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Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says recall legislation being misused | CBC News The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or une...

If you intended it to be used only in the case of ethical or illegal behaviour, then why didn’t you put that in the legislation?

Sloppy drafting is not a defence to the use of the law.

One could argue that the notwithstanding clause was also never meant for the purposes to which it’s being put.

China’s Clean Industry Investments Sweeping the Global South Isn’t that where Canada plans to sell huge amounts of BC LNG and Alberta oil?

China’s electrifying the Global South.

Good luck selling it oil and LNG after 2030.
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YouTube video by Energi Media AI Data Centres are Crushing American Power Grid

AI Data Centres are Crushing American Power Grid

FERC, the US energy regulator, is sticking fingers in many, many dykes, trying to keep the creaky old American grid up and running.
@edhirs
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The Global Clash Between Three Energy Worldviews Oil and Gas Forever, The World is On Fire, The Future is Electric

The Global Clash Between 3 Energy Worldviews

1. Oil and Gas Forever
2. The World is On Fire
3. The Future is Electric

Unfortunately, too much of Canada's leadership is stuck on the first one.
#bcpoli #cdnpoli #abpoli
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Outplayed in 2018 over TMX, is Canada being gamed again with the pipeline MOU? Political pressure, not markets, seems to be driving the deal between Mark Carney and Danielle Smith

Outplayed in 2018 over TMX, is Canada being gamed again with the pipeline MOU?

Political pressure, not markets, seems to be driving the deal between @MarkjCarney and @DanielleSmith.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli
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@amyjanzwood.bsky.social spot on, providing context:

"In understanding this deal, we should recall the last time the federal government struck a so-called grand bargain with Alberta."

sobering

YouTube video by Energi Media Introducing DRUbit for Roads: The Future of the Oil Sands is Not a New Pipeline

EXCLUSIVE: Introducing DRUbit for Roads: The Future of the Oil Sands is Not a New Pipeline

Very excited to break this story.

An Indigenous-owned company is ready to ship bitumen by rail/ship to Asia, EU.

Make it a PoNI, @MarkJCarney.
#bcpoli #cdnpoli
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Why have we not heard more about geothermal?

YouTube video by Energi Media Eavor's German Pilot Project Proves Potential for Global Scaling of Canadian Geothermal Tech

.@Eavor's German Pilot Project Proves Potential for Global Scaling of Canadian Geothermal Tech

#Alberta drilling tech dazzles in Munich suburb.

Makes electricity, heat for homes as planned, on budget.

Make Eavor a PoNI, @mark-carney.bsky.social.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
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YouTube video by Energi Media Bratt vs Hislop: Is Smith "Ungoverning" Alberta?

Bratt vs Hislop: Is Smith "Ungoverning" Alberta?

@DuaneBratt and I started far apart, but in the end, agreed more than we disagreed.

What is indisputable for me? ABGov under @abdaniellesmith is a madhouse of ideology, incompetence, and culture wars.
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Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says recall legislation being misused | CBC News The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or une...

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says recall legislation being misused

Being hoisted by their own petard has UCP squealing like stuck pigs . Sweet 🤣

#Cdnpoli #Abpoli

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Trees with sunset behind them, orange on the bottom half blue on the top.

Trees with sunset in background, deep red on the bottom and deep blue on the top

Intense cold, intense colour. If this keeps up we just might get a white Christmas this year?

Europeans have pointlessly reassured themselves with Trump’s supposed unpredictability. When it comes to Europe, this admin is consistent and predictable. As the #NSS clarifies,it’s in the business of tearing Europe apart by supporting far right nationalists backed by Russia too

Four key things leaped out at me: 1) Intense focus on Western Hemisphere suggesting the military deployments will continue 2) Brutal language about “civilizational erasure” in Europe 3) Tough but cautious comments on China — pretty tame actually 4) Little on Middle East, as if its problems are over

Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇

The Transatlantic Alliance in the Age of Trump: The Coming Collisions Europe is now staring at the beginning of a new post-American age. The policy collisions to come will be transformative for transatlantic relations and will reshape the transatlantic alliance.

EU leaders will have to confront the fact that the Trump admin is coming for them, politically. Do they just accept that Trump is funding their political downfall? Or does this begin to cause an incredible amount of friction in transatlantic relations?

Taps the sign.
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Great thread and very similar to the thread to I just posted.

But somehow under these conditions the US will still extend nuclear deterrence to Europe — i.e. put itself at risk of nuclear destruction on its allies' behalf.

Exactly. The new U.S. National Security Strategy is much worse for Europe than most people had imagined. Europe is described as a bigger threat than both China and Russia, and they outline the need for regime change in Western European countries as part of a civilizational struggle.

Having survived five successive Xmases in retail during undergrad, I think it should be mandatory for everyone to work at least one Xmas in retail as empathy training.
(It's also why I still have PTSD around most Xmas music).

But the Conservatives will blame the resulting price increases on "Liberal taxes and inflationary spending."

Follow the money.
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Canada has a stake calling out Pete Hegseth's murder on the seas.
In June 1918 the hospital ship Llandovery Castle was sunk. The U boat murdered survivors in the water including 14 Canadian nurses.
Canada never forgot or forgave.
We have prosecuted war crimes ever since. Sucks to be you Pete.

How to fix book publishing This is the 307th edition of SHuSH, the newsletter of The Sutherland House Inc.

Ken Whyte has a good idea about how to fix Canadian publishing. I think the federal government should listen to him. #cdnpoli

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Survey: Farmers expected to end 2025 with tough financial conditions Surveys by the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis and Chicago found tougher farm credit conditions in the third quarter of 2025. Surveyed farm lenders reported lower rates of loan repayment and high...

Our farmers are struggling. There's no doubt about it.

With chaos and uncertainty out in D.C., here in America's Dairyland, we're going to keep working to help our farmers not only get by but get ahead.

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.@AbDanielleSmith and UCP finally unequivocal admitted what Albertans suspected. They are separatists.

Bill 14 overrides an active Court case, First Nations’ treaties, and fast tracks separatists’ referendum petition.

#ForeverCanadian won’t stand down.

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With Bill 14, Danielle Smith joined the separatists and is now clearing all legal obstacles to Alberta separating from Canada.

#ForeverCanadian movement won’t sit idle and watch Canada being torn apart!

Albertans, register as supporters at Forever-Canadian.ca

All Canadians can donate.