@gilcat.bsky.social
Left all the other socials and counting on Bluesky for now
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Translation: "Big Oil wants their money's worth. And we're not afraid to send your kids to get it back for them."
Trump on Venezuela: "They took all of our oil and we want it back. They illegally took it."
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Translation: "Big Oil wants their money's worth. And we're not afraid to send your kids to get it back for them."
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Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
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“The UCP gov’t’s disdain for the vaccine couldn’t be more obvious.
The positive choice, which [the UCP] rejects, is to devise a free-of-charge system that doesn’t waste.
Alberta is now the only province to make people pay for protection against this terrible illness.
It’s plain wrong.” #ableg
The positive choice, which [the UCP] rejects, is to devise a free-of-charge system that doesn’t waste.
Alberta is now the only province to make people pay for protection against this terrible illness.
It’s plain wrong.” #ableg
Is the UCP trying to save money on COVID vaccination, or end vaccination? In either base the $100 fee is wrong and dangerous. Column.
calgaryherald.com/news/alberta... #abhealth #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #COVID_19
calgaryherald.com/news/alberta... #abhealth #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #COVID_19
Braid: UCP's $100 fee for COVID vaccination is wrong and dangerous
Alberta is now the only province to charge for a vaccination against an illness that has killed 8,000 in the province. COVID fee is wrong.
calgaryherald.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“The UCP gov’t’s disdain for the vaccine couldn’t be more obvious.
The positive choice, which [the UCP] rejects, is to devise a free-of-charge system that doesn’t waste.
Alberta is now the only province to make people pay for protection against this terrible illness.
It’s plain wrong.” #ableg
The positive choice, which [the UCP] rejects, is to devise a free-of-charge system that doesn’t waste.
Alberta is now the only province to make people pay for protection against this terrible illness.
It’s plain wrong.” #ableg
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New!
Danielle Smith's former chief of staff hired 2 nephews of MHCare CEO Sam Mraiche into govt roles.
The first was hired on the same day that a luxury home was purchased by Sam Mraiche's sister that Marshall Smith quickly moved into.
#abpoli #ableg
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Danielle Smith's former chief of staff hired 2 nephews of MHCare CEO Sam Mraiche into govt roles.
The first was hired on the same day that a luxury home was purchased by Sam Mraiche's sister that Marshall Smith quickly moved into.
#abpoli #ableg
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Danielle Smith's former Chief of Staff personally oversaw the hiring of two family members of embattled healthcare MHCare CEO Sam Mraiche to government policy advisor roles.
Part 1 of 3
open.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
New!
Danielle Smith's former chief of staff hired 2 nephews of MHCare CEO Sam Mraiche into govt roles.
The first was hired on the same day that a luxury home was purchased by Sam Mraiche's sister that Marshall Smith quickly moved into.
#abpoli #ableg
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Danielle Smith's former chief of staff hired 2 nephews of MHCare CEO Sam Mraiche into govt roles.
The first was hired on the same day that a luxury home was purchased by Sam Mraiche's sister that Marshall Smith quickly moved into.
#abpoli #ableg
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
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Alberta premiers’ comments & policies on COVID vaccines:
Kenney in 2021: “For the love of God, please get vaccinated.” Offers $100 cash incentive to those who do.
Smith in 2024: It “doesn't work particularly well.” If you want it, you’ll have to pay $100.
Kenney in 2021: “For the love of God, please get vaccinated.” Offers $100 cash incentive to those who do.
Smith in 2024: It “doesn't work particularly well.” If you want it, you’ll have to pay $100.
August 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Alberta premiers’ comments & policies on COVID vaccines:
Kenney in 2021: “For the love of God, please get vaccinated.” Offers $100 cash incentive to those who do.
Smith in 2024: It “doesn't work particularly well.” If you want it, you’ll have to pay $100.
Kenney in 2021: “For the love of God, please get vaccinated.” Offers $100 cash incentive to those who do.
Smith in 2024: It “doesn't work particularly well.” If you want it, you’ll have to pay $100.
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The provincial government is refusing to release its Alberta Next survey results, citing a section of its new "Access to Information Act" that allows the withholding of "advice to officials," even though the Act also says: "This section does not apply to information that is a statistical survey."
Province refuses to release early results of its Alberta Next surveys
Postmedia sought early replies to surveys around an Alberta pension plan and immigration but the province has refused to release the results
edmontonjournal.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The provincial government is refusing to release its Alberta Next survey results, citing a section of its new "Access to Information Act" that allows the withholding of "advice to officials," even though the Act also says: "This section does not apply to information that is a statistical survey."
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Last year, the UCP promised a new auto insurance changes that will save drivers $400 per year.
INSTEAD, your insurance will hike by 7.5% this year, & another 7.5% (or more) next year.
NOW, Finance Minister is saying, Alberta drivers are already saving?
INSTEAD, your insurance will hike by 7.5% this year, & another 7.5% (or more) next year.
NOW, Finance Minister is saying, Alberta drivers are already saving?
ANALYSIS | Alberta no longer sure about big savings from auto insurance reforms | CBC News
Danielle Smith said the new system would cut premiums by up to $400. But rising insurance costs, hail storms and tariffs are putting that claim in doubt.
www.cbc.ca
August 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Last year, the UCP promised a new auto insurance changes that will save drivers $400 per year.
INSTEAD, your insurance will hike by 7.5% this year, & another 7.5% (or more) next year.
NOW, Finance Minister is saying, Alberta drivers are already saving?
INSTEAD, your insurance will hike by 7.5% this year, & another 7.5% (or more) next year.
NOW, Finance Minister is saying, Alberta drivers are already saving?
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Alberta as we know it today simply would not exist without the millions of immigrants and refugees who built it, who loved it, and who were proud to call it home - including my grandparents and my mum. This bitter xenophobia is as unAlbertan as it’s possible to be. I’m ashamed. I’m disgusted.
Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social services for immigrants
www.rmoutlook.com/alberta-news...
www.rmoutlook.com/alberta-news...
Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social services for immigrants
CALGARY — Whether Alberta should withhold social services from immigrants is among the issues Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is tabling for debate this summer when she travels the province to consult ...
www.rmoutlook.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Alberta as we know it today simply would not exist without the millions of immigrants and refugees who built it, who loved it, and who were proud to call it home - including my grandparents and my mum. This bitter xenophobia is as unAlbertan as it’s possible to be. I’m ashamed. I’m disgusted.
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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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Alberta is the only province or territory in Canada that is poised to claw back the $200 Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) from provincial disability income support (known in Alberta as AISH) recipients.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#Alberta #Canada
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#Alberta #Canada
Opinion: Alberta's clawback of federal disability benefits shameful
Alberta is the only province poised to claw back $200 Canada Disability Benefits from provincial disability income support recipients.
edmontonjournal.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Alberta is the only province or territory in Canada that is poised to claw back the $200 Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) from provincial disability income support (known in Alberta as AISH) recipients.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#Alberta #Canada
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#Alberta #Canada
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This is a big drop - one of the main causes is problems with access to healthcare - something fully in the hands of the UCP for 6 years. 1/3 #AbLeg
June 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is a big drop - one of the main causes is problems with access to healthcare - something fully in the hands of the UCP for 6 years. 1/3 #AbLeg
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Narrator: they were not considering the offer
May 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Narrator: they were not considering the offer
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🔥 DENIRO AT CANNES: “In my country we’re fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted… Art looks for truth, embraces diversity — that’s why we are a threat to autocrats and fascists.” 🇺🇸
May 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🔥 DENIRO AT CANNES: “In my country we’re fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted… Art looks for truth, embraces diversity — that’s why we are a threat to autocrats and fascists.” 🇺🇸
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May 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Doing this the day before Carney went to meet with Trump on behalf of all Canadians was a calculated ploy to try and diminish the PM's negotiating hand in advance. I hope Albertans will soon relegate this woman to the island of misfit fascist toys where she belongs.
Danielle Smith threatening Canada’s national unity over any attempt to regulate industrial carbon emissions, plastics or the “commercial free speech of energy companies”
May 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Doing this the day before Carney went to meet with Trump on behalf of all Canadians was a calculated ploy to try and diminish the PM's negotiating hand in advance. I hope Albertans will soon relegate this woman to the island of misfit fascist toys where she belongs.
