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Jaime
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She/Her. Teacher, mom, wife, rural AB leftie on Treaty 6 Territory, CA president, and total homebody. I ❤️ Public Education.

Alberta politics, Canadian politics, education, teaching
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RED-y to go! ❤️✊🏻
#IYKYK
A person in jeans and red Converse holding a potato wrapped in a red ribbon with a yellow ATA sign on the floor that says WE SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE SUPPORT OUR FUTURE.
October 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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If your municipal campaign sign looks like it was straight up dumped into a UCP campaign sign template, I will 100% NOT be voting for you.
A Lacombe City Council campaign sign for Matt Span in dark blue with white lettering just like the UCP signs.
October 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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I may be misreading this, but it sure sounds to me like I'm still going to have to catalogue the hundreds of picture books on my grade 1 classroom shelves.

Anybody have a better understanding of this?
A highlighted segment from a ministerial order by the Alberta government regarding its book ban that reads: "The school authority must ensure that the parents of the children or students who have access to a classroom collection are informed of the school literary materials contained specifically in the classroom collection."
September 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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And they're excluding children under the age of 12 now (unless considered medically at-risk). 😡
COVID-19 info for Albertans on the alberta.ca site: All other Albertans 12 years of age and older. (Under phase 2)
August 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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A screenshot from the Government of Alberta's COVID-19 info for Albertans section on alberta.ca that says under Phase 2 of eligibility "All other Albertans 12 years of age and older."
August 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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On Fridays we wear red, even in the summer, and especially heading into another school year in underfunded Alberta classrooms. Alberta students and educators deserve better.

#RedForEd #StandWithEducators
Brunette woman in sunglasses and a red t-shirt that reads Stand With Educators.
August 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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This is the no effort copy/paste email I got from my UCP MLA in response to my COVID-19 vaccine program concerns. I've highlighted Phase 4 where far too many of us would fall. Note the words "may receive" and "while supplies last". Also note, Phase 4 is where they've lumped healthcare workers. 😡
Good morning, Thank you for your email regarding the fall COVID-19 immunization program. As we enter a new season of managing COVID-19, our government remains committed to protecting those at highest risk from the virus. Following the federal government’s recent decision to no longer supply COVID-19 vaccines, Alberta is now responsible for funding and managing its own vaccine supply. This requires careful decision-making to ensure long-term sustainability, reduce waste, and use taxpayer dollars responsibly. During the 2023–24 respiratory virus season, over one million COVID-19 vaccine doses—about 54 per cent of Alberta’s order—were unused and discarded. Based on estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, this represents approximately $135 million in unused vaccines at the taxpayer’s expense. This fall, Alberta is supplying approximately half a million doses to support a targeted COVID-19 immunization program, focusing on the most vulnerable. Alberta continues to follow guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), which recommends vaccination for individuals at higher risk. The committee states that COVID-19 vaccination is optional for healthy non-seniors, with provincial vaccine uptake data informing a tailored approach to ensure continued access for those at highest risk. To prevent future waste, this fall we will introduce a targeted, phased COVID-19 vaccine program through Primary Care Alberta public health clinics: Phase 1: Residents of seniors’ supportive living accommodations and those receiving home care will receive the vaccine free of charge, as before. Phase 2: Individuals with certain medical conditions, compromised immune systems, and recipients of Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped and Income Support will have access to the vaccine at no cost. Phase 3: Albertans aged 65 and older will be able to receive the vaccine for a fee. Phase 4: All Albertans six months and older, including health care workers, may receive the vaccine at a cost, while supplies last. The exact cost for the vaccine this fall is still being determined, and more details will be shared once available. More details about the fall immunization program, including vaccine costs and eligibility, will be available soon at alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans. For more information, Albertans are encouraged to consult their primary care provider or call Health Link at 811. Thank you again for reaching out, Jennifer Johnson, MLA Lacombe-Ponoka Constituency
August 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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This is not reassuring. How much do you want to bet that this "future date" doesn't actually arrive? I have exactly zero faith in this government to come through on this.
An image of a vaccine pre-order confirmation with the following words highlighted: "You will receive a reminder to book your immunization appointment at a future date."
August 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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#SupportPublicEducation
Better is possible, folks. 🧡
A brunette woman in a red t-shirt holding a Support Public Education photo booth prop in front of a large orange Alberta NDP backdrop.
May 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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This is my riding, and it's beyond depressing. We are the only riding in Canada without a Liberal Party candidate, due to "a clerical error with Elections Canada" (according to the Globe & Mail). But we sure do have choice when it comes to every flavour of Con there is. 🙄
The image shows two bar graph projections of the Ponoka-Didsbury federal electoral riding. The top shows voter intentions: the CPC with 82% +/- 8%, the NDP with 8% +/- 4%,and the PPC with 8% +/- 6%. The bottom graph shows odds of winning: CPC with >99%, the NDP with <1%, and the PPC with <1%. Projections were for April 17, 2025.
April 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Everything going on with the tariffs and so much else is really awful, but this made me laugh.
Derek Guy wrote: talked to someone at one of the top italian tailoring firms. they plan on moving manufacturing to the US. said that generations of italian tailoring skill and culture can probably be transported to boise, idaho. expect flawless transition by monday. Mithos responded: Well, yeah, that's how we got Olive Garden Joel Calahan responded: Neverending Pant Legs
April 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Pierre Poilievre with a cheesy grin and peace fingers behind a podium with the words "Overcome the Silly".
March 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM