@1cathyc.bsky.social
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Canada is on fire.
The national media is focused on building pipelines for national unity.
Oil production is at record levels.
We are back of the pack in the G7 for failing all our environmental goals.
My latest on Canada's oil obsession.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...
The national media is focused on building pipelines for national unity.
Oil production is at record levels.
We are back of the pack in the G7 for failing all our environmental goals.
My latest on Canada's oil obsession.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...
Save the County by Burning the Planet
Canada's False National "Unity" Debate
charlieangus.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Canada is on fire.
The national media is focused on building pipelines for national unity.
Oil production is at record levels.
We are back of the pack in the G7 for failing all our environmental goals.
My latest on Canada's oil obsession.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...
The national media is focused on building pipelines for national unity.
Oil production is at record levels.
We are back of the pack in the G7 for failing all our environmental goals.
My latest on Canada's oil obsession.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...
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I do not understand why we are not collectively freaking out.
“From 1981 to 2015, there were an average of 18 smoke hours per year in the city of Calgary. No year had over 100.
Now we see hundreds of smoke hours routinely: 315 in 2017, 450 in 2018, 439 in 2021, 512 in 2023, and 2024 was ‘only’ 200.”
Now we see hundreds of smoke hours routinely: 315 in 2017, 450 in 2018, 439 in 2021, 512 in 2023, and 2024 was ‘only’ 200.”
Debates (Hansard) No. 7 - June 3, 2025 (45-1) - House of Commons of Canada
Debates (Hansard) No. 7 - June 3, 2025 (45-1) - House of Commons of Canada
www.ourcommons.ca
June 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I do not understand why we are not collectively freaking out.
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Join us on Saturday afternoon for a very special screening of the award-winning documentary Pride vs. Prejudice at the Edmonton Public Library - Downtown location.
Free admission with a special panel discussion to follow the film. #yeg #yegpride #yegdt
epl.bibliocommons.com/events/68227...
Free admission with a special panel discussion to follow the film. #yeg #yegpride #yegdt
epl.bibliocommons.com/events/68227...
Queer Stories Film Festival: Pride vs. Prejudice
Join us as we explore films that highlight the vibrant stories, voices, and visions of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. In this installment, we will be screening Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story (2...
epl.bibliocommons.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Join us on Saturday afternoon for a very special screening of the award-winning documentary Pride vs. Prejudice at the Edmonton Public Library - Downtown location.
Free admission with a special panel discussion to follow the film. #yeg #yegpride #yegdt
epl.bibliocommons.com/events/68227...
Free admission with a special panel discussion to follow the film. #yeg #yegpride #yegdt
epl.bibliocommons.com/events/68227...
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“Their economy produces more GDP/worker than any other. But the average Albertan’s standard of living is lower than a decade ago.”
“It wasn’t Ottawa that laid them off, cut their pay, froze minimum wage, drove up electricity/insurance costs, and put health care at risk. It was the enemy within.”
“It wasn’t Ottawa that laid them off, cut their pay, froze minimum wage, drove up electricity/insurance costs, and put health care at risk. It was the enemy within.”
Yes. Yes, it is.
#Canada #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg
www.westernwheel.ca/opinion/colu...
#Canada #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg
www.westernwheel.ca/opinion/colu...
Is Alberta's biggest problem coming from inside the house?
There is no province where real incomes and living standards have deteriorated more in the past decade than Alberta despite record oil industry profits.
www.westernwheel.ca
June 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Their economy produces more GDP/worker than any other. But the average Albertan’s standard of living is lower than a decade ago.”
“It wasn’t Ottawa that laid them off, cut their pay, froze minimum wage, drove up electricity/insurance costs, and put health care at risk. It was the enemy within.”
“It wasn’t Ottawa that laid them off, cut their pay, froze minimum wage, drove up electricity/insurance costs, and put health care at risk. It was the enemy within.”
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“From 1981 to 2015, there were an average of 18 smoke hours per year in the city of Calgary. No year had over 100.
Now we see hundreds of smoke hours routinely: 315 in 2017, 450 in 2018, 439 in 2021, 512 in 2023, and 2024 was ‘only’ 200.”
Now we see hundreds of smoke hours routinely: 315 in 2017, 450 in 2018, 439 in 2021, 512 in 2023, and 2024 was ‘only’ 200.”
Debates (Hansard) No. 7 - June 3, 2025 (45-1) - House of Commons of Canada
Debates (Hansard) No. 7 - June 3, 2025 (45-1) - House of Commons of Canada
www.ourcommons.ca
June 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“From 1981 to 2015, there were an average of 18 smoke hours per year in the city of Calgary. No year had over 100.
Now we see hundreds of smoke hours routinely: 315 in 2017, 450 in 2018, 439 in 2021, 512 in 2023, and 2024 was ‘only’ 200.”
Now we see hundreds of smoke hours routinely: 315 in 2017, 450 in 2018, 439 in 2021, 512 in 2023, and 2024 was ‘only’ 200.”
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Breaking: Men officially deemed too emotional for positions of power
June 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Breaking: Men officially deemed too emotional for positions of power
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Before we send them both to the Hague, I need Elon to dish all the dirt. I want to know how much Trump spends on makeup. I want to know about fake Melania. I wanna know how many times Don Jr. has gotten trapped in the White House bathroom after doing too much cocaine and hallucinating Nancy Pelosi
June 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Before we send them both to the Hague, I need Elon to dish all the dirt. I want to know how much Trump spends on makeup. I want to know about fake Melania. I wanna know how many times Don Jr. has gotten trapped in the White House bathroom after doing too much cocaine and hallucinating Nancy Pelosi
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Folks, let's not go all rosy retrospection with Elon Musk.
Just because he and the Orange Turd don't get along anymore doesn't mean he's invited to the table.
Just because he and the Orange Turd don't get along anymore doesn't mean he's invited to the table.
June 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Folks, let's not go all rosy retrospection with Elon Musk.
Just because he and the Orange Turd don't get along anymore doesn't mean he's invited to the table.
Just because he and the Orange Turd don't get along anymore doesn't mean he's invited to the table.
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No words, Alberta, no words. Just look at the numbers. Will it take the deaths of children for y'all to get sorted out? Perhaps it will be the child out of this cohort of over 700 measles cases that develops encephalitis that will make a difference in vaccination rates.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
With 710 measles cases now confirmed in Alberta, this marks the worst year since 1986 | CBC News
Alberta has now confirmed 710 measles cases so far this year, according to new data released Monday, surpassing the 690-case mark set in 1987.
www.cbc.ca
June 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
No words, Alberta, no words. Just look at the numbers. Will it take the deaths of children for y'all to get sorted out? Perhaps it will be the child out of this cohort of over 700 measles cases that develops encephalitis that will make a difference in vaccination rates.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I do not care if Canada post is ever profitable. It is a public service, everyone owns it. That’s valuable in and of itself.
We don’t ask the emergency room or public schools to turn a profit.
We ask them to be accessible for everyone to use.
We don’t ask the emergency room or public schools to turn a profit.
We ask them to be accessible for everyone to use.
May 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I do not care if Canada post is ever profitable. It is a public service, everyone owns it. That’s valuable in and of itself.
We don’t ask the emergency room or public schools to turn a profit.
We ask them to be accessible for everyone to use.
We don’t ask the emergency room or public schools to turn a profit.
We ask them to be accessible for everyone to use.
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This is an important episode, #ableg. Highly recommend.
We need to stay loud in our demands for a full, public inquiry into the AHS contract procurement scandal, what the Premier knew and when she knew it, & how she can justify $70 million for unapproved meds that are now sitting in storage.
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We need to stay loud in our demands for a full, public inquiry into the AHS contract procurement scandal, what the Premier knew and when she knew it, & how she can justify $70 million for unapproved meds that are now sitting in storage.
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May 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This is an important episode, #ableg. Highly recommend.
We need to stay loud in our demands for a full, public inquiry into the AHS contract procurement scandal, what the Premier knew and when she knew it, & how she can justify $70 million for unapproved meds that are now sitting in storage.
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We need to stay loud in our demands for a full, public inquiry into the AHS contract procurement scandal, what the Premier knew and when she knew it, & how she can justify $70 million for unapproved meds that are now sitting in storage.
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While people are posting outrage over Pierre Poilievre billing the Canadian taxpayer around $8.9 million just for his living expenses in 2024, I think it's more effective to point out that this equates to over $24,000 per day.
Per.
Day.
$24,000. Every single day, including weekends.
Per.
Day.
$24,000. Every single day, including weekends.
May 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
While people are posting outrage over Pierre Poilievre billing the Canadian taxpayer around $8.9 million just for his living expenses in 2024, I think it's more effective to point out that this equates to over $24,000 per day.
Per.
Day.
$24,000. Every single day, including weekends.
Per.
Day.
$24,000. Every single day, including weekends.
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If you can’t make your multibillion dollar product without stealing artists’ work perhaps you should compensate those artists you freak
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you can’t make your multibillion dollar product without stealing artists’ work perhaps you should compensate those artists you freak
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Getting account holders’ permission to steal their money would kill the bank robber industry.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Getting account holders’ permission to steal their money would kill the bank robber industry.
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“Without widespread theft, my industry can’t survive” is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Without widespread theft, my industry can’t survive” is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft
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Carrie Tait of the G & M notwithstanding, media have gone all in on the separatist distraction.
The AHS scandal is the ONLY THING we should be focusing on. It is the reason the Premier is willing to set Alberta ablaze.
It’s all in an effort to save her own lying ass. Period.
#ableg
The AHS scandal is the ONLY THING we should be focusing on. It is the reason the Premier is willing to set Alberta ablaze.
It’s all in an effort to save her own lying ass. Period.
#ableg
May 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Carrie Tait of the G & M notwithstanding, media have gone all in on the separatist distraction.
The AHS scandal is the ONLY THING we should be focusing on. It is the reason the Premier is willing to set Alberta ablaze.
It’s all in an effort to save her own lying ass. Period.
#ableg
The AHS scandal is the ONLY THING we should be focusing on. It is the reason the Premier is willing to set Alberta ablaze.
It’s all in an effort to save her own lying ass. Period.
#ableg
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I’ve just finished reading Justices Yungwirth’s & Fagnan’s decisions related to the matters laid out in this article.
Let’s get into it, shall we, #ableg?
(This is gonna be a long 🧵, Settle in. I’ll link the decisions at the end).
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Let’s get into it, shall we, #ableg?
(This is gonna be a long 🧵, Settle in. I’ll link the decisions at the end).
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“The Auditor General of Alberta has been approved as an intervenor in the lawsuit against Alberta Health Services (AHS) brought by former CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta Auditor General will participate in lawsuit against AHS
The Auditor General of Alberta has been approved as an intervenor in the lawsuit against Alberta Health Services (AHS) brought by former CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I’ve just finished reading Justices Yungwirth’s & Fagnan’s decisions related to the matters laid out in this article.
Let’s get into it, shall we, #ableg?
(This is gonna be a long 🧵, Settle in. I’ll link the decisions at the end).
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Let’s get into it, shall we, #ableg?
(This is gonna be a long 🧵, Settle in. I’ll link the decisions at the end).
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I’ll keep howling it until more of you get it:
The AHS contract procurement scandal is the only thing we should be focussed on. Separation is a distraction. It’s all about THIS.
You are not dogs, #ableg. Stop reacting to every UCP “squirrel”.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
The AHS contract procurement scandal is the only thing we should be focussed on. Separation is a distraction. It’s all about THIS.
You are not dogs, #ableg. Stop reacting to every UCP “squirrel”.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta paid more than six times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal, according to government briefing note
Briefing note indicates health authority could have reduced overall bill by ordering less medicine
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I’ll keep howling it until more of you get it:
The AHS contract procurement scandal is the only thing we should be focussed on. Separation is a distraction. It’s all about THIS.
You are not dogs, #ableg. Stop reacting to every UCP “squirrel”.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
The AHS contract procurement scandal is the only thing we should be focussed on. Separation is a distraction. It’s all about THIS.
You are not dogs, #ableg. Stop reacting to every UCP “squirrel”.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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The more the people who control the Internet talk, the more I think we should destroy the Internet and all go hang out in curling rinks and bowling allies
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The more the people who control the Internet talk, the more I think we should destroy the Internet and all go hang out in curling rinks and bowling allies
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Let's make @elizabethemay.bsky.social Speaker of the House. No offense to Greg Fergus, but Mark Carney can't afford the seat loss & Elizabeth May would totally crush that gig. Can you imagine? She wouldn't even need to finger wag, she'd give 'em a mothering look, and they'd just stop the nonsense.
April 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Let's make @elizabethemay.bsky.social Speaker of the House. No offense to Greg Fergus, but Mark Carney can't afford the seat loss & Elizabeth May would totally crush that gig. Can you imagine? She wouldn't even need to finger wag, she'd give 'em a mothering look, and they'd just stop the nonsense.
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BREAKING: Peter Guthrie has been expelled from the UCP Caucus for speaking out about government corruption.
That makes two!
The cracks are getting bigger and Danielle Smith is frantically scrambling.
Keep the pressure on, friends.
Demand your UCP MLA stand up too.
A better Alberta is possible.
That makes two!
The cracks are getting bigger and Danielle Smith is frantically scrambling.
Keep the pressure on, friends.
Demand your UCP MLA stand up too.
A better Alberta is possible.
April 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
BREAKING: Peter Guthrie has been expelled from the UCP Caucus for speaking out about government corruption.
That makes two!
The cracks are getting bigger and Danielle Smith is frantically scrambling.
Keep the pressure on, friends.
Demand your UCP MLA stand up too.
A better Alberta is possible.
That makes two!
The cracks are getting bigger and Danielle Smith is frantically scrambling.
Keep the pressure on, friends.
Demand your UCP MLA stand up too.
A better Alberta is possible.
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Strategic voting in #YEG, involving #YEGGateway and #YEGGriesbach anyone?? If the current 338canada.com polls are correct, then the #NDP voters in Gateway need to vote #Liberal & the Liberal voters in Griesbach need to vote #NDP.
#Ableg #abpoli
#Ableg #abpoli
April 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Strategic voting in #YEG, involving #YEGGateway and #YEGGriesbach anyone?? If the current 338canada.com polls are correct, then the #NDP voters in Gateway need to vote #Liberal & the Liberal voters in Griesbach need to vote #NDP.
#Ableg #abpoli
#Ableg #abpoli
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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Trump just announced the largest tax hike in U.S. history.
April 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Trump just announced the largest tax hike in U.S. history.