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Ricardo Acuna

@RicAcuna

He/Him. Executive Director, @ParklandInst. Treaty 6. Opinions expressed are my own. Retweets are not necessarily endorsements.

 Edmonton / Amiskwaciwâskahikan
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The Alberta referendum may have felt like a life-size performance of political theatre, but it was a symbolic vote with very real consequences. Read the blog: parklandinstitute.ca/flags_f…
Flags, Fault Lines, and Fanning the Flames: Watching a Province Fracture in Real Time

Flags, Fault Lines, and Fanning the Flames: Watching a Province Fracture in Real Time

The referendum cracked open fault lines among Albertans, long-lasting divisions that Danielle Smith and her government are all too happy to exploit to shore up political power.

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The referendum cracked open fault lines among Albertans, lasting divisions that Danielle Smith and her government are all too happy to exploit to shore up political power. Read the blog: parklandinstitute.ca/flags_f…
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If we counted the 9 questions like we count elections - riding by riding - on 7 out of 9 questions NO prevailed in a majority of ridings.
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Our annual conference is less than a month away! Check out the great lineup of speakers we’re bringing to you and all the important issues they’ll be talking about. Then make sure to save the date — or register now! parklandconference.ca/
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Remember this day Alberta - almost every riding in Edmonton and Calgary have rejected Rob and Danielle's xenophobic questions. Despite Rob's bravado, they both already regret asking them.
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@FreeAlbertaRobOct 21
Remember this day Alberta - Avi Lewis and Naheed Nenshi are both calling Albertans racist suckers for voting for the immigration reforms in the referendum. They will regret that decision next fall.
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Ximena González@XiMeNaKaOct 20
As a large majority of Albertans celebrate the province's opposition to separation, i reflect on the results on the immigration questions. Link below.
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Ubaka Ogbogu@UbakaOgboguOct 20
Proving once again that disinformation about immigration has damaged our society.
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@cspotweetOct 20
Early returns on Danielle Smith's other 9 questions? Immigration questions all leaning to pass, all of her constitutional questions leaning to fail.
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Looks like a racist Alberta within a united Canada wins the day.
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Parkland Institute@ParklandInstOct 6
The website for Parkland’s 2026 Fall Conference is now live! Explore the full lineup of must-hear speakers, discover the issues they’ll tackle, and — of course — find everything you need to secure your spot and join us in November. parklandconference.ca/
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Still time to sign up for this webinar tomorrow!!
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Workers were told the Cargill plant was safe and their living conditions — not their workplace — were to blame for the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, emails between health officials were telling a different story. Come to our webinar: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/…
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Parkland Institute@ParklandInstOct 6
Every single jurisdiction in Canada raised its minimum wage in 2026. Or rather, almost all of them. Alberta hasn’t bothered in eight years — and now has the country’s lowest rate. Read the blog: parklandinstitute.ca/2026_mi…
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Check out Bronwyn Bragg discussing her @ParklandInst report (Scapegoating and Separatists) on The Breach Show.
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@TheBreachMediaOct 2
Danielle Smith is blaming immigrants for Alberta’s overcrowded schools and understaffed hospitals. Bronwyn Bragg sits down with Saima Desai to bust the immigration myths in the Alberta referendum. breachmedia.ca/immigration-o…
Why immigration is on the ballot for the Alberta referendum ⋆ The Breach

Why immigration is on the ballot for the Alberta referendum ⋆ The Breach

Danielle Smith is blaming immigrants for Alberta’s overcrowded schools and understaffed hospitals. Bronwyn Bragg sits down with Saima Desai to bust Danielle Smith’s immigration myths

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Parkland Institute@ParklandInstOct 1
Sifting through thousands of pages of freedom-of-information records — some of them heavily redacted — researchers found systemic failures in Alberta’s response to the Cargill outbreak. Join them at our webinar: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/…
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You know that Albertans overall do not pay enough in taxes to cover their health and education costs, right? The problem is low taxes, not who's paying them. Which makes your singling out non permanent residents at best disingenuous, and at worst racist and xenophobic.
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@FreeAlbertaRobOct 1
You’re a real hero with other people’s money Stephen. So you actually believe we should pay for a non-citizen, non permanent resident guest worker’s health and education costs? And their family’s health and education costs? You do know that virtually no other country on earth does this right?
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More coverage of Prkland's new report... thetyee.ca/News/2026/09/28/U…
Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee

Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee

A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.

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Nearly 1,000 Cargill workers infected, two dead, and no accountability: Six years after Canada’s largest workplace COVID-19 outbreak, Parkland delivers the first comprehensive independent review of Alberta’s disastrous response. parklandinstitute.ca/cargill
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Coverage of Parkland Institute's new report in the Globe and Mail: theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Alberta’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill plant was ‘catastrophic failure,’ report says

Alberta’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill plant was ‘catastrophic failure,’ report says

More than 950 workers at High River plant were infected in 2020, leaving two workers dead and spreading to the community

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David Climenhaga@djclimenhagaSep 28
Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River plant, new report says. albertapolitics.ca/2026/09/p… #ableg #abpoli #COVID19
Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River...

Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River...

One of the most disgraceful episodes of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta took place on April 18, 2020, when Devin Dreeshen, Jason Copping and Deena Hinshaw assured employees of Cargill Inc.’s meat...

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New Parkland report shows the referendum’s immigration questions for what they really are: “The government is seeking some kind of public support mandate for what I believe to be a xenophobic agenda.” edmontonjournal.com/news/loc…
Referendum questions 'scapegoat' immigrant communities: Parkland Institute report

Referendum questions 'scapegoat' immigrant communities: Parkland Institute report

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