Karen Klassen
@kklassen.bsky.social
Proud Canadian, born and raised in Alberta. Love learning. Enjoy traveling. Oilers/BlueJays fan 🏒⚾️ My thoughts are my own.
Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
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🇨🇦 ⚠️ MICE INFESTATION PLAGUES EDMONTON CARE HOME ⚠️ 🇨🇦
At the Edmonton General #ContinuingCare Centre, residents are tucking their sheets in tight, terrified to step on the floor.
A prolonged infestation has vulnerable patients living with mice.
CBC News reports.
#YEG #PublicHealth #AbHealth
🇨🇦 ⚠️ MICE INFESTATION PLAGUES EDMONTON CARE HOME ⚠️ 🇨🇦
At the Edmonton General #ContinuingCare Centre, residents are tucking their sheets in tight, terrified to step on the floor.
A prolonged infestation has vulnerable patients living with mice.
CBC News reports.
#YEG #PublicHealth #AbHealth
January 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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🇨🇦 ⚠️ MICE INFESTATION PLAGUES EDMONTON CARE HOME ⚠️ 🇨🇦
At the Edmonton General #ContinuingCare Centre, residents are tucking their sheets in tight, terrified to step on the floor.
A prolonged infestation has vulnerable patients living with mice.
CBC News reports.
#YEG #PublicHealth #AbHealth
🇨🇦 ⚠️ MICE INFESTATION PLAGUES EDMONTON CARE HOME ⚠️ 🇨🇦
At the Edmonton General #ContinuingCare Centre, residents are tucking their sheets in tight, terrified to step on the floor.
A prolonged infestation has vulnerable patients living with mice.
CBC News reports.
#YEG #PublicHealth #AbHealth
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Danielle Smith had plenty to say when she was "refocusing" the system. Now that doctors are screaming MAYDAY from the middle of a storm, it’s RADIO SILENCE.
DOCTORS: FLYING INTO THE STORM. DANIELLE SMITH: RADIO SILENCE. 📻🚫
#ABpoli #Ableg #UCPFail #DanielleSmith
DOCTORS: FLYING INTO THE STORM. DANIELLE SMITH: RADIO SILENCE. 📻🚫
#ABpoli #Ableg #UCPFail #DanielleSmith
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Danielle Smith had plenty to say when she was "refocusing" the system. Now that doctors are screaming MAYDAY from the middle of a storm, it’s RADIO SILENCE.
DOCTORS: FLYING INTO THE STORM. DANIELLE SMITH: RADIO SILENCE. 📻🚫
#ABpoli #Ableg #UCPFail #DanielleSmith
DOCTORS: FLYING INTO THE STORM. DANIELLE SMITH: RADIO SILENCE. 📻🚫
#ABpoli #Ableg #UCPFail #DanielleSmith
Consumer Lens: Canadians Aren’t Panicking, But the Permacrisis Has Them On Edge
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Canadians Aren’t Panicking, But the Permacrisis Has Them On Edge
As 2026 begins, uncertainty is shaping everything: what people buy, what they avoid, when they splurge, and why stability has become the ultimate form of value.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Consumer Lens: Canadians Aren’t Panicking, But the Permacrisis Has Them On Edge
open.substack.com/pub/davidcol...
open.substack.com/pub/davidcol...
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1/8
🇨🇦 🎓 95% OF ALBERTA TEACHERS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE 🎓 🇨🇦
An #ATA survey reveals a profession at a breaking point.
Classrooms are more complex, morale is deteriorating, and the "fruits" of government promises remain unseen.
CBC News reports...
#AbEd #AbLeg #Education #AbPoli #UCP #Teaching
🇨🇦 🎓 95% OF ALBERTA TEACHERS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE 🎓 🇨🇦
An #ATA survey reveals a profession at a breaking point.
Classrooms are more complex, morale is deteriorating, and the "fruits" of government promises remain unseen.
CBC News reports...
#AbEd #AbLeg #Education #AbPoli #UCP #Teaching
January 22, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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1/9
🇨🇦 "FIRST, LET'S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS" 🇨🇦
Shakespeare meant it as a compliment—lawyers are the first hurdle for autocrats.
Now, a group of #Alberta lawyers is sounding the alarm, warning that the #UCP is dismantling the guardrails of #Democracy.
Open Letter follows...
#AbLeg #RuleOfLaw #AbPoli
🇨🇦 "FIRST, LET'S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS" 🇨🇦
Shakespeare meant it as a compliment—lawyers are the first hurdle for autocrats.
Now, a group of #Alberta lawyers is sounding the alarm, warning that the #UCP is dismantling the guardrails of #Democracy.
Open Letter follows...
#AbLeg #RuleOfLaw #AbPoli
January 23, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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🇨🇦 "FIRST, LET'S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS" 🇨🇦
Shakespeare meant it as a compliment—lawyers are the first hurdle for autocrats.
Now, a group of #Alberta lawyers is sounding the alarm, warning that the #UCP is dismantling the guardrails of #Democracy.
Open Letter follows...
#AbLeg #RuleOfLaw #AbPoli
🇨🇦 "FIRST, LET'S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS" 🇨🇦
Shakespeare meant it as a compliment—lawyers are the first hurdle for autocrats.
Now, a group of #Alberta lawyers is sounding the alarm, warning that the #UCP is dismantling the guardrails of #Democracy.
Open Letter follows...
#AbLeg #RuleOfLaw #AbPoli
Will Danielle Smith call an early election in Alberta? open.substack.com/pub/davebert... "...and will almost certainly be the target of foreign powers with an interest in destabilizing our country."
Will Danielle Smith call an early election in Alberta?
10 big things I’m watching in Alberta politics in 2026
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January 22, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Will Danielle Smith call an early election in Alberta? open.substack.com/pub/davebert... "...and will almost certainly be the target of foreign powers with an interest in destabilizing our country."
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Imagine an air traffic control tower where nobody talks to the pilots. That’s Alberta’s 'refocused' healthcare. They killed the coordination, and now our ERs are death zones. If you’re an Albertan, you’re currently on a train with no conductor. 🚂💥 #ABpoli #Ableg #CdnPoli #UCPCorruption #UCPFail
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Let’s break down the Govt’s response to 100s of doctors across the province publicly calling for the recognition that we are in a state of crisis/disaster/emergency, and asking for leadership and provincial coordination of a prov-wide response:
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Let’s break down the Govt’s response to 100s of doctors across the province publicly calling for the recognition that we are in a state of crisis/disaster/emergency, and asking for leadership and provincial coordination of a prov-wide response:
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January 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Imagine an air traffic control tower where nobody talks to the pilots. That’s Alberta’s 'refocused' healthcare. They killed the coordination, and now our ERs are death zones. If you’re an Albertan, you’re currently on a train with no conductor. 🚂💥 #ABpoli #Ableg #CdnPoli #UCPCorruption #UCPFail
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1/10
🇨🇦 ALBERTA POLICE FORCE COULD END LOCAL RCMP CONTRACTS 🇨🇦
If the province cancels its #RCMP deal, cities like Airdrie lose the option to contract them locally.
The National Police Federation sounds the alarm.
DiscoverAirdrie reports...
#AbLeg #CdnPoli #AbPoli #UCP #NationalPoliceFederation
🇨🇦 ALBERTA POLICE FORCE COULD END LOCAL RCMP CONTRACTS 🇨🇦
If the province cancels its #RCMP deal, cities like Airdrie lose the option to contract them locally.
The National Police Federation sounds the alarm.
DiscoverAirdrie reports...
#AbLeg #CdnPoli #AbPoli #UCP #NationalPoliceFederation
January 21, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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I don't know if people understand just how conservative Camrose is
You know it's bad for these lawyers to speak up
They have my respect
#ableg #abpoli
You know it's bad for these lawyers to speak up
They have my respect
#ableg #abpoli
A group of Camrose lawyers, including two former conservative Attorneys General, are speaking out against the UCP’s moves towards autocracy.
