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Carrie Tait
@carrietait.bsky.social
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Reporter in The Globe and Mail's Calgary bureau. Loves: The Riders, the Oilers, the farm, mountains, snow. Dislikes: Daylight Saving(s) Time, raccoons, gophers, the search for New Twitter
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · Mar 20
Hi. My DMs are open. My email follows The Globe's pattern. I'm on Signal and WhatsApp, via my cell. Reach out for the number. Come say hi. We protect our sources.
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markusoff.bsky.social
Why Danielle Smith's government is not withstanding so many court challenges:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me
ANALYSIS | UCP government keeps blocking or nixing Alberta court challenges. Why? | CBC News
From transgender policies to referendums to "conservative" party names, the Alberta UCP has stepped in where others have feared to tread.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
Periodic reminder that governmental obfuscation is not just a burr for journos: It runs counter to the public interest. It makes for an ill-informed population with less trust in institutions.

The people who work for you don't want you to have information you own. Be mad about that.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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charlesrusnell.bsky.social
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange suppressed information about measles cases that health officials told her the public should have. Another must read from the Globe.
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/78ea426...
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
icymi: Who Is Sam Mraiche? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
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December 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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robsonfletcher.com
Quite the scathing 'epilogue' that Justice Feasby added to his decision, in response to legislation tabled by Alberta's UCP government just yesterday:
Judge says Bill 14 changes would 'silence the court' After arguments from lawyers representing a final group of First Nations who were granted intervenor status in the case, Feasby issued his decision from the bench Friday in the Calgary Court of King's Bench. He added what he called an "epilogue," which specifically addressed the impact of the proposed legislation. "The legal consequence of discontinuing this proceeding prior to a decision would be to silence the Court," he said. The judge called the move to change the legislation antithetical to the rule of law and democracy. "The public is entitled to the fruits of this process that has been conducted largely at their expense so that if they are asked to vote on Alberta independence, they have a tool that may help them make sense of the legal dimensions of the secession of Alberta from Canada." Feasby noted that the court case had been prioritized at the expense of other justice system participants waiting for their cases to be heard. "Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
SCOOP: Elections Alberta investigated Sam Mraiche over allegations he made illegal political donations in 2023

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social
Sam Mraiche was investigated by Elections Alberta over alleged illegal political donations
Regulator says Mraiche was being investigated this year in connection to an alleged straw donor scheme
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December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
Oh hey! A podcast on Sam Mraiche and his ties to the Alberta government! Including audio from when I asked Justice Minister Mickey Amery about his relationship to the businessman.

www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social
The businessman at the heart of Alberta’s health care controversy
An investigation into the businessman whose dealings with the government have come under scrutiny
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December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
Hi. icymi ->
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
STORY: Alberta ends negotiations with two firms tied to Sam Mraiche, the businessman at centre of health care controversy
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... with @tomcardoso.bsky.social
Alberta ends procurement talks with two firms tied to businessman at centre of health care controversy
The two companies owned in part by Sam Mraiche were in negotiations to build private surgical facilities
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
carrietait.bsky.social
BREAKING: Matt Jones, one of Alberta's health ministers, just said the private surgical facilities for Red Deer and Lethbridge have been cancelled. Those two projects are owned in part by Sam Mraiche.
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters to ask her advisors how/why Sam Mraiche was hanging out with her inner circle, watching the 2023 election results roll in.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social and Emma Graney
Danielle Smith punts questions on health CEO’s election night appearance
Alberta NDP uses revelations to reiterate calls for public inquiry into controversy
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December 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
carrietait.bsky.social
Hey, did you guys know my DMs are open? Truth.

I am also on Signal, WhatsApp and not opposed to communicating telephonically.

Come say hi! #ableg #abpoli

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Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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theturner.bsky.social
Nova Scotia would like to lodge a formal complaint, @nytimes.com
Screencap of NY Times Spelling Bee game showing the word DONAIR and the response “not in word list”
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
Yes, the health care system is a mess, but Danielle Smith’s gambit risks failure. Allowing dual practice will do nothing to address the system’s fundamental problems, while adding some new problems, by @acoyne.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Yes, the health care system is a mess, but Danielle Smith’s gambit risks failure
The solution to Canada’s health care woes is to create a market
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November 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
Alberta says allowing doctors to work in the public system and bill patients privately will shorten wait times for everyone, while keeping costs down. But critics say the plan will make care worse for everyone. Q+A w/ @carrietait.bsky.social, Braden Manns www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
Whatta story. Whatta kicker.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine
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November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
Morning! I'm talkin about Alberta's (almost) proposed public/private health care system with The Decibel today. Here ya go!
www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...
The controversial push to expand private health care in Alberta
Could Alberta’s proposal to introduce a public-private care system violate the Canada Health Act?
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
carrietait.bsky.social
This comment is why I think The Globe's editorial on Alberta's proposed dual track public/private health care is valuable.

Let's all politely debate! Propose alternatives! Weigh it against Andre Picard's column, in which he shredded the idea!

Yay for informed debate!
shastingssimon.bsky.social Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 14d
If only there was some way for the state to get money from the “wealthy older Canadians”
Like some kind of percentage you take each year that was in proportion to their ability to pay based on the amount of money their investments make? Or when they pass on inheritance?
Wonder what we could call it
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
The Globe'e ed board weighs in on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's proposal for a dual track public/private system for surgeries:
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: Alberta’s (welcome) healthcare heresy
The province has floated proposals on private care that could finally unfreeze the debate over how to reform Canada’s failing healthcare system
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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jaredwesley.ca
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...
Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly?
What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially, but it makes no sense in the Canadian context
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November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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“My own experience prescribing puberty blockers has demonstrated enormous psycho-social benefits in youth who feel a quiet desperation watching their bodies change in ways they can’t control […] A puberty blocker provides them with a pause […] with no effects on fertility, and is 100% reversible.”
Opinion: As a physician, I see how gender-affirming care benefits youth
Alberta’s moves to restrict treatment are based in ignorance and misinformation
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November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
carrietait.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say
Privy Council Clerk Sabia playing key role in brokering accord that would involve tanker ban exemption
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November 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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A GREAT DAY FOR A PARADE

Spectacular scenes in Regina as the province celebrates the Saskatchewan Roughriders Grey Cup championship.

I love that the players are taking the Cup to the fans. They get it. It’s for all of Rider Nation.
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM