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16 Mar, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Hey! Here's an idea. Instead of asking a stupid referendum question about equalization that won't have any meaningful impact b/c we still have to pay federal taxes, how about a referendum on calling a provincial election? Like, the day after the municipal elections in Oct? #ableg
Instead of wasting your referendum question on a bit of political theatre, I challenge the @UCP_HQ to ask Albertans if they want a provincial election. Right now. Right after the municipals. Polls in November. Do it. Or are you scared? #ableg #abpoli
It's a simple question: Would you like to have a provincial election immediately instead of waiting until 2023? Yes or no?
#DropTheWrit #ABElection2021
Or is the @UCP_HQ chicken? I bet they are. Says a ton about their leadership. Clinging to power when the public wants you gone is not a good look. All current polls put the NDP ahead. It's time to ask the public what they want. #NoMoralAuthorityToGovern

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16 Mar
This is a great tragedy. 1/15
Most people agree on this. Some are concerned that two young lives have been cut short, while others grumble about how the courts will use mental illness or addiction to get the young man a light sentence. 2/15
We don't know anything about these people or their relationship, situations, or state of mind. But here are some facts:

1. Every 2.5 days, a woman or girl is killed in Canada. 3/15
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11 Mar
What a great juxtaposition! Trudeau looks like a scholar, a statesman, a leader. O'Toole looks like that middle-aged man caricature we see on tv... 1/
I know people can't help how they look. But as RiverRising rightly points out, it was the CPC that made it all about appearance. So who does Erin O'Toole look like? Perhaps we can make a list... I'll start... 2/
Archie Bunker (All in the Family)
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10 Mar
Twitter is a pretty fair 21st Century approximation of the party lines from way back when... I remember my Mom getting really pissed off at a nosy neighbour who picked up the phone and listened in when it wasn't her household's ring... 1/
"Ok, I can hear you breathing, _____. This is a private call! Hang up now! No, not you Mother!" You didn't only peer through your curtains to know what your neighbours were doing. No, you could listen in on their calls...
And Twitter is a lot like that. People forget that, in the middle of a conversation, that anyone can "listen" in. And comment. There are people who just troll around Twitter, looking for people to attack. It's well beyond community gossip now though...
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27 Feb
This is absolutely outrageous and turns our judicial process on its head. To begin with, it is based on the presumption of guilt. #AbLeg #abpoli 1/15
The Provincial Administrative Penalties Act in Alberta is really, really... via @YouTube
- 3 phases, beginning with drunk driving then expanding to cover all provincial legal jurisdiction
- Predicated on presumption of guilt
- Penalties will be implemented immediately and will continue, regardless of whether you appeal
2/15
- You have 7 days to appeal and you must pay a fee to appeal
- If you are poor, you can’t appeal
- If you don’t respond, they can come after you to collect any fine and/or surcharge
3/15
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11 Feb
Isn't it extraordinary? Some conservative Canadian politicians from across Canada have decided that the best response to a global pandemic is to join a group called the Liberty Coalition Canada.
I decided to have a closer look at this "Liberty Coalition". We should be aware of who is organizing and trying to draw supporters across Canada, and what they are setting out to do.

My observations follow...
#cdnpoli #abpoli #onpoli
The "Liberty Coalition" seems to embrace several causes, or "initiatives" as they call them. There's the "End the Lockdowns Caucus", "Save our Youth", "Open Small Businesses", and "The Church Must Gather".
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9 Feb
This IS a big deal. People need to understand that criticizing the appalling actions of the Israeli government is not anti-Semitism. No more so than criticizing the appalling actions of the Third Reich is anti-white.
If someone was sexually abused as a child, and grew up to be a serial rapist, you wouldn't say, "that's ok, you were a victim, so it's all fine, keep on doing your thing..." Would you? Having been persecuted does not give anyone carte blanche to persecute others.
The current Israeli government is oppressing, mistreating, and killing people based on their ethnicity. That is wrong. Full stop. They have one of the most powerful military forces in the world. They have a huge economy. They receive unquestioning support from most of...
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