Flora Cain
@floracain.bsky.social
Retired analyst. Not interested in "alternative" facts. FOREVER CANADIAN
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Someone recently questioned me about whether I was actually being serious when I spoke of the serious threat posed to our nation.
They wondered if I was fear-mongering about Trump.
I wish I was.
I really wish I was.
They wondered if I was fear-mongering about Trump.
I wish I was.
I really wish I was.
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Someone recently questioned me about whether I was actually being serious when I spoke of the serious threat posed to our nation.
They wondered if I was fear-mongering about Trump.
I wish I was.
I really wish I was.
They wondered if I was fear-mongering about Trump.
I wish I was.
I really wish I was.
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Defence Department hiring public servants from other federal departments #Ottawa
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Defence Department hiring public servants from other federal departments
DND and the Public Service Commission have launched the Pathway to Mobility Initiative, with plans to hire an additional 2,400 to 3,000 people this fiscal year, with the potential for further jobs nex...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Defence Department hiring public servants from other federal departments #Ottawa
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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"Trump wants a peace deal that rewards Putin and punishes Ukraine. He wants a peace deal with no European input and which he can impose on Ukraine. He wants to get back to business with Putin as soon as possible and start making money"
Just sent out this free piece. There was a weird and widely spread attempt in the media yesterday to create a fiction, that Trump's peace plan for Ukraine and Russia was a rogue operation by Steve Witkoff. That finally fell apart--and it’s important that it did. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
This Deal Is Trump's--It Has Always Been Trump's
Hi All,
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November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Trump wants a peace deal that rewards Putin and punishes Ukraine. He wants a peace deal with no European input and which he can impose on Ukraine. He wants to get back to business with Putin as soon as possible and start making money"
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@theglobeandmail.com published my letter on Alberta’s proposed expansion of private healthcare.
Bottom line: it helps only a few, hurts the rest of us, and sickens our labour force.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...
#abopoli
#ableg
Bottom line: it helps only a few, hurts the rest of us, and sickens our labour force.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...
#abopoli
#ableg
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@theglobeandmail.com published my letter on Alberta’s proposed expansion of private healthcare.
Bottom line: it helps only a few, hurts the rest of us, and sickens our labour force.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...
#abopoli
#ableg
Bottom line: it helps only a few, hurts the rest of us, and sickens our labour force.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...
#abopoli
#ableg
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What do you call a group that demands total freedom, but panics the moment anyone demands theirs?
It’s a purity cult. If they override you, it’s stability. If you assert yourself, it’s chaos. They want to control who has a voice.
#ForeverCanadian upset that order, so they want to change the law.
It’s a purity cult. If they override you, it’s stability. If you assert yourself, it’s chaos. They want to control who has a voice.
#ForeverCanadian upset that order, so they want to change the law.
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What do you call a group that demands total freedom, but panics the moment anyone demands theirs?
It’s a purity cult. If they override you, it’s stability. If you assert yourself, it’s chaos. They want to control who has a voice.
#ForeverCanadian upset that order, so they want to change the law.
It’s a purity cult. If they override you, it’s stability. If you assert yourself, it’s chaos. They want to control who has a voice.
#ForeverCanadian upset that order, so they want to change the law.
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“The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten the rights of trans and gender-diverse people in the province.”
ccla.org/press-releas...
ccla.org/press-releas...
CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth - CCLA
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten t...
ccla.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten the rights of trans and gender-diverse people in the province.”
ccla.org/press-releas...
ccla.org/press-releas...
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Can we talk about THIS page for a minute?!?
AHS, while under the direct command & control of Smith and the UCP ACTIVELY destroyed evidence provided to them?
And records were withheld despite Smith’s promises?
The AG comes just shy of calling a coverup!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
AHS, while under the direct command & control of Smith and the UCP ACTIVELY destroyed evidence provided to them?
And records were withheld despite Smith’s promises?
The AG comes just shy of calling a coverup!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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6/6 The risk of a massive wave slamming into an #OilTanker is hard to quantify but terrifying to contemplate.
As Shugar writes: "Geology usually happens slowly, except when it doesn't."
It would be foolish to be unprepared.
Dan Shugar The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
As Shugar writes: "Geology usually happens slowly, except when it doesn't."
It would be foolish to be unprepared.
Dan Shugar The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: New northwest pipeline risks hazard of landslide tsunamis
Major Projects Office needs to be wary in its planning for pipeline projects to tidewater
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
6/6 The risk of a massive wave slamming into an #OilTanker is hard to quantify but terrifying to contemplate.
As Shugar writes: "Geology usually happens slowly, except when it doesn't."
It would be foolish to be unprepared.
Dan Shugar The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
As Shugar writes: "Geology usually happens slowly, except when it doesn't."
It would be foolish to be unprepared.
