Andrew Friesen
@friesen_f
Father. Husband, Data Scientist/Digital Transformation. Likes cars, travel, data. Dislikes: right wing populism Data over dogma!
🧵 Here is a series of lies Smith told during the debate. Before the whatabout people come around Notley told 4 lies I could ID, Smith told 32. Frankly a list of true statements made by Smith would be easier to catalog. There were many more moments of dishonest spin….(1/x)
Peter Schiff is correct, under the law (where I live) we don’t call college students sleeping with underage girls ‘pedophiles’, we call them rapists. In practical terms though they may be both.
Mark Carney again has a higher net approval rating in Alberta than Danielle Smith (who is slightly below zero).
Carney's net-favourables are positive in every region, including Alberta
Hey wasn’t a report into AB healthcare contracting supposed to be released by the end of June? I was out of the country but can’t find anything on that! #ableg #abpoli
That talk might win in Carbon, AB but will lose the next general election.
Carbon, start your gas-powered engines.
I have been on an extended trip through the U.S. and Europe Now 7300km and 10 hours from home in Alberta, what did I miss?
What’s the point in taking the GoA ‘Alberta Next’ surveys. They have fewer options than Josef Stalin offered show trial jurors. This time they don’t even allow free form comments to avoid embarrassing FOIP requests. #ableg #abpoli
Many conservatives lambaste Carney’s separation of capital and operational expenses while lauding the UCP surplus. The reality is AB already separates Capex from opex and there is no $8B surplus. $7.2B was spent on Capital projects and not included as expenditures in UCP math👇…
We can all sleep easy tonight knowing Premier Danielle Smith is at the G-7 meeting foreign dignitaries to finally get to the bottom of the chemtrails mystery... #ableg
“I’m going to build a dome and make Canada pay for it”. Where have we heard that before?
When it comes to oil industry related revenues the Cdn federal govt could stand to profit more from an independent Alberta. The govt of Canada collects no royalties for most O&G, that goes to the AB govt. The govt of Canada collects income tax revenue and taxes from the industry…
During Covid on weekends we’d take the kids to Alberta roadside attractions to keep things interesting. From Mundate’s sausage to St. Paul’s UFO pad. Yesterday we did a reboot, went to Viking and visited the Troll Park and Viking Ribstones (said to be carved & placed by the…
Something that puts Alberta separation in perspective is that Mark Carney has a 51% approval rating in Alberta (64% nationwide) vs Danielle Smiths 48%.
Alberta - "Would you vote for Alberta to leave Canada and become its own country, or to stay a province within Canada?" Early May: 🔵 Stay: 61% 🟠 Leave: 34% Early June: 🔵 Stay: 65% 🟠 Leave: 26% > open.substack.com/pub/canadianpo…
Conservative commentator suggests Darwinism will be the cure to modern right wing populism.👇 Polls suggest about 30% of women under 40 support conservatives and about 50% of men. If the 70% really won’t date 50% many of those men won’t reproduce. I guess that’s why Poilievre was…
Liberal women say they won’t date Conservative men. That is a HUGE WIN 🏆 I’d rather stay single than explain basic economics during a divorce settlement.
Overseas in the United Kingdom, Mark Carney enjoys a net-positive of +68% Even among Reform voters he's at +46%
Wow, the Florida Panthers really Poilievred their game after taking a commanding early lead.
Lots of discussion on modular houses, it's worth noting that modular homes have played a significant role in Canada for ages, When my family moved to Canada they ordered a home from an Eatons catalogue! It came in prefab pieces. (Ikea in Europe still does this!). Notably these…
Seeing this going around and it's misleading. cherry picking the retailer, location, cut ect. Below is a comparison of USDA Choice tri-tip at Walmart in Montana vs Alberta. The Canadian steak is cheaper (25 $CAD /KG in AB and 29 $CAD/KG I Montana. You can compare all cuts,…
🥩 in Canada vs the U.S.
Danielle Smith ran for office on affordability, healthcare, and jobs. She hasn’t delivered.. Perhaps cause her priorities in govt are content in school libraries, ‘sovereignty’, restricting LGBT rights and apparently her office meddling in procurements. #ableg #abpoli
In the past 60 years the quickest a new elected PM has presented a budget after election is about 4 months, the average is about 6 months. P. Trudeau elected April '68. first budget Oct '68 J Clark elected Jun '79, first budget Dec '79 B Mulroney elected Sept '84, first budget…