Matt Grier
@mattgriermusic.bsky.social
Edmonton based musician. Mostly a drummer, guitarist and singer too.
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I’m catching up on the leaders’ launch speeches today, starting with Poilievre’s, and one big thing I’ve noticed:
His emotional appeals are generally towards low-income folks (single mothers, struggling seniors) but his ACTUAL policy promises are almost all for industry.
Trickle down economics 🤢
His emotional appeals are generally towards low-income folks (single mothers, struggling seniors) but his ACTUAL policy promises are almost all for industry.
Trickle down economics 🤢
March 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’m catching up on the leaders’ launch speeches today, starting with Poilievre’s, and one big thing I’ve noticed:
His emotional appeals are generally towards low-income folks (single mothers, struggling seniors) but his ACTUAL policy promises are almost all for industry.
Trickle down economics 🤢
His emotional appeals are generally towards low-income folks (single mothers, struggling seniors) but his ACTUAL policy promises are almost all for industry.
Trickle down economics 🤢
The Vietnamese sandwich shop said if I don’t quit making puns they’re going to ban me.
March 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The Vietnamese sandwich shop said if I don’t quit making puns they’re going to ban me.
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From @reportrix.bsky.social and I this afternoon: Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season' www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/alb...
Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has quietly rescinded its moratorium on new coal exploration and development in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
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January 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
From @reportrix.bsky.social and I this afternoon: Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season' www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/alb...
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January 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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"Gina Rinehart, an Australian worth $30 billion and an avid Donald Trump supporter, has changed Alberta’s politics in her relentless pursuit of mined coal."
With a willing partner in Dani and the UCP.
With a willing partner in Dani and the UCP.
January 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Gina Rinehart, an Australian worth $30 billion and an avid Donald Trump supporter, has changed Alberta’s politics in her relentless pursuit of mined coal."
With a willing partner in Dani and the UCP.
With a willing partner in Dani and the UCP.
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“In the last three years she has repeatedly sued the Alberta & federal governments & challenged regulatory processes. And even though three separate courts have found her arguments baseless & without merit, she continues to sue.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Billionaire Who Bored a Hole in Alberta’s Laws | The Tyee
A timeline of an Australian mining tycoon’s fight to roll back Rocky Mountain watershed protections.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“In the last three years she has repeatedly sued the Alberta & federal governments & challenged regulatory processes. And even though three separate courts have found her arguments baseless & without merit, she continues to sue.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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As of February 2022, approximately 279 U.S. residents had died of COVID per 100,000 people, compared to about 94 in Canada.
We didn't flub it. That said, a COVID inquiry could be a positive thing.
We didn't flub it. That said, a COVID inquiry could be a positive thing.
'We know Canada flubbed COVID, but we still need to know how badly' nationalpost.com/opinion/np-v... @nationalpost.bsky.social
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December 14, 2024 at 3:57 PM
As of February 2022, approximately 279 U.S. residents had died of COVID per 100,000 people, compared to about 94 in Canada.
We didn't flub it. That said, a COVID inquiry could be a positive thing.
We didn't flub it. That said, a COVID inquiry could be a positive thing.
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When I called out Pierre Poilievre for refusing to disavow an endorsement by Alex Jones I was hammered with online threat/intimidation.
But in the House I received a standing ovation for calling out disinformation.
Except, of course from the Conservative gang.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKL...
But in the House I received a standing ovation for calling out disinformation.
Except, of course from the Conservative gang.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKL...
CHARLIE ANGUS CALLS OUT ALEX JONES ENDORSEMENT OF POILIEVRE
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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December 14, 2024 at 8:47 PM
When I called out Pierre Poilievre for refusing to disavow an endorsement by Alex Jones I was hammered with online threat/intimidation.
But in the House I received a standing ovation for calling out disinformation.
Except, of course from the Conservative gang.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKL...
But in the House I received a standing ovation for calling out disinformation.
Except, of course from the Conservative gang.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKL...
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A tale of two economies.
Strange that the country with a price on carbon has *checks notes* LOWER inflation.
Strange that the country with a price on carbon has *checks notes* LOWER inflation.
December 14, 2024 at 8:21 AM
A tale of two economies.
Strange that the country with a price on carbon has *checks notes* LOWER inflation.
Strange that the country with a price on carbon has *checks notes* LOWER inflation.
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Where do you get your wrapping paper? I don’t want to buy expensive stuff and whenever I’ve bought the cheap stuff it rips so easily. What’s the middle ground?
December 14, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Where do you get your wrapping paper? I don’t want to buy expensive stuff and whenever I’ve bought the cheap stuff it rips so easily. What’s the middle ground?
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Isn’t it funny how the media suddenly stopped talking about high food and gas prices; soaring crime in the suburbs; the migrant invasion; and immigrants eating dogs and cats?
December 1, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Isn’t it funny how the media suddenly stopped talking about high food and gas prices; soaring crime in the suburbs; the migrant invasion; and immigrants eating dogs and cats?
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Cons are screaming that PMJT has put a cap on O&G. Don't listen to this lie. There is NO cap on oil production. There is a cap on emissions. They want oil companies to invest in technology that reduces their emissions WITHOUT cutting production. We literally have record high oil production! #CDNpoli
November 30, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Cons are screaming that PMJT has put a cap on O&G. Don't listen to this lie. There is NO cap on oil production. There is a cap on emissions. They want oil companies to invest in technology that reduces their emissions WITHOUT cutting production. We literally have record high oil production! #CDNpoli
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December 1, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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🇨🇦HEY, CANADA🇨🇦
Afraid of a video clip of him voting NAY in person being posted online, PP votes electronically.
Shows up in person twenty minutes later.
He's a coward.
❤️ if you agree.
Afraid of a video clip of him voting NAY in person being posted online, PP votes electronically.
Shows up in person twenty minutes later.
He's a coward.
❤️ if you agree.
December 1, 2024 at 2:41 PM
🇨🇦HEY, CANADA🇨🇦
Afraid of a video clip of him voting NAY in person being posted online, PP votes electronically.
Shows up in person twenty minutes later.
He's a coward.
❤️ if you agree.
Afraid of a video clip of him voting NAY in person being posted online, PP votes electronically.
Shows up in person twenty minutes later.
He's a coward.
❤️ if you agree.
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Alberta has a culture where they always want to know that public servants aren't spending 1¢ more than is required, on anything. Offices should be small, meals should be cheap, compensation should be minimal. I'm *surprised* no one has asked how much 7 months of surveillance costs EPS operations?
We have a politicized policing problem in Alberta when we have police services that target journalists such as @duncankinney.bsky.social and progressive elected politicians (as she then was) such as @sphillipsab.bsky.social. We need far more accountability.
This is insane:
Edmonton Police authorized a *7 month* surveillance operation targeting a journalist critical of police and followed his family doing mundane things
This covert operation was supposedly necessary to determine who vandalized a statue honouring a literal WW2 Nazi
Edmonton Police authorized a *7 month* surveillance operation targeting a journalist critical of police and followed his family doing mundane things
This covert operation was supposedly necessary to determine who vandalized a statue honouring a literal WW2 Nazi
December 1, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Alberta has a culture where they always want to know that public servants aren't spending 1¢ more than is required, on anything. Offices should be small, meals should be cheap, compensation should be minimal. I'm *surprised* no one has asked how much 7 months of surveillance costs EPS operations?
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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Crown Coporations don't lose money. They aren't meant to turn a profit. They exist to provide a service that cannot be fully met hy the private sector. Framing this as a loss is disingenuous and damaging to our society. #canada #cdnpoli #CanadaSky
November 22, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Crown Coporations don't lose money. They aren't meant to turn a profit. They exist to provide a service that cannot be fully met hy the private sector. Framing this as a loss is disingenuous and damaging to our society. #canada #cdnpoli #CanadaSky
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Why do we pay taxes on diapers, car seats, baby formula and some food items? We don't pay taxes on a lot of food and menstrual items and that's a good thing. #taxes #tax #canada #canadian #frankdomenic🍁 #CanadaSky
November 24, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Why do we pay taxes on diapers, car seats, baby formula and some food items? We don't pay taxes on a lot of food and menstrual items and that's a good thing. #taxes #tax #canada #canadian #frankdomenic🍁 #CanadaSky
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For the late crowd, my weekend Loonie Politics column: The social control of Conservative MPs gets creepy #cdnpoli
The social control of Conservative MPs gets creepy
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November 23, 2024 at 4:30 AM
For the late crowd, my weekend Loonie Politics column: The social control of Conservative MPs gets creepy #cdnpoli
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Danielle Smith crowing about a projected surplus based on “higher income taxes” while having cancelled the income tax cut she campaigned on in 2023 is… RICH
#ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta forecasts $4.6B surplus in budget update, but braces for uncertainty | CBC News
Alberta is forecasting a $4.6-billion surplus for this fiscal year, but Finance Minister Nate Horner says mounting pressures threaten to soon put the province in the red.
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November 21, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Danielle Smith crowing about a projected surplus based on “higher income taxes” while having cancelled the income tax cut she campaigned on in 2023 is… RICH
#ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...