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“Your playing small does not serve the world.” (Nelson Mandela). I haven’t left the left; the left has left me. Alberta independence…enough is enough.

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@tomblackwellNP @goldsbie Tom, if you don’t understand that freedom of the press is tantamount to a healthy democracy and checks and balances on executive power, crawl back under the authoritarian rock you came from. I would rather have Rex paid for his honesty than pay you for your obedience.

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That is quite the wall of grievances — it reads like someone rage-scrolled through a progressive wish list and compiled every talking point into one giant game of UCP bingo.

1. “Privatization = Doom”

Claim: Healthcare and education are being “privatized,” harming the public.

Reality check: Alberta still funds universal healthcare. Partnering with private clinics to reduce wait times isn’t “privatization” — it’s efficient triage. It works in BC, Ontario, and most of Europe. As for education, parents choosing private schools doesn’t mean public ones are being defunded — it means choice exists. That’s called freedom, not collapse.

2. “Oil = Evil”

Claim: Billions for oil cleanup, fossil fuel favouritism, and cancelling renewables.

Reality check: Alberta’s economy is fossil fuels — pulling the plug overnight would be like banning wheat in Saskatchewan. The cleanup fund? Yes, taxpayers help, but it’s also about keeping jobs and avoiding abandoned wells that leak into farmland. The $40B renewables figure tossed around? That was not funded — it was speculative investment stalled by uncertainty, not a government ban.

3. “Scary Social Stuff”

Claim: Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, women’s rights at risk, anti-vax lunacy.

Reality check: These are rhetorical flourishes, not legislative facts. The Alberta government has not banned abortions, nor has it passed laws targeting LGBTQ rights. Fringe voices exist everywhere — Danielle Smith isn’t writing policy with Twitter trolls. As for anti-vax funding — one study got through under COVID chaos. It’s not a plan, it’s a blip.

4. “Sovereignty Act = Separatism”

Claim: UCP is pushing for Alberta to leave Canada.

Reality check: The Alberta Sovereignty Act is about jurisdictional friction — not secession. It’s more bark than bite, a negotiating tool aimed at Ottawa’s overreach, especially on energy and environment. Quebec’s done this for decades — nobody’s clutching pearls over that.

5. “Premier’s Office Curtains Cost Too Much”

Claim: $230K on renovations! Call the auditors!

Reality check: Government offices cost money to maintain. Every Premier spends. It’s a standard line of attack, and it’s shallow — not systemic.

6. “Electoral Interference, Voter Confidence, Secret Police!”

Claim: Voter confidence shattered, Alberta Police incoming, spooky municipal control.

Reality check: Municipalities are creatures of the province. Always have been. Recall legislation is democratic. As for the Alberta Provincial Police — yes, it’s debated, but it’s also about cost and autonomy, especially as RCMP contracts falter in service delivery.

7. “The Sky is Falling (Because Transit is Late)”

Claim: No transit funding, no wildfire prep, no housing, no libraries.

Reality check: Alberta’s budget under UCP has swung back to surplus. Investments are being made — including $1.8B into wildfire and drought response (2023-24 budget), and mental health funding is up. The UCP didn’t erase transit — they focused on core needs and provincial jurisdiction. The feds and cities share that pie too.

Final Reframe:

This list reads like it was assembled by someone upset the government isn’t running Alberta like a Scandinavian NGO. But Alberta’s identity is resource-based, independent-minded, and fiscally focused. The UCP’s critics can list 80 gripes — but many boil down to ideological disagreements, not functional failures.

Actionable thought: If you want Alberta to become BC, vote NDP. If you want it to stay Alberta — tough, scrappy, and economically assertive — the UCP’s doing what they were elected to do.

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@AbJrogg John, just like the AB Liberal Party, you’re not relevant.

Go back to the kids’ table.

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https://t.co/fPkzrQom4r

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@NicoleFromBC

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@ChristinaNDP The smell of cat pee is strong with this post. Never NDP

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#federalleadersdebate2025

#bringtheasteroid

I give up. Time to leave. We are fucked.

Weak men make hard times.

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Important to Canadians?

#federalleadersdebate

Get fucked!

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#federalleadersdebate2025

Clear #jugger is under the pay of the @liberal_party

If you vote for #speNDP or #libtards you are #retarted

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@Bret_Sears Totally agree. The other three were empty suits.

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@Martyupnorth_2 In the debate, Juggie was Carney’s lapdog. I am so fed up of this shite

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#federalleadersdebate2025

What a waste of time!! If this is the best that #Canada can offer, fuck me.

And we wonder why we are the shite bottom of the G7. We are lead by #numpties

#ABindependence

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@JyotiGondek You’re absolutely right #gone-yet. Going foward, I will rage farm against caramel garbage bags!

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@MarkJCarney The one to the left of the #WEF handshake clearly looks like she understands that she is being used.

#elbowsup #simpletons #usefulidiots

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@MarkJCarney The most telling word is “emergencies” which equates to greater state control.

#wakeup

#governmeharderdaddy

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@AaronGunn Love your documentaries Aaron but you are clearly showing the you will be a shite politician. Don’t succumb to cancel culture.

Failing miserably.

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@MarkJCarney It’s pure theatre. Week men make hard times. Reminds me of👇🏼

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@JasonOnTheDrums Jason,

Absolutely #stunningandbrave #numpty

Yes, #ElbowsUp at #costco an American owned company.

Another #groupthinking #leftard

#MAID

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@ScotGovCanada @JustinTrudeau @CanadianPM @GAC_Corporate @CanadianUK One #numpty supporting another #numpty

#numpty #circlejerk

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@nenshi Great pic. #uebertard

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@Wit____ @alancross And soy latte Molotov cocktails.

#bringontheasteroid