Duane Bratt🇨🇦
@duanebratt.bsky.social
Mount Royal University Political Science Prof, retired lacrosse coach (now I coach coaches!), Husband, and Dad to 2 adult children and 1 grandchild
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Reaction to Premier Danielle Smith’s provincewide address was swift Tuesday night, with critics challenging her government’s framing of immigration, economic pressures and Alberta’s finances.
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‘A clear crackdown on immigrants’: Critics push back on Smith’s provincewide address
Reaction to Premier Danielle Smith’s provincewide address was swift Tuesday night, with critics challenging her government’s framing of immigration, economic pressures and Alberta’s finances.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 20, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Reaction to Premier Danielle Smith’s provincewide address was swift Tuesday night, with critics challenging her government’s framing of immigration, economic pressures and Alberta’s finances.
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
On Oct 19, 2026 Justin Trudeau will have been out of office for 19 months.
February 20, 2026 at 3:55 AM
On Oct 19, 2026 Justin Trudeau will have been out of office for 19 months.
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Here's a 2024 letter from Danielle Smith to Justin Trudeau complaining about federal immigration limits affecting Alberta.
www.alberta.ca/system/files...
#Alberta #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli
www.alberta.ca/system/files...
#Alberta #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli
February 20, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Here's a 2024 letter from Danielle Smith to Justin Trudeau complaining about federal immigration limits affecting Alberta.
www.alberta.ca/system/files...
#Alberta #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli
www.alberta.ca/system/files...
#Alberta #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli
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Smith kicked off the sovereignty referendum campaign tonight. The fight for the future of Alberta starts now.
February 20, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Smith kicked off the sovereignty referendum campaign tonight. The fight for the future of Alberta starts now.
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Net migration in Alberta. Up, up, up, down, down, down.
Net international migration to Alberta totalled 197 in Q3 2025, down 99% from 32,046 in the same quarter a year prior.
Net international migration to Alberta totalled 197 in Q3 2025, down 99% from 32,046 in the same quarter a year prior.
February 20, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Net migration in Alberta. Up, up, up, down, down, down.
Net international migration to Alberta totalled 197 in Q3 2025, down 99% from 32,046 in the same quarter a year prior.
Net international migration to Alberta totalled 197 in Q3 2025, down 99% from 32,046 in the same quarter a year prior.
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None of Smith's referendum questions are likely to result in actual policy change.
Because they require constitutional amendments (federal veto) or are plainly unconstitutional.
Assuming "yes" votes carry, what then?
Kenney's equalization referendum didn't soothe separatists. It emboldened them.
Because they require constitutional amendments (federal veto) or are plainly unconstitutional.
Assuming "yes" votes carry, what then?
Kenney's equalization referendum didn't soothe separatists. It emboldened them.
February 20, 2026 at 3:10 AM
None of Smith's referendum questions are likely to result in actual policy change.
Because they require constitutional amendments (federal veto) or are plainly unconstitutional.
Assuming "yes" votes carry, what then?
Kenney's equalization referendum didn't soothe separatists. It emboldened them.
Because they require constitutional amendments (federal veto) or are plainly unconstitutional.
Assuming "yes" votes carry, what then?
Kenney's equalization referendum didn't soothe separatists. It emboldened them.
Premier Smith in her TV address said she was surprised at the emphasis on immigration during the Alberta Next panel. Fine. But who set the agenda? Who created the video? It was Smith herself.
February 20, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Premier Smith in her TV address said she was surprised at the emphasis on immigration during the Alberta Next panel. Fine. But who set the agenda? Who created the video? It was Smith herself.
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And thanks to @duanebratt.bsky.social for weighing in on the part here that i found most interesting, after months of speculation about a referendum in Alberta... but a referendum on separatism.
February 20, 2026 at 2:39 AM
And thanks to @duanebratt.bsky.social for weighing in on the part here that i found most interesting, after months of speculation about a referendum in Alberta... but a referendum on separatism.
There is so much to unpack from Smith's TV address. It was a firehose of information. But one thing I need to emphasize. A referendum question to introduce an Alberta head tax on immigration!
February 20, 2026 at 2:34 AM
There is so much to unpack from Smith's TV address. It was a firehose of information. But one thing I need to emphasize. A referendum question to introduce an Alberta head tax on immigration!
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Norway last stone: misfires. Canada win. 5-4. Team Jacobs are going for gold.
February 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Norway last stone: misfires. Canada win. 5-4. Team Jacobs are going for gold.
As stressful as OT is, 3v3 overtime is worse.
February 19, 2026 at 8:54 PM
As stressful as OT is, 3v3 overtime is worse.
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20 minutes or less of 3 on 3 OT. No shootouts, at least. Awful, but there you are
February 19, 2026 at 8:42 PM
20 minutes or less of 3 on 3 OT. No shootouts, at least. Awful, but there you are
overtime of course.
February 19, 2026 at 8:31 PM
overtime of course.
Americans score 6v5.
February 19, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Americans score 6v5.
That was an ugly hit. 5?
February 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
That was an ugly hit. 5?
Canada is in a defensive shell since scoring. Not sure that is sustainable.
February 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Canada is in a defensive shell since scoring. Not sure that is sustainable.
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For what it's worth, the House had a chance to effectively ban floor-crossing in 2012: C-306 would have required an MP to run in a by-election before sitting with another party.
It was defeated by a vote of 181 to 91 at second reading.
Just 3 Conservatives voted in favour, 142 voted against.
It was defeated by a vote of 181 to 91 at second reading.
Just 3 Conservatives voted in favour, 142 voted against.
C-306 (41-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada
C-306 (41-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada
www.parl.ca
February 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
For what it's worth, the House had a chance to effectively ban floor-crossing in 2012: C-306 would have required an MP to run in a by-election before sitting with another party.
It was defeated by a vote of 181 to 91 at second reading.
Just 3 Conservatives voted in favour, 142 voted against.
It was defeated by a vote of 181 to 91 at second reading.
Just 3 Conservatives voted in favour, 142 voted against.
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NEW: What a picture.
(Former Prince) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor photographed after being released from police custody following 12 hours of interview.
Sorry, I don’t have photographer’s name yet, but this been released by Reuters in the UK tonight.
(Former Prince) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor photographed after being released from police custody following 12 hours of interview.
Sorry, I don’t have photographer’s name yet, but this been released by Reuters in the UK tonight.
February 19, 2026 at 7:32 PM
NEW: What a picture.
(Former Prince) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor photographed after being released from police custody following 12 hours of interview.
Sorry, I don’t have photographer’s name yet, but this been released by Reuters in the UK tonight.
(Former Prince) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor photographed after being released from police custody following 12 hours of interview.
Sorry, I don’t have photographer’s name yet, but this been released by Reuters in the UK tonight.
Goooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllll! And a shorty too.
February 19, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Goooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllll! And a shorty too.
Very exciting game so far. Go Canadian women!🏒🥇
February 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Very exciting game so far. Go Canadian women!🏒🥇
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
It’s been decades since the Winter Olympics has featured a “kind of showdown that pits two nations in a symbolic clash of worldviews,” Adam Sternbergh writes. Thursday’s women’s hockey final between the U.S. and Canada is bringing back this “elbows up” energy.
It’s been decades since the Winter Olympics has featured a “kind of showdown that pits two nations in a symbolic clash of worldviews,” Adam Sternbergh writes. Thursday’s women’s hockey final between the U.S. and Canada is bringing back this “elbows up” energy.
Opinion | At the Olympics, a Real Heated Rivalry in Hockey
When the U.S. plays Canada in the Olympic women’s final, there will be much more than a gold medal at stake.
nyti.ms
February 19, 2026 at 11:20 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
It’s been decades since the Winter Olympics has featured a “kind of showdown that pits two nations in a symbolic clash of worldviews,” Adam Sternbergh writes. Thursday’s women’s hockey final between the U.S. and Canada is bringing back this “elbows up” energy.
It’s been decades since the Winter Olympics has featured a “kind of showdown that pits two nations in a symbolic clash of worldviews,” Adam Sternbergh writes. Thursday’s women’s hockey final between the U.S. and Canada is bringing back this “elbows up” energy.
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King Charles has released a statement: ‘It would not be right for me to comment further on this matter ... Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all’ reut.rs/4c8V8Vb
February 19, 2026 at 12:08 PM
King Charles has released a statement: ‘It would not be right for me to comment further on this matter ... Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all’ reut.rs/4c8V8Vb
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It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.
So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
Breaking News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested in Britain on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC said.
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.