Charles Smith
LightNews LightNews
banner
profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith
@profsmithsask.bsky.social
3K followers 720 following 2.3K posts

Teaching labour politics in Treaty 6 territory, the Paris of the Prairies. Co-Editor of Labour/Le Travail and President of CAWLS. Terrible guitarist. Even worse Pianist. Proud father of twins. Blue Jays nut. Fair weather runner. Opinions are my own. .. more

Videos
Economics 27%
Political science 20%
Posts Replies Media Videos

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 9h
The sycophants and the utter lack of self-reflection (or honesty) about what that government and movement represented is utterly absurd. You would think that a newspaper with any self-respect would at least off counter-arguments to such manufactured history.

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

nationalnewswatch.com
National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 9h
Stephen Harper and I united the right and saved Canada, Peter MacKay writes ca.news.yahoo.com/peter-mackay...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Peter MacKay: Stephen Harper and I united the right and saved Canada
A reflection on Stephen Harper's legacy, on the 20th anniversary of the Conservatives' 2006 election victory
ca.news.yahoo.com

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 10h
Open graft.

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 10h
"if not treason, then treachery."
Opinion: Separatism isn’t treason. Helping Trump take over Canada? That’s another matter
In this context, the United States must be considered a hostile power
www.theglobeandmail.com

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

journodale.bsky.social
Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 19h
Oh, look—the Bank of Canada points to import costs, largely to do with our depreciated dollar, as one of the biggest drivers of food price inflation in the last year.
But don't worry—Poilievre will dismiss this when presented with these facts, and insist it's still imaginary taxes.
Import costs driving Canada food inflation, BOC research says
Bank of Canada research suggests the acceleration in food inflation last year was almost entirely due to rising import costs. Read here now
financialpost.com

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
Given the state of the world, how is this not a celebration headline?
meggardiner.bsky.social Meg Gardiner @meggardiner.bsky.social · 1d
Crime headline of the day.
Mugshot of a woman with the caption: A Florida woman has been accused of driving a motorized shopping cart through a Target while drinking wine from the bottle and eating sushi and cinnamon rolls.

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
Would have loved to hear it! Hope it went well.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Dorothy Bishop, Cameron Campbell , and 4 more

meggardiner.bsky.social
Meg Gardiner @meggardiner.bsky.social · 1d
Crime headline of the day.
Mugshot of a woman with the caption: A Florida woman has been accused of driving a motorized shopping cart through a Target while drinking wine from the bottle and eating sushi and cinnamon rolls.

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
Honestly, Carney's one word response should be simple: no. Also, what are "Alberta’s distinct legal traditions?"
Smith demands more say in Alberta judicial appointments, threatens to withhold federal funding
Premier proposes a committee that includes Alberta appointees to help assess and recommend candidates to justice ministers
www.theglobeandmail.com

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

sanders.senate.gov
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d
When we talk about authoritarianism, it’s not just Donald Trump.

Musk owns X
Bezos owns Twitch
Zuckerberg owns Instagram and Facebook
Larry Ellison controls TikTok

Billionaires increasingly control what we see, hear and read.

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
A fascinating analysis of MAGA's fascist aesthetic.
Fascist Aesthetics Has Come Back with MAGA Politics
What is most revealing about the MAGA aesthetic is its studied ugliness. On one side stands the grotesque excess of beauty-pageant femininity, plastic smiles, puffy lips, lacquered beach-wave hair, sh...
socialistproject.ca

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
Give your head a shake. This is the opposite of what a democracy should be advocating.
Canada should keep options open on acquiring nuclear weapons, former top soldier says
Retired general Wayne Eyre says the question of whether to develop a nuclear deterrent is not an immediate concern
www.theglobeandmail.com

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

tomhawthorn.bsky.social
Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 1d
You Americans sure do elect a lot of racist goobers.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
"The head of the Nashville Electric System prioritized DEI initiatives" -- Rep. David Kustoff found a way to blame Black people and women for power outages in Tennessee

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
Um, raises hand, ugh, pretty sure not everyone.

“The best part of being Conservative is that eventually everyone admits that we were right all along,” he said."
Opinion: A warmer Poilievre, but frozen in time
At the Conservative convention, Mr. Poilievre’s criticism of Liberals was capped with a theme of hope and optimism
www.theglobeandmail.com

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
I'm always amazed the way Conservatives rehabilitate their worst leaders. Mulroney left office disgraced and destroyed his party. Yet today Conservatives hold him up as one of the great elites of the 20th century. We're seeing the same thing today on Harper.

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
Hahahhaha.
gourmetspud.bsky.social Gourmet Spud @gourmetspud.bsky.social · 2d
It's going to be another statue of Ted Rogers holding 92 and 93 pennants.
wolstat.bsky.social Wolstat @wolstat.bsky.social · 2d
Blue Jays will unveil a statue honouring the 1992 and 1993 World Series winners in July. It’s a good move. Was always weird only statue was of Ted Rogers.

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

gourmetspud.bsky.social
Gourmet Spud @gourmetspud.bsky.social · 2d
It's going to be another statue of Ted Rogers holding 92 and 93 pennants.
wolstat.bsky.social Wolstat @wolstat.bsky.social · 2d
Blue Jays will unveil a statue honouring the 1992 and 1993 World Series winners in July. It’s a good move. Was always weird only statue was of Ted Rogers.

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

avilewis.ca
Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 2d
Canadian banks closed 561 branches & 900 ATMs in 4 years, while population grew 7%.

Those same banks made $70 billion profit last year alone.

We need postal banking & credit unions freed to provide all banking services.

Public options for banking now!

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Crowsnest Pass town latest Alberta community to lose bank branch — a trend seen across Canada | CBC News
The loss of retail banking service locations is not unique to one bank or to Alberta or to small towns. The Canadian Bankers Association says the number of bank branches is down nationwide: about six ...
www.cbc.ca

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

naheednenshi.bsky.social
Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 3d
Now we can confirm what we’ve always known: this is a separatist government.

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Smith says caucus members can sign any petition they want to, including on separation
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says members of her caucus can sign whatever petitions they want to, including one pushing for a referendum on the province’s independence from Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 3d
After reading this and reading about the new policy direction from the CPC there is a clear anti-immigration thread linking these two right and far-right movements. I'm convinced a doubling down on multiculturalism, anti-racism, and openness is a way to defeat both movements.
Amid a wave of Canada-wide unity, Alberta’s separatism movement pushes back
Alberta separatists are taking their message on the road, campaigning across the province for an independence referendum
www.theglobeandmail.com

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

theguardian.com
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d
This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi
This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi
The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections
www.theguardian.com

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 4d
Smith’s double speak is going to lead Alberta into some seriously troubled waters.
thetyee.ca The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 5d
A key figure in Alberta’s separatist movement said Premier Danielle Smith indicated to him that if the province goes it alone, she’d stay on as its leader.

The title she’d prefer? Prime minister. #abpoli
Smith Talked about Leading an Independent Alberta, Says Separatist Leader | The Tyee
Dennis Modry of APP made the claim about the premier to a room full of petition signers.
thetyee.ca

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Mary Bosworth, Matthew Bunn , and 13 more

startribune.com
Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 5d
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

greenpeaceca.bsky.social
Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 5d
First Nations Chiefs are not mincing their words: they are calling on Alberta’s premier to resign, accusing Danielle Smith of conspiring with separatists, violating Treaty rights

“I hope you have your bags packed. When this referendum is defeated, I will gladly walk you to the border.”

Reposted by Charles W. Smith, R. M. Wilson

thetyee.ca
The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 5d
A key figure in Alberta’s separatist movement said Premier Danielle Smith indicated to him that if the province goes it alone, she’d stay on as its leader.

The title she’d prefer? Prime minister. #abpoli
Smith Talked about Leading an Independent Alberta, Says Separatist Leader | The Tyee
Dennis Modry of APP made the claim about the premier to a room full of petition signers.
thetyee.ca

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

aptnnews.bsky.social
APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 5d
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, the Blackfoot Confederacy, and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation say they have 'legitimate concerns that Elections Alberta is ill-equipped to deal with the potential of foreign interference in the referendum.' www.aptnnews.ca?p=282869
First Nations in Alberta sounding alarm over foreign interference
First Nation chiefs say they have “legitimate concerns that Elections Alberta is ill-equipped to deal with potential foreign interference."
www.aptnnews.ca

Reposted by Jonathan M. Gilligan, Cathy N. Davidson, Charles W. Smith

angryblacklady.blacksky.app
Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 5d
Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.

Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.

All Black. All doing their jobs.

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 5d
I found Kathleen Petty's interview with head of the Alberta Prosperity Project, Mitch Sylvestre pretty eye-opening. The APP's white christian nationalism is pretty clear, although Sylvestre tries to downplay it, which is unconvincing. Petty's interview is great in challenging him.
Alberta: destination separation
Podcast Episode · West of Centre · 2026-01-23 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 5d
“The prosperity separatists talk about, it’s all built on their own illusions,” said Sunchild First Nation and Treaty 6 Grand Chief Joey Pete, speaking at the press conference. “How do we continue to support our provincial government when they don’t even respect us or treaty?”
First Nations leaders urge Albertans to oppose separation
Chiefs say allowing separatist petition to proceed is a direct violation of treaty agreements and the Constitution
www.theglobeandmail.com

Reposted by Charles W. Smith, Nathan P. Kalmoe, David R. Shumway

adamserwer.bsky.social
Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 5d
Anyway congrats to our Free Speech Champions(tm) who helped usher in the most censorious American government since the Palmer Raids