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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

12 days

It is increasingly clear that Premier Smith plans to do as much permanent damage as possible to institutions of public health & education over the next 3 years. Since we can't trigger an early election we need to brainstorm on legal measures to stop this haemorrhaging. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

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4 months

It used to be a pretty rare event for an academic to declare that the premier is lying. Now it is a routine & almost daily event for many of us. Why? The evidence supports those declarations & we have a duty to profess publicly. #ableg

Jared Wesley

@DrJaredWesley

4 months

The premier is lying. That wasn't the motion. And she knows it wasn't.

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Nigel Bankes

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16 days

Breaking news. The Alberta Court of Appeal has just granted the MD of Ranchland permission to appeal the AER's decision to allow Benga/Northback to file new coal exploration applications for Grassy Mountain! 2024 ABCA 274 - up on CanLII soon. #ableg

The AER Does Not Have the Jurisdiction to Consider New Coal Applications for the Grassy Mountain...

By: Nigel Bankes Matter commented on: Applications by Northback Holdings Corporation for a Coal Exploration Program on the Grassy Mountain Coal Deposit, including Application Number 1948547, Deep D…

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

21 days

We're taking out of country guests to Highwood Pass in KCountry tomorrow. To do that we need to renew our KCountry Pass. A reminder that, courtesy of @Alberta_UCP , I have to pay to enjoy the Highwood while offroaders get to trash McLean Creek for free. Photo credit @N88TE #ableg

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@NdbYyc1305

3 months

I get all the outrage about Shandro being appointed to the board of covenant health; but the bigger outrage is why we deliver part of Alberta's publicly funded health care system through a self-described Catholic organization.

Mission

Covenant Health’s mission, vision and values help us provide Albertans with quality, compassionate health care.

covenanthealth.ca

David Climenhaga

@djclimenhaga

3 months

Tyler Shandro, source of constant controversy as UCP health minister, turns up as member of Covenant Health Board. #ableg #abpoli #abhealth

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Nigel Bankes

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2 months

Dear @ABDanielleSmith the federal government has this power called the federal spending power which is the basis for the federal dental care plan. I would like eligible Albertans to benefit from this plan. There is nothing unconstitutional about this plan. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

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4 months

As an emeritus professor at the University of Calgary and donor to the the public interest law clinic there @ucalgaryclinic I would like to know precisely who @UCalgary called in the police and why. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

Premier @ABDanielleSmith wants a toady ethics commissioner. Why? Because Commissioner Trussler had some harsh things to say about Ms Smith in the Pawlowski matter: "it is a threat to democracy to interfere with the administration of justice." 1/ She went on to say /2

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Nigel Bankes

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5 months

In a hard hitting decision issued today (Blades v Alberta) Justice Teskey has scolded Alberta Energy for its efforts to delay and make massive redactions in response to a FOIP application commenced in 2020 in relation to the revocation of the coal policy. 1/ #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

Let me say this. Albertans should be grateful that we have a grad student at UBC (also associated with @ucalgaryclinic ) who is posting this sort of information. Because we can't depend on @BrianJeanAB or @aer_news to do it for us. Huge shout out to @DrewYewchuk #ableg

Drew Yewchuk

@DrewYewchuk

4 months

My table of the 12 major holders of Alberta inactive wells. I was putting this together for something and figured I might as well post it.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

5 months

She @ABDanielleSmith doesn't like to admit it but the federal carbon tax benefited her family & is a pretty good policy (2021). Certainly not the inhumane and immoral measure of 3 days ago. What changed? Her constant desire to bash the feds and belittle Guilbeault. #ableg

Steven Guilbeault

@s_guilbeault

5 months

It wasn't that long ago that good climate policy wasn't dominated by cynical partisan games and which team jersey you wore. Conservative leaders could once admit publicly that Canada Carbon Rebates made the carbon price a good deal both for their wallets and the environment.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

3 months

This is so good and so well delivered; sad that DS was not positioned to run in the leadership but this is a wonderful illustration of ND bench strength and the value of debate on shitty UCP bills. #ableg

David Shepherd

@DShepYEG

3 months

Min. McIver claims I’m lying about what’s in Bill 20. He says we should judge him & the UCP on their “intentions.” I shared a few thoughts in response. TL;DR - his “intentions” aren’t in the bill. Stripping up to 50K Albertans’ right to vote in municipal elections is. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

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2 months

My sincere hope. Boasting of a surplus when you're failing to fund the basic social, health and education services that the citizens of this province are entitled to, should and will finally bring you crashing down @ABDanielSmith @Alberta_UCP #ableg cc @albertaNDP

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

What will be the straw that breaks the UCP camel's back & causes UCP MLAs to cross the floor and/or die-hard conservatives to realize that their children's future is more important than the past? The UCP camel already carries a huge burden of lies & bad Bills. Is this it? #ableg

Dr. Luanne Metz

@luanne_metz

4 months

Ministers LaGrange and Nixon were aware of the unacceptable care provided by Contentment Social Services two months before the public learned of Motel Medicine, where vulnerable Albertans were being cared for in motels instead of proper facilities.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

3 months

There is something rotten in Alberta when we have a record as clear as this, a recommendation from ASIRT to lay charges, and the Crown decides not to proceed.

Shannon Phillips

@SPhillipsAB

3 months

But I was not prepared for how hard the police oversight process has been on me, my family, and my love of political life. The LPS did incredible harm to my career and reputation. They've also repeatedly rejected any opportunity to show accountability or responsibility.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

The one person who has escaped criticism in the renewables pause decision is Johansson, the chair of AESO's Board. Johansson ought to have protected the AESO; instead he told Law “to support the minister without reservation.” Time for Johansson to resign. #ableg

The Narwhal

@thenarwhalca

4 months

We obtained internal documents that revealed the closed-door push for Alberta’s pause on new renewable energy projects. @DrewPAnderson has everything you need to know about that timeline. #renewables #abpoli

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

3 months

Yes; one of the puzzles here is why any governance board would appoint anybody who was undergoing a code of conduct review for any profession. A prudent board would wait to see the outcome. #ableg

Lawyers - Law Society of Alberta

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@MargTokar

3 months

Tyler Shandro has been on the Covenant Board since December and it was kept quiet? He’s still under a Code of Conduct Review as well???

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

5 months

Dear Albertans. Here's the decision; 2024 ABKB 198, <> Read it for yourself to understand how your UCP government systematically hides the truth behind key decisions that affect you, your water quality and future generations. #Ableg

Global Edmonton

@GlobalEdmonton

5 months

The judge said Albertans are entitled to government records, calling it an essential pillar of democracy: "It is difficult not to look at the history of this matter and see the critical rights imbued by access to information as being largely illusory."

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

5 months

The GoA has just released the much-heralded water sharing non-agreements. They're a bit of a joke. Read the first few paragraphs. How many times can you say "this agreement is not really an agreement". 1/

Major water-sharing agreements ready for Alberta

The largest water-sharing agreements in Alberta’s 118-year history are now in place to help respond to the risk of severe drought.

www.alberta.ca

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

5 months

Before his appointment last year, Justice Teskey was a criminal defence lawyer. Defence lawyers know a thing or two about the power of the state and the abuse of that power. That understanding comes through in this judgment. Thank you Justice Teskey.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

My colleague @JenniferKoshan and I commented on Commissioner Trussler's findings. In most Westminster jurisdictions that would have been a career ending report for our premier. Not here in AB. That's how bad things are.

Ethics Commissioner Confirms that Premier Danielle Smith Breached the Conflicts of Interest Act –...

By: Nigel Bankes, Jennifer Koshan, and Martin Olszynski Matter commented on: Office of the Ethics Commissioner, Report of Findings and Recommendations into allegations involving Hon. Danielle Smith…

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

6 months

This should have been the message from the outset. Federal carbon policy benefits low and middle income Canadians the most. That's why the cons hate it. #ableg

Steven Guilbeault

@s_guilbeault

6 months

The Canada Carbon Rebate gives more back to 8 out of 10 Canadians, with low- and middle-income Canadians benefitting the most. It is a cornerstone of Canada’s climate plan, accounting for 1/3 of all our pollution reduction by 2030. And as the price goes up, so do the rebates!

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

David Parker is a dangerous right wing racist who seeks to foment hatred and violence. But in delivering that message let's try not to amplify his message by RTing his most vile and splenetic comments. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

I think that there is something missing from Global News' header: which school board? Calgary school principal charged with possessing, accessing child pornography - Calgary |

Calgary school principal charged with possessing, accessing child pornography - Calgary | Globaln...

A Calgary school principal has been charged with possessing and accessing child pornography.

globalnews.ca

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

6 months

I have been reflecting on the @ABDanielleSmith pre budget speech & the budget to try and construct a narrative that describes what is going on in this bizarre world in which DS wants to be all things to all people. 1/?

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

You're an academic w multiple job offers. Do you take the offer from UofC or UofA or the offer from a U that doesn't labour under Bill 18 & doesn't send in police in full riot gear a few hrs after tents are set up. Simplistic; but it will be a relevant consideration. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

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4 months

Wow. Province revokes Rakochey's KC. Now do Madu; the man who, while the province's AG, attempted to interfere with the administration of justice.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

The centralization of power in DS's office continues with the appointment of DS's personal messenger David Yager to the board of the AER. Any fig leaf pretence that the AER is an arms length regulator is now gone. 1/ #ableg

Refreshed AER board to help lead Alberta’s energy evolution

To enhance competitiveness and strengthen the province’s position as an energy leader, Alberta’s government is restructuring the Alberta Energy Regulator’s board of directors.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

As I observed the other day, police in other parts of Canada are frequently reluctant to clear protests. And for good reasons including liability concerns. So what's different about the culture of EPS and CPS? Why are they so quick to trample on campus protests? #ableg

Ted Rutland

@TedRutland

4 months

In McGill's request for an injunction against the Gaza solidarity encampment, they make what should be a deeply embarrassing claim: they've repeated asked the police to attack their students, but the police have urged them to resolve the situation peacefully.

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Nigel Bankes

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5 months

"It has been said that 'democracy dies in darkness.' If public bodies are unwilling or unable to comply with their timely obligations under FOIPP, they should expect that Courts may apply a high level of scrutiny on the availability of judicial review in the future." 4/

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Nigel Bankes

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5 months

"Every Albertan is entitled to a broad right of access to the records of their government. This is an essential pillar of a functional democracy. FOIPP contemplates a regime that is prompt, accessible and fair. ... Little about this matter is consistent with these principles." 3/

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

12 days

A powerful piece. It confirms that Premier Smith wants to facilitate the transfer of the administration of public AHS facilities to Covenant [Catholic] Health & generally dismember AHS in favour of competition. Kudos to @AirdrieCityView but this is scary #ableg

Airdrie City View

@AirdrieCityView

12 days

Next phase of restructuring includes removing Alberta Health Services (AHS) as the operator of some hospitals and turning facilities over to other administrators like Catholic health care provider Covenant Health.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

It is hard to respect the law and the police when the police play favourites in this way. The contrast here is stark and obscene. I find it hard to watch the love-in from the Coutts footage. Were these officers disciplined? I am guessing not.

Gil McGowan

@gilmcgowan

4 months

They used police to clear the protest camp at the U of C in less than one day. Compare that to this … 👇👇👇

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

Last week the UCP govt made 2 moves to centralize power in DS’s office. First, Bill 20, gives DS massive authority over municipal govts. Second, DS appointed her BFF and chief energy policy advisor to the some-time arms length energy regulator (the AER) to do her bidding. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

1 month

Lots of back and forth on @andrew_leach about jurisdiction in Jasper NP. The starting point for any discussion is ss 14 & 15 of the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (1930). NPs were excepted out of the transfer of federal public lands to the provinces (s 14). 1/

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

"It is the first step toward the type of judicial system often found in a non-democratic or pseudo-democratic country where members of and friends of those in power are shielded from prosecution or are acquitted by the courts on the instructions of those in power." #ableg 2/

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

Several wks ago, & to great fanfare, @rebeccakschulz announced the largest set of water sharing agreements in Alberta’s history. There’s just one catch. The documents are not agreements at all, just expressions of intent. This post provides a detailed assessment of the four MoUs.

ABlawg

@ABlawg

4 months

New Post: Alberta’s Water Sharing “Agreements”

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

There's a pattern here. It started with the Sovereignty Act. Table smthg outrageous. See how loud the screams are. Soften it slightly and then claim that you are a govt that listens. This is a bullshit way to govern and make laws. #ableg

Catherine Griwkowsky

@CGriwkowsky

4 months

Amendment to the amendment act! Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver said he will be working with municipalities to bring in an amendment to Bill 20 to make it clearer on limitations for firing a councillor or repealing/amending a bylaw.

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Nigel Bankes

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3 months

I get all the outrage about Shandro being appointed to the board of covenant health; but the bigger outrage is why we deliver part of Alberta's publicly funded health care system through a self-described Catholic organization. #ableg

Mission

Covenant Health’s mission, vision and values help us provide Albertans with quality, compassionate health care.

covenanthealth.ca

John MD

@John1MD

3 months

Covenant Health has just declared it is planning to wage war on healthcare workers

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

2 months

@hollyhoye With respect, law and ethics represent two different bodies of norms; Ms Smith may have changed the law to make her actions lawful (or at least not a breach of the law), but her actions remain profoundly unethical. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

2 months

Yesterday the Alberta Utilities Commission posted information about a new settlement proposal with ATCO to deal with further instances of over-recovery from customers by ATCO. Seems like ATCO has a systemic lack of candour problem. 1/3 #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

5 months

The decision is not yet up on CanLII but here are some of Teskey's comments: [78] "While [some delays due to COVID-19], the bottom line is that the release of information in this matter has been so slow as to be practically non-existent." 2/

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

6 months

DS. Please don’t get mad at me (ie DS) for giving money to Murray Edwards for a new stadium in Calgary and for declining to consider any option for increasing taxes for the uber wealthy in AB. Because these people fund my campaigns. Fin (for now).

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

5 months

I 💕 the carbon tax and its associated rebate. The tax (with the rebate) is not, as my premier @ABDanielleSmith says, immoral or inhumane. We must change behaviours to protect the interests of future generations. The tax does that & the rebate protects this generation. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

Mike Law, head of AESO, says that the renewables pause is a really silly idea. Smith says I'll do it anyway and say that Mike Law supports this. Note to self: check Hansard re AESO support. We know Smith lies all the time; but did she also mislead the Leg? #ableg @abndpcaucus

The Narwhal

@thenarwhalca

4 months

SCOOP: The Alberta gov said its renewables pause came after a request from the Alberta Electric System Operator, but emails show the operator’s top official found the plan ‘very troubling’ and was ‘not comfortable’ supporting it. @drewpanderson reports

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Nigel Bankes

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16 days

Permission granted on 3 Qs a) Did the AER improperly fetter its authority in accepting Northback's applications? b) Did the AER err by relying on the Minister's letter in interpreting the MO? c) Did the AER err in its interpretation of the term "advanced coal project"?

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Nigel Bankes

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3 months

Here we have a UCP minister having the gall to call for an open debate .... The day after the UCP used one hour timelines in the Legislature to close debate on a series of controversial Bills and make a mockery of Alberta's legislative process. #ableg

Rebecca Schulz

@rebeccakschulz

3 months

. @CharlieAngusNDP and @s_guilbeault like to pretend this is about corporate advertising, but it’s really about shutting down dissenting opinion. They will fine, jail & bankrupt anybody who disagrees with them. If they had any integrity, they’d let their ideas be debated without

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@NdbYyc1305

4 months

This is legislation to address a problem that does not exist. And the resulting dysfunctional structures will take decades to dismantle, Just a part of the dismal legacy of @ABDanielleSmith #ableg

Duane Bratt

@DuaneBratt

4 months

Bill 22! I didn't think more legislation was coming.. But this is about breaking up Alberta Health Services into different parts. The amount of legislation that the Smith government is tabling is huge and all very important. All in one session.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

6 months

The bench strength of the @abndpcaucus at the moment is remarkable. Not just the candidates running for leader but so many of the other members of caucus. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

This is a first. A senior oil & gas leader in AB trying to hold Poilievre feet to the fire on the Q of carbon pricing. Good on you Mr Evans. But we need a full industry chorus from across the country demanding carbon price certainty out to 2030 & beyond. #ableg

Kathleen Petty

@kathleen_petty

4 months

New head of Alberta oilsands group wants clarity from Poilievre on industrial carbon pricing

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

6 months

A clear account of how Northback is bribing voters in the Crowsnest Pass and how @BrianJeanAB and @ABDanielleSmith think that this is just fine. Good work @NatePike

The Breakdown

@TheBreakdownAB

6 months

What's going on with coal mining and Grassy Mountain?

