# ![@friesen_f Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::494701047.png) @friesen_f Andrew Friesen

Andrew Friesen posts on X about canada, ab, inflation, investment the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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[canada](/topic/canada) #4596, [ab](/topic/ab) #1536, [inflation](/topic/inflation), [investment](/topic/investment), [money](/topic/money), [tariffs](/topic/tariffs) #1402, [if you](/topic/if-you), [gdp](/topic/gdp), [china](/topic/china), [debt](/topic/debt)

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### Top Social Posts
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"Kenney has claimed UCP is the 2cond biggest party in Canada w/180k members. Made me wonder why fundraising is lacklustre and only [---] viewed his [----] AGM speech. Heres total membership fees collected by UCP annually: 2017: $614k 2018: $1498k 2019: $283K 2020: $122k #ableg /1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1384987186378940417)  2021-04-21T21:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"🧵 Here is a series of lies Smith told during the debate. Before the whatabout people come around Notley told [--] lies I could ID Smith told [--]. Frankly a list of true statements made by Smith would be easier to catalog. There were many more moments of dishonest spin.(1/x)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1660110023358558208)  2023-05-21T02:27Z [----] followers, 529.1K engagements


"Danielle Smith Lie #2 Inflation was created by the Liberal/NDP Coalition The post pandemic inflation is a global phenomenon attributed to energy and food prices Canada has performed comparatively well. Also the Liberal/NDP supply agreement was launched in April [--] inflation has been moderating a bit since #ableg #abpoli #abvotes (3/c)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1660111253216595968)  2023-05-21T02:32Z [----] followers, 51.6K engagements


"Danielle Smith Lie #3 The UCP wont make Albertans pay to see a family doctor. They already have. In Alberta drivers medicals for Seniors were always free upon taking office they UCP delisted drivers medical exams from government funding resulting in a fee that can be $150 plus to be paid directly by the senior to their family physician. This was despite the UCPs [----] Healthcare Guarantee #ableg #abpoli #abvotes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1660112066987044866)  2023-05-21T02:35Z [----] followers, 35.9K engagements


"Danielle Smith Lie #17 CBC has been proven to have lied about eMail contact with prosecutors. Ethics minister DIDNT clear Smith of this allegation she couldnt locate evidence. We know from govt eMail that were deleted would be unrecoverable so this will remain inconclusive. In the ethics report there also is an account of a letter from Ezra Levant that was sent in Oct that made it to the ADM of Prosecutions via a series of forwards. Doesnt help that Smith literally said she talks to prosecutors weekly #ableg #abpoli #abvotes (18/x)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1660128027253293056)  2023-05-21T03:39Z [----] followers, 20.1K engagements


"Danielle Smith Lie #18 UCP has increased employment by [------] net jobs Using the Government of Albertas own employment report Jobs April 19: [-------] Jobs April 23: [-------] Net job increase: [-----] Shes a ways off. (19/x) #ableg #abpoli #abvotes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1660131740202180609)  2023-05-21T03:53Z [----] followers, 19K engagements


"Danielle Smith Lie #19 Rachel Notley Lost [------] jobs Lets use the official Alberta employment reports again: AB Jobs June 2015: [-------] AB Jobs April 2019; [-------] Thats a net 48k jobs created during Notleys tenure. At no point were actual job losses anywhere near 183k (20/x) #ableg #abpoli #abvotes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1660133633829789696)  2023-05-21T04:01Z [----] followers, 22.3K engagements


"@KayceeMaduYEG @RachelNotley Almost none of what you said is true. -Per the Fraser institute under Notley oil execs rated AB 63.82/100 under [--] yrs of UCP policy chaos we are now rated 51/100. -Under Notley AB fossil fuel production rose 28% -Under the UCP [--] major companies walked away from AB investments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1661756855822200832)  2023-05-25T15:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@CoachCdA @CupeAB I think Im probably right of you. Did you like Danielle Smiths $6.5B year over year spending hike her biggest cabinet ever or the record number of political appointees Or maybe you are a big government conservative. Ive criticized the fiscal plans of both parties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1661823102744170497)  2023-05-25T19:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@SamirKayande No matter what you think of Crypto Bitcoin Mining is done in places with low electricity costs so I cant see AB being a choice destination"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1670307001845555205)  2023-06-18T05:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@bigalferg @Gr0mGr0m @MPelletierCIO No evidence wages are suppressed (outside AB they have generally kept pace with inflation here the UCP legislated lower wages). Inflation in Canada is lower than most developed countries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1672402027757076482)  2023-06-24T00:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Here is wage growth and inflation since the UCP took office Wage Growth Alberta 12% Rest of Canada 26.5% Cost of living increase Alberta 20.4% Canada 21.1% As a result of the UCP legislating wage cuts (Bill 32) weve fallen further behind than any other province. Instead of lying about your accomplishments why not really accomplish something #ableg #abplli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1673820167950958592)  2023-06-27T22:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Premier Smith has recently opined that Solar Development is ugly: Context👇 Total appx area in AB covered by: solar panels: [----] Hectares abandoned wells: [-----] Oil sands tailing ponds: [-----] Now can we have a serious discussion about energy and land use #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1688671187424235526)  2023-08-07T21:59Z [----] followers, 24.7K engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith Your policies have given Albertans the highest power costs in the country those on the RRO are paying nearly 3x what British Columbians are paying for power with 2x the distribution/transmission fees. Your efforts to constrain supply will ensure power remains unaffordable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1689321075728150528)  2023-08-09T17:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This compares electricity $ for gross price per kWh on 750kWh usage.👇 Edmonton (RRO rate): [--] cents Fort Mac (best contract): [--] cents Vancouver: [--] cents Quebec City: [--] cents Annually QC is $3200 cheaper than YEG (that savings could pay my car insurance) #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1689799652739264512)  2023-08-11T00:43Z [----] followers, 34.1K engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith You already put criminals on notice on May 9th👇 how much notice do you suppose they need I mean you imposed a moratorium on a multi billion dollar industry with absolutely no notice why the courtesy to crooks #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1689900359253385218)  2023-08-11T07:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@rebeccakschulz @JustinTrudeau In a year the wholesale price of NGAS has halved from over $5.00 to $2.50 meanwhile the retail rates charged to AB consumers have doubled. The problem isnt CO2 taxes or grid diversification but a govt enabling windfall profits while giving lip service to affordability. #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1690062139292286981)  2023-08-11T18:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Smiths graph is dishonest for the context it lacks. For starters none of those are the historical highest demand minutes (on some of those renewables bailed us out like 06/28/21 when we needed [-----] MW). When we need excess AC solar is usually producing (1/2) #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1690440716198281216)  2023-08-12T19:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@dbertram1210 @ABDanielleSmith @s_guilbeault Neither is Smith she just picked [--] minutes over [--] year there wasnt wind or solar. I could go and pick [--] minutes of similar (or more) demand that wind and solar were producing Its too bad we couldnt debate on facts vs spin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1690447650162896897)  2023-08-12T19:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Oilfield_Trash2 @dbertram1210 @ABDanielleSmith @s_guilbeault Our installed capacity of solar/wind is 25% why would you expect generation significantly to exceed that Funny that with 75% capacity in fossil fuels we seldom go below that. What if we changed the mix Thank you captain obvious :)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1690467682364370944)  2023-08-12T20:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@FreeAlbertaRob Rob why are you blaming wind and solar for a grid alert related to infrastructure issues👇 Instead of you and Ms Smith rolling out lie after lie due to ideological beliefs lets have a factual discussion of these things. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1690773334320156672)  2023-08-13T17:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Yet the VCEA remains the law of the land in Virginia. Dominion the company challenging Solar [--] years is the main solar provider in Virginia [--] years hence. Id imagine their lobbyists submissions would read differently now (theyve mitigated some of their own arguments by keeping Solar lands agriculturally productive)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1690914109230055424)  2023-08-14T02:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Just a reminder that since Ms Smith took office last October the RRO rate for electricity (34% of Albertans) is up 200% the cheapest contract available is up 167%. This despite no increases in NGAS prices. This👆$ hike is more than any forecast with net zero. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1691468057624059905)  2023-08-15T15:13Z [----] followers, 36.5K engagements


"Albertans should be more concerned about the price of electricity. Trudeau Tax: [---] cents a kWh (8.9 kWh/litre of gas) RRO Hike under Smith: [--] cents a kWh As businesses have also seen energy bills rise under Smith meaning its really a price hike on everything #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1691507713082261504)  2023-08-15T17:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@rebeccakschulz Per the CPI report Albertans are paying 128% more for power than they were [--] year ago. That is 12x the average Canadian increase and the largest year over year increase EVER. Seems your efforts to protect us from higher power bills is having the exact opposite effect. #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1691876722344603753)  2023-08-16T18:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Per the CPI report these are the electricity $ hikes by prov comparing July with [--] yr earlier NL 6% NS 4% PE 5% NB 5% QC 3% ON 3% MB 0% SK 12% AB 128% 😬 BC 2% YT 6% NW 5% Tried a graph it but scale of AB hike so out of proportion that you cant see the rest. #abpoli #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1691894276614168852)  2023-08-16T19:26Z [----] followers, 417.2K engagements


"This approach wouldnt even work in a middle school economics class who is this guy -Why would you annualize a single month of food costs (food prices are seasonal) - is there no cause other than c-tax (ie intl markets supply/demand) hes attributed all increases to it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1691898144727199987)  2023-08-16T19:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@andrew_leach Looking at the CPI for foods which is apparently 100% attributable to C-tax I am trying to figure out how the C-tax actually brought down the price of milk seafood bananas coffee and chips (amongst many other things). Fascinating"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1691906957580685718)  2023-08-16T20:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Sylvius_the_Mad Manitoba Hydro is generally quite profitable. Do you think they are subsidizing peoples rates with the proceeds of power they export If so is there anything wrong with sharing profits with your owners (its a crown Corp owned by Manitobans)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1691930011606106302)  2023-08-16T21:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith You blame the Fed but in May when there was a double murder by a perpetrator who had fallen through the cracks of an underfunded AB mental health system and was released when the AB crown dropped assault charges. Sitting on your hands blaming Trudeau is not a good look. #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1692604052822208726)  2023-08-18T18:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@edmontonjournal Smith was Premier when the transition of lab services started last December did her transition team not do any diligence on this major file when she assumed the Premiership What else escaped their scrutiny and where does the buck stop #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1693319364169417063)  2023-08-20T17:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"You have ideological blinders you wouldve disliked the consequences of a different verdict. Voluntary membership in the ON college in question means you adhere to their code of conduct this is essentially what was upheld. I briefly attended a religious college that imposed a code of conduct on students no sexual relations and things like that. Youd be first in line to defend such an institution for enforcing its code of conduct"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1694420212265926781)  2023-08-23T18:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ShawnB86256 @ABDanielleSmith There are [---] vacant energy sector jobs in renewables as I type thousands of active jobs. More importantly transitional energy has been shedding net employment for a decade and its helped fill the gap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1694512364262166557)  2023-08-24T00:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@PierrePoilievre The IMF also said there was a housing bubble in Canada in August [----] when housing I believe was part of your cabinet portfolio"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1694515004048023871)  2023-08-24T01:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Cdns paying most for power all rely on Fossil fuel generation (AB SK and NS) & even the current AB govt has committed to a NZ grid by [----]. I am saying a diversity of supply is better for the AB consumer and hedges risk. Further the AB govt is moving to assert control over the previously open power market"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1696639756363538543)  2023-08-29T21:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"# of annual Alberta grid alerts before renewables: 2006: [--] 2007: [--] 2008: [--] 2009: [--] 2010: [--] 2011: [--] 2012: [--] 2013: [--] I wonder what we blamed those on without 30ish wind farms and 30ish solar plants to scapegoat #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1696684104333525025)  2023-08-30T00:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@BrianJeanAB Brian Canadas GDP is reported to be around [--] trillion. 2% of 2T is [-----------]. That is $40B in Canadian O&G subsidies in one year Were celebrating that (in perspective thats 4x Suncors Earnings or enough to buy Bombardier 7x over)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1696957064097194290)  2023-08-30T18:44Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@DuaneBratt Subsidies may have contributed. WestJet received Govt of Alberta incentives to place many direct routes in YYC potentially creating a market distortion in WJs favour. Does YYC now pay for it 2x (with both tax dollars and higher fares). #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1697030825651703849)  2023-08-30T23:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith You mean high oil revenues underwriting the biggest spending hike in AB history. Most of us have seen this script play out one or two times before"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1697331461437931598)  2023-08-31T19:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@foodbanklady @Swiftie01 Yes the govt also contributes about 10% for police medical and military pensions. In my province we contribute 12% for bureaucrat pensions and 13% for political appointees pensions 80% for some politicians pensions. I dont see why a teachers pension merits special scrutiny"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1698884157857030636)  2023-09-05T02:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Wage growth by province since Danielle Smith became Premier per statscan (Oct [--] - Jun 23) NL 3.3% NS 2.8% QC 2.8% BC 2.2% SK 1.9% ON 1.9% PE 1.7% AB 1.7% NB 1.6% MB 1.6% They call this the renewed Alberta advantage #abpoli #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1699203325554835739)  2023-09-05T23:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ConservaFoon It proves Albertans more-so than most other Canadians are getting squeezed by inflation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1699326116195107059)  2023-09-06T07:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Freerider4Pow The war on our industries where production/exports have risen sharply since [----] and we have more tidal pipeline egress than ever. The war where the Federal govt handed oil companies $2B to clean up after themselves. Some war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1699455901885948281)  2023-09-06T16:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Swiftie01 They have the largest valued pension plan because of prudent investing and membership size. The taxpayer contributes less $ to a teachers pension than to a RCMP military bureaucrat or politicians pension (based on employer contribution rate)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1699484974272176289)  2023-09-06T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@PierrePoilievre [--] years ago when Poilievre claims he was minister responsible for housing Canada also had the largest real estate bubble in North America. (UBS [----] Bubble Report👇) Todays affordability problem has been brewing for the better part of [--] decades"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1699544755456426114)  2023-09-06T22:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@bogieman1445 @miltonal57 @savedrotex I dont ask myself why because Albertas GDP is generally a function of commodity prices and not financial wizardry. Median price of a detached home in YYC is $648k and rising faster than inflation while housing starts decline. Thats not affordable to the average Calgarian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1699547527769718787)  2023-09-06T22:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith @JustinTrudeau @s_guilbeault If Dynalife KXL or Chartered Surgical facilities have taught us anything its that govt is hapless when it comes to business cases. The federal govt has issued permits for LNG exports the private sector needs to raise the capital if they see a business case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1699862395160785076)  2023-09-07T19:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Citizen004 I dont know where skyscrapers wait [--] or [--] years for approval in Edmonton I think the Stantec Tower and JW Marriott went from application to construction within a year. Having said that [--] ppl died building the Empire State Buildingmaybe a little gatekeeping is good"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1700594622836400495)  2023-09-09T19:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith All the Alberta model has succeeded in doing is liberating taxpayers of their dollars. In [--] years of focus on treatment by every metric (deaths EMS calls etc.) the addiction problem has gotten worse in Alberta"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1701000687050731699)  2023-09-10T22:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"There is no science linking wind farms to whale deaths👇 (there is to increased bird and bat mortality) Regardless Its worth a look at the broader context though there are literally millions of human deaths annually attributed to burning fossil fuels"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1701349914075070895)  2023-09-11T21:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Its claimed that Canadians across the country are opposed to net zero electricity by [--] Odd Emissions per kWh data shows most Canadians almost there: BC [---] grams/kWh AB [---] SK [---] MB [---] ON [--] QC [---] NB [---] PEI [--] NS [---] NL [---] #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1701382008566689887)  2023-09-11T23:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ruggedbroad NS already is taking tangible measures to go to net zero so for the most part there isnt all the outrage about it there. The NS PCs ran on reducing emissions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1701457012255764786)  2023-09-12T04:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@KevinTheGasguy @TristinHopper Even a new superduty diesel costs around $100K I take your point though I have a nearly [---] HP full sized SUV to tow stuff. Id switch to electric in a heartbeat if I could get a decent towing range (perhaps trailers of the future will have batteries built in to provide range)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1701989075660747116)  2023-09-13T15:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Terryg2017 @TristinHopper There is no suppression of oil exploration. You may attempt to argue C69 is more oppressive than the preceding CEAA but neither applies to exploration. Here in AB for eg they can explore on my private property whether I consent or not in most countries this is not the case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1702099014894997687)  2023-09-13T23:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith Thats a big word salad to say gimme what I want or were walking away A constructive approach might be to outline the UCP approach to emissions reduction beyond simply repeating net zero [----] without having and specific milestones or steps to get there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1702412485771632764)  2023-09-14T20:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith A problem with populists is they are bad at business. This $35k (not accurate) makes a home 65% more energy efficient (per the report). AB has the highest utility bills in Canada and the efficiency gain saves $350/mo for $220/mo in added payment. Thats called ROI. #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1702466261744283959)  2023-09-14T23:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DanAlbas OPEC+ constraining oil supply will have a much bigger effect on delivery fees than