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nathanip.bsky.social
Today I’m introducing Motion 504: a cap on auto insurance rate increases, tying them to the consumer price index instead of letting it skyrocket out of control. We call on the UCP government to come to their senses and support this motion. #abpoli #ableg @albertandp.ca @naheednenshi.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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savethecbc.bsky.social
🚨 Fake CBC “headlines” are spreading in conservative spaces — fabricated to look real & discredit CBC.
They’re meant to seed doubt, not truth.
Always verify: real CBC stories have links.
🔗 r.pebmac.ca/https://cbch...
#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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tabathasouthey.bsky.social
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?” The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy. ‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly. You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
On this day in 1919, Eleanor Collins was born in Edmonton. Called Canada's First Lady of Jazz. In 1955, she became the first woman and first person of colour to headline a national TV show in North America. She performed for decades in Canada. She died in 2024 at the age of 104.
A black-and-white portrait of a woman with short, styled hair, wearing a light-colored blouse and large earrings, smiling softly against a plain background.
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
jess587.bsky.social
From Myhealth.Alberta.Ca:

"Abortions are rarely done after 24 weeks of pregnancy (during the late second trimester and entire third trimester)."

I *super love* when a person who has never had a uterus or ovaries, tries to inflict their religious beliefs on the masses. 🙄🤦‍♀️

#abpoli #ableg
thebreakdownab.bsky.social The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 4d
This is a UCP MLA calling for a referendum on abortion inside of the legislature.

They’re coming for abortion.

Under his eye.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I hope Albertans will remember that trans kids and teens are living breathing humans who just want to be themselves, without fear of hate and discrimination. Demonizing kids merely to score political points in some weird culture war is craven and cruel.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
jess587.bsky.social
UCP are hypocrites

#ableg #abpoli
melwoods.me Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 4d
The Alberta government putting out a statement for Trans Day of Remembrance two days after using the Notwithstanding Clause to override trans kids rights feels like parody at this point

"Our government remains a dedicated partner of transgender Albertans.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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amnesty.ca
Alberta’s decision to invoke the Notwithstanding Clause for the second time in just a month– this time to override the rights of transgender children – endangers transgender and gender-diverse Albertans and violates the spirit of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
amnesty.ca/press-releas...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA CONDEMNS ALBERTA'S USE OF NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE TO PROP UP ANTI-TRANS POLICIES
In response to the Government of Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause for the second time in a span of one month to protect a
amnesty.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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jaredwesley.ca
They're not even hiding it. Resolution #29 at this month's UCP AGM promises to roll back reproductive rights.

Don't think they'll use the notwithstanding clause to do it?

I've got a lab testing contract and boatload of Turkish Tylenol to sell you.
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
So Dani’s right hand man just publicly admitted that he doesn’t actually know how puberty blockers work.

But with his full chest he’s braying as if he does.

This is the perfect encapsulation of the problem.

(Braying wasn’t a typo BTW)

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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vee40below0.bsky.social
Danielle Smith and Adriana laGrange are going to say "We don't have the money".

Alberta has tons of money. They literally give hundreds of millions to pharmaceutical companies in Turkey, Australian coal mining companies, Dynalife, etc.

Alberta has tons of money for nurses and aides.
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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maxfawcett.bsky.social
The UCP strikes again. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's bid to privatize lab services wasted more than $100M: auditor general | CBC News
Alberta's auditor general has released a report detailing numerous failures in process and lack of due diligence by the province in its attempt to privatize community lab services.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
“This first use of the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in an act of the Alberta legislature is a stain upon your record & undercuts the credibility of the many calls you have made for all levels of government to respect the rights of citizens.”

ATA to Smith today.

#abpoli
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
jess587.bsky.social
"Only 51 per cent of the 1,000 survivors reported the crimes against them to police; 102 of those cases went to trial, resulting in just 70 convictions."

JFC 🤦‍♀️
#canpoli #cdnpoli #believesurvivors

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Federal advocate for victims of crime says justice system betraying sexual violence survivors | CBC News
A report from Canada’s victims of crime advocate says survivors of sexual violence are being systemically betrayed by the criminal justice system, as allegations are disbelieved and cases are regularl...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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energy-girl.bsky.social
Premier “Strong and Free” flaunts new license plate, while simultaneously stomping on labour and human rights with the “notwithstanding” clause.

#NoKingsOrQueensEither
#DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead
#RecallThemAll
#Abpoli
#Cdnpoli
#CanadaSky
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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elmeligisarah.bsky.social
Let's tell the truth about bear encounters and coexistence. If you've had a bear encounter this year, it was amazing and nothing happened, tell me about it. Email your story (3 sentences or less) and 1 photo to Banff.kananaskis@assembly.ab.ca. post it on your socials too and tag me and the Minister.
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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albertateachers.bsky.social
The government has once again taken away the rights of a group of Albertans. We unequivocally condemn the Government of Alberta's use of the notwithstanding clause in Bill 9.
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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natepike.bsky.social
I’ll say it.

The UCP just invoked the notwithstanding clause on laws actively before the courts so they can rob Albertans of their human rights.

Motherfuckers.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
“When a government grants itself license to override physician judgment and patient consent, who - at any stage of life — will be next?”

The AMA raising very serious concerns about the UCP’s invocation of the notwithstanding clause.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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stephenlautens.bsky.social
Just a reminder that the notwithstanding clause is used when a government knows what they are doing not only is against people's Charter rights, but also is not a reasonable limit justified in a free and democratic society under section 1. #cdnpoli #ableg
jantafrench.bsky.social Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 6d
Alberta's justice minister has tabled a bill to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of legislation from legal challenges. The laws in question restrict the rights of transgender people in access to health care and sports, and affect K-12 education of all students.
#AbLeg #Abed
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Another bombshell new report just dropped exposing Canada’s complicity in Israel’s genocide on Gaza.

The authors found hundreds of shipments from Canadian military manufacturers to the U.S. weapons factories that manufacture Israel’s warplanes, bombs and artillery shells.

That’s not all:
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
It’s worth remembering that the UCP aren’t just robbing Albertans of their charter rights…

Amery openly conceded that these laws also violate the Alberta Human Rights Act and the Alberta Bill of Rights.

That the UCP just rewrote.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
Moments after the new revalations in the “corrupt care” scandal…

Smith has invoked the notwithstanding clause in a sweeping attack on parents, sports and trans youth.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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skippingstone.ca
Today, the Government of Alberta has introduced Bill 9 which uses the notwithstanding clause to restrict the rights of Two-Spirit, trans & gender diverse people. This legislation is brought days ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance - a day meant to honour the lives lost to anti-trans violence.
Alberta uses Notwithstanding Clause to perpetuate unprecedented Attack on Trans Rights. Today, the Government of Alberta has introduced Bill 9 which uses the notwithstanding clause to restrict the rights of Two-Spirit, trans and gender diverse people in the province. This legislation is brought days ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance - a day meant to honour the lives lost to anti-trans violence. Doing so is not only cruel but a direct form of institutional violence against trans communities. This law reaches into nearly every part of a young person's life and restricts their access to health care, ability to learn, and right to participate in their communities. This is not theoretically of ideological - Behind every policy are real young people and families who's rights, sense of belonging, and very safety are being eroded by our very government.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
I am pretty sure that when Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed first created the notwithstanding clause, they didn’t mean it to be deployed to bully and oppress literal school children. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Alberta #notwithstandingclause
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM