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They called it “choice”
We call it a $1.2 billion education siphon.
Alberta’s public schools: fewer teachers, more trailers, and lobbyists everywhere.
#abed #ableg #UCP #Alberta #DanielleSmith #Education #cdnpolitics
We call it a $1.2 billion education siphon.
Alberta’s public schools: fewer teachers, more trailers, and lobbyists everywhere.
#abed #ableg #UCP #Alberta #DanielleSmith #Education #cdnpolitics
The Billion-Dollar Boondoggle: The The Case of the Missing Public Schools Funds
How Danielle Smith turned one of Canada’s best school systems into a billion-dollar playground for lobbyists — where “choice” means fewer teachers, more trailers, and private schools cashing public ch...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
They called it “choice”
We call it a $1.2 billion education siphon.
Alberta’s public schools: fewer teachers, more trailers, and lobbyists everywhere.
#abed #ableg #UCP #Alberta #DanielleSmith #Education #cdnpolitics
We call it a $1.2 billion education siphon.
Alberta’s public schools: fewer teachers, more trailers, and lobbyists everywhere.
#abed #ableg #UCP #Alberta #DanielleSmith #Education #cdnpolitics
Remember this? Destroying our public schools has always been their intention. #abpoli #alberta #redfored #wreckingball
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Remember this? Destroying our public schools has always been their intention. #abpoli #alberta #redfored #wreckingball
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October 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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MAGA is alive in Alberta.The UCP, like the Heritage Foundation "plays on the fears of religious parents & soothes their anxieties with the promise of a free market.To preserve so-called family values, the project’s playbook calls for the dismantling of public education 1/2
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee
MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.
thetyee.ca
October 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
MAGA is alive in Alberta.The UCP, like the Heritage Foundation "plays on the fears of religious parents & soothes their anxieties with the promise of a free market.To preserve so-called family values, the project’s playbook calls for the dismantling of public education 1/2
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta
#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Smith #FireSmith #FireTheUCP
#Canada #Country #Parody #Funny #Comedy #scandals #Country
You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta
#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Smith #FireSmith #FireTheUCP
#Canada #Country #Parody #Funny #Comedy #scandals #Country
You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta
YouTube video by John D. Cundle
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October 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta
#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Smith #FireSmith #FireTheUCP
#Canada #Country #Parody #Funny #Comedy #scandals #Country
You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta
#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Smith #FireSmith #FireTheUCP
#Canada #Country #Parody #Funny #Comedy #scandals #Country
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What do Alberta teachers want? They want real action:
- Cap class sizes with clear plans
- Improve EA ratios for diverse needs
- Fund schools to average
- Ensure fair wages for all teachers
Our kids deserve better working conditions for better learning conditions! #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #UCPFail
- Cap class sizes with clear plans
- Improve EA ratios for diverse needs
- Fund schools to average
- Ensure fair wages for all teachers
Our kids deserve better working conditions for better learning conditions! #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #UCPFail
October 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Does anyone have a list of who NOT to vote for for school board trustees? I don't want to inadvertently vote for TBA. I'm in Ward 1. Narrowed it down to Dubray and Hart -- I think.
#abpol #CBE #noTBAforme #abed #albertaeducation #Isupporttheteachers
#abpol #CBE #noTBAforme #abed #albertaeducation #Isupporttheteachers
October 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Does anyone have a list of who NOT to vote for for school board trustees? I don't want to inadvertently vote for TBA. I'm in Ward 1. Narrowed it down to Dubray and Hart -- I think.
#abpol #CBE #noTBAforme #abed #albertaeducation #Isupporttheteachers
#abpol #CBE #noTBAforme #abed #albertaeducation #Isupporttheteachers
Hey...thanks for sharing my poster! It got a bit dinged up yesterday but I'm up for repairing it and rallying again!
My Dad said: Never listen to teachers. Listen to conservatives and oil execs and never tell the truth.
#abpoli #ableg #abteachers #abteachersstrike
#abpoli #ableg #abteachers #abteachersstrike
October 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Hey...thanks for sharing my poster! It got a bit dinged up yesterday but I'm up for repairing it and rallying again!
October 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Friendly reminder:
The last time the UCP tried building a pipeline, it cost Alberta taxpayers $1.3 billion and the pipeline never got built!
But don't worry, we won't let that happen again. We've got new plans on how to waste tax money this time around.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The last time the UCP tried building a pipeline, it cost Alberta taxpayers $1.3 billion and the pipeline never got built!
But don't worry, we won't let that happen again. We've got new plans on how to waste tax money this time around.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | After losing billions of dollars on Keystone XL and tank cars, Alberta is pursuing another pipeline | CBC News
After months of Premier Danielle Smith vowing to find a company willing to develop a new oil export pipeline, the Alberta government itself is taking the plunge. The move is already drawing both prais...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Friendly reminder:
The last time the UCP tried building a pipeline, it cost Alberta taxpayers $1.3 billion and the pipeline never got built!
But don't worry, we won't let that happen again. We've got new plans on how to waste tax money this time around.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The last time the UCP tried building a pipeline, it cost Alberta taxpayers $1.3 billion and the pipeline never got built!
But don't worry, we won't let that happen again. We've got new plans on how to waste tax money this time around.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Exactly!!
How big a raise could they give teachers if our money wasn’t spent on anti-fed propaganda, or on baseless lawsuits that go nowhere? Maybe Danielle could cut down on trips to Prager U and Mar A Lago? How many early pensions are we paying for qualified experts who were turfed? 1/
Alberta’s Smith says tight budget means teachers face a stark choice in bargaining
September 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Exactly!!
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#Cdnpoli #Abpoli #Skpoli
"A teacher’s work environment is also a student’s learning environment."
I remember reading this letter to the editor in the #Saskatoon Star Phoenix last year.
IMO #Conservative governments don't give a shit about the well being of students or their families.
"A teacher’s work environment is also a student’s learning environment."
I remember reading this letter to the editor in the #Saskatoon Star Phoenix last year.
IMO #Conservative governments don't give a shit about the well being of students or their families.
September 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
#Cdnpoli #Abpoli #Skpoli
"A teacher’s work environment is also a student’s learning environment."
I remember reading this letter to the editor in the #Saskatoon Star Phoenix last year.
IMO #Conservative governments don't give a shit about the well being of students or their families.
"A teacher’s work environment is also a student’s learning environment."
I remember reading this letter to the editor in the #Saskatoon Star Phoenix last year.
IMO #Conservative governments don't give a shit about the well being of students or their families.
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Okay Alberta your health is in the hands of these 2 people. #ABleg #ABpoli #DanielleSmith #FireLaGrange
August 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Okay Alberta your health is in the hands of these 2 people. #ABleg #ABpoli #DanielleSmith #FireLaGrange
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This is a must-watch message from Nenshi. He’s calm, introspective, and clearly knows how to focus on the right things. I hadn’t seen the clip of Smith’s angry diatribe before; it rattled me too. You can feel the reactive, self-centered ire in her voice, and she shows an obvious lack of leadership.
The more I think about the Premier's comments, the more shocked I am.
Public servants aren’t above criticism, and her behaviour was insensitive and unbelievably entitled.
Albertans deserve better.
The people of Jasper deserve better.
youtu.be/JESxWlfiQgs
Public servants aren’t above criticism, and her behaviour was insensitive and unbelievably entitled.
Albertans deserve better.
The people of Jasper deserve better.
youtu.be/JESxWlfiQgs
Public servants aren't above criticism. We are here to serve Albertans. Danielle Smith is not.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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July 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is a must-watch message from Nenshi. He’s calm, introspective, and clearly knows how to focus on the right things. I hadn’t seen the clip of Smith’s angry diatribe before; it rattled me too. You can feel the reactive, self-centered ire in her voice, and she shows an obvious lack of leadership.
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Alberta: Did you know that…
1. 6 UCP MLAs won their ridings w/a TOTAL of 2080 votes, over ALL 6 ridings.
2. We need to recall 5 UCP MLAs to oust this govt Now.
3. abresistance.ca is over 5000 Albertans currently organizing recalls in 2 ridings.
4. We need YOU to join the fight.
JOIN US!
1. 6 UCP MLAs won their ridings w/a TOTAL of 2080 votes, over ALL 6 ridings.
2. We need to recall 5 UCP MLAs to oust this govt Now.
3. abresistance.ca is over 5000 Albertans currently organizing recalls in 2 ridings.
4. We need YOU to join the fight.
JOIN US!
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July 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Alberta: Did you know that…
1. 6 UCP MLAs won their ridings w/a TOTAL of 2080 votes, over ALL 6 ridings.
2. We need to recall 5 UCP MLAs to oust this govt Now.
3. abresistance.ca is over 5000 Albertans currently organizing recalls in 2 ridings.
4. We need YOU to join the fight.
JOIN US!
1. 6 UCP MLAs won their ridings w/a TOTAL of 2080 votes, over ALL 6 ridings.
2. We need to recall 5 UCP MLAs to oust this govt Now.
3. abresistance.ca is over 5000 Albertans currently organizing recalls in 2 ridings.
4. We need YOU to join the fight.
JOIN US!
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"I sure as hell don’t think it was God’s plan for local officials to somehow not have implemented an effective warning system in the past 40 years, even with constant reminders that it was needed."
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social with a banger of a post here
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social with a banger of a post here
Do Not Put This On God
None of this was God's plan.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"I sure as hell don’t think it was God’s plan for local officials to somehow not have implemented an effective warning system in the past 40 years, even with constant reminders that it was needed."
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social with a banger of a post here
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social with a banger of a post here
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Today’s essential read for all albertans
I've been hesitant to write something like this because I didn't want to give oxygen to Alberta separatists. The conversation alone is dangerous.
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
Three Alberta separatism myths
No, we wouldn’t be able to force the rest of Canada to build pipelines.
www.coreyhogan.ca
May 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Today’s essential read for all albertans
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"If you or any other Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere."
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis.
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis.
May 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"If you or any other Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere."
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis.
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis.
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With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
April 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.