Marty Chan

Danielle Smith was elected to a Calgary school board. It had to be dissolved.

Smith became the leader of the WRP. It imploded.

Smith joined the PC party. It no longer exists.

What do you think she's going to do Alberta?

Yes, it can be tiresome. I note the irony that the people who claim they want freedom only want it to apply to them and not others.

Went to get routine blood work at the lab. Wore a mask and got the dirtiest looks from the patients, who seemed fine with the dude coughing in the waiting area. Thankfully, I had a made an appointment so I was in and out in five minutes, while they kept waiting.

If you thought Elf on a Shelf gave your kids nightmares, just wait until Trump on the Roof hits the stores.

Scratching my head at people who think the tariffs are good for consumers. If you were a domestic manufacturer and knew that your competition charged an extra 15%, why wouldn't you bump up your prices 10% so that you could make a bigger profit and still beat your competitor's prices?

Not yet that I know of. I suspect they will announce something soon.

TL posted they will be there on Sunday too - tomorrow 10am to 3pm. #yeg

#ForeverCanadian

Talked to the organizer of Forever-Canadian, the petition campaign to put a referendum question to keep Alberta as a part of Canada. Here's a FAQ if you're inclined to sign the petition. #yeg

I suspect they might have some tech issues around the overwhelming response from people who want to help. The Gazebo Park launch was pretty hectic. : )

I saw a few volunteers today with clipboards and forms. Hoping that your registration didn't get lost.

I have no idea. Is it the platform they're using to gather volunteers? They are at the Old Strathcona Gazebo Park this afternoon if you want to ask someone about it.

Just came from the booth. They say they will be here all afternoon.

I think so but you can register to sign the petition on their website and they will let you know where they will be next.

For those Edmonton Bluesky folks, the Forever Canadian initiative is kicking off their petition campaign tomorrow (Saturday). They'll be gathering signatures at Gazebo Park in Old Strathcona, starting at 10 am. Time to take the narrative back from the separatists and make your voices heard.

Yes! I'm hoping Thomas maps out the proper procedure to sign the petition for all of us to know what to do. Every signature counts.

Forever Canadian Official Campaign Website Forever Canadian campaign is a grassroots coalition of Canadians aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity. It is a proactive vehicle to secure Alberta's continued place in Canada.

Hoping this reaches more than a few Albertans. Thomas Lukasuk's petition to keep Alberta a part of Canada is now eligible to collect signatures. Be mindful of any fake petitions circulating. I suspect there will be shenanigans from the premier's base.

www.forever-canadian.ca

Today's corrupt politicians have figured out that their base prefers opinions to facts, conspiracies to reality, and cruelty to community. As long as they can keep their base angry at someone other than them, they never have to worry about being held accountable.

Kind of hoping that a CBS exec gets caught on the Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert.

From the few scattered reports of people attending the Alberta Next Panels, these meetings sound more like time-share sales pitches than town hall forums.

Nothing beats the feeling of holding the warm pages of a freshly printed first draft of your novel.

Lol! I always say yes and wait for the roar to die down before I let them off the hook.

Lol! The one I used to get was "Are you related to Jackie Chan?"

The dreaded moment in an author visit when a kids asks how old you are. The happy moment when you tell them and they say you look half your age. #virtualvisits

The happy moment when you finish the first draft of a manuscript and check your inbox to find an email from a different editor saying they greenlit your pitch.

Working on my first draft, I always feel like the runner who has sprinted at full blast off the starting line only to remember that I'm competing in marathon.

The line between rabid partisans and sports fans is wafer thin. Every time a partisan second guesses a politician's decisions, all I hear is a dude in a ratty hockey jersey screaming at the TV, "The coach should have told his players to score more!"

Trump calling for tariffs on Canada again? This Groundhog Day reboot is starting to get stale.

After a majority of respondents wrote that they want to keep CPP, Alberta's premier has decided to do another survey to see if Albertans want a provincial pension plan instead of CPP.

Alberta's Next Panel is the "Tylenot" of surveys.

Just wrapped my final virtual school visit for this year. Happy to end on a high note with kids crowding the screen to see me. Sad that I have to wait all summer before I can do it all over again. #edusky

When I was a pantser, I hated plot outlines because I thought they limited my freedom to explore. Then I realized I don't have to do what the outline tells me.