Laurie Buckland
@laurieinyyc.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Retired biologist living in Alberta (for now). Love hiking, nature, travel, cooking, reading, knitting, watercolour painting. #ABResistance #EnoughIsEnoughUCP #WomenAgainstPoilievre
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Show your support for human rights. Say NO to Bill 9.
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Show your support for human rights. Say NO to Bill 9.
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When reached for comment, Justice Minister Amery stated “AI legislation could be sloppy, amateurish, and might even make shit up, so we are confident it will be indistinguishable from anything else we’ve put into law.”
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
When reached for comment, Justice Minister Amery stated “AI legislation could be sloppy, amateurish, and might even make shit up, so we are confident it will be indistinguishable from anything else we’ve put into law.”
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“A government does not reach for the notwithstanding clause four times in a month unless something is deeply wrong. This isn’t normal. It isn’t safe. And it isn’t democracy. Each time rights are pushed aside, a warning siren is blaring: Power is being placed above people.”
~ Stephanie Shostak
~ Stephanie Shostak
Thursday's letters: UCP hiding from accountability
Edmonton Journal readers speak out on on Alberta invoking the notwithstanding clause and CFL rule changes.
edmontonjournal.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“A government does not reach for the notwithstanding clause four times in a month unless something is deeply wrong. This isn’t normal. It isn’t safe. And it isn’t democracy. Each time rights are pushed aside, a warning siren is blaring: Power is being placed above people.”
~ Stephanie Shostak
~ Stephanie Shostak
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And now we’re supposed to trust them on PRIVATIZING: Lab (again), DI, Screening, Surgeries in CSFs, and now any ole doc that wants to extra bill in their spare time?
On what planet does this govt have any credibility on HC Alberta?
When is enough enough?
6/6
On what planet does this govt have any credibility on HC Alberta?
When is enough enough?
6/6
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
And now we’re supposed to trust them on PRIVATIZING: Lab (again), DI, Screening, Surgeries in CSFs, and now any ole doc that wants to extra bill in their spare time?
On what planet does this govt have any credibility on HC Alberta?
When is enough enough?
6/6
On what planet does this govt have any credibility on HC Alberta?
When is enough enough?
6/6
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🇨🇦 ALBERTA'S PIPELINE HOPE HITS A 50-YEAR WALL 🇨🇦
Premier Danielle Smith wants a path to the ocean for Alberta crude, but the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act stands firm.
It is a conflict decades in the making, and the coast isn't blinking.
#Pipeline #BCPoli #CdnPoli #Environment
🇨🇦 ALBERTA'S PIPELINE HOPE HITS A 50-YEAR WALL 🇨🇦
Premier Danielle Smith wants a path to the ocean for Alberta crude, but the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act stands firm.
It is a conflict decades in the making, and the coast isn't blinking.
#Pipeline #BCPoli #CdnPoli #Environment
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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🇨🇦 ALBERTA'S PIPELINE HOPE HITS A 50-YEAR WALL 🇨🇦
Premier Danielle Smith wants a path to the ocean for Alberta crude, but the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act stands firm.
It is a conflict decades in the making, and the coast isn't blinking.
#Pipeline #BCPoli #CdnPoli #Environment
🇨🇦 ALBERTA'S PIPELINE HOPE HITS A 50-YEAR WALL 🇨🇦
Premier Danielle Smith wants a path to the ocean for Alberta crude, but the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act stands firm.
It is a conflict decades in the making, and the coast isn't blinking.
#Pipeline #BCPoli #CdnPoli #Environment
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David Eby says Alberta’s pipeline pipe dream isn’t being advanced by anyone except “a politician in political trouble at home.”
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
David Eby says Alberta’s pipeline pipe dream isn’t being advanced by anyone except “a politician in political trouble at home.”
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And the video announcement of this new policy where they argue:
"Why don't we spend more money in the public system? Our answer is it won't work"
Is an entirely unacceptable argument for a Canadian public official to give on this debate.
"Why don't we spend more money in the public system? Our answer is it won't work"
Is an entirely unacceptable argument for a Canadian public official to give on this debate.
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
And the video announcement of this new policy where they argue:
"Why don't we spend more money in the public system? Our answer is it won't work"
Is an entirely unacceptable argument for a Canadian public official to give on this debate.
"Why don't we spend more money in the public system? Our answer is it won't work"
Is an entirely unacceptable argument for a Canadian public official to give on this debate.
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“And, in fact, I did no such thing.
“I would note that the report didn’t even say it was AHS who destroyed them, only that they had ‘been destroyed”
Smith apparently caught in another lie after the former AHS CEO calls her out!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
“I would note that the report didn’t even say it was AHS who destroyed them, only that they had ‘been destroyed”
Smith apparently caught in another lie after the former AHS CEO calls her out!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Braid: Whodunit? Government blames ex-AHS boss in case of missing notebooks
Premier Danielle Smith's attempt to blame ex-AHS boss Athana Mentzelopoulos for destruction of key notebooks doesn't hold up.
calgaryherald.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“And, in fact, I did no such thing.
