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“Facts don’t care about your feelings, you’ve heard this, okay. No, it’s completely backward. I think it’s completely wrong. It is the inverse, your feelings actually don’t care about facts,” said keynote speaker Chris Rufo in his opening remarks.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith under fire for chemtrail comments
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-comes-under-fire-for-comments-about-chemtrails-1.7058333

Pentagon & NORAD to Danielle Smith: We’re Not Spraying Chemicals Over Alberta
https://pressprogress.ca/the-pentagon-and-norad-respond-to-danielle-smith-nope-were-not-spraying-chemicals-over-alberta

Chemtrail conspiracy theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory
* erroneous belief that condensation trails by high-flying aircraft actually "chemtrails:" chemical/biological agents,sprayed for nefarious purposes undisclosed to general public

Alberta government proposing additional restrictions on wind & solar energy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-alberta-ruiping-luo-ucp-renewables-wind-1.7351877

* AB to prohibit wind & solar farms on irrigated land
* could rule out 40% of AB for renewable energy
* conservationists: plan more about limiting renewable energy than protecting environment

Danielle Smith Spends Albertans’ Money to Elect Poilievre
The UCP’s $7-million ‘Scrap the Cap’ ad campaign has more to do with politics than provincial interests
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/10/16/Danielle-Smith-Political-Scrap-Cap-Campaign

Dangerous Americanization of Alberta Democracy
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/10/28/Dangerous-Americanization-Alberta-Democracy
Danielle Smith looks south for inspiration/ideas/laws

Comment: this is a long-standing issue. Former AB premier was effectively a Trumpist (copycat). Far far-right billionaire Charles Koch was an investor in the AB oilsands. Far-right Lululemon billionaire Chip Wilson is a political operative behind Take Back Alberta. ... ...

Alberta’s impending anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation is stoking fear and anxiety
main thread (transphobia in Canada) https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113386166726948340

* UCP expected to table anti-2SLGBTQIA+ legislation
* restrict trans women/trans girls’ access to sports
* curtail inclusive education
* ban youth f. accessing gender affirming care

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Pledges to “Triple Down” on Her Climate Denial
https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-pledges-to-triple-down-on-her-climate-denial

Alberta Conservatives Pass Climate Denial Resolution 12 to Celebrate CO2 Pollution
https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-conservatives-pass-climate-denial-resolution-12-to-celebrate-co2-pollution

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be in Washington for Trump inauguration
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/alta-premier-danielle-smith-will-be-in-washington-for-trump-inauguration-1.7112205

* invited to speak to group of conservatives working on U.S. climate policy

Comment: she'll fit right in:

#Alberta #DanielleSmith #ConspiracyTheorist #FossilFuelsLobby #FossilFuels #FarRight #UCP #libertarianism #antiLGBT #transphobia #populism #protofascist #Trumpism #ClimateDenial

Smith Government’s Anti SOGI Culture War Bill Coming to Alberta Schools
https://pressprogress.ca/smith-governments-anti-sogi-culture-war-bill-coming-soon-to-alberta-schools

* SOGI: sexual orientation and gender identity
* demands teachers report pronoun changes
* turns sex ed into opt-in process for parents (not opt out)
* req. human sexuality teaching materials be rev. by Min. Education, despite prev., vetting/approval by school boards

Alberta Targeting Health-Care Workers’ Right to Strike
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/10/Alberta-Targeting-Health-Care-Workers-Right-Strike

* changes to Critical Infrastructure Defence Act come as public sector workers bargain
* critics: will lead to criminalization of protests in AB

Alberta Federation of Labour
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_Federation_of_Labour

Critical Infrastructure Defence Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Infrastructure_Defence_Act

#Alberta #UCP #DanielleSmith #JasonKenney #protofascism #transgenocide
#libertarianism #antiunion #RightToProtest
#AFL #TradeUnions #LaborUnions #WorkersRights