🇨🇦 https://xitter.twitterapi.xyz/t.co/MqrqpEVFhI Author of ManagersBox. With experience across multiple sectors of management, I write about business & leadership.🇨🇦
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Leadership is never simply a title. It is a responsibility to the people who entrusted you with authority. @ABDanielleSmith , Albertans deserve a government focused on solving problems, protecting freedoms and building a future worth inheriting.
Instead, we continue to see political distractions, contentious legislation and unanswered questions about your dealings with American political and business interests.
@ABDanielleSmith , public office is not a licence to exercise power without accountability. If you are unwilling to answer reasonable questions, respect the limits of your authority and put the interests of Albertans ahead of political ambition, perhaps it is time to tender your resignation.
Leadership is measured not by the power you accumulate, but by what you accomplish for the people you were elected to serve.
Alberta deserves better.
@PeterGuthrie99 @nenshi @LukaszukAB @TheBreakdownAB
Premier @ABDanielleSmith , every new legislative controversy seems to produce another round of questions about your government's priorities, its authority and its respect for Albertans' rights.
Bill 38 raises serious questions about academic independence and ministerial discretion. Those questions deserve substantive answers, not simply another political argument.
How will your government address the concerns already raised before introducing further measures that create new ones?
Accountability means answering for the decisions you've made, not merely announcing the decisions you intend to make next. @SeanFraserMP
A lucky guess can give you a good day. Building a business takes something more dependable.
Solid planning means understanding your numbers, setting clear priorities, and giving people the direction and resources to follow through. It also means adjusting when the facts change. You cannot predict every turn, but you can prepare to make sound decisions when you reach one. That is how progress becomes something you can sustain.
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Today, we remember those who spent years away from their loved ones, those who returned forever changed, and those who never came home.
Today, we honour and remember those who answered the call.
Read Prime Minister Carney’s statement: pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/…
Accountability in the UCP controlled Alberta government is a total joke. We can’t vote them out fast enough and it is the answer we need in Alberta to actually restore our path properly.
Doing some housecleaning, I came across two significant findings I flagged in the provincial government’s recent financial reports.
@ABDanielleSmith , you increased health care spending—but where did that money go? How much of that $8 billion increase reached front-line care, and how much went into turning one ministry into four?
And how do you justify a 37% increase for ATB executives?
Albertans deserve answers. You’ve broken our health care system and charged us for the privilege.
You should resign. @albertaNDP @PeterGuthrie99
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How a Vitol trader's ties to JD Vance helped land a prized Venezuela oil contract reuters.com/business/energy/…
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Indeed we do. Our current premier has made it abundantly clear she serves herself. Albertans must hold elected officials to account & loudly & boldly remind them they are meant to serve the people of this great province.
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At what point do all Canadians stand up to these lies and these accounts that are intentionally spreading misinformation and false claims?
Mark Carney literally said none of this. Nothing posted here is true.
This is beyond ridiculous.
Left, right, it shouldn't matter. You should demand the truth and you should stand against such clear and obvious lies.
@MarcNixon24 I am publicly calling you out here and now... Let's discuss this post.
Surely if what you've claimed was said you will be more than willing to substantiate it and back it.
Let's discuss.
This is exactly what we can do here. similar. repurpose empty buildings. Having "a space" is so incredible for someone who has been on the street.
See @MUUURTTT
This is what I was saying.
How awesome would something like this be for people?
November 11, 2026 — The Honour of Being Canadian
On this Remembrance Day, I find myself reflecting on what it truly means to be Canadian. Our freedoms, our democracy, and the values that unite us were not simply handed down without sacrifice. Generations of Canadians served, fought, and died to protect them. Their courage gave us more than a country to call home. It gave us a responsibility to preserve what they defended.
Being Canadian is more than a matter of geography or citizenship. It’s a commitment to the principles that define us, the freedoms we share, and the responsibility to ensure that future generations inherit a country worthy of those who sacrificed so much for it.
Lest we forget. 🇨🇦
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A photograph tells us who met. It does not tell us what was discussed, what understandings were reached or what resulted. Premier @ABDanielleSmith , Albertans deserve a transparent accounting of your Mar-a-Lago visit.
What exactly did Danielle Smith get Alberta involved in when she went to Mar-a-Lago?
The UCP Cannot Even Practice Decency Within Its Own Ranks
The UCP’s dilemma is becoming increasingly public: how does a party hold itself together when its own supporters are fighting over separation, loyalty and who deserves a place at the table?
A recent article by Vince Byfield, responding to Alberta separatist advocate Jeffrey Rath, offers a revealing example.
Byfield reproduces a message in which Rath argues that his support for Danielle Smith makes him unsuitable for an elected UCP position. Byfield responds by defending Smith, challenging Rath’s political judgment and accusing him of damaging the party’s election chances.
Then come the prayers that Rath will become wiser, more humble and more compassionate.
To my ear, that ending sounds patronizing. Respect means allowing people to disagree without treating them as morally deficient or unfit to participate.
There is nothing wrong with disagreement inside a political party. But when disagreement becomes a test of belonging, the appeals to unity deserve scrutiny.
