# ![@gilmcgowan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::63383628.png) @gilmcgowan Gil McGowan

Gil McGowan posts on X about canada, maga, air canada, donald trump the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[countries](/list/countries)  24.8% [finance](/list/finance)  6.4% [stocks](/list/stocks)  1.6% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  1.6% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  1.6% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  0.8% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.8% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.8%

**Social topic influence**
[canada](/topic/canada) 18.4%, [maga](/topic/maga) 5.6%, [air canada](/topic/air-canada) 4.8%, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) 3.2%, [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) 3.2%, [russia](/topic/russia) 2.4%, [countries](/topic/countries) 2.4%, [has been](/topic/has-been) 2.4%, [gas](/topic/gas) 1.6%, [health](/topic/health) 1.6%

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**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Like her American idols Trump Noem and DeSantis Smiths rhetoric is completely divorced from reality. Albertas oil and gas industry has never produced more or made bigger profits. And the idea that conservatives are protectors of the Constitution What about Bills [--] and [--] Pierre Poilievre and our Conservatives believe in our Constitutionin leaving the provinces to be provinces focusing on what the federal government needs to do says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in address to Conservative Party of Canada's convention in Calgary. #cdnpoli https://t.co/fEwIUkRM8d Pierre Poilievre and our"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2018037749895274635)  2026-02-01T19:04Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"This This is exactly what Canada should be doing as well We need to protect our citizens and our democracy from the billionaires and states who are actively using online platforms to manipulate and divided us. Spanish PM Pedro Snchez: Starting next week my government will implement the following actions: First we will change the law in Spain to hold platform executives legally accountable for many infringements taking place on their sites. Second we will turn algorithmic https://t.co/cCr6MtoTxe Spanish PM Pedro Snchez: Starting next week my government will implement the following actions:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2018750139876458986)  2026-02-03T18:15Z 28.6K followers, 113.2K engagements


"I will NOT let Kenney get away with this gaslighting and historical revisionism. Yes Trudeau let FAR too many temporary guest workers into the country. But this trend started with the Harper conservatives and Kenney himself was the Minister in charge. #Hypocrisy Tragic. This is perhaps Justin Trudeaus single biggest failure: turning the developed worlds strongest pro-immigration consensus on its head by wrecking what was once a model immigration system. But blame must be shared with open borders factions of both the business Tragic. This is perhaps Justin Trudeaus single biggest failure:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2018895994381881482)  2026-02-04T03:54Z 28.6K followers, 58.3K engagements


"Excellent column Alberta has nonone zero nadagrievances that justify seceding from Canada. The province does not suffer from structural oppression within the Canadian confederation. https://open.substack.com/pub/markhamhislop/p/alberta-does-not-have-grievancesselection=706893f5-118b-490f-ba47-ff23b15bf871&r=3rgj4m&utm_medium=ios https://open.substack.com/pub/markhamhislop/p/alberta-does-not-have-grievancesselection=706893f5-118b-490f-ba47-ff23b15bf871&r=3rgj4m&utm_medium=ios"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2019142597172957626)  2026-02-04T20:14Z 28.6K followers, 11.3K engagements


"This chilling new analysis suggests that the Trump administration may be deliberately stoking the fires of separatism in Alberta in the same way (and for similar reasons) that Russia actively amplified separatism in eastern Ukraine in the years before they invaded the country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2019488988789370894)  2026-02-05T19:11Z 28.6K followers, 12.3K engagements


"Excellent thread The unfolding collapse of our health care system has been a CHOICE made by successive provincial governments who refused to fund new hospitals beds to match population growth. Our bed/patient ratio now looks like Bolivia or Syria. 👇👇👇 TL;DR: Alberta would need [--] hospitals in Edmonton and Calgary to be resourced to the Canadian average. 1/6 🏥 Why is Albertas healthcare system under such strain Its not "management"its a numbers problem [--] years in the making. Lets look at the data. 🧵 #AbLeg #CdnHealth https://t.co/Eb2TlL2mBH TL;DR: Alberta would need [--] hospitals in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2019595681909141883)  2026-02-06T02:15Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Trump is teaching his MAGA followers to hate Canada. This will be used to justify support for separatists in Alberta and action against Canada if the separatists dont get their way. Trump is softening the ground to justify intervention aimed at dominating us. Source: Economist/YouGov Trump is teaching a growing segment of Republicans to view Canada and the EU as unfriendly or enemies (Canada: from 12% to 27% EU: from 17% to 29% among Republicans). Canada and the EU need stronger independence and closer mutual collaboration 🤝 https://t.co/nVMzyVHoIB Source: Economist/YouGov Trump is teaching"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2020196544637747312)  2026-02-07T18:02Z 28.6K followers, 14.9K engagements


"I know stuff like this wont move the dial with true MAGA believers (because they are generally imperious to facts and logic). But its still fun to watch one of them get completely demolished over his ill-informed justifications for Trumps tariffs on Canada. Bravo This plays like an episode of VEEP. https://t.co/yRoHVMehtY This plays like an episode of VEEP. https://t.co/yRoHVMehtY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2020213502615646495)  2026-02-07T19:10Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Albertans are often told Notley destroyed the economy (when the hardship was really caused by low oil prices not NDP policies). But what we should REALLY be asking is why are things NOT better under Smith (who has benefited from high prices and post-payout royalties). Alberta political fortunes in one graph Premiers serving less than [--] year in office are omitted. https://t.co/q4BQmJSxXN Alberta political fortunes in one graph Premiers serving less than [--] year in office are omitted. https://t.co/q4BQmJSxXN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2020274822899745059)  2026-02-07T23:13Z 28.6K followers, 12.7K engagements


"The Liberals have destroyed Albertas oil and gas economy Danielle Smith and every other conservative in the province. (Im sure other provinces and other industries would love to be destroyed like that). 🙄 Always striking how much Alberta resource revenue has spiked since [----]. https://t.co/dfU9ypP1CP Always striking how much Alberta resource revenue has spiked since [----]. https://t.co/dfU9ypP1CP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2020366051763245373)  2026-02-08T05:16Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Experts raise concerns about American interference in an Alberta separatist referendum: We are [---] per cent guaranteed to be getting deepfakes originating from the U.S. administration and its proxies without question. https://globalnews.ca/news/11649043/ai-deepfake-disinformation-us-trump/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11649043/ai-deepfake-disinformation-us-trump/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2020541395518607789)  2026-02-08T16:53Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Its also disappointing that the federal government has not yet added the United States to the list of countries engaging in foreign interference campaigns against Canada (the list currently includes Russia China and India not the US or Israel)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2020544159657173331)  2026-02-08T17:04Z 28.6K followers, [---] engagements