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Trump re: use of military force in Canada: “But I think it’s highly unlikely ... I don’t see it with Canada. I just don’t see it..”
Seriously folks - has the bar of acceptable behaviour for an American president sunk so low that it's okay to ponder attacking a peace-loving nation?
Seriously folks - has the bar of acceptable behaviour for an American president sunk so low that it's okay to ponder attacking a peace-loving nation?
Dear Democrats + American "friends"
Even when your president says it is "unlikely" that he will use military force against our country it still worthy of a resounding response.
Right?
But we hear crickets.
You might be okay with the end of the rule of law.
Not us.
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Even when your president says it is "unlikely" that he will use military force against our country it still worthy of a resounding response.
Right?
But we hear crickets.
You might be okay with the end of the rule of law.
Not us.
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Trump says ‘highly unlikely’ U.S. ever uses military force to annex Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump says it is 'highly unlikely' the United States would ever use military force to annex Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Trump re: use of military force in Canada: “But I think it’s highly unlikely ... I don’t see it with Canada. I just don’t see it..”
Seriously folks - has the bar of acceptable behaviour for an American president sunk so low that it's okay to ponder attacking a peace-loving nation?
Seriously folks - has the bar of acceptable behaviour for an American president sunk so low that it's okay to ponder attacking a peace-loving nation?
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SCOOP: Alberta's Justice Minister is a long-time friend and relative of the man whose business dealings with the health authority are tied to multiple investigations
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta Justice Minister has personal relationship with man whose businesses are tied to AHS investigation
Mickey Amery told The Globe and Mail that he is a long-time friend of Sam Mraiche and ‘loosely related’ to him through marriage
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
SCOOP: Alberta's Justice Minister is a long-time friend and relative of the man whose business dealings with the health authority are tied to multiple investigations
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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This was an important election. It means we get to keep the CBC. It means public news and responsible journalism. It means Canadian TV and Canadian film. It means more Canada in the world. Not just for us, but for everyone.
This election means Can-Con not Can't-Con.
This election means Can-Con not Can't-Con.
April 29, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This was an important election. It means we get to keep the CBC. It means public news and responsible journalism. It means Canadian TV and Canadian film. It means more Canada in the world. Not just for us, but for everyone.
This election means Can-Con not Can't-Con.
This election means Can-Con not Can't-Con.
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This is horrifying and heartbreaking. Sending so much love to the Filipino community right now. I can’t imagine how you’re feeling.
You deserve to feel safe celebrating your culture. This is devastating. 💔
You deserve to feel safe celebrating your culture. This is devastating. 💔
April 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is horrifying and heartbreaking. Sending so much love to the Filipino community right now. I can’t imagine how you’re feeling.
You deserve to feel safe celebrating your culture. This is devastating. 💔
You deserve to feel safe celebrating your culture. This is devastating. 💔
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Janice Stein endorsed Carney, saying:
"Mark Carney is the world's leading economist and could very well lead the whole world through the Trump crisis, let alone Canada."
#MarkCarney #carneyforcanada #LeadershipMatters
#cdnpoli #NeverPoilievre #canadastrong #canada #VoteWisely
"Mark Carney is the world's leading economist and could very well lead the whole world through the Trump crisis, let alone Canada."
#MarkCarney #carneyforcanada #LeadershipMatters
#cdnpoli #NeverPoilievre #canadastrong #canada #VoteWisely
April 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Janice Stein endorsed Carney, saying:
"Mark Carney is the world's leading economist and could very well lead the whole world through the Trump crisis, let alone Canada."
#MarkCarney #carneyforcanada #LeadershipMatters
#cdnpoli #NeverPoilievre #canadastrong #canada #VoteWisely
"Mark Carney is the world's leading economist and could very well lead the whole world through the Trump crisis, let alone Canada."
#MarkCarney #carneyforcanada #LeadershipMatters
#cdnpoli #NeverPoilievre #canadastrong #canada #VoteWisely
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The Clown Show continues …
April 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Clown Show continues …
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Welcome !
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Welcome !
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By Evan Dyer CBC. This is highly problematic.
April 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
By Evan Dyer CBC. This is highly problematic.