blocked by Rachel Notley, Jann Arden and Dean Blundell to name a few. Badges of honor my friends.
Calgary, Alberta
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Those that are inclined to Say No To The Nine based on some ill will towards @ABDanielleSmith are missing the point of what can be accomplished with a referendum this expansive. Citizens of Alberta have the opportunity to have specific say in legislature going forward. This is a huge privilege and unprecedented in my lifetime. Don’t be coerced by @nenshi or others @carter_AB to make the mistake of saying NO just for the sake of it. Remember, leaders come and go, but this is YOUR turn to actually participate in laws of the future. @Alberta_UCP @NDPAlberta
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As I reported hours ago, Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived safely in United States.
The mastermind behind this operation is U.S. Secretary of State @SecRubio .
From the United States, free and safe, Flávio will lead the opposition against Lula.
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Enterprising Mormon Also Sells Solar For Residents Not Interested In Talking About Jesus buff.ly/Hf6Gpd2
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I remember when @BlueRodeo wrote an anti-Harper song because under his tenure food bank usage went from 750,000 to 850,000.
Since the current brand of liberals took power it has gone up by 1.4 million MORE per month to 2.3 million.
Where is your song @BlueRodeo ?
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🚨BREAKING: UFC Champion Sean Strickland Delivers Powerful Speech at Massive Alberta Independence Rally
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Carney while speaking at the Edmonton rally tonight pulled out his “The world is becoming more dangerous and divided” line, someone in the audience immediately yelled “bullshit”
I want to buy that man a beer.
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Canada, I’m warning you now.
When Carney signs that associate member deal with the EU, here’s what happens next, step by step.
First, Trump doesn’t wait.
He doesn’t send a diplomat.
He doesn’t call a summit.
He just acts. Energy gets hit first because that’s where Canada hurts most. Oil and gas flowing south slows down or stops.
Not because Trump hates Canada, but because it’s the fastest way to make the point that choosing Europe has a price.
Then it spreads. Autos, steel, aluminum, lumber, potash, beef.
Every sector that depends on the American markte feels it within weeks, not years.
The Canadian dollar drops.
Interest rates climb.
Provinces start cutting services because the money isn’t coming in like it used to.
Europe won’t save us. They’ll issue statements. They’ll hold meetings. They’ll say they’re standing with Canada.
But they can’t buy what we sell, they can’t ship it across the ocean at the same cost, and they can’t protect us if it turns into something worse than a trade fight.
An associate membership gives them influence over our rules without giving us anything that actually replaces what we’re losing.
And here’s the part that should scare you most.
This isn’t about one election or one prime minister.
It’s about whether Canada stays a country that controls its own future or become a place where outside powers decide what we can and can’t do.
The Monroe Doctrine was written 200 hundred years ago to keep Europe out.
Trump is using it now to keep everyone out, including us if we don’t play along.
You can call it fearmongering. You can call it politics. But the math doesn’t care what you call it.
Three out of four things we sell go south.
No deal with Brussels changes that. Not now, not in five years, not in twenty.
So before you cheer for this and lift your elbows higher ask the people selling it one simple question.
What exactly replaces the American market?
Because if they can’t answer that, they’re not leading. They’re just hoping you won’t notice.
We seem to be on a suicide mission and signing that Associate Membership with the EU is just tightening the noose!
This isn’t a game!
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All the individuals who were close to Justin Trudeau and stuck with him for a decade (or most of it), and who are NOW saying publicly how horrible / unqualified he was...
...owe an explanation to all Canadians as to why they didn't speak up when it would have mattered.
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I was born in Calgary. I've spent my whole life in Toronto.
Over the past two years, filming the documentary Broken Country, I've spent more time in Alberta than I have since I moved east. And I've come away seeing the separation debate very differently than I did going in.
I met a lot of separatists. Almost none of them were who I expected. They weren't angry cranks with a flag. They were farmers, nurses, oil workers, small-business owners, grandparents. And the thing that surprised me most: most of them want nothing more than to remain in Canada. They just can't see another choice.
Think about what they've lived through. The National Energy Program. Pipelines approved, then cancelled, then litigated into the ground. A tanker ban on one coast. Hundreds of billions sent east through equalization, returned as lectures about how the industry that pays for Canada's infrastructure and provincial shortfalls is something to be ashamed of. A federal government that has gone to court to argue Alberta's own resources aren't Alberta's business. And through all of it, a Parliament where their votes are a rounding error.
You can disagree with every policy position Albertans hold and still see the pattern: a province that built one of the most productive economies on Earth, asked over and over to apologize for it.
The people pushing for a referendum aren't traitors. They're patriots. They are standing up for what they believe in and fighting for a better future for their kids, a future their own federal government keeps telling them they don't deserve. That's not a tantrum. That's what citizens are supposed to do when nobody in power is listening.
I'll say it plainly: I want nothing more than for Alberta to stay in Canada. This country is not whole without it. If Alberta leaves the country I love and am fighting for will cease to exist.
But maybe a referendum vote is exactly the wake-up call the rest of us need. Not because Alberta should leave, but because the rest of Canada has to finally decide whether it wants to be a partner or a landlord.
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The most likely outcome in Canada is:
- Alberta Independence Fails
- Quebec Separation Fails
- Liberals continue winning elections. Carney leads for 10+ years
- Canada joins The European Union
- Immigration Brings our country to 50 million+ People, 60, 70, etc.
- Canada becomes country with no ethnic majority. Christmas is just as well known as Ramadan or Diwali
- Greater possibility for ethnic/religious tension as groups compete politically/socially for their place in Canada
- Economic Growth remains unexceptional as most talented people/immigrants choose USA for lower tax rates, better healthcare, etc.
I genuinely don't think this is being pessimistic or overly negative. Do you? This is just where the country is at. This is what the majority of Canadians vote for.
I would love to see a Cornell 7 debate between @alexandracooper & @megynkelly Nothing like a good cat fight!
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I never thought I’d support Alberta separating from Canada.
In fact, it took me a long time to get here.
But here I am.
I’m tired of feeling like Alberta’s concerns are dismissed, tired of the political division, and tired of wondering whether anything will actually change.
I didn’t wake up one morning wanting separation.
I got here gradually.
And I’m genuinely curious how many other Albertans feel the same way.
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I see a lot of Democrats are VERY angry about the public execution of a convicted terrorist and murderer.
If you are one of those Democrats, I think I know how to change your mind. Just pretend he’s a popular Christian activist who debated college kids. You loved that execution.
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The seven women and children slaughtered in February in Tumbler Ridge, Canada by a trans shooter were literally killed at the barrel of trans pride, we are now learning through American court filings.
Canadian authorities and officials immediately sought to downplay or bury information about the trans angle to the school mass sh—ting in British Columbia. They continue to refer to the deceased killer as a female.
Now we know why.
American federal officials have just charged a trans alleged co-conspirator in Washington state. Photos killer Jesse “Jess” Rootselaar sent new alleged co-conspirator James Cody “Melody” Bryant show that trans was everything to the two.
The guns the trans killer used to slaughter seven women and children were decorated with trans pride symbols in images sent to a person (allegedly “Melody” Bryant) who helped him prepare for the attack.
I wrote about this deadly trans attack in my new book about the surge in trans violence that so many are trying to hide from you. Trans violence is not slowing down. hachettebookgroup.com/titles…
Gotta love @elonmusk
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Trump Approves Fort Hood Shooter Being Tied To A Bomb And Dropped On Iran buff.ly/Y90vhmh
