Lies, damn lies, and Fraser Institute studies Maybe they didn't expect anyone to fact check their work. I did it anyways.

The Fraser Institute published a study on the fiscal cost of Canada’s low-carbon economy -- one that (shocker!) found lots of money spent on relatively few jobs.

I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well.

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YouTube video by CBC News: The National Breaking down Alberta's use of the notwithstanding clause

youtu.be/y9MGDpaK_2o?...

Screenshot of the form on the website at the URL

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) added a form to their website called Ready to Resist.

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#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg

Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly

The UCP government has invoked time allocation and on a bill removing Albertans' Charter rights.

And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.

Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.

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Wow #yyc!

(Pics by Kelly Hofer FB)

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

When Disrespect Becomes Policy: How Government Neglect Sparked Labour Unrest As Albertans brace for the first teacher strike in nearly 25 years, a new opinion piece on Parkland’s blog gives a frontline perspective on the government’s long war against public education.

Want to learn more about why teachers are striking in Alberta? Read @iandoktor.bsky.social to learn how Alberta Government went from having to convince 12% of teachers to sign up for their deal to now 90% of teachers voting against the governments deal www.parklandinstitute.ca/disrespect

CMA calls on Alberta government to refrain from using notwithstanding clause to interfere with patient care The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) calls on the Alberta government to refrain from invoking the notwithstanding clause to enact legislation that directly interferes in the clinical care of patient...

“The Canadian Medical Association calls on the Alberta government to refrain from invoking the notwithstanding clause to enact legislation that directly interferes in the clinical care of patients.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Stripping Away Rights Using the Notwithstanding Clause. - Alberta Views After a week of rancorous debate, Klein announced he would not invoke the notwithstanding clause on the landmark gay rights decision...

The first time an Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause, public outrage forced a reversal in less than 24 hours. I wish to God Albertans would show the same moral fury now, when school children are outed & bullied by the government that is supposed to protect them. #ableg #abpoli

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Volunteer with the @liberalca.bsky.social, spread the word, and be sure to get out and vote this election. Let's be #CanadaStrong

One of the questions we receive most often is “Where do my property tax dollars go?”. We’d like to break it down for you.

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Now hiring: Calgary youth fair into its 27th year Later this month, thousands of young people will have the opportunity to connect with employers and explore the possibilities for their future.

Calgary's Youth Employment Centre will be holding its annual hiring fair at the Big Four building on March 27 www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

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

Danielle Smith is walking the oil and gas industry into a trap Alberta's premier has been unapologetic about trying to get special treatment for the oil and gas industry from Donald Trump. Why those efforts could end up backfiring — and what they have in common w...

Danielle Smith has spent the last few months trying to shield the oil and gas industry form tariffs. Did she end up putting a giant bullseye on its back in the process?

#cdnpoli #abpoli

Council Approves Elevated Green Line, Risks, and Costs

The elevated Green Line alignment insisted upon by the Province now exceeds the cost of the tunneled downtown alignment from Sheppard to Eau Claire.
www.courtneywalcott.com/council_appr...

A cartoon is headed “How tariffs work”. It proceeds to show a cartoon of Trump in his suit and red tie taking a piss towards a fan with a Canadian maple leaf on it. The fan blows Trump’s piss back into his face. It was drawn and is signed by Bruce MacKinnon and is dated November 26, 2024

Bruce MacKinnon, the editorial cartoonist at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, drew this last November.

No newspaper would print it.

It now deserves an outing.

This is a shameful day for the province.

We are spending billions on a line that no one will ride, and admitting that their elevated alignment is impossible and never will be built.

Quick thread on quick links to get in touch with the Alberta UCP government about coal (and whatever else you'd like to talk to them about - there are a few things these days).

PLEASE pass these links to friends and family through your messaging/email/text/whatever. They WANT them, I promise.

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If Danielle Smith intends to defy a national consensus on how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs, she should call an election - Alberta Politics If Alberta Premier Danielle Smith intends to defy an all-party, all-province, national consensus on how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariff threats, she should call a provincial election and get a man...

If Danielle Smith intends to defy a national consensus on how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs, she should call an election. albertapolitics.ca/2025/01/if-d...

YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi Danielle Smith must fight for Canada.

We need a provincial government that will stand up for Canada and for our sovereignty and our economy.

We have to take a Team Canada approach that looks out for the best interest of every Albertan.

It’s time for us to fight for Canada! Danielle Smith, are you listening?
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Masking Fear - Wearing a Mask -Alberta Views “I just want to thank you,” the woman says. “I want to thank you for wearing a mask.” Her voice echoes in my ears.

"I know people are tired of COVID, I know how badly we all want to forget how awful things were at their worst, how many millions died, how many more were left with long-term health consequences. Like a modern-day memento mori, my masked face reminds people of horrors they’d rather deny"

YouTube video by Parkland Institute The Road Ahead - Disinformation: The First Step in Dismantling Systems of Care - Ginetta Salvalaggio

Must watch talk from my colleague @gsalvalaggio.bsky.social on how the provincial government is using disinformation to dismantle systems of care for people who use drugs in Alberta. #ableg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAmp...

ANALYSIS | New leaders often toughen ethics, transparency rules. Danielle Smith and UCP take different approach | CBC News The UCP has created a more generous gift policy and limited freedom of information access. On the horizon: relaxed rules for political aides.

Don’t know if I’ve ever seen a Canadian government steadily relax and ease accountability/transparency laws like Danielle Smith and UCP have. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

To recap 2024, Alberta has effectively ended wind and solar investment in the province with asymmetric permitting and reclamation rules across energy projects, while announcing we are "Open for Business" for coal mining.

Alberta gov't released its report on the Green Line elevated route it insists on.
Turns out Min. Dreeshen wasn't clear with me. Train would roll 3 stories up through downtown, *over* the Plus-15s.

YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi More Green Line Drama

Here’s what’s going on with the Green Line.

#GreenLineYYC

youtu.be/wZEA8REzI7E

Former advocate now says cancel the Green Line Instead of scrambling to salvage the Green Line, based on a three-month long study, we need to go back and find better alternatives.

“prioritizing the southeast leg is not a decision rooted in data. In fact, the years of study for the original alignment revealed that the southeast leg required the north-central ridership to justify skipping the BRT stage.”

calgaryherald.com/opinion/lett...

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