Ryan Pollard
@ryanpollard.ca
Citizen-At-Large
Leduc City Council 2021-25
ryanpollard.ca
Leduc City Council 2021-25
ryanpollard.ca
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Final day. This is our moment!
From sold-out halls to a surge of endorsements, volunteers, and conversations happening coast to coast to coast, our campaign is building an antidote to despair.
Join us today: https://avilewis.link/join
From sold-out halls to a surge of endorsements, volunteers, and conversations happening coast to coast to coast, our campaign is building an antidote to despair.
Join us today: https://avilewis.link/join
January 28, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Final day. This is our moment!
From sold-out halls to a surge of endorsements, volunteers, and conversations happening coast to coast to coast, our campaign is building an antidote to despair.
Join us today: https://avilewis.link/join
From sold-out halls to a surge of endorsements, volunteers, and conversations happening coast to coast to coast, our campaign is building an antidote to despair.
Join us today: https://avilewis.link/join
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NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis goes after AI data centres.
Lewis calls for a pause on data centre construction
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lewis calls for a pause on data centre construction
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis calls for a pause on data centre construction | CBC News
NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis is calling for a moratorium on data centres along with other measures in a bid to rein in emerging generative artificial intelligence (AI) companies that he says are...
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis goes after AI data centres.
Lewis calls for a pause on data centre construction
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lewis calls for a pause on data centre construction
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Amir Khadir is a hero of the Québec left, one of the founders of Québec solidaire and someone I have admired since our days in the alter-globalization movement.
Canada’s NDP needs a deep and respectful relationship with the left in Québec. Amir’s support is a vital part of building that bridge.
Canada’s NDP needs a deep and respectful relationship with the left in Québec. Amir’s support is a vital part of building that bridge.
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Amir Khadir is a hero of the Québec left, one of the founders of Québec solidaire and someone I have admired since our days in the alter-globalization movement.
Canada’s NDP needs a deep and respectful relationship with the left in Québec. Amir’s support is a vital part of building that bridge.
Canada’s NDP needs a deep and respectful relationship with the left in Québec. Amir’s support is a vital part of building that bridge.
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Honoured to have the endorsement of CUPE Ontario, which represents 300,000 workers.
I stand with their heroic members as they educate, care for us, and keep the province running every day — and fight to protect our public systems from privatization and underfunding.
I stand with their heroic members as they educate, care for us, and keep the province running every day — and fight to protect our public systems from privatization and underfunding.
![A graphic with a text box over a photo of Avi Lewis marching with CUPE Ontario. The quote in the text box is from CUPE Ontario and says: "The Lewis campaign reflects long-standing demands from [CUPE Ontario] members... With Avi Lewis as leader, we believe the NDP can deepen its connection with workers and communities, and build the broad coalition needed to deliver real change."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/bafkreifsxp3fm3rqssw627csyx3nxslz5uozbiqsjhqdjnxfk3sq4gprgi@jpeg)
January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Honoured to have the endorsement of CUPE Ontario, which represents 300,000 workers.
I stand with their heroic members as they educate, care for us, and keep the province running every day — and fight to protect our public systems from privatization and underfunding.
I stand with their heroic members as they educate, care for us, and keep the province running every day — and fight to protect our public systems from privatization and underfunding.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Seeing this this morning makes me want to cry tears of an emotion I don't have a name for.
January 25, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Seeing this this morning makes me want to cry tears of an emotion I don't have a name for.
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“We totally don’t!”
Chatted with NDP leadership candidate @avilewis.ca as he tours Alberta this week, including his thoughts on whether we need a new oil pipeline (see above!), his unvarnished thoughts on Danielle Smith and proposals to take back power from the wealthy.
Chatted with NDP leadership candidate @avilewis.ca as he tours Alberta this week, including his thoughts on whether we need a new oil pipeline (see above!), his unvarnished thoughts on Danielle Smith and proposals to take back power from the wealthy.
January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
“We totally don’t!”
Chatted with NDP leadership candidate @avilewis.ca as he tours Alberta this week, including his thoughts on whether we need a new oil pipeline (see above!), his unvarnished thoughts on Danielle Smith and proposals to take back power from the wealthy.
Chatted with NDP leadership candidate @avilewis.ca as he tours Alberta this week, including his thoughts on whether we need a new oil pipeline (see above!), his unvarnished thoughts on Danielle Smith and proposals to take back power from the wealthy.
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Edmonton, what a turnout! 250+ packed the Westbury Theatre: teachers, plumbers, students, oil & gas workers.
All hungry for a plan to take on corporate landlords & grocery monopolies — and govern for the many! The campaign's surging. Be a part of it. 6 days left to join: https://avilewis.link/join
All hungry for a plan to take on corporate landlords & grocery monopolies — and govern for the many! The campaign's surging. Be a part of it. 6 days left to join: https://avilewis.link/join
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Edmonton, what a turnout! 250+ packed the Westbury Theatre: teachers, plumbers, students, oil & gas workers.
