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The Greenbelt, Ontario Place, and Billy Bishop expose the same question:
What happens when accountability has no consequences?
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#ontario #dougford #cdnpoli
Billions in proposed AI investment.
Former Crown land. Water licenses. Power demands. Court challenges.
What has changed to make it possible, and what is Alberta getting in return?
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#abpoli #ableg #alberta
The claims sounded convincing. The evidence tells another story.
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#abpoli #alberta #factsmtr
The question is not whether these methods work. The evidence shows they do.
The question is who will learn and use them.
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#abpoli #cdnpoli #civicaction #factsmtr
Most Canadians assume somebody is making sure governments answer for their actions.
What if that's not how the system actually works?
Who really holds premiers accountable?
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#abpoli #cdnpoli #factsmtr
What if the problem isn't a lack of resistance?
What if the problem is that resistance has become the product?
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#abpoli #cdnpoli
Rob Anderson co-authored the Free Alberta Strategy.
Danielle Smith chose Rob to run her campaign and made his plan her platform.
The referendum has no wrong answer for Smith. Every result moves the plan forward.
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#abpoli #alberta #ableg
Two provinces were found breaking their freedom of information laws.
Both changed the laws to make it legal.
Both blamed Ottawa.
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#cdnpoli #abpoli #ontario #alberta
Smith's "700,000 Albertans" claim does not survive the evidence. She repeats it anyway.
The October 19 referendum is built on a claim the public record does not support.
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#abpoli #Alberta
A fact check of four public claims about Alberta's new ID card, including election integrity, fraud, discrimination, and taxpayer costs.
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Why small organized groups often achieve more political influence than larger majorities, and what citizens can learn from their success.
Many campaigns generate attention. Few generate outcomes. Examining the difference between civic action, activism, and political engagement in Canada.
Auditor General reports, integrity investigations, and court challenges reveal a recurring pattern across the Greenbelt, Ontario Place, and Billy Bishop Airport.
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Alberta is pursuing billions in AI investment. This investigation examines the land, water, power, and public return behind the projects
Six years of polling. The government's own consultation found majority opposition.
No municipality has signed on. Bill 15 passed anyway.
So who exactly is Alberta's new police force being built for?
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#abpoli #alberta #daniellesmith