Allan Gifford
@giffan.bsky.social
Retired Saskatchewan farmer living in northern Alberta.
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YES to Canada 🇨🇦, reason, and compassion❗
NO to the 9❗
As the (ridiculous) Alberta referendum nears, let's keep the message simple. VOTE❗
Much of the motivation for referendum based on xenophobic and regressive BS.
My take 👉 thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... cc @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
NO to the 9❗
As the (ridiculous) Alberta referendum nears, let's keep the message simple. VOTE❗
Much of the motivation for referendum based on xenophobic and regressive BS.
My take 👉 thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... cc @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus
The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality
thewalrus.ca
August 31, 2026 at 4:08 PM
YES to Canada 🇨🇦, reason, and compassion❗
NO to the 9❗
As the (ridiculous) Alberta referendum nears, let's keep the message simple. VOTE❗
Much of the motivation for referendum based on xenophobic and regressive BS.
My take 👉 thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... cc @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
NO to the 9❗
As the (ridiculous) Alberta referendum nears, let's keep the message simple. VOTE❗
Much of the motivation for referendum based on xenophobic and regressive BS.
My take 👉 thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... cc @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
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BTW
IMO, immigrants are not the reason we have chaos in our healthcare & education systems
Alberta's social services are critically underfunded because -
We don't tax rich corporations & we give them corporate welfare
& our tax dollars pay for separatists court cases & other crap
#ableg #abpoli
IMO, immigrants are not the reason we have chaos in our healthcare & education systems
Alberta's social services are critically underfunded because -
We don't tax rich corporations & we give them corporate welfare
& our tax dollars pay for separatists court cases & other crap
#ableg #abpoli
August 21, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Support our libraries!
May 26, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Support our libraries!
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Have not sent this out for a while, and it is overdue:
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Have not sent this out for a while, and it is overdue:
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
Climate DENIAL is a lost cause
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“Governor of Canada” isn’t a thing. Prime Minister is.
Poilievre’s MAGA flirting treats Canada like a subordinate, not a sovereign nation. While Conservatives echo Trump-world nonsense, CBC does the real work of defending Canadian democracy.
That’s why we Save the CBC.
Poilievre’s MAGA flirting treats Canada like a subordinate, not a sovereign nation. While Conservatives echo Trump-world nonsense, CBC does the real work of defending Canadian democracy.
That’s why we Save the CBC.
January 11, 2026 at 10:45 PM
“Governor of Canada” isn’t a thing. Prime Minister is.
Poilievre’s MAGA flirting treats Canada like a subordinate, not a sovereign nation. While Conservatives echo Trump-world nonsense, CBC does the real work of defending Canadian democracy.
That’s why we Save the CBC.
Poilievre’s MAGA flirting treats Canada like a subordinate, not a sovereign nation. While Conservatives echo Trump-world nonsense, CBC does the real work of defending Canadian democracy.
That’s why we Save the CBC.
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Trump wants Greenland’s natural resources. This talk about it being important for US national security is a pile of horseshit.
January 7, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Trump wants Greenland’s natural resources. This talk about it being important for US national security is a pile of horseshit.
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Canadian national treasure Michael deAdder captures the surreal nature of the post-empathy right wing world perfectly! Sadly, most Americans won’t see this because WaPo fired him as a cartoonist. He really is more of a superb political artist than a cartoonist. 🍁🇨🇦
December 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Canadian national treasure Michael deAdder captures the surreal nature of the post-empathy right wing world perfectly! Sadly, most Americans won’t see this because WaPo fired him as a cartoonist. He really is more of a superb political artist than a cartoonist. 🍁🇨🇦
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Phrases that bother me:
"The oil patch". No such place.
"Getting oil to tide water". Means pipelines.
"Low carbon oil". Ship it to other countries to be burnt, count CO² there.
"Carbon capture". It doesn't work.
"Carbon footprint". Industry downloading responsibility on to consumers.
"The oil patch". No such place.
"Getting oil to tide water". Means pipelines.
"Low carbon oil". Ship it to other countries to be burnt, count CO² there.
"Carbon capture". It doesn't work.
"Carbon footprint". Industry downloading responsibility on to consumers.
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Phrases that bother me:
"The oil patch". No such place.
"Getting oil to tide water". Means pipelines.
"Low carbon oil". Ship it to other countries to be burnt, count CO² there.
"Carbon capture". It doesn't work.
"Carbon footprint". Industry downloading responsibility on to consumers.
"The oil patch". No such place.
"Getting oil to tide water". Means pipelines.
"Low carbon oil". Ship it to other countries to be burnt, count CO² there.
"Carbon capture". It doesn't work.
"Carbon footprint". Industry downloading responsibility on to consumers.
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“My own experience prescribing puberty blockers has demonstrated enormous psycho-social benefits in youth who feel a quiet desperation watching their bodies change in ways they can’t control […] A puberty blocker provides them with a pause […] with no effects on fertility, and is 100% reversible.”
Opinion: As a physician, I see how gender-affirming care benefits youth
Alberta’s moves to restrict treatment are based in ignorance and misinformation
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“My own experience prescribing puberty blockers has demonstrated enormous psycho-social benefits in youth who feel a quiet desperation watching their bodies change in ways they can’t control […] A puberty blocker provides them with a pause […] with no effects on fertility, and is 100% reversible.”
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This is an easy vote. Albertans are proud Albertans and proud Canadians. Let’s see how the UCP votes tonight #ableg
Nearly half a million Albertans have said it loud and clear: we’re proud Canadians.
It’s time for the UCP to admit they were wrong and join us in denouncing separatism once and for all.
youtube.com/shorts/t9wvD...
It’s time for the UCP to admit they were wrong and join us in denouncing separatism once and for all.
youtube.com/shorts/t9wvD...
Albertans don't want division. As proud Canadians, we reject separatism.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This is an easy vote. Albertans are proud Albertans and proud Canadians. Let’s see how the UCP votes tonight #ableg
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⬇️ Read News ⬇️
NEWS📰
“The government’s settlement with Evolve was a waste of money. Their ‘will they or won’t they’ policy and an unfounded definition of ‘advance projects’ has led to lawsuits that you and I are paying for."
Sarah Elmeligi, #ShadowMinister for #Environment & #ProtectedAreas re: $95M settlement
“The government’s settlement with Evolve was a waste of money. Their ‘will they or won’t they’ policy and an unfounded definition of ‘advance projects’ has led to lawsuits that you and I are paying for."
Sarah Elmeligi, #ShadowMinister for #Environment & #ProtectedAreas re: $95M settlement
Alberta government pays out $95 million to end another coal policy lawsuit | Globalnews.ca
The companies suing the province argue their land was expropriated after Alberta suddenly reinstated its long-standing coal policy in 2022, less than two years after it was lifted.
globalnews.ca
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
⬇️ Read News ⬇️
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Great news Alberta!
You’re getting a provincial police force that nobody wanted!
Sure, it costs millions more to set up and operate, but we don’t care about fiscal responsibility. The UCP needs a police force we can control and answers to us!
#abpoli #ableg
calgaryherald.com/news/politic...
You’re getting a provincial police force that nobody wanted!
Sure, it costs millions more to set up and operate, but we don’t care about fiscal responsibility. The UCP needs a police force we can control and answers to us!
#abpoli #ableg
calgaryherald.com/news/politic...
Bill 4: Alberta moves forward with provincial police force, proposes changes to domestic violence disclosure act
The Alberta government is proposing a number of amendments to allow the Alberta Sheriffs Police Services (ASPS) to begin hiring officers.
calgaryherald.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Great news Alberta!
You’re getting a provincial police force that nobody wanted!
Sure, it costs millions more to set up and operate, but we don’t care about fiscal responsibility. The UCP needs a police force we can control and answers to us!
#abpoli #ableg
calgaryherald.com/news/politic...
You’re getting a provincial police force that nobody wanted!
Sure, it costs millions more to set up and operate, but we don’t care about fiscal responsibility. The UCP needs a police force we can control and answers to us!
#abpoli #ableg
calgaryherald.com/news/politic...
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Hey Canada, I was sickened to see poppies being sold on Amazon. No way are they doing this in a charitable way!
Please buy at the poppy shop or direct retailers where 100% of the money goes to the Legion.
www.poppystore.ca
Please buy at the poppy shop or direct retailers where 100% of the money goes to the Legion.
www.poppystore.ca
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hey Canada, I was sickened to see poppies being sold on Amazon. No way are they doing this in a charitable way!
Please buy at the poppy shop or direct retailers where 100% of the money goes to the Legion.
www.poppystore.ca
Please buy at the poppy shop or direct retailers where 100% of the money goes to the Legion.
www.poppystore.ca
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Classic #DanielleSmith. Fuck up the province, then take a two week "victory" tour...
🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #ABpoli #Ableg
🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #ABpoli #Ableg
October 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Classic #DanielleSmith. Fuck up the province, then take a two week "victory" tour...
🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #ABpoli #Ableg
🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #ABpoli #Ableg
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Unbelievable!
The extremist radical woke communist leftists are now using the very same recall legislation, my UCP government introduced to target the NDP, against me!
All because I trampled on a few little rights of teachers.
recalldaniellesmith.ca
#abpoli #ableg #abteachers
The extremist radical woke communist leftists are now using the very same recall legislation, my UCP government introduced to target the NDP, against me!
All because I trampled on a few little rights of teachers.
recalldaniellesmith.ca
#abpoli #ableg #abteachers
Home - RECALL PREMIER DANIELLE SMITH
✵ Recall Premier Danielle Smith The list of reasons Danielle Smith should be recalled are as follows: The above text was released October 29, 2025 by the Alberta Branch of the Canadian Bar Association...
recalldaniellesmith.ca
October 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Unbelievable!
The extremist radical woke communist leftists are now using the very same recall legislation, my UCP government introduced to target the NDP, against me!
All because I trampled on a few little rights of teachers.
recalldaniellesmith.ca
#abpoli #ableg #abteachers
The extremist radical woke communist leftists are now using the very same recall legislation, my UCP government introduced to target the NDP, against me!
All because I trampled on a few little rights of teachers.
recalldaniellesmith.ca
#abpoli #ableg #abteachers
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October 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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