LaraineHess
@larainehess.bsky.social
Living in one of the most red-necked Conservative regions of Alberta.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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@jaredwesley provides info on how to counter the Alberta UCP government's growing authoritarianism.
What Can We Do?
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What Can We Do?
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What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
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December 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
@jaredwesley provides info on how to counter the Alberta UCP government's growing authoritarianism.
What Can We Do?
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What Can We Do?
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It’s been frustrating as a journalist, and a member of the public, to watch as publicly available data on the health-care system has dwindled over the years.
The auditor general now says the Alberta government is changing internal metrics and selectively using data to hide problems:
The auditor general now says the Alberta government is changing internal metrics and selectively using data to hide problems:
Alberta using selective data to mask health care failings, Auditor-General says
Doug Wylie says reporting on how the system is performing is not credible and has gotten worse over time
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It’s been frustrating as a journalist, and a member of the public, to watch as publicly available data on the health-care system has dwindled over the years.
The auditor general now says the Alberta government is changing internal metrics and selectively using data to hide problems:
The auditor general now says the Alberta government is changing internal metrics and selectively using data to hide problems:
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“The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform.”
This is about as bad as it gets. The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform. A must read for Albertans of all political stripes.
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform.”
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Alberta has passed Bill 11: two-tier health care letting doctors charge unlimited fees at private clinics.
Other provinces may follow.
Click below to send a letter to Health Minister Michel & your MP urging them to enforce the Canada Health Act.
SHARE if you oppose US-style health care.
Other provinces may follow.
Click below to send a letter to Health Minister Michel & your MP urging them to enforce the Canada Health Act.
SHARE if you oppose US-style health care.
Alberta’s two-tier health care law threatens us all
Send a letter urging federal action on Bill 11
www.healthcoalition.ca
December 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Alberta has passed Bill 11: two-tier health care letting doctors charge unlimited fees at private clinics.
Other provinces may follow.
Click below to send a letter to Health Minister Michel & your MP urging them to enforce the Canada Health Act.
SHARE if you oppose US-style health care.
Other provinces may follow.
Click below to send a letter to Health Minister Michel & your MP urging them to enforce the Canada Health Act.
SHARE if you oppose US-style health care.
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Alberta has had justice ministers since 1905 yet the “political activism” Mickey Amery is seeking to shield himself from seems to have only been an issue since the UCP formed government six years ago. 🤔
Justice Minister defends his bill to shield Alberta justice ministers from Law Society complaints. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by @joeldryden.bsky.social
Immunity for Alberta attorney general necessary to ward off ‘political activism,’ attorney general says | CBC News
Alberta’s justice minister, who is also the attorney general, says new rules that would grant anyone who’s in his job general immunity from law society sanctions are necessary to ward off “political a...
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Alberta has had justice ministers since 1905 yet the “political activism” Mickey Amery is seeking to shield himself from seems to have only been an issue since the UCP formed government six years ago. 🤔
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The UCP are attacking Albertans.
#Cdnpoli #abpoli #yeg #yyc #ymm #RedDeer #strathco #shpk #fortSask #StAlbert #Leduc #StonyPlain #SpruceGrove #Lethbridge #MedicineHat #Brooks #ColdLake #Camrose #Drumheller #Banff #Jasper #GrandePrairie #PeaceRiver #Airdrie #RecallTheUCP #TransRights #CorruptCare
#Cdnpoli #abpoli #yeg #yyc #ymm #RedDeer #strathco #shpk #fortSask #StAlbert #Leduc #StonyPlain #SpruceGrove #Lethbridge #MedicineHat #Brooks #ColdLake #Camrose #Drumheller #Banff #Jasper #GrandePrairie #PeaceRiver #Airdrie #RecallTheUCP #TransRights #CorruptCare
WATCH LIVE — The UCP spent this session attacking rights, pushing American-style health care, and voting against affordability.
Alberta’s New Democrats pushed for real affordability, health care, education, and good jobs.
Tune in for our end-of-session recap:
Alberta’s New Democrats pushed for real affordability, health care, education, and good jobs.
Tune in for our end-of-session recap:
What the heck was that? Alberta’s New Democrats review fall legislative session
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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December 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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When the 72 year old woman who lives alone in the property next door to Ostrichgaga was doused in gasoline along with her house bc convoyers thought she was the one who reported their unreported bird flu, it was time for media outside BC to stop treating this like some kind of animal rights case.
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
When the 72 year old woman who lives alone in the property next door to Ostrichgaga was doused in gasoline along with her house bc convoyers thought she was the one who reported their unreported bird flu, it was time for media outside BC to stop treating this like some kind of animal rights case.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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This bit of legislative manoeuvring by Amery:
Elections Alberta warns that Justice Minister is usurping its discretion on vetting citizen's initiatives...
so Amery amends Bill 14 so that NOBODY can vet a referendum question for fact, jurisdiction, constitutionality, etc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Elections Alberta warns that Justice Minister is usurping its discretion on vetting citizen's initiatives...
so Amery amends Bill 14 so that NOBODY can vet a referendum question for fact, jurisdiction, constitutionality, etc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta amends Bill 14 after chief electoral officer raises red flag about 'partisan influence' | CBC News
The chief electoral officer copied all MLAs on a letter outlining his concerns, sent before the bill went to second reading.
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This bit of legislative manoeuvring by Amery:
Elections Alberta warns that Justice Minister is usurping its discretion on vetting citizen's initiatives...
so Amery amends Bill 14 so that NOBODY can vet a referendum question for fact, jurisdiction, constitutionality, etc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Elections Alberta warns that Justice Minister is usurping its discretion on vetting citizen's initiatives...
so Amery amends Bill 14 so that NOBODY can vet a referendum question for fact, jurisdiction, constitutionality, etc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face citizen recall nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/10/d...
Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face citizen recall nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/10/d...
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So much easier to just use the U.S. military to steal from other countries than to actually earn it or make deals, amirite? Thanks, John Roberts, for unleashing this lifelong criminal.
Q: What happens to the oil on the tanker you seized?
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
So much easier to just use the U.S. military to steal from other countries than to actually earn it or make deals, amirite? Thanks, John Roberts, for unleashing this lifelong criminal.
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Hey 🇨🇦 the US plans to check ALL tourists and visitors’ social media going back 5 years! One more reason why Canadians should not travel to America unless necessary. The others, as I debate on TVO are safety, the signal we send and solidarity #cndpoli youtu.be/ZV-Cv_lLE9U?...
December 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Hey 🇨🇦 the US plans to check ALL tourists and visitors’ social media going back 5 years! One more reason why Canadians should not travel to America unless necessary. The others, as I debate on TVO are safety, the signal we send and solidarity #cndpoli youtu.be/ZV-Cv_lLE9U?...
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Damn straight.
Am I calling out conservatives for being complicitly silent over Danielle Smith's authoritarian drift?
Damn straight.
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Damn straight.
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Alberta Small-c Conservatives Should be Appalled by Smith's Attacks on Judges
YouTube video by Energi Media
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December 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Damn straight.
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@jaredwesley.ca: Did the premier of Alberta attack the constitutional role of the courts in Canada’s democracy?
Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli
Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli
Danielle Smith’s Dangerous Attack on the Courts | The Tyee
Conservatives helped build Canada’s judicial system, which preserves values true conservatives hold dear.
thetyee.ca
December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@jaredwesley.ca: Did the premier of Alberta attack the constitutional role of the courts in Canada’s democracy?
Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli
Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli
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Ottawa announces new immigration measures for foreign-trained doctors, a new express entry category.
Hear that, US docs? 😋
Hear that, US docs? 😋
Ottawa announces new immigration measures for foreign-trained doctors
Ottawa is introducing a new 'express entry' category for foreign-trained physicians in an effort to address health workforce challenges in Canada, the federal government announced Monday.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Ottawa announces new immigration measures for foreign-trained doctors, a new express entry category.
Hear that, US docs? 😋
Hear that, US docs? 😋
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Rural Albertans are bravely speaking out about the orphan well crisis and the UCP's complicity in the clean up mess. I hope urban Albertans -- like me -- are willing to listen. ecojustice.ca/news/landown...
Alberta landowners react to well cleanup crisis
Rural landowners speak out about Alberta’s multi-billion dollar well cleanup crisis
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December 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Rural Albertans are bravely speaking out about the orphan well crisis and the UCP's complicity in the clean up mess. I hope urban Albertans -- like me -- are willing to listen. ecojustice.ca/news/landown...
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"...the government’s increasingly strident moves to throttle opposition are only fueling the growing rage across the province."
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Desperate Alberta UCP government turns to bully tactics
New bill adds novel twist to muzzling and manipulation of opposition
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December 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"...the government’s increasingly strident moves to throttle opposition are only fueling the growing rage across the province."
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TODAY, Court of King’s Bench, after hearing submissions from First Nations, ruled that the separatists’ (Alberta Prosperity Project) proposed referendum question is unconstitutional. It violates all Albertans Charter and First Nations’ treaty rights.
Premier, what now?
#ableg
Premier, what now?
#ableg
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
TODAY, Court of King’s Bench, after hearing submissions from First Nations, ruled that the separatists’ (Alberta Prosperity Project) proposed referendum question is unconstitutional. It violates all Albertans Charter and First Nations’ treaty rights.
Premier, what now?
#ableg
Premier, what now?
#ableg
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ICYMI - The UCP govt was warned this would happen. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
December 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
ICYMI - The UCP govt was warned this would happen. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...