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I write a little about a lot. - Politics (Canadian mostly), 2SLGBTQ+, and Weird Geekiness ... because.
Danielle Smith never saw a fact she couldn't turn into a lie to suit her own agenda.
When asked about her abuse of the notwithstanding clause, Alaberta Danielle Smith defended the decision by claiming the Supreme Court ruled that possession of child pornography was acceptable.
The Supreme Court never said that. #cdnpoli
The Supreme Court never said that. #cdnpoli
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Danielle Smith never saw a fact she couldn't turn into a lie to suit her own agenda.
IMO (not a lawyer, but my opinion), S33 of The Charter should be treated as an emergency power, one only invoked when the government has no other viable tools at its disposal and the matter is so urgent that a failure to act is generally and specifically detrimental to all.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
#abpoli #cdnpoli
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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If you read nothing else this weekend please read this and watch @markhamhislop.bsky.social and @billkellypodcast.bsky.social YouTube video discussion of the article. Understanding what is happening more clearly arms us to battle forward to protect our democracy.
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Smith 2.0, Authoritarian Libertarianism, and Breaking Bad in Alberta
It's not just MAGA politics. Premier Danielle Smith has also adopted the underlying ideology of Donald Trump's movement
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November 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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At the Alberta Legislature this morning to bear witness. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransKids #yeg #Edmonton
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
At the Alberta Legislature this morning to bear witness. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransKids #yeg #Edmonton
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First they came for trams rights. Now they come for women’s bodily autonomy. Then they claim only Danielle Smith and elected members know the law and use the notwithstanding clause. All while overseeing the arguably the most corrupt gov’t in #ABpoli history.
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
First they came for trams rights. Now they come for women’s bodily autonomy. Then they claim only Danielle Smith and elected members know the law and use the notwithstanding clause. All while overseeing the arguably the most corrupt gov’t in #ABpoli history.
Dear ambassador: May I remind you that it was your President who started this tariff war? The same guy who thinks Canada should be the 51st state, right?
Oh, and while we're on the topic of "foreign interference", let's look at US funding of anti-Canada groups ...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Oh, and while we're on the topic of "foreign interference", let's look at US funding of anti-Canada groups ...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Hoekstra accuses Canada of meddling in U.S. politics, says restarting trade talks 'not going to be easy' | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra continued to lash out against the ad campaign that infuriated his president and abruptly ended trade negotiations while on stage in Ottawa Wednesday, accusing C...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Dear ambassador: May I remind you that it was your President who started this tariff war? The same guy who thinks Canada should be the 51st state, right?
Oh, and while we're on the topic of "foreign interference", let's look at US funding of anti-Canada groups ...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Oh, and while we're on the topic of "foreign interference", let's look at US funding of anti-Canada groups ...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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So, let me get this straight:
Wicked Smith of the West and her minions are a-okay with pedophiles, fascists, trampling rights invoking the NWC, but not a very small, harmless population (.01%) of trans folk making private, personal decisions with their families and medical teams?
#AbLeg #AbPoli
Wicked Smith of the West and her minions are a-okay with pedophiles, fascists, trampling rights invoking the NWC, but not a very small, harmless population (.01%) of trans folk making private, personal decisions with their families and medical teams?
#AbLeg #AbPoli
Good morning.
If you live in Alberta, you should know that today your government will invoke the notwithstanding clause to wage war against transgender Albertans.
Not because transgender persons are harmful, but because the UCP is distracting you from their mountain of failures.
#ableg
If you live in Alberta, you should know that today your government will invoke the notwithstanding clause to wage war against transgender Albertans.
Not because transgender persons are harmful, but because the UCP is distracting you from their mountain of failures.
#ableg
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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🇨🇦 "PRIVACY VIOLATED, EQUITY ERODED, AUTONOMY REVOKED" 🇨🇦
Lee #Easton (President of the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations) blasts the UCP's #Bill29, the "Fairness and Safety in Sport Act."
It's an attack on young women, forcing them to prove #gender to play sports.
#AbLeg #AbPoli
🇨🇦 "PRIVACY VIOLATED, EQUITY ERODED, AUTONOMY REVOKED" 🇨🇦
Lee #Easton (President of the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations) blasts the UCP's #Bill29, the "Fairness and Safety in Sport Act."
It's an attack on young women, forcing them to prove #gender to play sports.
#AbLeg #AbPoli
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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1/🧵As mom to a trans kid in Alberta I am seeing the awareness grow that the notwithstanding clause is coming for our kids. I’m grateful to those who genuienely care, and some have asked me what they can do to help. I can only speak for myself but here are my thoughts. #abpoli
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
1/🧵As mom to a trans kid in Alberta I am seeing the awareness grow that the notwithstanding clause is coming for our kids. I’m grateful to those who genuienely care, and some have asked me what they can do to help. I can only speak for myself but here are my thoughts. #abpoli
The UCP are once again attacking rights - rights guaranteed under the Charter.
Remember, this is Smith telling us who _SHE_ deems worthy of rights and protection under the law. She's willing to throw anybody who challenges her power under the bus. When does she come for you?
#abpoli #ableg
Remember, this is Smith telling us who _SHE_ deems worthy of rights and protection under the law. She's willing to throw anybody who challenges her power under the bus. When does she come for you?
#abpoli #ableg
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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When caucus rooms become locker rooms, we shouldn't be surprised at what emerges.
theconversation.com/team-work-an...
