Cole.notcole

Cole.notcole

[Polling Canada @CanadianPolling]

It's Pride Month

Retweet to scare a homophobe/transphobe ❤️

[Alberta NDP @albertaNDP]

Nobody has to guess where Alberta’s New Democrats stand on separatism.

We're proud Canadians. Full stop.

The UCP? Albertans are still left guessing where many of their MLAs stand on separation, and that's unacceptable.

https://t.co/3a9Yk9jpxt

[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

Albertans deserve to know exactly what some of the leading voices behind separation are advocating: mandatory military service, citizenship based on birthplace, and a vision of society that belongs in the past.

At a time when Calgary is attracting talent, investment, and opportunity from across Canada and around the world, the provincial referendum decision is giving oxygen to a movement that creates uncertainty, division, and risk.

Our city needs more homes, more jobs, more infrastructure, and stronger ties with the rest of Canada and the world. Instead, we're being dragged into a debate that threatens investment, undermines confidence, and distracts from the real challenges facing Albertans.

Calgary's future is as a growing, confident Canadian city. We must be focused on building that future, not legitimizing a movement that puts it at risk.

[Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna]

“Unjustifiable in a free and democratic society.” Quoting the Charter now? After using the notwithstanding clause to shut down the rights of teachers and trans youth and slamming federal judges? What a joke.

[Cole.notcole @colemaybecole]

The last thing Canadians are worried about is “Chinese Cars”

[Sen. Elissa Slotkin @SenatorSlotkin]

There are many Americans, and especially Michiganders, who care deeply about the U.S.-Canada relationship. Our lives, economies, and security are intertwined.

That's why I thought it was so important to travel to Toronto to meet with Prime Minister @MarkJCarney. In addition to reaffirming my commitment to that relationship, we discussed the importance of the Gordie Howe Bridge to both nations, and I raised my concerns about the threat of Chinese cars coming into North America.

The United States and Canada are in a tough moment right now. But our overlapping interests are bigger than any one president. As Michigan's Senator, I know that the bond between the American people and Canadian people is deep, and it will endure. Because we are stronger when we work together.

[Cole.notcole @colemaybecole]

A separatist in Calgary got scared off by the singing of O Canada. Lots of loud voices against separatism!

Canada 🤝 Alberta 🇨🇦❤️

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Naheed Nenshi on Danielle Smith: "The separatists are the ones who got her elected. We always knew that there would be a quid pro quo. We always knew that she owed them something and what they she owes them is a referendum question."

[Cole.notcole @colemaybecole]

People are dying in Alberta waiting rooms. One in three kids are going to school hungry. Homelessness has doubled in many parts of the province. Teachers, nurses, and doctors are leaving Alberta in record numbers. Disabled Albertans are being pushed further below the poverty line.

And tonight, the Premier chose to give a televised address on the taxpayers’ dime to attack judges and announce a referendum aimed at appeasing a fringe group of separatists who will never be satisfied anyway.

What a disgrace.

[Alberta NDP @albertaNDP]

New separatist bingo card just dropped?

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Jordan Leichnitz on Danielle Smith's irresponsible push for a sovereignty question: "This whole conversation is happening in a context where we have a southern neighbour who's expressed very keen interest in what's happening in Alberta, in what's happening with sovereignty sentiment in Alberta, in Alberta's energy and that has had no compunction interfering in other countries when it comes to things like elections and leadership."

[Cole.notcole @colemaybecole]

@CanadianPolling @338Canada Can u model this poll out?

[Cole.notcole @colemaybecole]

Happy Mother’s Day to my mom in heaven. ❤️
She left us far too soon, but she gave me lessons and love that I will carry with me forever. As a nurse, she dedicated her life to caring for other people, even while fighting so many battles with her own health. She was the strongest woman I have ever known.
Growing up, she always told me not to listen to what other people had to say, to chase my dreams, and to remember that life is short. Those words have stayed with me every single day.
I miss her deeply, but I see pieces of her in the way I live my life, the way I love people, and the way I keep pushing forward no matter what.
Love you forever, Mom. ❤️

[Cole.notcole @colemaybecole]

Funny how people who spent decades not voting suddenly think dismantling Canada is the answer to feeling unheard. Democracy only works when you participate in it.

[Kevin in Alberta @kevin_inalberta]

Just spoke to a work colleague. She is a lifelong Albertan, she is 44 years old, and has never voted in her life "because her vote doesn't matter."

She said she will vote for the first time on October 19, for Alberta independence.

[Sean Amato @JSJamato]

It’s actually pretty crazy nearly 3million Albertans (allegedly) had their electoral data posted on the web for all to see…

And not one gov’t minister, police force, investigative body, or public service agency has called a press conference to speak to Albertans. #ableg

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Arlene Dickinson on Danielle Smith: "I find it difficult to believe that she is not trying to push a separatist agenda and if she isn't then she's doing a really poor job of governing and showing people what she really cares about."

[𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖 𝙍𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩🇨🇦 @ThisIsMeCassie]

Rob Anderson telling Albertans to “get a grip” over a massive data breach is exactly the kind of arrogant political rot people are sick of.

Some of us don’t have the luxury of treating this like insider party drama.

Women with unpublished addresses.
Survivors of abuse.
Families terrified their personal information may now be exposed.

And instead of humility, accountability, or transparency, we get insults and lectures from the Premier’s inner circle.

Albertans are watching very carefully who treats this like a joke.
#ableg

[Naheed Nenshi @nenshi]

Alberta’s NDP Caucus has obtained video evidence that appears to show that a senior member of the United Conservative Party (UCP) party executive and a member of the UCP Caucus staff, people that are in the Premier’s inner circle, attended the April 16 online meeting of the Centurion Project. This meeting provided training to volunteers on how to use the separatists’ project database that is at the centre of this data breach of three million Albertans’ electoral data.

The Alberta NDP Caucus obtained a recording of the Centurion Project’s April 16 online meeting, attended by 80 individuals. The attendee list and a video recording of the call identify that a ‘Rob Smith’ and an ‘Arundeep Sandhu’ were in attendance. The President of the UCP is named Rob Smith and the UCP Caucus Director of Stakeholder Relations is named Arundeep Sandhu.

Alberta’s New Democrats have passed this recording on to the RCMP as they continue their investigation.

This obtained video also shows Centurion Project members demonstrating how to use a database to search for personal information of Albertans by searching for the name and address of former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Jason Kenney’s personal information was shared on screen with all meeting attendees. This video appears to show the database that was built using the unauthorized electors list that was the subject of an injunction issued by the Court of King’s Bench on April 30, 2026.

Premier Smith must immediately confirm whether Rob Smith and Arundeep Sandhu identified in the video are the same individuals that are associated with the UCP party and caucus. If these were the same UCP associates, the Premier must also explain:

-Why were senior UCP officials attending the meeting? Were they directed to attend?

-How she can claim, as recent as yesterday, that she only learned of this data breach from police statements on April 29-30, published almost two weeks after this meeting took place?

-Why was it not reported or disclosed by any UCP or any government official to the RCMP and Elections Alberta that the Centurion Project appears to have unauthorized access to the electors list?

-What actions, if any, she has taken to protect the privacy of Albertans?

Albertans deserve answers and transparency from Premier Smith and this UCP government, now.

[Cole.notcole @colemaybecole]

Yes. Please bring @JustinTrudeau I love watching insecure men in lifted f150’s cry

[KATY PERRY @katyperry]

Should I go to #TheMet?

[Cole.notcole @colemaybecole]

The real separatist husbands of Alberta! Who needs reality TV. This is much much better!!!

[Cory Morgan @CoryBMorgan]

Oh go take a nap Jeff.

Pointing out things with the NDP doesn't make the issue with Centurion disappear.

You are truly the worst thing that ever happened to the independence movement.

Can you let Mitch take the mic?

[Corey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhoganyyc]

The allegation of misuse of Alberta voters lists by separatists would be concerning at any time but it's doubly concerning at this time and on this issue.

Political parties are entrusted with a great deal of information. And each piece - each voter contact - on its own, seems almost inconsequential. An address, a phone number - you can still find that in the white pages for most people.

But as anyone over a certain age knows, not everyone is listed in the white pages, not everyone’s address is presented. The voter lists also include email addresses, and your presence on it or not strongly indicates citizenship status and other protected information.

In 2026, the sheer volume of records is also a risk. That information, particularly in an environment where signatures are collected and then validated AGAINST the list, presents new opportunities to falsify signature collection.

We do not know that has happened, to be clear. But Albertans now worry - if there’s reason to believe the data privacy rules were violated, what other rules are broken or bent?

The citizen initiative signature acquisition process relies on trust - and for many, trust is now completely shattered.

Albertans reasonably want assurances their data is protected.

Albertans reasonably want assurances that the signatures captured are legitimate.

At a minimum, Elections Alberta and the Alberta Legislature needs to be thinking about how these signatures are audited going forward.

They should also consider how Albertans can assure themselves that their name has not been falsely added.

This will add cost and complexity to the validation process. Maybe that cost and complexity is not worth it when the question is about daylight saving. But given the stakes of the separatists’ proposed referendum, that is a necessary cost.

I also hope and expect, as an Albertan, that the authorities are on top of this. It is important that violations of our election laws, if any, are addressed - and that any loopholes that exist are closed, and trust is built back into the citizen initiative system.