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"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
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The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
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November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
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A reminder: Canadian Charter Section 24.(1) Anyone whose rights or freedoms, as guaranteed by this Charter, have been infringed or denied may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such remedy as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances.
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A reminder: Canadian Charter Section 24.(1) Anyone whose rights or freedoms, as guaranteed by this Charter, have been infringed or denied may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such remedy as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances.
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A lot of questions today about how Danielle Smith -- the "libertarian" and "conservative" -- could use closure & the notwithstanding clause to remove Albertans' Charter rights.
The answer: she's neither libertarian nor conservative.
Is the province or her party, though? We'll soon find out.+
The answer: she's neither libertarian nor conservative.
Is the province or her party, though? We'll soon find out.+
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A lot of questions today about how Danielle Smith -- the "libertarian" and "conservative" -- could use closure & the notwithstanding clause to remove Albertans' Charter rights.
The answer: she's neither libertarian nor conservative.
Is the province or her party, though? We'll soon find out.+
The answer: she's neither libertarian nor conservative.
Is the province or her party, though? We'll soon find out.+
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Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
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Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
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October 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
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Where's the premier while MLAs rush through an all-night debate on stripping Albertans of their Charter rights?
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Where's the premier while MLAs rush through an all-night debate on stripping Albertans of their Charter rights?
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
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Today Danielle Smith claimed that this is exactly how Peter Lougheed would have believed the notwithstanding clause should be used...
She couldn't be more wrong.
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She couldn't be more wrong.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Today Danielle Smith claimed that this is exactly how Peter Lougheed would have believed the notwithstanding clause should be used...
She couldn't be more wrong.
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She couldn't be more wrong.
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Alberta introduces back-to-work legislation, imposes new contract to end teachers strike
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Alberta introduces back-to-work legislation, imposes new contract to end teachers strike
The Alberta government is ordering thousands of striking teachers back to work and imposing a four-year collective contract.
calgaryherald.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Alberta introduces back-to-work legislation, imposes new contract to end teachers strike
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FWIW, the notwithstanding clause says that legislatures are empowered to breach certain rights and freedoms.
Not premiers.
Time allocation removes the ability of MLAs to fulfill their constitutional responsibility to Albertans.
Perhaps that's the point.
Not premiers.
Time allocation removes the ability of MLAs to fulfill their constitutional responsibility to Albertans.
Perhaps that's the point.
October 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
FWIW, the notwithstanding clause says that legislatures are empowered to breach certain rights and freedoms.
Not premiers.
Time allocation removes the ability of MLAs to fulfill their constitutional responsibility to Albertans.
Perhaps that's the point.
Not premiers.
Time allocation removes the ability of MLAs to fulfill their constitutional responsibility to Albertans.
Perhaps that's the point.
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With US carmakers pulling back to the US and Trump once again saying he’s cutting off negotiations with Canada, it seems pretty clear what Mark Carney should be doing: taking a meeting with BYD and other Chinese automakers to see if they want to build in Canada in exchange for lower tariffs.
Ottawa cuts number of American vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free | CBC News
The federal government is firing back at Stellantis and General Motors and cutting the number of tariff-free vehicles the automakers can import from the U.S. to sell in Canada.
www.cbc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
With US carmakers pulling back to the US and Trump once again saying he’s cutting off negotiations with Canada, it seems pretty clear what Mark Carney should be doing: taking a meeting with BYD and other Chinese automakers to see if they want to build in Canada in exchange for lower tariffs.
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Fourteen staff members at a US animal shelter have been taken to hospital after the FBI used an incinerator at the facility to burn two pounds of seized methamphetamine.
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Animal shelter evacuated after FBI incinerates meth at facility
Fourteen staff were hospitalised and 75 cats and dogs evacuated.
www.bbc.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Fourteen staff members at a US animal shelter have been taken to hospital after the FBI used an incinerator at the facility to burn two pounds of seized methamphetamine.
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August 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I advocate for a "grim trigger strategy": cooperate until they deviate from the cooperative equilibrium, and then respond by ceasing to be cooperative "forever" (meaning as long as Trump is in power, at the very least). There is no forgiveness. wallsandbridges.substack.com/p/the-civili...
The Civilized World Needs to Go "Grim" in Our Collective Response to Trump's Threats Against Us All
Telling him and his acolytes to "bite me" might actually be *too nice* of a response
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July 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I advocate for a "grim trigger strategy": cooperate until they deviate from the cooperative equilibrium, and then respond by ceasing to be cooperative "forever" (meaning as long as Trump is in power, at the very least). There is no forgiveness. wallsandbridges.substack.com/p/the-civili...