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

6 months

Time for the @abndp to shout from the roof tops the narrative of what a competent government AB had for 4 years rather than the incompetent govt we have endured for the last 5+ years. Why? A competence narrative will slowly overcome negative ideological labelling. #ableg

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

3 months

This speaks volumes; the UCP hates sunlight and debate. #ableg

Jared Wesley

@DrJaredWesley

3 months

Since 1971, Alberta governments have invoked closure (time allocation) on 60 bills. 25 of those have been under the UCP in the past 5 years. Lougheed: 0 Getty: 5 Klein: 16 Stelmach: 7 Redford: 5 Prentice: 1 Notley: 1 Kenney: 17 Smith: 8

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Nigel Bankes

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5 months

There must be hundreds of contracts & grants in place between federal depts & AB's universities to support research or publications; & unless they go thro the approval process they will be of "no effect"; a huge risk.

Catherine Griwkowsky

@CGriwkowsky

5 months

While the province had telegraphed that it would apply to all agreements with municipalites, it actually is much wider and applies to all provincial entities. It goes beyond Quebec's legislation to include post-secondary institutions

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Nigel Bankes

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This is Smith's classic scattergun approach to answering a specific question. She simply hopes that smthg will stick. Journalists and @nenshi need to be ready for this and take it down. Otherwise she just dominates the airspace. #ableg

The Breakdown

@TheBreakdownAB

10 days

In what was Smith's most bizarre claim... - A lack of oncologists is because of cost savings in the 90's - Same with a lack of doctors - Other professions can replace Oncologists anyways And... Maybe we need to move cancer care away from AHS too... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

5 months

Just imagine the savings if we got rid of covenant health and had a single secular alberta public health system. #ableg

Charles Rusnell

@charlesrusnell

5 months

Patrick Dumelie, the CEO of Covenant Health, made double Trudeau's 2024 salary in 2013 via my former colleague @jennierussell_

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Nigel Bankes

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6 months

DS. Please let us (UCP) do this by declining to provide increased operating costs to schools, hospitals etc) to keep pace with inflation and growing population (except of course for private/charter schools). 4/

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

2 months

Re-upping our @ablawg review of Commissioner Trussler's report condemning Ms Smith's behaviour in the Pawlowski matter. Result? Teflon Smith just shrugged it off & even claimed to be vindicated by Trussler's report.

Ethics Commissioner Confirms that Premier Danielle Smith Breached the Conflicts of Interest Act –...

By: Nigel Bankes, Jennifer Koshan, and Martin Olszynski Matter commented on: Office of the Ethics Commissioner, Report of Findings and Recommendations into allegations involving Hon. Danielle Smith…

ablawg.ca

Thomas A. Lukaszuk

@LukaszukAB

2 months

. @AbDanielleSmith tries to hide behind the Ethics Commissioner, but forgets to mention that she just fired the previous Ethics Commissioner and replaced her with a failed UCP candidate, whom she later hired as a deputy minister and now appointed a Commissioner. #ableg #Yyc #Yeg

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Nothing precludes the feds from asking for provincial assistance, but the feds would be in control. And ecological integrity goes out the window in an emergency - but the emergency doesn’t give AB new fire management powers. Fin.

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Nigel Bankes

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4 months

"They know there are other options, that they can actually talk to their students." Opinion: University presidents must answer for undemocratic response to protests via @calgaryherald

Opinion: University presidents must answer for undemocratic response to protests

calgaryherald.com

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

7 months

Proud to have signed on to this open letter to Premier Smith @ABDanielleSmith and joining with colleagues at the U of C and U of A Faculties of Law #ableg

ABlawg

@ABlawg

7 months

New Post: An Open Letter to Premier Danielle Smith Re: “Preserving choice for children and youth” Announcement

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

6 months

Here's a slate of candidates that demonstrates the depth and quality of Alberta's NDP (with an assist from a fellow traveller). Impressive. #ableg

Janis Irwin

@JanisIrwin

6 months

May I present the list of @albertandp leadership candidates! 🤩 One of these fine folks will be selected to lead our party. And the coolest part? You get to decide. Get your membership by April 22nd at Let’s build a better Alberta, together. 🍊

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

6 months

Whether its Pawlowski, the renewables pause, or her own claimed indigenous heritage, even UCP supporters must acknowledge at some point that our Premier @ABDanielleSmith has only a passing and convenient acquaintance with the truth. And is therefore unfit to govern. #ableg

The Breakdown

@TheBreakdownAB

6 months

Is there anything that Smith hasn’t claimed to be? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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@NdbYyc1305

6 months

So this is the UCP plan. We never held you to yr existing reclamation obligns so we'll let you drill more evaluation cores with risks to fish bearing habitat in hopes you will do a better clean-up job this time. Really? And BTW it's a dead project not an advanced project. #ableg

The Breakdown

@TheBreakdownAB

6 months

Smith today on coal mines... "You see, they didn't do a great job of reclaiming the sites when they closed them, so what we need to do is let them go in, finish mining these mountains and THEN they'll reclaim them properly." Paging @CorbLund ? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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@NdbYyc1305

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DS. Please let us (UCP) do this by deferring investments in crucial infrastructure including schools, hospitals and highways over the next 25 years. 3/

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@NdbYyc1305

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In the latest development on the Grassy Mtn coal project the AER (August 9) has denied the MD of Ranchland’s request for a stay pending the outcome of the MD’s application for permission to appeal the AER’s decision to accept Benga/Northback’s new drilling applications. #ableg

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@NdbYyc1305

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A nice short piece: "The libertarian utopia she seeks to create in Alberta can only be achieved through coercive means." #ableg Opinion: Danielle Smith both a libertarian — and an authoritarian via @calgaryherald

Opinion: Danielle Smith both a libertarian — and an authoritarian

calgaryherald.com

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@NdbYyc1305

16 days

@crwequine Thanks are principally owed to MD Ranchland for its determination in fighting this!

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@NdbYyc1305

2 months

My guess is that this is the proverbial tip of the iceberg.

The Breakdown

@TheBreakdownAB

2 months

“Alberta must pay roughly $9.5-million in severance to health employees it terminated in the last fiscal year as part of the United Conservative Party’s campaign to overhaul the province’s medical system.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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@NdbYyc1305

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DS. Please allow us (UCP) to make incredibly optimistic assumptions about possible natural events such as forest fires that may require additional spends (as well as assuming that demand for carbon fuels will remain robust). 6/

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@NdbYyc1305

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This is what makes DS so 'efficacious' (clearly I can't say dangerous). She's first out of the gate with the spin & reporters are never, ever ready for her imagined worlds & barefaced lies. So then the rest of us (great job @TheBreakdownAB ) have to play catch up. #ableg

Duane Bratt

@DuaneBratt

2 months

Was Shannon Philips targeted by progressive police officers? Are those on trial for assembling weapons at Coutts progressives? Are all the trucks with F*** Trudeau bumper stickers driven by progressives? Canada/Alberta/Calgary?

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@NdbYyc1305

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Last time I looked Mr Amery, KC held Calgary Cross, not some safe rural riding; this is the pride before the fall smirk; the only question is how long do we have to wait for the fall.

Matt Grier

@MattGrierMusic

3 months

Look at that smirk. Sums up the UCP up to a T. They’re not governing for the people, they’re not listening to the people, and they think it’s hilarious.

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@NdbYyc1305

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This is off the charts crazy; a 100 minute mutual admiration interview with a non-journalist who thinks that we need more C02 in the atmosphere. The good news is that there'll be lots to pick at in this transcript over the next 30 months. #ableg #canpoli

Danielle Smith

@ABDanielleSmith

2 months

EXCLUSIVE: I sat down with the legendary Jordan Peterson to discuss Justin Trudeau’s attacks on free speech, the Liberals eco-extremist policies, climate alarmism, and the future of our conservative movement. Watch now:

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@NdbYyc1305

6 months

Here's my post with @molszyns arguing that until all the new rules (and there's a lot of them) are actually in place, the uncertainty will be such that there is effectively a continuing moratorium on new renewable projects in AB. #ableg

ABlawg

@ABlawg

6 months

New Post: Premier Smith Converts a Legal Pause on Renewable Energy Projects Into a De Facto Moratorium of Uncertain Duration

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@NdbYyc1305

9 days

Drew and I disagree on this one. I think that the misstatement was most likely deliberate. I think that Drew believes that it was simple incompetence on the part of the AER comms department. Neither interpretation is good for the AER.

Drew Yewchuk

@DrewYewchuk

9 days

I expected the AER to fix the press release after the problem was pointed out to them, and I am surprised they have not done so.

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@NdbYyc1305

2 months

Whether it's doctors & other health care professionals, or lawyers serving the public interest & defending citizens in the ordinary course against the state (Coutts et al of course is exceptional), the UCP seems determined to assert central control & create chaos. #ableg

The Breakdown

@TheBreakdownAB

2 months

Mickey Amery has released an updated statement apparently claiming that the UCP will continue existing funding for legal aid... But not without casting some pretty major aspersions and legal shade. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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@NdbYyc1305

5 months

That's what 'not legally binding' means in these water-sharing non-agmts. And as yet I'm not seeing anything that addresses instream flows or the importance of maintaining ecological function. These non-agreements are band-aids without any glue. #ableg @cpawssab @ABWilderness

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@NdbYyc1305

6 months

DS: Please give us (UCP) another chance to do what we conservatives should have done all along and establish a real heritage fund for future generations. (aka give us another boom and we won’t piss it away this time). 2/

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@NdbYyc1305

4 months

While the first got lots of attention (and rightly so) the second slipped under the radar of a late Friday afternoon press release and Order in Council. There's a pattern here. Remember the revocation of the coal policy? Friday before a long w/e.

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@NdbYyc1305

2 months

Proof that capital, especially energy capital, has no national allegiance; but still dismaying to see that a company that still seems to have its head office in Calgary comes down so heavily and publicly for republicans and Trump; and has an open line to Premier Smith. #ableg

Charles Rusnell

@charlesrusnell

2 months

Calgary's TC Energy is one of the main sponsors of the Republican National Convention.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

29 days

Food for thought for Peter Lougheed and Joe Clarke tories up here in Canada and Alberta. #ableg #canpoli

Charles Booker

@Booker4KY

29 days

This is Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Arizona. He is a lifelong Republican. The tide is turning. Take a listen.

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@NdbYyc1305

6 months

DS. Please support us (UCP) in taking a hard line in collective bargaining with essential workers over the next few years. 5/

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@NdbYyc1305

6 months

IMO @nenshi has triggered a progressive take back Alberta movement that emphasizes public health, public education, public transportation, & public support systems. That's all good. I wait to see where he stands on environmental values and esp climate change. #Ableg

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@NdbYyc1305

4 months

We might re-title this report as follows: "The Advice of The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC) to Premier Smith" Principal Author: Dave Yager, personal friend of Smith and EPAC. Paid for by the taxpayers of Alberta. #ableg

Mark Dorin

@mark_dorin

4 months

Two glaring shortcomings of this report: 1. Landowners, the group most affected by AER decisions, are barely mentioned and had no input (unlike the regulated industry). 2. The AER’s central, critical function is to conduct hearings - the report is essentially silent on this.

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@NdbYyc1305

5 months

Your Earth Day reminder that @ABDanielleSmith & the UCP have not been kind to the planet: no real plan for net zero by 2050; hyping LNG projects & boosting oil exports; continuing support for coal; undermining renewables; opposition to carbon taxes; etc #ableg

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@NdbYyc1305

16 days

The decision is now available here: Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 v Alberta Energy Regulator, 2024 ABCA 274 (CanLII), <

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@NdbYyc1305

9 days

"Why do people become socialist when they move to Calgary and Edmonton?" Perhaps because community, & the challenge of assuming a share of responsibility for "commons" problems (local & global), is ultimately more important than freedom. #ableg #canpoli

ANALYSIS | Why Danielle Smith might move Alberta ministries from Edmonton to UCP-friendly places |...

Premier Danielle Smith would like to stoke more population growth in the less urbanized parts of the province. And it seems she's interested in doing so by moving more of the government's bureaucracy...

www.cbc.ca

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@NdbYyc1305

2 months

And here is the provincial policy on grants in lieu of taxes. Completely indefensible to withhold or reduce these contributions and then boast about a surplus.

Grants in Place of Taxes program

This program gives municipalities a grant in lieu of property taxes for Government of Alberta properties.

www.alberta.ca

Amarjeet Sohi

@AmarjeetSohiYEG

2 months

I sat down to share my thoughts about the Province's recent announcement of their $4.3 billion surplus. They are balancing their books on the backs of municipalities. The Province hasn't paid their full share of property taxes on the buildings they own in Edmonton since 2019,

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@NdbYyc1305

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The first order of any govt is to protect the health of its citizens - short term & long term. @Alberta_UCP fails on both. Short term: systematic undermining of public health delivery systems Long term: no serious GHG mitigation (net zero) policy. #jasperfire #ableg

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@NdbYyc1305

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First, huge thanks to @teelingkat for listening to this and reporting on it so clearly so that we don't have to. Second, this is Smith's "l'etat c'est moi" moment. Smith has no personal power to do anything of the sort. Even she is subject to the rule of law.

Katie Teeling

@teelingkat

1 month

@nenshi Komick asks if Smith could remove the ability to punish or remove doctors from ACPS, which Smith says she could. He adds that doctors attempting to speak out against the system “are being crushed” by a non-elected body.

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Nigel Bankes

@NdbYyc1305

4 months

My father in law, Charlie Etchell, died overnight. He was a wonderful and gentle man & I learned lots from him. Our son, Robbie, composed this tribute to him some years ago. I cry every time I listen to it. Bye Charlie/Pops.

Charlie's, by Robbie Bankes

from the album Foothills

robbiebankes.bandcamp.com

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@NdbYyc1305

4 months

@DuaneBratt @DrewPAnderson Unlike the AER & AUC, the AESO is not a court-like body with the same duty of independence. The real issue with the renewables case is that Law (AESO) told Smith that the pause was not in the public interest and Smith lied & represented that Law said the opposite. Unforgivable,

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@NdbYyc1305

4 months

Appalling brutality with a clear message of intimidation from the Calgary Police Service. Time for some accountability. I hope that you're on this Heather Campbell. @ThatHeatherC #ableg

Euan Thomson

@elsthomson

4 months

Reposting w/ correction: Taken moments after being released by Calgary Police at McMahon Stadium, owned by *UCalgary* and used as staging ground for assault by CPS on UCalgary freedom of expression on behalf of university admin. Facial injuries: multiple punches to head by CPS.

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@NdbYyc1305

3 months

My first urban asparagus foraging post was on May 11 this year; incredibly enough the harvest continues. Here is today's gathering from the south facing slopes of YYC.

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@NdbYyc1305

6 months

Please give an example of delicious irony. #ableg

Taylor C. Noakes @taylornoakes.bsky.social

@TaylorNoakes

6 months

BREAKING Alberta Energy Regulator is being sued by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, re the massive spill that was first reported at the Kearl Oil Sands project last year. AER CEO Pushor was served by ACFN Chief Adam during AER town hall More to come #abpoli #Alberta #cdnpoli

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@NdbYyc1305

4 months

I’ve posted x-posted a lot today on the humanitarian disaster in Rafah, Gaza and Israel’s consistent flaunting of int’l HR and humanitarian law. Close to zero likes, reposts etc. Entirely possible that followers don’t share my views on this; or is it X’s algorithms?

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@NdbYyc1305

5 months

Here’s a post from my colleague Shaun Fluker drawing attention to the connection between Bill 18, the Sovereignty Act and the TBA movement; also discusses @ABDanielleSmith 's limited and naïve understanding of constitutional law and conventions. #ableg

ABlawg

@ABlawg

5 months

New Post: Bill 18 Provincial Priorities Act: Alberta Strikes Again

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@NdbYyc1305

4 months

So here are some questions for the CPS. Why were you so quick to respond? Why did you immediately scale up to riot gear. Was this just a good soft test case for you? What alternatives were considered (mediation?) How was this proportional to the threat? 3/

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@NdbYyc1305

5 months

Here are some of the ways: (1) A Party’s participation in this MOU is voluntary and this MOU is not legally binding. The MOU is not a regulatory instrument of the Water Act and does not amend the terms of any underlying Water Act licences. 2/

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@NdbYyc1305

4 months

So far as I can see nobody was inconvenienced. Students were not prevented from attending classes or exams. There was no inference with international trade or infrastructure. Who made these decisions? /fin for now

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