Rural Alberta kid living her dream in the #Yukon. Co-owner/Creative Director @ Metric. I ♥️ photography. Alumni of #ableg #bcpoli #cdnpoli. Instagram: @robining
Aug 11, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
I hovered over the tweet button on this thread for a while before sending. I don't want to take away from what happened to McKenna and her staff - actually, I want to add to it. People are expressing shock and anger at the video of someone harassing her staff - and surprise.
Being and working in politics means you are a 24/7 target for some really horrific abuse, and unless you're in it, you don't understand the magnitude of it. And that is somewhat intentional. #cdnpoli
Aug 3, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
With all this talk of civility and political discourse on #ableg, I feel inspired to share!
A few years ago, I lived in the same building as Jason Nixon in Edmonton. One night, I was in the elevator and he entered. He was very drunk. When he noticed me, he must have realized he didn't look very dignified, and said to me, "Uhh... I'M AN NDP MLA."