All hungry for a plan to take on corporate landlords & grocery monopolies — and govern for the many! The campaign's surging. Be a part of it. 6 days left to join: https://avilewis.link/join
All hungry for a plan to take on corporate landlords & grocery monopolies — and govern for the many! The campaign's surging. Be a part of it. 6 days left to join: https://avilewis.link/join
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Canada needs a new leader willing to break the elite consensus that unconditional support for Israel is the only acceptable option.
That’s why I’m running to lead the NDP.
Watch my full remarks from last night’s @cjpme.org debate on Palestine:
www.youtube.com/live/cD-on4Y...
That’s why I’m running to lead the NDP.
Watch my full remarks from last night’s @cjpme.org debate on Palestine:
www.youtube.com/live/cD-on4Y...
Canada's unconditional support for Israel must end
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Canada needs a new leader willing to break the elite consensus that unconditional support for Israel is the only acceptable option.
That’s why I’m running to lead the NDP.
Watch my full remarks from last night’s @cjpme.org debate on Palestine:
www.youtube.com/live/cD-on4Y...
That’s why I’m running to lead the NDP.
Watch my full remarks from last night’s @cjpme.org debate on Palestine:
www.youtube.com/live/cD-on4Y...
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Solidarity with the people of Minnesota, challenging the cold-hearted cruelty of ICE with the fire of mass action.
Let this general strike be a turning point in the fight against Trump's impunity and authoritarianism!
We’re taking inspiration from your courage.
Let this general strike be a turning point in the fight against Trump's impunity and authoritarianism!
We’re taking inspiration from your courage.
January 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Solidarity with the people of Minnesota, challenging the cold-hearted cruelty of ICE with the fire of mass action.
Let this general strike be a turning point in the fight against Trump's impunity and authoritarianism!
We’re taking inspiration from your courage.
Let this general strike be a turning point in the fight against Trump's impunity and authoritarianism!
We’re taking inspiration from your courage.
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It's not exactly the 30s again, but history rhymes.
Rising fascism. Environmental disaster. The 1% hoarding wealth and the 99% struggling.
Democratic socialism is the answer: we won medicare, pensions, public housing.
We've got plenty more popular ideas today.
We're gonna start winning again!
Rising fascism. Environmental disaster. The 1% hoarding wealth and the 99% struggling.
Democratic socialism is the answer: we won medicare, pensions, public housing.
We've got plenty more popular ideas today.
We're gonna start winning again!
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 PM
It's not exactly the 30s again, but history rhymes.
Rising fascism. Environmental disaster. The 1% hoarding wealth and the 99% struggling.
Democratic socialism is the answer: we won medicare, pensions, public housing.
We've got plenty more popular ideas today.
We're gonna start winning again!
Rising fascism. Environmental disaster. The 1% hoarding wealth and the 99% struggling.
Democratic socialism is the answer: we won medicare, pensions, public housing.
We've got plenty more popular ideas today.
We're gonna start winning again!
I’m going to this event in Edmonton this evening to see what this @avilewis.ca character is all about
act.lewisforleader.ca/edmonton-tow...
act.lewisforleader.ca/edmonton-tow...
Edmonton Town Hall - All Out for Avi! - Lewis for Leader - National
act.lewisforleader.ca
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I’m going to this event in Edmonton this evening to see what this @avilewis.ca character is all about
act.lewisforleader.ca/edmonton-tow...
act.lewisforleader.ca/edmonton-tow...
in court today a lawyer pointed to a bottle of hand sanitizer and said to me “is that your hair oil? you look like a muskrat”
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
in court today a lawyer pointed to a bottle of hand sanitizer and said to me “is that your hair oil? you look like a muskrat”
it's disheartening to see law students feeling like they have to be all in on A.I. or else they'll fall behind.
dear friend, I promise you the practice of law is one where you need a functioning brain, you will have an advantage if you can show people that you do not have shit between your ears
dear friend, I promise you the practice of law is one where you need a functioning brain, you will have an advantage if you can show people that you do not have shit between your ears
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
it's disheartening to see law students feeling like they have to be all in on A.I. or else they'll fall behind.
dear friend, I promise you the practice of law is one where you need a functioning brain, you will have an advantage if you can show people that you do not have shit between your ears
dear friend, I promise you the practice of law is one where you need a functioning brain, you will have an advantage if you can show people that you do not have shit between your ears
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It is to Canada's shame we have not spoken out or supported a Canadian judge being sanctioned by the US
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It is to Canada's shame we have not spoken out or supported a Canadian judge being sanctioned by the US
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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I quit “that” site three years ago this week. The second best time for people to quit is today. One of my small accomplishments this year was helping to convince the Independent Senators Group to quit in favour of Bluesky. @senindepend.bsky.social
Goodbye to Twitter - Alberta Views
Twitter kept assuming that I was a bot, and putting me in Twitter jail. I had to beg for my verification just so I could stay online.
albertaviews.ca
January 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I quit “that” site three years ago this week. The second best time for people to quit is today. One of my small accomplishments this year was helping to convince the Independent Senators Group to quit in favour of Bluesky. @senindepend.bsky.social
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It is time for every citizen of good faith and good conscience to get off X.
I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children.
I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.
I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children.
I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.
It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?
The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It is time for every citizen of good faith and good conscience to get off X.
I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children.
I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.
I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children.
I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
I don't go onto Facebook very often anymore, but this greeted me today: Strombo talking with Kevin Martin of The Lobby, "the last video store"
Kevin is great. The Lobby is great. @strombo.bsky.social is great.
Kevin is great. The Lobby is great. @strombo.bsky.social is great.
![Facebook post from George Stroumboulopoulos:
"In Edmonton, you will find one of the last video stores in this country.
The Lobby is run by Kevin Martin. And one of my fave moments of this past year (and there were a lot), was running into Kevin and getting his take on the genre films made in Canada (see below for some of Kevin recommends for ones coming out of Alberta).
All part of the Stories That Made Us - Episode 1 up now on YouTube [link]
Kevin on the movies made in Alberta:
'One of the craziest movies ever filmed in Edmonton. West Edmonton Mall water park, to be exact. Legend Sammo Hung in Paper Marriage. Yup, they f@ck up the water park and pirate ship! beauty.
also...
Prom night 2: Hello Mary Lou
Tucke and Dale Vs Evil
Rad
Unforgiven
Paper Marraige
Movies taking palce in Alberta that I freaking love:
Hard Core Logo
Clive Barker's Nightbreed
And let us not forget the comic childhood home of Clark Kent in Donner's Superman was indeed Alberta, including all of Superman III being filmed in Calgary, but we don't talk about that one
From bad Patrick Swayze Christmas movies to Chevy Chase in snow Day, we have had rough cinema made here, but then again, we also have guilty pleasure Bill Goldberg as a killed Santa in Santa Slay here too.
As a genre film fan, I could praise all the classic westerns shot here, but let's be honest...it's good to be weird, and the world of B Movie cinema will always be king"
(continued)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cb6xxzqoto2vhakl2nzdu3ub/bafkreigoxpvqxvsyhum7hf6lc5tysbqfll27jjk6jyyls7mrf2266a5tki@jpeg)
![(continued from last screen shot)
"PS. Honourable mention to the underrated beauty, The Edge with Baldwin, Hopkins, and that bear.
And no Alberta vibe would be complete without Fubar. If the EAst Coast has the Trailer Park Boys, we've got the Fubar boys. Stereotype? Maybe. Funny as hell. You goddamn right.
And of course, legendary Alberta-born director Tommy Chong. Yup. Dude directed every Cheech and Chong flick after the original
thanks Kevin!
[links]
[photo of Kevin Martin, standing with his arms crossed, beside Strombo, with his elbow on Kevin's shoulder, standing in The Lobby]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cb6xxzqoto2vhakl2nzdu3ub/bafkreicamneowj44pxa6dhp4vstkws6jtgwcjhz2k5jers3j7kpwvxquii@jpeg)
December 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I don't go onto Facebook very often anymore, but this greeted me today: Strombo talking with Kevin Martin of The Lobby, "the last video store"
Kevin is great. The Lobby is great. @strombo.bsky.social is great.
Kevin is great. The Lobby is great. @strombo.bsky.social is great.
So, I guess we all need to be on our toes and make sure the AI search engines aren’t just making up and broadcasting to the world that we are sexual predators.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
Maritime musician Ashley MacIsaac faces fallout after mistaken identity case
Maritime musician Ashley MacIsaac is dealing with the fallout after a mistaken identity case.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So, I guess we all need to be on our toes and make sure the AI search engines aren’t just making up and broadcasting to the world that we are sexual predators.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
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Even from the gov that brought you the "Zionist Palestinian state", this is utterly appalling.
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Even from the gov that brought you the "Zionist Palestinian state", this is utterly appalling.
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
Why I’m running for NDP leader
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.
We need a government that serves the many, not the money.
Join in. lewisforleader.ca/
youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
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News: An Edmonton man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl, after a judge found he used a position of religious authority to groom and exploit the victim. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...
'Manipulated religion to exploit a child': Edmonton man sentenced to 8 years in prison for sexually abusing teen
Edmonton man sentenced to 8 years in prison after a judge found he used a position of religious authority to groom and exploit the teen girl
edmontonjournal.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
News: An Edmonton man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl, after a judge found he used a position of religious authority to groom and exploit the victim. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/e...
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