Shelley Smith

Political nerd, lover of music, art & history. Recovering Albertan, splitting my time between Canada and Belize

[Doug Saunders @DougSaunders]

The “would you lay down your life for your country” index tends to swing left, as we see here. The Conservative Party of Neville Chamberlain has a near-majority following on Canada’s opposition benches

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

There's a lot to unpack here but...

Former anti-mask protestor & former Medicine Hat City Council candidate has renounced his UCP membership highlighting concerns that the UCP has become too corrupted by extreme views.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Andrew Coyne on dealing with Donald Trump: "If you lose no matter what you do, then you might as well do what you want to do. It takes winning and losing, it takes those calculations out of the game and you might as well just do the right thing. You might as well do the thing that you think is the best thing for the country and not worry too much about what his response is going to be."

[Clinton Desveaux @ClintonDesveaux]

Excellent episode give this a listen from @TheHerleBurly @VoiceOfFranky and @airquotesmedia

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

Mirror confirms Farage’s US trip bombed 💥

Farage went to Washington to ‘platform Broken Britain’ (the mess he created)

Instead, US politicians torched him as a Putin apologist and Trump’s wannabe.

He left with nothing but a bruised ego.

All smoke and mirrors: a wannabe clout-chaser flogging Britain to the highest bidder.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

A parable from 2017 https://t.co/SOG9uG8J12

[Simon Schama @simon_schama]

yes it's a master work of history; the brutal catastrophe it describes will stay with you long after you have finishec reading

[TDot Resident @TDotResident]

#ONpoli

Doug Ford’s government and developers at the PC Party’s $750/person fundraiser yesterday. Funny how Ford meets with every developer in the province and yet they never figure out how to build any homes.

[Darren Markland @drdagly]

I will not apologize for the medical system. It has been destroyed purposely for profit by those who have no concern for the health of those who elected them. What continues to confound me is why those who voted for this believe that they won’t suffer the consequences.

[Darren Markland @drdagly]

The measles epidemic is not due to immigration. New Canadians undergo health screening. The unvaccinated tend to hold strong unscientific beliefs propagated by polarized religious interpretations that aren’t supported by their theology, often capitalized on for political gain.

[Courtney Theriault @cspotweet]

"So, I want to thank you, Danielle Smith. Why? Because today we stand united, we're not going anywhere... if you have problems with first nations, you can leave."

Piikani First Nation Chief Troy Knowlton does not mince words on Bill 54 and a lack of Indigenous consulation.

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

WOW- Fire words from Mikisew Cree Chief Billy-Joe Tuccaro “You will not do what you want without the approval of the Treaty people. You talk about a reset with Canada? First you must reset with the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island”
From earlier today at a press conference held by Treaty Chiefs in opposition to measures of the provincial government implementing Bill 54, which could open the doors for Alberta to separate from Canada.

[Tammy 💪🇨🇦🇺🇦💪 @Tammyocanada]

Canada...please don't do it.

😬 He has Tesla all over his forehead.

[Don Berner @DonBerner]

Let's not forget there aren't progressive conservative parties in Canada anymore. The UCP is the old Wildrose party and CPC is the old reform party just cashing in on the conservative brand.

[Bob Rae @BobRae48]

Tyranny thrives in darkness. It feeds on hate and ignorance. It is fed by lies. It grows stronger because we get captured by complacency. For a time we thought that tyranny would wither away, in the face of science and enlightenment. But that is not so because of its allies such as corruption and fear. Defeating tyranny is difficult. It will require all our effort. It will require courage and a willingness to give up
much for the greater good. All in.

[CBC News @CBCNews]

Canada has frozen all rebate payments for Tesla and banned the electric-vehicle maker from future EV rebate programs, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday. https://t.co/1k91QtMa1W

[Timothy Anderson 🇨🇦🌳☕🚲🖌🎵📚💉 @AndersonBooz]

1/ To all the Alberta Separatists:

Pay attention to what happened in QC before you cause similar disaster in AB.

Because I cannot afford to go through that again.

QC separatists 1968 to 1976 caused enough uncertainty that head offices moved out of the province. Mtl used to be

[Peggy Blair @peggy_blair]

I saw a journalist I follow on Twitter who indicated that once a politician's assets go into a blind trust, the manager that blind trust has to sell them all off and put them in more conservative investments. I do not believe that is true. 1/

[SK8 Wireless @SK8Wireless]

Make no mistake Canadians can go without items forever. Most of our ancestors are European with stories about mustard sandwiches. We are so petty we boycotted a grocery store for a year.We didn’t eat Heinz ketchup for 2 years. There is no limit of what a collective Canada can do

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

"We want to make sure that we defend who we are as a country. And we've been shown too much disrespect by the Trump administration at this point." Canada’s Foreign Minister @melaniejoly forcefully pushes back on pressure from the US.