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Alberta's gerrymandering Cole's notes... The UCP report ignores the mandate given by the legislature and gerrymandering south of Airdrie with the west side of Calgary getting screwed and Lethbridge getting super screwed. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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"RCMP investigators probing allegations of corruption in Alberta health care procurement are looking into potential fraud, breach of trust and money laundering, according to a letter contained in a new legal filing." #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/pol…

Fraud, breach of trust and money laundering subject of RCMP Alberta health care procurement probe:...

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prairiesexposed.substack.com… This windfall funding for private schools while public education begs for adequate funding is a slap in the face, a punch in the stomach. Once again, the Danielle Smith UCP govt screams out its contempt for public education. #StopVotingUCP
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"The $130 million could have funded 12,790 knee or hip replacements, or 3,250 cancer or 3,625 coronary bypass surgeries, or 260,000 cataract surgeries." #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/10/…

The Boondoggle That Backfired | The Tyee

Expensive, confusing and chaotic, Smith’s referendum mocked democracy, say experts.

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Day 16 of asking this: @AuditorGenAB, where is the report on the Corrupt Care Scandal? This is months overdue. #corruptcare #abpoli
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~ $50 MILLION plus interest is still unaccounted for, missing Danielle Smith said she was getting it back, a long time ago Where’s the money? Why haven’t we recovered it? #abpoli #UCP @nenshi @RickBellwrites @DonBraid
Carrie Tait@CarrieTait19h
Premier Danielle Smith rejects renewed call for a public inquiry into alleged procurement irregularities in Alberta's heathcare system after The Globe reported the RCMP is investigating potential fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering theglobeandmail.com/canada/a… w @tom_cardoso

Smith rejects renewed demands for Alberta health care procurement public inquiry

Premier made her comments after The Globe reported RCMP are investigating potential fraud and money laundering in connection with the controversy

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This will trigger a lot of mouth breathers today.
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A little clip of @CarrieTait analyzing the referendum numbers. You can find the show at pod.link/6811266682
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A little clip of @CarrieTait analyzing the referendum numbers. You can find the show at pod.link/6811266682
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Alberta added 763,481 people since spring 2019. That's +17.6%. Acute care hospital capacity? On the government's own counts? 520 more. That's +6.1%. Oct 24, the Premier? "We've expanded acute care capacity to the highest level in Alberta's history." A bigger number. A smaller share. Here's the Maths. In plain language. AHS: FROM THE BEGINNING, Part D
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70% of Canadians disapprove of Pierre Poilievre. “Poilievre sells himself as the voice of Canadians, but the numbers tell a very different story.”cultmtl.com/2026/10/70-of-ca…

70% of Canadians disapprove of Pierre Poilievre

According to a new study by EKOS, a large majority of Canadians say they disapprove of Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.

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A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered a police investigation into alleged ties between a donor network co-founded by Vice President JD Vance and the presidential campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro in the run-up to Sunday’s election. wapo.st/4ir5DEM

Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance donor network

A presidential candidate in Brazil alleged that Vance’s Rockbridge Network discussed potential aid to the campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro. Rockbridge denies involvement.

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Hey @BertaProudDad 😂 😂 😂
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B.C.’s incoming premier doesn’t support tanker ban reversal pitched by Poilievre ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…

B.C.’s incoming premier doesn’t support tanker ban reversal pitched by Poilievre

British Columbia’s incoming Conservative premier is already showing signs he may not follow the same policies proposed by federal Conservatives, with his lukewarm response to their proposed tanker...

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Climate change is a "global health emergency" and the harms are accelerating, according to 2026 report of The Lancet Countdown. abcnews.link/mrwYoWm

Climate change is a 'global health emergency' and the harms are accelerating, Lancet report warns

Many detrimental health indicators linked to climate change are moving in the wrong direction, the report's authors said.

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Yeah. It’s not like Trump completely fucked the USA with needless tariffs and wars, that drove up the price of everything.
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. ambassador warns Canada could shoulder blame if midterms go against Trump ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tari…

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. ambassador warns Canada could shoulder blame if midterms go against Trump

Pete Hoekstra told a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that Ottawa could be blamed if key races in next week’s midterm elections go against U.S. President Donald Trump’s Republican Party.

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Oh wow. It’s two years today! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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What a wild, wild, wild, completely unpredictable unexpected totally normal not at all alarming coincidence... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Oh, look! Is Abigail Schimke, the UCP’s Central Alberta Director, the same Abby Schimke who works in Administration at Lighthouse Christian Academy — the very school that was just awarded $4 million by the Government of Alberta? 🤔
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Carrie Tait@CarrieTait19h
Premier Danielle Smith rejects renewed call for a public inquiry into alleged procurement irregularities in Alberta's heathcare system after The Globe reported the RCMP is investigating potential fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering theglobeandmail.com/canada/a… w @tom_cardoso

Smith rejects renewed demands for Alberta health care procurement public inquiry

Premier made her comments after The Globe reported RCMP are investigating potential fraud and money laundering in connection with the controversy

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WOW! Jeff Rath posted text messages that he alleges are from Danielle Smith! These texts seem to show her coordinating with the separatists to launch their original question, though Rath claims he took them as her coordinating with @LukaszukAB ! What do you think?
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Here we go: Fraud, breach of trust and money laundering inside the GOA! Those are the criminal offences now confirmed to be under investigation by the RCMP in connection with procurement practices at Alberta Health and AHS. This isn’t speculation. It’s in writing, from a Crown prosecutor, in a letter filed with the Alberta courts. For nearly two years, the UCP government has tried to distract and avoid accountability but they can’t hide forever. I raised concerns about these contracting practices, and Albertans deserve answers. The government can continue to deflect and deny, but it cannot avoid a criminal investigation. Accountability will come calling. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #ucp #alberta #rcmp #accountability
Carrie Tait@CarrieTaitOct 27
SCOOP: The RCMP is investigating fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering in connection with Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to a letter filed in court theglobeandmail.com/canada/a… w @tom_cardoso

RCMP probe potential fraud, money laundering in Alberta health care procurement controversy

Letter filed to court shows charges are being pursued as police investigate the province’s health contracts

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