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Current occupant of this corporeal vessel. Politically intrigued. I pretty much only RT. Opinions not my own. @quinton@mstn.ca or just follow me IRL. IDK.

Calgary
Joined November 2008
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There are three basic rules in our democracy. 1️⃣ Everyone plays by the same rules. 2️⃣ Governments make themselves accountable. 3️⃣ Governments govern for everyone. The UCP is breaking all of them. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/…
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"The UCP has destroyed faith in a riding boundary system that was trusted for decades. It started in the spring, when the UCP seized control from an independent electoral boundaries commission. It was a political takeover of an independent body, and a brutal break from tradition." edmontonjournal.com/opinion/…
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A truly shameful moment in Alberta history today, as UCP MLAs voted to proceed with gerrymandered election maps. Alberta NDP MLAs voted to reject Danielle Smith's plan to cheat to win. If and when these maps are approved by legislation, we will fight for Albertans. Voters should pick their politicians. Politicians have no right to pick their voters.
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Governments don't generally impose time limits on motions they are confident in defending. So for the UCP to have just 1 hour of debate on their new electoral map, it's an indication this whole thing is exactly what we think it is — cheating. #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/pol…
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The UCP might want to have a look at how the areas gerrymandered by the GOP in the USA are doing tonight. When you trim strong districts to try and take over weak ones you take a risk.
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The NDP won just ONE election, interrupting decades of uninterrupted Conservative rule, and it spooked them so bad that they welcomed traitors, terrorists, and extremists under their banner Now they're fixing elections Those are all things that happen in one-party dictatorships
That is to say, given Smith did go all-in on gerrymandering today, Alberta is not a healthy democracy by any definition under the ever more MAGA-like UCP. Like the USA, if we don't do something about this soon, well... look south.
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As the UCP prepares to upend a half-century streak of undoctored electoral maps in Alberta, it's important to understand: ⚪ what gerrymandering is, ⚪ why it is remarkable, and ⚪ what we can do about it. Link in comments.
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Don’t fall for an Alberta ‘designed by Danielle’ dental plan. The AISH dental benefits don’t even cover root canals! The federal benefit does!
Replying to @MondoABx
If Feds don’t allow her to cancel it… can’t we just keep applying directly to federal govt for their dental plan? Why do we even need her to opt in/out??
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RUSSIA'S FSB: INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM US REGARDING PLANS FOR A TERRORIST ATTACK IN MOSCOW
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I am non-partisan. The Notley NDP government was by every measure the most competent, effective, honest provincial government Alberta had since the Lougheed era. Forget your partisan mythology, vote rationally for capable, honest people committed to public service #abpoli
How many times have I heard “I voted for Danielle Smith because I couldn’t vote ndp.” Well, look where that got us.
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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
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#ableg 4 facts about Alberta UCP Justice Minister Mickey Amery: 1. Related to Sam Mraiche 2. REFUSES to answer questions about the RCMP corruption investigation 3. Actively pushing to REPLACE the RCMP 4. Changed rules so politicians can practice law AFTER ethics violations
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Alberta: where an expired passport won't keep you from driving, but an expired driver's license means you can't get chemo. This policy debacle isn't over yet. As I said months ago, they will eventually need to scrap it. Speed it up by voting No to the 9. cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/…
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Data breaches and misuses are making people ever more nervous about government sites. The new drivers license is already attracting fraudsters. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/co… #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #canpoli #yyc #yeg
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Alberta - Support For Independence: 🔴 Remain: 73% (+2) 🔵 Independence: 15% (-2) Spark Insights / June 12, 2026
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Polls close in 99 ½ hours.
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It's just a projection, it's not destiny. But It doesn't get much closer than this. In 2015 Calgary Confederation came down to a 2% difference between the Conservative and Liberal vote. If we all 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞, 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫, and 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 - we can win this.
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Election This is almost over. Let’s finish strong in Calgary Confederation. If you’re in Calgary, sign up to door knock. If you’re not, sign up to phone. An hour of your time can help change the next four years. event.liberal.ca/en/events/4…
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Did @MarkJCarney just win my vote with this statement?
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The Conservative platform is out and it reads like they forgot they needed one until 11pm last night. Surprising how much less substantive it is than previous CPC platforms, and it sure doesn't math. Serious times call for serious leaders and serious plans.
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