gas. The carbon tax only applies to things shipped in Canada anything shipped from the Port of Vancouver or the US border to Kelowna would be a few hundreds of a single penny per KG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1702504171625394474)  2023-09-15T02:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@rebeccakschulz The opp. thats being missed is to leverage our energy expertise and embrace the now inevitable energy transition Instead we get ideologues placing moratoriums on innovation dismissing EVs and taking junkets to Germany to see the AB innovation thats discouraged here. #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1703524891419693225)  2023-09-17T21:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@some_soaper @Martyupnorth_2 LGBT trans is a small subset and the standards of care in most provinces wont allow surgical transition before reaching the age of majority. There are also no examples in AB of teachers urging ppl to do this. Youre falling for a trope be better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1703617173749735758)  2023-09-18T03:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@smokem76 @DavidJPba Did Smith make oil price over $100 while she initially supported the Russian stance in the Ukraine war that spiked prices I dont think she started it. At $100 oil Notley would have had a $20B surplus. Do you think when royalty revenue goes up $10B we should spend an extra $8B"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1703811144782377087)  2023-09-18T16:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@INversusOF @DavidJPba Did you keep a journal of all your adolescent sexual activity to hand to your parents Id also suggest the guy who uses the terms sissy and tomboy is WAY likelier than me to body shame cant say Ive ever ascribed those words to anyone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1703899716503879722)  2023-09-18T22:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I liked your Ford/farrier analogy better from the perspective of me making a compelling counter-argument. But yeah legacy media missed the boat on the technological transformation and now they go broke while big tech monetizes their content. Those who transitioned to click bait succeeded (and did no one any favours) I am still hoping the govt market intervention yields a model to sustain an independent media"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704248889887666336)  2023-09-19T21:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@SeanWrightAB @DavidJPba Were they Do you have some proprietary data or just making stuff up We stopped publishing that datapoint but in other jurisdictions hospitalizations still skew towards the unvaxxed. Or do you think this data is a cover up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704257683262722165)  2023-09-19T22:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"After centuries with Crusades Ottoman Wars Wars on Terror niqab bans and proposed barbaric practice hotlines we finally see conservative Muslims and fundamentalist Christians unite in a shared intolerance of public education and the LGBTQ+ community #1MillionMarch4Chidren"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704315431769752015)  2023-09-20T02:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@KirkLubimov That appears to be a Mossberg Blaze [--] one of the hunting rifles Mr. Poilievre is fighting to keep in the hands of Canadians. Clearly these gentlemen are just sport shooters. That magazine may be restricted depending on the date of footage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704351655930810870)  2023-09-20T04:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@trevortombe I think about how Ive paid CPP in [--] provinces and the impacts on labour portability (which we rely on). Also how it works for the many who worked in oil for a few to many years and returned to other provinces (a driver of our relative youth)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704726162654851164)  2023-09-21T05:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith Ill read the report but Smith seems like the person who offers you $10 for your $200 Kijiji listing who justifiably gets dismissed that as a wingnut. ABs share of workers contributing to the CPP since [----] is no greater than 20% and we claim half the assets #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704909519200120996)  2023-09-21T17:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Pension report seems to make an error on pg 48👇. Namely it compares contributions made In AB to CPP payments made in AB to estimate asset entitlement. The CPP payments made to ppl who contributed in AB and moved to other provinces (millions) are excluded #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704917319758352464)  2023-09-21T17:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@dadof1plus2 Yep it will be another long thread Smith contradicted her own report in saying Albertans could get more report suggests benefits should be harmonized for portability. Concern is well go to a referendum underpinned by false premises"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704919861879861313)  2023-09-21T18:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DevinDVote But the numbers are based on a flawed premise if ON used the same formula to calculate what they are owed theyd be entitled to nearly ALL the assets of CPP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704928018844828118)  2023-09-21T18:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith You are showing Albertans but one scenario that involves us taking over half CPP assets via an implausible calculation. If the whole picture is so convincing why offer only the rosiest scenario #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704936088517971994)  2023-09-21T19:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@DonBraid Really to do an objective analysis youd have to see what other provinces would get applying the same math and I suspect the # would be more than double CPPIBs current holdings so how could that work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704944704696283425)  2023-09-21T19:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@MamaFedup @ABDanielleSmith The CPP is fully independent of govt and partisan politics (AIMCo is not) and well funded vs liabilities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704952225674731867)  2023-09-21T20:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith @NateHornerAB APP proposal problems ➡ Assumes no liability for ppl who worked in AB then moved (are we cutting them off) ➡ Smiths proposal for differentiated benefits is red tape nightmare that could reduce labour mobility ➡ AB projected payout from CCPIB is at least 2x inflated #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1704973604667142550)  2023-09-21T21:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith Its not the win for you that you think. UK has reaffirmed a net zero power grid target for [----]. They did delay their ban on ICE engines from [----] to [----] (to match G7) and slowed a program to replace residential fossil fuel with heat pumps"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1705245666778521989)  2023-09-22T15:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@guitarguy3 @DennisArneson86 @JennyYeremiy @BrianJeanAB By eastern think do you mean institutional investor think. Look at AIMCos investment mix its not that much different. Most out of province Heck one of their more successful investments is a solar concern in the US. AIMCo is higher proportional costs and less returns though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1705266828212306138)  2023-09-22T17:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"In May we voted in a govt who ran on affordability and healthcare. Fast forward three months and power rates have doubled YYC rents skyrocket ER waits are double digits. While govt policy focuses on pensions and mothballing energy projects. Who voted for this #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1705302528945180682)  2023-09-22T19:26Z [----] followers, 21.1K engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith ➡You say Albertans dont need the fine print prior to a vote ➡You launch a survey implying universal support for the idea ➡ You are deploying vast crown resources to promote this choice Its a mockery of democracy. This isnt Donetsk - you need to play fair. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1705341090088521831)  2023-09-22T21:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Name__Expired @GR8G8GT @ABDanielleSmith Bad idea the value of our primary assets (houses for most) are already tied to the AB economy. A well diversified pension fund can counterbalance the high volatility endemic to our resource economy. Youre effectively asking Albertans to subsidize private enterprise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1705349499257024754)  2023-09-22T22:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Gerdog1966 @ABDanielleSmith You miss my point we have a govt that wants us to have a free vote but they cant share the details and are going to spend our money to influence our decision. That is not democracy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1705354280172196150)  2023-09-22T22:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@GR8G8GT @Name__Expired @ABDanielleSmith It isnt. You can see every investment of CCPIB here What you cant find publicly is a similar accounting of Heritage Fund Investments Global diversification isnt bad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1705360533980164278)  2023-09-22T23:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@DavidJPba or we listened to the YYC speeches. Im sure some of the folks there thought they were going to a parents rally but thats not what the organizers delivered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1705629598086725676)  2023-09-23T17:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@YourAlberta This survey asks what kind of APP wed prefer not whether wed like an APP or not. If its my choice why arent I provided a place to provide feedback contrary to the govts position Govt could benefit in understanding Albertans reservations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1706331586516656571)  2023-09-25T15:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith Is this the same Danielle Smith who prior to getting elected gave a utility rebate to help with unaffordable [--] cent a kWh rates and a month after getting elected sat on her hands as rates went over .30 cents #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1706370170942611570)  2023-09-25T18:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@BigG_McGee @YourAlberta But the QPP was a bad deal for Quebecers if you look at it strictly from a financial perspective they pay more for the same benefits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1706399842002706931)  2023-09-25T20:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"While Ive often said oil and gas lobbyists and the UCP Environment ministry were in bed together I didnt mean it literally my bad. How is this allowed in a modern democracy #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1706759455072047410)  2023-09-26T19:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@BigG_McGee @DavidJPba @albertaNDP @UCPCaucus The survey doesn't touch on the more contentious issues. I was just talking to a guy who worked in ON for [--] years and AB for [--]. AB math implies an ON pension is worth $8k while an AB one is $70k there are 3M+ in who have worked in AB and another prov what happens to them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1707060378075881537)  2023-09-27T15:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Just today I heard about a YEG school where they are teaching classes in the hall ER waits are often over [--] hours. Meanwhile the UCP spends your money BSing folks in Ontario (they only have 10% fossil fuel power generation). Embarrassing. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1707157635433222165)  2023-09-27T22:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith You are responding to but one scenario (you won't release the others to the taxpayers that funded them) Who can I call to talk about the doubling of RRO rates since you got elected on an "affordability" platform That has nothing to do with the Fed. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1707492271589892275)  2023-09-28T20:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith @JustinTrudeau You are talking about a theoretical quadrupling over [--] years. Albertans have seen an ACTUAL doubling in ONE YEAR since you became Premier. Albertans are struggling to keep the lights on now and its got nothing to do with Ms Notley or the Fed. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1707532551265591752)  2023-09-28T23:07Z [----] followers, 10.2K engagements


