The allegation of misuse of Alberta voters lists by separatists would be concerning at any time but it's doubly concerning at this time and on this issue. Political parties are entrusted with a great deal of information. And each piece - each voter contact - on its own, seems almost inconsequential. An address, a phone number - you can still find that in the white pages for most people. But as anyone over a certain age knows, not everyone is listed in the white pages, not everyone’s address is presented. The voter lists also include email addresses, and your presence on it or not strongly indicates citizenship status and other protected information. In 2026, the sheer volume of records is also a risk. That information, particularly in an environment where signatures are collected and then validated AGAINST the list, presents new opportunities to falsify signature collection. We do not know that has happened, to be clear. But Albertans now worry - if there’s reason to believe the data privacy rules were violated, what other rules are broken or bent? The citizen initiative signature acquisition process relies on trust - and for many, trust is now completely shattered. Albertans reasonably want assurances their data is protected. Albertans reasonably want assurances that the signatures captured are legitimate. At a minimum, Elections Alberta and the Alberta Legislature needs to be thinking about how these signatures are audited going forward. They should also consider how Albertans can assure themselves that their name has not been falsely added. This will add cost and complexity to the validation process. Maybe that cost and complexity is not worth it when the question is about daylight saving. But given the stakes of the separatists’ proposed referendum, that is a necessary cost. I also hope and expect, as an Albertan, that the authorities are on top of this. It is important that violations of our election laws, if any, are addressed - and that any loopholes that exist are closed, and trust is built back into the citizen initiative system.

I am sorry you ordered your tanker wrap before the government paused the gas excise tax. But these are serious times and I am begging you to get serious.

Pierre, please draw me a map of how you got from "Trump disrupting free trade is a rupture and we must react" to "let's end free trade."

Conservatives 🔵: you guys aren’t doing anything! Liberals 🔴: here’s the twenty new trade and security deals we’ve signed. 🔵: just paper, where are the results? 🔴: the share of exports heading to non-U.S. markets has increased by about 40%. 🔵: means nothing if it doesn’t help people. 🔴: agree, and in the past year wages have grown faster than inflation every month. 🔵: not everyone is seeing that wage growth. 🔴: it's true - which is why we’ve introduced targeted support such as the groceries and essentials benefit while the growth spreads more broadly. 🔵: we can’t afford those programs. 🔴: they’re temporary, and the IMF just said Canada has the best fiscal position in the G7. 🔴: there's lots more work to do, no-one is spiking the ball, and not everything is going or will go perfectly - but we're going to keep building a strong Canada for all. 🔵: [slinks off to cherry-pick data and complain about the last PM]

Three more things Peter Lougheed said about using the notwithstanding clause: 1⃣ "A simple majority does not appear adequate." 2⃣ "In my mind, [pre-empting judicial review] is undemocratic." 3⃣ “I would hope that the notwithstanding clause would be used very, very rarely.” Unfortunately, the Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause four times in the last year, each time pre-emptively, and each time with a simple majority, rather than the higher 60% threshold Lougheed preferred. Nobody is suggesting removing the notwithstanding clause. There are complicated constitutional issues at play but it is inaccurate and misleading to imply Peter Lougheed would support its use in a way he explicitly said he opposed. The courts are the appropriate place for these arguments.

Good luck with “Axe the Rail”, I guess.