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Jan 22 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
#15 - Two great anthems. First, Asani's spinetingling rendition of O Canada. Then, @CorbLund with special guests @TerriClarkMusic @BrettKissel @paulbrandt and some astonishing Indigenous musicians including some Asani crossovers singing This is My Prairie. #AltaIcon
Here are Asani, with the most Albertan rendition of O Canada. I get chills every time I listen. #AltaIcon
And this is an anthem for our moment - an inspirational collaboration. #AltaIcon
In addition to Lund, Clark, Kissel and Brandt, this version features Sherryl Sewepagaham, Armond Duck Chief, Katie Rox and Brandi Sidoryk. #AltaIcon

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Jan 24
For those who asked...I am ALSO paying close attention to the supply chain issue, which I have been meeting with industry reps and govt staff/ministers about for weeks now. We have had supply chain issues for months, now, due in part to Covid & BC climate disasters.
But as I mentioned earlier, we also have long-standing & serious supply chain issues due to port capacity, rail line congestion, a lack of competition in international shipping and a global container shortage. I've been working on these issues for months, now.
This weekend's protest by a small minority of unvaccinated truckers probably isn't helping - but it's just one small part of the larger supply chain issue, a systemic problem that needs serious solutions.
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Welcome back! Here are your next brackets, in our quest to find the ultimate Alberta song. Some giants have been slain. Some stereotypes have bee upended. What comes next? That's for you to decide. Here are your contenders. Buckle up. Voting closes in 24 hours. #AltaIcon
Our first match-up pits north against south, urban against rural. Two very different songs. Who will come out on top? Northern Cree's Smilin has defied all expectations. But Feist's 1234 has racking up big numbers. Now, it's up to you. Who goes on to the next round? #AltaIcon
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Jan 23
Thank you to @CanTruck, the Canadian Trucking Alliance for this timely statement, and thank you to all the thousands of Canadian (and American) truckers who are following the rules & working hard to bring us all the things we need, in difficult times.
It’s important to underline that the vast majority of professional Canadian long haul truck drivers are, in fact, vaccinated - and that they’re on the road, in tough winter conditions, in the midst of a pandemic, making sure our supply chains don’t snarl and fray.
As a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Transportation & Communications - and the deputy chair of the Agriculture & Forestry committee, I’ve been meeting with industry groups & govt ministers and officials for months to talk about urgent supply chain issues.
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Jan 23
Sweet 16, and never been missed! Here comes the next round in our quest to find the most iconic Alberta song. Please vote, please share, please rant, please rave! #AltaIcon
Match up #2 #AltaIcon
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Jan 21
And so it begins. Welcome to the launch of my entirely unofficial effort to find Alberta's most iconic song: not necessarily Alberta's best song, but the song that most speaks to us as Albertans. Today, I will present our 32 contenders - with two added bonus tracks.
I've relied on nominations from people on Twitter and Facebook - and on my own utterly biased and partial GenX judgment. But I have tried to curate a quirky but representative cross-section of songs, from across generations, genres and geographies.
In this first round, the songs have been bracketed in "pairings" based on theme; each song is in conversation with its rival, you might say. (You'll see what I mean in a moment.) After a day of voiting, the top 16 choices will go through to the next round.
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We in the Senate have lost a remarkable colleague and Canadian, the brilliant and beautiful Josée Forest-Niesing. Witty, graceful, a passionate champion of Franco-Ontario, and of human rights and social justice, she brought intellectual rigour and compassion to every debate.
She was a gifted Senator and a wonderful human being. We were sworn in together as part of the same group of appointees, and our whole cohort was warmed by her charm, her humour and her fierce intelligence.
She was a natural diplomat, and the Senate deployed her, to great effect, to represent us around the world. (Here she is with Nancy Pelosi.)
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