Alberta Advantage Podcast

NEW EP: Escape from the Planet of the Mines: Canada's Resource Imperialism
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On ep84 of the💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 syndicated radio show

➡️ @srslywrong.bsky.social on why rent control's good, actually
➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on a Waffle-aligned takeover of the 1971 New Brunswick NDP
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On ep82 of the💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 syndicated radio show we bury the NDP w/ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social @fritzlechat.bsky.social + @robrousseau.bsky.social at @unrigged.bsky.social media's June 13 Progressive Publics conference in Calgary.

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Asked about Ayn Rand being included on the EPSB list of books that would violate the age-appropriate rules by the province, Premier Smith suggests Ayn Rand should be mandatory reading in schools.

This was a great listen.

Time to consider a new/old socialism

We formed a new socialist party, that will make Alberta pay, for real this time

NEW EP: The Death and Life of Canadian Socialism - Live at the Progressive Publics Symposium
feat. @robrousseau.bsky.social @fritzlechat.bsky.social @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social @robertalexier.bsky.social

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On ep80 of the 💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 syndicated radio show

➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on the New Nationalism
➡️ @policyalternatives.ca + @frapru.bsky.social talk non-market solutions on HOUSING PARTY
➡️ @rachelcairns.bsky.social's ABORSH

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Mark Carney is going “elbows down” against Big Tech Canada’s AI agenda ignores potential harms in the hope of short-term economic gain

Mark Carney wants economic growth at any cost. To achieve it, he’s going after tech investment and pushing hard for AI adoption.

In the process, AI regulations are being thrown on the bonfire and tech harms are an afterthought. It’s a recipe for disaster.

Header (large white bold text): "Canada’s new respirator standard could save lives — but it’s under threat." Subtext (white): "CSA Z94.4-25 establishes that all healthcare workers must wear respirators (minimum PL1) in healthcare facilities and during delivery of care, except in designated low-risk zones determined by qualified airborne transmission risk assessment." Footer question (bright pink bold): "So why is there a petition trying to block it?" Logo: whn.global

Main body (white text): "The World Health Network is committed to supporting public understanding and institutional adoption of CSA Z94.4-25. We invite other organizations, health professionals, and workers to join us in endorsing this standard as a vital tool for workplace safety and public health." Final paragraph (white and pink): "Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is accepting public comments on the draft Z94.4-25 standard through August 19, 2025. See caption for WHN’s full statement and how to take action." Footer link (white text): whn.global/whn-response-to-canadas-csa-z94-4-25-respirator-standard/ Logo: whn.global

Canada’s new respirator standard (CSA Z94.4-25) is a major step forward in protecting healthcare workers — but it’s facing opposition.

WHN strongly supports this science-based policy and urges others to submit a public comment before the August 19 deadline.

Elbows to the Left – Is Canada Worth Fighting For? Rhetorical and real threats to Canadian sovereignty pose a tough question to critics of the Canadian state: Do we align with liberal nationalists in defense of the Canadian project or do we remain …

On a new 🌾 @albertaadvantage.bsky.social🌾 the team trace a brief history of Canadian nationalisms, including earlier attempts at imagining a socialist national project, in order to better understand the current moment of rising nationalist sentiment.

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Alberta Next appointees have donated more than $40K to the UCP

More than half of the members of the public appointed to Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel are United Conservative Party donors, with their donations ranging from the hundreds to the tens of thousands of dollars, reports @readtheorchard.org www.theprogressreport.ca/alberta_next...

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Prime Minister Carney: “Elbows? I don’t recall saying anything about Elbows. I said ‘I’ll bow.’”

Left nationalism. It didn’t work the first time, but if we try it again, it also won’t work

incredible things are happening in Alberta

NEW EP: Elbows to the Left – Is Canada Worth Fighting For? albertaadvantagepod.com/2025/07/15/e...

Killing the Welfare State: Liberals and the 1990s Remember when the Liberals campaigned on expanding national child care, but eviscerated the welfare state instead? Oh, the 90s! Doug Nesbitt, founding editor of rankandfile.ca, joins Team Advantage…

Carney's government has announced a plan for huge cuts, introducing radical austerity exceeding Paul Martin's cuts in the 1990s.

Check out our episode all about it:

Killing the Welfare State: Liberals and the 1990s

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The Government of Saskatchewan is planning to extend coal-fired power generation past federal mandates to phase-out coal power by 2030.

Click here to oppose it!
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LIVE at the unrigged.ca 📢PROGRESSIVE PUBLICS📢 Calgary symposium 'The Precarious Petrostate: What Does the Future Hold for Alberta?' w/ Ricardo Acuna (Parkland Institute), Joe Vipond (Calgary Climate Hub), Lisa Young (University of Calgary) and Kim Siever (The Alberta Worker)

Live at Calgary’s Royal Canadian Legion @albertaadvantage.bsky.social welcome @robrousseau.bsky.social at the 1932 birthplace of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to bury the @ndp.ca for an unforgettable, can't miss @harbingermedia.bsky.social + @unrigged.bsky.social live show ⚰️💀😭

Live at Calgary’s Royal Canadian Legion @albertaadvantage.bsky.social welcome @robrousseau.bsky.social at the 1932 birthplace of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to bury the @ndp.ca for an unforgettable, can't miss @harbingermedia.bsky.social + @unrigged.bsky.social live show ⚰️💀😭

Don't miss the 3rd edition of Unrigged's 📢PROGRESSIVE PUBLICS📢 symposium this Saturday in Calgary w/
@briarpatchmag.bsky.social @pressprogress.ca @fritzlechat.bsky.social + more plus a special live @albertaadvantage.bsky.social recording on Friday!

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Absolutely fascinating ep!

Made me wanna become pensionpilled lol

On a new 🌾 @albertaadvantage.bsky.social 🌾union researcher Tom Fraser joins Team Advantage to discuss the political economy of pension funds and the forgotten horizons of revolutionary possibility they once represented.

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Poster advertising: Progressive Publics, a two-day symposium connecting public scholarship & independent media. Calgary June 13, 6pm - Royal Canadian Legion #1 June 14, 12pm - Mount Royal University

THIS WEEKEND!!

Friday: The Death and Life of Canadian Social Democracy (an @albertaadvantage.bsky.social intervention)

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Saturday: panels by @cjsw.bsky.social @pressprogress.ca @briarpatch @theorchard and more

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Pension Paradox: How deferred wages go to work for capital, with Tom Fraser Join our live show Friday June 13 6PM – Royal Canadian Legion #1, 116 7 Ave SE, Calgary – Free Entry – Register here! Public sector pensions are one of the hard-won victories of t…

NEW EP: Pension Paradox: How deferred wages go to work for capital, with Tom Fraser
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An Alberta Energy Regulator’s Close Ties to Danielle Smith | The Tyee David Yager calls himself the premier’s ‘special adviser.’ He also serves as board director for the supposedly arm’s-length AER.

A new story from @thetyee.ca shows that David Yager, the man responsible for Alberta’s new "mature" oil well cleanup scam, has deep connections to Premier Danielle Smith and a legacy of conflicts of interest - red flags everywhere. thetyee.ca/News/2025/05... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #YYC #YEG