members, and obviously those who are struggling, much more difficult.
Council is now debating a motion from Ward 10 Coun. Andre Chabot that would take the city's mental health and addictions program out of the base operating budget, and move it into one-time funding.
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Chabot will then turn and give CPS all the money they ask for. And this motion will make the lives of CPS members, and obviously those who are struggling, much more difficult.
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Whenever somebody says the thing about using em-dashes is a giveaway that you're using an LLM in your writing, it makes me want to narrow my eyes, steeple my fingers, and say,
"Ok, and why is that a problem? If you're using AI, why don't you want people to know? Explain yourself to me."
"Ok, and why is that a problem? If you're using AI, why don't you want people to know? Explain yourself to me."
December 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Whenever somebody says the thing about using em-dashes is a giveaway that you're using an LLM in your writing, it makes me want to narrow my eyes, steeple my fingers, and say,
"Ok, and why is that a problem? If you're using AI, why don't you want people to know? Explain yourself to me."
"Ok, and why is that a problem? If you're using AI, why don't you want people to know? Explain yourself to me."