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Team work and power plays: What Alberta’s Bill 2 says about Canadian democracy
Message discipline is an increasing feature of Canadian politics. Canadians across the country should pay attention to what just happened in Alberta, where teachers were ordered back to work.
theconversation.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
When caucus rooms become locker rooms, we shouldn't be surprised at what emerges.
theconversation.com/team-work-an...
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“Another speaker said the Männerbund formations must be based on principles that are “ethnically exclusive.””
Don’t get complacent Canada. We have Nazi fascists and Evangelical White Supremacists (Christo-fascists) here in Canada too
Fight them every step of the way.
“Another speaker said the Männerbund formations must be based on principles that are “ethnically exclusive.””
Don’t get complacent Canada. We have Nazi fascists and Evangelical White Supremacists (Christo-fascists) here in Canada too
Fight them every step of the way.
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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“Another speaker said the Männerbund formations must be based on principles that are “ethnically exclusive.””
Don’t get complacent Canada. We have Nazi fascists and Evangelical White Supremacists (Christo-fascists) here in Canada too
Fight them every step of the way.
“Another speaker said the Männerbund formations must be based on principles that are “ethnically exclusive.””
Don’t get complacent Canada. We have Nazi fascists and Evangelical White Supremacists (Christo-fascists) here in Canada too
Fight them every step of the way.
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Okay Alberta, another warning. #SpankyMcAllister and #DanielleSmith keep saying the quiet part out loud. They don't like evidence or science - just conspiracy theories. The #UCP is bad for your health. There was a time people would lose their job over abuse or statements like this. #ABleg #ABpoli
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Okay Alberta, another warning. #SpankyMcAllister and #DanielleSmith keep saying the quiet part out loud. They don't like evidence or science - just conspiracy theories. The #UCP is bad for your health. There was a time people would lose their job over abuse or statements like this. #ABleg #ABpoli
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“It was never meant to be used for the benefit of the government itself, only for the benefit of citizens (the public).” - David King, former Alberta Minister of Education
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Notwithstanding clause never meant to be used to benefit the government
Dave King was was there when clause was born in Alberta cabinet. It was never meant to be used for the benefit of the government itself.
calgaryherald.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“It was never meant to be used for the benefit of the government itself, only for the benefit of citizens (the public).” - David King, former Alberta Minister of Education
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
A buried mention in this article is this affects what will be Bill 9 - which I expect is the UCP invoking S33 to reinforce their attacks on transgender people in Alberta.
#abpoli #ableg #transgender #2SLGBTQ
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
#abpoli #ableg #transgender #2SLGBTQ
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'Status' or 'statute': Mispronunciation delays introduction of UCP bill
Deputy government house leader Dan Williams inadvertently misspoke in giving notice of a government bill on Wednesday, forcing its delay.
edmontonjournal.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A buried mention in this article is this affects what will be Bill 9 - which I expect is the UCP invoking S33 to reinforce their attacks on transgender people in Alberta.
#abpoli #ableg #transgender #2SLGBTQ
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
#abpoli #ableg #transgender #2SLGBTQ
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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The Fraser Institute published a study on the fiscal cost of Canada’s low-carbon economy -- one that (shocker!) found lots of money spent on relatively few jobs.
I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well.
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I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well.
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Lies, damn lies, and Fraser Institute studies
Maybe they didn't expect anyone to fact check their work. I did it anyways.
maxfawcett.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Fraser Institute published a study on the fiscal cost of Canada’s low-carbon economy -- one that (shocker!) found lots of money spent on relatively few jobs.
I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well.
maxfawcett.substack.com/p/lies-damn-...
I fact checked it for them. It didn't go well.
maxfawcett.substack.com/p/lies-damn-...
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Lia Smith was a trans athlete and advocate who died last week by suicide. @alyssaur.bsky.social brings us this piece in her memory.
Transgender Student-Athlete Lia Smith Remembered as a Friend and Fierce Advocate — Assigned
Lia Smith, a 21-year-old trans student-athlete in Vermont, took her own life last week. Her friends, family and community mourn, and remember her as a bright young woman who spoke on behalf of her com...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lia Smith was a trans athlete and advocate who died last week by suicide. @alyssaur.bsky.social brings us this piece in her memory.
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#ATAStrike “gone on long enough” says Smith/ #UCP
Did UCP return to bargaining?
No.
Smith wiped out human & bargaining rights.
She came for #albertateachers.
She’ll come for you too.
Wherever / whomever you are.
Human rights don’t survive #UCP / MAGA political agenda. #ableg #abpoli
Did UCP return to bargaining?
No.
Smith wiped out human & bargaining rights.
She came for #albertateachers.
She’ll come for you too.
Wherever / whomever you are.
Human rights don’t survive #UCP / MAGA political agenda. #ableg #abpoli
October 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#ATAStrike “gone on long enough” says Smith/ #UCP
Did UCP return to bargaining?
No.
Smith wiped out human & bargaining rights.
She came for #albertateachers.
She’ll come for you too.
Wherever / whomever you are.
Human rights don’t survive #UCP / MAGA political agenda. #ableg #abpoli
Did UCP return to bargaining?
No.
Smith wiped out human & bargaining rights.
She came for #albertateachers.
She’ll come for you too.
Wherever / whomever you are.
Human rights don’t survive #UCP / MAGA political agenda. #ableg #abpoli
