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Our new Substack article is live!

And it asks a very serious question...

Should media be intimidated by people using the tools of lawfare to suppress opinions they disagree with?

Because it looks like that might be what happened in Alberta!

#abpoli

open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Danielle Smith's former Chief of staff demanded The Calgary Herald remove an article rebutting his position...
And then it was removed.
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Huh.

That seems…

Fitting.

Guess someone let their domain lapse…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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“Obstetrical services are "temporarily" unavailable in Cold Lake, due to a OB/GYN shortage at the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre. This shortage will be ongoing until Jan. 5, 2026.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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No obstetrical services at Cold Lake hospital until January
COLD LAKE - Obstetrical services are "temporarily" unavailable in Cold Lake, due to a OB/GYN shortage at the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre. This shortage will be ongoing until Jan. 5, 2026.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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New episode!

We sit down with @KeepAlbertaRCMP to get some straight answers!

Why should Alberta keep the RCMP?

Smith wants an Alberta Provincial Police…

Will it save money? Provide better service?

Or is it all just a power grab?

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

youtu.be/q6PSNpJjvQM
Episode 7.41 - The RCMP Vs. Smith's Provincial Police Force!
YouTube video by The Breakdown AB
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November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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New Leger poll!

And it turns out the biggest loser in the teachers strike is the UCP!

What are the big takeaways?

- 47% of Albertans opposed the government tabling legislation to force teachers back to work, of that 35% strongly opposed it.

/1

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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“Look, I have no credibility or expertise on any of these issues, but what if I subtly imply any kind of public health reporting is a result of a conspiracy involving big pharma…”

No wonder Dani made “Spanky” the executive director of her Southern office.

#abpoli #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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“Canada has lost its measles elimination status, the Public Health Agency of Canada says”

Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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New episode!

We sit down with @KeepAlbertaRCMP to get some straight answers!

Why should Alberta keep the RCMP?

Smith wants an Alberta Provincial Police…

Will it save money? Provide better service?

Or is it all just a power grab?

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

youtu.be/q6PSNpJjvQM
Episode 7.41 - The RCMP Vs. Smith's Provincial Police Force!
YouTube video by The Breakdown AB
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
thebreakdownab.bsky.social
New episode!

We sit down with “Keep Alberta RCMP” to get some straight answers!

Why should Alberta keep the RCMP?

Smith wants an Alberta Provincial Police…

Will it save money? Provide better service?

Or is it all just a power grab?

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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From the DM's...

Just in case Smith's bafflegab wasn't clear...

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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WOW!

#YYC firefighters are calling out Smith over her use of the notwithstanding clause.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Read this.

This is a column by a conservative political scientist who clearly articulates that the premature invocation of the notwithstanding clause is a violation of the “Lougheed Doctrine”.

How powers are used matter.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
jaredwesley.ca Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 1d
Like me, many Albertans are caught in the middle between those who defend and oppose the government at all costs.

Fortunately, Peter Lougheed provided us with guidelines for how to approach these issues.

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November 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Aw.

Lookit the little guy.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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WOW!!

Smith threw her staff under the bus hard today!

In defense of her continuation of the "Alberta is calling" campaign, she claimed that she learned about the federal immigration policies & impacts not from briefings...

But from a tweet.

By David Staples.

#abpoli #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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FACT CHECK!

When challenged on the difficulty of cleaning bitumen from oceans...

Smith claimed double hull ships prevent spills.

In reality, they decrease the severity of spill when they happen by roughly 62%.

Spills still happen.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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"I always warn people, don't tell me something because it's in-ear, out-mouth"

premier of Alberta Danielle Smith in a rare moment of self awareness.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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A father called in to ask why his disabled son was getting the $200 clawed back.

Smith's response?

The reason for that subsidy is we lobbied the feds to cost share! Sides, we don't want disabled people moving to Alberta to take advantage of us!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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On a week that...

- There were multiple reports of worsening Red Alerts
- A major story broke about Paramedic burnout
- Stunning numbers came out about ambulances being staffed only because of overtime...

Smith claims EMS is fixed.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #EMSCrisis
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Caller - Healthcare is collapsing and privatization doesn't solve anything, what are you going to do?

Smith - Well, healthcare was struggling when there were experts involved, so we've gotten rid of them and feel pretty confident.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Caller - I'm concerned hospitals are going to collapse because vaccines aren't available and healthcare workers could strike...

Smith - Anyone can get the vaccine! (Nope) It's easy! (Also nope) We're following recommendations (More nope) The feds are the worst!

#abpoli #ableg
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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In a stunning display of "talk with confidence & people will believe you"...

Smith goes from blaming school boards, to saying she might eliminate admin roles, to saying classroom caps don't work to saying she wants to get to caps...

Really.

#abpoli #abed #cdnpoli #abed
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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The B.C. Teachers Federation is donating $1 million to support the ATA!

The suppression of charter rights is a huge deal and should only ever be used as a last resort.

Shame the…

(Checks notes)

premier of Alberta doesn’t get that.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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“An anecdote about RCMP in the region used by Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright in the legislature to discuss a bill this week has been proven to be false”

So MLA’s just reading inaccurate, fabricated stories into the legislature now.

#abpoli #ableg

medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
MLA Wright wrong about damning RCMP story - Medicine Hat News
zmason@medicinehatnews.com An anecdote about RCMP in the region used by Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright in the legislature to discuss a bill this week has been proven to be false. Wright rose i...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Sunday night at 8!

THIS is a conversation you don’t want to miss!

We sit down with Keep Alberta RCMP to set the record straight on policing in Alberta and what Alberta stands to lose if Smith plows ahead with her Provincial Police Force!

See you at 8!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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“EMS in Alberta now relies on exhausted professionals who are routinely working long stretches, sometimes mandatory and without rest, to give everything they can without the support they need,”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
‘Pushed to their breaking point’: Paramedics working thousands of hours of overtime every month across Alberta
Alberta paramedics are working tens of thousands of hours of overtime every month.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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An open letter to the Herald on the sudden removal of a column apparently in response to lawfare threats by Danielle Smith’s former Chief of Staff Marshall Smith...

It includes 252 signatures from the fields of recovery, harm reduction, medicine & media.

#abpoli #cdnpoli #YYC
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM