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Last week the Western Standard published an article on the "Corrupt Care" scandal that was...

A bit hard to read.

We break down the really important parts that we took away from it on our substack!

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Decoding The Western Standard...
Or more accurately, their whole article on the "Corrupt Care" scandal
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As rumors are swirling about tomorrow’s provincial address from Smith including announcements limiting services to “Alberta taxpayers only”…

It’s worth remembering…

Only 60% of Albertans who file their taxes end up paying provincial taxes.

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February 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Ohhhhh boy.

Tomorrow’s address is going to be…

Something.

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February 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Oh fun!

The UCP’s latest push poll/survey comes with an email when you’re done, complete with an attack on the media!

What’s that a sign of again?

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February 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
BREAKING!

Smith says that while she will ensure the public system doesn't decrease the amount of surgeries under her two tiered private system...

She's not going to require any growth.

This is how you create a private market with a growing population.

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February 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Smith pretty much dismissed the separatists today...

She claimed that no one in finance is taking their movement seriously enough for it to impact the economy or investment.

That's quite the double edged sword she's wielding...

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February 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Smith was asked today if the separatist debate was impacting pipeline development and she used "dialogue persuasion and advocacy" to quell separatist concerns...

By blaming the Feds for delaying pipeline development.

That was fast.

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February 18, 2026 at 1:04 AM
When asked about the budget today...

Smith was pretty direct.

"We're wanting people to brace themselves"

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February 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
New episode!

We sat down with 3 Alberta Recall Petition Organizers to take a look at the story behind the story on recalls, because there’s a lot more going on than just the number of signatures collected!

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Episode 8.09 - Alberta Recall Petition Panel!
YouTube video by The Breakdown AB
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February 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
New episode!

We sat down with 3 Alberta Recall Petition Organizers to take a look at the story behind the story on recalls, because there’s a lot more going on than just the number of signatures collected!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Episode 8.09 - Alberta Recall Panel!
Podcast Episode · The Breakdown With Nate Pike · 2026-02-16 · 1h 51m
podcasts.apple.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:33 PM
From the DM’s….

It’s the sweatshirt all over again, but this time it’s a chair.

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February 16, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Lots of horrifying healthcare DM's today...

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February 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
From the DM's...

A very well placed source is telling us that at least one policing agency in Alberta is compiling wishlists of individuals they immediately want to detain for forced treatment as soon as the facility is built.

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February 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
From the DM’s…

Healthcare in Alberta has apparently been so badly broken by the UCP that patients with deadly cancer aren’t able to get time critical surgery…

And are evidently put in hotel rooms for lack of space.

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February 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Wonder if we’ll see the same outrage and blame we saw over the water pipes in #yyc

(Not really)

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www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Keystone pipeline crack grew over 15 years: South Bow
A Calgary energy company says it has pinpointed the cause of a leak in the Keystone pipeline in North Dakota last spring.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 15, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“Canada should anticipate that the petition and likely referendum on Albertan independence will be subject to foreign interference over both the outcome and the process itself.”

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www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Danielle Smith has put out the welcome mat for foreign interference in Canada
Alberta’s new Bill 54 makes it much easier to hold a secession referendum - and for adversaries to exploit a societal rift
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Danielle Smith’s right hand man is calling for respectful dialogue, persuasion and the avoidance of hyperbole.

So uh…

Yeah.

Write your own caption for this one?

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February 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM
“The head of Enbridge Inc says the company is unwilling to take on the financial risk of developing a new oil pipeline from Alberta to Canada’s west coast.”

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www.theglobeandmail.com/business/ind...
Enbridge says it’s not willing to take on development risk of Alberta pipeline project
CEO Greg Ebel says his company has enough other opportunities
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Reposted by The Breakdown AB
The Alberta government appears to be secretly building drug jails beyond the two announced in Calgary and Edmonton.
drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...
Alberta government hiding additional drug jail plans
Newly obtained documents reveal a hidden plan to build a drug jail in Grande Prairie, raising questions about how many additional facilities are in the works.
drugdatadecoded.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Self admitted "racists" who supports the idea of ICE in Canada...

"I have become racists! Typing is very hard!"

Western Standard - "You don't need spellcheck, you need a show! We are very serious journalists here!"

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February 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Sorry what?

Did separatist leader Jeffery Rath ever serve in the actual military?

Because otherwise this looks a whole lot like an attempt at stolen valour.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
February 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
From the DM's...

As the separatists insist that "nonono guys, this isn't about us wanting to be American..."

Here's a "permanent" signing location in #YEG.

Notice anything?

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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February 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Nicolaides today - “As you can see, class sizes are entirely reasonable on average!”

Recommended class averages - “Wait, 30% above our own maximum numbers for K-3 is reasonable now? Boy this just got a lot easier!

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February 13, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Today’s presser in a nutshell…

- similar promises to ER docs in waiting rooms but with teachers and EA’s…

- Neither Smith nor Nicolaides have signed the separatist petition (that’s three “no”’s!)

- The Sens(N)ationalist Post truly has no dignity.

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February 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
“Smith may say that she’s not a separatist, but she has gone out of her way many times to make it easier for a separatist referendum to be held.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Alberta separatists step up efforts to leave Canada after meeting with Trump officials
Separatists in Alberta are ramping up a petition campaign aimed at triggering an independence vote in the western province that has long complained its economy is being held back by the rest of Canada...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
“Nearly a month after Alberta’s hospitals minister said emergency room doctors would “immediately” be working in a new role to triage patients in overcrowded waiting rooms, the province & its health agencies will not say if any triage liaison physicians are on the job.”

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta government won't say if promised new triage emergency doctors are on the job | CBC News
Nearly a month after Alberta’s hospitals minister said emergency room doctors would “immediately” be working to triage patients in overcrowded waiting rooms, the province and its health agencies will ...
www.cbc.ca
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM