Shane🇨🇦
@shane555.bsky.social
Interests: Healthcare & informatics
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Shane🇨🇦
@shane555.bsky.social
· Jun 21
Write & ask PM Carney to fund a National Citizens Assembly on Healthcare for these 3 core issues:
1) Jurisdiction
2) For Profit vs Non-Profit delivery
3) At Fault vs No-Fault harm in care compensation.
S Korea Nationalized healthcare and it paid off big time.
#cdnhealth
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1) Jurisdiction
2) For Profit vs Non-Profit delivery
3) At Fault vs No-Fault harm in care compensation.
S Korea Nationalized healthcare and it paid off big time.
#cdnhealth
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As Alberta is demonstrating before our very eyes, a government with ill intent towards the people it governs can abuse its power under S33, and that is unacceptable.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
As Alberta is demonstrating before our very eyes, a government with ill intent towards the people it governs can abuse its power under S33, and that is unacceptable.
@nationalnewswatch.com any journalists want to talk about health jurisdiction in Canada?
Like, what does it buy Canadians / patients and health workers?
We know it makes a lot of duplicate bureaucratic work and lacks accountability.
Like, what does it buy Canadians / patients and health workers?
We know it makes a lot of duplicate bureaucratic work and lacks accountability.
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
@nationalnewswatch.com any journalists want to talk about health jurisdiction in Canada?
Like, what does it buy Canadians / patients and health workers?
We know it makes a lot of duplicate bureaucratic work and lacks accountability.
Like, what does it buy Canadians / patients and health workers?
We know it makes a lot of duplicate bureaucratic work and lacks accountability.
Carney is looking more … ?
1 national plan is cheaper
#cdnhealth national citizens assembly on HC.
"The eight recommendations are clear. The minister and government could start a national pharmacare program today if they wanted, without any new legislation, without any new bilaterals,"
From ⤵️
1 national plan is cheaper
#cdnhealth national citizens assembly on HC.
"The eight recommendations are clear. The minister and government could start a national pharmacare program today if they wanted, without any new legislation, without any new bilaterals,"
From ⤵️
"Health Minister Marjorie Michel is dismissing the key finding of an expert advisory committee on pharmacare, which says Ottawa should fully fund a list of essential medicines without cutting deals with the premiers."
Did they consider calling medicine 'business'? Might help.
#canpoli #cdnpoli
Did they consider calling medicine 'business'? Might help.
#canpoli #cdnpoli
Health minister dismisses key recommendation from expert report on…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Carney is looking more … ?
1 national plan is cheaper
#cdnhealth national citizens assembly on HC.
"The eight recommendations are clear. The minister and government could start a national pharmacare program today if they wanted, without any new legislation, without any new bilaterals,"
From ⤵️
1 national plan is cheaper
#cdnhealth national citizens assembly on HC.
"The eight recommendations are clear. The minister and government could start a national pharmacare program today if they wanted, without any new legislation, without any new bilaterals,"
From ⤵️
Listening to CBC, I think Carney is going to loose progressive support on the tanker ban exemption.
Inlets are a bad location for terminals, in my opinion.
The inlet valley will trap pollution from bitumen storage on top of the issue getting vessels in
@davidebybc.bsky.social
Inlets are a bad location for terminals, in my opinion.
The inlet valley will trap pollution from bitumen storage on top of the issue getting vessels in
@davidebybc.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Listening to CBC, I think Carney is going to loose progressive support on the tanker ban exemption.
Inlets are a bad location for terminals, in my opinion.
The inlet valley will trap pollution from bitumen storage on top of the issue getting vessels in
@davidebybc.bsky.social
Inlets are a bad location for terminals, in my opinion.
The inlet valley will trap pollution from bitumen storage on top of the issue getting vessels in
@davidebybc.bsky.social
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Canadian-U.S. study boosts survival in aggressive #glioblastona tumour treatment - using bubbles focused ultrasound and chemotherapy @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
@sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
@sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Canadian-U.S. study makes breakthrough in aggressive brain tumour treatment
A new Canadian-U.S. study gives glioblastoma patients hope and doctors a new doorway to treat brain tumours.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Canadian-U.S. study boosts survival in aggressive #glioblastona tumour treatment - using bubbles focused ultrasound and chemotherapy @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
@sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
@sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Does this mean Alberta Doctors work the night shift only so they can do the private pay?
