Autonomous Alberta

@akhivae If Edmonton can leave Alberta then why can’t my M.D. leave Canada and amalgamate with USA?

Alberta's largest cities, Calgary and Edmonton, are anti-seperatist strongholds. Today, the mayor of Edmonton signaled they were exploring potential options for decoupling the city from the province. It's more of a threat than a serious action for now. But it opens Pandora's Box. If Alberta can leave Canada, why can't Edmonton leave Alberta?

@PatSimmondsNZ @jkenney ‘GPS’ is a system itself, which by the way, is an American service. However I do appreciate that you’re not using AI, you make that very obvious.

@jkenney Are they going to use metric or imperial, American or Canadian English, d/m/y or m/d/y, which time zone, which GPS system, which top level IP address, what phone prefixes, Swift routing numbers? The list of questions is endless.

💯 Separatists are *shocked* by my suggestion that Canada could revoke Canadian citizenship from Albertans following a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI.) They believe that Alberta would get to determine how Canada would respond to a UDI, and that Albertans would have a right to hold and transmit Canadian citizenship to the nth generation. But at the same time, they would not grant Alberta citizenship to the ~50% or Albertans born outside the province, i.e. people who are Albertans by choice, not chance. So half the Alberta population (myself included) would be ineligible for Alberta citizenship, but the separatists would get to keep their Canadian passport to travel and work in the rest of Canada visa-free. How crazy is that?

To sum it up Bill C-22 enables: -Backdoors to encrypted user data -Force providers to install govt spyware -Force providers to maintain meta data on users for up to 1 year (track everything you do) -Shadow banning of content they want banned

Apple, Google and Meta have all submitted formal objections to bill C-22, which sets the framework for mass surveillance of Canadians. Never thought I’d see the day where tech giants are the ones defending our privacy rights from our very own government. globalnews.ca/news/11865152/…

@StephenPunwasi @WabKinew Don’t forget ~27% of manitobans are employed by the government, among the highest rate of any province

Fun fact: Manitoba has 🇨🇦’s lowest unemployment rate. How? It’s 🇨🇦’s most diversified economy (smallest contribution gap between its smallest & largest industries). This lowers exposure to economic shocks. 🇨🇦 needs more @WabKinew, and a lot less Doug Ford.

"Gary" was NOT born in 🇨🇦. And yet, he sits in government. As a cabinet minister. As a cabinet minister, this man who was born far away... ...wants to strip you of your right to privacy. He wants the government to have the unencumbered power to: → Open your mail → Read your text messages → Monitor what websites you visit → Order your social media posts deleted → Demand (and get) your meta data from your ISP → Ban you from internet access How bad do you hate Donald Trump? Do you really hate the president of a FOREIGN nation so much that you would allow IMMIGRANTS to remove your rights on your home soil? Really?

@StephenPunwasi Terminated on the grounds that ‘First Nations were not consulted’… it’s a petition to hold a vote, in which First Nations will have an opportunity to cast their vote. Is that not consultation? Nothing makes sense anymore

🇨🇦: Judge throws out Alberta petition to separate, claims indigenous consultation required *first*. Which is ridiculous to negotiate before it knows if it wants to separate. Would love to see Quebec’s response if a court tired this with them. bbc.com/news/articles/…

@CTVNews CTV is fake news. There is no evidence of foreign actors funding, coordinating, controlling, or directing any Alberta Independence organizers or groups. This is nothing but propaganda from the state funded media.

@Reil76 Pulling numbers out of your ass isn’t ‘math’

Lets actually sit down and do the math on Alberta separation, because it seems like nobody else wants to. Right now, Alberta’s budget is roughly balanced. About $70-75 billion in, same amount out. It’s not perfect, but it works. The second you leave Canada, you don’t just stop sending money to Ottawa. You inherit the whole damn machine they were running on your behalf: borders, military, pensions, Employment Insurance, courts, federal policing, Indigenous obligations, foreign affairs, currency, central banking, all that shit. That’s not some rounding error. That’s an extra $30 to $60 billion a year in new costs slamming onto a province that was already spending every dollar it made. So now you’re looking at $105-135 billion in annual spending against $75 billion in revenue on a good year. That’s a $30-60 billion hole every single year, and nobody in the separation movement wants to talk about it. And it gets worse. You’re also picking up $120-150 billion in inherited federal debt. That’s another $4-6 billion a year just in interest payments before you’ve even hired your first border agent or opened a single embassy. Where the hell is that money supposed to come from? How do you close a gap that big? You’d need brutal spending cuts, a new sales tax, higher income taxes, higher corporate taxes, and you’d better pray oil stays above $80 a barrel. Even then you’re white-knuckling it. The real kicker is the oil revenue swings like crazy. Your new government costs sure as hell don’t. You can’t call up the military or the pension guys and say “Hey, prices are down this month, take some time off.” The bills keep coming whether WTI cooperates or not. And now there’s no Bank of Canada to bail you out when shit gets sideways. You’re on your own. Good luck with that. This isn’t about politics or which team you’re on. It’s just arithmetic. You want to be pissed at Ottawa? Fine, there’s plenty of reasons to be fucking pissed. But don’t confuse being pissed off with actually having a plan. Right now the separation crowd is long on anger and real short on math that adds up.

@jkenney @Citizen004 Remember when you forced everyone in Alberta to get an experimental vaccine and then share their information onto a digital ID? Then the app glitched and shared their data with other up

@YakkStack They claim they got 4x the signatures yet I never saw a single signing standup, hell I didn’t even know it existed until the stayfree petition was acquiring signatures. If it was that popular and that ‘grassroots’ every albertan would know about it.

When the ‘Forever Canadian’ petition launched, it was framed as a grassroots movement. But looking at who’s lining up behind it, that claim doesn’t hold. This isn’t a cultural moment - it’s an institutional one. When major organizations across the province mobilize in sync, and unions take on a leading role in promoting it, that’s not grassroots…that’s coordinated. And for a question they keep insisting is irrelevant, they’re certainly showing up in full force to fight it. What they are telling you that the signatures Albertans gathered on that petition frightened them enough to activate.

@cosminDZS I thought justice was blind? A system that adjusts prison sentences based on race is deeply broken

I swear Gladue reports are like the equivalent of crack for Canadian judges. "Listen Mr. Kuneyuna, you're not white! You're an Indigenous offender and you better start acting like one so I can get you back out on those streets!"

My home is paid off. My wife & I allegedly own it FREE & CLEAR. But today we got a bill for property taxes. If we don't pay it, ARMED MEN will come & take it from us & then cage me until I pay them MY MONEY. So do I own it? Am I really free? I already pay 35% income tax + easily another 15% taxes in: -Sales. -Gas & fuel. -Capital gains. -Plethora of other taxes. TAXATION IS THEFT. Property tax shouldn't exist.

🚨 BREAKING: The ethics committee just recommended: Prime Ministers must SELL their assets within 60 days of taking office. Not a blind trust. Sell them. And must fully divest from tax havens. This is aimed DIRECTLY at Mark Carney. Who chaired Brookfield funds worth $30 BILLION registered in Bermuda AND the Cayman Islands. He’s got 103 companies on his conflict of interest screen. Not to mention, his conflict screen is run by his own chief of staff and Clerk of the Privy Council, BOTH POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS. The committee passed this WITH opposition support. Carney’s response? Within days of winning his majority, he announced plans to restructure parliamentary committees so Liberals have control. I could have sworn I saw CTV yesterday saying that committees aren’t a big deal & we should stop complaining. 🧐

Prime ministers should have to sell assets and divest from tax havens, ethics committee recommends theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

🇨🇦: oh my. 😬 🇨🇦’s space program is paying $200m to a Ukrainian-American company called MLS to use its “launch pad”—a concrete slab on gravel at the end of a dirt road in Nova Scotia. …. run by some interesting characters. halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/eve…

Is anyone surprised? 👇

We will tax you so that you are financially destitute. But in our infinite generosity, we'll drop a few dollars in your bank account to help you with your groceries. The collective crimes that are being committed on Canadians by their government is astounding. Future historians will marvel at how complacent the populace was. [I also reposted this reply.]

BREAKING - Foothills, Ab If @ABDanielleSmith enacts the Firearms license regulation set out below I swear that I will never say a bad word about her ever again. Alberta Firearms Act - Firearms Licensing Regulation 1. Any Alberta Resident that possesses a valid Canadian Firearms Possession Acquisition License or Restricted Firearms Possession Acquisition License from Canada shall be issued an Alberta Firearms License by a licensed Alberta Registry. 2. An Alberta firearms license shall be the only license required in Alberta, to acquire, own, use, and possess a firearm in Alberta. 3. Such licence shall be issued for the life of the firearms license holder, subject only to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction deeming the licensee to be a danger to themselves or others either on criminal charge, criminal conviction or issuance of a warrant under the Mental Health Act where the health and safety of persons is at immediate or potential risk from firearms related violence. 4. A licensee under this regulation may own, and safely use any firearm in their possession including all firearms listed or scheduled as prohibited or restricted by the government of Canada. 5. Alberta licensed firearms owners are free to use and convey firearms to shooting ranges or such other locations as are required for the use of such firearms without further license or permit provided that restricted weapons are unloaded, carried in a locked case with appropriate trigger locks or safety mechanisms while being transported to the place of use. 6. Licensed firearms owners are specifically permitted to safely utilize firearms "restricted or prohibited" by Canada on any land or property in Alberta that they own or have a right of access to where firearms may be discharged safely. 7. Any firearm with an overall length of over 660 mm (26") shall be be non-restricted regardless of any previous Canadian designation with the exception of fully automatic firearms or explosive projectile type weapons. 8. The category of "Restricted" firearms shall be limited to all firearms with an overall length of less than 660 mm or 26". 9. A restricted firearms licensee shall be able to own, sell, transfer and possess all firearms in this category without limitation other than that sales and transfers are limited to persons with a valid Alberta Firearms License. 10. Anyone selling or transferring a firearm to any person not holding a valid Canadian or Alberta firearms licence shall be liable for a fine not to exceed 100,000.00 or a custodial sentence of two years less a day in an appropriate Alberta facility. 11. All Alberta Residents over the age of 16 not currently licensed by Canada to possess or acquire a firearm may apply for an Alberta firearms license and shall have an Alberta Firearms License granted to them by an Alberta Registry upon proof of residency in Alberta, an up to date criminal background check along with a vulnerable sector search and parental consent if applicable in the case of a minor, along with proof of completion of an approved firearms safety course. 12. No license under this regulation shall in any way permit any person to own, acquire, possess, transport or operate a fully automatic firearm or weapon firing explosive projectiles other for military or police purposes or under such authority or special license as be issued. 13. Any person licensed under this regulation apprehended with a firearm that has been converted to fire as a fully automatic firearm shall be subject to immediate revocation of their Alberta Firearms License and ALL applicable Alberta and Canadian Criminal Penalties shall apply. IF YOU CARE ABOUT PROPERTY RIGHTS AND GUN RIGHTS PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO Premier@gov.ab.ca

Has been 4 years since Trudeau gave the Siksika reserve $1.3 billion. Passing through today. It still looks third world. I wonder what the chief's house looks like?