A heavy conversation today about the "Compassionate Care" Act on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Cross Country Checkup. A couple of claims raised our eyebrows, and some fact checking is in order. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....

Hate speech and misinformation can now be found on many restored CDC websites.Counter the lies:
Gender is not an ideology. It is a social identity that is changeable.
Medical treatment of transgender individuals promotes health not harm. Denying the humanity and reality of all genders causes harm.

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Noble idea. an one I will pursue.

But I think we need to really consider applying this tactic to perhaps the most important industry.

Media.

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Sarah McBride: "It is an attempt to distract ... Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare."

“The public’s right of access to government records is already particularly weak in Alberta, but Bill 34 would make Alberta the definite leader in Canadian government secrecy.”

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It should be pretty clear that the UCP is committed to manufacturing consent for a two tier healthcare system.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The disintegration of Alberta Health Services continues, and there’s a rebranding…

Bet that’s super cheap to achieve…

(The budget for disintegrating healthcare is $85 million)

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The latest from @galapalavicini.bsky.social and me:

"As we prepare to transition to a new period of Alberta-Ottawa relations, we can all hope for the return of functional federalism and the demise of costly stunts like the equalization referendum."

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I’m having a substack sale as I prepare to cover the coming years of…whatever it is we’re going to face.

Time to gear up. Join us.

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Read this, share, prepare. We're back to the earliest lesson of Covid 2020...without situational awareness, you won't understand the urgency of erupting into action now, in this moment. "**It's already later than you think.**"

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Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.

Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”

Tonight at the UFC, the four weird ex-Democrats who now control the Republican Party.

Manufacturing vaccines in Africa is essential | The Kingston Whig Standard
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Fox, Rogan et al are really important, but you cannot sustain a collective delusion for 120+ million people with platforms that reach 5-10% of that. Big Tech is essential connective tissue to recruit, indoctrinate, organize, manipulate. In 2024, Big Tech stopped pretending to be neutral. 5/x

“So, how is the government ‘fixing’ AHS? Adding administrative costs to the health-care system, hiring legions of consultants to give advice, paying more executive salaries, hiring more bureaucrats by redirecting funds from the front lines, and bringing in private operators” 👀

“The science is clear – we are far off track from achieving global climate goals, threatening a sustainable future for all.”—United in Science 2024 report

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Always. #DiversityMatters #RepresentationMatters

Wait times for imaging are dangerous here in Alberta - my patients are waiting longer than ever for MRIs (needed for ruling out cancer and surgical planning)
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