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It's like have a regulator without the regulating part.
Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show reut.rs/4rCQsMz
Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show
The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Canada's main oil-producing province bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil production increased, according to documents seen by Reuters.
reut.rs
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It's like have a regulator without the regulating part.
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And all with the full blessing of the UCP government!
We HAVE laws in place to force the cleanup, but the regulator (AER) & the government are owned by oil.
And all with the full blessing of the UCP government!
We HAVE laws in place to force the cleanup, but the regulator (AER) & the government are owned by oil.
Will they use some of these profits to clean up their mess? Naw, just sell it to the next sucker.
…“rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks..” the majority going to Americans.
As well, they paid a lower tax rate than other industries.
Time for this industry to be reformed.
#Canada
As well, they paid a lower tax rate than other industries.
Time for this industry to be reformed.
#Canada
December 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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And all with the full blessing of the UCP government!
We HAVE laws in place to force the cleanup, but the regulator (AER) & the government are owned by oil.
And all with the full blessing of the UCP government!
We HAVE laws in place to force the cleanup, but the regulator (AER) & the government are owned by oil.
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# Now, You Know…
~ Years ago,
anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what She considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.
The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But NO;
… ~>
~ Years ago,
anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what She considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.
The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But NO;
… ~>
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
# Now, You Know…
~ Years ago,
anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what She considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.
The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But NO;
… ~>
~ Years ago,
anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what She considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.
The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But NO;
… ~>
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“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith claims recall petitions against 14 of her caucus members have become a distraction from the “amazing” things her government is doing.”
That’s one way to put it. I add “—ly criminal”
globalnews.ca/news/1154981...
That’s one way to put it. I add “—ly criminal”
globalnews.ca/news/1154981...
Alberta’s Smith claims recall petitions distracting from government’s ‘amazing’ work | Globalnews.ca
Smith criticized the recent recall petitions during a question and answer session with party members at the UCP AGM in Edmonton on Friday.
globalnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith claims recall petitions against 14 of her caucus members have become a distraction from the “amazing” things her government is doing.”
That’s one way to put it. I add “—ly criminal”
globalnews.ca/news/1154981...
That’s one way to put it. I add “—ly criminal”
globalnews.ca/news/1154981...
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🇨🇦 Team Homan for the win. 🇨🇦
TEAM HOMAN IS TEAM CANADA 🇨🇦
Team Homan defeats Team Black to sweep the best-of-three Olympic Trials Final.
And Team Homan, ranked number one in the world, is now Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.
Team Homan defeats Team Black to sweep the best-of-three Olympic Trials Final.
And Team Homan, ranked number one in the world, is now Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🇨🇦 Team Homan for the win. 🇨🇦
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What's the point of trying to appease the UCP. Our Liberal government finished building a pipeline and reached an agreement with Smith on a potential new one ( more than a Conservative government has ever done) but the cry babies are still unhappy.
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
What's the point of trying to appease the UCP. Our Liberal government finished building a pipeline and reached an agreement with Smith on a potential new one ( more than a Conservative government has ever done) but the cry babies are still unhappy.
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www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
Been waiting for this!
3 key measures strengthen federal emergency management -enhanced federal coordination & emergency response capacity a new operations centre at Public Safety 🇨🇦 , public & stakeholder engagement on the future of fed emergency mgmnt & investments.
Been waiting for this!
3 key measures strengthen federal emergency management -enhanced federal coordination & emergency response capacity a new operations centre at Public Safety 🇨🇦 , public & stakeholder engagement on the future of fed emergency mgmnt & investments.
Government of Canada strengthens the future of federal emergency management - Canada.ca
Every day, people in Canada are reminded that our world is changing. The risks to Canadians from natural disasters, made more frequent and more severe by climate change, are increasing.
www.canada.ca
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
Been waiting for this!
3 key measures strengthen federal emergency management -enhanced federal coordination & emergency response capacity a new operations centre at Public Safety 🇨🇦 , public & stakeholder engagement on the future of fed emergency mgmnt & investments.
Been waiting for this!
3 key measures strengthen federal emergency management -enhanced federal coordination & emergency response capacity a new operations centre at Public Safety 🇨🇦 , public & stakeholder engagement on the future of fed emergency mgmnt & investments.
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I LOVE this.
Long overdue.
Happening piecemeal in Canada too:
blogs.library.mcgill.ca/schulich/new...
Long overdue.
Happening piecemeal in Canada too:
blogs.library.mcgill.ca/schulich/new...
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I LOVE this.
Long overdue.
Happening piecemeal in Canada too:
blogs.library.mcgill.ca/schulich/new...
Long overdue.
