Is Alberta…okay?

Danielle Smith’s UCP government has been neglecting cost of living issues so she can gerrymander elections, bully trans kids, privatize healthcare, enact don’t say gay laws and more!

@colenotcole.bsky.social joined me on today’s episode to break it all down.

Here’s a sneak peek:

Doug Ford just spent $28.9M of public money on a gravy plane.

Meanwhile: groceries up, gas up, hospitals overcrowded.

“Flexible travel,” they say.

CBC lays it out plainly: r.pebmac.ca/https://www

Reasonable… or completely out of touch? And if this is the model—do you want it going national?

Alberta Prosperity Project Faces Court Date over Separation Referendum Role | The Tyee Election commissioner alleges the organization has stonewalled investigations into potential referendum petition spending.

'The injunction seeks to force the APP to register as a third-party advertiser and comply with an order to essentially show where its funding is coming from and how it is being spent.'

Story by @charlesrusnell.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

Officer with Ukrainian unit linked to neo-Nazis received military training in Canada Sources say Defence Minister David McGuinty was not aware that the Azov Brigade officer had been invited to RMC Saint-Jean.

Incredible reporting from @davidpugliese.bsky.social on how an officer in a Ukrainian unit linked to neo-Nazi group received training in Canada.

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Are leaky, old oil wells poisoning people and the planet? Podcast Episode · What On Earth · April 11 · 25m

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Should Canada guarantee the U.S. access to our energy—even in a crisis?

We used to. It was called “energy proportionality.”

Now it’s back in the conversation.

Are we protecting our sovereignty… or giving it away?

r.pebmac.ca/https://www

How can we do this in Canada?

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Federal Polling:

LPC: 43% (-1)
CPC: 33% (-8)
NDP: 10% (+4)
BQ: 7% (+1)
GPC: 3% (+2)
PPC: 2% (+1)
Others: 2%

Liaison / April 11, 2026 / n=930 / MOE 3.1% / IVR

(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)

Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com

338Canada | Ipsos federal poll, April 2026

📊Federal 🇨🇦 voting intentions from Ipsos:

🔴LPC 45%
🔵CPC 33%
🟠NDP 9%
⚜️BQ 7% (29% in QC)
🟢GPC 2%
🟣PPC 2%

→ 338canada.com/20260405-ips...

[Ipsos, April 2-7, 2026, n=1,000]

#canpoli

If it were just humans down here I doubt I’d bother coming back.

But there’s DOGS 🥹🥹🥹

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Federal Polling:

LPC: 44% (-)
CPC: 38% (-3)
NDP: 8% (+2)
BQ: 6% (-)
GPC: 3% (+2)
PPC: 1% (-)

Abacus / April 8, 2026 / n=1541 / Online

(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)

Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com

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Federal Polling:

LPC: 45% (+1)
CPC: 33% (-8)
NDP: 9% (+3)
BQ: 7% (+1)
GPC: 3% (+2)
PPC: 2% (+1)

Ipsos / April 7, 2026 / n=845 / Online

(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)

Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com

A UBC professor says lower vaccination rates among children pose a potential risk because they make it easier for diseases like measles to spread.

Measles vaccination rates falling provincewide, CBC analysis finds www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-colu... @cbcnews.ca
↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality

My recent piece: Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy thewalrusca.substack.com/p/albertas-s... via @thewalrus.ca

Too often, talk about safety, jobs, or “distinct identity” functions as code for intolerance, built on claims that simply don’t hold up to scrutiny.

Canadians Want High-Speed Rail Built Meanwhile, they're still open to joining the EU and the Canadian Armed Forces in a time of crisis

More than 60% of Canadians say they support the ALTO High-speed railway

From Liberals to Conservatives, Canadians want the railway built

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Alberta - Independence Polling:

All:
🔴 Remain: 73%
🔵 Independence: 27%

NDP Voters:
🔴 Remain: 97%
🔵 Independence: 3%

UCP Voters:
🔵 Independence: 55%
🔴 Remain: 45%

Pollara / March 25, 2026

Preferred Prime Minister Polling:

Carney: 54% (-1)
Poilievre: 23% (-)
Davies/Lewis: 3% (-)
Blanchet: 3% (+1)
May: 2% (-)
Bernier: 1% (-)

Unsure: 14%

Nanos / April 3, 2026 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online

(% Change With March 27, 2026)

Most Important Issue:

Jobs/Economy: 23%
Trump/US Relations: 11%
Inflation: 10%
Healthcare: 10%
Immigration: 5%
World Peace: 4%
Housing: 3%
Environment: 4%
National Security: 3%
National Unity: 2%

Nanos / April 3, 2026 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online

Is he going to nuke Iranians?!

The first astronaut in history to speak French while en route to the moon — Canada’s very own Jeremy Hansen 🇨🇦

Danielle Smith Tracker For a lot of people, keeping track of what Danielle Smith is up to can feel almost impossible, and that is kind of the point.

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Avi's father just passed, days after Avi won NDP leadership.

In his speech, Avi said his dad had told him, of his dreams of a better world, "not in my lifetime, maybe in yours."

Incredible Stephen Lewis lived just long enough to see Avi take that first step in refusing to say that to his own kid:

PEI to become first province to start colorectal cancer screening at age 45 Cancer advocacy groups hope other provinces will follow suit and lower the screening age from 50

PEI to become first province to start colorectal cancer screening at age 45. Cancer advocacy groups hope other provinces will follow suit and lower the screening age from 50, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Canada just passed a major immigration law: mass visa cancellations, a 1-year asylum limit, and ~19,000 claims dismissed.

Gov says control. Advocates warn of rights rollbacks.

CBC lays out both sides.

Fix or dangerous shift? Did CBC get it right?

r.pebmac.ca/https://www

(Models Available For Subscribers)

Federal Polling:

LPC: 45% (+1)
CPC: 33% (-8)
NDP: 9% (+3)
BQ: 6% (-)
GPC: 2% (+1)
PPC: 2% (+1)
Others: 2%

Liaison / March 28, 2026 / n=921 / MOE 3.1% / IVR

(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)

Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com

Militrary wives tortured by Army husbands using battlefield methods A dossier of 52 cases reveals victims have been tortured with chokeholds and restraints and have been raped and threatened with combat weapons by 'kill-trained' elite troops.

“Military wives and girlfriends who suffer chilling domestic abuse involving 'battlefield techniques' at the hands of high-ranking servicemen are being failed by the Ministry of Defence and justice system.”

By @natalie-page.bsky.social

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Federal Polling:

LPC: 44% (-)
CPC: 37% (-4)
NDP: 9% (+3)
BQ: 6% (-)
GPC: 3% (+2)
PPC: 1% (-)

Abacus / March 24, 2026 / n=1390 / Online

(% Change w 2025 Federal Election)

Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com

NDP LEADERSHIP - FIRST ROUND:

Avi Lewis: 39734
Heather McPherson: 20899
Tanille Johnston: 5159
Rob Ashton: 4193
Tony McQuail: 945

(Avi Lewis wins on the first ballot)

Avi is taking some huge, bold swings in his policy ideas, which I think could be incredibly powerful in reigniting excitement around the party itself.

Those ideas might be alienating to some — but will they attract more than they push away?

We’ll see!! I, for one, am looking forward to seeing it.