"This omission is especially troubling when you have experts saying things like this: The present U.S. administration is the only western country that we know of (that) on a regular basis is publishing or sharing or promoting obvious fakes and deepfakes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2020544504818958678)  2026-02-08T17:05Z 28.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Excellent essay Alberta currently imports workers from other Canadian provinces during their most productive years (when we need them for booms) and exports them back to their home provinces when things slow down. Separation would disrupt this clear labour market advantage. https://t.co/4C2sNOPtFm https://t.co/4C2sNOPtFm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2021310590778528157)  2026-02-10T19:49Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Canada is more popular than Donald Trump in Trumps own country Enten: "If Canadians really don't like Donald Trump how do Americans feel about Canada Well they actually like Canada . even among Republicans it's +30 . Canada -- more popular than Donald Trump in Trump's own country" https://t.co/dEnKaaiPs7 Enten: "If Canadians really don't like Donald Trump how do Americans feel about Canada Well they actually like Canada . even among Republicans it's +30 . Canada -- more popular than Donald Trump in Trump's own country" https://t.co/dEnKaaiPs7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2021604415065514322)  2026-02-11T15:17Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Will AI lead to a jobs apocalypse Listening to this CEO it sure sounds like it. Automation has eliminated blue collar jobs before but this time white collar workers wont be spared. CEO of Microsoft AI Mustafa Suleyman joins FT editor Roula Khalaf to explain why most of the tasks accountants lawyers and other professionals currently undertake will be fully automated by AI within the next [--] to [--] months https://t.co/yYKzS7NIOP https://t.co/HvA6Q7KgIc CEO of Microsoft AI Mustafa Suleyman joins FT editor Roula Khalaf to explain why most of the tasks accountants lawyers and other professionals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2021957871165223064)  2026-02-12T14:41Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"This is an elegant and intelligent solution to the economic and political instability currently sweeping the globe. As our Prime Minister Mark Carney said in Davos the post-war rules based order in over. This is what should replace it. Well worth watching Everyone is reacting to the "horrors" of a world run by Donald Trump's whims. But Trump is just the symptom. The disease was planted at Bretton Woods. When the US insisted on making the dollar the global reserve currency they didn't secure their empirethey doomed their Everyone is reacting to the "horrors" of a world run by Donald Trump's"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2021965123129405462)  2026-02-12T15:10Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"AFL calls for criminal investigation as body recovery operation continues nearly one month after machine sank in muskeg. Missing Suncor contract worker identified as PEI native Kenny MacAulay. https://www.thesafetymag.com/ca/news/general/missing-suncor-contract-worker-identified-as-kenny-macaulay/547270 https://www.thesafetymag.com/ca/news/general/missing-suncor-contract-worker-identified-as-kenny-macaulay/547270"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2020617102609023187)  2026-02-08T21:53Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Excellent message The federal government needs to take action against Danielle Smith and her government for violating the Canada Health Act. The UCPs Bill [--] opens the door to the Americanization of health care in ALL of Canada. Enforce the law @MarkJCarney With unprecedented attacks on our public health care (esp. Alberta's Bill 11) we need our federal government to take a stand against American style two-tier health care & enforce the Canada Health Act. Watch Chris in today's press conference with allies from across the country: https://t.co/OyHp9OzfNv With unprecedented attacks on our"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2021024664877928624)  2026-02-10T00:53Z 28.6K followers, 16.9K engagements


"A new analysis in one of the worlds leading medical journals says that Covid-19 is a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one. Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what weve learnt since the onset of the pandemic https://t.co/UU0Zcjvu2r Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what weve learnt since the onset of the pandemic https://t.co/UU0Zcjvu2r"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2021244194707124555)  2026-02-10T15:25Z 28.6K followers, 21.5K engagements


"Attention my fellow Albertans. Like it or not the world is moving away from internal combustion engines. We can either plan for a future thats different than our past or we can get left behind. Nostalgia is not a strategy. BYD overtakes Ford in global vehicle sales. Just [--] years ago Ford sold [--] times as many vehicles as BYD. Chart: https://t.co/rLQIf8G2BA https://t.co/U8NxwYMXZ9 BYD overtakes Ford in global vehicle sales. Just [--] years ago Ford sold [--] times as many vehicles as BYD. Chart: https://t.co/rLQIf8G2BA https://t.co/U8NxwYMXZ9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2021431298871656550)  2026-02-11T03:49Z 28.6K followers, 25.3K engagements


"Whoah. Watch this animation about how COVID has exploded as a leading cause of death. Powerful. #AbLeg #abpoli #COVID19AB Updated my #COVID19 global deaths bar chart race https://t.co/zUEuRDc4f3 Visualised with @f_l_o_u_r_i_s_h Updated my #COVID19 global deaths bar chart race https://t.co/zUEuRDc4f3 Visualised with @f_l_o_u_r_i_s_h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1334937728463458304)  2020-12-04T19:08Z 28.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@jkenney Youre a gaslighter as usual. Yes the program started with small groups of skilled workers in the 70s (who could better protect themselves in the labour market and werent used to drive down wages for Canadians). And yes the Liberals opened the door for low-skill TFWs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2018924584049770793)  2026-02-04T05:48Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Smith is spinning lies about CPP again. The Chief Actuary didnt give her the number she wanted but they did make it abundantly clear that the math used by the UCP was wrong and that Alberta would get FAR less than Smith claimed if it left CPP. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/smith-says-alberta-may-have-to-go-to-the-courts-to-get-clarity-from-feds-on-cpp-asset-transfer-number https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/smith-says-alberta-may-have-to-go-to-the-courts-to-get-clarity-from-feds-on-cpp-asset-transfer-number"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2016221242819510315)  2026-01-27T18:46Z 28.6K followers, 12.8K engagements


"The Canadian economy has been dramatically outperforming the economy in Trumps America. Great video Dont buy the MAGA bluster https://youtu.be/NohL5OFu6Hg https://youtu.be/NohL5OFu6Hg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/2022784825204342883)  2026-02-14T21:27Z 28.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Heres the letter I sent to federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu urging her to not strip Air Canada flight attendants of their right to strike. If a deal is not reached tonight join us on picket lines outside the Edmonton and Calgary International airports tomorrow morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1956537179003580557)  2025-08-16T02:03Z 26.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The Liberals have stripped flight attendants of their right to strike. This decision is a blow to all workers. It sends the message to big employers that they dont have to bargain seriously with their workers because the federal government will intervene on the bosss side. The Liberal government has invoked Section [---] of the Canada Labour Code to end a strike by Air Canada flight attendants fighting to end unpaid work and poverty wages. https://t.co/6mZJFEF3US The Liberal government has invoked Section [---] of the Canada Labour Code to end a strike by Air Canada flight attendants fighting to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1956795477263057376)  2025-08-16T19:09Z 26.8K followers, 71.6K engagements


"@M42ra6 Theyre not forcing them back to the table theyre forcing them into binding arbitration. Theres a big difference"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1956854808146812943)  2025-08-16T23:05Z 26.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Flight attendants are going to defy the federal governments back-to-work order. "To legislate us back to work [--] hours after we started I'm sorry snowstorms have shut down Air Canada for longer than we were allowed to strike." #Solidarity ✊✊✊ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/air-canada-flights-sunday-1.7611078 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/air-canada-flights-sunday-1.7611078"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957088217393660296)  2025-08-17T14:32Z 26.8K followers, 10.8K engagements


"Still on strike Its our right Scene right now at the Calgary International Airport. So proud of these workers #Solidarity ✊✊✊"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957108273536233848)  2025-08-17T15:52Z 26.8K followers, 12.3K engagements


"Air Canada management arrogantly announced that operations would resume at [--] pm today assuming that striking flight attendants would meekly accept the governments back-to-work order. How wrong they were As I said at the Calgary rally this morning: No justice no peace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957182533873127812)  2025-08-17T20:47Z 26.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@catriona_b @sisuvanhell That is NOT true. Thats the top rate for flight attendants with years of seniority. The average flight attendant has T4s in the $40-45000 range"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957223386893152741)  2025-08-17T23:29Z 26.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Unions join health experts in panning the UCPs COVID-19 vaccination strategy. The United Nurses of Alberta said the plan limits the freedom of Albertans to choose vaccination by intentionally limiting supply and penalizing those who can't afford it. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/what-health-experts-are-saying-about-alberta-s-covid-19-vaccination-program-1.7611168 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/what-health-experts-are-saying-about-alberta-s-covid-19-vaccination-program-1.7611168"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957244700240617800)  2025-08-18T00:54Z 26.8K followers, [----] engagements


"My latest guest column. Why should Canadians care about the Liberal governments new strategy to strip workers of their right to strike They should care because the middle class is not a naturally occurring phenomenon. https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-ordering-air-canada-workers-back-to-work-erodes-the-middle-class https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-ordering-air-canada-workers-back-to-work-erodes-the-middle-class"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957617989555191937)  2025-08-19T01:37Z 26.8K followers, [----] engagements


"It depends on rules and legal frameworks that give workers bargaining power. And the key to worker bargaining power is the right to strike. Without it corporations and the rich will gobble up ever larger pieces of the economic pie and workers will only be left with crumbs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957618430561120637)  2025-08-19T01:39Z 26.8K followers, [---] engagements


"If Carney really wants labour peace and if he doesnt want to go down in history as the prime minister who weakened worker bargaining power at the worst possible time then he needs to rescind the back-to-work order for Air Canada flight attendants and repeal Section 107"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957618732496531629)  2025-08-19T01:40Z 26.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Heres the lesson for governments: dont intervene Let the negotiation process play out That includes letting worker exercise the constitutional right to strike. When employers realize that workers will really strike they start to bargain quickly and honestly. Strikes work Here is the official media statement by CUPE announcing the end of the strike after all-night bargaining. - CUPE Air Canada reach a tentative agreement TORONTO - Flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge have reached a tentative agreement achieving Here is the official media statement by CUPE announcing the end of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957773483192258836)  2025-08-19T11:55Z 26.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Has Prime Minister Carney learned a lesson Yesterday he said he stripped flight attendants of their right to strike because negotiations were stalled. Today defiant flight attendants showed that a serious strike is exactly whats needed to conclude negotiations. Strikes work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957793159964160326)  2025-08-19T13:13Z 26.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Workers and unions won twice today. First it was flight attendants now its health care workers. The UCP government has backed down and now says it will pay for COVID shots for health care workers. Workers did this. Unions get results. https://ca.style.yahoo.com/cp-newsalert-alberta-pay-covid-220917039.html https://ca.style.yahoo.com/cp-newsalert-alberta-pay-covid-220917039.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957934595363729827)  2025-08-19T22:35Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"To be clear this is NOT enough. As I said in my letter to Premier Smith last week the COVID vaccine should be made available to ALL Albertans who want it free of charge. And it should be distributed through pharmacies. Anything less is public health negligence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1957937674578456667)  2025-08-19T22:48Z 26.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Alberta expands COVID-19 shots coverage for health workers but calls grow for wider access. From my interview: This is a win for the workers. But we need access for every Albertan who wants the vaccine. Anything less is public health negligence. https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/alberta-expands-covid-19-shots-coverage-for-health-workers-but-calls-grow-for-wider-access/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/alberta-expands-covid-19-shots-coverage-for-health-workers-but-calls-grow-for-wider-access/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1958382008465571908)  2025-08-21T04:13Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"My demand that COVID vaccines be made available to all Albertans who want it: "This is a workplace health and safety issue as well as a public health issue. COVID-19 is not just a common cold. Every infection and reinfection carry serious health risks. https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/local-news/free-covid-19-immunization-available-to-alberta-health-care-workers-8202905 https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/local-news/free-covid-19-immunization-available-to-alberta-health-care-workers-8202905"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1958532460989534426)  2025-08-21T14:11Z 26.9K followers, 17.3K engagements


"This is what weve been reduced to by our anti-vax MAGA-North Premier. In order to look after our health were going to have to sneak across the border and accept the charity of our neighbours. Big thanks to our BC cousins for looking after Albertans when our Premier wont"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1958689283591872998)  2025-08-22T00:34Z 27.1K followers, 45K engagements


"@JSJamato https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-statement-guidance-covid-19-vaccines-2025-summer-2026.html https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-statement-guidance-covid-19-vaccines-2025-summer-2026.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1958973247879618657)  2025-08-22T19:23Z 26.8K followers, [---] engagements


"So an Alberta family of five will have to pay $500 to get protection against Covid infection. It will be free for families in every other Canadian province. And what happens if the government doesnt order enough This is a vaccine suppression strategy. So much for affordability Alberta COVID-19 vaccine update just dropped. The following groups will get em free the rest of us have to pay $100. #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/RHpy0XaPtG Alberta COVID-19 vaccine update just dropped. The following groups will get em free the rest of us have to pay $100. #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/RHpy0XaPtG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1958978164073599420)  2025-08-22T19:42Z 26.9K followers, 47.2K engagements


"To be clear despite UCP spin the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending that EVERYONE get the vaccine this fall. Every province but Alberta is following this advice. Were alone in ignoring the experts. @JSJamato As recommended by the NACI Didnt the NACI recommend that all Canadian get the vaccine @JSJamato As recommended by the NACI Didnt the NACI recommend that all Canadian get the vaccine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1958982821734912467)  2025-08-22T20:01Z 26.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Donald Trump has given racists and fascists all over the world permission to be more openly racist and fascist in their own countries. This guy was a key organizer for Harper Kenney and Smith. Conservatives around the world are being radicalized. #abpoli #cdnpoli"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1959809244175429699)  2025-08-25T02:45Z 26.9K followers, 31.2K engagements


"Can we please parse in detail some of the BS that our Premier puts forward as facts. Exhibit #1: The guidance that Health Canada gives is that everybody get (flu shots) because influenza can impact negatively both the very young and the very old. https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/08/23/premier-danielle-smith-defends-new-covid-shot-administration-fee-during-radio-show/ https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/08/23/premier-danielle-smith-defends-new-covid-shot-administration-fee-during-radio-show/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1959832310649639196)  2025-08-25T04:16Z 26.9K followers, 17.8K engagements


"@TimedRome7264 We need conservatives like you to speak up and fight back against the MAGA extremists who have taken over the machinery of our provincial and federal conservative parties (UCP and CPC). The parties of Lougheed and Mulroney have been colonized by MAGA wannabes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1959844578498113645)  2025-08-25T05:05Z 26.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Sound familiar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1960681009017721302)  2025-08-27T12:29Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Greedflation With A Side Of Gaslighting: As rising prices crushed consumers a new study found that corporate media blamed inflation on outside factors not companies booming bottom lines. https://www.levernews.com/greedflation-with-a-side-of-gaslighting/ https://www.levernews.com/greedflation-with-a-side-of-gaslighting/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1960785479206683124)  2025-08-27T19:24Z 26.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Whats shes really doing is complaining that rich people pay higher taxes. Thats how we pay for programs that serve middle & lower income Canadians. It just so happens that (because we won the resource lottery) Alberta has more rich people. Thats why were a net contributor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1960815939634790549)  2025-08-27T21:25Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Shes trying to mislead ordinary Albertans and get them revved up to support tax cuts for the rich. Shes very good at spinning political stories. But that does change the fact that its a deliberately misleading story. Come on Trevor Do something"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1960816955725897862)  2025-08-27T21:29Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Apparently @grok thinks Im correct"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1960940293039300840)  2025-08-28T05:39Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@n0rths0uthpaw https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6636020 https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6636020"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1961267203602592137)  2025-08-29T03:18Z 26.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@n0rths0uthpaw https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/02/who-told-donald-trumps-top-economic-advisor-albertas-capital-is-a-seething-quagmire-of-fentanyl-and-disorder/ https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/02/who-told-donald-trumps-top-economic-advisor-albertas-capital-is-a-seething-quagmire-of-fentanyl-and-disorder/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1961267584659345804)  2025-08-29T03:20Z 26.9K followers, [--] engagements


"We at the @ABFedLabour have been calling for an end to the TFW Program for years. Where has Poilievre been Oh thats right he was a member of the Harper government which put the program on steroids. And this wasnt part of his talking point when Trudeau expanded the program. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre described it as a wage-suppressing opportunity-stealing program. https://t.co/PBf8RGW3GB Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre described it as a wage-suppressing opportunity-stealing program. https://t.co/PBf8RGW3GB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1963305489649057955)  2025-09-03T18:17Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@MichelleRempel Enough Ive president of the @ABFedLabour through it all. It was the Harper government that first put the program on steroids. Then the Liberals under Trudeau made it worse. Dont you dare try to claim the moral high ground now. Both parties ignored our warnings. Hypocrites. We at the @ABFedLabour have been calling for an end to the TFW Program for years. Where has Poilievre been Oh thats right he was a member of the Harper government which put the program on steroids. And this wasnt part of his talking point when Trudeau expanded the program. We at the @ABFedLabour have been"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1963309903579353396)  2025-09-03T18:35Z 26.9K followers, [---] engagements


"WTAF Project [----] mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting. Why is our federal government listening to one of the authors of Trumps authoritarian playbook https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/kevin-roberts-project-2025-carney-1.7624327 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/kevin-roberts-project-2025-carney-1.7624327"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1963377954442154003)  2025-09-03T23:05Z 27K followers, 32.3K engagements


