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Citizens for the Common Good.
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Keep warm with great reads and a great excuse to stay inside! Grab a blanket and borrow an amazing read from @durvile-shyba.bsky.social, @ucalgarypress.bsky.social, @albertaviews.bsky.social, @renegadeartsent.bsky.social, @tychebooks.bsky.social, @ualberta.bsky.social and more! buff.ly/JsqyvsJ
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Today in Alberta - Jan 21: The campaign to recall Calgary-Bow MLA Demetrios Nicolaides comes to an end. Organizer Jenny Yeremiy says the campaign collected around 6,500 of the 16,006 signatures required to force a constituency-wide vote on whether Nicolaides should lose his legislative seat.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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The first two times I posted this essay about why I am a proud Canadian, and a proud Albertan, so many people tried to read it all at once that it crashed the @albertaviews.bsky.social website! But in light of recent news, I felt compelled to post it again. #Alberta #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #Canada
The Case for Sticking Around - Alberta Views
I’m calling on us to do something un-Canadian: and stand up for the country we love—and reject the idea of a sovereign Alberta
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January 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Within days of each other, three polls were released on the topic of separation. Pollara showed support for separating at 24%. Leger found it was a whopping 41%. Then “Remainers” could breathe a sigh of relief. An Abacus poll showed only 18%.
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The Politics of Polling - Alberta Views
In Alberta we’ll see polling used by separatists and by their federalist opponents. How useful is polling for providing accurate insights?
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January 19, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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"Why do these insiders say Canada needs a new blueprint for government? Primarily because the prime minister has too much power, and too much control is concentrated in the prime minister’s office of over 100 partisan staff."
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#CDNpoli #UofRpress
The cover of "A New Blueprint for Government: Reshaping power the PMO and the public Service" by Kevin G Lynch and James R. Mitchell. University of Regina Press. Review by Jackie Flanagan.
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Experts discuss! Let us know what you think too.
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Should the BC Tanker Ban be Lifted? - Alberta Views
Canada’s tanker ban reduces risk of oil spills and protects indigenous lands, but it also adds costs and eliminates opportunities for trade.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Forgot to post this when I got my December issue! Big thank you to @albertaviews.bsky.social for publishing my poem 'Disturbing the Peace' from my debut poetry collection Confirm Humanity (details here: wildskiespress.com/our-books/#c...)
A block of text baground in pink in a white magazine. It reads Disturbing the Peace by Kim Mannix It's hard to keep your muscles loose, your teeth unclenched. Hard to hear the news over and over -- insert city, number of dead here. Painting layer after layer of rage on top of you. It's a wonder you're not shellacked I place, fist up, mouth open, mid-anger shriek. How do you stay soft? How do you keep from popping your Ps on impossible words like prayer, peace, protection? How do you say you're a pacifist and mean it? It used to be so easy. Remember raising two fingers, like you saw the long-haired rock stars do on the covers of your dad's records? There's a plaque you still have in your living room, PEACE, LIKE CHARITY, BEGINS AT HOME. You've believed it for a long time. But lately you worry it ends there too. Praise, to all the brave souls who still turn on the TV, refresh the newsfeed, open the front door, wave to a neighbour -- their bodies as supple as a yogi's. Belief cushioning their red, red hearts.
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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New review of my book up at @albertaviews.bsky.social ! albertaviews.ca/meltdown-sar...
Meltdown by Sarah Boon - Alberta Views
Meltdown opens with author Sarah Boon alone with a student on an Arctic glacier, the student repeating “I don’t want to die."
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January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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Why should Alberta stay in Canada? The reasons aren’t just economic or legal. I hope you will read and share my robust rebuttal to those trying to break up our country. And I hope you’ll respond. #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #Canada #SenateofCanada
The Case for Sticking Around - Alberta Views
Let’s not quit Canada. Let’s make it better for everyone—including Albertans
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January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Inside the signature-collecting campaign to keep Alberta in Canada
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Forever Canadian - Alberta Views
The “Forever Canadian” initiative was created by Thomas Lukaszuk. An anti-separatist initiative, that gathered 456,388 signatures.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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"Whiny crybabies of Confederation" says it all. Thanks to @albertaviews.bsky.social for reprinting this column in their "Eye on Alberta" section. I couldn't agree more, except that the whiniest crybaby of them all has to be wealthy Alberta.
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Opinion: It's time for a centralization movement in Canada
Canada is the most decentralized federation in the world.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Listen to local artists from around the province.
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Albums Guide 2026 - Alberta Views
A Selection of recently released albums from Alberta composers, musicians and bands across a variety of genres.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Winner of the Alberta Views 2025 short story contest Patti Lott!
Read her story "Lydia" here:
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Lydia - Alberta Views
Lydia’s hip complains and her back aches, hunkered down like this, but she’s in a frenzy now, tearing at the underclothes, burrowing through
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December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Tegan Hill: Yes, Albertans will contribute roughly $4.2-billion to equalization this year while receiving no direct benefit