Byfield’s defence of Smith also exposes the party’s political problem. Some supporters want outright independence. Others favour using that prospect to seek a different arrangement with Canada. Holding those positions together may serve the UCP’s electoral interests, but Albertans deserve clarity about what they are being asked to support.
Our province’s future belongs to its citizens. It should never become a bargaining chip in a struggle for control of a party.
As an Albertan, I expect leadership that can answer criticism plainly and treat people with dignity. The UCP should be judged by that standard, including in its dealings with its own supporters.
If they cannot practice basic decency with each other, why should Albertans trust them to extend it to everyone else? #cdnpoli
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What Hanna Taught Me About Canada: The Cost of Freedom
Every November 11, we repeat familiar words: Lest we forget.
They are words I have heard for as long as I can remember, but familiarity carries its own danger. Sometimes words become so much a part of the ceremony that we stop thinking about what they actually ask of us. A few weeks ago, while attending my 50th high school reunion in Hanna, I spent some time upstairs in Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25, and what I found there brought those words back into focus.
The walls contain the history of a community. There are photographs of men in uniform, medals, military equipment, old newspapers and honour rolls carrying the names of people from Hanna and the surrounding district. They were farmers, shopkeepers, sons, husbands, brothers and friends before history suddenly required something very different from them. Some returned home. Others did not.
Read the rest here: wildcardcanuck.substack.com/…
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Experts finally acknowledge what we at the AFL have been saying for years: the oil and gas industry is making massive profits and breaking production records, while at the same time shedding jobs for Albertans AND constantly playing the victim.
When elected officials engage with influential businesspeople and foreign political leaders, transparency matters. Premier @ABDanielleSmith , what role did @kevinolearytv play in your American political contacts, if any? What discussions involved Alberta's economic interests, and who was authorized to represent them? These are reasonable questions deserving clear answers.
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How much has the UCP stolen from Alberta? Here’s the breakdown below ⬇️
Even though it is McLovin Monday and it's supposed to be my reset day - I present you a short list.
Yeah, this is nothing really. There's so much more. So very f*cking much.
A tally has to separate what's documented from what's alleged.
So every line below has its source, and the total is at the bottom.
Counted?
Dollars paid or spent that I can source, at least partly in smith's term.
Not counted?
Estimates, ceilings, plans, allegations, and anything that may overlap another line.
COUNTED
Referendum, Oct 19 vote, per Elections Alberta: $84M (CP, Nov 5)
Province's own referendum ad campaign: $4M (province's figure, CTV/CP, Sept 10)
Pain medication paid for, never delivered:
$42M as of Oct 31, 2025 (RSM, Wyant's accountants, via CBC) or $49M (credit with the supplier, CP, Dec 2024). Two sources, so a range.
AHS severance, 150 former employees, 2019 to June 2025: about $29.45M (Tyee, Feb 3). Starts under Kenney.
SCRIGLEY'S ADDITIONS, NOT COUNTED (1 of 2)
War room: created under Kenney, run under Smith until it was folded into Intergovernmental Relations on June 11, 2024 (Global).
Its 2023 annual report shows about $22M on ads in 2021-22, Kenney's years.
The NDP says $66M+ since 2019. I couldn't verify that.
Addiction centres: $291M over 3 years for two 150-bed centres. A budget, not spending.
SCRIGLEY'S ADDITIONS, NOT COUNTED (2 of 2)
Numbered US companies: Kenney era. Up to $7M in costs per a provincial audit (The Narwhal, 2022). Not re-read today.
Town halls, tours, re-litigating the federal government: no cost found.
LUCY'S LIST, NOT COUNTED (1 of 2)
$59M the committee approved Nov 5 (CP): extra funding, not a second cost. It may include 2027 prep.
AHS breakup: "estimated to cost $85M" (CP, May 2024). Estimate, no breakdown.
MHCare: roughly $614M in AHS business since 2020 (Globe, Oct 13). Supplier revenue, not a documented loss.
Referendum promotion: $365K+ in FOI fees, $300K+ website, up to $1.5M analysis (Nenshi, CP, Jul 23). May overlap the $4M.
LUCY'S LIST, NOT COUNTED (2 of 2)
Licence plates: Nally expects $25K to $50K, up to $2M (CP, Oct 2025).
"Booze cruise": NDP alleges $5,400+ in Kentucky. One outlet, unconfirmed.
AISH/ADAP, environment: policy changes, no dollar line.
TOTALS
Counted lines only:
$84M + $4M + $42M + $29.45M = $159.45M
With $49M for the pain medication instead of $42M:
$84M + $4M + $49M + $29.45M = $166.45M
So $159.45M to $166.45M.
JUST FROM THIS TINY GROUPING.
The range exists because the pain medication sources disagree.
Nothing from the "not counted" lists is in it.
Of course a caveat.
This is a ledger of costs, not a count of corruption or a loss figure.
The lines are different things, and one starts under Kenney.
My humble opinion?
ucp do nothing but consistently waste our taxpayer money.
DISMANTLE THE ucp NOW.
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