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@Paulatics@mstdn.ca

2026-09-18 15:58 UTC

Why does Alberta have so many different “No” campaigns? Why is there no one big group opposing the referendum questions? I get the answers from political strategist Stephen Carter of Alberta’s Voice, poli sci prof Jared Wesley of Lead, Not Leave, and human rights lawyer Avnish Nanda of Our Alberta Advantage. An urgent must-listen of a podcast for #cdnpoli and #abpoli folks, as we go behind the scenes of the final push. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4hSEeUhFqqgpKaFO6ANYe7?si=bP3gmY6vSYG3Pnoc8G_kqg&utm_source=copy-link #ableg #notothenine #Alberta #Canada

Replies (3)

  • @Paulatics@mstdn.ca 2026-09-18 16:04

    If you prefer, you can always stream Alberta Unbound from my Senate webpage. But whatever your choice, this is an important behind-the-scenes look at how the No campaigns are coping with Elections Alberta’s tough finance rules, the atomized media ecosystem, and the seeming passivity of the Carney government, the NDP opposition, the CPC, and the Alberta business community- and why immigrant communities are afraid to speak out on the anti immigrant questions. https://senatorpaulasimons.ca/en/media/alberta-unbound/ #yeg #yyc

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  • @jfmezei@cosocial.ca 2026-09-18 16:04

    @Paulatics@mstdn.ca For Brexit, there was 1 official NO and 1 official YES, but they allowed unofficial groups to campaign on either side. There were strict limits on the official parties but not for inofficial ones. The SCL/Cambridge Analytica investigations showed that the official YES group used SCL. SCL used budget to pay other companies (such as Victoria's AIQ) to do ads for the unofficoal groups and shared data with them, thus breaking the firewall meant between official and unofficial groups.

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  • @unruly@mastodon.social 2026-09-18 23:48

    @Paulatics@mstdn.ca no no no no no no no no no. Did I get that correct? :mastodon:

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