I'm just here for the debate
Alberta, Canada
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Listen you bunch of shmucks. Had this referendum not taken place, the separatists would have still been campaigning for a referendum. What this referendum does is allows Danielle Smith to say we had a vote and Albertans chose to stay in Canada. It's over. Not a waste of money.
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
The cycle of violence in France must stop. Israel is calling on BOTH sides to show restraint, and engage in negotiations for a two-state solution.
We need to stop acting as if it's only women that are criticized for how they dress.
“She's dressed like a whore.”
And what exactly does that say about her? Nothing. But it says a lot about the person judging her.
We need to stop acting as if a woman's clothing determines her worth, dignity, or the amount of respect she deserves.
Whether she's a sex worker, an OnlyFans creator, a stripper, a stay-at-home mom, a businesswoman, or anything in between, she deserves to be treated like a human being.
She can wear a potato sack, a pirate costume, a miniskirt, or a thong bikini. She can cover every inch of her body or show as much skin as she wants. Her clothing is not an invitation to disrespect her.
You don't have to agree with someone's lifestyle to treat them with basic decency. Respect isn't a reward women have to earn by dressing modestly, behaving a certain way, or meeting society's expectations.
And if we're going to talk about people who don't deserve our respect, let's talk about the ones who humiliate others, bully people, spread hatred, abuse their power, and believe they're entitled to control someone else's choices.
Those behaviors deserve criticism. A woman's outfit doesn't.
Funny how some people spend so much time policing women's bodies while giving far less attention to their own character.
A woman's clothing doesn't define her character. Your behavior does.
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
This is a highly uphelpful take from @garymasonglobe on a very measured, thoughtful - and yes, even helpful - commentary from @JohnIbbitson.
In my experience, the vast majority of Albertans believe that Alberta has legitimate concerns that have been largely disregarded by those outside the province. This has been especially pronounced over the past decade.
A very substantial number of those frustrated Albertans will vote to stay in Canada, believing (as I do) that a stronger Alberta within a united Canada will unlock tremendous potential and prosperity in our great country.
The most common question I get asked by constituents these days is “Do you believe anything is changing?”
I do believe things have changed over the past year, with many more Canadians from all across the country genuinely trying to understand what my Alberta constituents care about.
It’s critical that this authentic spirit of curiosity and concern for one another’s wellbeing continue beyond the vote tomorrow. This is the way forward to a Canada that is stronger and more united than ever. 🇨🇦
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
The whole future-mass-exodus narrative really is just a contrived media construction that nobody inside Alberta actually believes. Fedslop fairy tales for low-information Boomers.
Opinion: The cost of a mass exodus from Alberta if it goes independent
theglobeandmail.com/business…
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
I voted Option 1 on Question
10 - to Stay in Canada - not because Ottawa has treated Alberta fairly in the last 11 years, it has not - but because Danielle Smith has accomplished more for Alberta than the last 8 premiers vis a vis Ottawa and she should be encouraged to continue. #referendum #ableg #cdnpoli
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
I can’t speak for Spector. I’m just trying to figure out how to protect my little bit of creation the next time voters in Ontario and Quebec give a majority to a guy who wants to phase out our source of wealth. I’m open to suggestions on how to fix that problem.
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
Federal Liberals blaming Danielle Smith for the rise of Alberta separatism are gaslighting us.
How else can one explain the cognitive dissonance of blaming the Alberta government for the forthcoming referendum and not reckoning with the role of the Trudeau-Guilbeault era?
The rise of Alberta agitation was wholly predictable. So much so that the appointment of Guilbeault to the environment portfolio has to be interpreted as a deliberate act of political provocation.
Guilbeault, a self-described socialist who was arrested for his climate activism, is arguably the most radical federal cabinet minister in modern Canadian history. And for more than three years, Justin Trudeau empowered him to give his activism expression in federal policy.
It’s sort of the equivalent of appointing a federal Industry Minister whose overriding political project was to do harm to the auto sector.
Trudeau knew whom he was appointing, what he stood for and how that appointment would be received in Alberta. Yet he did it anyway.
Guilbeaultism’s policies and posture towards oil and gas and the broader conventional energy sector were inherently hostile. The oil and gas emissions cap in particular (literally) singled out Alberta’s most important sector.
What did they think was going to happen? How did they think Albertans would react?
That the Carney government has distanced itself from the Trudeau-Guilbeault era and reversed many of its most damaging policies is an implicit recognition of its economic and political costs.
Now, as Premier Smith attempts to responsibly managing the ongoing fallout from that era, it requires an extraordinary lack of political self-awareness to blame her for this whole mess and not see the culpability of the Trudeau-Guilbeault agenda.
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
It’s insane that Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Act to sanction countries buying Russian oil, just to turn around and buy Russian oil himself
It's just so funny that Troy Westwood is actually the loser I stereotyped him as when he was still kicking in the CFL. LOL
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
I’m getting tired of watching Canada’s economic future held hostage by endless political and legal uncertainty.
Consultation is a legal obligation. An automatic veto is another matter entirely.
A hereditary chief has every right to oppose a pipeline. He does not get to dictate national energy policy for 40 million Canadians.
Respect established rights, negotiate in good faith, compensate for legitimate impacts, and make a decision. There must be a point where consultation ends and accountable governments govern.
We cannot keep telling investors Canada is open for business while making it increasingly difficult to build anything.
Economic prosperity matters to Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians alike. Poverty doesn’t discriminate, and neither does lost opportunity.
At some point, Canada has to govern for the country as a whole.
🦅👑⛔️⛽️ : Wet’suwet’en nation hereditary Chief Namoks says Canada must respect UNDRIP and is opposed to any expansion of oil & gas in Canada & in S. America.
Chief Namoks slams Mark Carney for Bill C-39 (Building Canada Strong Act), which seeks to fast track projects in the national interest, as defined by Mark Carney.
Mark Carney has opened Pandora's Box by saying companies & all Canadian governments must obtain consent from every FN Band that may be impacted by any project in Canada.
Under the Mark Carney agreement, businesses & governments must spend vast sums of money consulting with non elected officials who could care less about the Canadian economy.
These are leaders often have their own bloodline agendas that seek to enrich and empower themselves, at the expense of tens of millions of their fellow citizens & even their own communities.
These Chiefs don't see themselves as our equals. They do not respect us. They do not seek consensus.
No economy can successfully run under such an insane system. Canada has 634 First Nation Chiefs, many with separate and even conflicting agendas.
Mark Carney said any project must have the consent of First Nations. How will anything move forward, under such an onerous system?
Why are people so stupid? How does this change anything?
The tide is turning. I can feel it.
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Enough of this shit already. Stop selling fear because it will not benefit you or your community in any way. You are simply creating an even greater divide where neighbors aren't simply disagreeing anymore - they now become mortal enemies. For what?
We need to talk about the separatists selling out our city and province.
MAGA political operatives came to Calgary to help carve up our country. Meanwhile, separatist leaders went to Washington promising our water, our oil, and our land.
If you want to live in the United States, move to the United States.
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
What’s disgusting was Trudeau & Marc Miller hyping the lie that 215 tiny corpses had been unearthed in Kamloops, so they could play white saviour during an election year, & take bended-knee selfies. Criminalizing criticism of that social panic, which you’re advocating, is insane
What a f-ed up world we live in where I can't tell if this person is serious or not.
Chad Falkenberg retweeted
LOL who wrote this?
Naheed Nenshi: Called the Premier’s proposed west coast pipeline a “pipe dream.
David Eggen: “No new approvals” for oilsands projects. Called the oilsands a “catastrophe.”
Joe Ceci: Spoke of a “fossil-free future.”
Lorne Dach: Said Alberta should lead the “transition away from fossil fuels.”
Gurinder Brar: Said pipelines are “very dangerous.”
Brooks Arcand-Paul: Opposed TMX.
Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse: Opposed Coastal GasLink and supported anti-TMX protesters.
David Shepherd: Said “part of the problem” in Alberta is that one of our biggest businesses is based in oil.
Janis Irwin: Advocated for Extinction Rebellion in Alberta classrooms.
Marie Renaud: Reacted to an “I Love Oil & Gas” shirt with a puke emoji.
Quite the record.
Danielle Smith and the UCP stole from our energy plan.
Back in March, we laid out a plan to get more Alberta energy to global markets, including a new pipeline to the West Coast using a southern route along the existing Trans Mountain corridor.
Now, the UCP is pursuing the same route.
But our plan goes further: optimize Trans Mountain to add more than 300,000 barrels a day of capacity, expand natural gas exports, open new export routes, grow Alberta’s critical minerals sector, and attract investment in clean energy, renewables and energy storage.
We got the last pipeline built. We’re ready to help get the next one built.
Learn more at : albertandp.ca/news/building-…
