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Alberta musician Corb Lund's petition to ban Eastern Slopes coal mining approved by Elections Alberta calgaryherald.com/news/corb-lu...
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Alberta musician Corb Lund's petition to ban Eastern Slopes coal mining approved by Elections Alberta calgaryherald.com/news/corb-lu...
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People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms?
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
December 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms?
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
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UCP members vote in committee to replace auditor general Doug Wylie, forcing rush to complete health procurement report. He isn't sure he can finish before a newbie takes over. Column
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #UCP
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #UCP
Braid: UCP dumps auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report
A UCP committee votes to replace auditor general Doug Wylie, the key person investigating the health contract scandal, writes Don Braid.
calgaryherald.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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The UCP government has invoked time allocation and on a bill removing Albertans' Charter rights.
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The UCP government has invoked time allocation and on a bill removing Albertans' Charter rights.
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Doug Ford: "My champion Wab Kinew, he's 100% behind it. Another champion, Premier Eby, as well ... total different political stripes than I am but we're all sticking together."
Reporter:"Danielle Smith doesn't like the ads, though..."
Ford: "Of course Danielle Smith doesn't like the ads..."
Reporter:"Danielle Smith doesn't like the ads, though..."
Ford: "Of course Danielle Smith doesn't like the ads..."
October 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Doug Ford: "My champion Wab Kinew, he's 100% behind it. Another champion, Premier Eby, as well ... total different political stripes than I am but we're all sticking together."
Reporter:"Danielle Smith doesn't like the ads, though..."
Ford: "Of course Danielle Smith doesn't like the ads..."
Reporter:"Danielle Smith doesn't like the ads, though..."
Ford: "Of course Danielle Smith doesn't like the ads..."
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Looking ahead to next week and the prospect that the UCP will introduce back-to-work legislation to end the teachers' strike...
Rumour has it they are considering invoking both time allocation and the notwithstanding clause.
Here's why that's doubly dubious.+
Rumour has it they are considering invoking both time allocation and the notwithstanding clause.
Here's why that's doubly dubious.+
October 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Looking ahead to next week and the prospect that the UCP will introduce back-to-work legislation to end the teachers' strike...
Rumour has it they are considering invoking both time allocation and the notwithstanding clause.
Here's why that's doubly dubious.+
Rumour has it they are considering invoking both time allocation and the notwithstanding clause.
Here's why that's doubly dubious.+
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A Brief History of Halloween Isn’t Fun Anymore
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October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A Brief History of Halloween Isn’t Fun Anymore
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“So far this season, two per cent of Albertans have received a COVID vaccine.”
Albertans are struggling to book COVID shots; doctors worry some might give up | CBC News
Parents and doctors continue to push back against the Alberta government’s controversial COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Determining who is eligible for free vaccines has not been straightforward, and the b...
www.cbc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“So far this season, two per cent of Albertans have received a COVID vaccine.”
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Amazing that basic, verifiable aspects of officially archived history, within the living memory of many people, have to be introduced by news organizations as: "It wasn't fake."
It wasn't fake. It was edited. But Reagan really did spend a five-minute speech – an April 25, 1987, national radio address that the Reagan Library has published on YouTube – to rail against tariffs. It was a full-throated expression of support for free and fair trade.
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Amazing that basic, verifiable aspects of officially archived history, within the living memory of many people, have to be introduced by news organizations as: "It wasn't fake."
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Pretty sure Ontario’s ad campaign was never going to get the reach and exposure that Trump just foisted upon it.
It wasn't fake. It was edited. But Reagan really did spend a five-minute speech – an April 25, 1987, national radio address that the Reagan Library has published on YouTube – to rail against tariffs. It was a full-throated expression of support for free and fair trade.
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
October 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Pretty sure Ontario’s ad campaign was never going to get the reach and exposure that Trump just foisted upon it.
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I haven't attempted it yet but I know people who have tried for days without success to get COVID vaccines for their kids since bookings opened Monday.
(You can't book online for kids under 12 and have to call, but operators were overwhelmed.)
As for booking in B.C.? Can't do that until Nov. 24:
(You can't book online for kids under 12 and have to call, but operators were overwhelmed.)
As for booking in B.C.? Can't do that until Nov. 24:
October 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I haven't attempted it yet but I know people who have tried for days without success to get COVID vaccines for their kids since bookings opened Monday.
(You can't book online for kids under 12 and have to call, but operators were overwhelmed.)
As for booking in B.C.? Can't do that until Nov. 24:
(You can't book online for kids under 12 and have to call, but operators were overwhelmed.)
As for booking in B.C.? Can't do that until Nov. 24:
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Mike Tindall's rebel league has been gaining a lot of attention. It's about to be rugby's Hindenburg. We break down why this is a bad-faith disaster waiting to happen.
youtu.be/NITlYX7FT-c
youtu.be/NITlYX7FT-c
So R360 is going to be a disaster.
YouTube video by Squidge Rugby
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October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Mike Tindall's rebel league has been gaining a lot of attention. It's about to be rugby's Hindenburg. We break down why this is a bad-faith disaster waiting to happen.
youtu.be/NITlYX7FT-c
youtu.be/NITlYX7FT-c
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Long lines at the polls a result of additional complexity and paperwork requirements for electors and election workers, despite more staff and 73 more polling stations for 2025 versus 2021.
buff.ly/F7WzbdI
buff.ly/F7WzbdI
Long lines at the polls a result of provincial changes for local elections, not labour shortages - LiveWire Calgary
If there was one universal for the 2025 Calgary general municipal election, it’s that long lines and a frustrating paperwork process led to discontent among voters. Social media posts over the past…
livewirecalgary.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Long lines at the polls a result of additional complexity and paperwork requirements for electors and election workers, despite more staff and 73 more polling stations for 2025 versus 2021.
buff.ly/F7WzbdI
buff.ly/F7WzbdI
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Thank God for Canadians. Canada nICE Agents.
October 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Thank God for Canadians. Canada nICE Agents.
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Not going to pretend I know anything about Calgary municipal politics, but a mayoral candidate winning with 26% of the vote seems like a good argument for a ranked ballot.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Live results from Calgary's race for mayor, council and school trustee | CBC News
Follow results — as they roll in — in the races for mayor, city council and school trustee.
www.cbc.ca
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Not going to pretend I know anything about Calgary municipal politics, but a mayoral candidate winning with 26% of the vote seems like a good argument for a ranked ballot.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Calgary municipal election 2025: Voters' guide for councillor candidates
Calgary municipal election 2025: Voters' guide for councillor candidates
A complete list of ward candidates for Calgary City Council in the upcoming municipal election to be held Oct. 20, 2025.
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Calgary municipal election 2025: Voters' guide for councillor candidates
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Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.
Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City
Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.
bit.ly
August 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney announces that Canada will recognize the state of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Carney says this move comes amid Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and its relentless war on Gaza.
Carney says this move comes amid Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and its relentless war on Gaza.
July 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces that Canada will recognize the state of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Carney says this move comes amid Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and its relentless war on Gaza.
Carney says this move comes amid Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and its relentless war on Gaza.
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At a public town hall w/Premier Smith, government staff banned local reporters' cameras and audio recorders.
Okotoks Western Wheel editorial: "Limiting the ability of the media to do its job shouldn’t happen, nor should it be tolerated." www.westernwheel.ca/opinion/edit...
Okotoks Western Wheel editorial: "Limiting the ability of the media to do its job shouldn’t happen, nor should it be tolerated." www.westernwheel.ca/opinion/edit...
EDITORIAL: Cameras not welcome at Okotoks town hall
Media members covering town hall with Premier Danielle Smith told to check cameras and audio recorders at the door.
www.westernwheel.ca
July 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
At a public town hall w/Premier Smith, government staff banned local reporters' cameras and audio recorders.
Okotoks Western Wheel editorial: "Limiting the ability of the media to do its job shouldn’t happen, nor should it be tolerated." www.westernwheel.ca/opinion/edit...
Okotoks Western Wheel editorial: "Limiting the ability of the media to do its job shouldn’t happen, nor should it be tolerated." www.westernwheel.ca/opinion/edit...
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Our Common Ground (@cgroundpolitics.bsky.social) team spoke to dozens of participants at today's separatist rally.
Today's conversations reinforced my sense that this is not our grandparents' populism or alienation.
🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/drjaredwesley/p/western-alienation-20
Today's conversations reinforced my sense that this is not our grandparents' populism or alienation.
🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/drjaredwesley/p/western-alienation-20
May 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Our Common Ground (@cgroundpolitics.bsky.social) team spoke to dozens of participants at today's separatist rally.
Today's conversations reinforced my sense that this is not our grandparents' populism or alienation.
🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/drjaredwesley/p/western-alienation-20
Today's conversations reinforced my sense that this is not our grandparents' populism or alienation.
🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/drjaredwesley/p/western-alienation-20
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Alberta introduces controversial involuntary addictions treatment bill www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @mbellefontaine.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
April 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Alberta introduces controversial involuntary addictions treatment bill www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @mbellefontaine.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
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I've lived my whole life on the Canadian prairies.
Over the past decade, I've sensed new forms of western alienation and populism gripping the region.
Here's what I'm seeing.🧵
Over the past decade, I've sensed new forms of western alienation and populism gripping the region.
Here's what I'm seeing.🧵
March 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I've lived my whole life on the Canadian prairies.
Over the past decade, I've sensed new forms of western alienation and populism gripping the region.
Here's what I'm seeing.🧵
Over the past decade, I've sensed new forms of western alienation and populism gripping the region.
Here's what I'm seeing.🧵
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NEW: AHS' ex-CEO wasn't just warning private surgical contracts cost more than AHS-performed surgeries.'
Also: expanding private centres would "negative consequences for patients and communities" in hospitals & hamper urgent care. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
by CBC's Julia Wong
Also: expanding private centres would "negative consequences for patients and communities" in hospitals & hamper urgent care. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
by CBC's Julia Wong
Ousted Alberta Health Services boss warned of private surgery prices, documents show | CBC News
The former head of Alberta Health Services Athana Mentzelopoulos tried to caution the government about the potential impact of chartered surgical facilities on the provincial health-care system months...
www.cbc.ca
February 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
NEW: AHS' ex-CEO wasn't just warning private surgical contracts cost more than AHS-performed surgeries.'
Also: expanding private centres would "negative consequences for patients and communities" in hospitals & hamper urgent care. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
by CBC's Julia Wong
Also: expanding private centres would "negative consequences for patients and communities" in hospitals & hamper urgent care. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
by CBC's Julia Wong