Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦
@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
I am an independent Senator, representing Alberta in the Senate of Canada. I live on Treaty Six Territory. Host of the podcast Alberta Unbound. She/her Vive le Canada.
Here you go. Please listen and share!
Protecting Trans Kids: a Conversation with Alex Marshall and Kristy Harcourt
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November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Here you go. Please listen and share!
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Protecting Trans Kids: a Conversation with Alex Marshall and Kristy Harcourt
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November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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It is the ultimate self-own - an admission of policy failure.
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It is the ultimate self-own - an admission of policy failure.
Why shouldn’t governments invoke the notwithstanding clause, if there is no political cost or moral hazard? If voters don’t hold them accountable? If we just shrug and turn the page? #ableg #abpoli #abheritage #Alberta #DelwinVriend #LeilaniMuir
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...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Why shouldn’t governments invoke the notwithstanding clause, if there is no political cost or moral hazard? If voters don’t hold them accountable? If we just shrug and turn the page? #ableg #abpoli #abheritage #Alberta #DelwinVriend #LeilaniMuir
But thank you for live-skeeting the committee. Senate committees don’t always get a lot of media attention, but that’s often where really interesting policy gets hashed out.
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
But thank you for live-skeeting the committee. Senate committees don’t always get a lot of media attention, but that’s often where really interesting policy gets hashed out.
Always on call to answer your Senate questions! The bill will next be reported to the Senate and then we’ll have 3rd reading debate. If the bill passes, as amended, it will go back to the Other Place.
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Always on call to answer your Senate questions! The bill will next be reported to the Senate and then we’ll have 3rd reading debate. If the bill passes, as amended, it will go back to the Other Place.
But first it comes to the Senate itself. The amendments passed at committee must still be passed by the whole Senate.
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
But first it comes to the Senate itself. The amendments passed at committee must still be passed by the whole Senate.
If podcast apps aren’t your jam, you can always stream Alberta Unbound from my Senatorial webpage. #AlbertaUnbound #SenateofCanada
Alberta Unbound | Senator Paula Simons
It is officially five years of Alberta Unbound!
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November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If podcast apps aren’t your jam, you can always stream Alberta Unbound from my Senatorial webpage. #AlbertaUnbound #SenateofCanada
There appear to be two - but only one seems « active »!
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
There appear to be two - but only one seems « active »!
I was struck, again, as always, by the beauty of Edmonton City Hall. It remains an absolute architectural jewel, a numinous luminous space where we practice community together. #yegcc
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I was struck, again, as always, by the beauty of Edmonton City Hall. It remains an absolute architectural jewel, a numinous luminous space where we practice community together. #yegcc
Oh that’s a good idea - because of course they have also been scraping and repurposing my photo and other posts!
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Oh that’s a good idea - because of course they have also been scraping and repurposing my photo and other posts!
That’s what my daughter said - that she couldn’t report the fake because I don’t have a real account!
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
That’s what my daughter said - that she couldn’t report the fake because I don’t have a real account!
Oh gracious! You’re right. I found the second fake, but it doesn’t seem to have posted anything. I guess if imitation is the sincerest form of flatter I should be complimented in some weird way?
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Oh gracious! You’re right. I found the second fake, but it doesn’t seem to have posted anything. I guess if imitation is the sincerest form of flatter I should be complimented in some weird way?
Thank you!
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Thank you!
Well, I guess my “mistake” was in not maintaining an active Instagram presence - which left a void for a fraudster. But I’m not blaming myself - just asking anyone who is on Instagram to report the fake, please. And warning them not to interact with it.
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Well, I guess my “mistake” was in not maintaining an active Instagram presence - which left a void for a fraudster. But I’m not blaming myself - just asking anyone who is on Instagram to report the fake, please. And warning them not to interact with it.
I remember hating asparagus as a little kid because I’d only ever eaten it canned! Mushrooms ditto. Discovering fresh asparagus and mushrooms as a teenager was a revelation.
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I remember hating asparagus as a little kid because I’d only ever eaten it canned! Mushrooms ditto. Discovering fresh asparagus and mushrooms as a teenager was a revelation.