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@kellyrudyk @sytsema_andy Frankly she is free to cut loose with her cronies. That doesn’t concern me as much as actual decisions made under her leadership & in her official capacity as Premier.

Anyone still claiming she is not a separatist, an opportunist, an oil and gas lobbyist and only in this gig for herself is just plain stupid.

@consequence Loved David Letterman appearance. I truly have missed him on late night. He summed it up perfectly what is happening to late night in today’s political world.

David Letterman closes his final appearance on The Late Show: "I have something to say to CBS. In the words of the great Edward Murrow, 'Good night and good luck, motherf*ckers!'"

@TheBreakdownAB I have an idea….Those who want to separate, find unoccupied land somewhere to plant a separatist flag for a separate country & live happily ever after. Those of us who want to con’t as a province of Canada can move forward building a better & stronger AB within Canada.

Danielle Smith said today that she believes that citizen initiated referendum should be able to be asked on any topic at all. This is unbelievably dangerous for obvious reasons. Canada has hate speech laws for a reason. /1 #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

@ABDanielleSmith I’m glad DS is proud of the legislation passed. Too bad it doesn’t contain much in terms of what provincial gov’t should be focused on. It’s more of a “big brother” approach to leadership.

I am proud of the 17 new pieces of legislation our government passed this session, including: ✅ Removing politics from the classroom ✅ Protecting children from explicit sexual materials ✅ Expanding preventative medical testing ✅ Creating stronger safeguards to protect vulnerable Albertans from MAID ✅ and more!

@FreeAlbertaRob Anytime a UCP conservative comes out “disappointed” with Mayor Farkas, it tells me the Mayor is doing things right for the city….asking the right questions, researching the needs of the city & planning accordingly. Appeasing the UCP gov’t is not on his agenda.

Disappointed to see Mayor Farkas choose more traffic jammed one lane roads with no street parking for Calgarians. This from someone constantly demanding more provincial dollars for road and other city infrastructure. Methinks he should rethink his priorities.

@CreesonAPTN @sherlockeditor Congrats!! Welcome to Calgary & the CBC news. Not all Calgarians are judgemental as some are posting ….most of us welcome various perspectives in news reporting.

I am happy to announce that I have joined the CBC News Indigenous Team as a Sr. Reporter based in Calgary! I’ll be mainly reporting and doing TV, radio & web stories in AB, SK & BC, anywhere I’m needed from Indigenous specific stories and breaking news. I’m in WPG until July.

@JeromyYYC The city can not go wrong with more policing & that means visibility within communities. As long as the budget reflects ongoing support for a station, I’m in favour.

Do you support exploring the establishment of a downtown police station? Vote in the City News daily poll: calgary.citynews.ca/daily-news-pol…

@jkenney It shouldn’t just be Jason Kenney outraged & angry over this data leak. Every member of the UCP party as well as all voters should be as well. We need answers from our gov’t. This is some serious sh*t!!

I understand that my personal information, including my home address, was shared publicly on a screen at a recent Alberta separatist event. It was also recorded on video, and is now circulating. This was apparently part of the outrageous data leak of Albertans’ private information, wherein Elections Alberta shared its entire detailed provincial voter database with the “Republican Party of Alberta,” which in turn shared it with some separatist group called the “Centurion Project,” whose leadership then shared my personal information publicly. Over the past few years I have received no shortage of threats from people broadly associated with the separatist / antivax / far right movement in Alberta. So it is disturbing that my personal information is now broadly available, particularly in those circles. While I have been targeted specifically, the broader data breach may also effect vulnerable Albertans, including victims of domestic violence, journalists, activists, judges, and other public servants for years to come. I will retain legal counsel to seek advice on recourse regarding this outrageous and potentially dangerous violation of my personal privacy.

@RobWardCGY I agree. We all need to learn & live water conservation. Water is a natural resource that is necessary to sustain life. While it seems limitless, the city & residents experienced a little what can happen if it’s not readily available.

Today I voted against Calgary’s proposed Water Efficiency Plan. Let me be clear: I support responsible water use, protecting our rivers, and investing in long-term infrastructure resilience. But I could not support a plan that asks residents to permanently change their behaviour before City Hall fully addresses its own system failures. Right now, Calgary is losing approximately 115 million litres of treated water every single day through leaks in the system — roughly 42 billion litres per year. Based on the City’s own residential consumption figures, that is equivalent to the annual water use of more than 260,000 Calgary households. Fixing leaks and aging infrastructure must be the top priority. The City’s own advisory group acknowledged that Calgary’s water system remains in a precarious position until critical feedermain upgrades are completed, and that leak detection, repair, monitoring, and preventative upgrades need to be prioritized. I also remain concerned about:
• vague timelines and unclear performance targets for reducing water loss,
• a history of approved infrastructure projects being delayed or rolled forward year after year,
• the fairness and practicality of proposed tiered water rates,
• and the possibility that permanent restrictions on residents become normalized while the City continues to struggle with core infrastructure delivery. Calgarians stepped up during the water main crisis. People conserved water when it truly mattered, and I believe voluntary conservation during emergencies makes sense. But permanent behavioural restrictions and additional costs on residents should not come before measurable accountability from the City on fixing the infrastructure it already owns. My position is simple:
Get the basics right first.
Fix the leaks.
Repair and replace aging infrastructure.
Improve accountability and transparency.
Then evaluate what additional measures are truly necessary. That is why I voted no today.

@global_leslie @caseyarts77 @Calgaryexpo ❤️❤️❤️You truly are #SuperLes ❤️❤️❤️

Call me #SuperLes 🤣😅 Artist @caseyarts77 will be creating works of art this weekend @Calgaryexpo. Be your own Superhero!

@calgaryherald I’m going to say this is mainly for show. This time food costs are not the fault of grocers merely taking advantage of supply/demand. Rather it’s the state of the economy from Trump tariffs, to oil/gas prices due to world events (aka Iran war) etc.

Province meeting with grocers to lower food prices, says Premier Danielle Smith calgaryherald.com/news/local-new…

@nenshi Wow! U were very involved in campus life as a student. I ❤️ the group Heebee-jeebees! Such a talented musical group! Didn’t realize the origins of the group.

As a proud alumnus of the U of C, I was so happy to celebrate its 60th anniversary alongside my bandmates in the Heebee-jeebees. But the most exciting moment for me was seeing Dexter, the old mascot. Fun fact: I used to be Dexter at football games sometimes, and I’ve had it confirmed that this is the same 40-year-old costume I used to wear! I also found my 1992 orientation leader T-shirt. It was so great to meet both recent and past Olympians!

@CraigBaird TY for posting. What an amazing woman. Sad she had to choose between her work & her personal life. Thankfully she got some credit at the time for her work but obviously not enough. We all need to learn more from our history & the amazing people/women who are a large part of it.

In 2002, she was inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. The Harriet Brooks Building at Chalk River Laboratories is named for her. Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 canadaehx.com/2020/06/20/har… 🧵11/12

Harriet Brooks was one of Canada's first female nuclear physicists. Sir Ernest Rutherford said she was an equal of Marie Curie. She co-discovered radon and helped lay the foundations of nuclear science. Then she left her career when she was 29. This is her story. 🧵 1/12

@AdamMacVicar I don’t put much value in polls. The numbers in this poll don’t reflect the city makeup. 1150 polled in a city of over a million is like 0.01%. I go more with what the mayor’s decision making ability has shown & his future planning. So far I approve!!

Poll shows 44% of Calgarians feel positive about Mayor Farkas while many remain unsure globalnews.ca/news/11804649/…

@global_leslie You truly made my day!! I LOL at this. TY for providing humour in your reporting at times. U have the true gift of taking yourself lightly & your job seriously! We need more people like u in our world.

Graceful! 😅🤣

@DanWMcLean I’m not a bike user but I believe the city needs to continue to plan for the future. Some of the issues the city faces today is because future planning wasn’t a priority. Bike use may con’t to rise esp if oil/gas or vehicle costs con’t to rise. Balanced planning is needed.

Maybe the City should have been spending Millions and Millions of your Tax Dollars on Water Infrastructure instead of more and more BIKE LANES? Most residents don’t even want them⬇️

@calgaryherald I don’t get the benefit of floor crossing for the MP themselves. Voting is pretty much done by party lines. That’s why an MP is elected…for the party itself. Wouldn’t an MP be better to sit as an independent instead? At least give constituents a chance to be heard & understand?

Marilyn Gladu says her floor-crossing is the ‘best thing for my riding, for the country and for myself’ calgaryherald.com/news/politics/…

@BkennedyBarbara @4alberta4canada Your comment indicates u aren’t interested in a response but rather it’s an attempt to put down those who disagree with separatists POV. Perhaps u can explain why u believe your rights to separate take precedent over others who want AB to continue to be a part of Canada.

Certain amount of hypocrisy here⬇️. Seems that dippers think that voting to get out of a dysfunctional relationship with the head office is OK, but when Alberta wants to vote to get out of a dysfunctional relationship dippers object. Perhaps the dippers can explain to Albertans exactly why they should stay in a dysfunctional country/relationship.

For Alberta, For Canada is a movement for ALL Albertans. We welcome anyone fighting against separatism and standing up for Canada. Sign up, join the April 25 Day of Action, and tell three people to do the same. ForAlbertaForCanada.ca

@Unscripted44 @DuaneBratt Thanks for the laugh! It seems by your comment that wisdom seems to be chasing you, but you’re obviously faster. 🤣🤣🤣

@LinnThor @DuaneBratt Instead of proving your POV, you pretend I’m angry that you have no way of proving your POV. Cowards sure do love hiding behind anonymity and virtue signals after stirring shit up. By the way, what I feel for you is contempt, not anger, dimwit. BIG difference.

The Separatist drive for a utopia that exists in their imagination. Even though I am a white heterosexual male, I am undoubtedly on the deportation list. thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/…

@Unscripted44 @DuaneBratt FYI….I did do some research on the Separation movement. I was directed to the site albertaprosperityproject.com I did read info & newsletters. An issue I have is I believe in separation of church & state. This gov’t has a faith based political agenda in many areas.

@LinnThor @DuaneBratt Prove they've been paid and/or elected to lead the movement. They couldn't have made themselves more easily available/approachable - but, you've clearly never even tried to speak with ANY of them about the things you, anonymously, accuse them of on social media. UR so full of it!