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Does this mean Alberta Doctors work the night shift only so they can do the private pay?
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Nenshi: DynaLIFE lies; why did the govt keep so few records?
Smith: AHS's fault. AHS. Glad to see the AG wrote that report.
Nenshi: Premier did nothing; DynaLIFE pulled out when they realized they couldn't do the job. Why should Albertans trust the Premier to privatize again?
Smith: AHS's fault. AHS. Glad to see the AG wrote that report.
Nenshi: Premier did nothing; DynaLIFE pulled out when they realized they couldn't do the job. Why should Albertans trust the Premier to privatize again?
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Nenshi: DynaLIFE lies; why did the govt keep so few records?
Smith: AHS's fault. AHS. Glad to see the AG wrote that report.
Nenshi: Premier did nothing; DynaLIFE pulled out when they realized they couldn't do the job. Why should Albertans trust the Premier to privatize again?
Smith: AHS's fault. AHS. Glad to see the AG wrote that report.
Nenshi: Premier did nothing; DynaLIFE pulled out when they realized they couldn't do the job. Why should Albertans trust the Premier to privatize again?
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Another segment on healthcare that can affect the entire country.
Smiths plan for change cites countries with notable difference that we should cover - if we don’t that is blind changes based on ideology?
Slippery slopes
#cdnhealth #ABhealth
@mattgalloway.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Smiths plan for change cites countries with notable difference that we should cover - if we don’t that is blind changes based on ideology?
Slippery slopes
#cdnhealth #ABhealth
@mattgalloway.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Another segment on healthcare that can affect the entire country.
Smiths plan for change cites countries with notable difference that we should cover - if we don’t that is blind changes based on ideology?
Slippery slopes
#cdnhealth #ABhealth
@mattgalloway.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Smiths plan for change cites countries with notable difference that we should cover - if we don’t that is blind changes based on ideology?
Slippery slopes
#cdnhealth #ABhealth
@mattgalloway.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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The #UCP is intruding into the personal lives of its citizens in ways that violate our fundamental freedoms.
#Cdnpoli #canpoli #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #yyc #yeg #Canada #UCP #AxeTheVaxTax #CorruptCare #Project2025 #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #RecallThemAll #TransRights #ABEd #ABHealth #CanadaSky
#Cdnpoli #canpoli #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #yyc #yeg #Canada #UCP #AxeTheVaxTax #CorruptCare #Project2025 #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #RecallThemAll #TransRights #ABEd #ABHealth #CanadaSky
“Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege.”
— Tommy Douglas
— Tommy Douglas
November 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The #UCP is intruding into the personal lives of its citizens in ways that violate our fundamental freedoms.
#Cdnpoli #canpoli #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #yyc #yeg #Canada #UCP #AxeTheVaxTax #CorruptCare #Project2025 #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #RecallThemAll #TransRights #ABEd #ABHealth #CanadaSky
#Cdnpoli #canpoli #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #yyc #yeg #Canada #UCP #AxeTheVaxTax #CorruptCare #Project2025 #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #RecallThemAll #TransRights #ABEd #ABHealth #CanadaSky
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If were a #conservative voter in #Alberta, I'd be concerned #DanielleSmith thinks you have zero short-term memory.
@lisab0923.bsky.social discusses the new plan the #UCP has for #privatization of our healthcare system. 🇨🇦 #Cdnhealthcare #Doctors
youtu.be/v_8qLV7PgTE?...
@lisab0923.bsky.social discusses the new plan the #UCP has for #privatization of our healthcare system. 🇨🇦 #Cdnhealthcare #Doctors
youtu.be/v_8qLV7PgTE?...
What you think they said isn’t what they’re saying they said #daniellesmith #firetheucp #alberta
YouTube video by Lisab0923
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If were a #conservative voter in #Alberta, I'd be concerned #DanielleSmith thinks you have zero short-term memory.
@lisab0923.bsky.social discusses the new plan the #UCP has for #privatization of our healthcare system. 🇨🇦 #Cdnhealthcare #Doctors
youtu.be/v_8qLV7PgTE?...
@lisab0923.bsky.social discusses the new plan the #UCP has for #privatization of our healthcare system. 🇨🇦 #Cdnhealthcare #Doctors
youtu.be/v_8qLV7PgTE?...
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Great summary of the current state of the United Conservative Party:
“What we are seeing in Alberta right now isn’t random.
It’s a gov’t trying to survive by polarizing its way forward.
Not by fixing healthcare.
Not by improving education.
Not by protecting rights.”
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
“What we are seeing in Alberta right now isn’t random.
It’s a gov’t trying to survive by polarizing its way forward.
Not by fixing healthcare.
Not by improving education.
Not by protecting rights.”
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
The UCP Is Governing Like a Party in Decline
Alberta Politics This Week
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Great summary of the current state of the United Conservative Party:
“What we are seeing in Alberta right now isn’t random.
It’s a gov’t trying to survive by polarizing its way forward.
Not by fixing healthcare.
Not by improving education.
Not by protecting rights.”
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
“What we are seeing in Alberta right now isn’t random.
It’s a gov’t trying to survive by polarizing its way forward.
Not by fixing healthcare.
Not by improving education.
Not by protecting rights.”
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
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The trouble with the UCP's dual practice model?
Think about a double double.
If the line at Tim’s is long because there’s only one person pouring coffee, opening an “express lane” for people who tip $20 doesn’t speed things up. It means those with more money get the coffee while others wait.
Think about a double double.
If the line at Tim’s is long because there’s only one person pouring coffee, opening an “express lane” for people who tip $20 doesn’t speed things up. It means those with more money get the coffee while others wait.
Back in school, I wrote an essay about how two-tier healthcare would improve access for everyone.
It makes intuitive sense: create a second line and the original one gets shorter, right?
A better look at the evidence and arguments like Picard's changed my mind. 🧵
It makes intuitive sense: create a second line and the original one gets shorter, right?
A better look at the evidence and arguments like Picard's changed my mind. 🧵
Picard’s point on AB’s new “dual practice” plan: evidence shows letting surgeons bill public & private won’t fix wait times, it likely lengthens them, drains staff from public hospitals, adds red tape, and undermines access.
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
A solution in search of a problem. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The trouble with the UCP's dual practice model?
Think about a double double.
If the line at Tim’s is long because there’s only one person pouring coffee, opening an “express lane” for people who tip $20 doesn’t speed things up. It means those with more money get the coffee while others wait.
Think about a double double.
If the line at Tim’s is long because there’s only one person pouring coffee, opening an “express lane” for people who tip $20 doesn’t speed things up. It means those with more money get the coffee while others wait.
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Imagine Canada’s aviation industry if the country chose Gripen over the F-35: instead of plugging into a closed, foreign-controlled ecosystem, Canada would become a co-creator in a fighter program designed for partnership.
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Imagine Canada’s aviation industry if the country chose Gripen over the F-35: instead of plugging into a closed, foreign-controlled ecosystem, Canada would become a co-creator in a fighter program designed for partnership.
This is a long video, but concerning.
Victims of SA in some regions of the world are being asked to hand over their smart phones and police are copying everything. Defendants are getting copies of the victims data.
Don’t leave everything on your phone.
youtu.be/8GqZ073kP00?...
Victims of SA in some regions of the world are being asked to hand over their smart phones and police are copying everything. Defendants are getting copies of the victims data.
Don’t leave everything on your phone.
youtu.be/8GqZ073kP00?...
An Israeli surveillance company is HACKING phones globally | Cellebrite EXPOSED | EP01
YouTube video by The What & The Why Podcast
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is a long video, but concerning.
Victims of SA in some regions of the world are being asked to hand over their smart phones and police are copying everything. Defendants are getting copies of the victims data.
Don’t leave everything on your phone.
youtu.be/8GqZ073kP00?...
Victims of SA in some regions of the world are being asked to hand over their smart phones and police are copying everything. Defendants are getting copies of the victims data.
Don’t leave everything on your phone.
youtu.be/8GqZ073kP00?...
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Webber Academy, a private school in Calgary receives 70% funding from Alberta taxpayers.
It's so well funded that it was recently able to donate $3M of your tax dollars to a charity called West Aspen Holdings, which is worth $73M.
...1 of 2
It's so well funded that it was recently able to donate $3M of your tax dollars to a charity called West Aspen Holdings, which is worth $73M.
