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Ginetta Salvalaggio
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MD, MSc, CCFP(AM). she/her/elle. Professor, #ualberta Family Medicine. Associate Scientific Director, www.ichwp.ca . ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan)
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jaredwesley.ca
The notwithstanding clause is an integral part of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Governments can invoke it, but how they do matters.

Some Conservatives understand this. Right-wing populists do not. 🧵
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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drugdatadecoded.ca
NEW
Two federal expert reviews provided unanimous support in 2023 for rapidly scaling up safe supply, including compassion clubs.

Instead of informing the public, the government silenced the reports, and DULF got closed & arrested.

Who killed the expert reviews?
drugdatadecoded.ca/who-killed-t...
Who killed the Safer Supply Expert Reviews?
The Fifth Estate is reporting that two federally commissioned expert reviews provided unanimous support for rapidly scaling up safe supply, including compassion clubs, but the government silenced the ...
drugdatadecoded.ca
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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heartforward.bsky.social
Safe supply would have saved thousands of lives. But the reality is that it’s extremely hard to access, making it unavailable to most people who are struggling, despite what politicians claim.

Please watch and share with others.

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November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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andreawoo.bsky.social
Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply
Screen shot of findings by Health Canada Expert Advisory Group on Safer Supply: - Canada's overdose crisis is driven by prohibition, and an illegal market - Prescribed medications like Dilaudid do not meet the needs of all drug users Screen shot of recommendations by Health Canada Expert Advisory Group on Safer Supply: - Expand access to more prescription opioids and stimulants - Consider legal and regulated compassion clubs and retail stores
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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kwardvancouver.bsky.social
A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis would require public policy that recognizes the full humanity of people who use unregulated drugs

which would be a whole new thing
Conclusion As Human Rights Commissioner, I strongly believe in applying a human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis, thereby centring compassion and evidence-based policy, and largely shifting from a criminal justice response to a public health one. Inadequate social policy, rooted in ableism, classism and racism and developed by colonial governments, coupled with inaccessible mental health supports and pervasive stigma, are the drivers of this crisis. Using punitive tactics by criminalizing people who use drugs and doubling down on prohibition policies have proven to be ineffective and harmful for decades. B.C.’s leading experts have been issuing clear, evidence-based recommendations for a decade, and yet the provincial government has acted in contradiction of those recommendations at the expense of those most marginalized in our province. As Commissioner, I support their calls to action. Government’s obligation is to save lives, reduce harm and improve quality of life for those who have been marginalized, while working toward greater equity for everyone. This means respecting the rights of people who use drugs, reducing stigma, preventing the circumstances that lead to substance use and dependence and developing effective services and programs based on evidence rather than ideology. Effective human rights-based drug policy is, first and foremost, the right approach for the rights and wellbeing of people who use drugs; secondarily, but not unimportantly, it is also the most effective means of addressing the impacts of the toxic drug crisis on the broader community.
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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nolore.bsky.social
If you spend any time in Edmonton with the folks who live on its streets, you'll see how the elites have condemned them to horrific situations, including the obvious possibility of disease.
jonnywakefield.bsky.social Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 3d
Yikes: A tuberculosis outbreak has been declared in inner-city Edmonton. 12 people have gotten sick this year. Two recently confirmed in October, suggesting it's spread.
November 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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harmreductionintl.bsky.social
As #COP30 gets underway in Brasil - we urge activists, advocates and governments to take seriously the link between drug policy and environmental collapse. 

#climate #indigenouslands #cocaleaf #SOSAmazônia #investinjustice
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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healthpoverty.bsky.social
OUT NOW: From Forest to Dust

Ahead of COP30, which will take place in Brazil’s Amazon region, Health Poverty Action and partners have released From Forest to Dust: a landmark report developed through the collaboration of experts from Brazil and Colombia

www.reformrestorerecover.org/s/20251028_F...
www.reformrestorerecover.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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harmreductionintl.bsky.social
Recorded live at #HR25Bogotá, these podcasts capture the voices, stories and ideas shaping the global harm reduction movement; from health and human rights to policy and practice.
Harm Reduction Voices: Podcasts from HR25 - Harm Reduction International
Listen to Harm Reduction Voices, a compilation of podcasts recorded at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25). Hear global experts and advocates discuss drug policy, health, and human rights.
hri.global
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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kwardvancouver.bsky.social
but that majority believes that they’re middle class because they’ve been indoctrinated to hate the very poor
nolore.bsky.social Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 7d
In Canada, this has changed significantly -- the rich have never been richer and a majority of low income renters live in property that solely exists to funnel profits to shareholders via rents and disrepair.
bladeofthes.bsky.social BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 7d
Drawn 133 years ago, and the con hasn't changed one bit.
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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drugdatadecoded.ca
📣 DULF found guilty for life-saving compassion club 📣

But WAIT! Not so fast…
drugdatadecoded.ca/court-finds-...
Court finds DULF guilty for compassion club "heralded as success"
Convictions are on hold as the compassion club founders prepare for a Charter challenge to begin on November 24.
drugdatadecoded.ca
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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ehyshka.bsky.social
Edmonton has had a disturbingly high number of frostbite amputations the last two winters. With freezing temps on the way, both the City and the Government of Alberta must do more to prevent people from freezing in the cold. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #yegcc
Opinion: Edmonton doesn't have to be the frostbite capital of the world
Severe frostbite injuries are entirely preventable - together, let’s work towards a city where no one gets left out in the cold.
edmontonjournal.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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filtermag.bsky.social
“Politicians need to do better, and this case is really, really clear on that.”

Harm reductionists explain a key victory, as a Supreme Court of Canada ruling affirms protection from possession arrests for people at an OD scene.

@maddidellplain.bsky.social reports:
Landmark Ruling Fortifies Canada’s “Good Samaritan” Overdose Law
Harm reductionists see the decision, protecting people from possession arrests at overdose scenes, as a vital win in a worsening landscape.
filtermag.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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feistywaters.com
Local woman wakes up, turns all the bonus billionaire homes in North America into co-ops led by local non profit housing organizations, makes oatmeal.
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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msthpetra.bsky.social
Open letter to Postmedia and @calgaryherald.com to call for the OpEd by @guyfelicella.bsky.social to be republished immediately. Silencing people with lived experience is not in keeping with journalistic standards silences us all.
#media #journalism #freespeech
drive.google.com/file/d/1rzKS...
Screenshot of letter P1 We, the undersigned, are writing to you in regard to an opinion article by Mr. Guy Felicella [ Reprinted here by the Breakdown ] that was published in the Calgary Herald on October 1, 2025, but was subsequently removed without this being communicated to the writer. We ask that this article is re-published immediately and that an apology is issued. Mr. Felicella wrote his article in response to a previous opinion piece by Mr. Marshall Smith , the former chief of staff of the Premier of Alberta, published in the Calgary Herald on September 23, 2025, entitled “Opinion: Banning public drug use is bold, courageous and obvious”. This letter does not mean to address the substance of Mr. Smith’s or Mr. Felicella’s articles, but rather the issue of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. As a person with considerable lived experience in substance use and as an advocate who bridges harm reduction and recovery, Mr. Felicella expressed his concern over Mr. Smith’s approach. In his article Mr. Felicella did not defame, slander or misrepresent facts. He offered a different perspective that is informed by lived experience of substance use, near death from toxic drugs and his recovery journey. Opinion sections in Canadian newspapers are supposed to offer differing opinions, not only those that are in line with the editorial board or of people with power and influence. This is clearly stated in the Ethics Guidelines of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), which we assume you and your publication espouses to. The removal of Mr. Felicella’s article and the suppression of differing opinions is in contravention of this guideline. It is akin to US-style politics that punishes those in opposition to the current administration. While Mr. Felicella is not Jimmy Kimble, we feel that this is an attempt at silencing him. We therefore demand that the opinion article by Mr. Felicella is republished immediately, in keeping with Canadian journalistic standards and CAJ guidelines. Many of the undersigned have offered countless hours to Postmedia journalists in interviews, with expert opinions or background briefs. While some of us will continue to do so for the time being, as we value the efforts of those frontline journalists, others may no longer make themselves available. We all pledge to no longer share Postmedia new stories on our social and alternative media platforms, which, combined, have considerable reach. We hope that you will stand by and show that you uphold the principle freedom of expression by your actions, and that you can stand firm against undue influence and legal challenges designed to silence critics. Regards, Link to letter and signatures https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rzKSdaVEAki8NQifrbis6nkpxMQm7wjp/view?usp=drive_link
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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msthpetra.bsky.social
My conversation with Nate Pike of the @thebreakdownab.bsky.social about media integrity and why we can not allow for voices of people with lived experience to be silenced. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbFF...
Episode 7.38 - Media Integrity with Petra Schulz!
YouTube video by The Breakdown AB
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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policyalternatives.ca
There’s no olive branch for the NDP in today’s federal budget--might Canada be plunged into another election? Full CCPA analysis of the budget is now live: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Post-election budget could plunge Canada into another federal election - CCPA
With so much on the line, the newly elected federal government has tabled a budget that, in many ways, could pass as a Conservative budget.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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danlewer.bsky.social
We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?
A "methods primer" article in the journal "BMJ Medicine", titled "Factors associated with: problems of using exploratory multivariable regression to identify causal risk factors"
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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nolore.bsky.social
If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)

noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
The big crime lie
Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?
noraloreto.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social
BREAKING WIN for PWUD: Supreme Court of Canada rules against the Saskatchewan government and police attempt to claw back the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act in R v Wilson. Pivot argued, and the court agreed, the law protects against simple possession convictions, charges, AND arrests at ODs.
decisions.scc-csc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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pressprogress.ca
Ontario cities are clearing homeless encampments. Where are people supposed to go?

Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused:

pressprogress.ca/ontario-citi...
Ontario Cities Are Clearing Homeless Encampments. Where Are People Supposed to Go?
Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused
pressprogress.ca
October 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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karlbode.com
rushing to integrate undercooked, misrepresented, and misunderstood technology into every corner of our lives just so a handful of terrible people could make more money might have been a bad idea
joolia.bsky.social Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 24d
“An artificial intelligence system apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.”
US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for firearm
Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspicious
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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msthpetra.bsky.social
This is what mainstream media wants to keep from you. Published and unpublished by the Calgary Herald. By @guyfelicella.bsky.social
I almost spit out my coffee when I read the headline: “Banning public drug use is bold, courageous and obvious.”
thebreakdownab.substack.com/p/opinion-cr...
Opinion: Criminalizing drug use won't solve addiction
The following article by Guy Fellicella was originally published in the Calgary Herald's online opinion section on Oct 1, 2025 before being removed over the Oct 11-13th long weekend.
thebreakdownab.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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mondoab.bsky.social
This is very concerning. Marshall Smith with another SLAPP.

He also sued Athana, for $12m if I recall correctly.

These people are bullies, and anti-democratic. These people like the UCP.
msthpetra.bsky.social Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 25d
Watch the show tonight at 8pm mountain time.
www.youtube.com/live/An6YXVV...
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM