Susan Wright
@susanwrightab.bsky.social
Blogger (Susan on the Soapbox) and retired lawyer. Interested in energy and politics.
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Sound familiar, Alberta?
Coming soon to your driver's license.
Coming soon to your driver's license.
license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Sound familiar, Alberta?
Coming soon to your driver's license.
Coming soon to your driver's license.
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Teachers and unions were first (Bill 2).
Trans Albertans are next (Bill 9).
The UCP's 2025 AGM Resolutions reveal a much longer list of folks whose rights are at risk from the party's use of the notwithstanding clause.
Trans Albertans are next (Bill 9).
The UCP's 2025 AGM Resolutions reveal a much longer list of folks whose rights are at risk from the party's use of the notwithstanding clause.
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Teachers and unions were first (Bill 2).
Trans Albertans are next (Bill 9).
The UCP's 2025 AGM Resolutions reveal a much longer list of folks whose rights are at risk from the party's use of the notwithstanding clause.
Trans Albertans are next (Bill 9).
The UCP's 2025 AGM Resolutions reveal a much longer list of folks whose rights are at risk from the party's use of the notwithstanding clause.
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For those keeping score, the premier:
🔵has already started picking her voters (through voter suppression laws).
🔴wants to choose who can run for office (only "serious" candidates qualify).
⚪️now wants to decide which MLAs deserve to be recalled (and which ones get to keep their seats).
🔵has already started picking her voters (through voter suppression laws).
🔴wants to choose who can run for office (only "serious" candidates qualify).
⚪️now wants to decide which MLAs deserve to be recalled (and which ones get to keep their seats).
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For those keeping score, the premier:
🔵has already started picking her voters (through voter suppression laws).
🔴wants to choose who can run for office (only "serious" candidates qualify).
⚪️now wants to decide which MLAs deserve to be recalled (and which ones get to keep their seats).
🔵has already started picking her voters (through voter suppression laws).
🔴wants to choose who can run for office (only "serious" candidates qualify).
⚪️now wants to decide which MLAs deserve to be recalled (and which ones get to keep their seats).
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I think we should reference the Redford example — Fire Smith.
October 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I think we should reference the Redford example — Fire Smith.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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I post a lot on ABlawg. Some of it pretty dry & arcane oil & gas law
But this is far more imp & shd be of wider interest. It deals with how an Aussie coal mining company was able to manipulate AER decision-making to shield the company’s project from public review. #abpoli
ablawg.ca/wp-content/u...
But this is far more imp & shd be of wider interest. It deals with how an Aussie coal mining company was able to manipulate AER decision-making to shield the company’s project from public review. #abpoli
ablawg.ca/wp-content/u...
September 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I post a lot on ABlawg. Some of it pretty dry & arcane oil & gas law
But this is far more imp & shd be of wider interest. It deals with how an Aussie coal mining company was able to manipulate AER decision-making to shield the company’s project from public review. #abpoli
ablawg.ca/wp-content/u...
But this is far more imp & shd be of wider interest. It deals with how an Aussie coal mining company was able to manipulate AER decision-making to shield the company’s project from public review. #abpoli
ablawg.ca/wp-content/u...
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Alberta Police Farce - another way to distract and misappropriate funds.
#UnethicalAlberta #SmithIsUnfit #AbPoli
#UnethicalAlberta #SmithIsUnfit #AbPoli
NEW: Danielle Smith announces formal creation of Alberta Sheriff's Police Service, which will be HQ'd in Calgary.
She says it's not about replacing RCMP or any police force, it's meant to help fill gaps and work alongside existing police services.
She says it's not about replacing RCMP or any police force, it's meant to help fill gaps and work alongside existing police services.
July 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Alberta Police Farce - another way to distract and misappropriate funds.
#UnethicalAlberta #SmithIsUnfit #AbPoli
#UnethicalAlberta #SmithIsUnfit #AbPoli
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The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.
May 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.
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“It’s hard to overstate how central oil is to Ms. Smith’s move to engineer the conditions for a separation referendum.”
Smith is making international headlines again! This will be great for investor confidence!
(It won’t)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/w...
Smith is making international headlines again! This will be great for investor confidence!
(It won’t)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/w...
Alberta Stands Apart in Canada. Now It Plans a Long-Shot Bid to Secede.
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“It’s hard to overstate how central oil is to Ms. Smith’s move to engineer the conditions for a separation referendum.”
