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Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
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born and raised Gen X YYC - Treaty 7 Territory - stay-at-home mom and stormchaser; Canadian 1st, Albertan 2nd #StrongAF #ElbowsUp #Never51 #ForeverCanadian 🍁 she/her 🇨🇦🇩🇰 blueskying since 01/24 #CovidIsAirborne 😷
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Use of the notwithstanding clause is a betrayal of the duty of a government to its people. If you can't enact your agenda without violating the rights of your citizens, you are either stupid and unimaginative or vicious and cruel.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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In case you missed our latest episode of 'Whatever This Is': Danielle Smith is heading into her worst month yet.

Follow us for more. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Have you signed the Alberta Funds Public Schools Petition yet?

More signing locations up all the time at abfundspublicschools.ca/cgi-bin/publ...

#ableg #abpoli
Alberta Funds Public Schools
A Citizen Initiative petitioning the Government of Alberta to improve its Public Education funding model.
abfundspublicschools.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.

Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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A few words from Calgary Climate Hub co-founder Bentley (aka @bigclimate.bsky.social) about this year's annual fundraiser. Help us help Calgary on #ClimateChange!

Crowdfunder: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser

youtu.be/n4rk4YGeJXQ #yyc #ClimateAction #ClimateSky
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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We’re five years into the pandemic, and the science is telling a very different story than “just a cold.” COVID affects blood vessels, organs, metabolism, and cognition — and the impacts compound with each infection.
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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We are looking for teachers willing to test Jasper, a CO2 monitor in their classrooms. Jasper is a prototype and we would like to receive user feedback as soon as possible from several countries. If you are interested, please fill out the form: letsair.org/jasper
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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I wish we had councillors that understood nuance. I'll fully admit that the rezoning proposal had problems, but repealing the whole thing is so backwards. DJ Kelly is looking like one of the few councillors that actually wants to move the city in a better direction.
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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This is much better from the Alberta NDP. Need to stick to affordability. They've been swinging at too many balls lately. Gotta keep that message discipline.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=SoUz...
You deserve better. Alberta’s New Democrats are ready.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
m.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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“the gap between the $15/hour minimum wage in Alberta and the living wage was the difference for many people in getting by or getting ahead.”

Danielle Smith doesn’t care about this, but Naheed Nenshi does.
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A new Nature paper accompanying the Global Carbon Budget finds that the land and ocean sinks are 25% smaller and 7% smaller, respectively, than they would have been without the effects of climate change over 2015-24:
Emerging climate impact on carbon sinks in a consolidated carbon budget | Nature
Despite the adoption of the Paris Agreement ten years ago, fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise, pushing atmospheric CO2 levels to 423 ppm in 2024 and driving human-induced warming to 1.36°C, within years of breaching the 1.5°C limit 1,2. Accurate reporting of anthropogenic and natural CO2 sources and sinks is a prerequisite to tracking the effectiveness of climate policy and detecting carbon sink responses to climate change. Yet notable mismatches between reported emissions and sinks have so far prevented confident interpretation of their trends and drivers 1. Here, we present and integrate recent advances in observations and process understanding to address some long-standing issues in the global carbon budget estimates. We show that the magnitude of the natural land sink is substantially smaller than previously estimated, while net emissions from anthropogenic land-use change are revised upwards 1. The ocean sink is 15% larger than the land sink, consistent with new evidence from oceanic and atmospheric observations 3,4. Climate change reduces the efficiency of the sinks, particularly on land, contributing 8.3 ± 1.4 ppm to the atmospheric CO2 increase since 1960. The combined effects of climate change and deforestation turn Southeast Asian and large parts of South American tropical forests from CO2 sinks to sources. This underscores the need to halt deforestation and limit warming to prevent further loss of carbon stored on land. Improved confidence in assessments of CO2 sources and sinks is fundamental for effective climate policy.
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Elections Alberta posted a news release about Petition Verification In Progress.

Anyone who signed, please stay vigilant and respond accordingly if you receive a message from Elections Alberta. Their name will be in the call display or email message.

See here for full details: www.elections.ab.ca
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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The UCP’s excuses for using the notwithstanding clause — “because we can,” “because we have to,” and “because we say so” — do not meet Lougheed's standards.

My latest.

open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Defying the Lougheed Doctrine
The UCP's repeated use of the notwithstanding is fundamentally unconservative (and un-Albertan).
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Smith will chair yet another task force.

No topic is beyond her reach and expertise.

No minister is worth her trust.
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Hi Bluesky 👋

Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP

It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history

I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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That time is here again! The Calgary Climate Hub #Fundraiser is LIVE and once again we're asking for YOUR support. *Somebody* has to fight #ClimateChange in this city and it turns out that's us. Donate if you can. Every bit helps!

DONATIONS: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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“This first use of the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in an act of the Alberta legislature is a stain upon your record & undercuts the credibility of the many calls you have made for all levels of government to respect the rights of citizens.”

ATA to Smith today.

#abpoli
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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What is the "Corrupt Care" scandal?

Pete Guthrie, who left the UCP over their refusal to call a public inquiry, summed it up impressively today.

And he called out the UCP MLA's and ministers who remain silent on it.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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With Smith deploying the notwithstanding clause on one front & setting up more…

We asked @duanebratt.bsky.social at our live show for his assessment & whether or not Alberta is becoming more and more authoritarian.

His answer should be required for all Albertans!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Le début de l’automne rime avec rentrée scolaire, mais les enfants atteints de CL font face à des cours manqués et à des symptômes persistants. Leur voix oriente la recherche et les soins. 500 signatures sont nécessaires pour présenter la pétition au Parlement. Signez ici : chng.it/7ZSzLXnp5n
October 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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The beginning of Fall is back to school – but children with long Covid face missed classes & ongoing symptoms. Their voices drive research & care. CLCN needs 500 signatures to bring this Petition to Parliament. Sign now: chng.it/7ZSzLXnp5n #LongCovidChildren #CLCN #ActNow
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Alberta's Auditor General is racing to finish his investigation into healthcare procurement after the UCP govt rejected his proposed contract extension.

He's done in April, 2026, and wants his probe wrapped then, too.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta Auditor-General rushing health care probe after government denies term extension
Doug Wylie said he offered to stay for two more years to wrap up major files including the health care investigation
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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This morning the UCP refused to give Elections Alberta the resources to verify a recall petition. This is their own legislation.

Basically they are only “pro democracy” until the people actually use the power… so not actually pro democracy at all. #ableg
November 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Not even hiding the blatant entitlement anymore.

The Premier's Office continues to remove all checks and balances on its power.

The courts, the legislature, the Auditor General, independent agencies, the federal government, voters and candidates they don't like...

This is getting ridiculous.
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM