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Prairiesunshine @scottishox2.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in Canada 🇨🇦

The Supreme Court is:
* Appointed Based On Merit & Experience
* Diverse Like Canada
* Female-Majority
* Under 75 - When They Must Retire
* Independent Of Elected Politicians

Chief justice says judicial independence defend Canada from autocracy share.google/BUANEh3EHOv2...

Chief justice says rule of law, judicial independence defend Canada from autocracy

Chief Justice Richard Wagner says that while Canada is not a superpower in the traditional sense of the word, it is certainly a democratic superpower.

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 17h

Nope.

Trump says 'Canada will love us again' — but there's still no deal on tariffs after Carney meeting | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's working on a trade deal with Prime Minister Mark Carney that he believes will be well-received by Canadians, telling reporters assembled for their bilater...

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 17h

Fellow Canadians in Alberta, let’s put #PublicEducation funds paid by us, back where they belong, & not in #UCP -endorsed charter schools.

The petition will be up when a CFO is appointed within 7 days & the 7-day publication period ends.

#DanielleSmithisUnfit
#AbPoli
#AbLeg
#AbEd
#AliciaTaylor

Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 1d

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 1d

The #petition has ~230,000 signatures. It needs 294,000 by Oct. 28. I signed & I’m hopeful.

The #UCP public sector labour relations crisis, health-care chaos, oil company layoffs, & procurement scandals could also fuel a snap election. Will that be enough for notable change, given her rural base?

The ‘Forever Canadian’ Petition Could Bring a Snap Alberta Election | The Tyee

Danielle Smith is unlikely to allow a referendum based on the pro-Canada question promoted by Thomas Lukaszuk.

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 2d

Teachers in #AB are on strike implicating 50,000+ #teachers, & 730,000+ students.

Heather Quinn president of #ATA Edmonton Public Schools & Amber Nicholson, the Edmonton Catholic ATA president join us.

Listen to the story on Edmonton AM. (7 mins)

#ATA
#Alberta
#UCP
#AbLeg
#AbPoli
#NoStrikePay

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, Edson. 🤣 #TeacherStrike #Alberta

Sign outside the local peeler bar in Edson, AB:
OUR STRIPPERS MAKE MORE THAN ALBERTA TEACHERS

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 2d

“This is not just a lament over an emptying suburban Calgary office or yet another argument for unnecessary pipelines. It signals that the age of crude oil is ending. If Canada’s leaders don’t start planning for what comes next, the country will stumble into that future unprepared.”

RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · 2d

My latest….The new Imperial Oil is a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada by Canadians. It’s the clearest sign yet that Canada’s oil story is drawing to a close. Our leaders still haven't noticed. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/a...

The fall of a Canadian giant

The new Imperial Oil is essentially a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada or by Canadians. This isn’t just a corporate restructuring. It’s...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 2d

Last week, members of the Canadian Parliamentary Pride Caucus were invited to a special reception in honour of “Love in a Dangerous Time”, which is an important and moving exhibition about Canada’s LGBT Purge.

Contact Canadian Museum for Human Rights to bring this exhibition to your community. 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2d

I spoke up about Pierre Poilievre today and got this threat on facebook. Josh Levy tells me to watch my back.
No Josh, I will keep speaking out about building a better Canada regardless of the threats you make to me or my loved ones.

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, #YEG, if you don’t want grubby #UCP hands in YEG affairs, vote independent Andrew Knack. He says “Municipal campaigns should steer clear of party politics.” He also won’t accept corporate, union, or PAC donations. 2/13 candidates are UCP aligned: Tim Cartmell & Michael Walters. #VoteResponsibly

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Lisa E 🇨🇦 @lisa1111can.bsky.social · 2d

YYC Supports Public Education!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
#CanadaStrong 🇨🇦

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 3d

The crowd in Calgary is loud and angry.
Alberta MAGA Smith pissed them off. #cdnpoli

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 2d

#DanielleSmith was a key contributor to the toxic sabotage of the #Calgary Public Schools board of trustees. It was dissolved in less than a yr.

Then, she was an editorial writer for the Calgary Herald just before journalists & writers went on strike. Of course she crossed the picket line & wrote.

Dave Cournoyer (@daveberta)

With more than 43,000 members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association overwhelming rejecting the latest contract offer from the provincial government and an October 6 teachers strike fast approaching, a ...

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 3d

2 sides of the same con coin. Both fired from serving but disappointingly still in the spotlight, they mess up, misinform, bait & switch, & cover up lies. They’re not your grandparents’ progressive conservatives. They’re today’s bungling neo-fascists.

#ABC
#CdnPoli
#AbPoli
#Smith
#Poilievre

IN THE 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION, PIERRE POILIEVRE LOST HIS SEAT IN THE CARLETON RIDING, AND THEN WON IN THE BATTLE RIVER - CROWFOOT BYELECTION AFTER DAMIEN KUREK GAVE UP HIS SEAT.

DANIELLE SMITH WAS ONE OF THE CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION
TRUSTEES WHOSE BOARD WAS DISMISSED LESS THAN A YEAR INTO HER TERM, AS THE BOARD WAS DEEMED TO BE
"COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL"
71% OF CALGARIANS SUPPORTED THE DISMISSAL.

𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 3d

Indeed and they’ve proven that time and again simply by the inane policies they create & retract because they’re that ignorant & misinformed.

𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 3d

Solidarity ✊

#ATA
#IStandWithTeachers

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 3d

Just this weekend, although the deal is still largely like the one rejected in May & last week, now the #UCP is throwing in COVID shots for free for teachers & staff, when throughout Canada it’s free.

You still suck, Dani.

𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 11d

#Albertans this is a heads up. It looks like teachers are being offered the same deal they rejected in May & will likely vote no. The #UCP threw in the COVID vaccine @ ~$110, too. Students can’t get the #education they deserve under dire classroom conditions. I know 3 teachers on leave. It’s Sept.

StopTheExcuses.ca

www.stoptheexcuses.ca

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 4d

The #UCP govt offers to pay $150 /week to parents of kids 12 & under during the teacher strike.

Acc. to StatsCan, that’s ~246K - 450K kids (CBC says ~359K) in AB.

$150 × 246K to 450K = $36M to $67.5M /week: taxpayer money used to ruin the #ATA, threaten teachers, & weaken #PublicEducation.

Alberta to pay families of younger children should teachers strike Oct. 6, government says | CBC News

The Alberta government will redirect money saved during a potential teachers' strike to payments for parents with younger children in public, Catholic and francophone schools.

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 6d

Friday #Haiku

Weekend vibes, no news,
No PP, Dani, or Trump,
Fall calls us outside.

#Canada
#Wellness

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CTV News Calgary @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social · 7d

Bruce McAllister has apologized for his comments about spanking but opponents say it's another example of unprofessional conduct by the Alberta UCP #yyc #yeg www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Moderator on Smith’s Alberta Next panel sorry for saying teen should be spanked

The executive director of Premier Danielle Smith’s office says he’s sorry for publicly calling for a high school student to be spanked.

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 7d

They can always truncate this headline to the first four words: Alberta Premier blames Ottawa.

Alberta premier blames Ottawa for Imperial Oil job cuts, but experts say it's a global trend | CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Imperial Oil's plan to lay off roughly 20 per cent of its workforce by 2027 is “very disappointing," laying the blame on Ottawa and reinforcing the need to build pi...

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 7d

Libraries should be an inclusive resource for communities of children with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and learning needs.

The overlooked service that could make plans for a library in every primary school in England a reality

Libraries should be an inclusive resource for communities of children with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and learning needs.

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 6d

Classic republican hypocrisy.

#MAGA Republican businessman & former Navy SEAL, #BillBerrien entered #Wisconsin 2026 gubernatorial race. He suspended his campaign after the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported his online history which included following #queer & #transgender adult content creators.

Portrait image of Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien.

He quits Governor Race After Report Exposes His Trans Porn History

𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 7d

Drone use strengthens #sovereignty & territorial defense but there are persistent risks, & sovereignty requires both technological adaptation & diplomatic strategy.

Fellow #Canadians, what are your thoughts, given current geopolitics & 🇺🇸n sentiment?

#CdnPoli
#GmPlant
#Oshawa
#Indiana
#Tariffs

Marty Fontaine 🇨🇦 @martithrall.bsky.social · 8d

And to your point about drones, if we have learned anything from the Ukraine war, when fighting a superior force, drones is where it's at.

Canada🇨🇦 ought to be the world leader in drone tech and manufacturing.

Car factory sitting empty? Guess what? Drone factory. 🇨🇦steel, 🇨🇦tech, 🇨🇦💪🆓️

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane #Goodall has passed away today, due to natural causes.

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved." - Jane Goodall

RIP fair Dame Dr. Jane. 💖

Black & white closeup of Dr. Jane Goodall with the following text at the bottom of the image: Dr Jane Goodall, DBE
3 April 1934 - 1 October 2025

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𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 8d

Worth a listen.

Dr. #PamPalmater talks about how #PP claimed that Christians are the largest persecuted demographic; 🤥 Acc. to StatsCan, it’s racial & cultural groups. Such vitriol & tone-deaf rhetoric belched out in such a way & so close to Sept. 30, proves how unaware & insensitive he truly is.

In my opinion…

YouTube video by Pam Palmater

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