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M A Shane

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Ph.D. LGBTQ2S+ Ally. SUPPORT ALBERTA TEACHERS! Pro social justice, public education & politics. Cruelty is not state craft. Chaos is not strength. Stupidity is a moral failing (Bonhoeffer). Slava Ukraini! Living & working on Treaty 6 land.

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Ok Folks, can we workshop "peace prizes" that are as ridiculous as the "FIFA Peace Prize"? I'll go first

1. The Keebler Elves Peace Prize
2. The Four-Out-of-Five-Dentists-Agree Peace Prize
3. The International Order of Water Buffalo Peace Prize (if you know, you know. )

:)

05.12.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a made-up bit of gilded bullpucky that they came up with a week ago to appease the demented patient-in-chief. It's his shiny toy to keep him quiet.

They shouldn't have gone to all that trouble. He'd have been happy playing with their car keys.

05.12.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PETE HOEKSTRA STAY THE F OUT OF OUR POLITICS !!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus PETE HOEKSTRA STAY THE F OUT OF OUR POLITICS !!!

youtube.com/watch?v=QUex...

#ElbowsUp #cndpoli #uspoli #Ableg #UCP-MAGA

05.12.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't understand the election results in Tennessee.
How is it possible that anyone would still vote for MAGA while they suffer, truly suffer, under Trump's policies and lunacy.

03.12.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ SMITH'S AUTHORITARIAN TURN: NWC REVIVED AS REACTIONARY TOOL πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

Danielle Smith has invoked the notwithstanding clause four times in five weeks.

From crushing strikes to targeting trans rights, it marks a shift toward authoritarian governance.

Ryan Kelpin reports.

#AbLeg #Alberta

03.12.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did Adriana Lagrange lie to cover up connections with the "Corrupt Care" scandal and recovery Alberta?

Because back in March she was asked if Judge Wyants report would look into those concerns, and she said he would.

But he said he wasn't allowed to...

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

01.12.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 6
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Following the weekend UCP separatism orgy, many of you are worried about the future of Alberta and Canada.

Do not be afraid!

We, the majority, have it handled. You now found your voice. #ForeverCanadian is organized and ready to pivot to take on any challenge.

#ableg #cdnpoli

30.11.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 294    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5
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BREAKING!

The #ForeverCanadian petition has been officially approved!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

01.12.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 365    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 9
Dave Cooks the Turkey
YouTube video by Stuart McLean - Topic Dave Cooks the Turkey

Sharing a Canadian holiday treasure: the late Stuart McLean's Dave Cooks the Turkey from the cherished Vinyl Cafe novels & radio stories.

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#christmas2025 #cndpoli #uspoli #ukpoli #holidays2025 #turkeys #yeg #yyc #yql #ymm #abed #abhealth

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WSB...

02.12.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
MAPLE MAGA UNDERMINES CANADA!!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus MAPLE MAGA UNDERMINES CANADA!!!

youtube.com/watch?v=9itS...

THIS! All of this!
#cndpoli #ableg #abed #abpoli #UCP-MAGA #UCP #ElbowsUp

02.12.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teachers are heroic.

In classrooms.
On the playground.

They are there for our kids! Support them.
#ableg #abed #abpoli #cndpoli

01.12.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No Gilead in Alberta! Women must lead the fight against fascism in Canada. πŸπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

28.11.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The normies in Alberta are mounting a revolt. Currently 14 sitting UCP MLA's are under recall petitions. We'll either pick them off one by one or force a snap election. Either way, we are prepared to take back control of our Province from the current regime.

27.11.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Participate before it’s taken away from us, just like our charter rights and freedoms.

#RecallOfLastResort #abpoli #nochecks #nobalances @abresistance.bsky.social

28.11.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At certain point the gullible are responsible for staying gullible.

AB UCP voters are well past that point.

The rest of AB has my support and sympathy for being held hostage by the gullible.

Recall them all and get your province back.

28.11.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I trust that Albertans will show the UCP not to fuck with our charter rights... As shown through all the recall petitions. However I wish the feds would enforce the healthcare act and not allow Alberta to privatize health care. We're just going to waste millions of more $$ and the poor will die

27.11.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion: Women's rights at risk in Alberta Women’s rights are under attack in Alberta. These threats come at the intersections of race, Indigeneity, income, ability, religion, sexuality, migration, and other…

edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

They came for the teachers’ rights.

Then the trans folk.

Women are next. Count on it.

#ableg #cndpoli #abpoli #abed #abhealth #albertandp #yeg #yyc #yql #ymm

27.11.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
The Government of Alberta must scrap its plans to shield AIMCo from accountability, says the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE).