A government that tramples rights and makes special rules for thier friends is not a partisan issue. #ableg
A government that tramples rights and makes special rules for thier friends is not a partisan issue. #ableg
January 21, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta
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Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta
My Address to the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
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January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta
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open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Ethics complaint dismissed against Smith advisor who supports publicly funded well cleanup
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Ethics complaint dismissed against Smith advisor who supports publicly funded well cleanup
In a Dec. 10 letter obtained by The Orchard, Ethics Commissioner (and UCP donor) Shawn McLeod says the Conflict of Interest Act doesn't apply to David Yager.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Ethics complaint dismissed against Smith advisor who supports publicly funded well cleanup
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
MSN
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January 21, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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Holy fak.
Jones is basically like “people die.”
The leaked document was literally highlighting that these people **shouldn’t have**.
I could be much Sweary Smurf.
#abhealth #ableg
Jones is basically like “people die.”
The leaked document was literally highlighting that these people **shouldn’t have**.
I could be much Sweary Smurf.
#abhealth #ableg
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 AM
A Turning Point?
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open.substack.com/pub/lisayoun...
A Turning Point?
Happy new year, What Now?!?!
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January 21, 2026 at 2:48 AM
A Turning Point?
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This week in AB: January 20, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/womenofa... "The “United” Conservative Party has amended the laws in Alberta to help the separatists and in so doing, they have put Canadian unity at risk, as well as our national security."
This week in AB: January 20, 2026
Two weeks into a new year and we're still talking about separation and healthcare; next time let's elect a government that doesn't want to suck, eh?
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 AM
This week in AB: January 20, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/womenofa... "The “United” Conservative Party has amended the laws in Alberta to help the separatists and in so doing, they have put Canadian unity at risk, as well as our national security."
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This is the insanity that took over the White House.
At home, in Alberta, separatists are dutifully collaborating.
This insanity poses a real national security threat for Canada and, eventually, for the world.
Separatists aren’t just angry convoy truckers, they’re dangerous.
#cdnpoli #ableg
At home, in Alberta, separatists are dutifully collaborating.
This insanity poses a real national security threat for Canada and, eventually, for the world.
Separatists aren’t just angry convoy truckers, they’re dangerous.
#cdnpoli #ableg
Steve Bannon is now openly talking about taking Alberta as the 51rst State, saying it's all he needs right now, instead of all of Canada. I live in Alberta. We will fight this.
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January 18, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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This is batshit crazy and so very dangerous. I am furious at Republicans for not standing up and putting an end to this bullshit that is putting the world at risk of an unnecessary war all to satisfy a crazy person's ego.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub, Officials Say
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January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is batshit crazy and so very dangerous. I am furious at Republicans for not standing up and putting an end to this bullshit that is putting the world at risk of an unnecessary war all to satisfy a crazy person's ego.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
UCP wants to bring Alberta's towns and cities to heel open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb... "But the real irony is this is very much the pot calling the kettle black. If you want to point to a government that is not sticking to its knitting, it’s hard to beat the UCP."
UCP wants to bring Alberta's towns and cities to heel
Local authonomy is under attack by the agenda-driven provincial gang
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
UCP wants to bring Alberta's towns and cities to heel open.substack.com/pub/dougfirb... "But the real irony is this is very much the pot calling the kettle black. If you want to point to a government that is not sticking to its knitting, it’s hard to beat the UCP."
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It’s been 1,189 Days since Danielle Smith said, “HEALTHCARE FIXED IN 90 DAYS!!” #ABleg #ABpoli #Cdnpoli #RecallSmith #TotalRecall #RecallThemAll
January 19, 2026 at 2:28 AM
It’s been 1,189 Days since Danielle Smith said, “HEALTHCARE FIXED IN 90 DAYS!!” #ABleg #ABpoli #Cdnpoli #RecallSmith #TotalRecall #RecallThemAll
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