@lorin9341.bsky.social
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Tonight we recognised great Canadian teachers who are empowering the next generation with the skills, mentorship, and experiences they need to succeed.
To the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards: thank you for everything you do.
To the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards: thank you for everything you do.
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight we recognised great Canadian teachers who are empowering the next generation with the skills, mentorship, and experiences they need to succeed.
To the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards: thank you for everything you do.
To the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards: thank you for everything you do.
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Alberta Small-c Conservatives Should be Appalled by Smith's Attacks on Judges
@UAlberta polisci prof @DrJaredWesley urges Alberta to call, write, or email their MLA demanding change.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/wjr0duRTd9c
@UAlberta polisci prof @DrJaredWesley urges Alberta to call, write, or email their MLA demanding change.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/wjr0duRTd9c
Alberta Small-c Conservatives Should be Appalled by Smith's Attacks on Judges
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Alberta Small-c Conservatives Should be Appalled by Smith's Attacks on Judges
@UAlberta polisci prof @DrJaredWesley urges Alberta to call, write, or email their MLA demanding change.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/wjr0duRTd9c
@UAlberta polisci prof @DrJaredWesley urges Alberta to call, write, or email their MLA demanding change.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/wjr0duRTd9c
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Governments Make Laws, Judges Interpret Them
Judicial independence is a cornerstone of representative government.
@abdaniellesmith would like you to think otherwise.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/government...
Judicial independence is a cornerstone of representative government.
@abdaniellesmith would like you to think otherwise.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/government...
Governments Make Laws, Judges Interpret Them
Albertans need to shout that message to their power-hungry premier
markhamhislop.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Governments Make Laws, Judges Interpret Them
Judicial independence is a cornerstone of representative government.
@abdaniellesmith would like you to think otherwise.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/government...
Judicial independence is a cornerstone of representative government.
@abdaniellesmith would like you to think otherwise.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/government...
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It's pretty rich for a Conservative premier who is anything but conservative introducing a law to restrict what party brands others can use.
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It's pretty rich for a Conservative premier who is anything but conservative introducing a law to restrict what party brands others can use.
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Oh Parksy,
Clearly you don’t know anything about public speaking.
First rule: Assume the public knows nothing.
Second rule: Speak as though you know everything. Then you cal lie and say anything with full confidence. This works well when you can’t be challenged.
#abpoli #ableg
Clearly you don’t know anything about public speaking.
First rule: Assume the public knows nothing.
Second rule: Speak as though you know everything. Then you cal lie and say anything with full confidence. This works well when you can’t be challenged.
#abpoli #ableg
This is literally NONSENSE. Absolutely nonsensical!
Reminder: the Premier has NO medical expertise whatsoever, and seems to be getting horrendous advice (if she isn’t intentionally trying to mislead here)
Let’s delve into a couple of points:
x.com/thebreakdownab...
1/5
Reminder: the Premier has NO medical expertise whatsoever, and seems to be getting horrendous advice (if she isn’t intentionally trying to mislead here)
Let’s delve into a couple of points:
x.com/thebreakdownab...
1/5
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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"...the government’s increasingly strident moves to throttle opposition are only fueling the growing rage across the province."
open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb...
open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb...
Desperate Alberta UCP government turns to bully tactics
New bill adds novel twist to muzzling and manipulation of opposition
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"...the government’s increasingly strident moves to throttle opposition are only fueling the growing rage across the province."
open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb...
open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb...
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Danielle Smith's comments about the judiciary are among the most worrying things she's said about Alberta democracy.
Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
December 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Danielle Smith's comments about the judiciary are among the most worrying things she's said about Alberta democracy.
Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Real conservatives respect and defend courts
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Real conservatives respect and defend courts
Danielle Smith does not, and that's democratically dangerous.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Real conservatives respect and defend courts
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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War crime cover-ups, MRI cover-ups, unlawfully practicing U.S. attorneys, and more. Watch the MeidasTouch podcast live now!
LIVE: MeidasTouch RESPONDS to MAJOR BREAKING NEWS - 12/1/25
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
War crime cover-ups, MRI cover-ups, unlawfully practicing U.S. attorneys, and more. Watch the MeidasTouch podcast live now!
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The UCP has invoked the notwithstanding clause pre-emptively. Again. This time to strip the Charter rights of trans children and adults.
This is sadly and entirely predictable from a populist government bent on removing checks on its power. 🧵
drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/populism-f...
This is sadly and entirely predictable from a populist government bent on removing checks on its power. 🧵
drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/populism-f...
Populism, freedom, and democracy in Alberta (and beyond)
Lessons from my grade fiver's homework assignment
drjaredwesley.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The UCP has invoked the notwithstanding clause pre-emptively. Again. This time to strip the Charter rights of trans children and adults.
This is sadly and entirely predictable from a populist government bent on removing checks on its power. 🧵
drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/populism-f...
This is sadly and entirely predictable from a populist government bent on removing checks on its power. 🧵
drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/populism-f...
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Alberta's Creaky Power Grid Needs More Battery Storage - @abndpcaucus
@nenshi and @NagwanYYC held a press conference to introduce PM Bill 203.
Story includes my two questions, their answers.
Bottom line: AB is soooo far behind.
#ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/OSjO6jYFOd0
@nenshi and @NagwanYYC held a press conference to introduce PM Bill 203.
Story includes my two questions, their answers.
Bottom line: AB is soooo far behind.
#ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/OSjO6jYFOd0
Alberta's Creaky Power Grid Needs More Battery Storage - NDP
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Alberta's Creaky Power Grid Needs More Battery Storage - @abndpcaucus
@nenshi and @NagwanYYC held a press conference to introduce PM Bill 203.
Story includes my two questions, their answers.
Bottom line: AB is soooo far behind.
#ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/OSjO6jYFOd0
@nenshi and @NagwanYYC held a press conference to introduce PM Bill 203.
Story includes my two questions, their answers.
Bottom line: AB is soooo far behind.
#ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/OSjO6jYFOd0
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Once again, Alberta’s UCP Government plans to suspend Charter Rights of Albertans.
First to attack teachers’ rights, now trans youth.
The Justice Minister proudly said his voice is the final voice on this matter.
It is not. The voice of the people is the final voice.
Plz RT
#abpoli #ableg #yyc
First to attack teachers’ rights, now trans youth.
The Justice Minister proudly said his voice is the final voice on this matter.
It is not. The voice of the people is the final voice.
Plz RT
#abpoli #ableg #yyc
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
xtramagazine.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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The UCP's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is further evidence of their populist approach to policymaking.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Our research team has been studying polarization in Alberta for the past 5 years.
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the elite-level divisions are not so much left-vs-right, but pluralist vs populist.+
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the elite-level divisions are not so much left-vs-right, but pluralist vs populist.+
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The UCP's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is further evidence of their populist approach to policymaking.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
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Alberta Healthcare Universality is Clearly in Smith's Sights
Pay more taxes, get fewer public services. Not satisfied? Then pay out of your own pocket.
That's the playbook, folks. You've been warned.
@Lorian_H @ABDanielleSmith #ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/508Ub40OM8c
Pay more taxes, get fewer public services. Not satisfied? Then pay out of your own pocket.
That's the playbook, folks. You've been warned.
@Lorian_H @ABDanielleSmith #ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/508Ub40OM8c
Alberta Healthcare Universality is Clearly in Smith's Sights
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Alberta Healthcare Universality is Clearly in Smith's Sights
Pay more taxes, get fewer public services. Not satisfied? Then pay out of your own pocket.
That's the playbook, folks. You've been warned.
@Lorian_H @ABDanielleSmith #ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/508Ub40OM8c
Pay more taxes, get fewer public services. Not satisfied? Then pay out of your own pocket.
That's the playbook, folks. You've been warned.
@Lorian_H @ABDanielleSmith #ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/508Ub40OM8c
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“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
ATA to Smith today.
#abpoli
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“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
ATA to Smith today.
#abpoli
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“They stayed (those) charges because it was uncovered at the preliminary inquiry that the emails were sent through a dummy server in the Czech Republic,”
He said the website allowed users to “mimic people’s email addresses.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/news/crime/a...
He said the website allowed users to “mimic people’s email addresses.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/news/crime/a...
Woman once accused of extortion of former justice minister pleads guilty to unrelated firearms charge
The woman once accused of threatening and trying to extort Jonathan Denis pleads guilty Wednesday to unrelated firearms charge.
calgaryherald.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“They stayed (those) charges because it was uncovered at the preliminary inquiry that the emails were sent through a dummy server in the Czech Republic,”
He said the website allowed users to “mimic people’s email addresses.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/news/crime/a...
He said the website allowed users to “mimic people’s email addresses.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/news/crime/a...
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The UCP government pretty clearly tried to artificially suppress demand for COVID-19 vaccines by forcing people to pay out of pocket for them.
It didn't work. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It didn't work. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
High demand for private COVID-19 shots sparks supply problems, waitlists for Alberta pharmacies | CBC News
Some Alberta pharmacists say they've started waitlists for private COVID-19 vaccines because they can't get their hands on stock as frustrated Albertans turn to them for the shots.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The UCP government pretty clearly tried to artificially suppress demand for COVID-19 vaccines by forcing people to pay out of pocket for them.
It didn't work. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It didn't work. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
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Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Not just the Charter (Sections 2 and 7-15), but also bypassing the Alberta Bill of Rights that was amended with great fanfare last fall by the Smith government. Plus the Alberta Human Rights Act.
October 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Not just the Charter (Sections 2 and 7-15), but also bypassing the Alberta Bill of Rights that was amended with great fanfare last fall by the Smith government. Plus the Alberta Human Rights Act.
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Lougheed spelled out exactly what he believed needed to be fixed with the notwithstanding clause...
- A legislative body with a super majority
- The courts review before being invoked.
- No "form" overrides.
Smith's use is a violation of the first 2.
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- A legislative body with a super majority
- The courts review before being invoked.
- No "form" overrides.
Smith's use is a violation of the first 2.
/2
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Lougheed spelled out exactly what he believed needed to be fixed with the notwithstanding clause...
- A legislative body with a super majority
- The courts review before being invoked.
- No "form" overrides.
Smith's use is a violation of the first 2.
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- A legislative body with a super majority
- The courts review before being invoked.
- No "form" overrides.
Smith's use is a violation of the first 2.
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