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@jkenney The past attitude against repair and maintenance in both your federal and provincial terms, as well and your politicization against getting anything done in the past makes your words hollow Jason.
You’re at the core of the initial problem - starved, unworkable budgets.
@FreeAlbertaRob No, Robber, Alberta’s indigenous Chiefs have called this election question what it is:
A crass insulting election party advertising stunt crafted by perverting our laws.
Thats what this ‘big tent’ of UCP politics really means to Alberta, - in a word- instability not growth.
If you're an Albertan who thinks that Alberta is oppressed by Ottawa, that secession is the answer, or even if you just think that Alberta has grievances, then you are definitely the problem.
If you support the separatist grifters, you are definitely the problem.
@RonaAmbrose
A research into cat behavior shows that domestic cats regard humans as social peers rather than superiors, often perceiving their owners as large, awkward kittens.
Far from being aloof or defiant, a cat’s apparent indifference stems from a profound interspecies mismatch in social expectations.
As anthrozoologist John Bradshaw explains, cats—unlike dogs—never evolved to recognize humans as dominant leaders or authority figures. Instead, they filter all interactions through an exclusively feline framework. Behaviors like kneading on your lap or licking your hair are not mere displays of affection; they are the same grooming and bonding rituals cats reserve for close kin or pride members. In their eyes, we are simply enormous, somewhat clumsy fellow cats who require inclusion in the group.
This absence of hierarchical deference accounts for cats’ frequent disregard of commands or household rules. Treating us as equals, they follow cat-to-cat social protocols in every encounter. The “gifts” of dead prey on the doorstep or constant shadowing around the home are acts of care toward what they see as a big, furless, rather inept companion.
Recognizing this mindset transforms the human-cat relationship from one based on authority and obedience to one of mutual companionship. It turns out that while many owners believe they have domesticated their cats, the cats themselves are quietly convinced they are patiently tending to their oversized, adopted family members.
[Bradshaw, J. (2013). Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet. Basic Books]
Alberta is the wealthiest Province. Leads all provinces in GDP per capita, highest standard of living, highest average earnings. We've lowest overall tax burden for residents and corporations. Also, we have it so hard that we need to leave the country.
@jkenney@JohnIbbitson You're not disrespected because you're an Albertan.
You're disrespected because you were a rage baiting opportunist while premier.
And modern Alberta is disrespected because so many of its demands are off-the-charts lunacy.
Want respect? Be better.
@realEstateTrent I think it’s also possible you came across as a too eager broker looking for a deal, and they’re busy so the dolt pushed opportunity off to whatever martini circuit he’s on instead.
This is the most important, most brilliant, and most well written thing you could read today.
If you’re an Albertan, or a Canadian, and read nothing else, fine. Just read this.
Goodness me. Every word. https://t.co/TliiUbwj6H
🧾 Pierre Poilievre spent two years screaming about grocery prices. Yesterday, Parliament voted on Bill C-226, a national framework to improve food price transparency, and force grocery chains to show Canadians where the money actually goes.
Poilievre voted NO. Every Conservative voted NO.
📊 Final tally: 168 Yea. 150 Nay. The bill passed, no thanks to the party that built its entire brand on "axe the tax" and grocery affordability.
🎭 This is the pattern. The grievance is the product. Solving the problem would end the grift. When there's an actual mechanism to hold grocers accountable, Conservatives fold for the industry every single time.
Poilievre doesn't want lower food prices. He wants the issue.
#cdnpoli
https://t.co/tnRbtlekKW
@MichelleLA1981 Disagree, an unelected majority is mob rule, just like a viral social media fear gets exaggerated.
Dictatorships are organized controlled organizations with gangs.
Continuing to put Andrew Scheer forward as the spokesperson for the official opposition on key files is a choice, to be sure. It's a choice I simply do not understand. Why?
Our greatest threat isn’t Iran—it’s our exploding national debt. We were never in danger of Iranian troops invading the U.S. This war never should have started, and the sooner it ends, the safer America and our soldiers will be. @Varneyco