"@BrianJeanAB Do you find it odd that the provinces with the lowest emissions have the lowest electricity costs. And that Alberta with the highest emissions from electricity generation in the country also has the highest electricity bills. You make no sense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1707572335946109122)  2023-09-29T01:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith The province with the highest electricity prices: Alberta The province with the most province wide grid alerts in 2022: Alberta The word for what you are doing is projection which is fine-but should taxpayers really be saddled with the bill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1707832214887805236)  2023-09-29T18:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@jkenney You cut the military budget by 16% between 2011-2015 The current govt has increased military spending by 50% since and is now proposing a cut of 4%. I dont necessarily support the cut but your tenure as Defence Minister is marked by sequential cuts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1707850518310359055)  2023-09-29T20:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@sunlorrie You better stick to your tabloid headlines and let the real news weigh in here an organization can be held accountable with the criminal code (think SNC Lavalin) which does not mean the CEO or any officer goes to jail"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1707974686372753497)  2023-09-30T04:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@mattystrand501 @YYCCarolyn Coal isnt completely phased out will be in [--] and the Federal govt under Stephen Harper also had policy to reduce coal use. Todays energy pricing in AB has little to do with the cost of production so coal is a moot issue in the context of the massive price hikes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1707990186226024877)  2023-09-30T05:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@PierrePoilievre Asking entities that earn more than $10M streaming podcasts to register in censorship Thats a bit chicken little as I doubt there are more than [--] such entities. Whether the govt should promote Cdn content on these channels is questionable but is certainly not censorship"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1708861240456741153)  2023-10-02T15:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@cquinlan123 @PierrePoilievre Except as of now they arent proposing regulating/censoring content. I mean the CRTC has been regulating TV for a century and most of the content is still foreign. I have more foreign news channels than I do CDN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1708874923282985439)  2023-10-02T16:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@PlumberAlberta @Kat_of_9_Tails @PierrePoilievre What did they do to radio Too much Nickelback on your preferred radio station to get the Xanadoan content in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709056703348760746)  2023-10-03T04:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@forevaeva79 @PascaleStOnge_ The act is looking at the aggregators of content (like Apple) not the podcasted themselves. Canadas most popular podcast wouldnt hit the $10M revenue (within Canada) floor thats required for registration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709057821093110059)  2023-10-03T04:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@JJ_McCullough No I hear well be able to see what we want just every 4th YouTube video is going to feature Nickelback"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709233036435628364)  2023-10-03T15:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Your premiership has seen both the highest electricity rates in Alberta history and the highest in Canada. You are very clearly unconcerned about affordability. Your moratorium on 3000MW of supply including energy storage says youre unconcerned about supply security or reducing emissions. So go ahead and have your ideological war with Ottawa just dont pretend its about Albertans. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709267894528520556)  2023-10-03T18:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@TomDeabalo @ABDanielleSmith What happened is per kWh prices stayed in the single digits and we got a nominal balancing pool fee on account of that. You should meet with your fellow propagandists to align on the cost of buying out PPAs as I get told numbers from $700M to $10B"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709287005849530433)  2023-10-03T19:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@VindictiveB69 @ddeswiage @ABDanielleSmith Oh I can reason but there has to be a common denominator of facts. Blaming the NDP for power prices is like blaming Harper for post Covid inflation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709290911962984505)  2023-10-03T19:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith You have the power to let us actually decide. Why not let Albertans who want to stay in the CPP stay and Albertans who want an APP to sign up. Everyone gets what they want"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709317573169512495)  2023-10-03T21:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@JungleJean @ABDanielleSmith Ive paid CPP premiums in [--] provinces and Id guess well over a million current Albertans have also paid elsewhere. I dont think they can take away our CPP without a lawsuit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709362929534226441)  2023-10-04T00:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@hungdangquack @ABDanielleSmith Those numbers compare premiums paid *IN* Alberta to benefits paid *IN* Alberta. It excludes the many Albertans who have contributed and moved/collected elsewhere (literally millions) You need to look at the demographics of *ALL* entitled to a full/partial AB pension"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709402249351565392)  2023-10-04T02:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@cmul7845 @CanadianLady02 @ddeswiage @ABDanielleSmith Again that windmill will produce the same energy over [--] years that would take [---------] cubic feet of natural gas to produce or [--------] pounds of coal. How much infrastructure do you think is needed to drill transport and burn [---] Olympic sized swimming pools of NGas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709592067759079662)  2023-10-04T15:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@cmul7845 @CanadianLady02 @ddeswiage @ABDanielleSmith I am not in favour of putting windmills on agricultural land Solar either (with exceptions as solar land doesnt have to be all one use). I think the abandoned wells on prime farmland are a cautionary tale there. The newer carbon fibre windmill blades are largely recyclable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709604054178160852)  2023-10-04T16:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Seems the @YourAlberta ad campaign to fight green power is backfiring in places. GTA area station wont take our $ to run the ads following backlash from listeners. #Ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709632099496628317)  2023-10-04T18:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ReignMorbid @TellTheFeds Yep if you have an electric car and opt for the low overnight rate in exchange for the high prime time rate you quote. For Ottawa I used the tier rate and for Toronto I used the Time of Use rates with typical usage Got them here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709686147407044830)  2023-10-04T21:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@newfieOilerFan1 @Cpreno135 @ABDanielleSmith If you did some research youd see the impact of the PPA buyout was here. Youre paying $1-$2 a month for it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709690278771409258)  2023-10-04T22:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@dragonlou2 @AndrewScheer @CPC_HQ I think they need to do something to better promote the rebate. Maybe send it monthly just for visibility. I consume too much and get a net rebate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709693249953403297)  2023-10-04T22:13Z [----] followers, 27.6K engagements