"When I talk to businesses around the country their number one issue is tariffs and their number two issue is access to temporary foreign workers. This is the same BS we heard from Harper and Trudeau. Both the Liberals and Conservatives cater to corporations over workers. Its clear @MarkJCarney is spending plenty of time talking with Canadas old-money oligarchs. Do you think hes had a legit conversation with a young person under the age of [--] who wasnt a kid of one of his wealthy friends Im willing to bet no. https://t.co/PDpSRyFGlC Its clear @MarkJCarney is spending plenty of time talking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1963434300222968242)  2025-09-04T02:49Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"PM Carney plans to cut program spending by 7.5% for the 2026-27 fiscal year followed by 10% in the next year and 15% in the year after that. Even Harper never cut that deeply. Austerity during a recession is a dangerous prescription. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-budget-will-focus-austerity-investment-says-pm-carney-2025-09-03/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-budget-will-focus-austerity-investment-says-pm-carney-2025-09-03/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1963443263853166875)  2025-09-04T03:25Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@AbJrogg @ABFedLabour Yep. I was actually at the meeting in Edmonton in [----] when the Harper government formally granted the oil and gas industrys wish to open the flood gates for TFWs in the oil sands. The room was filled with industry bigwigs. I was the only dissenting voice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1963597251353387137)  2025-09-04T13:37Z 26.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Do we have to do this again Dan The federal government should NOT be in the business of helping marginal businesses survive by suppressing wages. We have a youth unemployment crisis If your members want workers pay more & hire young people You should be ashamed of yourself About to join CBC Radio in Calgary to discuss why many small employers need and use the Temporary Foreign Worker program. About to join CBC Radio in Calgary to discuss why many small employers need and use the Temporary Foreign Worker program"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1963752043765747767)  2025-09-04T23:52Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"Ive been saying for years that the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker program needs to be abolished. It allows employers to suppress wages and replace Canadian workers with vulnerable and exploitable guest workers. https://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2025/09/06/nenshi-says-ucp-to-blame-for-high-unemployment-rate-in-alberta/ https://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2025/09/06/nenshi-says-ucp-to-blame-for-high-unemployment-rate-in-alberta/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1964438013766971473)  2025-09-06T21:18Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"@fette_a Yep. Thats a big issue. Telus is a major offender"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1964451728885240209)  2025-09-06T22:12Z 27K followers, [--] engagements


"A new report details how right-wing forces are weaponizing the concept of parental rights to push culture-war narratives aimed at undermining public education in Alberta. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/09/09/Right-Wing-Plan-Take-Over-Alberta-Education/ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/09/09/Right-Wing-Plan-Take-Over-Alberta-Education/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1965625081931202769)  2025-09-10T03:55Z 27K followers, 46K engagements


"Albertans rallied outside of a downtown Edmonton hotel Tuesday in an effort to shame the prime minister into keeping a Liberal promise for a national pharmacare program"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1965850955762880857)  2025-09-10T18:52Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"The UCPs much-touted re-focus of our health care system is a confused and dangerous mess. "It just continues to be chaos and I don't think in the end patients are going to be the winners says the president of the Alberta Medical Association. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/questions-abound-on-the-front-lines-over-benefits-impact-of-alberta-health-services-restructuring-1.7625395 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/questions-abound-on-the-front-lines-over-benefits-impact-of-alberta-health-services-restructuring-1.7625395"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1966160667788157151)  2025-09-11T15:23Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"Just listened to CBC radios coverage the Charlie Kirk murder. They made no mention of whats obvious to even casual observers; namely that Trump and the MAGA movement have done MUCH more to create the conditions for political violence than the left"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1966300724209528856)  2025-09-12T00:39Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"At the very least they could have played the segment of Trumps address to the nation in which he blamed the murder on the left with no evidence. How is this not part of the story https://youtu.be/-q1N6Akpz9csi=iu54Lqywi_CNRmKM https://youtu.be/-q1N6Akpz9csi=iu54Lqywi_CNRmKM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1966308330730914153)  2025-09-12T01:10Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"And how is Kirks role in creating the conditions for political violence not part of the story. BREAKING: Journalist and college professor Stacey Patton goes viral by penning a stunningly powerful statement about how she was on Charlie Kirks digital hit list and recounting the horror that he inflicted on her. We cannot allow this tragic assassination to whitewash Kirks https://t.co/oml0Mn1w3S BREAKING: Journalist and college professor Stacey Patton goes viral by penning a stunningly powerful statement about how she was on Charlie Kirks digital hit list and recounting the horror that he"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1966308986556395781)  2025-09-12T01:12Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"@g_gnedor My point is that this is an example of false equivalence. And its not just about not liking someones opinions its about intentionally vilifying & dehumanizing them making it easier to justify violence against them. It is indisputable that MAGA does this more than the dems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1966309854630568424)  2025-09-12T01:16Z 27K followers, [---] engagements


"Heres how the Washington Post (hardly a radical left outlet) reported it. By being timid the @CBCNews isnt actually reporting the whole story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1966547770354860240)  2025-09-12T17:01Z 27K followers, [---] engagements


"Charlie Kirks murderer has been apprehended and he is NOT a leftist. Instead hes a product of the MAGA rage machine. This editorial hits the nail on the head. If we want to maintain democracy (in the US or Canada) we need to address the real problem. https://open.substack.com/pub/meidastouch/p/charlie-kirks-killer-in-custodyr=3rgj4m&utm_medium=ios https://open.substack.com/pub/meidastouch/p/charlie-kirks-killer-in-custodyr=3rgj4m&utm_medium=ios"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1966564993933210071)  2025-09-12T18:10Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"Thank you @MeidasTouch for stating it so eloquently"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1966565005417123868)  2025-09-12T18:10Z 27K followers, [---] engagements


"@MeidasTouch One final thing. It looks like the shooter is a member of the Groyper Army a right wing extremist group of radicalized young white men. This is where the tidal wave of toxic MAGA online hatred (and stochastic terrorism) leads us. 1/10 So the fake claims of "trans" and "antifa" symbols comes from both ammo stamps and casing inscriptions wrongly reported. They try to paint Tyler as left but like Crooks this is a fringe right wing Groyper. Here's the details on registered Republican Tyler Robinson: https://t.co/8xeGGMDTzA 1/10 So the fake claims of "trans" and "antifa" symbols comes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1966571802940919919)  2025-09-12T18:37Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"Global has laid off nearly four dozen workers in its newsrooms almost entirely in B.C. & Alberta. Most of the laid-off workers are journalists. The company says they will be replaced with technology (aka AI). This is a blow to both workers & democracy. https://vancouversun.com/news/global-news-lays-off-45-workers-bc-alberta https://vancouversun.com/news/global-news-lays-off-45-workers-bc-alberta"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1967320379481063500)  2025-09-14T20:11Z 27K followers, 54.2K engagements


"Albertas gaslighter-in-chief Premier Danielle Smith is at it again. This time shes trying to convince people that the #ForeverCanadian campaign is calling for a separatist referendum when the opposite is true: its calling for a vote to STAY in Canada. "That's why I'm doing everything I can to prevent a (sovereignty) vote" Premier Smith asked about Jason Kenney's separatist movement comments says she's working to address AB's grievances with Ottawa and hopes to avoid a ballot question like Lukaszuk's "seperatist referendum" https://t.co/I52Pme4xut "That's why I'm doing everything I can to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1967686652983382461)  2025-09-15T20:27Z 27K followers, 35K engagements


"Our Premier has no shame. She has made a career out of crafting and spreading lies and half-truths. But now she has the gall to lecture teachers on the need for public comments to be accurate and truthful. She is truly Albertas gaslighter-in-chief. Wherein Danielle Smith responds to the Alberta Teachers Association by saying that public comments should be accurate and truthful. Yup. Danielle Smith said that. Out loud and everything. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/VMGG98B8ll Wherein Danielle Smith responds to the Alberta Teachers Association by saying that public comments should be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1968085586213998786)  2025-09-16T22:52Z 27K followers, 19.1K engagements


"The Edmonton Journals resident Trump apologist David Staples wants us to buy fighter jets from the bullying superpower that has been threatening our sovereignty. Kudos to former Conservative leader Erin OToole for taking a more nuanced position"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1968312922423415196)  2025-09-17T13:55Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"Billionaires are bending the knee to the aspiring dictator. Thats what happened in Germany in the 1920s & 1930s. Its what happened with Orban in Hungary. And now its happening with Trump. Authoritarianism isnt coming it has arrived. The business community will not help. BREAKNG: Disney's ABC is pulling Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely after late night host's recent remarks about Charlie Kirk. Move comes as ABC affiliate groups told network they would be dropping the host. BREAKNG: Disney's ABC is pulling Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely after late night host's recent remarks about Charlie Kirk. Move comes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1968498048994263503)  2025-09-18T02:11Z 27K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Trump says hes designating Antifa as a terrorist organization. The problem is Antifa isnt a real organization. Its a rightwing meme a boogeyman. Trump is creating a pretext for punishing and imprisoning anyone he doesnt like. Wake up America https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/politics/antifa-terrorist-designation-trump https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/politics/antifa-terrorist-designation-trump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1968650705851531313)  2025-09-18T12:17Z 27K followers, 13K engagements


"This is a troubling sign. It suggests the Smith government actually wants a teachers strike. Are they trying to make the system fail Are they trying to turn Albertans against public education Sure seems that way https://share.google/uuKE0KvkUzoMcihmf https://share.google/uuKE0KvkUzoMcihmf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1968801431819087895)  2025-09-18T22:16Z 27.2K followers, 11.4K engagements


"Im going to leave this here for my fellow Albertans to illustrate that Danielle Smith is aping the Trump administrations demonization of trans people. MAGA and MAGA North are inciting a trans panic to divide the public & consolidate political control. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1969391647508349401)  2025-09-20T13:22Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"This is excellent How parents can help inoculate their sons from online radicalization. Teaching the difference between discomfort and oppression https://t.co/snrdup2yU8 Teaching the difference between discomfort and oppression https://t.co/snrdup2yU8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1969400677547065687)  2025-09-20T13:58Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"The UCPs gender rules for girls sports are unconstitutional (as evidenced by Smiths acknowledgment shell have to use the notwithstanding clause to defend them). They are also driving girls and coaches away from sports. Albertas Taliban must be proud. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/rebel-girls-school-sports-see-dropoff-as-female-athletes-refuse-to-sign-gender-affirmation-forms https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/rebel-girls-school-sports-see-dropoff-as-female-athletes-refuse-to-sign-gender-affirmation-forms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1969485349648023682)  2025-09-20T19:34Z 27.1K followers, 14.3K engagements


"The head of ICE Trumps personal goon army was caught accepting bribes but charges were not pursued because other Trump officials dismissed it as a deep state investigation. https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/tom-homan-cash-contracts-trump-doj-investigation-rcna232568 https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/tom-homan-cash-contracts-trump-doj-investigation-rcna232568"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1969574615518433470)  2025-09-21T01:29Z 27K followers, [----] engagements


"Former Conservative PM Brian Mulroney apparently agreed with Lougheeds view stating that preemptive use of the Notwithstanding Clause made the Constitution not worth the paper it was written on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1970495089555456211)  2025-09-23T14:26Z 27K followers, [---] engagements


"Thanks for the excellent article @markusoff. However with due respect. I think you buried the lede. I humbly submit that you should have led with the Lougheed/Mulroney stuff. Smiths libertarianism was always more performative than real. Freedom for me but not for thee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1970495912490475873)  2025-09-23T14:30Z 27K followers, [---] engagements


"No @ABDanielleSmith this didnt start with someone asking us for $1.7 million. It started when you fired the CEO of AHS for having the temerity to ask questions about potential corruption in our healthcare system corruption that seemed to be linked to your office. Albertas premier told me this morning she had not yet read Judge Wyants interim report but it is due out very shortly the final one on Oct. [--]. You have to remember all this began as an HR issue of someone who was asking us to pay her $1.7M #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/wSFYEC4AHs Albertas premier told me this morning she had not yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1970984222090494119)  2025-09-24T22:50Z 27.1K followers, 17.8K engagements


"Alberta health-care wait lists climb past half a million as Alberta stops tracking deaths of those waiting for treatment CTVNews https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/alberta-health-care-wait-lists-climb-past-half-a-million-as-alberta-stops-tracking-deaths-of-those-waiting-for-treatment/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/alberta-health-care-wait-lists-climb-past-half-a-million-as-alberta-stops-tracking-deaths-of-those-waiting-for-treatment/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1971604158651502674)  2025-09-26T15:53Z 27.1K followers, 14K engagements


"Here are a couple of questions for my fellow Albertans: is it possible that our Premier is introducing legislation like this not to defend Alberta but to further divide the country Whose interests is she really serving Alberta Premier Danielle Smiths government says it is planning to introduce legislation that would allow it to ignore international agreements signed by Ottawa https://t.co/IZFPypOrhH Alberta Premier Danielle Smiths government says it is planning to introduce legislation that would allow it to ignore international agreements signed by Ottawa https://t.co/IZFPypOrhH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1971810937448583193)  2025-09-27T05:35Z 27.1K followers, 25.7K engagements


"This right-wing British politician has been convicted of taking bribes from a foreign country (Russia) to parrot their political narratives. We would be foolish to think similar things arent happening here. Im afraid Alberta is ground zero for foreign interference in Canada. The Reform UK party's former leader in Wales - Nathan Gill - has pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements he made in the European Parliament as well as newspaper opinion pieces. https://t.co/pR0026UJ7R The Reform UK party's former leader in Wales - Nathan Gill - has pleaded guilty to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1971941608741654691)  2025-09-27T14:14Z 27.1K followers, 18.9K engagements


"There is no legal or historical precedent for this kind of legislation. Its goal isnt really to defend us; its designed to further divide our country. And who does that benefit Given whats happening in Trumps USA we need to start asking who is Smith really working for Danielle Smiths mandate letter Effectively to herself Where mandates herself to declare international agreements entered into by the federal government are only binding and enforceable in Alberta if passed into law under provincial legislation. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/xYwjAgB7o1 Danielle Smiths mandate letter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1971950993677209897)  2025-09-27T14:52Z 27.1K followers, 18.2K engagements


"Trump is designating anyone he doesnt like a terrorist. He published lists of Democrats who he labels as enemies. Now a fellow Republicans is afraid shes going to be killed for demanding the release of the Epstein files. American dictatorship has an arrived. I am not suicidal and one of the happiest healthiest people you will meet. I have full faith in God and Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. As a sinner I am only saved through His grace and mercy. With that said if something happens to me I ask you all to find out which I am not suicidal and one of the happiest healthiest people you will"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1972088220310749384)  2025-09-27T23:57Z 27.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@MichelleRempel Michelle its not the far-left whos trying to build an AI-driven surveillance society its Trumps billionaire buddies like Larry Ellison and Elon Musk. This is a billionaire conspiracy not a left-wing thing. Get your facts straight The man behind the digital ID push is Larry Ellison owner of Oracle CBS CNN and soon TikTok. He wants data centralization and total surveillance. "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we're constantly watching & recording everything that's going on." Terrifying. https://t.co/cUx45ORy2F The man behind the digital ID push is Larry Ellison"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1972110264763105283)  2025-09-28T01:25Z 27.1K followers, 10.3K engagements


"Despite huge profits and record production Calgary-based Imperial Oil says it will be eliminating [--] per cent of its workforce by the end of [----]. That means approximately [---] jobs will be lost mostly in Calgary. Big oil doesnt love Albertans back. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/imperial-oil-downsizing-1.7646918 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/imperial-oil-downsizing-1.7646918"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1972835406736732608)  2025-09-30T01:26Z 27.1K followers, [----] engagements


"What a night. Teachers overwhelmingly reject deal. Imperial Oil announces [---] layoffs despite big profits. And Danielle Smith promises to keep pushing her pet projects like pulling Alberta out of CPP and the RCMP. The final town halls for the Alberta Next Panel wrap up this week. So whats next for the mad-at-Ottawa roadshow The premier says some ideas will be trashed some will move ahead others will be voted on. Sean Amato reports. https://t.co/zK7lb0Wijq https://t.co/V1UqrGVB0S The final town halls for the Alberta Next Panel wrap up this week. So whats next for the mad-at-Ottawa roadshow The"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1972868585363296403)  2025-09-30T03:38Z 27.1K followers, 15.9K engagements


"The MC at last nights Alberta Next panel UCP PR flak Bruce McAllister is rightly getting roasted for his comments about spanking a teen who had the temerity to ask a question he didnt like. But the incident was illuminating. Bruce your authoritarianism is showing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1973029078199685171)  2025-09-30T14:16Z 27.1K followers, [----] engagements


"As this all unfolds remember this basic fact: under the UCP per pupil education funding has fallen to the lowest in the country. As a result our classrooms are bursting at the seams and our kids arent getting the education they deserve"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1973118759138455889)  2025-09-30T20:12Z 27.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Yes the teachers overwhelming NO vote was a protest against wages that havent come close to keeping pace with inflation. But it was also a cry from the heart to protest the seemingly deliberate destruction of our public education system"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1973118760744849786)  2025-09-30T20:12Z 27.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Trump continues to talk about making Canada into the 51st state. This is not just a joke folks. Trump to generals: "Canada called me a couple weeks ago. They want to be a part of it. To which I said 'Well why don't you just join our country. Become the 51st state. And you get it for free' So I don't know if that made a big impact but it does make a lot of sense." https://t.co/spWGOVu16K Trump to generals: "Canada called me a couple weeks ago. They want to be a part of it. To which I said 'Well why don't you just join our country. Become the 51st state. And you get it for free' So I don't know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1973175428300095786)  2025-09-30T23:57Z 27.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Since coming to power in [----] the UCP has NEVER increased the minimum wage. My take: The minimum is supposed to be a floor that holds all workers up but under UCP it has become an anchor that drags everyone down. This is a wage suppression strategy. https://afl.org/press-release-afl-calls-on-alberta-government-to-immediately-hike-minimum-wage-to-20-hour/ https://afl.org/press-release-afl-calls-on-alberta-government-to-immediately-hike-minimum-wage-to-20-hour/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1973417194362147010)  2025-10-01T15:58Z 27.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Smith says that shes not going to increase the minimum wage yet again because a lower wage would create jobs especially for young people. But if that was true why do we have the highest youth unemployment rate in the country The UCP are no friends of Alberta workers Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta will not be raising the minimum wage because doing so will continue to hurt youth employment. She points to the NDP for raising the min wage previously and blames them for Alberta currently having the worst youth unemployment rate in Canada https://t.co/8VBHX9VB8c Premier Danielle Smith says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1973418116735705175)  2025-10-01T16:01Z 27.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The proponents of Alberta separatism clearly dont really want an independent Alberta they want to turn us into the 51st state (under control by Trumps Republican Party). Why else would they continue meeting with Trump officials https://nationalpost.com/news/alberta-separatists-boast-cabinet-level-meeting-with-trump-administration https://nationalpost.com/news/alberta-separatists-boast-cabinet-level-meeting-with-trump-administration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1973532420285800898)  2025-10-01T23:36Z 27.1K followers, 28.3K engagements


