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I wonder how many people who refused the covid vaccine are taking regular Ozempic injections right now.

BC Premier David Eby on Ottawa-Alberta MOU: “As a country, it's time to stop rewarding bad behaviour. It cannot be the case that the projects that get prioritized in Canada are those where a Premier threatens to leave the country."

From the inbox: Sturgeon Lake and Mikisew Cree Nations want Mark Carney to “withhold support for investments, projects, or MOUs in Alberta until the Premier clearly commits to rejecting any separatist referendum.”

Shark Tank Billionaire Kevin O'leary says 2 people fighting data centers in Utah are Chinese agents. Turns out its just 2 local girls in Utah, they make a hilarious video calling him the fuck out

Carney is moving ahead on a new pipeline to get Canadian oil to global markets, something Alberta has been demanding for years. And yet, Alberta is STILL complaining. First it was “we need pipelines.” Now it’s “not this one,” “not fast enough,” or “not good enough.” At some point it stops being about pipelines and starts looking like a province that just wants to be perpetually mad no matter what happens.

@SamBlackettAB @gerwingtim Not really breaking news Sam, just super ironic. Chumbawumba is a band with strong Marxist leanings who also have strong feelings about the right engaging with their music.

@DrRTFM @mattgurney @the_lineca Read the article maybe.

@mattgurney @the_lineca Weirdly no one ever says any of this in Quebec.

A rare evening post from @the_lineca, by Clarke Ries: "It’s now obvious that despite Smith’s claims of fealty to Canada, she’s either an éminence grise within the separatist faction or so politically beholden to their grasp on the UCP that her personal values are irrelevant."

@LawyerBuchanan There is only one thing about Ezra Levant that I respected - he realized he wasn’t a lawyer and surrendered his license so he didn’t have to follow the Rules of Professional Conduct. Rath should do likewise.

This is the most important, most brilliant, and most well written thing you could read today. If you’re an Albertan, or a Canadian, and read nothing else, fine. Just read this. Goodness me. Every word. readtheline.ca/p/clarke-ries-…

@AlberduhAntifa @ShelbyHappy @BertaBSDetector @DarylfromPR @CanadianNatural Ugh Daryl. He's such an ass!

A fresh start from my former account, @BertaBSDetector, because there are neo-nazis to fight in Northern Alberta. A special shout out to skinhead @DarylfromPR from @CanadianNatural for making this necessary. Bring it on, Daryl. #abpoli #antifa #alberta

Insane quote from Hal Hewett, one of the directors of the new company started by the co-owner of Universal Ostrich Farms, who also happens to be VP of the separatist group BC Prosperity Project

Constitutional lawyer Orlagh O'Kelly: "We anticipate the goal posts will be moved again and that Premier [Danielle Smith] will make an end run around this decision and call the referendum herself through a cabinet order."

From the ruling: "It is the Government, as the party that would implement succession, that must engage in consultation." canlii.org/en/ab/abkb/doc…

She’s more worried about dividing her party and losing the next election than about dividing the country and losing our shared future.

Good question. The answer is: because they can’t get elected to dog catcher in Alberta. They’ve been trying for 45 years. At least a dozen separatist parties have contested federal and provincial elections in Alberta since 1980. They’ve only won one seat, in 1982, which they promptly lost. In 2021, at the height of Justin Trudeau’s unpopularity, the separatist Maverick Party got 25,000 votes in all of Western Canada, fewer than 1,000 votes per contested riding. A few months ago, the two separatists who ran against Pierre Poilievre in Crowfoot got 1.7% of the vote between them, a pretty typical result for separatists on federal and provincial ballots since they started their spectacular losing streak circa 1980. So since Albertans keep rejecting them in overwhelming numbers, they’re trying to take over a party that was founded with a commitment to a strong Alberta within a united Canada.

It shouldn't really surprise anyone. You can't just bypass constitutional issues by removing an administrative process designed to review them.

So the UCP responded by...removing the upfront mechanism. (And making the thresholds easier for separatists to achieve.) So the separatists went ahead again, and it was challenged in court, and the court has now said, "Still unconstitutional."

So, to recap: The Citizens Initiatives Act originally had an upfront process to assess apparent constitutional issues with a referendum question. The separatist question raised concerns, that mechanism was engaged, and the courts found it was unconstitutional.

they want us to believe it’s a national security emergency to fall behind china on Ai but falling behind china on high speed rail, renewable energy and childhood nutrition is a-OK.

We have a Premier that calls a court decision to uphold the rule of law as "undemocratic" as she simultaneously attempts to gerrymander our legislature for her political benefit. She is the personification of hypocrisy. #abpoli

This is what local accountability looks like: In Festus, Missouri, a town of about 14,000 people, the city council quietly approved a $6 billion Ai data center to be built on 360 acres just north of Highway 67. Residents say they were never properly heard. Meetings were held in private. Documents were released too late. A week after the approval, the town held a regular election. Voter turnout jumped 129 percent. Every single council member who had voted yes lost in a landslide. A 70-year-old first-time candidate beat an 8-year incumbent by 40 percentage points. Now a recall petition is circulating to remove the mayor as well. The lawsuit against the city is already filed. Has your local government ever been held accountable like this? 🔥