Happening piecemeal in Canada too:
blogs.library.mcgill.ca/schulich/new...
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Reminder: Canada is the 9th largest economy in the world.
We can do anything we put our minds to.
Political leadership has never been more important, but that depends on the active engagement of the electorate, and organized pressure for actionable solutions.
Governments are us.
Do something.
We can do anything we put our minds to.
Political leadership has never been more important, but that depends on the active engagement of the electorate, and organized pressure for actionable solutions.
Governments are us.
Do something.
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reminder: Canada is the 9th largest economy in the world.
We can do anything we put our minds to.
Political leadership has never been more important, but that depends on the active engagement of the electorate, and organized pressure for actionable solutions.
Governments are us.
Do something.
We can do anything we put our minds to.
Political leadership has never been more important, but that depends on the active engagement of the electorate, and organized pressure for actionable solutions.
Governments are us.
Do something.
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Hoping that this is, in fact, true! This country does not need a pipeline, we need to protect our groundwater.
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hoping that this is, in fact, true! This country does not need a pipeline, we need to protect our groundwater.
with any luck (informed people going out and voting) the ucp will lose the next election (if we don't fix it by recalls) and pipelines will wind up going nowhere. unless the price of oil jumps like crazy without government money it won't get built.
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
with any luck (informed people going out and voting) the ucp will lose the next election (if we don't fix it by recalls) and pipelines will wind up going nowhere. unless the price of oil jumps like crazy without government money it won't get built.
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Stephen Harper is who my UCP got to head up AIMCo and “fix” all the problems after losing $2 BILLION pension dollars.
Coincidentally: Harper also sold out Canada!
That’s why we need to restrict Albertans from suing AIMCo for losses!
Read: cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
Coincidentally: Harper also sold out Canada!
That’s why we need to restrict Albertans from suing AIMCo for losses!
Read: cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Stephen Harper is who my UCP got to head up AIMCo and “fix” all the problems after losing $2 BILLION pension dollars.
Coincidentally: Harper also sold out Canada!
That’s why we need to restrict Albertans from suing AIMCo for losses!
Read: cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
Coincidentally: Harper also sold out Canada!
That’s why we need to restrict Albertans from suing AIMCo for losses!
Read: cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
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The more I hear about the Gripens, the more I like them.
Yes they are sitting ducks on the ground.
One bomb or missile strike on the runway(s) and the F35s can no longer take off or land.
They need 8,000ft minimum to take off when armed & fuelled for combat.
The Gripen needs less than 2,000ft fully loaded for landings. Less for take offs.
Roads work too.
One bomb or missile strike on the runway(s) and the F35s can no longer take off or land.
They need 8,000ft minimum to take off when armed & fuelled for combat.
The Gripen needs less than 2,000ft fully loaded for landings. Less for take offs.
Roads work too.
The best info is that all the current F-35 operators are struggling maintain a 50% availability rate. It doesn't matter how good tech tech is if they can't fly. They are sitting ducks on the ground. In WWII the term was "hangar queen".
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The more I hear about the Gripens, the more I like them.
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Yep exactly 👇
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Yep exactly 👇
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Rather, we could end the handouts to #ProfitablePolluters that literally are burning our future.
“analysis reveals that in 2024, the Government of Canada provided nearly $30 billion in direct subsidies & public financing to the #Oil&Gas industry.”
environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/u...
“analysis reveals that in 2024, the Government of Canada provided nearly $30 billion in direct subsidies & public financing to the #Oil&Gas industry.”
environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/u...
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Rather, we could end the handouts to #ProfitablePolluters that literally are burning our future.
“analysis reveals that in 2024, the Government of Canada provided nearly $30 billion in direct subsidies & public financing to the #Oil&Gas industry.”
environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/u...
“analysis reveals that in 2024, the Government of Canada provided nearly $30 billion in direct subsidies & public financing to the #Oil&Gas industry.”
environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/u...
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So glad my UCP ordered AHS to stop collecting data on wait-list deaths.
Now no one knows how many people in Alberta have died waiting for treatment and we can keep hiding this data by using CFS!
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
#abpoli #abhealth #ableg #UCPPublicInquiryNOW
Now no one knows how many people in Alberta have died waiting for treatment and we can keep hiding this data by using CFS!
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
#abpoli #abhealth #ableg #UCPPublicInquiryNOW
Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report
A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So glad my UCP ordered AHS to stop collecting data on wait-list deaths.
Now no one knows how many people in Alberta have died waiting for treatment and we can keep hiding this data by using CFS!
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
#abpoli #abhealth #ableg #UCPPublicInquiryNOW
Now no one knows how many people in Alberta have died waiting for treatment and we can keep hiding this data by using CFS!
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
#abpoli #abhealth #ableg #UCPPublicInquiryNOW
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A gov't that has "weaponized" the notwithstanding clause against its citizens whines that citizens are "weaponizing" recall petitions???
The world's tiniest 🎻 is pulled off the shelf to play "Cry Me A River" for Alberta's UCP.
#cdnpoli #abpoli #NeverConservative
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The world's tiniest 🎻 is pulled off the shelf to play "Cry Me A River" for Alberta's UCP.
#cdnpoli #abpoli #NeverConservative
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
6 more UCP legislature members facing recall petitions, including 5 from Calgary area | CBC News
While reasoning varies, many of the newly approved petitioners said they were upset the UCP government used the Charter's notwithstanding clause last month to end a provincewide teachers strike. Anoth...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A gov't that has "weaponized" the notwithstanding clause against its citizens whines that citizens are "weaponizing" recall petitions???
The world's tiniest 🎻 is pulled off the shelf to play "Cry Me A River" for Alberta's UCP.
#cdnpoli #abpoli #NeverConservative
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The world's tiniest 🎻 is pulled off the shelf to play "Cry Me A River" for Alberta's UCP.
#cdnpoli #abpoli #NeverConservative
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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It’s BS that Canada ‘rides off the USA for defence for free’
From the billions Canada spends on NATO, the USA gets 3/4 of the $
That’s why Trump wants 🇨🇦to increase NATO spending - to get more of our money.
🇨🇦is buying Canadian, from the EU and others now.
newsroom.ap.org/editorial-ph...
From the billions Canada spends on NATO, the USA gets 3/4 of the $
That’s why Trump wants 🇨🇦to increase NATO spending - to get more of our money.
🇨🇦is buying Canadian, from the EU and others now.
newsroom.ap.org/editorial-ph...
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It’s BS that Canada ‘rides off the USA for defence for free’
From the billions Canada spends on NATO, the USA gets 3/4 of the $
That’s why Trump wants 🇨🇦to increase NATO spending - to get more of our money.
🇨🇦is buying Canadian, from the EU and others now.
newsroom.ap.org/editorial-ph...
From the billions Canada spends on NATO, the USA gets 3/4 of the $
That’s why Trump wants 🇨🇦to increase NATO spending - to get more of our money.
🇨🇦is buying Canadian, from the EU and others now.
newsroom.ap.org/editorial-ph...
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Nothing more infuriating to me than the UCP constituencies demanding govt throttle renewables because of the sanctity of their own pristine landscapes, but also demanding that Ottawa support ramming pipes that they are invested in through the pristine landscapes of folks in other provinces.
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Canada Healthwatch has published my article, "Canada’s measles setback is a symptom of deeper sickness"
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/17/c...
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/17/c...
Canada’s measles setback is a symptom of deeper sickness
It's a policy failure. But it can still be reversed.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Canada Healthwatch has published my article, "Canada’s measles setback is a symptom of deeper sickness"
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/17/c...
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/17/c...
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But we’ve been demanding Universal Healthcare for decades which will cost half of what we’re wasting & cover everyone.
Why are we being ignored! 😡
Why are we being ignored! 😡
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
But we’ve been demanding Universal Healthcare for decades which will cost half of what we’re wasting & cover everyone.
Why are we being ignored! 😡
Why are we being ignored! 😡
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Members of the @yycraggrannies.bsky.social will be performing this song for RecallNicolaides.ca LIVE next Saturday, November 29 at noon 🕛 to send us off to the doors 🚪! 👏🏻
#RageAgainstTheGOA #RecallNicolaides #RecallThemAll #OperationTotalRecall
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#RageAgainstTheGOA #RecallNicolaides #RecallThemAll #OperationTotalRecall
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November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Members of the @yycraggrannies.bsky.social will be performing this song for RecallNicolaides.ca LIVE next Saturday, November 29 at noon 🕛 to send us off to the doors 🚪! 👏🏻
#RageAgainstTheGOA #RecallNicolaides #RecallThemAll #OperationTotalRecall
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#RageAgainstTheGOA #RecallNicolaides #RecallThemAll #OperationTotalRecall
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Great article by a Canadian who sees what's happened in America & is happening in Alberta & is issuing a call to action.
My first published story was in The Western Producer in 1985.
It took 40 years, but this is my best sentence:
"Democracy dies with a shrug, not a coup"
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/part-ii-th...
It took 40 years, but this is my best sentence:
"Democracy dies with a shrug, not a coup"
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/part-ii-th...
Alberta's Attack on the Idea of Canada
Democracy dies with a shrug, not a coup
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Great article by a Canadian who sees what's happened in America & is happening in Alberta & is issuing a call to action.