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applegrove

(131,397 posts) Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:34 PM Yesterday

Did Trump or Vance get to Danielle Smith? Why her flip on immigrants in a year? [View all]

Reposting this letter from Smith to PM Trudeau asking for more immigrants
She can't request more immigrants and then say immigrants are the problem
I wish someone in Canadian media would ask her about this
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.alberta.ca/system/files...
— Canadian In Alberta (@canadianinalberta.bsky.social) 2026-02-21T14:47:33.383Z

Background:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/reaction-alberta-danielle-smith-fall-referendum-9.7099505

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A6UbSVNq9/

7 replies

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Did Trump or Vance get to Danielle Smith? Why her flip on immigrants in a year? [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

It's all about the upcoming budget... Spazito Yesterday #1

I also think she wants to set the precedent of people applegrove Yesterday #2

Privatizing healthcare has always been a goal of cons, both federal and provincial... Spazito 15 hrs ago #4

But was that Conservative push for private healthcare applegrove 12 hrs ago #5

It's for the same reasons the repubs in the US want it privatized... Spazito 8 hrs ago #6

Repubs want it so many will die off rather than collect social security and medicare. applegrove 6 hrs ago #7

She's an opportunist, that's all Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #3