Samuel Basden

Seeking friends for multi-level peace 🕊 processes and conflict reconciliation, good governance and good hikes ~🇨🇦🇺🇸~

[Dimitris Soudas 🇨🇦⚜️🇬🇷☦️ 13.12.1943 @DimitrisSoudas]

I’ve said this before, and I’m going to say it again, because nothing has changed.

I said it about the sovereignists in Quebec. Now I’m saying it about the ones in Alberta. The federal Liberals have created more separatists than the people actually leading the separatist cause. Let that sink in. The folks running the campaign for separation could not recruit as well as Ottawa has recruited for them. They’ve handed them the best argument they’ve got.

And this isn’t a fluke. It’s a pattern.

When you spend ten years treating a province like a problem instead of a partner, this is what you get. Policy after policy that lands like a punch. An economy told it’s the villain of the story. You do that long enough and people stop getting angry and start getting serious. They stop complaining and start asking a different question. Would we be better off on our own? Once ordinary people are asking that out loud at the kitchen table, something has already broken.

I watched this exact movie play out in Quebec. Years of Ottawa talking down to people, and the separatist numbers climbed. Now look at Alberta. An idea that used to sit on the fringe is suddenly something a real share of Albertans say they’d consider. That didn’t come from the premier. That came from a decade of being ignored.

So here’s my honest suggestion to the federal Liberals. Sit this one out. Your party did enough damage over the last ten years. This is why we are where we are today. If you can’t say something positive, if all you’ve got is another shot at the premier of Alberta, then please, just stay out of it.

You’ve helped enough already.

🇨🇦

[Samuel Basden @BasdenSamuel]

Inclusion Alberta celebrating new MAiD/euthanasia legislated protections as a critical provincial step in supporting the rights and lives of persons with disabilities https://t.co/gaUKQgIWnv

[Danielle Smith @ABDanielleSmith]

Our government has just introduced the 'Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act' to make it clear MAID cannot be provided where mental illness is the sole underlying condition. Our goal is to strengthen protections for vulnerable Albertans and ensure MAID is not used when other care and treatment options are available.

Learn more about our latest bill here: https://t.co/c5HnuAMNY4

[Garnett Genuis @GarnettGenuis]

Congratulations @mickeyamery @ABDanielleSmith and the Alberta government for putting forward Bill 18 to fight MAiD Coercion.

This excellent bill fills a gap left by a lack of federal action. My Bill C-260 works to take this fight national.

More info at https://t.co/2IiaFjHTl3

[Rachael Thomas @RachaelThomasAB]

Religious freedom is not a privilege granted by government, it is a fundamental right provided by the Charter.

Bill C-9 expands the definition of hate while removing long-standing religious protection, raising concerns that certain passages from sacred texts could be criminalized.

My constituents and tens of thousands of Canadians have been clear: sincerely held faith beliefs must be protected and Bill C-9 must be withdrawn.

[Amanda Achtman @AmandaAchtman]

I met an 84-year-old woman who was offered euthanasia at a Canadian hospital practically upon arrival.

Miriam didn’t want to die. She recovered well and travelled to Cuba, Mexico, and Guatemala.

Stop offering death to people who have adventures to lead!

[Samuel Basden @BasdenSamuel]

Hard to imagine it has been 4 yrs of Ukrainians living under constant threat. 4 yrs since I travelled to Poland with @SamaritansPurse to deploy field hospitals deep into the fray. 4 yrs of praying for peace.

[SandraCobena @SandraCobena_]

🚨BREAKING: The Liberals have adopted my amendments to rein in the sweeping “Powers of a King” clause in the Budget Implementation Act.

This provision would have concentrated immense power in the hands of a few, without proper safeguards. I stood firm for transparency, accountability, and the rule of law — and today we’ve secured real protections: public consultation, parliamentary oversight, clear limits on ministerial authority, and full transparency for Canadians.

Importantly, these changes still allow Canada to foster innovation and support responsible regulatory sandboxes — but now with proper democratic guardrails in place.

Thank you to every Canadian who signed my petition, wrote to my office, and made their voice heard. Your engagement made a real difference.

This is a meaningful step to protect fiscal integrity, democratic institutions, and responsible innovation in Canada.

#cdnpoli

[Samuel Basden @BasdenSamuel]

@DltaHspcSociety @GarnettGenuis Political insight. He is putting forward a private member’s bill (his only option in opposition). So to pass it has to be supported by MPs from multiple parties. I’m glad this draws a line somewhere, and really hope it passes.@DltaHspcSociety he could use your support.

[Bruce McGonigal @bruce_mcgonigal]

😂👀 : Mark Carney brags about Donald Trump praising him at the Oval office yesterday.

🤣Pierre Poilievre admits he too would praise Mark Carney if Mark offered to give him a $1 Trillion investment.

[Samuel Basden @BasdenSamuel]

@ElephantSignal No way. - dual Canadian American

[Kat Kanada 🏴 @KatKanada_TM]

REPORTER: Why did you choose to run in Nepean. What was involved in disqualifying Chandra Arya?

CARNEY: Um, um, uh. I'm an Ottawa resident. Uh. My best man is from there. Uh, Nepean is diverse and um, it represents uh Canada.

Yeah, yeah. That's it. 🤡

[Dan Williams @DanWilliamsAB]

The Liberal Government has sought for years to expand access to their assisted suicide regime to include those who face mental illness as their sole underlying condition.

I am of the view that every life has value and dignity, regardless of disability or mental illness.

Do you agree?

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I am deeply troubled by the rise in antisemitism & anti-Muslim bigotry.

The images of suffering in the Middle East are heart breaking & soul crushing.

But hateful rhetoric and provocative actions must cease.

We must find a way to hold on to our common humanity.

[Samuel Basden @BasdenSamuel]

W ae al edd t bid atn pae 🚨 Complete the message and fill in #TheMissingPeace at 👉 https://t.co/NKyLfHT1Oj

[Samuel Basden @BasdenSamuel]

Wherever western states fail to stand, Russia and China are happy to assume control. Afghanistan, now Mali… this has to stop.

[Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus]

Outside Calgary city hall. A pile of kids’ shoes after a vigil for the 215 Indigenous children found in a mass grave at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

[Samuel Basden @BasdenSamuel]

Check out her speech here: https://t.co/EhJ3mLIi0p extraordinary!

[Samuel Basden @BasdenSamuel]

I am so proud of @Puglaas for her independent victory in Vancouver Granville this week. I first started following her when I opposed her position on medical assistance in dying in 2016. Though our views may not align she is a leader of integrity, class and excellence. Bless you!

[Samuel Basden @BasdenSamuel]

Tonight my heart breaks for Syria. For the 300,000+ fleeing their homes and communities to face an uncertain winter. For the young men caught up in a violence that is not theirs to bear. For those who have already experienced so much loss, trauma, and pain, our prayer is 🕊