"@PugsleySiegel @dragonlou2 @AndrewScheer @CPC_HQ I agree its not structured well not everyone gets a net rebate our total rebate is $1544 if I add up the actual carbon tax I pay I am up $300/yr without trying too hard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709703085646594533)  2023-10-04T22:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Sean01490988 @dragonlou2 @AndrewScheer @CPC_HQ EVERYBODY who files a tax return gets the same rebate what you net depends on consumption not income level"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709704281702695164)  2023-10-04T22:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@DKTPH @tkdopp @PugsleySiegel @dragonlou2 @AndrewScheer @CPC_HQ We are not the only country with a carbon levy here are some more: Uk Japan Norway Sweden Denmark New Zealand Mexico South Korea South Africa Singapore Costa Rica Ect. Most of Canada is reducing emissions Alberta is the only province really trending the wrong way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709743575418994703)  2023-10-05T01:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Scott_755 Not only that but it appears they intend to head to a referendum without any deals on CPP transfer and portability. Just a guarantee we will pay less and get more but its the AN taxpayer underwriting that guarantee so it means nothing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709744518915080592)  2023-10-05T01:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@tkdopp @HarbingerofDea3 @DKTPH @PugsleySiegel @dragonlou2 @AndrewScheer @CPC_HQ Yep and before oil prices went up the UCP were running record deficits as well. When oil falls again (it always does eventually) whomever is unfortunate enough to be Premier will be saddled with a pretty expensive govt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1709790991040000234)  2023-10-05T04:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@votemichelleppc If I have LGBTQ staff they have a right to a safe inclusive workplace. Its clear from the footage that parents rights is a thinly veiled anti-LGBTQ protest and contrary to what you may believe youre not the only one with rights"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1710004533366313422)  2023-10-05T18:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@stopthebiscuit @ReignMorbid @TellTheFeds Dr. Lindzen actually agrees the CO2 is a greenhouse gas that concentrations have been increasing and that this will lead to a warmer climate. He has disagreement with the modelling (he thinks clouds will save us) but has also called ppl that dispute the basics as nutty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1710054622730084479)  2023-10-05T22:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@KieserBill @StrochimT @NateHornerAB We dont the formula they applied doesnt match the verbatim of the applicable legislation. The report concedes this if you read it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1710074087526236605)  2023-10-05T23:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@KieserBill @StrochimT @NateHornerAB They can the UCP appointed board would pick the risk profiles and the president of the treasury board could overrule. There is no act of law that mandates the risk profile of a pension funds. Didnt AIMCo lose $2B on risky derivatives a couple of years back"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1710076955842994276)  2023-10-05T23:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Alberta shed [-----] full time jobs last month per todays labour force survey.👇 Instead of focusing on ad campaigns in Ontario pensions no one wants & job killing moratoriums UCP should focus on delivering paycheques Rest of Canada added [-----] FT jobs #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1710339542853795953)  2023-10-06T17:01Z [----] followers, 18.6K engagements


"@davidb27111 @ChumRack @DANTANMAN Yeah the night rate benefits ppl who own EVs and drive them a fair bit. Working at home and A/C would make me shy away from the day rates. In AB its more complicated as I have [--] options from [--] power providers but pay about $90 base regardless to the private grid monopoly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1710374898508701863)  2023-10-06T19:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@NateHornerAB Disappointing to watch a finance minister engaging in behaviour his own securities commission would sanction You offer returns guaranteed by our own $ on the basis of one report that independent financial experts call sketchy Dont you think Albertans deserve better #Ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1710500337248014695)  2023-10-07T03:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@coryn70 @trevortombe @colbycosh Oddly AIMCo lost billions in fossil fuels but one of its best performing investments is a U.S. Solar firm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1711135275970416986)  2023-10-08T21:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ExnerPirot If that forecast is accurate it highlights the need to diversify over the next [--] years it shows oil sands production will grow at about 1/6th the pace it has in the last [--] while the more labour intensive extraction look to now be in terminal decline"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1711425928600183052)  2023-10-09T16:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@StarcraftTed @TellTheFeds Yes if youre ideologically opposed to the notion of reducing carbon obviously no plan is acceptable. But as the govt was elected on net zero by [----] I expect them to lay out some targets and milestones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1711428039232585906)  2023-10-09T17:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@North_Resists I checked and the ON side has way more housing starts than the US. Doesnt that kill his premise that housing starts=low prices Who would have guessed the economics of house prices are a whole complex multivariate thing that cant be fixed by a soundbite"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1711844749001531489)  2023-10-10T20:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith It seems Albertas position is misinformed as the CER really gives us until [----]. Fact is Alberta has no plan for [----] [----] or 2050"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712117401406611551)  2023-10-11T14:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@GuruOfMen @ABDanielleSmith Show me the UCP plan to reach carbon neutrality by any date and I will stop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712121112191197480)  2023-10-11T15:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@GarmonboziaCorn @ABDanielleSmith You might want to Google Norway CO2 reduction even Saudi Arabia has reduced total emissions (our total emissions continue to rise). We are relative laggards when it comes to emissions reduction (which is why they continue to grow year over year)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712143955528499319)  2023-10-11T16:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@katanaman68 @ABDanielleSmith No the regulation says [----] but to simplify it really means after [----] every NEW project must be net zeroalready built plants can stay running unabated until as late as 2045"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712166844189331786)  2023-10-11T18:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith But how about results ➡She says she increased surgical capacity but we do less surgeries ➡Weve spent dramatically more on addictions but more are dying ➡AB inflation outpaced that of the country (YYC rents up 30% electricity up 2x for some) #ableg #Abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712199092221493681)  2023-10-11T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Heres the kind of public engagement you can buy with a $7.5M ad campaign👇 Despite Alberta Pension ads still all over the web engagement with the topic is back to pre-announcement levels. Seems this pension stuff is harder to sell than Turkish pain killers. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712302449770500183)  2023-10-12T03:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@barrie_bon30191 @Tracey74993786 @melanie_fucile @shewch5 @MichaelChongMP I dont dispute that the embassy was supposed to be closed on weekends (they all are) a crisis hit and the embassy staff was engaged they staffer up the call centre and set up a website to engage evacuees. That article says this all happens👆 whats the problem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712327640198398422)  2023-10-12T04:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This video is misleading you say natural gas makes electricity affordable but here the wholesale prices on gas generation have been 2x that of wind wind has moderated our very high electricity bills. You say wind/solar are unreliable but your moratorium also delayed/cancelled power storage projects that would allow wind/solar energy to be used when its not sunny or windy. In the end it seems you made an ideological decision thats certain to keep bills and emissions higher than they need be. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712519177993597171)  2023-10-12T17:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@VKindopp @ABDanielleSmith Youre a bit off👇but renewables arent supposed to function 100% of time at their rated capacity thats not part of the design but some jurisdictions run seamlessly with much more renewable capacity than usthere just has to be a will to do it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712525131703267591)  2023-10-12T17:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@dadof1plus2 @gerrymacisaac @ABDanielleSmith Yep not only is the opex a small fraction of gas fired generation but the capital costs are competitive vs building a gas power plant and the enabling infrastructure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712527587535368553)  2023-10-12T17:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@PierrePoilievre Is this your National Energy Program Unless you want to drastically expand the scope of govt Canada cant sign a NGAS supply agreement with anyone. The lack of private investment has been a bigger drag on building export infrastructure than the Federal govt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712536335700079075)  2023-10-12T18:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@dwight_vk @VKindopp @ABDanielleSmith Its not hard to look them up if you are so inclined. Heres First Solarthere are many publicly traded ones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712589962947022878)  2023-10-12T22:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@dwight_vk @VKindopp @ABDanielleSmith Yes short term capital investment since the Ukraine war favours oil due to high prices. Thats cyclical an advantage of renewables is no boom and bust cycle. Just like when we were paying ppl to take our oil Solar was making $"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712592928781246489)  2023-10-12T22:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@helpme1976 @Alasdair07 @BrianFreed1 @ABDanielleSmith Per US gov👇the average turbine built in [----] generates 10200000KWH per year To generate this with Fossil Fuel youd need: I2200000 m3 of NGas [----] tonnes of coal [-------] litres of gasoline (in a Tesla [--] vs a BMW [--] series)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712697881889792488)  2023-10-13T05:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@FriendsOScience @AndrewSzava @ABDanielleSmith Yes every source of electricity generation has trade offs. Fossil Fuel Particulate for example is attributable to 8M HUMAN deaths per year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712707524506628445)  2023-10-13T05:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"UCP AGM policy resolutions are out and they read like a manifesto from the US far right: - No [--] Minute Cities - Provincial Right to Bear Arms - School Vouchers - Ban voting machines - No digital currency I bet each one passes with a huge majority. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712916913909842125)  2023-10-13T19:43Z [----] followers, 58.5K engagements


"Albertas first engagement session on the Pension is on Monday👇. I can see a link to listen to the session but not one to participate Anyone know how to participate or is the govt going to decide whom they let speak #abpoli #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1712922139077329253)  2023-10-13T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@kandriuk Its on the West Bank of the Jordan River and Dead Sea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1713269058429469045)  2023-10-14T19:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@disorderedyyc Town Hall is Monday and they allowed sign ups starting late Friday night and now its broken This engagement doesnt seem intended to engage. I signed up last night wonder if Ill get a call"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1713327622871261462)  2023-10-14T22:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DavidJPba They arent New Zealand didnt elect a Conservative Party (they have one that campaigned on a TBA-like platform that got [----] total votes). They elected progressive conservatives (the National Party) who are committed to net zero and protecting LGBTQ rights"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1713637212573892820)  2023-10-15T19:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Robdel584511331 If theres substance to your arguments lets hear it as hominems tend to be the domain of half wits and ideologues who dont understand or cant articulate issues"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1713657184364765235)  2023-10-15T20:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@rebeccakschulz Ummm $31 BILLION on TMX $2 BILLION for oil industry pollution cleanup $3.9 BILLION in infrastructure grant $3.8 BILLION to establish affordable daycare. Etc. The $28 billion for EV tech is [--] years tied to optimistic production quotas. AB got a far better deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714007113406816763)  2023-10-16T19:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@wowguy08235386 @rebeccakschulz I think it will be 18% to 20% FYI the formula is not in the Constitution its in the Canada pension act and specifies benefits paid *as a result* of contributions and we took that to mean only benefits paid *in* Alberta Huge mistake"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714026010008760355)  2023-10-16T21:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Live tweeting the Northern AB APP consultation. To start I know [--] ppl who pre registered and didnt receive a call (and none who registered and got the call). I am listening online. #ableg #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714079810174038021)  2023-10-17T00:44Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements


"Ed wants a specific deal before voting for it why are you even consulting with no details. He thinks questionnaires are skewed. Dinning says we only have one actuarial report"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714086701440868794)  2023-10-17T01:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Lillian from Cold Lake isnt political but how much will the pension provide and is it portable within Canada Jim Dinning says it will be at least what you are entitled to he says if you move youll get an Alberta Pension Plan cheque (not harmonized with CPP then)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714087219571704162)  2023-10-17T01:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Clayton from Camrose thinks well pay less and get more no question"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714087852517290315)  2023-10-17T01:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Wade from Whitecourt wants to know whats on it for Pensioners and Alberta. Jim says Laurentians are making decisions if made in Alberta we could build an investment banking fund in AB. Wade is 75% in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714088244525350992)  2023-10-17T01:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Rosie from a First Nation says ppl are living on little can I get a raise in Pension. The committee says maybe it will maybe not. This is Shrodingers Pension"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714094453848523255)  2023-10-17T01:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Next caller says she is very skeptical about the math and the fund lets get a new report at arms length from the govt. Energy transition could imperil economic future what thenwool is being pulled over our eyes. Panel declines to respond"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714094978216169546)  2023-10-17T01:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Norma from Grand Prairie thinks an APP will see ppl flocking to AB will we have to pay them pensions too Panel would like to have an agreement with CPP for portability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714098072979148953)  2023-10-17T01:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Harvey from Athabasca wants good governance over pension funds Alberta Government has anti renewable ideology will that be reflected in the investment scheme. Wants current govt to have no say in investments. Why are you guys giving very skewed surveys assuming universal support"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714098717048086711)  2023-10-17T01:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DebbieRoyer615 Really the people who did get through did a good job of expressing my concerns. The top concern I heard had to do with the incredulous asset transfer amount the second was portability. No solid answers to either though. You can watch online if they dont call"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714129914688135324)  2023-10-17T04:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"While many former MLAs have become political appointees Ms. Rosin was hired for a non-political GoA staff job that she lacked the minimum qualifications for👇 Too bad for applicants applying on merit and industry stakeholders who deserve a qualified official. #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714135883371422049)  2023-10-17T04:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@wowguy08235386 @caroltreardon @rebeccakschulz The asset transfer amount assumes an Alberta pension is worth 8x more than an Ontario pension. CPPIB says they are worth the same so why would they agree to a harmonization to an amount they dont agree with Its not simpleat all if you think about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714485444958966102)  2023-10-18T03:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Ridiculous UCP AB pension Claim of the day: Admin expenses wont increase. Despite claiming 53% of CPPs assets AB calculates its share of CPP operating expenses at only 8.8% ($124M of $1.4B in 21). For reference AIMCos opex on $113B is $700M. Were being lied to #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714669497947500584)  2023-10-18T15:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@wowguy08235386 @caroltreardon @rebeccakschulz Im not speculating its enshrined in law read the Alberta pension act. Youre right we know nothing about the APP not a single detailso why do you keep making stuff up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714678288558481517)  2023-10-18T16:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@tiffanyrg9 So the excess $ will be eventually spent in AB as they are tied to contributors who havent yet collected (age difference). Our population is aging more quickly than RoC so in 20-30 years its all a wash anyway But certainly our contributions arent subsidies to rest of Canada"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714729028593348722)  2023-10-18T19:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@tiffanyrg9 There are still arguments for an Alberta Pension if you want the money managed or invested hereor if you want Alberta to eventually leave Canada it simplifies that ( apparently 22% of us). The arguments beyond those are are very hypothetical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1714731296528957461)  2023-10-18T19:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@EJr350603384150 @Austin_Gross_ @ABDanielleSmith @JustinTrudeau The govt of Alberta also allows an employer to withdraw an actuarial surplus from a defined benefit plan As for raiding the EI fund Harper did it too (and Im sure other PMs)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715027440316412400)  2023-10-19T15:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Lets unpack this. Yes NetZero [----] (a goal I think shared by an outfit called Questerre) might cost the Cdn economy $2T between now and [----]. Thats about 2.3% of GDP over [--] years. But as you well know some of that is capex that will result in positive economic activity youve even explained how numerous times. Your circular economy is part of that capex. There is also an economic cost associated with doing nothing that cant be overlooked. (1/3)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715043854565691495)  2023-10-19T16:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"As for the money supply its been in decline for consecutive quarters👇 I hear some unprecedented event blew it up a couple of years back. Current deficit to GDP numbers are reminiscent of the Harper Era and Canada is better positioned to borrow than most G7 countries. I am not a Trudeau supporter so will stop there except to say while AB has an established record of raiding Sovereign wealth funds Trudeau does not. Incredulous to think hed rob a pension (I dont think the UCP would either but the latter is not precluded from directing investment). (2/3)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715045820809306217)  2023-10-19T16:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Finally CPPIB and every institutional wealth fund has some ESG criteria below is a press release from a company called Questerre talking about ESG and environmental stewardship and I emphatically agree. Like it or not capital flows to ESG so its not imprudent for a wealth fund to consider. (3/3)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715047479274783055)  2023-10-19T16:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DrDaveKillhouse There are legitimate arguments with the current report from its math to its interpretation of pension legislation. Just no comprehensive counter report at the moment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715091906420695049)  2023-10-19T19:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@mrbinnion The CEO of AIMCo made $5M in [----] to helm a substantially smaller fund here in Alberta. Wonder how CPP got such a relative bargain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715249397544751351)  2023-10-20T06:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@BahiraR Dr. Abdulsalam I didnt counter protest but saw the Calgary Rally where the organizers brandished signs telling all LGBTQ+ ppl to leave the country and based on that will counter-protest in the future as the bigotry beneath the facade of parents choice was on full display1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715384014788510138)  2023-10-20T15:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@FishingDoon @DavidJPba Im not partisan Ive voted for pretty much everyone at some point. Voting the same party sequentially is a sure sign of Kool Aid consumption. If an election were had tomm. Id vote Notleybut if Prentice or any traditional Conservative were on the ballot I may vote [--] them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715463459763286090)  2023-10-20T20:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Martyupnorth_2 A lot of those assumptions are off the are about 6.5M people collection CPP and 20M people working right now (StatsCan) Not including QC the median age in AB has increased [--] years in the past [--] while RoC is flat. At that rate were the same in [--] yrs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715759129669886131)  2023-10-21T15:57Z [----] followers, 12.1K engagements


