HS social studies teacher. Doctorate in Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta. Long suffering Oilers fan.
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Total garbage. @DonBraid is literally just regurgitating exactly what is NDP buddies are telling him. Would be nice if he represented both sides of an issue for once.
One of the most respected court of appeal justices in Alberta history is chairing the boundary committee. It’s a lie to say that it’s the UCP. The maps aren’t even available yet (though clearly leaked to the NDP by someone).
In addition, Judge Miller and half the NDP caucus complained that there should be 2 additional seats added to account for population growth. So that was done and left to the independent judge-led committee to figure out how to do it. I assume they have done so.
Further, last election the NDP lost the popular vote by almost 10 percent and still almost ended up winning the most seats. So obviously they don’t want any change whatsoever that could level the playing field.
How do you explain that Don? Did the NDP gerrymander the map last go around under Notley? Was the 2023 election undemocratic too?
The UCP isn’t making that claim because it’s disrespectful of the people - including the judge - who did the hard work of determining those past boundaries.
Your bias is so clear Don. It’s disturbing.
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Cale Makar decided to score on his OWN GOALIE instead of playing defense 🤯
I’m pretty sure he’s committed a bad error in every single game this season
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If it turns out that Edmonton and Calgary residents are under-represented vs the rest of Alberta by 14% (# of residents per seat), that's far larger than the degree to which Alberta residents are under-represented relative to Quebeckers in the House of Commons.
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THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP BELONGS TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Would anyone else on the right like to keep this going for another few days or no?
OBAMA: The president wasn't even mad. About The Saddam Hussein comparison. That part didn't bother him. But he was very upset about The Cheesecake Factory. He took great umbrage. He said I didn't understand the work of the artisans in the White House.
They mobilized a whole of government response to that joke. Not to inflation, but to that joke.
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On the day a sitting president landed in Lubbock, Texas, for the first time in 34 years, people waited for hours in lines stretching for blocks in this reliably red city. But the crowd wasn't waiting for President Trump. They were waiting for Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
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Oh fun!
Alberta is spending 25.8 million to build new school buildings for schools that are either religious or religious adjacent…
Including one is Sylvan lake.
Whose student body is made up of almost 3/4 home schooled kids it supports the home schooling of.
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NDP MLA @KathleenGanley revealed the electoral boundary panel argued for the "need to draw three hybrids... on the northwest edge of Calgary: in Calgary Northwest, Calgary Bow, and Calgary West. They insist that they need to split Springbank into two so that they can gerrymander two different ridings."
Hmmm... in 2023, the UCP won Calgary NW and Calgary Bow by just 143 and 623 votes, respectively. Coincidence, I'm sure. #ableg #abpoli
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Obama 🔥: "The president wasn't even mad about the Saddam Hussein comparison! That part didn't bother him. But he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments. He took great umbrage. The mobilized a whole of government response to that joke! They told the Treasury Secretary to hold a press conference in front of the Cheesecake Factory. This really happened."
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Jesse Adams, an animal rescue volunteer from Canada, was killed by an attack of a Russian FPV on an evacuation vehicle near Kramatorsk.
Jesse Adams was helping bring out animals to safety from the war Russia started.
Deepest condolences. Eternal gratitude.
📷: the_dog_guy_
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U.S. military officials estimate that the Trump administration’s war with Iran has cost more than $47 billion through mid-October, a rise of more than $3 billion over the past several weeks, according to a document reviewed by The Post. wapo.st/4idRYlG
Is it weird that there is a DoorDash commercial where Bouchard is hit through a coffee table & laid out on the ice
Was this made prior to World Championship #oilers
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Obama tonight on his Cheesecake Factory line: "They mobilized a whole of government response to that joke. Not to inflation, but to that joke. The White House even called the Secretary of the Treasury. This is the man who is in charge of the economy. The person who's supposed to be figuring out how to make your life more affordable. The guy who's supposed to be figuring out how to lower inflation. And reduce interest rates. They told him he should hold a press conference in front of the Cheesecake Factory."
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A Minnesota prosecutor charges conservative influencers James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with felony counts of unlawful voting and identity theft after they misrepresented themselves at polling places using the names of registered voters. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
Are we dating?
No - we have an 'ever closer association' with benefits
🚨 BREAKING: EU countries have dropped the idea of offering Canada "associate member" status in the 27-member bloc, opting instead for softer language promising "ever closer association," according to a draft statement, seen by POLITICO.
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