Proud solo dad to three amazing daughters, fan of the Edm Oilers and GB Packers, golfing, fly-fishing. My dog’s name is Milly.
Edmonton
Joined April 2009
- Tweets3.4K
- Following247
- Followers256
- Likes3.4K
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
Perhaps Danielle Smith would like to explain how certain family members of Sam Mraiche were hired into procurement positions with AHS when they didn't actually have any experience in procurement?
Rob Breakenridge: Danielle Smith bans DEI hiring in the public sector, daring the NDP to oppose nationalpost.com/opinion/dan…
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
This crew in the Packers Lions game needs to be investigated and suspended after this game.
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
We are in a global propaganda war, and our enemies are as we expected, but now necessarily our allies.
Especially if you're on this platform. The owner has his fingers on the scale and is decidedly pro-Trump and a new world order. Certainly anti-Canada as it stands.
Govern yourself accordingly.
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
When Rita Moreno appeared as a guest on The Muppet Show in 1976, she created one of the greatest musical comedy sketches in television history.
Attempting to perform the classic jazz piece "Fever" with charm and elegance, she faced her arch-nemesis: Animal the drummer.
What made this act a timeless masterpiece was Moreno's exceptional comedic talent.
Instead of being genuinely overshadowed, she used every annoyed glance, every calculated silence, and every explosive reaction to perfectly counter Animal's chaotic drumming.
Nearly 50 years later, this iconic confrontation remains a classic example of how a talented artist can transform high-level music into pure, unadulterated comedy. 👑😂
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
There are literally thousands of acres of undeveloped or under developed land in Edmonton. But that's not where the city wants to build multiplexes. Oh no. Edmonton insists on jamming them on single family lots in mature neighbourhoods. That is the issue. Not density.
Too many leaders in this country underestimate the economic, social, and cultural harm caused by their destructive “consensus” that pairs high population growth rates with strong restrictions on housing development and urban growth.
You cannot have both things together and still offer the next generation and newcomers a high standard of living. Pick one!
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
Edmonton needs more housing. But more density and better planning are not necessarily the same thing.
I live in Glenora. Behind our home, neighbours are challenging a proposed eightplex on a street originally built for single-family homes. Elsewhere in Edmonton, residents have described a single residential property being subdivided to accommodate two eightplexes. Sixteen units where one home once stood.
Where do the vehicles park? Can the streets and alleys accommodate the additional traffic? What about waste collection, drainage, privacy, mature trees and the impact on neighbouring property values?
These aren’t objections to growth. They’re fundamental planning questions.
And then there’s the question of public trust.
Before Council approved Edmonton’s sweeping 2023 zoning overhaul, a Pollara survey of 300 residents found that 62% had never heard of the proposed changes. Only 3% felt capable of explaining them.
Yes, the City conducted public consultations. But consultation and meaningful public understanding are not the same thing.
Every Edmonton homeowner pays property taxes based substantially on assessed property value. Whether someone owns a modest bungalow or a multimillion-dollar home, shouldn’t they reasonably expect the City to consider the financial consequences of fundamentally changing the planning rules around them?
Nobody has a right to freeze a neighbourhood in time. But residents should be able to expect thoughtful planning, transparent decisions and respect for the investments they’ve made in their communities.
I’m not opposed to infill. Next door stands a remarkable 1958 Modernist home that was facing redevelopment. I spoke with the developer, who listened, and the property was subsequently offered for preservation through renovation rather than demolition.
That’s what constructive engagement can accomplish.
Edmonton needs more homes, more investment and more opportunities for people to live in established neighbourhoods. We can pursue those goals while respecting architectural heritage, neighbourhood character and existing residents.
These objectives are not mutually exclusive.
Council had the authority to change the zoning rules. That doesn’t settle whether it exercised that authority wisely.
Good planning considers not just how many units can fit on a lot, but the long-term consequences for the people, infrastructure and communities around it.
Edmontonians deserve growth that makes the whole city stronger.
AI helped me research (I was lazy but still mad tonight) and sharpen this post. The views are mine. The real work belongs to the dedicated Edmontonians fighting to be heard. Credit where it’s due. #yegcc #yeginfill
🤖 Made with AI
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
Russ Vought, in his official capacity, has the power to interfere in elections by replacing nonpartisan election officials with loyalists, cut critical funding, and block independent election oversight.
Trump wants to rig the election, and he’s shouting the quiet part out loud.
