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The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts

"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."

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Hello, 911? Yes, I'd like to report a murder.

AI is arriving in a fragile moment.

It will intensify job insecurity, misinformation, and distrust if leaders do not get ahead of the transition.

I wrote about what this means for teams, companies, and governments.
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Oh hi there, Canadian Poligeeks!

There will be no election from this budget.

Have a fantastic Saturday.

#cdnpoli

YouTube video by Urban Motion Edmonton's 132 Ave Renewal: Great Bike Lanes, BIG Government Opposition

Great video about 132 Ave street scape project in Edmonton
#yegbike

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The @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast eviscerated him once too. John Forester was a world-class jerk responsible for many bad things!

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🇨🇦 ALBERTA'S EMBARRASSING ROLE IN LOSING MEASLES ELIMINATION STATUS 🇨🇦

Dr. James Talbot, Alberta's former CMO of health, says the #UCP should be "embarrassed" by its role in Canada losing its #measles elimination status.

"My gut reaction is sadness," he told CBC News.

#AbLeg #AbHealth #AbPoli

Dana DiTomaso confirms that ChatGPT's new browser Atlas appears as Chrome in GA4.

And, all visits appear as new visitors even if returning because Atlas doesn't use cookies.

What a mess.

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The good news is that Forever Canada has a table out front and they're doing a booming business.
Did I mention how much I detest the UCP. Making voting more difficult, political slogans on license plates. Yea, really dialed in to the concerns of Albertans.

Trying to vote in the Sipiwiyiniwak ward at Elmwood voting station @ 1820. There are probably 75 people lined up outside of the gymnasium. You can hear people discussing, "why is there a lineup? And "I've never seen this before "

@aliciataylor.bsky.social
You are amazing Alicia! Thanks for filing your question with Elections Alberta. I can't wait to sign that referendum!

Lol....so true. Listening to them eternally complain gives me Citizen Kane "Rosebud" vibes. Instead of losing a cherished sled they lost a bike and they have never gotten over it. They haven't had happiness in a long time.
They're so predictable and so sad.

Family remembers Samuel Bird as a loved son as police confirm missing Indigenous teen is a suspected homicide victim “He had a beaming light, an abundance of love. He was full of spirit, promise and love, a child with dreams, laughter and a soul rooted in the strength of our ancestors."

I don’t think I’ve ever teared up writing a story like I did this one.

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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Jen Gerson: Maybe this angry panel will fix it! Alberta tries for Round 3 of the Fair Deal panel.

Good column.

Overdue, and filled with conclusions a lot of people arrived at many, many months ago, but hey, credit where it's due.

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Oilers 50/50 Draw Paid Millions To Associated Company | The Tyee The proportion of money going to charity has declined as revenues rise.

A significant portion of ticket proceeds from the Edmonton Oilers’ 50/50 charity raffle goes to a private company owned by the Oilers Entertainment Group, according to audited financial statements obtained by the Investigative Journalism Foundation.

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Dear political scientists teaching American politics this semester: How do you address the separation of powers, rule of law, norms, and the role of Congress (power of the purse and oversight over the executive branch)? Or do you just teach it as history?

Carrie is like a dog with a bone on this story. Despite the surveillance on her taco habits. And Albertans are grateful.

Danny DACO

TACO, meet DACO Why populists like Donald Trump and Danielle Smith keep 'Chickening Out'

Why do populists backtrack?

I look at the role of libertarians in thwarting some of their most egregious acts of overreach.

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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

Keep refusing to sign the forms. This legislation is not only unnecessary, it is sexist and discriminatory.

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Alberta’s oil and gas legacy is a ‘gigantic problem’: top political staffer | The Narwhal Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy aims to deal with the oil and gas industry’s unpaid taxes and orphaned wells. A pitch in Warburg didn’t go as planned

Alberta’s oil and gas well problem is a “giant stinking pile of shit,” the premier’s special advisor — who wrote the province’s strategy to address the issue — told a frustrated crowd in rural Alberta. @drewanderson.bsky.social was there.
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Danielle Smith says Canada has some of the lowest living standards in the world thanks to her hard work Calgary, Alberta - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has made headlines after stating that Canada has some of the lowest living standards in the world thanks mostly to her time in office.

Danielle Smith says Canada has some of the lowest living standards in the world thanks to her hard work

Danielle Smith says Canada has some of the lowest living standards in the world thanks to her hard work Calgary, Alberta - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has made headlines after stating that Canada has some of the lowest living standards in the world thanks mostly to her time in office.

Danielle Smith says Canada has some of the lowest living standards in the world thanks to her hard work

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AB Govt Strategy:
- tell everyone vaccines don't work
- waste millions in unused vaccines
- blame ABs for not using the vaccines
- use this as reason to further restrict vaccine access
- under order vaccines, put up huge barriers, rinse and repeat

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Poilievre rushed to safety after actual journalist question makes it past security CALGARY - During an outdoor campaign rally, security rushed a shaken Pierre Poilievre to safety after he was tragically struck by a lone question from a journalist.

Poilievre rushed to safety after actual journalist question makes it past security