"The United States is on the path to dictatorship as President Donald Trump continues to weaponize institutions such as the Department of Justice and the U.S. military against American citizens. https://www.thewhig.com/opinion/johnston-america-is-on-the-path-to-dictatorship https://www.thewhig.com/opinion/johnston-america-is-on-the-path-to-dictatorship"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1974613033952723247)  2025-10-04T23:10Z 27.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Apparently theres one law for friends of the Premier and another for the rest of us. What should we call this Favouritism Double standard Corruption One thing is sure: it stinks to high heaven. #ableg #abpoli https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/02/Parker-Vows-Take-Back-Alberta-Escape-Punishment/ https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/02/Parker-Vows-Take-Back-Alberta-Escape-Punishment/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1974663424522285256)  2025-10-05T02:30Z 27.1K followers, 11.7K engagements


"Teachers have made it very clear what will end the strike. Their demands are eminently reasonable and supported by the vast majority of Albertans. Your move @ABDanielleSmith"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1974940803543048532)  2025-10-05T20:52Z 27.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Danielle Smith has taken on the wrong group of people Not only are there a lot of teachers theyre also very creative This papier-mch creation hits the nail on the head"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1975012969009611253)  2025-10-06T01:39Z 27.1K followers, 13.6K engagements


"Were not just fighting underfunding and union busting; were fighting a MAGA-style war on public education (and the well-rounded and thoughtful citizens public education creates)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1975013076798972320)  2025-10-06T01:39Z 27.1K followers, [---] engagements


"REMINDER: Strikes are a last resort. But theyre supposed to be disruptive. Without disruption working people would have no leverage; we would have to swallow whatever the powerful force down our throats. Striking & supporting strikers is how we fight back & balance the scales"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1975188545657819241)  2025-10-06T13:17Z 27.1K followers, 16.7K engagements


"Exciting news We in the Alberta labour movement will be enthusiastically supporting this initiative. Delegates to our convention in April unanimously passed a motion calling for an end to public funding for private schools. Well do everything we can to help make this happen "Should the Government of Alberta end its current practice of allocating public funds to accredited independent (private) schools" That's the new citizen driven initiative petition approved by Alberta's Chief Electoral officer. https://t.co/dVqFYs2MNY "Should the Government of Alberta end its current practice of allocating"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1975685035916468736)  2025-10-07T22:09Z 27.1K followers, 29.3K engagements


"Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the [-----] children on Gazas list of war dead World news The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/oct/08/young-lives-cut-short-on-an-unimaginable-scale-the-18457-children-on-gazas-list-of-war-dead https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/oct/08/young-lives-cut-short-on-an-unimaginable-scale-the-18457-children-on-gazas-list-of-war-dead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1976068823750173144)  2025-10-08T23:34Z 27.1K followers, [----] engagements


"All of our politicians talk about the affordability crisis but few of them are doing anything about it. A public grocery option is exactly the kind of bold policy we should be talking about. Its time to offer alternatives to stores run by price-gouging billionaires. With grocery giants ripping off Canadians its time for a bold alternative: public grocery stores. Food analyst Aaron Vansintjan explains how a publicly-run grocery option could solve the crisis of skyrocketing food costs. https://t.co/fr377JMfG5 With grocery giants ripping off Canadians its time for a bold alternative: public"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1976715300004675738)  2025-10-10T18:23Z 27.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@mijbo11 Heavy oil represents only about [--] percent of global demand with the vast majority of that demand located in the US (Midwest and Gulf Coast). China never had big demand for heavy oil and even that demand is waning as they electrify. Building more pipelines isnt a panacea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1977082811610976561)  2025-10-11T18:44Z 27.2K followers, [--] engagements


"If you read only one thing this weekend let it be this: Alberta is not immune to the sickness devouring our neighbours to the south Canada is not America. Not yet. But if we do not defend our values compassion fairness and truth we will lose them. https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/canada-beware-alberta-is-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/canada-beware-alberta-is-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1977403848999514436)  2025-10-12T15:59Z 27.2K followers, [----] engagements


"We cant hope to save democracy and make the world safe for ordinary working people if we dont break up the billionaire-owner media monopolies. Its as simple as that. This article about the 50-year campaign to neuter journalism speaks volumes. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/12/bari-weisss-cbs-news-50-years-in-the-making https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/12/bari-weisss-cbs-news-50-years-in-the-making"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1977446350724997520)  2025-10-12T18:48Z 27.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Artificial intelligence automation and robotics could wipe out [---] million American jobs over the next decade says a new US Senate report. The same will happen in other countries including Canada. We need policies that ensure AI works from ALL citizens not just billionaires. The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs cut labor costs and boost profits. What happens to working class people who cant find jobs because they dont exist https://t.co/ew0gNO83d1 The artificial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/1977487419521012120)  2025-10-12T21:31Z 27.2K followers, [----] engagements


"AFL youth rep Cori Longo calls on unions to oppose two-tier agreements that leave young workers behind #CLC2014 http://t.co/cuP6A681R3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/464134861549473792)  2014-05-07T20:09Z 24.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Why is the middle class strugglingPerhaps b/c wages have been de-coupled from productivity gains #cdnpoli #canlab http://t.co/AfbaV8MylM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/557549675079671808)  2015-01-20T14:46Z 24.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Prentice lied when he said we spend more than other provinces. Truth is we're middle-of-the-road. Source:RBC #ableg http://t.co/ITTaigDC5B"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/580533955516063744)  2015-03-25T00:57Z 24.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Canada spends less on research and development than Estonia Yikes #cdnpoli http://t.co/TmR3dnpcvK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/619518561434742784)  2015-07-10T14:48Z 24.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Despite fear-mongering from CFIB Canada Pension Plan revamp popular across country poll suggests via @torontostar http://on.thestar.com/29iiPHb http://on.thestar.com/29iiPHb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/751048270319788032)  2016-07-07T13:40Z 24.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Private insurers are over-charging Cdns by billions. Time to bring drugs and dental under #Medicare umbrella #ableg http://www.cbc.ca/1.2584205 http://www.cbc.ca/1.2584205"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gilmcgowan/status/801159088251899904)  2016-11-22T20:23Z 26.9K followers, [--] engagements

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