Theresa 🇨🇦
@resad.bsky.social
Canadian, then Albertan in that order
Retired healthcare professional, 13th generation Acadian Canadian.
I post my art work here but also vent about AB politics because of the UCP. Sorry! I wish it wasn’t so. #YEG artist website: theresadonaldson.com
Retired healthcare professional, 13th generation Acadian Canadian.
I post my art work here but also vent about AB politics because of the UCP. Sorry! I wish it wasn’t so. #YEG artist website: theresadonaldson.com
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Theresa 🇨🇦
@resad.bsky.social
· Nov 14
“Blessed are the weird people:
Poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters, troubadours,
For they teach us to see the world through different eyes.”
Jacob Nordby
Poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters, troubadours,
For they teach us to see the world through different eyes.”
Jacob Nordby
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👋 I know! I know!
The UCP is a far-right extremist party abusing the Charter's Notwithstanding Clause while running one of the most corrupt and incompetent governments Alberta has ever had.
Hope that helps.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
The UCP is a far-right extremist party abusing the Charter's Notwithstanding Clause while running one of the most corrupt and incompetent governments Alberta has ever had.
Hope that helps.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
9 Alberta government MLAs are facing recall efforts. What’s going on?
9 Alberta government MLAs are facing recall efforts. What’s going on? | Globalnews.ca
A growing number of recall efforts against sitting MLAs in Alberta is raising pressure on Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Did Danielle use the Notwithstanding clause today partly to distract from this damning Dynalife report?
#Canada #Alberta #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg #RecallThemAll
#Canada #Alberta #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg #RecallThemAll
re: DynaLIFE - A new auditor general report says Alberta taxpayers were hit with over $100 million in unnecessary costs, along with service disruptions such as delays and lab mistakes.
www.oag.ab.ca/auditor-gene...
Full report (PDF, 48 pages): www.oag.ab.ca/wp-content/u...
#Alberta #abpoli
www.oag.ab.ca/auditor-gene...
Full report (PDF, 48 pages): www.oag.ab.ca/wp-content/u...
#Alberta #abpoli
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Five more MLA's up for recall.
Mr. Neudorf, invoking the notwithstanding clause *is* serious misconduct. Respect the rights of citizens. #ableg
lethbridgenewsnow.com/2025/11/25/l...
Mr. Neudorf, invoking the notwithstanding clause *is* serious misconduct. Respect the rights of citizens. #ableg
lethbridgenewsnow.com/2025/11/25/l...
Lethbridge MLA among the latest to face recall petition
Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf is among five more Alberta MLAs identified as the subject of a recall petit...
lethbridgenewsnow.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Five more MLA's up for recall.
Mr. Neudorf, invoking the notwithstanding clause *is* serious misconduct. Respect the rights of citizens. #ableg
lethbridgenewsnow.com/2025/11/25/l...
Mr. Neudorf, invoking the notwithstanding clause *is* serious misconduct. Respect the rights of citizens. #ableg
lethbridgenewsnow.com/2025/11/25/l...
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The UCP argues recall is being weaponized against policy, not misconduct.
By that logic, the Gondek recall was also weaponized, as it was explicitly against her policies.
The UCP's reaction to the weaponized recall on Gondek?
To make recall easier.
By that logic, the Gondek recall was also weaponized, as it was explicitly against her policies.
The UCP's reaction to the weaponized recall on Gondek?
To make recall easier.
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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The irony of a political party that has always says it is based on the grassroots complaining about a grassroots campaign
against it.
#ableg #abpoli
against it.
#ableg #abpoli
Alberta’s growing list of MLA recall petitions is a grassroots phenomenon that’s turning into a grassfire! albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/albe...
Alberta’s growing list of MLA recall petitions is a grassroots phenomenon that’s turning into a grassfire! - Alberta Politics
Knowing that he’s almost certainly destined for the long jump, metaphorically speaking, it must be mildly satisfying for Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure to have to keep approving those MLA reca...
albertapolitics.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Breakenridge: If recalls, petitions too much for Smith, it can be simplified to an election
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #UCP
#FireSnith #UCPCorruption
#RecallAllUCP #MLA #Canada
#FireTheUCP
Breakenridge: If recalls, petitions too much for Smith, it can be simplified to an election
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #UCP
#FireSnith #UCPCorruption
#RecallAllUCP #MLA #Canada
#FireTheUCP
Breakenridge: If recalls, petitions too much for Smith, it can be simplified to an election
If recalls, petitions and referendums are too much for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, it can all be simplified down to a general election.
calgaryherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Breakenridge: If recalls, petitions too much for Smith, it can be simplified to an election
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #UCP
#FireSnith #UCPCorruption
#RecallAllUCP #MLA #Canada
#FireTheUCP
Breakenridge: If recalls, petitions too much for Smith, it can be simplified to an election
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #UCP
#FireSnith #UCPCorruption
#RecallAllUCP #MLA #Canada
#FireTheUCP
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We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Make it make sense!
I bought TWO russet potatoes at Safeway a few weeks ago; cost $4.97, for TWO potatoes! My jaw dropped in disbelief. Yesterday, I bought a heck of a lot more potatoes. About twice the price but 10 times the amount, 15 lbs at Costco. #CdnPoli #GroceryShoppingCanada
I bought TWO russet potatoes at Safeway a few weeks ago; cost $4.97, for TWO potatoes! My jaw dropped in disbelief. Yesterday, I bought a heck of a lot more potatoes. About twice the price but 10 times the amount, 15 lbs at Costco. #CdnPoli #GroceryShoppingCanada
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Make it make sense!
I bought TWO russet potatoes at Safeway a few weeks ago; cost $4.97, for TWO potatoes! My jaw dropped in disbelief. Yesterday, I bought a heck of a lot more potatoes. About twice the price but 10 times the amount, 15 lbs at Costco. #CdnPoli #GroceryShoppingCanada
I bought TWO russet potatoes at Safeway a few weeks ago; cost $4.97, for TWO potatoes! My jaw dropped in disbelief. Yesterday, I bought a heck of a lot more potatoes. About twice the price but 10 times the amount, 15 lbs at Costco. #CdnPoli #GroceryShoppingCanada
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Good that this is being called out in national media - it would also be good if the federal government paid attention to this as Albertans are going to suffer.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly? What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially but makes no sense in the Canadian context, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Grizzly attack on 11 kids & teachers in BC.
“one teacher jumped in front of the bear to allow the children to get away…he jabbed the bear’s eyes with his fingers and that’s how he was able to… how the bear just left him.”
“That teacher was later airlifted from the scene.”
Teachers are heroes.
“one teacher jumped in front of the bear to allow the children to get away…he jabbed the bear’s eyes with his fingers and that’s how he was able to… how the bear just left him.”
“That teacher was later airlifted from the scene.”
Teachers are heroes.
Teachers fight off grizzly bear attacking schoolchildren
A grizzly bear attacked a group of elementary schoolchildren and their teachers on a walking trail Thursday in British Columbia, injuring 11 people,
mynorthwest.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Grizzly attack on 11 kids & teachers in BC.
“one teacher jumped in front of the bear to allow the children to get away…he jabbed the bear’s eyes with his fingers and that’s how he was able to… how the bear just left him.”
“That teacher was later airlifted from the scene.”
Teachers are heroes.
“one teacher jumped in front of the bear to allow the children to get away…he jabbed the bear’s eyes with his fingers and that’s how he was able to… how the bear just left him.”
“That teacher was later airlifted from the scene.”
Teachers are heroes.
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Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
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Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
😳 this is concerning…
What happens when a province rewrites the rules for every doctor, teacher, lawyer, nurse, engineer, and police officer at once?
Alberta’s Bill 13 does exactly that.
Full breakdown on Factsmtr. 👇
factsmtr.substack.com/p/alberta-bi...
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #alberta
Alberta’s Bill 13 does exactly that.
Full breakdown on Factsmtr. 👇
factsmtr.substack.com/p/alberta-bi...
#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #alberta
Alberta Bill 13: What the Regulated Professions Neutrality Act Changes
What problem does Bill 13 claim to fix, and is that problem real, overstated, or limited?
factsmtr.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
😳 this is concerning…
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It's open, and it's an absolute triumph.
