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Frankly Pekka🇨🇦 @chinookbluenoser.bsky.social · 13h

Oof. Not what I voted for

Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 16h

Is Keystone XL back? Part of a grand bargain tied to steel/aluminum tariffs as well as intervening in the Smith-Eby dispute? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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Frankly Pekka🇨🇦 @chinookbluenoser.bsky.social · 1d

I live in Alberta, I’m well aware of Smith. My question continues to be, why did Carney go? He has ministers, send them. Carney laughing with Trump at boats in international waters getting blasted isn’t a great Canadian look. Carney has done well with Indonesian trade. More of that please.

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Frankly Pekka🇨🇦 @chinookbluenoser.bsky.social · 1d

This is the right message. Thank you Premier Eby for saying it. Some of us in Alberta want to work for a better Canada, not just oil and gas companies.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

B.C. Premier David Eby is clearly beyond frustrated with Danielle Smith's pipeline dreams threatening the B.C. economy.

In a fiery statement, he called her out directly stating...

"This is not the Danielle Smith show!"

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #bcpoli

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Frankly Pekka🇨🇦 @chinookbluenoser.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds pretty American.

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Frankly Pekka🇨🇦 @chinookbluenoser.bsky.social · 1d

Why did Carney go? Explain.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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Frankly Pekka🇨🇦 @chinookbluenoser.bsky.social · 1d

This seems like the only sensible solution. Why did carney even go there? It sure is demoralizing.

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Tabatha Southey 🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 1d

I would totally forgive this if there was any chance it would work but it absolutely will not. As it is this just a bonfire of Carney and Canadian credibility.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 2d

"Denialism is not an Indigenous problem; confronting it is a Canadian responsibility...Truth & reconciliation cannot survive if the truth is minimized, downplayed or disavowed."

Critically important piece by @seancarleton.bsky.social & @truthinthesoil.bsky.social theconversation.com/confronting-...

Confronting residential schools denialism is an ethical and shared Canadian responsibility

Residential schools denialism is harmful on many levels, and jeopardizes Canada’s ability to work with Indigenous Peoples to create a stronger future.

theconversation.com

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David Shepherd @dshepyeg.bsky.social · 3d

Excited to be at the Legislature with my colleague Heather Sweet to stand with teachers and their supporters at the Fight for Public Education rally! #worldteachersday #abpoli

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David Shepherd @dshepyeg.bsky.social · 3d

Musical protest? That’s my jam!

An all-teacher band plays “Why Can’t We Be Friends” at the Fight for Public Education rally at the Alberta Legislature. #abpoli #worldteachersday

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Reuters took a closer look at violent crime in D.C. after President Trump began a show of force here. Despite the big investment of federal resources, it's really hard at this point to see any dramatic changes.

www.reuters.com/world/us/did...

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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 6d

The Premier touts the success of her “Alberta is Calling” campaign. What she won’t talk about is how stunningly unprepared this gov’t was for the new population.

It’s fine to want more people here. It’s not fine to ignore the need for more infrastructure $ to support the influx.

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 7d

If you need any other reasons not to travel to the States, solidarity may be a new one www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. | CBC News

The Canadian government is warning citizens who list "X" as their gender on their passports could have problems entering the U.S.

www.cbc.ca

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Frankly Pekka🇨🇦 @chinookbluenoser.bsky.social · 7d

I’m so tired of hearing about this ostrich farm but this is an important read. It shows you how “peaceful” this group of people are.

Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 7d

A 72-year-old woman who lives next to that ostrich farm where a group of convoy people are camping out was doused in gasoline and physically assaulted by a man in a balaclava who may have been trying to light her in fire

She says she survived the attack by kicking the man in the nuts and biting him

RCMP investigate alleged assault of woman who lives beside B.C. ostrich farm

The RCMP are providing round the clock protection for a B.C., resident who lives next to Universal Ostrich Farms (UOF) after a masked man doused the woman in gasoline and punched her in the face.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 7d

This, but just about every definition, is fascism. The only question now is whether everyone lets it continue. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Justin Ling: We need to stop being so naive about what America is becoming. Trump and his secretary of war just showed us why

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright observed some years ago that fascism is quite hard to define. It is not an ideology, she said. “I think it is a method,

www.thestar.com

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 9d

Imagine claiming the Alberta Next Panel is about ensuring respect from Ottawa and ensuring all voices are heard, and then you yell at a young Albertan publicly that he needs to be spanked for asking a fair question and expressing an opinion.

Absolute peak hypocrisy.

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 9d

Utter contempt and disrespect from Bruce McAllister.

Cutting off the kid's mic and limiting his freedom of expression is one thing, but saying he should be spanked is a fireable offense from a supposedly neutral moderator. Bruce needs to be removed immediately.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 9d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Frankly Pekka🇨🇦 @chinookbluenoser.bsky.social · 9d

Holy cow! This government is unreal. They sure are showing themselves.

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 9d

Why on earth would anyone want to go to a UCP panel if you are treated like scum? This isn’t democratic. It’s authoritarian through and through. Kudos to the crowd in attendance for reacting in real time.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 9d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 9d

MLA @marlinschmidt.bsky.social sums up the Alberta covid booster shitshow perfectly:

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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 9d

I can't see with all the smoke that this scandal is giving off. At what point does the Premier, finally, announce a public inquiry? This is not about restructuring health care in Alberta, it is corruption.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 9d

"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."

What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression

I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 10d

A nail-biting election in Moldova ended with a resounding result for the pro-European bloc. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Graph showing the pro-EU PAS coalition at 50%, the pro-Russian bloc at 25% and everyone else below 10%

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 11d

On behalf of a proud nation, massive congratulations to Team Canada for an incredible run in the Rugby World Cup 🇨🇦

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Au nom d’une fière nation, je tiens à féliciter sincèrement l’équipe canadienne féminine pour son incroyable parcours à la Coupe du monde de rugby. 🇨🇦

Prime Minister Carney cheers on the Canadian Women’s Rugby Team at the Rugby World Cup Final in London, England.

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Le premier ministre Carney encourage l’équipe canadienne féminine de rugby lors de la finale de la Coupe du monde à Londres, en Angleterre.

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