Scallion
@scallionator.bsky.social
Member of The Honourable Profession. NDP because I work for a living. Proud father.
Privileged to live on Treaty 6 Territory.
Privileged to live on Treaty 6 Territory.
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“Denmark’s going to have to invoke Article 4. Europe’s going to have to say if they’ll stand up. My gut feeling is Canada will be on the ground in Greenland because Alberta will be the next target if Trump gets away with it!”
#Greenland #Canada 🇬🇱🇨🇦
🔗 youtu.be/sZpjg5ZzHRM?si…
#Greenland #Canada 🇬🇱🇨🇦
🔗 youtu.be/sZpjg5ZzHRM?si…
January 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
“Denmark’s going to have to invoke Article 4. Europe’s going to have to say if they’ll stand up. My gut feeling is Canada will be on the ground in Greenland because Alberta will be the next target if Trump gets away with it!”
#Greenland #Canada 🇬🇱🇨🇦
🔗 youtu.be/sZpjg5ZzHRM?si…
#Greenland #Canada 🇬🇱🇨🇦
🔗 youtu.be/sZpjg5ZzHRM?si…
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When will Canada come to its senses and terminate the public subsidy to Postmedia? Citizens are literally funding the poisoning of our own democracy. #cdnpoli
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A deleted tweet by a Toronto Sun national politics reporter.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
When will Canada come to its senses and terminate the public subsidy to Postmedia? Citizens are literally funding the poisoning of our own democracy. #cdnpoli
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Everything on this list is just so fucking predictable.
Their base has gone MAGA.
Their base has gone MAGA.
Conservative grassroots to debate DEI, conversion therapy, abortion and immigration at convention
Late Thursday, the Conservative party published a list of policy proposals submitted by party members across riding associations.
nationalpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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Fascinating reminiscences of German women collected in the 1970s. Women War and The Third Reich. Available through your local bookstore or through Amazon.
October 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Fascinating reminiscences of German women collected in the 1970s. Women War and The Third Reich. Available through your local bookstore or through Amazon.
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'We need to adapt' ... like frogs in ever-warming water til we're boiling to death? That kind of 'adaptation', governments of the world? Because you all ignored the science, 20-30 years ago?
"... warming ... that we're going to feel the effects of even if we were to stop using fossil fuels today,"
"... warming ... that we're going to feel the effects of even if we were to stop using fossil fuels today,"
'We need to adapt': Heatwaves are dividing cities and 'amplifying' vulnerability
Extreme heat can affect different parts of cities unevenly. What's causing it — and what can be done about it?
www.sbs.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
'We need to adapt' ... like frogs in ever-warming water til we're boiling to death? That kind of 'adaptation', governments of the world? Because you all ignored the science, 20-30 years ago?
"... warming ... that we're going to feel the effects of even if we were to stop using fossil fuels today,"
"... warming ... that we're going to feel the effects of even if we were to stop using fossil fuels today,"
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#DBCalert: Highway 91 Both directions | Major incident | At Alex Fraser Bridge | #Delta | Vehicle incident. Expect Major delays due to congestion. Northbound left and centre lane blocked. Southbound left lane blocked. | Next update Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 4:45 PM PST
January 10, 2026 at 12:12 AM
#DBCalert: Highway 91 Both directions | Major incident | At Alex Fraser Bridge | #Delta | Vehicle incident. Expect Major delays due to congestion. Northbound left and centre lane blocked. Southbound left lane blocked. | Next update Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 4:45 PM PST
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On Jan. 9, 1953, Marguerite Pitre became the last woman put to death in Canada.
She took part in the bombing of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108 that killed 23 people in exchange for absolving a debt of $600 she owed.
This is the story of that bombing.
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She took part in the bombing of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108 that killed 23 people in exchange for absolving a debt of $600 she owed.
This is the story of that bombing.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
On Jan. 9, 1953, Marguerite Pitre became the last woman put to death in Canada.
She took part in the bombing of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108 that killed 23 people in exchange for absolving a debt of $600 she owed.
This is the story of that bombing.
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She took part in the bombing of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108 that killed 23 people in exchange for absolving a debt of $600 she owed.
This is the story of that bombing.
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Canada should jump on that deal. Cannot trust Musk and cannot trust the U.S.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
French-U.K. Starlink rival pitches Canada on 'sovereign' satellite service for Arctic military operations | CBC News
Eutelsat, a company largely owned by the French and U.K. governments, is offering Canada an alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband communications in the Far North. The company says it...
www.cbc.ca
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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If you haven’t done so already, please boycott US products as much as possible and not travel there (and encourage your friends/family to do the same). The Trump regime has been repeatedly threatening 🇨🇦 too, and so in return Canadians have inflicted severe financial pain by cutting travel + imports.
Elbows up in 2025: How a year of Canadian boycotts on U.S. products played out | CBC News
Here are a few of the ways Canadians tried to put more power behind their purchase and travel choices in 2025 — and how those decisions may have impacted the U.S. economy.
www.cbc.ca
January 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
If you haven’t done so already, please boycott US products as much as possible and not travel there (and encourage your friends/family to do the same). The Trump regime has been repeatedly threatening 🇨🇦 too, and so in return Canadians have inflicted severe financial pain by cutting travel + imports.
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If anyone in Portland Oregon would be willing to offer housing to a friend with Parkinson's who is about to get brain surgery, is on disability, can pay rent, and is being forced out of his current housing situation please reach out. This is time sensitive.
January 6, 2026 at 5:46 AM
If anyone in Portland Oregon would be willing to offer housing to a friend with Parkinson's who is about to get brain surgery, is on disability, can pay rent, and is being forced out of his current housing situation please reach out. This is time sensitive.
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“Doctors working in Edmonton’s major hospitals are calling on the Alberta government to declare a state of emergency because there is no more room to safely accept patients.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow
Physicians are raising alarms weeks after a man died at a local hospital after waiting hours for treatment
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 AM
“Doctors working in Edmonton’s major hospitals are calling on the Alberta government to declare a state of emergency because there is no more room to safely accept patients.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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"'They've — throughout it — tried to rush the process, not really thought it through, and at no time have they really consulted with any kind of professionals, even when it was offered to them.'" #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli 📚
Alberta school divisions remove handful of titles from shelves as new school library rules take effect | CBC News
A newly enacted provincial order on school literary materials prompted some divisions to remove a couple of dozen books from school shelves, but the names of those titles are secret.
www.cbc.ca
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
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If Greenland falls, Canada is next. It is time for the people of Denmark to invoke Article IV of NATO and to call Trump's bluff.
Either Europe stands up to him or we descend into an era of global gangsters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoZ...
Either Europe stands up to him or we descend into an era of global gangsters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoZ...
GREENLAND THREAT - IT'S TIME TO CALL TRUMP'S BLUFF !!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
If Greenland falls, Canada is next. It is time for the people of Denmark to invoke Article IV of NATO and to call Trump's bluff.
Either Europe stands up to him or we descend into an era of global gangsters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoZ...
Either Europe stands up to him or we descend into an era of global gangsters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUoZ...
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This story just gets curiouser and curiouser. We, as Albertans and as taxpayers, deserve to know the unfettered truth about what's going on here. Instead, we're continually getting bits and pieces. A public inquiry would be nice. #ABleg #Alberta www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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 4:21 AM
This story just gets curiouser and curiouser. We, as Albertans and as taxpayers, deserve to know the unfettered truth about what's going on here. Instead, we're continually getting bits and pieces. A public inquiry would be nice. #ABleg #Alberta www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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The @meidascanada.ca townhall in Calgary is sold out in just three days.
We will be back in the spring and will book a bigger hall next time.
Keep kicking at the darkness.
@meidastouch.com
We will be back in the spring and will book a bigger hall next time.
Keep kicking at the darkness.
@meidastouch.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The @meidascanada.ca townhall in Calgary is sold out in just three days.
We will be back in the spring and will book a bigger hall next time.
Keep kicking at the darkness.
@meidastouch.com
We will be back in the spring and will book a bigger hall next time.
Keep kicking at the darkness.
@meidastouch.com
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The world has been plunged into needless crisis because of the failure of the US political and legal system to deal with the criminal activities of Donald Trump.
Serious allegations of a $10 million bribe were buried by the Attorney General.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/how-to-bri...
Serious allegations of a $10 million bribe were buried by the Attorney General.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/how-to-bri...
How to Bribe a Gangster President
If you were going to offer a $10 million bribe to a sitting president, how would you imagine it playing out?
charlieangus.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The world has been plunged into needless crisis because of the failure of the US political and legal system to deal with the criminal activities of Donald Trump.
Serious allegations of a $10 million bribe were buried by the Attorney General.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/how-to-bri...
Serious allegations of a $10 million bribe were buried by the Attorney General.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/how-to-bri...
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Once again I'm re-upping this thread
Some of these recalls are running out of time and they need signatures
Scroll down to find your riding and click on the click, which should take you to a website with signing locations
Spread the word
Make a plan to sign
#ableg #abpoli #Alberta
Some of these recalls are running out of time and they need signatures
Scroll down to find your riding and click on the click, which should take you to a website with signing locations
Spread the word
Make a plan to sign
#ableg #abpoli #Alberta
So once again I'm going to do a thread on the #ableg UCP recalls
I will list the MLA, the riding & a site for you to find a signing location
Just scroll to your riding
Please encourage others in your circle to sign
It's the only way to end this nightmare
#abpoli #Alberta #RecallTheUCP
I will list the MLA, the riding & a site for you to find a signing location
Just scroll to your riding
Please encourage others in your circle to sign
It's the only way to end this nightmare
#abpoli #Alberta #RecallTheUCP
January 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Fun related random fact: BCI + BC Public Sector Pension Plans are invested in the Thai fossil firm working with Myanmar’s junta.
(from our awful pension investments advent calendar)
(from our awful pension investments advent calendar)
December 17: BCI has ~$5.30M in PTT PCL, Thailand’s major oil + gas firm (majority state-owned).❄️ PTT is bankrolling Myanmar’s evil junta (currently waging war on civilians) by buying loads of fossil gas from the military-controlled Myanmar Oil + Gas Enterprise (MOGE).🎄Our pensions are complicit.
Myanmar: Junta Evading International Sanctions
The United States, European Union, and other governments should urgently counter illicit activities by foreign banks that are assisting the Myanmar military in evading sanctions imposed after its 2021...
www.hrw.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Fun related random fact: BCI + BC Public Sector Pension Plans are invested in the Thai fossil firm working with Myanmar’s junta.
(from our awful pension investments advent calendar)
(from our awful pension investments advent calendar)
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The Alberta Healthcare Disaster, with Dr. Paul Parks
Parks' unfiltered description of AB's health system catastrophe is unsettling.
Who's responsible? @abdaniellesmith.
Share this interview. Every Albertan should watch it.
#ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg
youtu.be/nZIUpRIY-c4
Parks' unfiltered description of AB's health system catastrophe is unsettling.
Who's responsible? @abdaniellesmith.
Share this interview. Every Albertan should watch it.
#ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg
youtu.be/nZIUpRIY-c4
The Alberta Healthcare Disaster, with Dr. Paul Parks
YouTube video by Energi Media
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January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The Alberta Healthcare Disaster, with Dr. Paul Parks
Parks' unfiltered description of AB's health system catastrophe is unsettling.
Who's responsible? @abdaniellesmith.
Share this interview. Every Albertan should watch it.
#ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg
youtu.be/nZIUpRIY-c4
Parks' unfiltered description of AB's health system catastrophe is unsettling.
Who's responsible? @abdaniellesmith.
Share this interview. Every Albertan should watch it.
#ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg
youtu.be/nZIUpRIY-c4
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Take a listen. 👇
Our emerg system is in absolute crisis and all our govt can say is:
“1000 new beds” promised to be thought about being built at some point to be determined as long as political whims don’t change before they are completed in 2035 or so…
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
Our emerg system is in absolute crisis and all our govt can say is:
“1000 new beds” promised to be thought about being built at some point to be determined as long as political whims don’t change before they are completed in 2035 or so…
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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If you worked in AHS procurement in 2017 and contacted me using a PGP key please contact me in confidence at journalismtips@protonmail.com.
This was the first line of your encrypted email.
"I'm contacting you today to provide you with documents from AHS' contracts division CPSM..."
This was the first line of your encrypted email.
"I'm contacting you today to provide you with documents from AHS' contracts division CPSM..."
January 7, 2026 at 2:18 AM
If you worked in AHS procurement in 2017 and contacted me using a PGP key please contact me in confidence at journalismtips@protonmail.com.
This was the first line of your encrypted email.
"I'm contacting you today to provide you with documents from AHS' contracts division CPSM..."
This was the first line of your encrypted email.
"I'm contacting you today to provide you with documents from AHS' contracts division CPSM..."