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Thank you, Darcy! Cheers bud! Have an awesome day!

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If the UCP were a book, would it survive the UCP’s own book ban?
I’d say no.

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“Bad governments love two things: winning, and pretending the rules are neutral while they tinker with them.”

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“It is about saying that if this government insists on governing with a crowbar, then somebody had better keep measuring the dents in the wall.”

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Epilogue: #ableg #abpoli
The UCP didn't just pass laws; they retrained Albertans not to flinch when rights are suspended for political convenience. You didn't vote for this.
Thx to @skipischris.bsky.social for thread.

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Page by Chris | @skipischris.bsky.social Epilogue — No, You Didn’t Vote For This — Again The first Wrecking Ball ended with a mandate challenge. It had to. Once you lay out enough of Danielle Smith’s record in sequence, the central argumen...

Epilogue #abpoli #ableg
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Chapter 5: #ableg #abpoli
Bill 14 isn't "housekeeping"—it’s a government rerouting the plumbing of democracy while the water is still running. It’s moving the goalposts to ensure it never loses. 🛠️💧
Thx to @skipischris.bsky.social for thread.

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Page by Chris | @skipischris.bsky.social Chapter Five — Rewriting the Referee’s Rulebook Some bills target workers. Some target patients. Some target vulnerable kids and then dare the courts to object. Bill 14 targeted something broader an...

Chapter 5 #ableg #abpoli
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Chapter 4- Bill 13 is a magic trick. 🪄 #ableg #abpoli

The Gov calls it "Neutrality," but they’re just rewriting the rulebook. By labeling DEI & cultural safety "ideological," they’ve handcuffed the referees we rely on for safe, ethical care.
Thx to @skipischris.bsky.social for thread.

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Page by Chris | @skipischris.bsky.social Chapter Four — Neutrality, Apparently By the time Bill 13 arrived, the government had already shown Albertans two of its favourite tricks. First, call coercion protection. Second, call control common...

Chapter 4 #ableg #abpoli
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3 weeks ago 6 4 0 1

Chapter 3- First it shocks. Then it repeats. Then it becomes routine.Bill 11 isn’t just reform—it’s part of a pattern: restructure fast, centralize control, normalize disruption.
Not an exception. A model. #AbLeg #ABpoli
Thx to @skipischris.bsky.social for thread.

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Page by Chris | @skipischris.bsky.social Chapter Three — The Looting Continues Not every chapter in this mega-thread needs a notwithstanding clause taped to its forehead. Some of the most consequential damage happens another way: through r...

Chapter 3 #abpoli #ableg
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Chapter 2: The "House Brand." Bill 9 moved the notwithstanding clause from a rare emergency tool to a routine shelf item. 🛒 #AbLeg #abpoli #UCP
Thx to @skipischris.bsky.social for thread.

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Page by Chris | @skipischris.bsky.social Chapter Two — Who Wants a Notwithstanding Clause? If Bill 2 was the opening punch, Bill 9 was the moment the government stopped pretending the notwithstanding clause was some rare constitutional emer...

Chapter 2- full thread at @skipischris.bsky.social
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Boundary commission chair questions motives of UCP-picked panelists in final riding report | CBC News Alberta’s electoral boundaries commission issued a final report Thursday that proposed removing two rural seats from Alberta’s political map, but it was accompanied by a starkly different “minority re...

The UCP-appointed fmr judge who led Alberta Boundaries Commission warned MLAs against “minority” proposal for splicing several city ridings with rural areas. Unconstitutional, US-style maneuvring, he wrote: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/electoral-boundary-commission-dallas-miller-9.7143937

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Fall 2025: When the "Back to School Act" became a masterclass in raw power. It’s not just a labor dispute; it’s the sound of a constitutional floor cracking. 🏗️⚖️ #abLeg #abpoli
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“That is how democratic damage settles in. Not all at once. Gradually. Repeatedly. Until extraordinary things start sounding ordinary.”

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“That is not a healthy democracy protecting itself. That is a government retraining the public not to flinch.”

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“This government does not usually announce the real project in plain terms. It wraps the crowbar in soft cloth and asks you to admire the stitching.”

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David! You're a Saint! Thank you!

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