I never thought we'd get our own little version of Amsterdam's famous Rijksmuseum tunnel! I had to see it to believe it.
youtu.be/zKqKCWsSOcU
I never thought we'd get our own little version of Amsterdam's famous Rijksmuseum tunnel! I had to see it to believe it.
youtu.be/zKqKCWsSOcU
New Bike Path Through Portland Art Museum
YouTube video by BikePortland
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It's open, and it's an absolute triumph.
I never thought we'd get our own little version of Amsterdam's famous Rijksmuseum tunnel! I had to see it to believe it.
youtu.be/zKqKCWsSOcU
I never thought we'd get our own little version of Amsterdam's famous Rijksmuseum tunnel! I had to see it to believe it.
youtu.be/zKqKCWsSOcU
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Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!!! I better get on creating! My favourite time of year. #artadventcalendar
Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!!! I better get on creating! My favourite time of year. #artadventcalendar
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As a parent, I want my kids to inherit a healthy province—not unpaid bills and polluted land, air and water. To the oil and gas companies, my message is this: pay your taxes and #CleanUpYourMess.
@albertandp.ca @naheednenshi.bsky.social #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #forourkids
@albertandp.ca @naheednenshi.bsky.social #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #forourkids
A new Alberta poll found support levels of 84 to 92 per cent for requiring oil and gas companies to pay for well cleanup, unpaid municipal taxes, and unpaid land rents. www.discoverairdrie.com/articles/alb... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
Alberta poll shows strong support for industry covering cleanup and taxes
A new Alberta poll found support levels of 84 to 92 per cent for requiring oil and gas companies to pay for well cleanup, unpaid municipal taxes, and unpaid land rents. The TrendWatch Alberta survey o...
www.discoverairdrie.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As a parent, I want my kids to inherit a healthy province—not unpaid bills and polluted land, air and water. To the oil and gas companies, my message is this: pay your taxes and #CleanUpYourMess.
@albertandp.ca @naheednenshi.bsky.social #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #forourkids
@albertandp.ca @naheednenshi.bsky.social #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #forourkids
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Smith 2.0, Authoritarian Libertarianism, and Breaking Bad in Alberta
Henry Ford: "You can have your car in any colour you want as long as it's black."
Danielle Smith: "You can have as much freedom as you want as long as I approve."
#ableg #abpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/smith-20-a...
Henry Ford: "You can have your car in any colour you want as long as it's black."
Danielle Smith: "You can have as much freedom as you want as long as I approve."
#ableg #abpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/smith-20-a...
Smith 2.0, Authoritarian Libertarianism, and Breaking Bad in Alberta
It's not just MAGA politics. Premier Danielle Smith has also adopted the underlying ideology of Donald Trump's movement
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Smith 2.0, Authoritarian Libertarianism, and Breaking Bad in Alberta
Henry Ford: "You can have your car in any colour you want as long as it's black."
Danielle Smith: "You can have as much freedom as you want as long as I approve."
#ableg #abpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/smith-20-a...
Henry Ford: "You can have your car in any colour you want as long as it's black."
Danielle Smith: "You can have as much freedom as you want as long as I approve."
#ableg #abpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/smith-20-a...
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#ElbowsUp #RESIGNSMITH #NeverUCP #NeverSmith #DanielleSmithlsUnfitToLead #Ableg #Abpoli #Cdnpoli #ABResistance #UCPfail
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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A large rally against Bill 9 and the use of the Notwithstanding Clause by the Alberta government is being organized by community groups in Edmonton.
Sunday, November 23
10:30 AM
Alberta Legislature, Edmonton
Make plans to be there on Sunday morning!
www.instagram.com/p/DRVCQZ6AVob/
#ableg #abpoli
Sunday, November 23
10:30 AM
Alberta Legislature, Edmonton
Make plans to be there on Sunday morning!
www.instagram.com/p/DRVCQZ6AVob/
#ableg #abpoli
Public Interest Alberta on Instagram: "Join us this Sunday, November 23 at 10:30 AM at the Alberta Legislature for a Transgender Day of Remembrance rally.
We gather to honour those we’ve lost, to upli...
This Sunday, November 23, Public Interest Alberta invites you to join the Transgender Day of Remembrance rally at the Alberta Legislature. We honor those we've lost, uplift our trans community, and re...
www.instagram.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Clear Tea in an Aynsley Cup
Barbara Pratt
2022
Barbara Pratt
2022
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Clear Tea in an Aynsley Cup
Barbara Pratt
2022
Barbara Pratt
2022
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Fir Trees
Emily Carr
c. 1935
Emily Carr
c. 1935
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Fir Trees
Emily Carr
c. 1935
Emily Carr
c. 1935
Stay Informed and stay engaged! (motto borrowed from the Bill Kelly podcast)
Important Speaker Series video on AB's healthcare system by Dr. Parks:
youtu.be/lMeAm29uOus?...
#ABPoli #ABLeg #CdnPoli
Important Speaker Series video on AB's healthcare system by Dr. Parks:
youtu.be/lMeAm29uOus?...
#ABPoli #ABLeg #CdnPoli
Speaker Series - Dr. Paul Parks - Spring 2025
YouTube video by AB Resistance
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Stay Informed and stay engaged! (motto borrowed from the Bill Kelly podcast)
Important Speaker Series video on AB's healthcare system by Dr. Parks:
youtu.be/lMeAm29uOus?...
#ABPoli #ABLeg #CdnPoli
Important Speaker Series video on AB's healthcare system by Dr. Parks:
youtu.be/lMeAm29uOus?...
#ABPoli #ABLeg #CdnPoli
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The UCP has abandoned conservatism. Not just Lougheed's brand. Klein's brand, too.
The party lost its grip years ago.
It's time for conservatives in this province to speak up about it.
www.readtheline.ca/p/jared-wesl...
The party lost its grip years ago.
It's time for conservatives in this province to speak up about it.
www.readtheline.ca/p/jared-wesl...
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The UCP has abandoned conservatism. Not just Lougheed's brand. Klein's brand, too.
The party lost its grip years ago.
It's time for conservatives in this province to speak up about it.
www.readtheline.ca/p/jared-wesl...
The party lost its grip years ago.
It's time for conservatives in this province to speak up about it.
www.readtheline.ca/p/jared-wesl...
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Paraphrase of a real online conversation:
person #1: "In early 2021, the COVID vaccine killed my mother!"
person #2: "How?"
p #1: "It gave her cancer"
p #2: "It was hard to get shots then. Was she in a high-priority group?"
p #1: "Yes"
p #2: "Which one?"
p #1: "Cancer patients."
person #1: "In early 2021, the COVID vaccine killed my mother!"
person #2: "How?"
p #1: "It gave her cancer"
p #2: "It was hard to get shots then. Was she in a high-priority group?"
p #1: "Yes"
p #2: "Which one?"
p #1: "Cancer patients."
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Paraphrase of a real online conversation:
person #1: "In early 2021, the COVID vaccine killed my mother!"
person #2: "How?"
p #1: "It gave her cancer"
p #2: "It was hard to get shots then. Was she in a high-priority group?"
p #1: "Yes"
p #2: "Which one?"
p #1: "Cancer patients."
person #1: "In early 2021, the COVID vaccine killed my mother!"
person #2: "How?"
p #1: "It gave her cancer"
p #2: "It was hard to get shots then. Was she in a high-priority group?"
p #1: "Yes"
p #2: "Which one?"
p #1: "Cancer patients."
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"Polls and industry experts suggest a surge in Canadian patriotism and perceptions of Canada as a safe and friendly destination have helped drive a record-breaking summer for tourism in the country."
Contrary to what the CPC is always saying, Canada is in fact delightful.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Contrary to what the CPC is always saying, Canada is in fact delightful.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
ANALYSIS | Canadians are shunning U.S. travel — and reaping the rewards | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive politics, tariffs and heightened border security have helped drive a decline in international tourism spending in the U.S. Meanwhile, polls and industry experts ...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Polls and industry experts suggest a surge in Canadian patriotism and perceptions of Canada as a safe and friendly destination have helped drive a record-breaking summer for tourism in the country."
Contrary to what the CPC is always saying, Canada is in fact delightful.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Contrary to what the CPC is always saying, Canada is in fact delightful.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...