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Charlene
@smyliechar.bsky.social
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Political junkie. Thrifting Queen. Hobby collector. She/Her.🍁🦫🧡
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jaredwesley.ca
Unless I missed it somewhere, I don't see any details about the Alberta Next survey methodology.

This leaves me with a lot of questions.
jaredwesley.ca Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 1d
I started reviewing the Alberta Next report by looking at their polling results.

The numbers in the sample table don't add up.

Can anyone make it make sense?

If not, I'm not sure how we take the analysis seriously.

🔗 open.alberta.ca/dataset/2919...
December 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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alexgoatcher.bsky.social
Corruption Corruption Corruption. #ableg
December 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
smyliechar.bsky.social
West Van rejects Council Code of Council. Again. 🙄#BCpoli #BCmuni
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West Vancouver council rejects code of conduct, again
West Van councillors have repeatedly rejected adopting a formal code regulating standards of behaviour
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December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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maxfawcett.bsky.social
A Conservative government, of course, would scrap every climate regulation Greenpeace holds dear.

The whole point here -- the WHOLE point -- is to a) repair the industrial carbon pricing system, and b) pour enough political concrete on it so it can survive a change in federal government.
a man in a suit and tie is saying keep your eyes on the prize
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying keep your eyes on the prize
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December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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michellegamage.bsky.social
A bunch of people dressed as elves and santas rob a metro grocery store, the third largest grocery giant in Canada. They take between $3,000 to $5,000 worth of food and donate it to food banks.
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Group dressed as Santas, elves rob Plateau grocery store in Robin Hood-inspired heist
Activist group claims to have put the food under a Christmas tree in Place Valois in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
“I don't wanna go far for stuff"

My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.
White text on black: I love walkable neighbourhoods because I don’t wanna go far for stuff. No big conspiracy, I’m just lazy.
December 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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jstewgie.bsky.social
I'm not a huge Rob Shaw fan, but some good lines here. "A motley crew of weirdos, malcontents and figures flirting openly with extremist rhetoric... [fighting] over issues that, were I to explain them to you, would only serve to make you actively dumber." #BCPoli
December 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
smyliechar.bsky.social
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Rob Shaw: Time to close the loophole that let OneBC tap public cash for circus-tent politics
Public resources meant for legislative work were used to amplify culture-war crusades while core issues like affordability and health care went unanswered
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December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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annmuldoon.bsky.social
Well done, Skate Canada! Hope others follow your lead. #ableg
December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
smyliechar.bsky.social
'About the best thing that we can hope for is that Alberta will soon become an international joke for months or possibly years. That will be sad, but it still beats being an international tragedy.'
December 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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thenarwhal.ca
B.C.’s UNDRIP law was passed unanimously as a path to reconciliation. But now that a provincial court has ruled the government’s obligations under the act are legally enforceable, Premier David Eby is vowing to amend it, raising alarm bells among some First Nations. thenarwhal.ca/undrip-eby-s...
B.C. premier’s plans to change Indigenous Rights law, explained | The Narwhal
B.C. Premier David Eby’s plans to change Indigenous Rights law following the Gitxaala ruling has some concerned about the province’s future
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December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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jenstden.bsky.social
I read some very racist stuff yesterday, and this is my report from deep down the rabbit hole, looking into the guy who was too extreme even for OneBC #bcpoli
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
smyliechar.bsky.social
Surfer injured at Sombrio after wave slams log into his leg - Victoria Times Colonist share.google/rfX5UZCoM5qy...
Surfer injured at Sombrio after wave slams log into his leg
Cloud cover prevented a helicopter from reaching the man on the beach, so crews hiked in from the parking lot.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
smyliechar.bsky.social
Domestic suppliers increasingly pushing for price hikes: Dollarama CEO share.google/P9oZhZ6TVBmv...
Domestic suppliers increasingly pushing for price hikes: Dollarama CEO
Dollarama Inc.’s chief executive has been raising his eyebrow at price increases several Canadian manufacturers and suppliers are pushing for.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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kellyrichmondbc.bsky.social
🔶 UPGRADED FLOOD WATCH 🔶
🔸Vancouver Island including the Englishman River
🔸South Coast including: Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound & Sea-to-Sky

👉 bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca/warnings/advisories/FWN_2025_12_15_0830_NC_CC_SC_update.pdf @josieosborne.bsky.social @randeneneillmlabc.bsky.social @jervaler.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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drjengunter.bsky.social
This is awful and I have so many questions. This man is not a doctor in Canada, and yet can run a medical esthetics spa with vaginal tightening. He is convicted of sexually assaulting SEVEN women in the clinic. Appeals. In on bail, and opened another clinic! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vaginal tightening practitioner, serving 11 years for sexual assault, released from jail pending appeal | CBC News
Farshad Khojsteh Kashani, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting seven clients during vaginal tightening proceedures at his Burnaby spa, has been released on bail after putting up $150,000 in cas...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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thenarwhal.ca
Roads closed. People and animals evacuated. B.C. is once again grappling with serious flooding in the Fraser Valley, and some experts are asking why more hasn’t been done to mitigate risks. thenarwhal.ca/bc-fraser-va... #bcpoli
Another severe atmospheric river has hit B.C. | The Narwhal
As Fraser Valley grapples with another major flood, some say the province isn’t doing enough
thenarwhal.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
smyliechar.bsky.social
Ewwwww. Wastewater discharge at Victoria beaches. This seems to happen a lot here. #bcpoli cheknews.ca/heavy-rainfa...
Heavy rainfall closes beaches where wastewater discharge poses health risk to public: CRD
The CRD has closed some beaches located in shoreline areas where an overflow of wastewater discharge and storm water, pose a health risk to the public.
cheknews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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atrupar.com
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing

BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?

GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now

THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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luciecatnip.bsky.social
#abpoli #ableg

It's on. The recall petition drive to oust Danielle Smith has been approved.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Recall petition targeting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith approved | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, along with two additional members of her cabinet, are now the latest MLAs to face a recall petition from constituents.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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thatheatherc.bsky.social
No ethics.
No expertise.
No rule of law.
Just hate and harm in three pieces of legislation with transgender kids being made into political pawns.

The horrible tale, by @reportrix.bsky.social. What a thing to have to report. Respect.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/alb...

Just horrible.
Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for fourth time
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's governing United Conservatives stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the fourth time in under two
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December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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thediscourse.ca
At a recent meeting, North Cowichan staff warned council that amending the Official Community Plan could cost taxpayers and impact future developments and water and sewer capacity.

Council voted to amend the OCP. Read more about what this means:

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North Cowichan passes OCP amendment — Will staff, infrastructure keep up? – The Discourse.
A council decision to amend the Official Community Plan could set back housing developments and cost future tax payers, municipal staff say.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
“Smith, and her chief of staff, Rob Anderson, directly intervened with Alberta’s Advanced Education Ministry in an attempt to help Peterson’s higher-education business venture.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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jaredwesley.ca
It's grading season. Like most polisci profs, I'm inundated with essays on the state of democracy.

Here is a transcript of Danielle Smith's remarks on her radio show yesterday.

Let's break down her comments to see just how problematic and uninformed they are.
"The will of Albertans is not expressed by a single judge appointed by Justin Trudeau and never faces any kind of recall campaign, never faces any kind of election. That's what we are talking about is that in a lot of these cases: the people have told us through our consultation, through our elections, the kinds of things they want us to do, and then we go and do them, and then the court can override it. And again, most of the judges are appointed by Ottawa and not by us. An unelected judge is not synonymous with democracy. Democracy is when elected officials who have to face the electorate every four years get to make decisions. That's what democracy is."
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
smyliechar.bsky.social
Crofton is a warning we can no longer ignore. #BCpoli #NorthCowichan search.app/PGynM
Opinion: The Crofton closure is a warning Victoria can no longer ignore
Opinion: The closure of the Crofton pulp mill didn’t come out of nowhere. It arrived exactly the way many mayors across resource communities feared and had communicated this fear to government time af...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM