Rebecca Graff-McRae
@poliscirish.bsky.social
Political researcher. Deconstructor of discourses. Dancer of jigs. Spectator of spectres. Herder of hooligans.
PhD in Irish political history. QUB alum. Research manager at Parkland Institute
PhD in Irish political history. QUB alum. Research manager at Parkland Institute
I do the same (26/11). Happy belated birthday! 🥳
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I do the same (26/11). Happy belated birthday! 🥳
Surely we already traded away climate action for national unity when Trudeau bought TransMountain?
One lesson that might be drawn from this is that such bargains are never fully concluded, and a higher & higher price will be demanded each time the unity cage is rattled 🤔
One lesson that might be drawn from this is that such bargains are never fully concluded, and a higher & higher price will be demanded each time the unity cage is rattled 🤔
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Surely we already traded away climate action for national unity when Trudeau bought TransMountain?
One lesson that might be drawn from this is that such bargains are never fully concluded, and a higher & higher price will be demanded each time the unity cage is rattled 🤔
One lesson that might be drawn from this is that such bargains are never fully concluded, and a higher & higher price will be demanded each time the unity cage is rattled 🤔
I'm not blaming Lukaszuk or his FC team. I'm attempting to warn the vast majority of Albertans who are not active separatists that this isn't the victory they think it is, and that the game being played isn't the one they think they are in.
December 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I'm not blaming Lukaszuk or his FC team. I'm attempting to warn the vast majority of Albertans who are not active separatists that this isn't the victory they think it is, and that the game being played isn't the one they think they are in.
This is a hollow victory: I've lived in a country so divided & observed the *generations* of work to heal those fractures.
Given the scenes @ the UCP AGM, we are heading down a dangerous path. But trying to beat them at their own game is a strategy that may have equally dangerous consequences. 4/
Given the scenes @ the UCP AGM, we are heading down a dangerous path. But trying to beat them at their own game is a strategy that may have equally dangerous consequences. 4/
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is a hollow victory: I've lived in a country so divided & observed the *generations* of work to heal those fractures.
Given the scenes @ the UCP AGM, we are heading down a dangerous path. But trying to beat them at their own game is a strategy that may have equally dangerous consequences. 4/
Given the scenes @ the UCP AGM, we are heading down a dangerous path. But trying to beat them at their own game is a strategy that may have equally dangerous consequences. 4/
In the best case scenario, we "win" our right to remain in Canada, but entrench deep and bitter divisions between Albertans and the rest of Canada, between Remainders and Leavers, between settler Albertans and Indigenous nations, between friends, neighbours, and family members.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
In the best case scenario, we "win" our right to remain in Canada, but entrench deep and bitter divisions between Albertans and the rest of Canada, between Remainders and Leavers, between settler Albertans and Indigenous nations, between friends, neighbours, and family members.
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See also: Brexit, David Cameron's folly, and the Cambridge Analytica scheme.
Any referendum on Alberta's place in Confederation leaves us incredibly vulnerable to this kind of discourse manipulation, or outright malfeasance. 2/
Any referendum on Alberta's place in Confederation leaves us incredibly vulnerable to this kind of discourse manipulation, or outright malfeasance. 2/
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
See also: Brexit, David Cameron's folly, and the Cambridge Analytica scheme.
Any referendum on Alberta's place in Confederation leaves us incredibly vulnerable to this kind of discourse manipulation, or outright malfeasance. 2/
Any referendum on Alberta's place in Confederation leaves us incredibly vulnerable to this kind of discourse manipulation, or outright malfeasance. 2/
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Looks like a perfect spot for His Highness!
Maple sending a cheery wave from his kingdom.
Maple sending a cheery wave from his kingdom.
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Looks like a perfect spot for His Highness!
Maple sending a cheery wave from his kingdom.
Maple sending a cheery wave from his kingdom.
Sshhhh, let's not tell them 🤫
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sshhhh, let's not tell them 🤫
Fun fact about Oberg: between his stints in cabinet & the AHS appointment, he tried to set up a for-profit hospital on the Westbank FN in BC, thinking it was not subject to the CHA. His company eventually got sued into oblivion by investors for being shady, so no surprises to anyone on any point.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Fun fact about Oberg: between his stints in cabinet & the AHS appointment, he tried to set up a for-profit hospital on the Westbank FN in BC, thinking it was not subject to the CHA. His company eventually got sued into oblivion by investors for being shady, so no surprises to anyone on any point.