Deputy Chief of Staff to Premier Danielle Smith. I know the difference between your and you’re, but I won’t lord it over you. Personal account. Views are my own
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Congratulations to my friends in BC. The future is bright!
Congratulations to Lorne Doerksen @LDoerkson on becoming the next Premier of British Columbia.
Alberta and British Columbia share strong economic ties and common interests, from trade and energy to transportation and economic growth. I look forward to working with Premier designate Doerksen on shared priorities and advancing the interests of people in both provinces, including unleashing Canada’s potential as an energy superpower.
I also want to acknowledge David Eby @Dave_Eby for his service as Premier. While we did not always see eye to eye, I appreciated the opportunity to work together on issues important to both provinces.
There's a difference between winning an argument, winning a vote, and governing well.
They require different skills.
Understanding that distinction might be one of the most important lessons in politics. @Alberta_UCP does this well
One thing I've learned about leadership:
The loudest person in the room isn't necessarily the strongest.
Sometimes they're just the person most uncomfortable with silence.
Never confuse volume with influence.
Alberta has never suffered from a shortage of opinions.
What interests me more is how rarely we ask the next question:
And how exactly would that work?
It's amazing how much public policy can change between the applause and the implementation.
#ableg
One of the great problems in politics is that everyone wants simple answers to complicated questions.
And the moment someone explains why the answer isn't simple, they're accused of avoiding the question.
Sometimes the smartest person in the room is the one willing to admit it's complicated.
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🚨BREAKING
The federal NDP and Avi Lewis @avilewis just released a statement opposing the new pacific link pipeline and demanding it be halted. They oppose Alberta's Pacific Link pipeline and they will do everything in their power to kill it.
Understand what this means... This would kill 140,000 jobs. Stop tens of billions in new wealth for Albertans to build things like hospitals and schools. Lost jobs and lower paycheques for Alberta families.
Today I am calling on Naheed Nenshi @nenshi to do what he should have done a long time ago. Cut ties with his boss, Avi Lewis and the federal NDP. Officially, formally, in writing today. A clean break, right down to the name of their party.
Not doing so tells Albertans all they need to know about where the NDP stands on Alberta energy… which is “leave it in the ground”.
Patrick Malkin retweeted
Best Premier in Canada - full stop.
Yesterday the Federal Government announced that new oil sands facilities and gas-fired electricity plants will no longer be regulated under C-69. These projects will now be left to the provinces to regulate and approve.
This fulfills a promise made by the Federal Government to Alberta in our MOU implementation agreement signed previously.
This reform will decrease costly duplication and regulatory uncertainty. It will also help our energy and electricity sectors attract investment and grow.
C-69 still needs to be either repealed or amended further to fully respect provincial autonomy and reduce regulatory uncertainty - and we will continue to pursue our case in front of Alberta’s Court of Appeal to help facilitate these needed changes.
However, there is also no doubt that today’s decision by the federal government is yet another needed step in the right direction for Alberta and all of Canada 🍁
Results for education from the Alberta UCP.
This. Absolutely.
Just a little reminder that the relationship between the Canadian and American people is far stronger and enduring than politicians and trade disputes. There is no doubt in my mind that it will ultimately be the long standing friendship between our peoples that will ultimately end the current trade war.
Facts don’t care about feelings.
After some deliberation, I’ve concluded that the only fiscal emergency in Alberta is @albertaNDP supporters getting increasingly upset as the province’s fiscal position gets better throughout the year.
It’s a very specific kind of fiscal emergency.
#ableg #canpoli
Six straight surpluses. A Heritage Fund headed toward $35 billion. A growing economy attracting investment.
That’s what happens when Alberta stops managing decline and starts building prosperity.
Alberta is on track for a sixth consecutive surplus, and the Heritage Fund is on pace to hit $35 billion in 2027.
Not only did we balance the budget in 2025-26, but we are now also on track for a $2 billion surplus in 2026-27.
Our economy is growing faster than forecast and faster than most of the country, and we’re attracting more and more investment.
Thank you to Minister Jason Nixon @JasonNixonAB and his team for the discipline and hard work behind these numbers. Alberta has been given a great opportunity to finish the year strong.
The NDP and their friends in Ottawa seem to think “standing up to Trump” means weaponizing Alberta’s energy and putting 140,000+ oil and gas jobs at risk.
I think @ABDanielleSmith has it right. Protect Alberta workers, keep talking, negotiate hard, and don’t blow up our own economy just to prove a point.
Hope isn’t a strategy, but neither is lighting Alberta’s economy on fire for a photo op with Team Canada.
Albertans elected a government to put Alberta’s interests first. That’s just common sense. That’s just the UCP
#ableg #abpoli
The NDP just seems determined to keep replaying the same old greatest hits; attack the energy industry that pays a huge chunk of Alberta’s bills, push policies that make people wonder where property and parental rights fit in, and then act surprised when Albertans aren’t buying it.
The UCP just keeps doing what works: defend Alberta’s resources, stop apologizing for being prosperous, and let the NDP theatrics serve as free advertising for why most voters have already made their choice.
#ableg #alberta
Agreed
I’m begging @ABDanielleSmith not to change her stance on the tariff war.
Don’t listen to irrelevant @jkenney
Don’t listen to embarrassing @fordnation
Don’t listen to dumbass @nenshi
Don’t listen to elbows up @MarkJCarney
I rely on the oil industry to make a living.
So far we’re doing good.
Without the trade war not a single pipeline proposal would be on the table.
Alberta is heading in the right direction.
Trust me bro.
Tariffs and counter-tariffs ultimately get paid by workers, farmers and families on both sides of the border.
@ABDanielleSmith is right: get back to the table and negotiate. And keep energy out of the fight. Canadian oil and gas keeps American refineries running, jobs supported and prices lower.
Escalation might feel good politically, but higher prices and broken supply chains don’t help anyone.
Canada and the U.S. are better off as trading partners than tariff opponents. Common sense and practical outcomes should win the day.
If you think we need more practical conversations like this, pass this along, and stick around.
Canada cannot negotiate successfully with the U.S. while making our own economy harder to invest in. The answer is not retaliatory tariffs that raise costs for Canadians, it is stronger leverage: build pipelines, speed up permits, lower taxes, expand LNG and energy exports, and give our steel, lumber, farm and resource sectors a competitive home base. That is economic sovereignty.
Canadians have every reason to be upset with the breakdown in the trade negotiations with the United States. The U.S. tariffs are harmful to both countries and are straining one of the most successful trading relationships on earth.
Canada now faces significant job losses, and Alberta will do our part to help Canadian businesses, workers, and families during these uncertain times.
Today I had an opportunity to talk to Ontario Premier Doug Ford @fordnation. I recognize that these tariffs have a disproportionate impact on Ontario businesses, and I’ve offered my support on how we can constructively work together to strengthen the Canadian economy.
A strong energy sector creates a strong Canada. It can provide the revenue all levels of government will need to support other impacted sectors. That’s why we are committed to accelerating the construction of pipelines, including the Northern Shield pipeline from Alberta to Ontario and the oil pipeline to the West Coast, and other critical export infrastructure.
As I’ve said in the past, cutting off Alberta energy exports to the U.S. would be extremely harmful to Canadians and is not a viable option.
Right now, our focus must be on immediate action: supporting affected workers and businesses, dismantling interprovincial trade barriers, strong diplomacy and continuing to grow our export markets. I look forward to discussing these constructive strategies with Prime Minister Mark Carney @MarkJCarney and Canada’s Premiers.
