Yale of Gilead North (Alberta)
@ydbelanger.bsky.social
Partner, prof, pups’ pop, aversion to alliteration. Pseudo-intellectual. Treaty 7. I will post about housing & homelessness policy. Opinions on local #Lethbridge govt? Just ask! Animal welfare advocate. Hippy at heart who may tell you to PFO. 🤣
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The Candidate, the Professor, and the Missing Link
University of Lethbridge students recently organized a candidates’ forum in anticipation of the October 20th municipal election. Nearly every council candidate and three mayoral candidates attended…
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Enjoy "The Candidate, the Professor, and the Missing Link." Some more insight into the #Lethbridge mayoral campaign.
#YQL #abpoli #LocalDemocracyMatters #WhoGovernsMatters
@misterhistory.bsky.social @colbecky.bsky.social @jeffreycoffman.bsky.social @cmartincathy.bsky.social @tsbh.bsky.social
#YQL #abpoli #LocalDemocracyMatters #WhoGovernsMatters
@misterhistory.bsky.social @colbecky.bsky.social @jeffreycoffman.bsky.social @cmartincathy.bsky.social @tsbh.bsky.social
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Hey #Lethbridge City Council, before we get too hung up on the ‘ideology of blanket rezoning’, take a look at the practical consequences of the dialogue you’re about to engage in.
NEW: Global News has learned the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has paused $129M in federal Housing Accelerator Fund money to the City of Calgary pending further clarity on citywide rezoning.
globalnews.ca/news/1154274...
globalnews.ca/news/1154274...
Calgary’s $129M in federal housing funds ‘paused’ pending citywide rezoning status - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Calgary city council is preparing to debate a motion that calls for the repeal of the citywide rezoning policy in December, which would require a public hearing in the spring.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey #Lethbridge City Council, before we get too hung up on the ‘ideology of blanket rezoning’, take a look at the practical consequences of the dialogue you’re about to engage in.
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Dale Nally accessed a constituent’s voting record. Most campaigns have elections Alberta data that shows whether or not someone voted. As a volunteer on campaigns I have had access to such data.
But have I ever accessed voter data and used it to attack someone?
Hell no.
And neither should he.
But have I ever accessed voter data and used it to attack someone?
Hell no.
And neither should he.
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Dale Nally accessed a constituent’s voting record. Most campaigns have elections Alberta data that shows whether or not someone voted. As a volunteer on campaigns I have had access to such data.
But have I ever accessed voter data and used it to attack someone?
Hell no.
And neither should he.
But have I ever accessed voter data and used it to attack someone?
Hell no.
And neither should he.
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👀
We caught the UCP red-handed.
We asked Public Safety & Emergency Services for any correspondence between Min. Ellis & the Edmonton Police Commission.
They told us - twice - there was none.
We asked the Commission & got 130 pages including 5 letters signed by Ellis. #abpoli
We asked Public Safety & Emergency Services for any correspondence between Min. Ellis & the Edmonton Police Commission.
They told us - twice - there was none.
We asked the Commission & got 130 pages including 5 letters signed by Ellis. #abpoli
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Note the UCP's meme 👇.
In this particular case, the government has broken commitments to preserve public healthcare.
More worrisome, they're keeping more promises than they made in their 2023 platform.
From @daveberta.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/davebert...
In this particular case, the government has broken commitments to preserve public healthcare.
More worrisome, they're keeping more promises than they made in their 2023 platform.
From @daveberta.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/davebert...
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Note the UCP's meme 👇.
In this particular case, the government has broken commitments to preserve public healthcare.
More worrisome, they're keeping more promises than they made in their 2023 platform.
From @daveberta.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/davebert...
In this particular case, the government has broken commitments to preserve public healthcare.
More worrisome, they're keeping more promises than they made in their 2023 platform.
From @daveberta.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/davebert...
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This is highly concerning.
Not that I'm surprised. If Albertans have demonstrated anything it is that there is not, in fact, any consequences for politicians.
Corruption, illegal acts, dishonesty, and any other gross behaviour is simply ignored as long as they say a few "f*CK Trudeau's" after.
Not that I'm surprised. If Albertans have demonstrated anything it is that there is not, in fact, any consequences for politicians.
Corruption, illegal acts, dishonesty, and any other gross behaviour is simply ignored as long as they say a few "f*CK Trudeau's" after.
We caught the UCP red-handed.
We asked Public Safety & Emergency Services for any correspondence between Min. Ellis & the Edmonton Police Commission.
They told us - twice - there was none.
