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Danielle Smith's former Chief of staff demanded The Calgary Herald remove an article rebutting his position...
And then it was removed.
open.substack.com
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
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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 is calling Calgary's second catastrophic break of the same feeder main in less than two years a failure of oversight, & says it might be time for the province to step in and take some responsibility for supervising the city's water system.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta premier says province might impose oversight of Calgary's water system after latest break | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling Calgary's second catastrophic break of the same feeder main in less than two years a failure of oversight, and says it might be time for the province to step ...
www.cbc.ca
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 AM
“Danielle Smith is calling Calgary's second catastrophic break of the same feeder main in less than two years a failure of oversight, & says it might be time for the province to step in and take some responsibility for supervising the city's water system.”
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With Northback ramping up their PR campaign for their "new" grassy mountain mine proposal (still an open pit mine), Smith was asked if she supported it today.
Again she played the "well, it's an advanced project so what can you do?"
The UCP declared it an advanced project.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Again she played the "well, it's an advanced project so what can you do?"
The UCP declared it an advanced project.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“Despite your tax money going to external consultants to support Dr. Oberg, the report is presumably collecting dust on some minister’s desk.”
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edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Where is Alberta's promised 'seamless patient experience?'
The ED is the catch-all for every health system failure.
edmontonjournal.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
“Despite your tax money going to external consultants to support Dr. Oberg, the report is presumably collecting dust on some minister’s desk.”
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edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:38 AM
In case you had any doubts that “Alberta Update” is nothing more than unabashed propaganda from the Premiers office…
Bruce “Spanky” McAllister, Executive Director for her Southern office and Smith’s resident lapdog for 13 years, wants to tee it up…
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Bruce “Spanky” McAllister, Executive Director for her Southern office and Smith’s resident lapdog for 13 years, wants to tee it up…
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Watch this clip of Dani & Spanky denigrating judges in an attempt to invalidate them...
And tell us that the 2 of them don't have their own special drinking game whenever someone says "Justin Trudeau".
We're betting peppermint schnapps from gold shot glasses.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
And tell us that the 2 of them don't have their own special drinking game whenever someone says "Justin Trudeau".
We're betting peppermint schnapps from gold shot glasses.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
December 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"This includes outdated references to RCMP staffing challenges and the mischaracterization of federal policy, despite this federal government recently having reaffirmed its commitment to RCMP contract policing beyond 2032,"
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National Police Federation criticizes Alberta Next Panel’s law enforcement recommendations | CBC News
The national RCMP union is criticizing what it calls a "misleading" Alberta government panel report that urges Premier Danielle Smith's government to continue steps to ditch the Mounties.
www.cbc.ca
December 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"This includes outdated references to RCMP staffing challenges and the mischaracterization of federal policy, despite this federal government recently having reaffirmed its commitment to RCMP contract policing beyond 2032,"
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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What's going on in healthcare?
We've got our first op-ed on our substack written by the host himself taking a look!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
We've got our first op-ed on our substack written by the host himself taking a look!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Op-Ed - Alberta's Healthcare Crisis
And what to do about it...
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
What's going on in healthcare?
We've got our first op-ed on our substack written by the host himself taking a look!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
We've got our first op-ed on our substack written by the host himself taking a look!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
“Most insidiously, they normalize & cement their harmful views by recruiting much broader swaths of the public, such as my swim club, into their power play, counting on many people being too busy or otherwise not paying close enough attention”
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calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Alberta's new gender rules sink one woman's participation in swim club
Swim Alberta now requiring club participants to declare sex at birth and gender.
calgaryherald.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
“Most insidiously, they normalize & cement their harmful views by recruiting much broader swaths of the public, such as my swim club, into their power play, counting on many people being too busy or otherwise not paying close enough attention”
#abpoli #ableg
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
“ER staff spend most of their time on admitted patients instead of new emergencies. The result is six-12-hour ER waits and eight-20 per cent of urban patients leaving without ever being seen.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Fix health-care's foundation before adding dual-practice
Alberta has the resources and talent to build a world-class health system. Let’s fix the foundation, repair the roof, and then renovate.
edmontonjournal.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“ER staff spend most of their time on admitted patients instead of new emergencies. The result is six-12-hour ER waits and eight-20 per cent of urban patients leaving without ever being seen.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
“This combination of extreme overcapacity and unpredictable influxes of seriously ill patients from EMS results in prolonged delays in care and major safety risks for … patients”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Calgary ERs face 'extreme overcapacity,' internal hospital memo says | CBC News
Hospitals are tightening policies to prevent patient bottlenecks, even if beds aren't available, according to a memo obtained by CBC News.
www.cbc.ca
December 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“This combination of extreme overcapacity and unpredictable influxes of seriously ill patients from EMS results in prolonged delays in care and major safety risks for … patients”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...