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"We need systemic reform designed to foster trust, not just transaction. This means re-introducing routine, rules-based intergovernmental relations, where leaders know they'll meet regularly, under shared agendas, with accountability built into the process."
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ANALYSIS | Are first ministers' meetings cool again? | CBC News
When Mark Carney sits down with the premiers on Tuesday, it will be the third time in four months that he and the premiers have met face-to-face. That is, by recent standards, an unusual amount of tim...
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July 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"We need systemic reform designed to foster trust, not just transaction. This means re-introducing routine, rules-based intergovernmental relations, where leaders know they'll meet regularly, under shared agendas, with accountability built into the process."
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if you cannot make the #1 late night show financially viable, you have absolutely no business merging with any other company and ruining them, too
and if that's just a cover for a politically-motivated cancellation...then that goes double
and if that's just a cover for a politically-motivated cancellation...then that goes double
WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
July 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
if you cannot make the #1 late night show financially viable, you have absolutely no business merging with any other company and ruining them, too
and if that's just a cover for a politically-motivated cancellation...then that goes double
and if that's just a cover for a politically-motivated cancellation...then that goes double
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Rempel-Garner is right that there is a clear link between COVID and measles in Alberta (not the rest of Canada). And it can be traced to political culture and the actions of the Kenney/Smith governments.
July 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Rempel-Garner is right that there is a clear link between COVID and measles in Alberta (not the rest of Canada). And it can be traced to political culture and the actions of the Kenney/Smith governments.
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While Canadian men and women were serving overseas during the First World War, teenagers were doing their part in Canada.
They were working on farms to ensure food was produced for the war effort.
This is the story of the Soldiers of the Soil and the Farmerettes.
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They were working on farms to ensure food was produced for the war effort.
This is the story of the Soldiers of the Soil and the Farmerettes.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
While Canadian men and women were serving overseas during the First World War, teenagers were doing their part in Canada.
They were working on farms to ensure food was produced for the war effort.
This is the story of the Soldiers of the Soil and the Farmerettes.
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They were working on farms to ensure food was produced for the war effort.
This is the story of the Soldiers of the Soil and the Farmerettes.
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Two years ago I lost my dad to cancer.
He used to run marathons for our local cancer hospice and taught me to love the water by taking me swimming every week.
So in his memory I'm raising money for the hospice not by running a half marathon... but by swimming one
youtu.be/w5IfDfsazog
He used to run marathons for our local cancer hospice and taught me to love the water by taking me swimming every week.
So in his memory I'm raising money for the hospice not by running a half marathon... but by swimming one
youtu.be/w5IfDfsazog
I’m doing this in honour of my dad
YouTube video by Simon Clark
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July 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Two years ago I lost my dad to cancer.
He used to run marathons for our local cancer hospice and taught me to love the water by taking me swimming every week.
So in his memory I'm raising money for the hospice not by running a half marathon... but by swimming one
youtu.be/w5IfDfsazog
He used to run marathons for our local cancer hospice and taught me to love the water by taking me swimming every week.
So in his memory I'm raising money for the hospice not by running a half marathon... but by swimming one
youtu.be/w5IfDfsazog
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Alberta says it is not declaring a public health emergency over measles as cases continue to rise in the province.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...
#Alberta #measles
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#Alberta #measles
Alberta not considering declaring public emergency over measles despite case numbers
Alberta says it is not declaring a public health emergency over measles as cases continue to rise in the province.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Alberta says it is not declaring a public health emergency over measles as cases continue to rise in the province.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...
#Alberta #measles
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#Alberta #measles
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This is one of the most vile, repulsive pieces ever published by CBC News -- it is not an interview, it is pure propaganda by an avowed Freedom Convoyer and anti-vaxxer who is listed as a "Freelance contributor" and openly links to right-wing screech harpy Kate McMillan.
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FIRST PERSON | I was proud to be Canadian. Now, I support separatism for Alberta | CBC News
Calgary resident Gord Larson supports the separatist movement in Alberta. But that wasn’t always the case. When the trucker convoy and other protesters first set out to get the attention of Ottawa, he...
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July 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is one of the most vile, repulsive pieces ever published by CBC News -- it is not an interview, it is pure propaganda by an avowed Freedom Convoyer and anti-vaxxer who is listed as a "Freelance contributor" and openly links to right-wing screech harpy Kate McMillan.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...