Matty

Adventure Traveller! Cycling the globe one Wine Region at a time. Paired with Good Food & Great Friends.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Another way to think about Trump announcement today: If he increased US diesel imports from Canada by 4%, he would gain as much fuel as from this Russia deal. But the Canadians are global super-villains, so who wants to buy from them when you could enrich Putin instead?

[Catherine Fife @CFifeKW]

Did you know that Treason is defined as the “criminal act of betraying, attacking, or attempting to overthrow the sovereign state or government to which a person owes allegiance. In Canada, this offense is formally outlined under Section 46 of the Criminal Code” #onpoli #cdnpoli

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

Another report showing that separation would do massive damage to Alberta's economy.

The study by @trevortombe for @CalgaryChamber shows that:

- More than 360,000 Calgary jobs – over 36% of employment – depend on exports to another province or country.

- A 5% increase in trade costs would mean approximately 44,000 fewer jobs in Calgary, and an 8% increase would mean about 69,000 fewer jobs.

- Foreign multinational investment averages more than $3,400 per Albertan, compared with roughly $1,800 nationally.

- Over the past decade, foreign multinationals invested $152B in Alberta and Canadian multinationals another $314B – accounting for 650,000 jobs per year total.

- Ottawa currently collects around $19 billion more from Alberta than it spent in the province. A separate Alberta would instead face an annual shortfall of about $9 billion. Closing this gap would require a 10% increase in corporate income tax or an 8% provincial sales tax.

- Meeting the NATO defence standard would cost a separate Alberta nearly $10 billion a year and running federal operations approximately $8 billion more than Ottawa spends on them in the province today.

https://t.co/QpsZNgnlyp

[Courtney Theriault @cspotweet]

"Some employees, many of whom were immigrants and temporary foreign workers, said they were pressed and even incentivized to continue working as infections grew at the facility."

Alberta’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill plant was ‘catastrophic failure,’ report says

https://t.co/l2od2NkUTj

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

Serious question for Ottawa Conservatives: why do you seem totally incapable of Premier Moe’s moral clarity, and defence of Canadian interests👇?

In the face of a bizarre, empty threat by the President to move US potash sources from Canada to Belorusian “blood potash,” why was your first instinct to talk about the completely irrelevant industrial carbon tax???

It’s frankly embarrassing.

Are you that focussed on the 5% of Canadians who have a high regard for Trump?

For goodness sake, why does it seem so difficult for you to call out Trump’s threats and attacks on our country and economy???

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

Message from Stompin’ Tom to the MAGA North bootlickers:

“If you don't believe your country should come before yourself - You can better serve your country by moving somewhere else." 🇨🇦💪🏼

Amen.

[Courtney Theriault @cspotweet]

NEW:

Corb Lund has penned a letter to Premier Smith, calling for an immediate coal moratorium, claiming that former Elections Alberta staff have raised serious questions about the validation process of his petition.

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

Scoop!

After years of the UCP making it out that there was no specific budget for "Your Province, Your Premier", it turns out that Albertans are paying A LOT!

Like almost $10,000 a month a LOT!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

https://t.co/M61BPhiSno

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

When the United States burns, Canada aids. When Canada burns, the United States are assholes.

[Matty @StAlbertMatty]

@TheBreakdownAB Flys, Floats, or Fornicates……..you should rent it!

[Parksy @PfParks]

Hey Alberta... what happened to the Auditor General Report on Corrupt Care?

Does AB have ANY independent bodies monitoring govt anymore? Do we even care anymore???

@AuditorGenAB you out there? you doing your job to protect Albertan's and our taxpayer money?

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

.@CorbLund perhaps should be the one to say whether his concerns have been addressed?

#ableg.

[Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @DuaneBratt]

An interesting alliance of actors is opposing the westcoast pipeline announced by Smith and Carney (and earlier by Eby). Environmentalists are mad and are joined by Alberta separatists.

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

"Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides’ Calgary-Bow riding received three times more contributions in 2025 compared to the previous year. And most of that money can be traced back to private school operators and childcare companies." https://t.co/GgDH4eMj8c

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

.@CHED880 Dave Rutherford, former 630 CHED morning talk show host visited our #ForeverCanadian Calgary campaign office opening.

Thank you for your support, Dave!

#yyc #ableg

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

How risky are the new Alberta ID’s brought in by the UCP?

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has recommended “obscuring” the information on ID’s unless necessary.

Looks like home laminating is just being replaced with black electrical tape…

#abpoli #ableg

[Jason Scott 🇨🇦 @JasonOnTheDrums]

#ableg

Imagine claiming you’re “committed to transparency & accountability” in the very release announcing you’re delaying a transparency/accountability report

Alberta normally publishes this earliest in Canada

This year the report slips to fall (mid-referendum)

Funny timing!

[Aaron Paquette @aaronpaquette]

Forget the Stampede, here is the real story this week:

[Governor Newsom Press Office (parody) @AwesomeNewsom]

Trump's war with Iran has cost us $132 billion in under four months. That's $35,000 every THREE SECONDS. The average American makes $35,000 a year.

Your yearly income is spent in three seconds because Donald was best friends with Epstein.

Call it the distraction tax.

[Adam MacVicar @AdamMacVicar]

BREAKING: Calgary city council votes AGAINST a motion to rollback changes to noise exemption rules for music festival tents during this year's Calgary Stampede.

Weeknight concerts must end at midnight, with cool-down music until 1am.