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I am a Canadian who just happens to currently live in Alberta.
Time to decide if you are a Canadian patriot or a Nazi sympathizer.
Time to decide if you are a Canadian patriot or a Nazi sympathizer.
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“Pierre Poilievre benefits immensely from establishment media’s inability to challenge conservative bullies. The man is an empty suit, devoid of meaningful ideas for the future of this country.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
cultmtl.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“Pierre Poilievre benefits immensely from establishment media’s inability to challenge conservative bullies. The man is an empty suit, devoid of meaningful ideas for the future of this country.”
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If Danielle Smith wants Albertans to pay to see a doctor, she should call the election.
Albertans have had enough of the UCP, and they want change. Alberta's New Democrats are ready.
youtube.com/shorts/NNaXV...
Albertans have had enough of the UCP, and they want change. Alberta's New Democrats are ready.
youtube.com/shorts/NNaXV...
Danielle Smith broke her promise to fix public health care. Now, she wants to privatize it.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If Danielle Smith wants Albertans to pay to see a doctor, she should call the election.
Albertans have had enough of the UCP, and they want change. Alberta's New Democrats are ready.
youtube.com/shorts/NNaXV...
Albertans have had enough of the UCP, and they want change. Alberta's New Democrats are ready.
youtube.com/shorts/NNaXV...
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“This is definitely two-tiered medicine,” said Braden Manns, a professor of health policy at the University of Calgary.”
A new plan from the UCP would massivley expand private for profit family care.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
A new plan from the UCP would massivley expand private for profit family care.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“This is definitely two-tiered medicine,” said Braden Manns, a professor of health policy at the University of Calgary.”
A new plan from the UCP would massivley expand private for profit family care.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
A new plan from the UCP would massivley expand private for profit family care.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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There is a lesson for us all to learn here.
People. Are. Powerful. Politicians only have as much power as we allow them to have.
Keep going, AB. 💪
People. Are. Powerful. Politicians only have as much power as we allow them to have.
Keep going, AB. 💪
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
There is a lesson for us all to learn here.
People. Are. Powerful. Politicians only have as much power as we allow them to have.
Keep going, AB. 💪
People. Are. Powerful. Politicians only have as much power as we allow them to have.
Keep going, AB. 💪
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Make one move to stop or amend recall legislation and you will mobilize this whole province. Watch us…
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Make one move to stop or amend recall legislation and you will mobilize this whole province. Watch us…
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Alberta keeps saying it plans to "double" oil production by 2035. But the math here doesn't come close to mathing --- and it has nothing to do with Ottawa's policies. #cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
Alberta’s pipeline math still doesn’t add up
The biggest obstacle standing between Alberta and its premier's repeated pledge to double oil production isn't the tanker ban, the emissions cap, or any other piece of federal legislation. It's realit...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Alberta keeps saying it plans to "double" oil production by 2035. But the math here doesn't come close to mathing --- and it has nothing to do with Ottawa's policies. #cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
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BREAKING: @globeandmail's @CarrieTait reports that @ABDanielleSmith's govt plans to amend legislation to enable Alberta doctors to offer services in both the public and private spheres.
Smith's blueprint is hiding in plain sight.
Be afraid, Alberta.
youtu.be/n9_gGtNd91w
Smith's blueprint is hiding in plain sight.
Be afraid, Alberta.
youtu.be/n9_gGtNd91w
2021 UofC Paper Reveals Smith’s Healthcare Privatization Agenda
YouTube video by Energi Media
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November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING: @globeandmail's @CarrieTait reports that @ABDanielleSmith's govt plans to amend legislation to enable Alberta doctors to offer services in both the public and private spheres.
Smith's blueprint is hiding in plain sight.
Be afraid, Alberta.
youtu.be/n9_gGtNd91w
Smith's blueprint is hiding in plain sight.
Be afraid, Alberta.
youtu.be/n9_gGtNd91w
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With this leaked document it will be difficult for the UCP to deny their endgame is to privatize healthcare in Alberta. As is the case with the dismantling of AHS, there is no evidence to support this. To the contrary, both will further weaken the public healthcare system.
SCOOP: Alberta intends to allow doctors working in the public health care system to simultaneously offers services in a parallel private market, according to draft amendments obtained by The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
With this leaked document it will be difficult for the UCP to deny their endgame is to privatize healthcare in Alberta. As is the case with the dismantling of AHS, there is no evidence to support this. To the contrary, both will further weaken the public healthcare system.
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Here is a picture from the 2023 provincial election campaign. See if you can spot the differences.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here is a picture from the 2023 provincial election campaign. See if you can spot the differences.
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Sound familiar, Alberta?
Coming soon to your driver's license.
Coming soon to your driver's license.
license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Sound familiar, Alberta?
Coming soon to your driver's license.
Coming soon to your driver's license.
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Alberta announced it's proceeding with its ill-conceived plan to place health data citizenship markers on driver's licenses.
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Seven Concerns about Premier Smith’s New Citizenship Markers | The Tyee
Plans to alter what Alberta driver’s licences and ID cards tell authorities need a rethink.
thetyee.ca
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Alberta announced it's proceeding with its ill-conceived plan to place health data citizenship markers on driver's licenses.
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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“As Canada is spared another federal election that Canadians don’t want, it’s worth noting that majorities of NDP and Bloc Québécois voters approve of Prime Minister Mark Carney. Meanwhile, favourability of Pierre Poilievre has reached a new all-time low.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
cultmtl.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
“As Canada is spared another federal election that Canadians don’t want, it’s worth noting that majorities of NDP and Bloc Québécois voters approve of Prime Minister Mark Carney. Meanwhile, favourability of Pierre Poilievre has reached a new all-time low.”
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The UCP just voted against our bill to increase the minimum wage. We have the lowest minimum wage in the country. Food bank use is on the rise. 40% of the people earning minimum wage are supporting their children. It hasn’t gone up since 2018 when Alberta’s NDP was in government.
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The UCP just voted against our bill to increase the minimum wage. We have the lowest minimum wage in the country. Food bank use is on the rise. 40% of the people earning minimum wage are supporting their children. It hasn’t gone up since 2018 when Alberta’s NDP was in government.
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WOW!
Smith really is rattled about recall!
Despite the gofundme myth being debunked & even unions making it clear they aren’t organizing anything, Smith announced that she’s looking at ways to make recall rules less accessible!
You know, the recall rules she just re-wrote
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Smith really is rattled about recall!
Despite the gofundme myth being debunked & even unions making it clear they aren’t organizing anything, Smith announced that she’s looking at ways to make recall rules less accessible!
You know, the recall rules she just re-wrote
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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More good coverage on crypto fraud in the NYT this morning. Note the phrase "at least $28 billion". It is undoubtedly A LOT more than $28 billion because the technology is so perfectly designed to be untraceable AND this doesn't include all kinds of fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
More good coverage on crypto fraud in the NYT this morning. Note the phrase "at least $28 billion". It is undoubtedly A LOT more than $28 billion because the technology is so perfectly designed to be untraceable AND this doesn't include all kinds of fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
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“I am not working in those facilities because I find it morally inappropriate.”
A Tyee investigation found that Calgary anesthesiologists are being scheduled by managers, in response to government directives, to work in for-profit chartered surgical facilities, sometimes against their will. #abpoli
A Tyee investigation found that Calgary anesthesiologists are being scheduled by managers, in response to government directives, to work in for-profit chartered surgical facilities, sometimes against their will. #abpoli
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 3:23 PM
“I am not working in those facilities because I find it morally inappropriate.”
A Tyee investigation found that Calgary anesthesiologists are being scheduled by managers, in response to government directives, to work in for-profit chartered surgical facilities, sometimes against their will. #abpoli
A Tyee investigation found that Calgary anesthesiologists are being scheduled by managers, in response to government directives, to work in for-profit chartered surgical facilities, sometimes against their will. #abpoli
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Great news Alberta!
Tanya for has apologized ...
... for getting caught.
Again.
And for doing something she should know by now is wrong.
And expressing the very sentiment UCP MLAs have about Albertans who oppose our policies.
Read:
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
#abpoli #ableg
Tanya for has apologized ...
... for getting caught.
Again.
And for doing something she should know by now is wrong.
And expressing the very sentiment UCP MLAs have about Albertans who oppose our policies.
Read:
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
#abpoli #ableg
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Great news Alberta!
Tanya for has apologized ...
... for getting caught.
Again.
And for doing something she should know by now is wrong.
And expressing the very sentiment UCP MLAs have about Albertans who oppose our policies.
Read:
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
#abpoli #ableg
Tanya for has apologized ...
... for getting caught.
Again.
And for doing something she should know by now is wrong.
And expressing the very sentiment UCP MLAs have about Albertans who oppose our policies.
Read:
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
#abpoli #ableg
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As always, send tips in confidence to journalismtips@protonmail.com.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
As always, send tips in confidence to journalismtips@protonmail.com.
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No studies…. No evidence…. Pure political ideology… and worse, it keeps on despite years of evidence showing the important access metrics are getting worse and worse for all ABs
"what, if any, evidence was there from studies that showed CSFs had reduced costs and wait-lists and improved patient outcomes in any of the other jurisdictions that already had hybrid public-private surgery systems?
The answer was: None. There were no studies, no evidence."
#AbLeg
The answer was: None. There were no studies, no evidence."
#AbLeg
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...
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No studies…. No evidence…. Pure political ideology… and worse, it keeps on despite years of evidence showing the important access metrics are getting worse and worse for all ABs