Jeffrey Coffman
@jeffreycoffman.bsky.social
Passionate about local government, municipal governance, Chicago blues, and the Oxford comma. Слава Україні!
I don’t know which is worse: the fact that Premier Smith has put any thought into a preferred title, or the fact that she’s saying it out loud?
I can do little to stop the madness occurring in the US but I sure as hell stop it from ever happening here!
#WeAreCanadian #ABPoli #ABLeg
I can do little to stop the madness occurring in the US but I sure as hell stop it from ever happening here!
#WeAreCanadian #ABPoli #ABLeg
At this meeting, Dennis Modry claimed that Premier Danielle Smith said she prefers the title 'Prime Minister' over 'President,' in a discussion about her possible leadership in an independent Alberta. 1/5
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
I'm at Heritage Park, a petition signing location in Stony Plain for Alberta Independence. Folks are lined up waiting to sign, with speakers set to begin at 7:00 pm. Will live tweet below 🧵
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
January 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I don’t know which is worse: the fact that Premier Smith has put any thought into a preferred title, or the fact that she’s saying it out loud?
I can do little to stop the madness occurring in the US but I sure as hell stop it from ever happening here!
#WeAreCanadian #ABPoli #ABLeg
I can do little to stop the madness occurring in the US but I sure as hell stop it from ever happening here!
#WeAreCanadian #ABPoli #ABLeg
Here it is, in black and white:
“[M]y view aligns with the Alberta government, which is the hope for a sovereign Alberta within a United Canada.” - MLA Neudorf (Leth East)
lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/l...
#ABPoli #ABLeg
“[M]y view aligns with the Alberta government, which is the hope for a sovereign Alberta within a United Canada.” - MLA Neudorf (Leth East)
lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/l...
#ABPoli #ABLeg
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Here it is, in black and white:
“[M]y view aligns with the Alberta government, which is the hope for a sovereign Alberta within a United Canada.” - MLA Neudorf (Leth East)
lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/l...
#ABPoli #ABLeg
“[M]y view aligns with the Alberta government, which is the hope for a sovereign Alberta within a United Canada.” - MLA Neudorf (Leth East)
lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/l...
#ABPoli #ABLeg
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Alberta separatism isn’t about independence. It’s about becoming the 51’st state. Trump’s eyeing Alberta. Separatists are helping him.
Masked ICE militia can’t replace the Mounties.
PLEASE, register at Forever-Canadian.ca and join the resistance!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Masked ICE militia can’t replace the Mounties.
PLEASE, register at Forever-Canadian.ca and join the resistance!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Trump cabinet member weighs in on Alberta separatism | CBC News
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented Thursday on the separatist movement in Alberta — making him the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to weigh in on the province's politic...
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Alberta separatism isn’t about independence. It’s about becoming the 51’st state. Trump’s eyeing Alberta. Separatists are helping him.
Masked ICE militia can’t replace the Mounties.
PLEASE, register at Forever-Canadian.ca and join the resistance!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Masked ICE militia can’t replace the Mounties.
PLEASE, register at Forever-Canadian.ca and join the resistance!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Canada Lives Because…
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Canada Lives Because…
I disagree. Canada DOES exist because of the US:
They invaded in 1812 (“a mere matter of marching”) but we repelled them.
They tried to undermine our governments during our Rebellions in 1837.
They tried incursions into the prairies, the impetus for the NWMP.
#WeAreCanada because of the US.
They invaded in 1812 (“a mere matter of marching”) but we repelled them.
They tried to undermine our governments during our Rebellions in 1837.
They tried incursions into the prairies, the impetus for the NWMP.
#WeAreCanada because of the US.
This is our country. This is our future. The choice is ours.
We choose Canada.
youtu.be/_MTTo8Qt6tU?...
We choose Canada.
youtu.be/_MTTo8Qt6tU?...
We choose Canada • Nous choisissons le Canada
YouTube video by Mark Carney
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I disagree. Canada DOES exist because of the US:
They invaded in 1812 (“a mere matter of marching”) but we repelled them.
They tried to undermine our governments during our Rebellions in 1837.
They tried incursions into the prairies, the impetus for the NWMP.
#WeAreCanada because of the US.
They invaded in 1812 (“a mere matter of marching”) but we repelled them.
They tried to undermine our governments during our Rebellions in 1837.
They tried incursions into the prairies, the impetus for the NWMP.
#WeAreCanada because of the US.
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23% of Americans want their State to separate from the USA. Alberta is polling at 19% wanting to separate. It's less separatist than: Alaska, Hawaii, Washington Montana, Idaho, California, Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Arkansas, Indiana, New York.......
January 23, 2026 at 8:53 PM
23% of Americans want their State to separate from the USA. Alberta is polling at 19% wanting to separate. It's less separatist than: Alaska, Hawaii, Washington Montana, Idaho, California, Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Arkansas, Indiana, New York.......
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Time to put on that thinking toque and share your thoughts on snow removal:
❄️plowing snow and ice to the right
❄️city-wide snow route network
❄️subscription-based Windrow Assistance Service
www.lethbridge.ca/news/posts/s...
#yql #lethbridge #brightertogetheryql #yqljenn
❄️plowing snow and ice to the right
❄️city-wide snow route network
❄️subscription-based Windrow Assistance Service
www.lethbridge.ca/news/posts/s...
#yql #lethbridge #brightertogetheryql #yqljenn
Share your snow-pinions! | City of Lethbridge
www.lethbridge.ca
January 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Time to put on that thinking toque and share your thoughts on snow removal:
❄️plowing snow and ice to the right
❄️city-wide snow route network
❄️subscription-based Windrow Assistance Service
www.lethbridge.ca/news/posts/s...
#yql #lethbridge #brightertogetheryql #yqljenn
❄️plowing snow and ice to the right
❄️city-wide snow route network
❄️subscription-based Windrow Assistance Service
www.lethbridge.ca/news/posts/s...
#yql #lethbridge #brightertogetheryql #yqljenn
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Lawyers and former attorneys general are speaking out about the UCP chipping away at the pillars of liberal democracy in Alberta.
January 20, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Lawyers and former attorneys general are speaking out about the UCP chipping away at the pillars of liberal democracy in Alberta.
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Exactly this.
As Justin goes on to say in his thread, we are very much at the "so what?" moment for this rhetoric.
As Justin goes on to say in his thread, we are very much at the "so what?" moment for this rhetoric.
Carney has spent the past year subtweeting Trump.
At a certain point, these words mean nothing if he won't actually come out and say what he's criticizing.
At a certain point, these words mean nothing if he won't actually come out and say what he's criticizing.
"If great powers abandon even the pretense of rules & values for the unhindered pursuit of their power & interest, the gains from transactionalism will become harder to replicate" -- Carney's speech at Davos is an extended criticism of the damage Trump is doing (though he's not mentioning his name)
January 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Exactly this.
As Justin goes on to say in his thread, we are very much at the "so what?" moment for this rhetoric.
As Justin goes on to say in his thread, we are very much at the "so what?" moment for this rhetoric.
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Here's the full speech. It is a dinger. Glad the PM is using an international stage, but all Canadians need to hear it. We're in this thing together.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Here's the full speech. It is a dinger. Glad the PM is using an international stage, but all Canadians need to hear it. We're in this thing together.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
Canadians continue to turn the words #ElbowsUp into action.
If PM Carney’s speech at #Davos is not actioned, we - Canadians - are on our own.
#Canada #CDNPoli
@coreyhogan.ca
If PM Carney’s speech at #Davos is not actioned, we - Canadians - are on our own.
#Canada #CDNPoli
@coreyhogan.ca
January 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Canadians continue to turn the words #ElbowsUp into action.
If PM Carney’s speech at #Davos is not actioned, we - Canadians - are on our own.
#Canada #CDNPoli
@coreyhogan.ca
If PM Carney’s speech at #Davos is not actioned, we - Canadians - are on our own.
#Canada #CDNPoli
@coreyhogan.ca
Well, he DOES have a point. I mean it’s not like a boat randomly landed on the shores of North America 534 years ago, and all the land was claimed with no written documen… oh. Wait.
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Well, he DOES have a point. I mean it’s not like a boat randomly landed on the shores of North America 534 years ago, and all the land was claimed with no written documen… oh. Wait.
Sadly, each Recall that fails will embolden the Premier to believe that people support what she’s doing. This will be her new “mandate” claim.
Hold on tight!
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseOfPower
Hold on tight!
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseOfPower
All these recall initiatives were already when launched unlikely to be successful. The fact that so many though were launched should be pause for everyone in government.
January 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Sadly, each Recall that fails will embolden the Premier to believe that people support what she’s doing. This will be her new “mandate” claim.
Hold on tight!
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseOfPower
Hold on tight!
#ABPoli #ABLeg #ABuseOfPower
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Who speaks for Earth?
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
January 17, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Who speaks for Earth?
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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Do you know a woman who is having an impact on our city? Nominate her for the YWCA Lethbridge & District Women of Distinction Awards! Nominations are due March 3 and come out and celebrate all the women in #Lethbridge on May 2! #yql #brightertogetheryql #yqljenn ywcalethbridge.com/event/women-...
Women of Distinction Awards • YWCA Lethbridge & District
The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards recognize those women in our community who, through their own initiative, ability, and effort, have made exemplary
ywcalethbridge.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Do you know a woman who is having an impact on our city? Nominate her for the YWCA Lethbridge & District Women of Distinction Awards! Nominations are due March 3 and come out and celebrate all the women in #Lethbridge on May 2! #yql #brightertogetheryql #yqljenn ywcalethbridge.com/event/women-...
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Like Ottawa, municipalities across Canada face aging water infrastructure and a critical renewal challenge they can’t tackle alone. Without significant long-term new investment in local infrastructure, Canada can’t deliver the houses and services communities need.
#CDNMuni #cdnpoli
#CDNMuni #cdnpoli
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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On Feb. 13, we’re inviting our community to come together to support our local food banks. Let’s address food insecurity in our city! THIS is what #brightertogetheryql looks like! #yql #lethbridge #yqljenn
January 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
On Feb. 13, we’re inviting our community to come together to support our local food banks. Let’s address food insecurity in our city! THIS is what #brightertogetheryql looks like! #yql #lethbridge #yqljenn
Oh, that’s right:
January 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Oh, that’s right:
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All money out of Scotiabank.
Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business
Financial data suggests Canadian banks are poised to profit if Donald Trump’s plan to takeover Venezuela’s oil industry comes to fruition.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM
All money out of Scotiabank.
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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i just don't think you get to say "America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never, that will never ever happen" in your election speech and then say stuff like this
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarifies position on the United States using military force to annex Greenland:
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
i just don't think you get to say "America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never, that will never ever happen" in your election speech and then say stuff like this