The Alberta Investment Management Company (AIMCo) faces a $1.3 billion suit as a result of the crown corporation’s negligence when implementing its VOLTS trading strategy, which caused $2 billion in losses to Alberta public sector pension plans.

The government’s new Bill 12, the Financial Statutes Amendment Act, would shield AIMCo from the legal consequences of its actions.

AIMCo is the sole pension plan manager for hundreds of thousands of Albertans, including AUPE members who belong to the LAPP and Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP).

β€œAIMCo must answer for their disastrous decisions,” says AUPE Vice-President Darren Graham. β€œThis is not government money. This is the pension plan members’ money, our deferred wages. The government must stop running cover for AIMCo and start representing the best interests of Albertans.”

Pension plan members previously had a choice between AIMCo and other plan managers, but the provincial government took that choice away in 2019 with Bill 22.

β€œIf we are forced to accept AIMCo as our pension manager, we demand transparency and accountability,” says Graham.

AUPE is western Canada’s largest union, standing over 100,000 members strong.

The Government of Alberta must scrap its plans to shield AIMCo from accountability, says the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE). The Alberta Investment Management Company (AIMCo) faces a $1.3 billion suit as a result of the crown corporation’s negligence when implementing its VOLTS trading strategy, which caused $2 billion in losses to Alberta public sector pension plans. The government’s new Bill 12, the Financial Statutes Amendment Act, would shield AIMCo from the legal consequences of its actions. AIMCo is the sole pension plan manager for hundreds of thousands of Albertans, including AUPE members who belong to the LAPP and Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP). β€œAIMCo must answer for their disastrous decisions,” says AUPE Vice-President Darren Graham. β€œThis is not government money. This is the pension plan members’ money, our deferred wages. The government must stop running cover for AIMCo and start representing the best interests of Albertans.” Pension plan members previously had a choice between AIMCo and other plan managers, but the provincial government took that choice away in 2019 with Bill 22. β€œIf we are forced to accept AIMCo as our pension manager, we demand transparency and accountability,” says Graham. AUPE is western Canada’s largest union, standing over 100,000 members strong.

OMG, so much this!

#abpoli #cdnpoli #union #Solidarity

27.11.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. to slap big surcharge on foreign visitors to national parks Foreign tourists visiting U.S. national parks including the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone will now pay a hefty surcharge, the Trump administration announced Tuesday.

www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Well, THAT's welcoming, eh?

#cndpoli #uspoli

27.11.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Good.

Now do protecting Albertans' human and democratic Charter rights? #ableg #abed #abpoli #abhealth #yeg #yyc #ymm #yql

27.11.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Scandal after scandal has left Albertans feeling exhausted with the UCP government.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi Scandal after scandal has left Albertans feeling exhausted with the UCP government.

It’s no surprise that over a third of the UCP caucus has recall petitions filed against them. Scandal after scandal has left people exhausted with this government.

Albertans want better. They deserve better.
youtube.com/shorts/h2nEc...

25.11.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
Photo of Colleen Jones.

Photo of Colleen Jones.

Colleen Jones was a Canadian icon and trailblazer for women in sports β€” a two-time world champion, six-time Canadian champion, and an esteemed reporter with CBC for nearly four decades.
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My thoughts are with her family, her community in Nova Scotia, and her fans across Canada.

26.11.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 997    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 6

And the UCP keep looking to name a boogeyman for all this. As a former conservative leader once said, it's time to "look in the mirror." #ableg #abpoli #FiretheUCP

26.11.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Oh to be a fly on the wall in the #UCP-MAGA caucus room these days.

🀣

26.11.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#UCP-MAGA uses notwithstanding clause, strips teachers' & trans folks' Charter rights.

14 #UCP-MAGA MLAs who voted for the notwithstanding clause are facing valid recall petitions.

Correlation or causation? Hmmmmm...

#UCP #ableg #abed #abpoli #cndpoli #abhealth #yeg #yyc #ymm #yql #albertandp

26.11.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Fair point. :)

26.11.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fourteen MLAs from the ruling party are now facing recall petitions, one of the biggest political shake-ups Alberta has ever seen.

Albertans are sending a message:
β€œDo your job, or we’ll find someone who will.”

This wave is real.

#AlbertaNews #AlbertaPolitics #RecallAB #Accountability

25.11.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Total #UCP Recall.

Could happen. 🀣

26.11.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

14 Alberta MLAs face recall petitions, mostly because they supported using the Notwithstanding clause and are seen to be avoiding their constituents.

This should be a strong signal to the AB government that their actions are unpopular.

26.11.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.Β 
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Every Canadian deserves to be free from violence. This is not just a moral imperative β€” it is key to building a safer and more equitable Canada for everyone.

26.11.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 503    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 18

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