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Ubiquitous B🇨🇦
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Political junkie and serial reposter. #Canadasky #CanPoli Proud Canadian, deeply embarrassed Albertan. Staunch supporter of LGBTQ2+, Educators, Public Service and anyone going through life not being a jackass. No DMs unless invited
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Smith doubled down on her attack on the judiciary yesterday...

Not only reasserting she wants her govt to control what judges get to the bench...

But saying that it's fine because it wouldn't be her managing the process...

It would be Mickey Amery.

Her Justice Minister.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
February 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that, since 2015, the number of family doctors per capita has increased both nationally & in every province — except Alberta & Ontario #Canada

www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Health care on the brink: Most Canadians say access has worsened despite rising spending
One in eight Canadians say they’ve been searching for a family doctor for more than a year - or have stopped looking altogether, according to new data from Angus Reid Institute.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Classes so big, that students are left without chairs to sit on.
TDSB Trustees capped Grade 4-8 class sizes to avoid this – but the Ford Conservatives’ appointed supervisor scrapped the cap.
Ultra-large class sizes are coming this September, and our kids are paying the price. #cdnpoli
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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First, the UCP said there was an “election integrity crisis," which led to a voter ID law.

Then a “national unity crisis” → a sovereignty referendum.

Now a “crisis of confidence” in the courts → defunding judges.

There is no evidence of these crises.

The UCP is trying to manufacture them.
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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If you, like me, think it's absolutely insane and unacceptable that a Canadian company is supplying the Gestapo with vehicles, find your MP here and send them an email and ask them what they plan to do about it.

www.ourcommons.ca/members/en
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm | CBC News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb bla...
www.cbc.ca
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Furious Trump demands to know why Minneapolis shooting hasn’t sparked civil war yet
Furious Trump demands to know why Minneapolis shooting hasn’t sparked civil war yet
MAR-A-LAGO, FL - Following the shooting death of a Minneapolis woman at the hands of ICE agents, President Donald Trump is ordering Americans to "hurry the fuck up" descending into a nationwide confli...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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It’s time to play, “Describe that Video!” This Hour Has 22 Minutes at its most blistering - and prescient. This was posted yesterday. But it couldn’t be more timely. Whether or not you can bear to watch “that” video today, you need to watch this one. #Minneapolis #CBC
It's time to play... Describe! That! Video! | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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The last 2 #ULeth Board of Governor chairs, both alumni, must be proud.
One locked us out, leading to one of the most contentious PSE strikes in Canadian history.
The latest hired a negotiator to exact more concessions from the faculty.
It has collegial governance written all over it. #yql
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Just as a reminder, as the words lockout, mediation, and good faith begin to circulate, it’s been 572 days since our collective agreement expired:👇👇👇
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Good ol’ horse rasslin’ law-dawg Jeff Rath says that Felonious Crump embarrassed Carney.

The “thinking” involved to stretch and reach that conclusion is Olympic gold level mental gymnastics.
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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🧵 Today, #Lethbridge City Council hears an update on switching from Standing Policy Committees (SPCs) to a Community Issues Committee (CIC) model.
Big governance change — but who asked for it? 🤔
1/5 #YQL
dryalebelanger.substack.com/p/who-the-he...
Who The Hell Asked For Any Of This, Anyway?
Lethbridge City Council is promoting a major governance overhaul no one campaigned on, demanded, or voted for
dryalebelanger.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Hey Lethbridge #YQL peeps, this is an important read here! City Council doing "Things"! Probably not good "Things!"
"Who The Hell Asked For Any Of This, Anyway?
Lethbridge City Council is promoting a major governance overhaul no one campaigned on, demanded, or voted for."
ttps://dryalebelanger.substack.com/p/who-the-hell-asked-for-any-of-this
Who The Hell Asked For Any Of This, Anyway?
Lethbridge City Council is promoting a major governance overhaul no one campaigned on, demanded, or voted for
dryalebelanger.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Dr. Jared Wesley presenting at McGill; Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta if anyone wants to watch. Starting soon, but it's on YouTube for later.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/live/eSSXUmM...
MISC presents; Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta
YouTube video by MISC McGill
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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"Who The Hell Asked For Any Of This, Anyway?
Lethbridge City Council is promoting a major governance overhaul no one campaigned on, demanded, or voted for."
ttps://dryalebelanger.substack.com/p/who-the-hell-asked-for-any-of-this
Who The Hell Asked For Any Of This, Anyway?
Lethbridge City Council is promoting a major governance overhaul no one campaigned on, demanded, or voted for
dryalebelanger.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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For more information on being a professor at Yale College in the United States of America, do not reach out to @ydbelanger.bsky.social.

Do follow Dr. Belanger for academic writing & articles about Canadian topics, such as this blog about homelessness:

yalebelanger.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/a...
‘Another Unprecedented Event’: A Century of Policing Homelessness in Lethbridge
“I don’t believe that this is a housing issue; this is a criminal issue.”Councillor John Middleton-Hope Safety and Social Policy Standing Committee, June 19, 2025 “Any hobo who strikes a town shoul…
yalebelanger.wordpress.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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It’s not a distraction.

If it seems like far-right govts are very busy dismantling the world around you, it’s because all of those things are the Main Event. They want to do it all. It’s all their priority, not a massive circular distraction.

There’s no conspiracy or marionette strings.
Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
January 15, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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Have you seen this?
🤔

Slovenian Magazine Ojektiv's latest cover.
I think they NAILED it!!
😂

@meidastouch.com @bmeiselas.bsky.social @meiselasb.bsky.social @meidasjordy.bsky.social

#USpoli
#Venezuela
#Trump
#TrumpIsNotFitForOffice
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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Anyone who doubts an Alberta Police Force would be closer to ICE than the RCMP needs to pay closer attention to detail. And motive.
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/97434e9... Podcasters who were harassing Carrie Tait and former AHS board member Sandy Edmonstone were being paid by an Edmonton lawyer with close ties to Sam Mraiche. Probably just a coincidence.
Podcaster accused of harassing former AHS board member says he was hired by Edmonton lawyer, court records show
Legal documents identify Bryan Ward, who has acted for Sam Mraiche on multiple occasions, as the lawyer
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Strange things are happening in Lethbridge East with a recall that was initiated and then completely stalled!

Tonight at 8 we sit down with Alex noad, the local Lethbridge Journalist who has been trying to figure out what is going on!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 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
albertaviews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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"Cranbrook, B.C., using drones to monitor former homeless encampment sites"
Though we look to the US for examples of human rights violations, we need look no further than our own backyards. For the #Lethbridge folks aghast, we've used drone technology similarly.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Cranbrook using drones to monitor former homeless encampment sites | CBC News
While a community member who accesses support services related to mental health and addiction said the drones raise concerns about residents’ human rights, city officials say Cranbrook has been dealin...
www.cbc.ca
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM