Nikki Davidson
@ndavidson18.bsky.social
Educator/reader/thinker/political nerd just trying to raise good humans 🇨🇦
There is nothing about this that is acceptable (or ethical). But then, there really isn't much that this government does that IS acceptable.
‘My husband’s an adviser to me, and that’s allowed because he’s married to me,’ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith insists But ‘Danielle Smith is full of it,’ says former premier Rachel Notley’s husband, Lou Arab. albertapolitics.ca/2025/07/my-h...
‘My husband’s an adviser to me, and that’s allowed because he’s married to me,’ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith insists - Alberta Politics
Last month, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith replied snippily to a reporter’s question at a news conference that it was quite proper for her husband to take part in discussions about the province’s pass...
albertapolitics.ca
July 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There is nothing about this that is acceptable (or ethical). But then, there really isn't much that this government does that IS acceptable.
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‘My husband’s an adviser to me, and that’s allowed because he’s married to me,’ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith insists But ‘Danielle Smith is full of it,’ says former premier Rachel Notley’s husband, Lou Arab. albertapolitics.ca/2025/07/my-h...
‘My husband’s an adviser to me, and that’s allowed because he’s married to me,’ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith insists - Alberta Politics
Last month, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith replied snippily to a reporter’s question at a news conference that it was quite proper for her husband to take part in discussions about the province’s pass...
albertapolitics.ca
July 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
‘My husband’s an adviser to me, and that’s allowed because he’s married to me,’ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith insists But ‘Danielle Smith is full of it,’ says former premier Rachel Notley’s husband, Lou Arab. albertapolitics.ca/2025/07/my-h...
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I've been hesitant to write something like this because I didn't want to give oxygen to Alberta separatists. The conversation alone is dangerous.
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
Three Alberta separatism myths
No, we wouldn’t be able to force the rest of Canada to build pipelines.
www.coreyhogan.ca
May 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I've been hesitant to write something like this because I didn't want to give oxygen to Alberta separatists. The conversation alone is dangerous.
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
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When you leave a tip it doesn't necessarily go to the workers who served you.
That's because Alberta is one of the only provinces that has no laws protecting workers’ tips. It's great to see business owners and people in the industry speaking in support of my private members Bill 210!
That's because Alberta is one of the only provinces that has no laws protecting workers’ tips. It's great to see business owners and people in the industry speaking in support of my private members Bill 210!
April 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
When you leave a tip it doesn't necessarily go to the workers who served you.
That's because Alberta is one of the only provinces that has no laws protecting workers’ tips. It's great to see business owners and people in the industry speaking in support of my private members Bill 210!
That's because Alberta is one of the only provinces that has no laws protecting workers’ tips. It's great to see business owners and people in the industry speaking in support of my private members Bill 210!
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‘It’s become almost the norm’: Misinformation ramping up during election, expert www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/alb...
Me: "...if you feel like something is playing to your rage, playing to your grievances, those kinds of emotional responses should be a red flag to pause & to double check the veracity..."
Me: "...if you feel like something is playing to your rage, playing to your grievances, those kinds of emotional responses should be a red flag to pause & to double check the veracity..."
‘It’s become almost the norm’: Misinformation ramping up during election, expert says
www.ctvnews.ca
March 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
‘It’s become almost the norm’: Misinformation ramping up during election, expert www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/alb...
Me: "...if you feel like something is playing to your rage, playing to your grievances, those kinds of emotional responses should be a red flag to pause & to double check the veracity..."
Me: "...if you feel like something is playing to your rage, playing to your grievances, those kinds of emotional responses should be a red flag to pause & to double check the veracity..."
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Danielle Smith is one of Pierre Poilievre's biggest fans. She also just torpedoed his election campaign.
Whoopsie daisy.
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/23/o...
Whoopsie daisy.
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/23/o...
Danielle Smith is Mark Carney's secret weapon
In a recent interview with far-right U.S. media site Breitbart, Smith handed Carney a gift-wrapped sledgehammer in the form of an admission that Pierre Poilievre would be "in sync" with Trump.
www.nationalobserver.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Danielle Smith is one of Pierre Poilievre's biggest fans. She also just torpedoed his election campaign.
Whoopsie daisy.
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/23/o...
Whoopsie daisy.
#cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/23/o...
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Americans may not get Myers’ “elbows up” gesture but Canadians and Gordie Howe fans sure do.
March 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Americans may not get Myers’ “elbows up” gesture but Canadians and Gordie Howe fans sure do.
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
February 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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HANG IT IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA!!!!
February 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM
HANG IT IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA!!!!
Let's do this, Canada! Game on!
February 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Let's do this, Canada! Game on!
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NEW: A couple days ago, Breakdown host Nate Pike announced that he was being court ordered to wipe the Alberta politics show from the web as part of a libel lawsuit from a well-connected Alberta businessman.
This development should concern all journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
This development should concern all journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Muzzling of The Breakdown should concern all media in Alberta
The popular Alberta politics web show has been ordered shut down as part of a $6-million libel lawsuit from well-connected businessman Sam Mraiche.
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
NEW: A couple days ago, Breakdown host Nate Pike announced that he was being court ordered to wipe the Alberta politics show from the web as part of a libel lawsuit from a well-connected Alberta businessman.
This development should concern all journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
This development should concern all journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
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A "manosphere" authoritarianism? Yep.
"Donald Trump's second term ushers in a new era associating aggressive masculinity with nationalism and violence, driven by a spirit of revenge against the feminist achievements..."
– Ivan Jablonka
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
"Donald Trump's second term ushers in a new era associating aggressive masculinity with nationalism and violence, driven by a spirit of revenge against the feminist achievements..."
– Ivan Jablonka
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Ivan Jablonka, historian: 'Trump's agenda is driving a masculinist counter-revolution'
OP-ED. Donald Trump's second term ushers in a new era associating aggressive masculinity with nationalism and violence, driven by a spirit of revenge against the feminist achievements of the past 50 y...
www.lemonde.fr
February 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A "manosphere" authoritarianism? Yep.
"Donald Trump's second term ushers in a new era associating aggressive masculinity with nationalism and violence, driven by a spirit of revenge against the feminist achievements..."
– Ivan Jablonka
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
"Donald Trump's second term ushers in a new era associating aggressive masculinity with nationalism and violence, driven by a spirit of revenge against the feminist achievements..."
– Ivan Jablonka
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
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With the silencing of critics, like @thebreakdownab.bsky.social, we are heading further down this path.
Albertans should read closely. The first steps have been taken here, too.
Why do you think the Smith government is removing checks and balances, limiting voting rights, and seeking their own tax agency and police force?
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Why do you think the Smith government is removing checks and balances, limiting voting rights, and seeking their own tax agency and police force?
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
With the silencing of critics, like @thebreakdownab.bsky.social, we are heading further down this path.
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February 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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February 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Mood: Premier (or her lawyers via her communications staff) release messed up statement on alleged corrupt AHS procurement practices on a Saturday, messing with my day off.
#ableg #abpoli #AHS
#ableg #abpoli #AHS
Danielle Smith denies accountability in AHS scandal
That's libertarianism for you: it's me, me, me, right up until someone demands answers.
womenofabpoli.substack.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Four days it took her to say anything. And then she says … she will do nothing.
Not good enough. Her own office is implicated. The investigation can’t be delivered to the people being investigated. How dumb does she think Albertans are? /1
Not good enough. Her own office is implicated. The investigation can’t be delivered to the people being investigated. How dumb does she think Albertans are? /1
February 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Four days it took her to say anything. And then she says … she will do nothing.
Not good enough. Her own office is implicated. The investigation can’t be delivered to the people being investigated. How dumb does she think Albertans are? /1
Not good enough. Her own office is implicated. The investigation can’t be delivered to the people being investigated. How dumb does she think Albertans are? /1