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Tom Moffatt @solarab.bsky.social · 6h

Alberta is offering a tiny, unadvertised window for people to sign up for vaccines for next year (2026-2027) #abpoli #yql #yyc #yeg #cdnpoli

David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 12h

🚨 This is inexplicable news to share. If in Alberta and you want flu and covid shots for NEXT year (2026-2027), you have only until December 15 of THIS year to order them.

This is not incompetence. It’s a deliberate choice to prevent as many people ..

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6h

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 7h

Organizers have reported 7 million attendees at the No Kings events and we’re happy to confirm 7 million and counting! More events are still happening across the country today, so we’ll need additional time to fully certify the final numbers.

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DaOldGuy🇨🇦📎🍁- part owner of Canada @daoldguy.bsky.social · 7h

We're not done yet. Here is a further #ForeverCanadian signing location for tomorrow Sunday October 19th. A few more days are left till the signatures have to be in, so they'll be collecting for as long as possible. I'll update as new locations are posted.

#AwareMHAB #ABresistance

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Ritz 🍁 @ritzmotu.bsky.social · 7h

A recall for this one is in the works.
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Recall Nicolaides

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10h

Amazing turnout all across the USA! Drop your city, state, and total turnout in the comments below! Make sure your city’s counted! We’ve got thousands of coalition members helping verify numbers, but we want to double-check everything!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 12h

When municipal election results are delayed on Monday, remember that the elimination of electronic tabulators, at the cost of millions of taxpayer dollars to Edmonton and Calgary residents, was done by the UCP - Ric McIver - with no consultation, simply to appease Take Back Alberta.

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ShadowPages 🇨🇦 @shadowpages.bsky.social · 11h

#ableg #abpoli #Alberta

David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 12h

🚨 This is inexplicable news to share. If in Alberta and you want flu and covid shots for NEXT year (2026-2027), you have only until December 15 of THIS year to order them.

This is not incompetence. It’s a deliberate choice to prevent as many people ..

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 1d

#ABLeg

Judge Wyant.

He did a good job considering his constraints.

The corruption is obvious.

It was NOT AHS.

Rugged Broad @ruggedbroad.bsky.social · 1d

He also said that there were people he requested to interview that refused, interviewees that he felt weren’t answering questions, and no way to compel answers or honesty because it wasn’t a court proceeding.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

Smith…

Whose office hired nephews of Mraiche…

- when she got elite tickets from his accountant (who she appointed to the board of invest Alberta)

- when her chief of staff moved into a mansion owned by Mraiches sister

Refuses to call a public inquiry

Because she did nothing wrong.

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 14h

“If you spend any amount of time on social media, you’ll encounter bots — don’t respond to them. The less you engage with them, the better. But it isn’t always easy. Even seasoned journalists can get suckered into a pointless back-and-forth, only to realize they’re not talking to a real person.”

Observations from Montreal

An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.

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Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 1d

The judge probing health procurement found conflict of interest but says he couldn't investigate fully. That's now left to the auditor general. This isn't over yet. Column.
calgaryherald.com/news/braid-j... #ableg #abhealth #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg

Braid: Judge's report on health procurement scandal finds official had conflict of interest

As judge find conflict of inters, Premier Danielle Smith continues to deny any responsibility for health procurement scandal.

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 1d

MEDICINE HAT may have hell for a basement, but it certainly has superheroes for #ForeverCanadian volunteers. This well organized team collected thousands of signatures!

Thank you for the snacks and souvenirs!

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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 1d

Former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos wrongful dismissal suit claims that she was fired for investigating conflict of interest in procurement decisions. Judge Wyant's report confirms much of her statement of claim.

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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 1d

Re Wyant report. These are pretty significant limitations when people can decline to answer questions.
#abpol #cdnpoli

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Ritz 🍁 @ritzmotu.bsky.social · 1d

Oct. 18: may it be your storming of the Bastille. #nokings

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DC @jrbiggs.bsky.social · 1d

Listen up👂👂

Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · Apr 23

Al Gore didn’t hold back: The Trump admin is “attacking the heart of truth,” twisting facts like the Nazis did in the 1930s. From climate denial to rewriting the Ukraine war, it’s all about power—not reality.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.

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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 1d

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Braid: Judge's report on health procurement scandal finds official had conflict of interest

As judge find conflict of inters, Premier Danielle Smith continues to deny any responsibility for health procurement scandal.

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Ritz 🍁 @ritzmotu.bsky.social · 1d

"It’s disingenuous for Smith to say that AHS is solely responsible for all the problems." #ableg #abpoli

Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 1d

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Braid: Judge's report on health procurement scandal finds official had conflict of interest

As judge find conflict of inters, Premier Danielle Smith continues to deny any responsibility for health procurement scandal.

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Ritz 🍁 @ritzmotu.bsky.social · 1d

Little... sigh... feel for the guy but man oh man... hopefully that experiment is one and done. #gojaysgo

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

When asked if she would take any responsibility for the Tylenot™️ scandal she created...

She blamed a former leader, a leadership race & a byelection.

Smith was elected leader in Oct 2022

She won her byelection in Nov 2022

The purchase was in Dec 2022

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 1d

Predictable. To Wyant's credit, he mentions the limitations, and shares his suspicions.

Danielle's mischaracterization of his findings are hilarious and inaccurate.

Not finding that elected officials acted improperly is not the same as finding they acted properly

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

NDP House Leader Christina Gray ripped into the flaws of the Eyant report as well today…

She highlighted the shortcomings of the report, how that was by design to allow Smith and her cabinet to avoid accountability & that the judge felt he wasn’t able to get full answers.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Tom Engel @tomengel7.bsky.social · 1d

Must watch. Starting at 0:930
G&M's Carrie Tait roasts @ABDanielleSmith on Wayant report. Look at her hostile facial expression. Refuses to answer whether she bears any responsibility & lies, claiming Wayant exonerated her and all Ministers. #abpoli #WyantReport

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Alberta Teachers’ Strike: Premier Smith Provides Update – October 17, 2025

At a news conference in Calgary, Premier Danielle Smith provides an update on her government’s contract negotiations with the union representing Alberta’s teachers. The update comes as the provincewid...

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 1d

The report commissioned by the Alberta government into allegations of corruption in the health system is out and everyone should read the caveats spelled out by the retired judge at the outset to understand what's in there, and more importantly, what's not. #ableg

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