...1 of 2
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Webber Academy, a private school in Calgary receives 70% funding from Alberta taxpayers.
It's so well funded that it was recently able to donate $3M of your tax dollars to a charity called West Aspen Holdings, which is worth $73M.
...1 of 2
It's so well funded that it was recently able to donate $3M of your tax dollars to a charity called West Aspen Holdings, which is worth $73M.
...1 of 2
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As long as Alberta and Ottawa continue to push for another dirty fossil pipeline…
Guess BC should demand that Alberta and Saskatchewan not stand in the way as we build some massive wind farms in Canada’s prairies. After all, it‘s the best place to get our wind energy to market.
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
As long as Alberta and Ottawa continue to push for another dirty fossil pipeline…
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More essential reporting:
What Alberta's plan to permit public *and* private billing by doctors could impact access to/quality of care.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The "hybrid" system exists nowhere in Canada. A doctor can practice privately -exclusively- anywhere.
The most do so in Quebec.
What Alberta's plan to permit public *and* private billing by doctors could impact access to/quality of care.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The "hybrid" system exists nowhere in Canada. A doctor can practice privately -exclusively- anywhere.
The most do so in Quebec.
What Alberta's public-private doctor plan could mean for insurance, physician burnout, nurses and more | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to allow physicians to dabble both in the public and private systems at the same time would be a Canadian first, and has drawn mixed reaction from critics and sup...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
More essential reporting:
What Alberta's plan to permit public *and* private billing by doctors could impact access to/quality of care.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The "hybrid" system exists nowhere in Canada. A doctor can practice privately -exclusively- anywhere.
The most do so in Quebec.
What Alberta's plan to permit public *and* private billing by doctors could impact access to/quality of care.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The "hybrid" system exists nowhere in Canada. A doctor can practice privately -exclusively- anywhere.
The most do so in Quebec.
Reposted by Shane🇨🇦
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Mmmm caffeine
a person is whisking a bowl of green tea with a brush .
ALT: a person is whisking a bowl of green tea with a brush .
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Mmmm caffeine
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🇨🇦 When I lived in Haida Gwaii, we often got stuck in Hecate Straight due to sudden, extreme weather. The giant BC Ferry would buck so hard that all passengers were forced to lie on the floor clutching barf bags. This with the best boats, weather predictors and captains available.
#ABpoli
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#ABpoli
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Green Party of Canada 🇨🇦 -
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters. #cdnpoli
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🇨🇦 When I lived in Haida Gwaii, we often got stuck in Hecate Straight due to sudden, extreme weather. The giant BC Ferry would buck so hard that all passengers were forced to lie on the floor clutching barf bags. This with the best boats, weather predictors and captains available.
#ABpoli
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#ABpoli
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Seriously! If there are tech hurdles, there are tech hurdles, but it's 2025 and becoming more dangerous online, not less.
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Seriously! If there are tech hurdles, there are tech hurdles, but it's 2025 and becoming more dangerous online, not less.
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Making a health-care complaint is tough. These tips can make the difference. Take notes, file as soon as possible and be persistent, says health-care mediator
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... #bchealth #bchealthcare
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... #bchealth #bchealthcare
Making a health-care complaint is tough. These tips can make the difference | CBC
For many Canadians, their experience with the health-care system is difficult or uncomfortable but it feels futile to complain. An Ontario doctor and health-care mediator has tips to successfully navi...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Making a health-care complaint is tough. These tips can make the difference. Take notes, file as soon as possible and be persistent, says health-care mediator
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... #bchealth #bchealthcare
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... #bchealth #bchealthcare
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9/9 The choice is stark: Build a Canadian institution that serves generations, or continue our over-reliance on private schemes.
Dr. Nav Persaud & Committee of Experts Health Canada
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
Dr. Nav Persaud & Committee of Experts Health Canada
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
Final Report of the National Pharmacare Committee of Experts - Canada.ca
This report presents a comprehensive framework for universal, single-payer, publicly administered pharmacare in Canada.
www.canada.ca
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
9/9 The choice is stark: Build a Canadian institution that serves generations, or continue our over-reliance on private schemes.
Dr. Nav Persaud & Committee of Experts Health Canada
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
Dr. Nav Persaud & Committee of Experts Health Canada
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...