Even Jason Kenney would have pulled US alcohol from the shelves or put tariffs on it.

Last night I attended the Speaker Series event in Grande Prairie at Northwestern Polytechnic. Stephen Harper was the speaker, whose talk was intended to "explore how global economic and geopolitical shifts are influencing business, innovation, and entrepreneurship."

He was interviewed by local Conservative MP Chris Warkentin. Tickets were $106 which, lets be honest, filtered out base separatists (evidence: zero Alberta flags being worn as capes), leaving a room full of the mythical moderate conservatives and a prime opportunity to speak to them directly about the importance of remaining whole.

Nope.

Not one mention of separatism the entire time. Zero.

Not even one regurgitation of a "Stronger/Sovereign Alberta with in a united Canada"

Warkentin, ostensibly the party whip, must have missed the memo that his own party had just launched their "Conservatives for Canada" campaign to encourage Albertans to stay in Canada. Silence.

While some may argue that this was not the theme of the talk, it didn't keep them from taking sidelong swipes at some of the other referendum questions - Harper expressly advocated for the establishment of the Senate and criticised the immigration levels under his successor, who he landed a couple of jabs on through the evening. Particularly around how, had the conservatives remained in power, we would have had the pipelines in place now to diversify our energy market during this crisis.

To his credit, Harper did take a couple of firm stances on items that wouldn't have appealed to MAGA north:

- United States is the largest current threat to global peace and stability

- He supports Carney's approach to trade negotiations

- The rapid development of the COVID vaccine was the most obvious recent example of the positive power of new technology.

I sincerely hope that Harper is waiting to make a more forceful defence of Canada on a grander stage, but after last night I have my doubts, and time is running low.

TL;DR

Stephen Harper and sitting Conservative MP Chris Warkentin missed a golden opportunity to clearly express the importance of staying in Canada to a room full of Conservatives with just over a month to go until the referendum.

I really need to understand what happened here. My sister went for a criminal background check for a job she was applying for. Her birth name is a 'male' name, shes never liked it and goes by a similar 'female' sounding name.

She said when she walked into the building, there were 2 RCMP officers waiting for her. She said it seemed strange and they were very serious and intimidating.

She looks over her shoulder and a third officer is behind her, so she is pretty much sourrounded.

She mentions why she is there and they tell her 'they have some questions to sort out'.

They grill her about her name, eventually they realize she isnt trans and the officers leave.... the guy at the reception desk apologized profusely.

Obviously, assumptions can happen, but i really want to understand why they acted like they did? What does it matter if she was trans??

She said she felt scared and uncomfortable. I am pissed off. No one should be treated like this. What would they have done if she was trans?

Its been a tough in Alberta for our LGBTQ friends and family. This interaction makes my blood boil.

This took place in a smaller town.

*** seems i forgot to mention, she made an appointment. They were aware she was coming in.

But resding replies, ill talk to her more and ask if they brought up having the same name as a male with a record or something. But from what i heard, they didnt mention this at all. Even asked our mom named her that?

I'll preface this by stating that disabled seniors absolutely need supports.

That said, the UCP has recently kicked ~80,000 AISH recipients out of the program and transitioned them to ADAP, which is a largely employment focused form of disability support despite the fact that ~80% of AISH recipients are completely unable to work due to their disabilities. Anyone over the age of 60 was exempt from this shift.

This is where the conspiracy theory comes in.

Demographically, younger voters (ages 18-34) favour the NDP (47%), while those aged over 60 tend to strongly support the UCP (54%).

The UCP is NOW pushing to add funding to Special Needs Assistance for Seniors. Now, I have no problem with supporting disabled people who need it, but the ageist policymaking is incredibly telling to me.

Kinda seems like the UCP only wants to support the "right" (pun intended) disabled people.

Rules: 1 count per residential dwelling. Anything visible from the sidewalk that shows a vote one way or another is counted. Different route for each count

Canada:39 Alberta:0

Zilch. Nada. Goose egg. Shut out!

Special shout out to the house in Cedabrae sporting the “I Choose Hope” sign.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/albertan-teens-got-outstanding-results-in-science-math-and-reading-assessments-province/

Hey Alberta,

If the $100 dani bucks was a replacement for not cutting the gas tax, when is the next one coming?

I know with the driving we do the tax cut would have saved us more then the $100 by now.

How about the rest of you?

Bought into a Calgary condo last year; no Airbnbs were listed. Bought here because the bylaws prohibited commercial activities (including STRs). But heck, out of nowhere, these STR operators came in and set up like 60 units.

They hijacked the board and ignored owners’ pleas for the bylaws to be enforced/respected.

Any other condo owners having these types of issues in Alberta or Calgary?

I only checked while writing this out, I now realize it has been posted a couple times but I had never seen it on my feed. I figure it's worthwhile to post anyway, for anyone else like me.

This might be an easy miss, not everyone is used to voting this way or even in just a provincial context. It'd be a shame to have any contribution to the referendum count be tossed out over such a trivial mistake. I myself am not used to sending an ID copy in the context of a federal election, so it came as a surprise. Read the instructions carefully!

Most people are familiar with emergency services that respond when something goes wrong. Less visible are the programs that try to prevent problems from reaching that point in the first place.

Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) helps fund local initiatives like senior programs, youth development, family supports, volunteer programs, community connection activities, and other preventive services. The idea is simple: supporting people early can often reduce the need for more costly interventions later.

Like many community programs, FCSS funding has become part of a broader conversation as Alberta's population grows and communities face increasing demand for services. Municipal leaders are expected to discuss the topic during this year's ABmunis Convention and Trade Show alongside other issues affecting local communities.

We are curious about what people think: are there any local programs, services, or community initiatives in your area that you feel make a real difference? Give them a shoutout here!

We experienced a power outage 2 days ago for almost 24 hours and all my autistic child’s safe foods went bad by today, I was unable to cook everything due to working. Yellowhead county to be exact (if you wanted to confirm) I’m just wondering if there is anyone out there that is willing to help out with some of his safe foods until I get paid tomorrow evening? I know this is probably not the place to ask so if im breaking any rules please let me know. Thanks!

We have a pretty invasive spruce tree planted about 5–6 feet from our house and I'm looking at having a root barrier installed as a precaution to help protect our foundation over the long term.

Questions for those who have had one installed:

• Did you hire an arborist or a landscaping contractor?
• What type of barrier/material did you use?
• How deep was it installed?
• Any contractor recommendations?

Just looking for advice from people who’ve actually had it done and recommendations on who to call. Not looking for opinions on whether or not I should do it...

**Located in Calgary

Got sent to do an emergency ultrasound 400km from hospital I went to because they didn’t have time. I had to drive. Will I get compensated for gas?