"Im sitting in the showroom of a Ford Dealer waiting for my cars oil to get changed. Cheapest car in the Showroom is $77k and a car identical to mine that had an MSRP of $87K prior to the pandemic is now $118K. Cheapest new car here in $39k Crazy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715781357518127171)  2023-10-21T17:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Martyupnorth_2 It should be increased when retirement age was set at [--] ppl died less than a decade later (fun fact in [----] you needed to be [--] to get OAS). I know few ppl without a defined benefit pension planning to retire at [--] or earlier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715786331262259325)  2023-10-21T17:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Ive noticed my debate thread getting lots of traffic again.👇 Its worth noting that a short [--] days after Danielle Smith promised no increases to power bills the RRO rate a third of Alberta are on doubled Shell say anything (and do nothing) #ableg #abpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1715923481165271293)  2023-10-22T02:50Z [----] followers, 14.9K engagements


"@JanTheMan2010 Alberta electricity is the most reliant on fossil fuels and we also have the highest electricity bills in the country and per the Premier our grid is unreliable. So I think what they are really saying is if you dont want blackouts or your bills to quadruple dont move to AB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716349134960255347)  2023-10-23T07:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DustyRoseYYC You can now legally the finance minister can direct specific investments at AIMCo the govt says they may repeal that. The UCP also put the QC model back on the table after dismissing it a few weeks back. That is where we use the $ to develop AB industry vs seek best returns"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716482658904293407)  2023-10-23T15:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Beatsie1 At least he was smart enough to say no to an Alberta pension plan so he had at least an ounce of pragmatism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716509317640466557)  2023-10-23T17:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ABDanielleSmith So the UK CEO of Natural Gas says the UK needs more Natural Gas Stop the presses Your grip on the underlying issue seems tenuous no policy in Canada is saying use less natural gas they are saying mitigate emissions. You say CCUS is great so where is the problem #ableg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716533422712324477)  2023-10-23T19:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@youseepeeYYC The Smith government celebrated reduced red tape around school bus driver training earlier this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716535405749895433)  2023-10-23T19:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@CNLongstreet @ABDanielleSmith Were talking about electricity generation there is no Federal Carbon Tax on industrial emitters in Alberta nor is there a carbon tax on your electricity bill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716535872936640887)  2023-10-23T19:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@maxfawcett Im surprised how many ppl are unaware of the rebate they need to somehow increase visibility or even restructure the whole thing so the benefit is readily transparent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716848603225059690)  2023-10-24T16:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Live tweeting the Southern Alberta pension engagement session 🧵#ableg #abpoli #CPP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716976160666694093)  2023-10-25T00:33Z [----] followers, 36.5K engagements


"Opening remarksJim Dinning claims hes part of an independent panel here to listen and wants a rational discussion. Says hes not an advocate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716977044549214229)  2023-10-25T00:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Other panelists give intros Moin Yayha says he was on the fair deal panel and recommended moving forward with the Alberta pension. Says constitutionally pensions are provincial. Hes now discussing how to leave says the law is clear and backs up LifeWorks claims"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716978112188322056)  2023-10-25T00:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Mary Ritchie talks about governance models do we want a QC style pension or one like CPP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716978793045516629)  2023-10-25T00:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"There is an online poll asking what concerns you most about the CPPfour fixed options that of course all assume we want an Alberta pension (no embarrassing FOIPs)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716979391438430464)  2023-10-25T00:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"JP from Bragg Creek how close will the govt be to deciding what investments are made Mary confirms CPP has no interference but speculates there will be in the near future () and my livestream crapped out Thats one hell of a claim"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716981447414906880)  2023-10-25T00:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I refreshed the Livestream and its completely down. Lets give $300B to a govt that cant put together a conference call"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716981825955119561)  2023-10-25T00:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Okay back up. Moin is saying the Fair Deal report heard that we shouldnt subsidize a hostile federal govt through pension over contributions Patrick from Lethbridge thinks we should help Canada and the panels math doesnt add up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716982581605044430)  2023-10-25T00:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Rita is wondering about people who have contributed but now dont will they get benefits. Mary says the money you contribute *follow you* (and just acknowledged CPP isnt a wealth transfer program. Rita is a proud Canadian and doesnt want to opt out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716983912139014295)  2023-10-25T01:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Jim tells Rita we already transfer enough money so we can take most of the CPP fund and still transfer money. Jim lies and says CPP and APP will be I t et changeable (there is no agreement)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716984359629266965)  2023-10-25T01:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Mark from online wants everything negotiated prior to a pension. Jim says its not a negotiation with the rest of Canada but will note Marks point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716987078599487787)  2023-10-25T01:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Patrick from Cochrane wants to know what a pension plan is and its implications on separating from Canada. Panel says this isnt about AB leaving Canada"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716987504744857652)  2023-10-25T01:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ron wants to know if our expenses would be lower because we are less people (the economy of smaller scale theory). Jim says the funds are so big that the admin costs would be a small fraction of that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716990420604047626)  2023-10-25T01:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Tarik from Calgary says we get the benefits of young people from across Canada we are all Canadian and this APP stuff is divisive. Talks about how QC pension wound up costing more and this may be short sighted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/friesen_f/status/1716991266674917478)  2023-10-25T01:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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