Dan Shugar The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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6/6 It's a high-stakes negotiation pitting economic ambition against environmental legacy & Indigenous rights.
If signed without B.C.'s blessing, the political pipeline might burst before the oil flows.
Stephanie Levitz & Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
If signed without B.C.'s blessing, the political pipeline might burst before the oil flows.
Stephanie Levitz & Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Liberal MPs say any Alberta-Ottawa pipeline deal must have backing in B.C.
Cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault and MP Jonathan Wilkinson hesitate to support accord without seeing it, but won’t oppose it yet either
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
6/6 It's a high-stakes negotiation pitting economic ambition against environmental legacy & Indigenous rights.
If signed without B.C.'s blessing, the political pipeline might burst before the oil flows.
Stephanie Levitz & Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
If signed without B.C.'s blessing, the political pipeline might burst before the oil flows.
Stephanie Levitz & Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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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
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
@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
That’s about the most positive spin that can be put on their plan, revealed by the Globe and Mail Tuesday. #abpoli
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TL;DR
The AG finds that the Dynalife fiasco was yet another fiscal disaster for taxpayers courtesy the UCP, and that Adriana LaGrange meddled in matters that should have been exclusively AHS' domain.
The AG finds that the Dynalife fiasco was yet another fiscal disaster for taxpayers courtesy the UCP, and that Adriana LaGrange meddled in matters that should have been exclusively AHS' domain.
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
TL;DR
The AG finds that the Dynalife fiasco was yet another fiscal disaster for taxpayers courtesy the UCP, and that Adriana LaGrange meddled in matters that should have been exclusively AHS' domain.
The AG finds that the Dynalife fiasco was yet another fiscal disaster for taxpayers courtesy the UCP, and that Adriana LaGrange meddled in matters that should have been exclusively AHS' domain.
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"When procurement and governance and accountability breaks down, it's always Albertans who pay the price."
Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report
dynalifey
edmontonjournal.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"When procurement and governance and accountability breaks down, it's always Albertans who pay the price."
Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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I just called the premier’s office to express my opposition to Bill 9 and the use of the notwithstanding clause. Wait time was about 5 minutes.
PLEASE PLEASE consider calling with your feedback. All comments are being forwarded to the premier’s communications team.
Let’s fill up those documents!
PLEASE PLEASE consider calling with your feedback. All comments are being forwarded to the premier’s communications team.
Let’s fill up those documents!
The UCP: the NOT WORTH STANDING government.
Call the Premier’s office:
780-427-2251 (Edmonton)
Toll free: 310-0000 (in Alberta)
Call the Premier’s office:
780-427-2251 (Edmonton)
Toll free: 310-0000 (in Alberta)
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I just called the premier’s office to express my opposition to Bill 9 and the use of the notwithstanding clause. Wait time was about 5 minutes.
PLEASE PLEASE consider calling with your feedback. All comments are being forwarded to the premier’s communications team.
Let’s fill up those documents!
PLEASE PLEASE consider calling with your feedback. All comments are being forwarded to the premier’s communications team.
Let’s fill up those documents!
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Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
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The UCP, and their supporters, are claiming that S33 needed to be used to prevent sterilization of children. But no evidence is provided about the amount of surgery occurring below 18 (puberty blockers are not the same thing as surgery). Is it 0, 5, 50, 500, 5000?
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The UCP, and their supporters, are claiming that S33 needed to be used to prevent sterilization of children. But no evidence is provided about the amount of surgery occurring below 18 (puberty blockers are not the same thing as surgery). Is it 0, 5, 50, 500, 5000?
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Finally huge Kudos to the crew at @cape-acme.bsky.social! Volunteer Drs. Mili Roy, @drmelissalem.bsky.social + @samanthagreen.bsky.social!
And incredible staff with Dr. @latemper.bsky.social, @robb-barnes.bsky.social and Nola Poirier!
An amazing team that accomplished so much to save our world!
Fin
And incredible staff with Dr. @latemper.bsky.social, @robb-barnes.bsky.social and Nola Poirier!
An amazing team that accomplished so much to save our world!
Fin
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Finally huge Kudos to the crew at @cape-acme.bsky.social! Volunteer Drs. Mili Roy, @drmelissalem.bsky.social + @samanthagreen.bsky.social!
And incredible staff with Dr. @latemper.bsky.social, @robb-barnes.bsky.social and Nola Poirier!
An amazing team that accomplished so much to save our world!
Fin
And incredible staff with Dr. @latemper.bsky.social, @robb-barnes.bsky.social and Nola Poirier!
An amazing team that accomplished so much to save our world!
Fin
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Dr. Joe’s COP30 diary day 10.
The final day! (For me)
Some reflections on what has happened and some hope for the next two days of negotiations.
1/
The final day! (For me)
Some reflections on what has happened and some hope for the next two days of negotiations.
1/
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Dr. Joe’s COP30 diary day 10.
The final day! (For me)
Some reflections on what has happened and some hope for the next two days of negotiations.
1/
The final day! (For me)
Some reflections on what has happened and some hope for the next two days of negotiations.
1/
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The RFK Jr Disaster www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
@pauloffit.bsky.social: He says "the opposite of what’s true, over & over again."
@jakescottmd.bsky.social: "To say vaccines cause mutation is like saying umbrellas cause rain. It’s backwards. It’s beyond misinformation. It’s patently false."
@pauloffit.bsky.social: He says "the opposite of what’s true, over & over again."
@jakescottmd.bsky.social: "To say vaccines cause mutation is like saying umbrellas cause rain. It’s backwards. It’s beyond misinformation. It’s patently false."
How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The RFK Jr Disaster www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
@pauloffit.bsky.social: He says "the opposite of what’s true, over & over again."
@jakescottmd.bsky.social: "To say vaccines cause mutation is like saying umbrellas cause rain. It’s backwards. It’s beyond misinformation. It’s patently false."
@pauloffit.bsky.social: He says "the opposite of what’s true, over & over again."
@jakescottmd.bsky.social: "To say vaccines cause mutation is like saying umbrellas cause rain. It’s backwards. It’s beyond misinformation. It’s patently false."
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A Call to (Political) War In Defence of Democracy
Looks like Smith intends to invoke the notwithstanding clause to attack vulnerable kids.
The NWSC is becoming a tool of political convenience.
Time to re-up this essay.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/a-call-to-...
Looks like Smith intends to invoke the notwithstanding clause to attack vulnerable kids.
The NWSC is becoming a tool of political convenience.
Time to re-up this essay.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/a-call-to-...
A Call to (Political) War In Defence of Democracy
America is a zombie democracy that has already infected Alberta. Canadians must gird their loins to ensure that Canada isn't next
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A Call to (Political) War In Defence of Democracy
Looks like Smith intends to invoke the notwithstanding clause to attack vulnerable kids.
The NWSC is becoming a tool of political convenience.
Time to re-up this essay.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/a-call-to-...
Looks like Smith intends to invoke the notwithstanding clause to attack vulnerable kids.
The NWSC is becoming a tool of political convenience.
Time to re-up this essay.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/a-call-to-...
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Hearing from @jvipondmd.bsky.social at the WHO Health Pavilion at #cop30 this morning.
We’re talking about the urgency and health case for a fossil fuel phase-out.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
We’re talking about the urgency and health case for a fossil fuel phase-out.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hearing from @jvipondmd.bsky.social at the WHO Health Pavilion at #cop30 this morning.
We’re talking about the urgency and health case for a fossil fuel phase-out.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
We’re talking about the urgency and health case for a fossil fuel phase-out.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
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There is far more to this than jobs.
Saab is offering the intellectual property and full control of the Gripens we buy.
That alone should be enough to seal the deal.
The Canadian companies that make parts for the F35 could easily make parts for the Gripen.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Saab is offering the intellectual property and full control of the Gripens we buy.
That alone should be enough to seal the deal.
The Canadian companies that make parts for the F35 could easily make parts for the Gripen.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Saab offering 10,000 jobs, Joly says, as Canada's F-35 review drags on | CBC News
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly pitted two giant defence companies against one another on Tuesday for the future of Canada's fighter fleet, saying the $27-billion contract to buy 88 U.S.-made F-35 jets...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
There is far more to this than jobs.
Saab is offering the intellectual property and full control of the Gripens we buy.
That alone should be enough to seal the deal.
The Canadian companies that make parts for the F35 could easily make parts for the Gripen.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Saab is offering the intellectual property and full control of the Gripens we buy.
That alone should be enough to seal the deal.
The Canadian companies that make parts for the F35 could easily make parts for the Gripen.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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The Canadian Medical Association:
"Canadians don’t want politicians making medical decisions for them. They want to make those decisions with their health providers and their families. This kind of political intrusion into evidence-based care is unacceptable."
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
"Canadians don’t want politicians making medical decisions for them. They want to make those decisions with their health providers and their families. This kind of political intrusion into evidence-based care is unacceptable."
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
Alberta using notwithstanding clause to interfere with patient care: CMA
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is deeply disappointed that the Alberta government has tabled legislation to invoke the notwithstanding clause to interfere in the clinical care of patients. By ...
www.cma.ca
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The Canadian Medical Association:
"Canadians don’t want politicians making medical decisions for them. They want to make those decisions with their health providers and their families. This kind of political intrusion into evidence-based care is unacceptable."
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
"Canadians don’t want politicians making medical decisions for them. They want to make those decisions with their health providers and their families. This kind of political intrusion into evidence-based care is unacceptable."
www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...