Smith is making international headlines again! This will be great for investor confidence!
(It won’t)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/w...
Smith is making international headlines again! This will be great for investor confidence!
(It won’t)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/w...
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Last week the AER approved Northback's application for new coal exploration on Grassy Mtn.
That approval killed any hope that Northback might have for compensation.
On the w/e premier Smith said Northback wd not be able to operate an open pit mine.
This revives Northback's compensation claims. 1/2
That approval killed any hope that Northback might have for compensation.
On the w/e premier Smith said Northback wd not be able to operate an open pit mine.
This revives Northback's compensation claims. 1/2
May 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Last week the AER approved Northback's application for new coal exploration on Grassy Mtn.
That approval killed any hope that Northback might have for compensation.
On the w/e premier Smith said Northback wd not be able to operate an open pit mine.
This revives Northback's compensation claims. 1/2
That approval killed any hope that Northback might have for compensation.
On the w/e premier Smith said Northback wd not be able to operate an open pit mine.
This revives Northback's compensation claims. 1/2
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It should be obvious. Smith is claiming that lowering the threshold for referendums makes things more democratic.
But at the same time she’s doing everything she can to strangle democracy.
But at the same time she’s doing everything she can to strangle democracy.
May 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
It should be obvious. Smith is claiming that lowering the threshold for referendums makes things more democratic.
But at the same time she’s doing everything she can to strangle democracy.
But at the same time she’s doing everything she can to strangle democracy.
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Watch for this Canada, especially from Smith.
'when politicians successfully bait the courts on a popular issue, the resulting erosion of checks & balances spills over into other domains, enabling the executive to wield power in much more unpopular ways it.'
#PetroCon #ClimateEmergency
'when politicians successfully bait the courts on a popular issue, the resulting erosion of checks & balances spills over into other domains, enabling the executive to wield power in much more unpopular ways it.'
#PetroCon #ClimateEmergency
Donald Trump’s attacks on courts “follow a clear pattern seen in backsliding democracies around the world,” writes Andrew O'Donohue. “To undermine public support for the judiciary, political leaders adopt policies that are popular but very likely illegal”:
Trump Is Baiting the Courts
The president is following a playbook that authoritarians around the world have used to assert their power over the judiciary’s.
bit.ly
May 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Watch for this Canada, especially from Smith.
'when politicians successfully bait the courts on a popular issue, the resulting erosion of checks & balances spills over into other domains, enabling the executive to wield power in much more unpopular ways it.'
#PetroCon #ClimateEmergency
'when politicians successfully bait the courts on a popular issue, the resulting erosion of checks & balances spills over into other domains, enabling the executive to wield power in much more unpopular ways it.'
#PetroCon #ClimateEmergency
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The common denominator with the UCP is corruption, their majority enables blatant cronyism & nepotism.
A Family Affair: From Justice Minister to Procurement Controversy
#Amery #Mirarchi #AHS #SmithAndSmith #Moretta
#UnethicalAlberta #CorruptCare
#AbPoli #AbLeg
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
A Family Affair: From Justice Minister to Procurement Controversy
#Amery #Mirarchi #AHS #SmithAndSmith #Moretta
#UnethicalAlberta #CorruptCare
#AbPoli #AbLeg
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
Corruption, Connections, and Consequences: Alberta's Justice Minister Under Fire in Health Procurement Scandal
Welcome to another installment of the Corrupt Politics Series, where we expose the tangled web of power, privilege, and questionable decision-making in Alberta’s government.
open.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The common denominator with the UCP is corruption, their majority enables blatant cronyism & nepotism.
A Family Affair: From Justice Minister to Procurement Controversy
#Amery #Mirarchi #AHS #SmithAndSmith #Moretta
#UnethicalAlberta #CorruptCare
#AbPoli #AbLeg
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
A Family Affair: From Justice Minister to Procurement Controversy
#Amery #Mirarchi #AHS #SmithAndSmith #Moretta
#UnethicalAlberta #CorruptCare
#AbPoli #AbLeg
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
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I'm often asked: What motivates Danielle Smith to do the radical things she does?
After all, many of her actions fly in the face of public opinion, the constitution, conservative ideology, and her own public commitments.
I used to equivocate.
I'm about ready to call it.🧵
After all, many of her actions fly in the face of public opinion, the constitution, conservative ideology, and her own public commitments.
I used to equivocate.
I'm about ready to call it.🧵
May 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I'm often asked: What motivates Danielle Smith to do the radical things she does?
After all, many of her actions fly in the face of public opinion, the constitution, conservative ideology, and her own public commitments.
I used to equivocate.
I'm about ready to call it.🧵
After all, many of her actions fly in the face of public opinion, the constitution, conservative ideology, and her own public commitments.
I used to equivocate.
I'm about ready to call it.🧵
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With Bill 54, Danielle Smith gives the Republican Party of Alberta (RPA) resources (dark 💰) and a clearer path to a referendum.
This runs contrary to her public commentary about using a referendum to prevent them from growing.
And those comments only give the RPA more ammunition and legitimacy.
This runs contrary to her public commentary about using a referendum to prevent them from growing.
And those comments only give the RPA more ammunition and legitimacy.
May 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
With Bill 54, Danielle Smith gives the Republican Party of Alberta (RPA) resources (dark 💰) and a clearer path to a referendum.
This runs contrary to her public commentary about using a referendum to prevent them from growing.
And those comments only give the RPA more ammunition and legitimacy.
This runs contrary to her public commentary about using a referendum to prevent them from growing.
And those comments only give the RPA more ammunition and legitimacy.
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"Let’s be honest about what this is. The government doesn’t want to own the referendum. It wants to be pushed into it, to blame the people for asking, to stay a step removed from the consequences. That’s not governance. That’s cowardice."
Opinion: Alberta’s wishy-washy dance with separatism will beggar the province
Danielle Smith’s Alberta government wants a separatism referendum but it doesn’t want to own it. It wants to be pushed into it
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Let’s be honest about what this is. The government doesn’t want to own the referendum. It wants to be pushed into it, to blame the people for asking, to stay a step removed from the consequences. That’s not governance. That’s cowardice."
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investors, utilities, & policymakers, the message is clear: the momentum behind #CleanElectricity is real. Those who prepare for this transition—by investing in clean infrastructure modernizing the grid & rethinking elect mrkts will be best positioned
#FireTheUCP #AbPoli
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
#FireTheUCP #AbPoli
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time Ever | OilPrice.com
For the first time in history, fossil fuels supplied less than half of the United States' electricity generation for an entire month, marking a significant shift in the nation's energy mix.
oilprice.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
investors, utilities, & policymakers, the message is clear: the momentum behind #CleanElectricity is real. Those who prepare for this transition—by investing in clean infrastructure modernizing the grid & rethinking elect mrkts will be best positioned
#FireTheUCP #AbPoli
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
#FireTheUCP #AbPoli
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
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Imagine the embarrassment if we were to have a party leader invited to form government and it turned out that said party leader cd not get clearance for certain categories of classified documents.
Far worse than embarrassment. The govt wd be dysfunctional on key security issues. #abpoli #canpoli
Far worse than embarrassment. The govt wd be dysfunctional on key security issues. #abpoli #canpoli
April 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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You can’t be “Captain Canada” and put “Canada First” if your Western flank is challenging the very integrity of the country.
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Western Defeatism
A Real Threat to Conservative Fortunes and National Unity
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
You can’t be “Captain Canada” and put “Canada First” if your Western flank is challenging the very integrity of the country.
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Two months ago this wd not have been on the agenda.
Now that Smith is worried that the CPC will not take office it comes to the fore.
Another Trumpian version of questioning (in advance) the legitimacy of the election & building the case for the 51st state.
Beware the enemy within.
#canpoli #abpoli
Now that Smith is worried that the CPC will not take office it comes to the fore.
Another Trumpian version of questioning (in advance) the legitimacy of the election & building the case for the 51st state.
Beware the enemy within.
#canpoli #abpoli
Premier plans post-election panel to gauge Albertans’ appetite for referendum
Premier Danielle Smith says she is striking a post-mortem election panel to give Albertans the chance to raise issues they might want put to a referendum.
www.ctvnews.ca
April 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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If CTV News didn't have the "bandwidth" to stand up to a specious Conservative Party of Canada/trolls attack on a journalist they commissioned to conduct fact checking, how will they handle the exponentially greater public anger over their journalistic cowardice?
April 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
If CTV News didn't have the "bandwidth" to stand up to a specious Conservative Party of Canada/trolls attack on a journalist they commissioned to conduct fact checking, how will they handle the exponentially greater public anger over their journalistic cowardice?