Deb Woods

I write about communication, boundaries, accountability, and the practical tools that help us navigate relationships more clearly in work and life.

[Deb Woods @woods258]

@DBurke2026 @miss_tanyac @LetABDecide Memes are problematic for sure. Perplexity is a useful tool. But on something this complex, I’d treat the summary as a starting point, then check the underlying sources and think through the conclusions myself.

[Deb Woods @woods258]

@DBurke2026 @miss_tanyac @LetABDecide AI response. Good on ya

[Deb Woods @woods258]

@Jes_in_GP Exactly! Keep opps open !

[Deb Woods @woods258]

Since elimination of vehicle registration stickers, curious how much $$ is gov making in fines? Asking for no reason 🙄

[Danielle Smith @ABDanielleSmith]

Alberta already had the lowest fuel prices in the country. Now they are even lower.

Affordability is top of mind for families right now. We have their backs.

Starting October 1 we are suspending Alberta's fuel tax in full. That is 13 cents off every litre of gasoline and diesel, every single time you fill up.

Business owners feel it too. Every fleet, every delivery van and every work truck in this province fills up cheaper.

[Deb Woods @woods258]

@ikwilson Absolutely! AND “Say No to the Nine” is such a damaging slogan and self defeating! Whatever your position on separation, say YES to changes that benefit Alberta regardless of the “should we stay or go” question! Shame on the owner of that slogan!!

[Deb Woods @woods258]

@ImJulianAssange Abacus data survey headline and conclusions are misleading. Strongly with somewhat categories are combined, yet conclusion is deepening support. What exactly is somewhat support? I somewhat like fish doesn’t mean I want it in my diet. Polls are a snapshot and damaging.

[Deb Woods @woods258]

Bears are my favorite animal! How fun to vote as bears chunk up for hibernation!
Fat Bear Week 2026 https://t.co/R7f2Kghr4N

[Jon Fraser @JonFraserTF]

What an asshole thing to do. If American tourists are coming to spend money in our country, they should be graciously welcomed.

[Keith Wilson @ikwilson]

Please share this video with your friends who are undecided.

[FarmGeek @miss_tanyac]

I think the strongest part of Option 2 is also the simplest: we don’t have to agree on independence yet.

October 19 isn’t the independence vote. It’s our opportunity to give Alberta leverage and find out what Canada is actually prepared to offer when Ottawa understands that Albertans have another option.

Maybe they finally come to the table with meaningful change. Maybe they don’t. I have my suspicions, but I’m willing to find out.

And if the offer isn’t good enough? Then we keep going. We have the next referendum, and Albertans make that decision with far more information in front of them.

So I genuinely don’t understand the hostility around this.

Unless you believe the status quo is working just fine, why would we give away our strongest negotiating position before we’ve even had the chance to use it?

October 19. Vote Option 2. Give Alberta the strongest hand possible, and let’s see what Canada puts on the table. 💙

#LetAlbertaDecide #Option2 #AlbertaIndependence #Alberta #October19

[Deb Woods @woods258]

@echipiuk @ikwilson The reality Canadians see in front of them is the one they want to see. They look for confirming evidence only and block disconfirming evidence. Anyone can interpret numbers and charts to support their position. Numbers may not be biased. But interpretation certainly is.

[Deb Woods @woods258]

@miss_tanyac @LetABDecide I agree! Focused on what we currently do not like is only 1/2 of the picture. What do we see for the future? What values? How do we build shared trust again? The processes used in moving forward will do more to build trust and sustain hope more than anything, I think.

[Deb Woods @woods258]

@RebelNewsOnline Hmmm my five year old could burn better than Ford.

[Deb Woods @woods258]

@miss_tanyac And what exactly does and has unity done for any of us? I mean fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. There’s no in this together. How can anyone believe Canada is for Canadians???

[Deb Woods @woods258]

Healing nicely. Happy had jeans on. Given such a rare event, no schema kicked in for how to act. So does dog have up to date anything? Who knows. BUT Jean barrier 😉

[Deb Woods @woods258]

I’ve been looking for motivation to drop a few pounds. I got randomly bit by a dog yesterday. Hmmm if I had less fat on my body maybe there would have been less to grab? 😉

[Erik Thorvaldsson @erik_thorvalds]

Nine thoughts on Alberta after the trade rupture:

1 - What has occurred is an existential threat to Alberta and Canada.

2 - Far too many Canadians still seem convinced that everything will somehow return to normal.

They do not understand what has changed.

3 - Canada is in the process of failing.

We are in FAFO territory.

4 - #AlbertaIndependence is no longer an abstract constitutional argument.

It is becoming a question of economic survival and control over our own future.

5 - The federal government’s actions are unconscionable. If this confrontation continues escalating, the economic and human consequences could be enormous.

6 - Canadians, especially working-class Canadians, are going to bear the consequences through jobs, prices, investment and purchasing power while much of the Laurentian political and institutional elite remains insulated from the damage.

7 - Canada now faces a fundamental question about what the country is actually for.

If a federation cannot protect the economic interests of its constituent regions, cannot maintain stable access to its overwhelmingly largest market, and cannot reconcile profoundly different regional interests, then the legitimacy of the arrangement deserves serious examination.

8 - Alberta must immediately start acting like a jurisdiction responsible for its own survival.

Open direct channels with American governors, legislators, industry and the administration.

Use every lawful power Alberta possesses to defend Alberta’s interests.

The old system is failing. Alberta cannot simply wait for Ottawa to save us.

It’s sink or swim.

9 - Albertans need to prepare for #AlbertaIndependence.

Not someday. Now.

We need to build the institutions, relationships, infrastructure, fiscal strength and public support required for Alberta to determine its own future.

Alberta must be prepared to secure its own future.

[Keith Wilson @ikwilson]

Ontario, Quebec, and BC are in big trouble.

[Keith Wilson @ikwilson]

Option 1 on October 19th is really a vote to stay the same.

- Same relationship with Ottawa.
- Same economic direction.
- Same constraints.
- Same deal for Alberta.

But the future doesn't have to look like the past.
- We can pursue a better deal.
- We can create more opportunity.
- We can take greater responsibility for our future.
- We can build an Alberta where our kids see opportunity ahead of them.

October 19th isn't about anger.

It's about whether we're satisfied staying the same—or whether we have the ambition to do better.

Alberta can do better. Vote Option 2.