We asked the Commission & got 130 pages including 5 letters signed by Ellis. #abpoli
We asked Public Safety & Emergency Services for any correspondence between Min. Ellis & the Edmonton Police Commission.
They told us - twice - there was none.
We asked the Commission & got 130 pages including 5 letters signed by Ellis. #abpoli
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This is highly concerning.
Not that I'm surprised. If Albertans have demonstrated anything it is that there is not, in fact, any consequences for politicians.
Corruption, illegal acts, dishonesty, and any other gross behaviour is simply ignored as long as they say a few "f*CK Trudeau's" after.
Not that I'm surprised. If Albertans have demonstrated anything it is that there is not, in fact, any consequences for politicians.
Corruption, illegal acts, dishonesty, and any other gross behaviour is simply ignored as long as they say a few "f*CK Trudeau's" after.
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New Episode!
Danielle Smith and the UCP are not only attacking the courts…
They’re straight up lying about them!
We break down what’s happening and what the implications are with lawyer Will Van Engen!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Danielle Smith and the UCP are not only attacking the courts…
They’re straight up lying about them!
We break down what’s happening and what the implications are with lawyer Will Van Engen!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Episode 7.44 - The UCP Attack The Courts with Lawyer Will Van Engen!
Podcast Episode · The Breakdown With Nate Pike · 2025-11-24 · 1h 2m
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November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New Episode!
Danielle Smith and the UCP are not only attacking the courts…
They’re straight up lying about them!
We break down what’s happening and what the implications are with lawyer Will Van Engen!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Danielle Smith and the UCP are not only attacking the courts…
They’re straight up lying about them!
We break down what’s happening and what the implications are with lawyer Will Van Engen!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
AB Politics 101: Premier Danielle Smith's master class in selective history.
AB portrays itself as a peripheral colony serving the industrial priorities of Canada’s core.
Smith's pressure on B.C. to compromise marine ecology for AB's economic benefit replicates that very dynamic.
That is all!
AB portrays itself as a peripheral colony serving the industrial priorities of Canada’s core.
Smith's pressure on B.C. to compromise marine ecology for AB's economic benefit replicates that very dynamic.
That is all!
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
AB Politics 101: Premier Danielle Smith's master class in selective history.
AB portrays itself as a peripheral colony serving the industrial priorities of Canada’s core.
Smith's pressure on B.C. to compromise marine ecology for AB's economic benefit replicates that very dynamic.
That is all!
AB portrays itself as a peripheral colony serving the industrial priorities of Canada’s core.
Smith's pressure on B.C. to compromise marine ecology for AB's economic benefit replicates that very dynamic.
That is all!
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This should be fun!
AI: Write a law regulating Alberta whiskey.
ChatGPT: Alberta is in Nepal. Whiskey comes from fish.
Meta: Does drinking whiskey make you sad?
Copilot: Cabinet Ministers use these passwords:
Gemini: service unavailable
Grok: Nazis loved whiskey.
#ABPoli
shorturl.at/hU1pJ
AI: Write a law regulating Alberta whiskey.
ChatGPT: Alberta is in Nepal. Whiskey comes from fish.
Meta: Does drinking whiskey make you sad?
Copilot: Cabinet Ministers use these passwords:
Gemini: service unavailable
Grok: Nazis loved whiskey.
#ABPoli
shorturl.at/hU1pJ
Alberta government eyes AI to write legislation for 1st time | CBC News
The Alberta government is considering using AI technology to write a law for the first time, eyeing a forthcoming piece of whisky legislation as its test case.
shorturl.at
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This should be fun!
AI: Write a law regulating Alberta whiskey.
ChatGPT: Alberta is in Nepal. Whiskey comes from fish.
Meta: Does drinking whiskey make you sad?
Copilot: Cabinet Ministers use these passwords:
Gemini: service unavailable
Grok: Nazis loved whiskey.
#ABPoli
shorturl.at/hU1pJ
AI: Write a law regulating Alberta whiskey.
ChatGPT: Alberta is in Nepal. Whiskey comes from fish.
Meta: Does drinking whiskey make you sad?
Copilot: Cabinet Ministers use these passwords:
Gemini: service unavailable
Grok: Nazis loved whiskey.
#ABPoli
shorturl.at/hU1pJ
Little ‘relaxing on a Sunday’ music.
November 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Little ‘relaxing on a Sunday’ music.
See Alberta! Drawing on Project 2025 … again!! 👇
The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
The worrying rise of US anti-abortion rhetoric is in full force - how deep is Reform UK's involvement?
Money is pouring into anti-abortion campaigns in Britain, and it seems Nigel Farage’s party isn’t pushing back…
www.cosmopolitan.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
See Alberta! Drawing on Project 2025 … again!! 👇
This is one incredibly inventive protest event. Kudos to whoever thought this one up!👍🤟
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is one incredibly inventive protest event. Kudos to whoever thought this one up!👍🤟
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Trans kids as cattle.
The only thing in Alberta more disgusting than a UCP MLA is an Albertan who actually voted for them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The only thing in Alberta more disgusting than a UCP MLA is an Albertan who actually voted for them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta MLA urged to apologize for comparing transgender surgery to livestock castration | CBC News
An Alberta legislature member was called on by the Opposition to apologize Thursday after saying the province has a duty to step in to deal with "bad parents" while also comparing transgender surgery ...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Since the UCP did not campaign on what it is doing, let’s do “recall” as one Citizen Initiative:
“The undersigned residents of Alberta petition the Legislative Assembly to request the Lt Governor to dissolve the Legislature immediately for the purpose of holding a General Election.”
#ABPoli #ABLeg
“The undersigned residents of Alberta petition the Legislative Assembly to request the Lt Governor to dissolve the Legislature immediately for the purpose of holding a General Election.”
#ABPoli #ABLeg
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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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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This is great and I will sign the petition. Thank you, Corb!
However, is it only "foreign" ruination that concerns us? Are we OK if Canadian companies obliterate the Eastern Slopes and destroy the Oldman headwaters? (spoiler: I'm not)
#ABPoli #ABLeg
However, is it only "foreign" ruination that concerns us? Are we OK if Canadian companies obliterate the Eastern Slopes and destroy the Oldman headwaters? (spoiler: I'm not)
#ABPoli #ABLeg
A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Corb Lund launches Alberta-wide petition against foreign ruination of the Rocky Mountains
Alberta’s favourite musician continues to light fires in Smith's murky coal bin
www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Email sent to Tanya Fir. (My email signature contains my name but didn’t fit in the photo.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Email sent to Tanya Fir. (My email signature contains my name but didn’t fit in the photo.
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Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?
Congratulations to Sydney Whiting, BA (Hon) in Political Science at the University of Lethbridge, who was awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, Class of 2026.
A truly deserving honour.
#Uleth #Lethbridge
A truly deserving honour.
#Uleth #Lethbridge
Sydney Whiting
www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Congratulations to Sydney Whiting, BA (Hon) in Political Science at the University of Lethbridge, who was awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, Class of 2026.
A truly deserving honour.
#Uleth #Lethbridge
A truly deserving honour.
#Uleth #Lethbridge
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A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Corb Lund launches Alberta-wide petition against foreign ruination of the Rocky Mountains
Alberta’s favourite musician continues to light fires in Smith's murky coal bin
www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
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Annnnnd, don’t forget the other turd beneath the turd. The UCP is turdception.
$100M. Wasted in failed privatization.
Anyone see the shadow of Sam Mraiche in here?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
$100M. Wasted in failed privatization.
Anyone see the shadow of Sam Mraiche in here?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's bid to privatize lab services wasted more than $100M: auditor general | CBC News
Alberta's auditor general has released a report detailing numerous failures in process and lack of due diligence by the province in its attempt to privatize community lab services.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Annnnnd, don’t forget the other turd beneath the turd. The UCP is turdception.
$100M. Wasted in failed privatization.
Anyone see the shadow of Sam Mraiche in here?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
$100M. Wasted in failed privatization.
Anyone see the shadow of Sam Mraiche in here?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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During the same week that the UCP is expanding privatization, the auditor general finds that government interference cost taxpayers over $100 million.
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report
dynalifey
edmontonjournal.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
During the same week that the UCP is expanding privatization, the auditor general finds that government interference cost taxpayers over $100 million.
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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“The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten the rights of trans and gender-diverse people in the province.”
ccla.org/press-releas...
ccla.org/press-releas...
CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth - CCLA
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten t...
ccla.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten the rights of trans and gender-diverse people in the province.”
ccla.org/press-releas...
ccla.org/press-releas...
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The UCP's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is further evidence of their populist approach to policymaking.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Our research team has been studying polarization in Alberta for the past 5 years.
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the elite-level divisions are not so much left-vs-right, but pluralist vs populist.+
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the elite-level divisions are not so much left-vs-right, but pluralist vs populist.+
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The UCP's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is further evidence of their populist approach to policymaking.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.