“I would note that the report didn’t even say it was AHS who destroyed them, only that they had ‘been destroyed”
Smith apparently caught in another lie after the former AHS CEO calls her out!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
“I would note that the report didn’t even say it was AHS who destroyed them, only that they had ‘been destroyed”
Smith apparently caught in another lie after the former AHS CEO calls her out!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Of course she says it in the Legislature where she has full immunity she's not stupid. Now no one can sue her for slander, defamation, libel or any other egregious damage A.M. & others may suffer as a result of these baseless accusations.
Braid: Whodunit? Government blames ex-AHS boss in case of missing notebooks
Premier Danielle Smith's attempt to blame ex-AHS boss Athana Mentzelopoulos for destruction of key notebooks doesn't hold up.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Of course she says it in the Legislature where she has full immunity she's not stupid. Now no one can sue her for slander, defamation, libel or any other egregious damage A.M. & others may suffer as a result of these baseless accusations.
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Danielle Smith has already used the notwithstanding clause to remove workers', parents', and patients' rights to choose.
It's not hard to see where the road is leading. The UCP has given a roadmap, for those who need the help.
It's not hard to see where the road is leading. The UCP has given a roadmap, for those who need the help.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Danielle Smith has already used the notwithstanding clause to remove workers', parents', and patients' rights to choose.
It's not hard to see where the road is leading. The UCP has given a roadmap, for those who need the help.
It's not hard to see where the road is leading. The UCP has given a roadmap, for those who need the help.
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#ElbowsUp #RESIGNSMITH #NeverUCP #NeverSmith #DanielleSmithlsUnfitToLead #Ableg #Abpoli #Cdnpoli #ABResistance #UCPfail
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly? What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially but makes no sense in the Canadian context, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly? What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially but makes no sense in the Canadian context, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
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JUXTAPOSE! Premier who has undercut Canada at every opportunity will now bitch and whine about others not being part of 'Team Canada."
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
JUXTAPOSE! Premier who has undercut Canada at every opportunity will now bitch and whine about others not being part of 'Team Canada."
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Time to recall this batshit crazy lady. She can't govern. Her go to is to use the Notwithstanding clause. when she can't get her way. She refuses to acknowledge any mistake. She still wants to go forward with separating. She worships the felon and other bad people. She is costing us millions #Recall
This is the most unCanadian leader I've seen in my lifetime. She's doing her best to wreck our federation. I fully expect Smith to pass legislation requiring Alberta children to sing the Star Spangled Banner at the beginning of every school day. #51state 🇨🇦
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Alberta pushes back on B.C.’s opposition to proposed pipeline
Being part of ‘Team Canada’ means co-operating on getting the province’s oil to market, Premier Smith says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Time to recall this batshit crazy lady. She can't govern. Her go to is to use the Notwithstanding clause. when she can't get her way. She refuses to acknowledge any mistake. She still wants to go forward with separating. She worships the felon and other bad people. She is costing us millions #Recall
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🇨🇦 When I lived in Haida Gwaii, we often got stuck in Hecate Straight due to sudden, extreme weather. The giant BC Ferry would buck so hard that all passengers were forced to lie on the floor clutching barf bags. This with the best boats, weather predictors and captains available.
#ABpoli
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#ABpoli
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Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🇨🇦 When I lived in Haida Gwaii, we often got stuck in Hecate Straight due to sudden, extreme weather. The giant BC Ferry would buck so hard that all passengers were forced to lie on the floor clutching barf bags. This with the best boats, weather predictors and captains available.
#ABpoli
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#ABpoli
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We honestly can’t afford another ignorant and ill-informed experimentation with our HC system.
12/12
12/12
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
We honestly can’t afford another ignorant and ill-informed experimentation with our HC system.
12/12
12/12
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Alberta medical professionals concerned about low COVID and flu vaccination rates - Calgary Herald
Stupid UCP government thinks god will just save people from disease - ideology over common sense and science. Back to the dark ages for Alberta. #DanielleSmithHarmsAlbertans
Stupid UCP government thinks god will just save people from disease - ideology over common sense and science. Back to the dark ages for Alberta. #DanielleSmithHarmsAlbertans
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Alberta medical professionals concerned about low COVID and flu vaccination rates - Calgary Herald
Stupid UCP government thinks god will just save people from disease - ideology over common sense and science. Back to the dark ages for Alberta. #DanielleSmithHarmsAlbertans
Stupid UCP government thinks god will just save people from disease - ideology over common sense and science. Back to the dark ages for Alberta. #DanielleSmithHarmsAlbertans
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Throw the bums out.
Danielle Smith's MAGA machine is being rocked by the grassroots in Alberta who are done with their gaslighting and MAGA extremism.
The UCP brought in the recall petitions and now they are panicking that it is being used against them.
Keep it up Alberta resisters.
Danielle Smith's MAGA machine is being rocked by the grassroots in Alberta who are done with their gaslighting and MAGA extremism.
The UCP brought in the recall petitions and now they are panicking that it is being used against them.
Keep it up Alberta resisters.
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Throw the bums out.
Danielle Smith's MAGA machine is being rocked by the grassroots in Alberta who are done with their gaslighting and MAGA extremism.
The UCP brought in the recall petitions and now they are panicking that it is being used against them.
Keep it up Alberta resisters.
Danielle Smith's MAGA machine is being rocked by the grassroots in Alberta who are done with their gaslighting and MAGA extremism.
The UCP brought in the recall petitions and now they are panicking that it is being used against them.
Keep it up Alberta resisters.
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Centralization of power in the Premier's office. Every possible counterweight has been weakened: municipalities, AHS, AIMCO, universities, regulatory bodies, courts (see Notwithstanding Clause).
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Centralization of power in the Premier's office. Every possible counterweight has been weakened: municipalities, AHS, AIMCO, universities, regulatory bodies, courts (see Notwithstanding Clause).
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Just received notice the petition application to recall Nolan Dyck, MLA for Grande Prairie has been approved. The threshold for this one is only 9427 signatures.
They now start collecting signatures and have until February 9, 2026.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
#abpoli, #ableg #cdnpoli
They now start collecting signatures and have until February 9, 2026.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
#abpoli, #ableg #cdnpoli
Current Recall Petitions - Elections Alberta
Recall is a process to remove a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from office between elections by collecting sufficient signatures in the Member’s electoral division. The following recall peti...
www.elections.ab.ca
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Just received notice the petition application to recall Nolan Dyck, MLA for Grande Prairie has been approved. The threshold for this one is only 9427 signatures.
They now start collecting signatures and have until February 9, 2026.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
#abpoli, #ableg #cdnpoli
They now start collecting signatures and have until February 9, 2026.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
#abpoli, #ableg #cdnpoli
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NEW:
Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer has approved a recall petition for Grande Prairie UCP MLA Nolan Dyck.
This is the third official recall petition approved for an MLA, following Demetrios Nicolaides and Angela Pitt.
Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer has approved a recall petition for Grande Prairie UCP MLA Nolan Dyck.
This is the third official recall petition approved for an MLA, following Demetrios Nicolaides and Angela Pitt.
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
NEW:
Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer has approved a recall petition for Grande Prairie UCP MLA Nolan Dyck.
This is the third official recall petition approved for an MLA, following Demetrios Nicolaides and Angela Pitt.
Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer has approved a recall petition for Grande Prairie UCP MLA Nolan Dyck.
This is the third official recall petition approved for an MLA, following Demetrios Nicolaides and Angela Pitt.
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Puke at the "Peterson Law" name!
Instead, let's found the College of Politicians (CoP). Premier Smith's lies would earn her an F in "Truth & Accountability 101." Revoke the license for supreme quackery! 😂 #ABpoli Does this mean regulated professionals are more free to call out her quackery?
Instead, let's found the College of Politicians (CoP). Premier Smith's lies would earn her an F in "Truth & Accountability 101." Revoke the license for supreme quackery! 😂 #ABpoli Does this mean regulated professionals are more free to call out her quackery?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government tabled its “Peterson Law” today — limiting oversight power for regulatory bodies and how they can punish and sanction their members for things they say or do.
From @reportrix.bsky.social:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...
From @reportrix.bsky.social:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...
Alberta tables bill to limit oversight power of regulatory bodies on member behaviour
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government plans to limit what behaviour professional regulators can police in the interest of strengthening freedom of expression.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Puke at the "Peterson Law" name!
Instead, let's found the College of Politicians (CoP). Premier Smith's lies would earn her an F in "Truth & Accountability 101." Revoke the license for supreme quackery! 😂 #ABpoli Does this mean regulated professionals are more free to call out her quackery?
Instead, let's found the College of Politicians (CoP). Premier Smith's lies would earn her an F in "Truth & Accountability 101." Revoke the license for supreme quackery! 😂 #ABpoli Does this mean regulated professionals are more free to call out her quackery?
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Spoke to a room of lawyers and judges tonight. Told them: when many Albertans picture the UCP base, they picture you.
They were shocked — most of them oppose the democratic backsliding.
I reminded them: as long as they stay silent, that perception will stick.
All pluralists need to speak out.
They were shocked — most of them oppose the democratic backsliding.
I reminded them: as long as they stay silent, that perception will stick.
All pluralists need to speak out.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Spoke to a room of lawyers and judges tonight. Told them: when many Albertans picture the UCP base, they picture you.
They were shocked — most of them oppose the democratic backsliding.
I reminded them: as long as they stay silent, that perception will stick.
All pluralists need to speak out.
They were shocked — most of them oppose the democratic backsliding.
I reminded them: as long as they stay silent, that perception will stick.
All pluralists need to speak out.
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🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ Huge crowds are out tonight at McDougall Centre in Calgary to rally against anti-trans Bill 9 and the Notwithstanding Clause.
#transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
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November 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ Huge crowds are out tonight at McDougall Centre in Calgary to rally against anti-trans Bill 9 and the Notwithstanding Clause.
#transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
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#transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
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