Current: Founding Partner, Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips Policy Advisors Www.mbpolicy.com Adjunct, University of Lethbridge Former: AB NDP MLA & Minister of Environment, Parks & Climate Changehttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mqnw5pz7xk2mField guide to the hucksters and disinformation peddlers of the AB seppie movement [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnw5pz7xk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mqaziofty22bWoke Bill Kristol remains a delight [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaziofty22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mq2t75h3u22jIf you care about climate change and climate policy, as I do, we know there’s a big hill to climb to get go the issue being relevant to Canadians again. Reclimate.ca does a great job grappling with the comms aspects, especially finding the optimism and affordability angles. Check it out below. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2t75h3u22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mq2su2eci22jCan’t believe this guy isn’t PM [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2su2eci22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mpziopav7c2wOn the upcoming AB separation referendum campaign - my view on @thestrategists.ca this afternoon: there’s a lot of hot air about the air war, and a lotta people want in on it, but the real pass/fail for federalists will be on the ground. #ableg #cdnpoli07 Jul 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpziopav7c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mpmcxtbahs2qOn Canada Day, it’s worth remembering our love of our imperfect, maddening country is not conditional. Our Canadian-ness doesn’t come from whether govt enacts our preferred policy choices. If that were the case, social democrats like me would be the OG separatists! #ableg @thestrategists.ca01 Jul 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmcxtbahs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mpluhgbecs2jHappy Canada Day! Time to get worried about national unity and the coming referendum campaign. According to the weekly financial disclosures, federalists are getting absolutely creamed in fundraising. Separatists have raised 5x what federalists have. Read here: https://open.substack.com/pub/shannonphillips/p/happy-canada-day-time-to-get-worried?r=7eevt&utm_medium=ios01 Jul 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpluhgbecs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mpjlh5cfts2eWhy is this coming out today? [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjlh5cfts2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mpgvvul5p22dA decade ago, our government made sure Springbank reservoir would get built. I’m relieved we made that decision, and it was far enough along it couldn’t be politically messed-with, even though Jason Kenney and his Banff MLA certainly tried. It is protecting City of Calgary today, as a result. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jun 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgvvul5p22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mperf3y5322pI also donated to @albertasvoice.ca so we could have signs like this one all over Calgary to start, and hopefully across the province. You can help out, too: Albertasvoice.ca/donate Important to remind ABs to reject the whole separatist agenda on the ballot in Oct. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jun 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mperf3y5322phttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mpbwmkgezk2sSteve Outhouse is a smart guy and was supposed to bring “adult in the room” energy to a federal Conservative Party high on its own supply of far-right rage bait. He was supposed to be the guy the knife-and-fork Conservatives could trust. Not so much. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbwmkgezk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mpbn7nrwhk2sA lot of bear activity this time of year, as the people are showing up at the same time as the bears are really moving around. Some KCountry campgrounds have put in place “hard shell only” camping for the next bit. Bear aware: carry spray, consider leaving dog at home, food precautions, etc. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbn7nrwhk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mp7uaubuck26Police should not shoot babies [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jun 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7uaubuck26https://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mowdipk2qs2uI was never much for “kids” music in my house, with the exception of Weird Al when they were in the 7-12 sort of window songs like Love Shack were always far more fun to sing with little kids Funky little shack! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowdipk2qs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mo3u3iqkds2lThey feed their refineries with low-cost AB bitumen, whose production profits flow to US-owned companies, who don’t have to pay much in the way of an onerous royalty or corporate tax rate, and whose emissions costs and environmental footprint costs are pretty well entirely externalized But ok [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3u3iqkds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mo3tunkadk2lPoor Pete, he does have one or two friends, for sure… …it’s just politically toxic for Poilievre’s caucus members to admit it [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:73ijdeo7zkzanbaac5xuncpc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3tunkadk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sphillipsab.bsky.social/post/3mo3tea5fls2lIt’s almost as if the “legitimate grievances” of the AB separatist crowd weren’t 1) legitimate Or 2) actual grievances At all? 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