Zdenek Niederle
@zdenekniederle.bsky.social
Dad. Progressive. Open Source. Information Technology Professional. He/Him. 🇨🇦🇨🇿
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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.
If you see this, QTP with a GIF of your favorite animal.
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
If you see this, QTP with a GIF of your favorite animal.
"Considering Covid-19 is still in the community, we wanted to make sure that everyone had all the information they needed to make their own risk assessment on ‘if’ and ‘how’ they attended the con."
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
This hacker conference installed a literal antivirus monitoring system
Organizers had a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.
arstechnica.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"Considering Covid-19 is still in the community, we wanted to make sure that everyone had all the information they needed to make their own risk assessment on ‘if’ and ‘how’ they attended the con."
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
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We are in the process of trying to recall Stephan.
Recallreddeer.ca
Help us spread the word, Red Deer is a UCP stronghold.
Recallreddeer.ca
Help us spread the word, Red Deer is a UCP stronghold.
Recall Red Deer
Taking Back Our City.
Restoring Accountability.
Recallreddeer.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We are in the process of trying to recall Stephan.
Recallreddeer.ca
Help us spread the word, Red Deer is a UCP stronghold.
Recallreddeer.ca
Help us spread the word, Red Deer is a UCP stronghold.
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Hard not to be both depressed & infuriated about these regressive, science-free, & cruel actions.
AB to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very obviously, NO evidence these MAGA are laws needed.
AB to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very obviously, NO evidence these MAGA are laws needed.
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Hard not to be both depressed & infuriated about these regressive, science-free, & cruel actions.
AB to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very obviously, NO evidence these MAGA are laws needed.
AB to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very obviously, NO evidence these MAGA are laws needed.
The new Alberta license plate design (aside from a waste of money and priority) is ugly.
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The new Alberta license plate design (aside from a waste of money and priority) is ugly.
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IDEA: A Hallmark Christmas movie about an Alberta premier who refuses to be photographed with Santa unless he's seated, titled 'Notwithstanding Claus'.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 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 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
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 via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Huh... Isn't that interesting. I'm sure it was just an oversight.
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/05/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/05/a...
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Huh... Isn't that interesting. I'm sure it was just an oversight.
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/05/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/05/a...
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Masking indoors in public spaces boils down to this for me now:
I love never being sick from airborne infectious diseases.
The last cold I had was in early 2019, with not even a sniffle since. The only thing I don't do is dine indoors in public spaces; a good trade for health.
I love never being sick from airborne infectious diseases.
The last cold I had was in early 2019, with not even a sniffle since. The only thing I don't do is dine indoors in public spaces; a good trade for health.
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Masking indoors in public spaces boils down to this for me now:
I love never being sick from airborne infectious diseases.
The last cold I had was in early 2019, with not even a sniffle since. The only thing I don't do is dine indoors in public spaces; a good trade for health.
I love never being sick from airborne infectious diseases.
The last cold I had was in early 2019, with not even a sniffle since. The only thing I don't do is dine indoors in public spaces; a good trade for health.
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It appears a recall application has been submitted today for Adriana LaGrange.
FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/85067...
Mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Threads post: www.threads.com/@hugsforquee...
#Alberta #abpoli
FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/85067...
Mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Threads post: www.threads.com/@hugsforquee...
#Alberta #abpoli
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
It appears a recall application has been submitted today for Adriana LaGrange.
FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/85067...
Mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Threads post: www.threads.com/@hugsforquee...
#Alberta #abpoli
FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/85067...
Mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Threads post: www.threads.com/@hugsforquee...
#Alberta #abpoli
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They painted over a memorial to a genocide that is ongoing at this very moment.
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
They painted over a memorial to a genocide that is ongoing at this very moment.
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COVID-19 should have brought us together. Instead, it accelerated our turn towards toxic hyper-individualism.
On Remembrance Day, let's rediscover the importance of values like shared sacrifice and mutual interest -- and remember why it mattered.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/10/o...
On Remembrance Day, let's rediscover the importance of values like shared sacrifice and mutual interest -- and remember why it mattered.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/10/o...
In the age of selfishness, let’s rediscover our sense of shared sacrifice
Remembrance Day is a reminder of what we were willing to fight for in the past — and how much it mattered that we fought together.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
COVID-19 should have brought us together. Instead, it accelerated our turn towards toxic hyper-individualism.
On Remembrance Day, let's rediscover the importance of values like shared sacrifice and mutual interest -- and remember why it mattered.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/10/o...
On Remembrance Day, let's rediscover the importance of values like shared sacrifice and mutual interest -- and remember why it mattered.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/10/o...
