Two Mooches

Debt is slavery.

[Two Mooches @TwoMooches]

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[Jon Sedore @JonSedore]

Premier Smith,

We write to you as Albertans who hold a wide variety of views and perspectives on Alberta’s future.

Some of us support Alberta’s current position in Canada, some support greater provincial sovereignty within Canada, some support Alberta independence, and some remain undecided.

But regardless of where we all stand on the question of which path Alberta should take, we are all united in our belief that Albertans deserve the right to peacefully and democratically express their views on this question at the ballot box.

The recent court ruling blocking the Stay Free Alberta petition has created deep concern and resentment amongst many in our province.

We believe - as you yourself have stated - that this ruling was an “error in law”. Regardless of anyone’s opinion on Alberta separation, it makes no sense for courts to require indigenous consultation before citizens are permitted to even collect signatures on an issue, rather than prior to actual government action being taken, as has historically been the case.

Given this, we were pleased to hear your confirmation that your government will appeal this ruling and defend the rights of Albertans to collect signatures on any issue going forward. However, as you know, the appeals process in Canada can take a very long time.

We are therefore calling on you to use your existing authority under Alberta’s Referendum Act to place the Stay Free Alberta petition question on the ballot alongside the other referendum questions you are putting to Albertans on October 19th, 2026.

More than 300,000 Albertans signed the Stay Free Alberta petition calling for a referendum on Alberta leaving Canada, and more than 400,000 Albertans signed the Forever Canadian petition calling for a referendum on Alberta remaining in Canada.

You previously indicated that if sufficient signatures were collected, an independence question would appear on the October 19th, 2026, ballot. More than 700,000 people want to have their say. We believe it is important for Albertans’ continued faith in our democratic institutions and processes that this commitment be honoured.

Ultimately, this is not a question of whether we support separation or not. The question is whether we support Albertans' right to vote on issues of major public importance. In a free and democratic society, the answer to complicated political questions should be debate, persuasion, and participation - not prohibition.

Albertans should not lose their opportunity to vote on this and other issues at the whim of a single judge. A failure to hold a vote as promised would result in even further alienation, distrust, and resentment towards institutions that are already perceived to be treating Albertans unfairly.

We hope your government's appeal of this ruling eventually succeeds, but a referendum cannot wait - Albertans’ democratic rights should not be suspended for years while court cases drag on.

Albertans have always been strong and free. Our democracy should be, too.

It’s time to let Albertans vote.

Signed,

Peter McCaffrey
President
Alberta Institute

https://t.co/Z1bjiSobrJ

[Two Mooches @TwoMooches]

@meme99369 You remain factual, but respectful. You do not rise to emotion or drama.

You keep the drama to a minimum, and if drama erupts, it’s NOT your fault.

[Two Mooches @TwoMooches]

@meme99369 “I will not be attending the shower, but I will be at the wedding. I look forward to celebrating the beginning of your life together.”

If pressed, “I am not comfortable attending a drag show. I am excited for the wedding ceremony.”

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[Two Mooches @TwoMooches]

@txsalth2o I probably still am a pain in the ass.

We’ll have to ask my husband.

😉

[Jason Lavigne @JasonLavigneAB]

In case you didn't know.

After getting 61.7% support on the 2021 referendum for removing equalization from the constitution, this is what Premier Jason Kenney did.

First, he wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for a meeting about the results.

The response was "No."

Next, he wrote a letter to the First Ministers asking for a meeting about the results.

The response was "No."

Finally, Kenney gave up.

This is the leadership that Kenney offered to Albertans who trusted him.

Now he's asking us to "Lead, not Leave" when the truth is Albertans cannot fix the Canadian system. We have tried. It's time we "Lead, and Leave."

[Two Mooches @TwoMooches]

@txsalth2o I also have a 15 year career with my maiden name. It’s easier to get references from former coworkers when they remember who you are.

[Two Mooches @TwoMooches]

@txsalth2o I hyphenated… hear me out… My husband adopted my teenage son when we got married.

My son wanted to keep the name he grew up with (my maiden name), but also have his dad’s name. He chose the hyphen… I just changed mine to match his choice.

[L. Wayne Mathison @WayneMathison]

This is the usual fairy tale: “He just demands excellence.”

No. That is the campus-club version of the story.

The real issue is that Canadians were sold “competence” while the ideology was kept in the basement like a leaky water heater. Nobody voted for a PM because they had carefully read Values and said, “Yes, please, give me more top-down managerial climate-finance social engineering.” Most voters just heard “central banker” and assumed adult supervision had finally entered the building.

But Carney’s worldview was never hidden from anyone willing to look. His book is not a resume. It is a manifesto. Even friendly summaries describe it as an argument for major structural change, built around sustainability, fairness, solidarity, and reshaping markets around political values.

And let’s stop pretending he arrived yesterday with clean hands and a hard hat. He formally joined the Liberals as a special economic adviser in 2024, after years of being treated as the party’s economic brain trust since 2020. The country did not slide into weak productivity, unaffordable housing, stagnant living standards, and investment flight because nobody smart was nearby. The smart people were very nearby. That is the problem.

Running a “tight ship” is not impressive when the ship is pointed at the rocks. A strong captain with a bad map is not leadership. It is just confidence with better tailoring.

Carney is not demanding excellence. He is demanding compliance with an ideology most Canadians never knowingly endorsed. That is not courage. That is technocratic bait-and-switch with a nice suit.

[The Mean Christmas Tree @sardonicjuniper]

@BasilTheGreat @billcurtis0 We decided during Nuremberg that "I was following orders" isn't fucking good enough, you scum.

Shame and exile at the very least.

[Two Mooches @TwoMooches]

@timesnewemma One of each.

[MI-TAC Actual @MITACLLC]

Dear (native) British people, I enjoyed watching you throw garbage cans at your corrupt police force.
I’d like to watch it again tonight.
Thank you,
America

[🇨🇦 Women Exist ♀ @Women___Exist]

@amnashahbc When I last went to the hospital for a blood test, the first question I was asked was, "Do you identify as indigenous?"
When I asked why, I was told that those who identify as indigenous get extra services.

Race-based healthcare is racist healthcare.

[Dusty Rose @DustyRoseYYC]

Without Alberta, Canada can go full Liberal/Marxist forever.

I'm confused as to why the rest of Canada isn't more supportive of Alberta leaving since it's basically expediting their preferred model.

#cdnpoli #abpoli #AlbertaIndependence #AlbertaFirst

[Two Mooches @TwoMooches]

@LichTamara Orwellian.

Or totalitarian

[Dennis Kalma @DennisKalma]

@ABDanielleSmith Ok, now add an Alberta Firearms License to that there piece of plastic and opt out of the current RCMP PAL and RPAL licensing system.

Today.

[Igor Ryltsev @IgorRyltsev]

Let me get this straight.

Albertans having dual Alberta-Canada citizenship after independence is somehow “impossible” or “crazy”?

Mark Carney held THREE citizenships — Canadian, British and Irish — and that didn’t stop him from becoming Prime Minister of Canada.

Millions of people around the world hold dual or multiple citizenships.

The real question isn’t whether dual citizenship is possible. It is.

The real question is why some people are so terrified of Albertans having more freedom, more choices and more control over their own future.

Alberta First. Always.

[PoIiMath @politicalmath]

The simple fact of this case is that the police thought Henry Nowak was a racist and that meant that they did not feel obligated to extend to him any form of human decency

They killed him because someone accused him of racism

[Nicole's_in_AB @Zone3Garden]

@CalgaryDave Conversely, liberals outside of Alberta should support our independence because a Canada without conservative Alberta hasn't a hope of forming another conservative majority in the next 10-20 yeras.

Kick us out. It's win-win.

[Michael Thomlinson @miket136]

Alternate world history.....

[Tim Thielmann @timthielmann]

If you think BC healthcare is bad now, wait until you get kicked to the back of the ER waitlist because your equity card is the wrong color.