Laurie Stretch

🏳️‍⚧️ PR pro, agency owner. #yyc inner city advocate. Energy and environment. Political but non-partisan. Feminist. Leftie capitalist. #cdnpoli #ableg

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@acoyne Ooh, “exculpatory.” I do enjoy Andrew’s skill with words.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@maxfawcett It’s a mistake to portray the separatists as losers, rednecks or dummies. I’m firmly in the Canada camp, but I know some educated, engaged and smart Albertans who are not. A patronizing tone does not win elections. Ask Hilary Clinton. Ask the Brexit losing side.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@RajaKorman Yes! What on earth is happening with Northern Ireland today?

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

This is appalling. The showboating and blatant partisanship of our political leaders in Alberta has to stop. We used to be a province of sensible compromise for the public good. A pox on all their houses.

[Scott Dippel @CBCScott]

Did a tour of the City's now former Green Line alignment. Over at Eau Claire, the ex-market & nearby condos are ready for demolition. People lost their homes when their land was bought by the City to make way for the Green Line -- which won't be coming here anytime soon. 1/6

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

Love this thread. Neurospicy is my new favourite word. So much better than neurodivergent.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@babiak It’s been awesome this year. Robert Plant and Allison Krauss are the closers tonight!

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

Very relieved this motion failed. Homeowners like me are prone to NIMBY-ism when it comes to density. Then we’re surprised when we get an affordable housing crisis. The rezoning is a key step in addressing this crisis.

[Dan McLean @DanWMcLean]

My motion to put blanket upzoning the city on the ballot at next years municipal election failed.
8 people on council seem happy that all voters won’t have a chance to weigh in on this important issue but rest assured your vote on Oct 2025 will still be VERY important.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

The responses to this tweet are horrifying. No wonder the UCP are pandering to the right by picking on smaller minority groups than people of colour.

[Danielle Smith @ABDanielleSmith]

I am honoured to celebrate Black History Month and many prominent Black Albertans who helped build our province, influence our economic, social and cultural landscape and give back in countless ways.

There is still a lot of work to be done and that is why I am excited to announce the creation of the Alberta Black Advisory Council which will give our government firsthand information and advice on the experiences of Black Albertans and help eliminate racism and discrimination. Let's create a more just and equitable Alberta.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

Awful indeed, and surely made worse by the Premier’s “we love you, we respect you” BS in that video.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@MeeganReadCBC @TaraNWeber @kevin_krausert @gerianderson @JasonCoppingAB @Carla_Minogue Thank you for joining us Meegan! Credit to our panelists for being frank and fearless.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

Great piece. Mistakes about Canada are forgivable from most Americans; but Musk is a citizen who lived here for 3 years as a young adult. https://t.co/sRQGG8h8lL

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@mantalicious @andrew_leach Agreed - we’re stuck with a less desirable product in the form of the oil sands. We need a massive buildout of either renewable electricity generation, or CCUS, or both. This @andrew_leach analysis of the scope of the renewables build necessary for green hydrogen is sobering.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@KenMuldrew @andrew_leach Alberta’s existing grey hydrogen production is used mainly for oil upgrading and refining. Moving to green hydrogen (or more realistically blue hydrogen) would sharply reduce the oil sands industry’s emissions and also produce a zero-emission transportation fuel.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@mantalicious @andrew_leach No, there’s also blue hydrogen, using natural gas as feedstock and CCUS to reduce emissions. It can get to net-zero production emissions (Air Products’ facility under construction in Edmonton). Massive improvement in life-cycle emissions over grey.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@kady Surely with that name he was born to the post.

[kady o'malley @kady]

This looks like an excellent starting point to me. (I don't suppose the hon. member might consider leaving his name in the ring?)

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@ThomasMulcair @ChantalHbert Good column and fair criticism of Poilievre. But the new hair, style and tone are actually a promising sign of the man’s leadership skills. It appears he can surround himself with smart people, listen to their counsel, and adjust. Can the same be said of Trudeau?

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@stphnmaher Great thread.

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

@CatherineDews @the_photino @historyinmemes Yes. That and the ceiling in the building next door 😉

[Laurie Stretch @LStretch]

I keep hearing progressively minded friends dismiss Poilievre. Ask Rachel Notley or Hilary Clinton how well the “don’t worry, no one will vote for that lunatic” strategy works.

[Polling Canada @CanadianPolling]

Federal Polling:

CPC: 41% (+7)
LPC: 28% (-5)
NDP: 15% (-3)
BQ: 7% (-1)
GPC: 4% (+2)
PPC: 3% (-2)
Others: 3%

Mainstreet Research / August 23, 2023 / n=1280 / MOE 2.7% / IVR

(% Change With 2021 Federal Election)

Check out federal details on @338Canada at: https://t.co/7P3TANuvQr