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A former chief medical officer of health for Alberta says the provincial government should be embarrassed by the role Alberta has played in Canada’s measles outbreaks and loss of the country's measles elimination status
Latest from me👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Latest from me👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A former chief medical officer of health for Alberta says the provincial government should be embarrassed by the role Alberta has played in Canada’s measles outbreaks and loss of the country's measles elimination status
Latest from me👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Latest from me👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“A lot of people worked for a long time to achieve measles elimination status, and to lose it in one year because of a failure of government action … for a disease that’s totally preventable, it just makes me sad.”
“I think they should be embarrassed. ... I think they owe an apology to Albertans”
“I think they should be embarrassed. ... I think they owe an apology to Albertans”
A former chief medical officer of health for Alberta says the provincial government should be embarrassed by the role Alberta has played in Canada’s measles outbreaks and loss of the country's measles elimination status
Latest from me👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Latest from me👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
“A lot of people worked for a long time to achieve measles elimination status, and to lose it in one year because of a failure of government action … for a disease that’s totally preventable, it just makes me sad.”
“I think they should be embarrassed. ... I think they owe an apology to Albertans”
“I think they should be embarrassed. ... I think they owe an apology to Albertans”
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There are A LOT of things I wish people truly grasped regarding Covid-19, but 2 biggies for me are:
1. The concept and reality of asymptomatic infection
2. The critical importance and necessity of wearing a respirator mask in all situations of potential contagion
1. The concept and reality of asymptomatic infection
2. The critical importance and necessity of wearing a respirator mask in all situations of potential contagion
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
There are A LOT of things I wish people truly grasped regarding Covid-19, but 2 biggies for me are:
1. The concept and reality of asymptomatic infection
2. The critical importance and necessity of wearing a respirator mask in all situations of potential contagion
1. The concept and reality of asymptomatic infection
2. The critical importance and necessity of wearing a respirator mask in all situations of potential contagion
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This is disability visibility.
Mamdani listened. He didn’t pander or talk over the disabled journalist.
He acknowledged his concerns and gave real responses about how he plans to fix them.
1 in 4 Americans has a disability, it’s a huge number of voters.
Don’t ignore us!
Mamdani listened. He didn’t pander or talk over the disabled journalist.
He acknowledged his concerns and gave real responses about how he plans to fix them.
1 in 4 Americans has a disability, it’s a huge number of voters.
Don’t ignore us!
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is disability visibility.
Mamdani listened. He didn’t pander or talk over the disabled journalist.
He acknowledged his concerns and gave real responses about how he plans to fix them.
1 in 4 Americans has a disability, it’s a huge number of voters.
Don’t ignore us!
Mamdani listened. He didn’t pander or talk over the disabled journalist.
He acknowledged his concerns and gave real responses about how he plans to fix them.
1 in 4 Americans has a disability, it’s a huge number of voters.
Don’t ignore us!
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In a world full of terrible role models for young people, I’m so glad there are also smart, joyful and empathetic people like Ms Rachel and Mychal Threets.
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
In a world full of terrible role models for young people, I’m so glad there are also smart, joyful and empathetic people like Ms Rachel and Mychal Threets.
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This is Finn. His human stopped scratching his back, so he had to take matters into his own hands. 13/10 (TT: anna.ve.w)
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is Finn. His human stopped scratching his back, so he had to take matters into his own hands. 13/10 (TT: anna.ve.w)
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If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20 he has no heart. If he is not an idiosyncratic mix of borrowed principles mostly based on disagreeing with whoever has annoyed him recently by the time he is 35 he has no head.
November 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20 he has no heart. If he is not an idiosyncratic mix of borrowed principles mostly based on disagreeing with whoever has annoyed him recently by the time he is 35 he has no head.
Stellar list of our government's worst hits...
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Stellar list of our government's worst hits...
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The UCP have eliminated the opportunity to recall their MLAs.
There is another option available.
#abgenstrike
There is another option available.
#abgenstrike
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The UCP have eliminated the opportunity to recall their MLAs.
There is another option available.
#abgenstrike
There is another option available.
#abgenstrike
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UCP invited growth (e.g., Alberta is Calling campaign; letter to then PM Trudeau asking for increase in immigrant quota; Smith's stated goal to increase AB population), but then didn't plan for growth they invited.
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
UCP invited growth (e.g., Alberta is Calling campaign; letter to then PM Trudeau asking for increase in immigrant quota; Smith's stated goal to increase AB population), but then didn't plan for growth they invited.