Jaymie Heilman

Albertans: hardworking families shouldn't have to pay to clean up polluters' messes. Sign this petition telling the government to hold oil & gas companies accountable for their clean-up costs.

Oil and gas doesn't love Albertans back, that's for sure. And the UCP government's war on renewable energy is costing us thousands of great jobs. #ableg #abpoli

Superb owl Sunday is the best Sunday. . . #writersofbluesky

YouTube video by Simon & Schuster Books Fredrik Backman on Creative Anxiety and Procrastination

"If I were comfortable talking to real people, I would have a real job." Five minutes of hilarity and warmth about being a writer. #writersofbluesky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuS...

Good point. . .

It makes no sense for Alberta to flirt with nuclear energy when solar and wind (plus batteries) are so much cheaper and safer. If reliability is the argument, then geothermal is another excellent option. #ableg #abpoli #climate

Hey, Hey! The Coal Petition is here. Sign up to canvass but if you can't, bookmark this website so you know where you will be able to sign and tell your friends and family. Water Not Coal affects all Albertans! www.waternotcoal.ca

So excited to have your book in my hands! ❤️

As Alberta landowner Dwight Popowich asks, "If conflict of interest rules can be sidestepped through consultancy contracts, what good are they?" Oil & gas polluters need to clean up their messes and pay their bills -- both what they owe landowners, and their grossly overdue taxes. #abpoli #ableg

When she's 3 or 4, try The Book With No Pictures. Endless preschool hilarity...

a woman in a black dress is smiling with #schitts creek written in the corner Alt: A Gif from Schitt’s Creek of Catherine O’Hara as Moira, dressed in black and blowing us a kiss. May her memory be for a blessing.

I never met Catherine O’Hara. I have no charming Catherine O’Hara anecdote. I can’t even explain why the news of her death hit me so hard. But I know her memory will be a blessing to all who knew and loved her work, and the joy she brought to Canada and the world.

Objectively a good name for a snowplow though

It's such a powerful song. I hope everyone hears it. ♥️

This profoundly moving and important song has me sobbing at my kitchen table. Please share it widely.
#minneapolis

Send postcards so corporations pay to clean up their oil and gas wells mess Hey Alberta, tell your Premier + MLA that corporations should pay to clean up oil and gas wells, and stop the multi-billion dollar giveaway.

Happy International LEGO day! Celebrate by sending a LEGO-themed postcard to Premier Smith and your MLA, telling them that oil and gas polluters -- rather than Alberta families -- should pay to clean up leaking, toxic wells.

#abpoli #ableg

postcards.cleanupyourmess.ca?utm_source=F...

Conflict of interest investigation into AER board member denied by ethics commissioner - Medicine Hat News zmason@medicinehatnews.com The ethics commissioner has denied a request for investigation into an energy regulator board member and adviser to Premier Danielle Smith for possible conflicts of interest...

Yager was a key architect of the Alberta government's "mature asset strategy," which proposes using taxpayer money to cover tens of BILLIONS in unpaid oil & gas cleanup costs that companies are legally obligated to pay themselves. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli

Essential reading for Albertans and, especially, the folks in our provincial government. #abpoli #ableg

How many Alberta MLAs will sign? “I, _____, MLA for _____, affirm that I am a proud Albertan and a proud Canadian. I am opposed to separatism and I will make my position known and clear to my constituents.” albertapolitics.ca/2026/01/nahe...

This photo is the stuff of nightmares. . . #abpoli #ableg

America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it | Robert Reich A chance encounter reminded me: there are two ways to look at what’s happened in Minneapolis

There's a good chance he isn't alone. Robert Reich on tipping points: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

LATE BREAKING NEWS

A vigil will be held TONIGHT at 8:30, by the fountain, on the north side of the Alberta legislature, as a memorial for the victims of ICE.

Please attend, if possible, and share this post with others.

#SayNoToICE #Ableg #Abpoli #YEG

Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good.

Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.

Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Can't wait to read it! ❤️

So heartening.

Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics

A relief to read some good (GREAT!) news this morning: "Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found, in a 'major tipping point' for clean energy." Time for Canada to do the same! #cdnpoli #climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🧵Canadian friends: if you want to vote for the next leader of the NDP, you have *just one week left* to buy a (cheap) party membership.

After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.

Only members can vote for leader.

link below:

This might be my favourite one so far! ❤️

Mark Carney takes the sign out of the window. A brave and powerful speech, calling for middle powers to stop appeasing and pretending this is business as usual - and start building new alliances. I think this is the speech - and the PM - that a lot of Canadians have been waiting for. #cdnpoli #Davos

As dark as the last few days have been, the courage of the people of Minneapolis fills me with true hope. I do not know what will happen next. But in this moment, the love of community we see in Minnesota gives us all a beacon of light.