Fred Stenson
@fstenson
Novelist. Columnist for Alberta Views. Books: Who By Fire, The Trade, Lightning, The Great Karoo, Thing Feigned or Imagined. Bunch more.
Indigenous leaders denounce Alberta’s water management plans The oil & gas industry keeps asking for more & more from our natural world, regardless of consequences ctvnews.ca/edmonton/artic…
Worried about what may come out of the stalking of @CarrieTait perhaps? I dunno if they had anything to do with that, but Robbie and Dani seem to be really on edge and maybe just a wee bit over sensitive lately.
In the same week it came to light a journalist was stalked… The highest unelected member of the Alberta government is actively trying to invalidate and suppress pretty much all journalists. How’s your democracy today? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
There is not a single Australian here that has any desire to purchase beef from any other country on Earth, least of all from America.
American beef in Australia is like sending instant coffee to Italy. Who in Australia would want this?
“To produce one barrel of oil, they have to use 17 barrels of water and that water can’t be returned to the system — it sits in tailings ponds. The quality of the water is going down. We’re doing water samples and air samples and we’re getting all sorts of disturbing readings.”
Indigenous leaders denounce Alberta’s water management plans The oil & gas industry keeps asking for more & more from our natural world, regardless of consequences ctvnews.ca/edmonton/artic…
“He confirmed to The Globe that he was supplied with the photographs in advance of their posting on X.” Imagine knowing a reporter was being stalked and not reporting it to the police or even warning that reporter. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
Can people stop saying that MHCare has no legal action currently through which they can defend themselves? Cause uh… They’re still suing the show and the host for $6 million. Pretty sure that counts as legal action. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Danielle Smith & her incompetent, corrupt, cruel UCP government are disastrous for disability services in Alberta. From the lack of basic accessibility legislation to their decision to steal $200 from AISH recipients…they’re actively harming disabled Albertans. #Alberta
Similar to Yeats, "The best lack all conviction while the worst are full of passionate intensity." We've gathered Russell's works here; you can discuss their meaning with a tutor in the margins of the book itself. alexandria.wiki/texts/The-Prob…
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” — Bertrand Russell
Canada and Mexico are launching the $120B Northern Corridor, a new trade route created to bypass U.S. tariffs and customs. It will reduce reliance on the U.S. and avoid Trump-era tariffs, it's set to boost their economies. #cdnpoli
This is a very positive development! Elbows up!
Canada and Mexico are launching the $120B Northern Corridor, a new trade route created to bypass U.S. tariffs and customs. It will reduce reliance on the U.S. and avoid Trump-era tariffs, it's set to boost their economies. #cdnpoli
"I don't know why he's [Pierre Poilievre is] bringing this [longest ballot] up," Fred DeLorey on @PnPCBC My thoughts: maybe I'm being too cynical but maybe he's bringing it up so that he can use it as an excuse if he doesn't get close to the same vote share as Damien Kurek.
This is bonkers. Right out of Donald Trump’s playbook. Do you who demonizes the press? Authoritarians, that’s who. Trump say “fake news!” Hitler called them the “lying press.” This is Danielle Smith’s right-hand man. Politicians who vilify the press are a threat to democracy.
At some point, we need to just accept the fact that CP, CTV, the Globe and City News aren’t journalists but the bought and paid for propaganda arms of Liberal and NDP parties. They have one goal…take down that dangerous and strong conservative woman leading Alberta. Problem…
Jurisdictional ignorance/confusion is a plague on democracy. How are voters to hold governments to account when they don’t understand who is responsible for what?
Well Bonnie Critchley OShow clips have had almost half a million views just on X in under a week .,, so yes @CritchWolf has the big Mo! @PierrePoilievre should panic #cndpoli 🇨🇦 Check out full interview youtu.be/Xuk_zIVax8g?si…
I think something shocking and unexpected is happening. Is it just me or is Bonnie Critchley gaining momentum? 😯
The issue is that there are 6 individuals who refused to cooperate into an elections Alberta investigation... From Canlii, here's the Cole's notes. /2
We took a look at the Elections Alberta financial disclosure website. All six individuals are from Edmonton and they all made the maximum donation ($4300) in Q2 of 2023. Now where all of the confusion comes in has to do with just one of the names, Ali Assa Haymour. /3
And this gets complicated really fast. Because there is an Ali Haymour who is heavily involved in politics. /4
This Ali Haymour has run for the Alberta Party where he called the UCP a far right party, then the Edmonton Municipal Elections... And then the "far right" UCP. He's a busy guy. /5