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Debbie Benson YEG
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Progressive Canadian; Retired Teacher; Opinions are my own, willing to listen to other perspectives, open to learning! She/Her 🇨🇦 🌈 🌎
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The UCP is incapable of managing anything. Incompetent, sociopathic ideologues.
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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UCP - bad policies and zero fiscal management are about all they seem good at.
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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The Alberta Government is normalizing the use of the notwithstanding clause in an attempt to ignore the rule of law.

Use your voice. Protect the Charter. Stand up for human rights. Democracy depends on it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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“Albertans rely on the protections guaranteed by the Alberta Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Suspending those rights, particularly for vulnerable groups, places the freedoms of all Canadians at serious risk.”
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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We know the play book. They are coming for reproductive rights next.
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Everything the UCP touches doesn’t help Albertans and loses tax dollars!

ground.news/article/cp-a...
Alberta’s auditor says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle
Alberta’s auditor general estimates the government’s failed effort to privatize community lab testing services left taxpayers on the hook for about $109 million.
ground.news
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
Global Approaches to Abortion as Health Care - O'Neill
The O’Neill Institute believes that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems.
oneill.law.georgetown.edu
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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"The changes would also create an environment where private insurance companies could flourish. Well, you know what that means-no insurance for folks with pre-existing conditions. They will be consigned to the crumbling, UNDERSTAFFED public system."
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Borders Czar Tom Homan just announced he’s ramping up ICE operations in NYC.

Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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I suspect there will be a lot of people lashing out at the Carney government over the MOU that's been leaked today.

I'd encourage them to read this first. The biggest hurdle in the way of a new oil pipeline to the west coast, by far, has yet to be cleared.

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 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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HAYES: “2 female reporters asking obviously totally newsworthy Q’s — one gets called ‘PIGGY’ the other gets called ‘INSUBORDINATE’ because she didn’t bow and scrape to the Saudi King.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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America is not your sugar daddy, Lindsey.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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@djclimenhaga.bsky.social: Apparently, Danielle Smith and the #UCP have decided they’re going to have to destroy health care in order to save it.

That’s about the most positive spin that can be put on their plan, revealed by the Globe and Mail Tuesday. #abpoli
Danielle Smith’s Secret Plan to Destroy Public Health Care | The Tyee
A leaked document reveals the UCP is bringing in two-tier care.
thetyee.ca
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Remember Bonnie Critchley? She ran against Pierre Poilievre in the federal election and now she says she is making the switch to provincial politics to the Alberta Party, citing Smith’s power grab and removal of rights from albertans.

(Her video is too long to post here). vt.tiktok.com/ZSfLrHtut/
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Alberta government eyes legal changes to let physicians work publicly and privately

Public health defenders say it’ll weaken an already weak health system.

NDP says call an election over it — Premier Smith says no.

Also from me today:

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...
Alberta government eyes legal changes to let physicians work publicly and privately
EDMONTON - The Alberta cabinet minister in charge of primary care says legislation is coming — but won't provide details — amid reports the province plans to let doctors work
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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“We can’t make laws that respect human rights so we’ll pass shi**y laws using a loophole that was never meant for this and you need to suck it up for ~5years minimum and there ain’t nothing you can do about it.”

#cdnpoli #abpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta government 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 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM