It’s funny - on some subconscious level, my social media “personalities” have been divided. FB: memes, jokes, observations on my life. IG: pics of food, booze, my cats. And you, lucky Twitter: my political outlet. And I doubt the three will ever cross. #DontCrossTheStreams
As an Albertan and a Canadian, I want to say a big congratulations to all the Alberta separatists out there.
You did it. You really did it.
Almost 11% of the voting population backed your big referendum dream. Sure, the “Forever Canada” petition absolutely smoked you (for the separatists, that means they did more better than you), but hey, nobody can ever take away that glorious, hard earned, almost 11%. It was fun while it lasted.
But now the circus tent is folding up. On Star Wars Day, we say RIP to one of the most pathetic political movements Alberta has ever seen. The NDP has more support in this province than you clowns.
Let that sink in.
Hilarious. 🤣
RT if you’re laughing at this failed act too. 🇨🇦
Fun Fact:
Pierre Poilievre has been an MP for 7865 days.
He has passed 1 bill.
That was 12 years ago.
He is entering his 22nd year as an MP.
Not getting much return on that $300k per year investment are we?
☀️ Good morning Canada. Welcome to my misinformation edition
🇨🇦 Canada politics
Today’s theme: how misinformation spreads through influencer networks and social media.
• A viral claim from commentator Marc Nixon cited a “poll” from Maple Polling claiming Mark Carney had 77.1% negative approval.
When questioned and compared with legitimate polling data, Maple Polling deleted the tweet. The misinformation had already reached ~19K impressions.
• A second viral claim alleged Carney was booed on a jumbotron clip at a sports event. The claim was circulated by accounts including Tracy Wilson and echoed by others.
The accompanying TSN video clip contains no audible booing.
• Claims that Canada is planning to join the European Union also circulated online. While commentator Mario Zelaya framed this as a serious Liberal proposal, there is no government policy or negotiation suggesting Canada could or would join the European Union.
• Another viral post suggested Bill C‑9 (Canada) could criminalize passages from the Bible. In reality, the bill concerns judicial discipline procedures and does not regulate religious speech.
• Jasmine Laine claimed Carney ignored French speakers until campaigning in Terrebonne. Yet Carney’s public engagements in Quebec pre-date that event.
📉 Pattern:
Unverified claims → viral posts → impressions accumulate → corrections rarely travel as far.
This is just in the last week.
Pluralistic democracies depend on evidence-based debate, not viral narratives.
You have coffee ☕️, I’ll pour myself a glass of wine 🍷
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