@trevortombe.bsky.social: No, equalization is funded by federal taxes paid by individuals at the same rate across the country
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Is Equalization Unfair to Alberta? - Alberta Views
The equalization payment reflects a core value: ensuring all Canadians can receive normal public services without paying abnormally high taxes
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December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Today in Alberta - Dec 12: The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) files a complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board that accuses the provincial government of bad-faith bargaining.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Many thanks to Alberta Views magazine for the wonderful review of FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY: A LIFE IN TRAVEL by Elizabeth J. Haynes! Read more here: thistledownpress.com/2025/12/11/r...

#review #nonfiction #travel #memoir #essays #CanLit #IndiePress
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Grab a blanket and borrow an amazing read with the Read Alberta collection and your local library. Enjoy reads from @renegadeartsent.bsky.social, @albertacraft.bsky.social, @albertaviews.bsky.social, @tychebooks.bsky.social, @ualbertapress.bsky.social, @avenuemagazine.bsky.social, and more!
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Today in Alberta - Dec 10: Elections Alberta approves three more recall petitions, including those for premier Danielle Smith and MLAs Rebecca Schulz and Nate Glubish. The required number of signatures for Smith’s petition is 12,070, to be submitted to Elections Alberta by March 10, 2026.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Smith alluded that the medical establishment couldn’t be trusted on gender issues, and snapped back when Kim referred to the new policies as “anti-trans,” insisting that youth can socially transition if they want.
“She did not come to listen. She did not care.”
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The War on Transgender Youth Comes to Alberta- Alberta Views
They noticed active bigotry towards Alberta’s queer and transgender citizens rising just as the anger against COVID restrictions was abating.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Kevin Van Tighem’s unflinchingly honest look at his decades-long career with Parks Canada in Jasper, Waterton and Banff national parks.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Today in Alberta - December 5: Court of King’s Justice Colin Feasby issues a decision regarding a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada and becoming a sovereign country.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Today in Alberta - December 4: The CBC reports that Alberta Health Services CEO Andre Tremblay is on a leave of absence, replaced by interim CEO Erin O’Neill.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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“This slender volume makes for excellent conversational kindling . . . The book is an embodiment of its core values, engaging with multiple viewpoints and arguments." @juliesedivy.bsky.social's review of Ira Wells' ON BOOK BANNING in @albertaviews.bsky.social
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December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Want to read local? Check out Alberta Views' Book Guide for a year of books from Alberta authors and publishers.
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Books Guide 2025 - Alberta Views
Alberta Views' 2025 Books Guide: New titles from Alberta publishers, and local authors published outside the province.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Why is Your Electricity Bill So High?
New issue now online!

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Take Back the Power - Alberta Views
There’s no question Albertans have been paying more for electricity than people in other provinces. Klein divided the sector into parts...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM