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[Jennifer from YWG 🇨🇦🇺��🍁🏳️‍🌈 @Jenniferl554563]

Well we know why Pierre Poilievre wasn’t at Pride.

His riding Battle River Crowfoot is severely flooding and he chose to help his riding.

Oh wait! That was actually Bonnie Critchley filling sandbags. The woman Battle River Crowfoot should have voted for.

[TMZ @TMZ]

Dr. Oz on stage with Dean Cain talks about how great the crowd is at the Great American State Fair... so @hicharliecotton pans his camera to reveal quite the opposite.

[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

Thanks for having my back, Calgary.

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

Huh.

Lookit that.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Tony Lane 🇺🇸 @TonyLaneNV]

A woman hiking in Canada nearly became a grizzly’s next meal and the video circulating right now is genuinely one of the most intense wildlife encounters you will ever watch - her dog is with her, a massive grizzly is right there, and somehow she kept her head together long enough for both of them to walk away breathing.

That is not a small thing. Most people talk tough until nature is standing ten feet in front of them and every instinct in your body is screaming to run, and running is exactly the worst thing you can do.

Grizzlies are built to chase, they top out over 700 pounds and can cover ground faster than any human alive. The people who survive these moments are the ones who override pure fear with pure discipline and this woman did exactly that.

If you hike, camp, or spend any real time in the wilderness - bear spray is not optional, it is the difference between a story you tell and one somebody else tells about you.

Could you have kept your cool?

Hats off to her.

[Richard Warnica @richardwarnica]

Jenni Byrne + Associates, the company owned by Poilievre's campaign manager Jenni Byrne, is a registered lobbyist for Penny Lane Entertainment, the company that owns Cowboys.

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

And the city shows up with receipts no less…

#yyc

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

We’re gonna go ahead and call BS.

There have been no changes in the last 48 hours that would have negatively affected their performance, and the stage was set up.

This ain’t about city hall, they were good to go up until today.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

Country Thunder cannot blame City noise rules that it said, two days ago, would not affect their event.

I was really disappointed to see Country Thunder throw the City and music fans under the bus today by falsely blaming our noise rules for cancelling their concert.

They are plainly trying to take advantage of the noise and misinformation around this and bluntly hoping that you wouldn't look at the facts.

Just two days ago, Country Thunder told CityNews that things were going well and that the City’s noise rules would not affect its event.

This and other articles clearly state that the organizers say the changes won't impact their operations. Their own staff are quoted saying, “Our curfew for our festival has always been 11 p.m.”

So blaming a midnight music cutoff for shutting down your concert that ends at 11 p.m. is absolutely bogus.

Country Thunder was never part of the debate over whether the downtown tents should end at 2am or midnight. In fact, the City actually increased the allowable music volume for Country Thunder this year.

Now, two days after saying things were going great, Country Thunder says sound limits made their event impossible.

Those statements do not line up. Even their statements about construction are easily debunked, because our teams have been working really closely with them for months now.

I am not going to speculate about why they made this decision to so grossly mislead the public. I'm not going to speculate on how the massive rain this weekend was going to impact their sales. And I'm not going to speculate on how the news of their headliner Kane Brown pulling out of concerts was going to impact sales.

But it's crystal clear Country Thunder made a business decision that cannot blamed on the city noise rules. I'm really disappointed for ticket holders, workers, vendors, performers, local businesses, and every music fan who planned to attend.

Calgary supports great events, live music, tourism, and jobs. But the facts matter. And organizers need to be honest with their customers and take responsibility for their decisions.

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

But not a word from them on separatism or stolen voters’ list.

#ableg #cdnpoli

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

It’s impressive how Farkas is absolutely holding his own against…

(Checks notes)

The entire provincial govt.

This is how it’s done folks!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

It's time to cut through the bullshit about the Cowboys tent. Stampede succeeds because Calgarians welcome millions of people into our city. That goodwill matters. A few operators do not get to treat neighbours like garbage and damage the reputation of an event that belongs to all of us.

By now you've seen the coordinated smear campaign from out-of-town politicians. They think you're stupid and want you to believe that we're somehow cancelling Stampede by asking the big tents to use the same rules in place at Coachella, Lollapooloza and all the other world class festivals.

That's the first piece of bullshit. We're not talking about Stampede at all. We're talking about a few off-site tents that have been treating their neighbors like garbage.

Here's the truth. In the last few years, the tents were given a special exemption way above and beyond what was in place up until about 2019. People living near these tents were told to call 311 and wait. Their windows shook and broke. Their shelves rattled. Music ran on weeknights until 2 or 3 a.m. They dealt with property damage, public disorder, and excessive intoxication outside their homes.

Thousands of Calgarians raised their concerns. And just like when we repealed blanket rezoning, the city chose to listen to the people rather than answer to the money.

The second piece of bullshit is that Calgary's rules suck compared to everywhere else. In fact, the changes are modest. There's no change on weekends. But on weeknights, concerts now need to wrap up by 1230am. Even with this change, it means that Calgary still allows outdoor music later than anywhere else in North America.

The third piece of bullshit is that this was done last minute. This wasn't a last minute change. The big tents knew in February that their exemption was under review. Cowboys was told again in May. Their exemption depended on managing noise, safety, and impacts on nearby residents. They did not meet that standard.

But what isn't bullshit is that as your mayor I'm fighting for you. I want you to know that a permit is not a licence to bully a neighbourhood. It is not a profit guarantee. I was elected to stand up for Calgarians, not to take orders from wealthy donors, lobbyists, or politicians protecting their friends.

I am more than happy to seek compromise and work with operators who respect Calgarians. But I answer to the nurse on an early shift, the parent getting kids ready for school, and the worker who needs sleep.

So no. We are not cancelling Stampede. We are protecting it. Stampede succeeds because Calgarians welcome millions of people into our city. That goodwill matters. A few operators do not get to damage the reputation of an event that belongs to all of us.

If you want to do business in Calgary, respect the people who live next door.

[Kathleen Ganley @KathleenGanley]

The speed and ferocity of the conservative response to Cowboy’s having to lower the volume at midnight on a Tuesday is truly something to behold.

Now imagine if the UCP cared that much about wait times in Emergency Rooms. #ableg

[Kelly Rudyk @kellyrudyk]

Seems she got this right. Hmmmm.

[Jason Pugh 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @TheJasonPugh]

“The government should cut its own spending…” - @PierrePoilievre

Would one of those “other ways” include selling off Stornoway, Pierre?

Why do we pay for you to live in a 19-room, fully-staffed mansion when your own house is just a half hour away?

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has issued a response to the comments made by Danielle Smith’s executive director Bruce McAllister.

And while pointing out that he should be fired, they are only asking for the respect of a public apology.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Wow Mark Carney gave an incredible speech to Team Canada after they beat Qatar 6-0….and the guy knows ball….🇨🇦💪….imagine having this….Trump would go in there talking about his ballroom and drone port

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨OMG: The elephant they brought in to the Texas Republican convention just PISSED all over the floor.

You can’t make it up.

[Katy E 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @MargTokar]

This is funny, and no doubt Albertans need a laugh.

The fact that this govt will rig elections to stay in power? A real and present danger to our democracy. @ABDanielleSmith @UCPCaucus @FreeAlbertaRob @nateglubish