Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean 🇨🇦
@Mitchell_AB
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Acerbic UofC Alum; Schrodinger’s politics. Snarkanalyst, writer Women Of ABpoli. Biased against false statements & equivalencies. Does TV in ON, of course.
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@Mitchell_AB They were so arrogant & felt so safe, they didn't check thru contingencies. If this were reversed, they would be saying, "You should have read the fine print" . Well, #UCP, you should have read the fine print for your OWN policy & so, you're FIRED! Booyah!
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"We're used to voters getting to pick their governments. Increasingly, we're seeing this government wanting to pick its voters..." @DrJaredWesley digs into the #UCP's Bill 14 on #RealTalkRJ. 📺 FULL: https://t.co/U4sNhlfqeW 🎧 FULL: https://t.co/2Za3YgZ6q8
#ableg #abpoli
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Two out of three dollars invested in energy globally were invested in green energy. The economic opportunity is huge. With new green tax credits, new policies and new investments Canada's new government is going after all those dollars.
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Healthcare is a main priority for Albertans We need accountability from OUR government. The UCP don't want a full public inquiry, only confirming it is necessary #CorruptCare #AHS
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#FullPublicInquiryAB
#AbLeg #AbPoli
#FullSubpoenaPower
#PublicInquiryAB
#PublicInquiryNowAB
Albertans deserve transparency and accountability for how our public health care dollars are spent. That means a full public inquiry into surgical procurement. Anything less is unacceptable. Read more: https://t.co/rdG48cmKb2
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The number of times this govt has had to amend/update their own legislation is adding up. Will conservative supporters take notice? If I was on the ground for a recall campaign, I’d be quoting from this bill. #ableg #abpoli
🚨NEW PODCAST: Alberta's Bill 14 revamps party names and referendum rules - eliminating the PC Party threat and placating the separatist threat. Voter recall left alone, for now. @Mitchell_AB joins us for a closer look at what it all means https://t.co/aw04QiOe8S
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🚨NEW PODCAST: Alberta's Bill 14 revamps party names and referendum rules - eliminating the PC Party threat and placating the separatist threat. Voter recall left alone, for now. @Mitchell_AB joins us for a closer look at what it all means https://t.co/aw04QiOe8S
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🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped. Results? • 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 • 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality • No increase in 4-year mortality • Vaccinated people had lower risk of death
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Hear, hear. 👇 "A government confident in its decisions doesn’t need secrecy. It doesn’t fear oversight. It doesn’t build walls between Albertans and the truth. This isn’t accountability. It isn’t transparency. And it isn’t responsible government."
Notwithstanding the Truth A government doesn’t reveal its values by what it says - but by what it hides. Over the past month, the UCP has leaned on the Notwithstanding Clause again and again, insulated itself from accountability with Bill 12, and turned the machinery of
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It’s the “No Homers Club” Act of Alberta, 2025: Danielle Smith gov’t legislates to block Alberta Party’s bid to rename itself the Progressive Conservative Party, saying that United Conservative Party alone can have that C-word in its name.
cbc.ca
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It...
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Alberta imposes restrictions on party names, paves way for separatist referendum https://t.co/iqbwRhZNcc
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So Minister Amery is giving himself and all past/future Attorney Generals for the province immunity against proceedings from the Law Society of Alberta? Just when you think things can't get more wild than they already are... #ableg
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It's only called polywork if it comes from the polywork region of France. Otherwise it's just sparkling exploitation.
Translation: more and more people need to work multiple jobs to get by.
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Oh hey! A podcast on Sam Mraiche and his ties to the Alberta government! Including audio from when I asked Justice Minister Mickey Amery about his relationship to the businessman. https://t.co/HBUgcqiGHC w @tom_cardoso
theglobeandmail.com
An investigation into the businessman whose dealings with the government have come under scrutiny
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Rustad says he is resigning to avoid a “civil war.” “That’s not why I built this Conservative Party.” “If I go forward with a civil war I’d be making it all about me.”
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As the #UCP abruptly ends talks with two firms tied to the CEO at the centre of a healthcare procurement controversy, Min. Adriana LaGrange and former Min. Peter Guthrie give us two very different sides of the story. 📺 FULL: https://t.co/err7hMJAyq 🎧: https://t.co/fxT3QEUcIb
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Slowly but surely, the changes will be harder for @JohnRustad4BC to reverse...
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters to ask her advisors how/why Sam Mraiche was hanging out with her inner circle, watching the 2023 election results roll in. https://t.co/piPD75TZIR By @mattscace67 @EmmaLGraney
theglobeandmail.com
Alberta NDP use revelations to reiterate calls for public inquiry into controversy
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