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
Here's the deal. After the 2024 election, VP Harris sought legal advice from Marc Elias about contesting it. She knew it was rigged. He told her there was "no path forward," in the belief that votes can't be "manipulated." He's a stellar attorney with a solid reputation fighting Trump/GOP corruption. However, he's not an election or cybersecurity expert. A handful (or more) of those experts warned Harris that the votes were, indeed, "manipulated." I firmly believe there was also a 12/2024 CIA election audit performed that proved it was rigged, and Harris won by large margins. At least 3 whistleblowers have attested to that. Why would they, if it weren't true? Now, there's solid evidence, from private citizens who have been investigating this for 2 years, supporting that conclusion. We need to pressure not only Democratic lawmakers, but the media and everyone possible, to scream this from the rooftops! Musk and Trump are actively trying to rig the Midterms! thiswillhold.substack.com/p/… thiswillhold.substack.com/p/…
This is true! 🎉 Trump’s polls, likability and support have gone down the shitter where he belongs! #VoteBlue #BlueTsunami
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
I hope she wins every single dollar she is suing for. Shaming customers for sitting in the seat they paid for is stupid and so are the people who are shaming her. Your failure to book seats that benefit you and your family is not the fault of the customers who did.
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
Maybe I'm wrong, Ted -- I'm not a Harvard Law guy and all -- but maybe the reason Democrats didn't show up in Jack Smith's investigation of Jan. 6 is because Democrats weren' trying to overthrow our democracy on behalf of Trump?
Could that explain it?
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
Just saw a commercial on CBS praising Trump, I thought it was a political ad paid for by some super PAC. Instead, at the end, it said ‘Paid for by the US Government’, translation, paid for with your tax dollars. I don’t recall corruption this blatant ever…
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
If you’re struggling to put food on the table or buy gas for your car, remember, these insanely affluent assholes have increased their collective wealth by $1.5 trillion dollars under Trump’s “presidency.”
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
🚨INCREDIBLE: During a multi-vehicle collision on the Route 90 bridge in Ocean City, Maryland, a 2-year-old girl was ejected from a pickup truck, falling nearly 30 feet into the Assawoman Bay below.
Jonathan Bauer, who was driving across the bridge with his teenage daughter when the crash occurred, rushed over to inspect the wreckage. Looking down into the water, he saw the toddler floating face down and becoming unresponsive.
Without hesitation, Bauer instructed his daughter to flag down first responders, removed his shoes, and leapt off the bridge into the bay. He swam to the little girl, lifted her onto his shoulder, and patted her back until she coughed up water and began breathing again.
A passing pontoon boat quickly navigated toward them, pulling both Bauer and the toddler out of the water and transporting them to shore, where emergency personnel were waiting. The child was airlifted to a regional medical center for evaluation and released the following day in good condition.
Bauer was later honored by local law enforcement and civic leaders for his decisive actions and selflessness.
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
This may have been the most unethical, embarrassing, and humiliating speech by an American head of state in the history of the United Nations General Assembly.
Not only did President Trump fraudulently take credit for virtually everything that has ever happened, he also threatened to completely annihilate another country, in complete violation of American law, basic morality, and the US Constitution.
It grieves me as an American. to have this represent our country on the global stage.
BREAKING: TRUMP HINTS AT NUKING IRAN AT UNGA
“I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world?
Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?
Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness for generations?
But I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election, because it doesn’t make sense for them not to.
They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election. What they don’t realize is that I’m not running. I did that already and won in a landslide.”
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
Can we stop this shit already?
No one in 🇨🇦 is euthanized without consultations with the patient and, if they aren’t deemed to be of sound mind, family is consulted.
MAID has to be approved by two physicians or a physician & attending nurse, it’s absolutely not spontaneous.
Our 83-year-old Christian grandmother was euthanised against her will under Canada's assisted dying system - she died covered in blood with her hands clasped in prayer trib.al/vqrDMuf
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
I watched @DanielleSmith cry, actually cry, for separatists, pipelines, herself.
She has never shed a tear for dead patients in our hospital waiting rooms, AISH suicides, Albertans dying on waiting lists…
It made me physically sick to my soul. She’s a sociopath.
Robert Valpy 🇨🇦 retweeted
For the umpteenth time: Quit trying to analyze Trump. Quit trying to figure out why he says and does the things he says and does. I’m so fucking sick of listening to some panel on CNN try to discuss his latest bizarre pronouncement like he’s some normal human being. Stop that. This isn’t complicated- He’s not a normal human being. He’s a sociopath. He lies as he breathes. He’s an idiot. He’s a Russian asset. He gets off on being cruel. He’s never been held accountable for anything he’s done his entire life. He’s a horrible person. And he’s the biggest fucking crybaby who’s ever lived. That’s it.
