Mare (she/her) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@mare555.bsky.social
Supporting 2SLBGTQI+ folks
All Human Rights: Health, Water, Housing, Healthy Planet
Uninvited guest on Treaty 7 Lands
All Human Rights: Health, Water, Housing, Healthy Planet
Uninvited guest on Treaty 7 Lands
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Re: shooter in DC
“She (Noam) failed to mention that Lakanwal applied for asylum in December 2024, underwent a vetting process, and, per CNN, was approved under the Trump administration in April 2025 … “
Re: shooter in DC
“She (Noam) failed to mention that Lakanwal applied for asylum in December 2024, underwent a vetting process, and, per CNN, was approved under the Trump administration in April 2025 … “
Wednesday Catch-Up
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving isn’t usually a big news day.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Re: shooter in DC
“She (Noam) failed to mention that Lakanwal applied for asylum in December 2024, underwent a vetting process, and, per CNN, was approved under the Trump administration in April 2025 … “
Re: shooter in DC
“She (Noam) failed to mention that Lakanwal applied for asylum in December 2024, underwent a vetting process, and, per CNN, was approved under the Trump administration in April 2025 … “
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ALBERTA: Bill 11 raises healthcare costs for everyone ⚠️.
Families pay more out of pocket. Public wait times grow. Doctors move to private clinics. The public system gets weaker.
Watch our 3 minute video below on what Bill 11 means for you and why we need to push back.
Learn more: notwotier.ca
Families pay more out of pocket. Public wait times grow. Doctors move to private clinics. The public system gets weaker.
Watch our 3 minute video below on what Bill 11 means for you and why we need to push back.
Learn more: notwotier.ca
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
ALBERTA: Bill 11 raises healthcare costs for everyone ⚠️.
Families pay more out of pocket. Public wait times grow. Doctors move to private clinics. The public system gets weaker.
Watch our 3 minute video below on what Bill 11 means for you and why we need to push back.
Learn more: notwotier.ca
Families pay more out of pocket. Public wait times grow. Doctors move to private clinics. The public system gets weaker.
Watch our 3 minute video below on what Bill 11 means for you and why we need to push back.
Learn more: notwotier.ca
Get alarmed Alberta!! The UCP is destroying our public health care system!
URGENT: Alberta, Bill 11 puts your health behind a paywall ⚠️
It lets doctors mix public and private work, giving faster access to people who pay while everyone else waits longer.
Visit NoTwoTier.ca to advocate against this and FOR Universal Public Healthcare.
#ableg #abpoli #canpoli
It lets doctors mix public and private work, giving faster access to people who pay while everyone else waits longer.
Visit NoTwoTier.ca to advocate against this and FOR Universal Public Healthcare.
#ableg #abpoli #canpoli
URGENT – Stop Premier Danielle Smith’s Plan to End Universal Healthcare
Alberta Premier Smith has used the Notwithstanding Clause to pass laws that erase rights and silence the courts.
NoTwoTier.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Get alarmed Alberta!! The UCP is destroying our public health care system!
www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill11_two_t...
“This govt has no mandate to dismantle our public health care system … Bill 11 is the exact opposite of their so-called public health care guarantee during the election. This unacceptable legislation should be pulled from the order paper immediately.”
“This govt has no mandate to dismantle our public health care system … Bill 11 is the exact opposite of their so-called public health care guarantee during the election. This unacceptable legislation should be pulled from the order paper immediately.”
Bill 11 bringing American-style two-tiered health care to Alberta
Bill 11 is bringing in American-style two-tiered health care, that could cost us just to see a doctor. Albertans didn't vote for this!
www.friendsofmedicare.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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“This govt has no mandate to dismantle our public health care system … Bill 11 is the exact opposite of their so-called public health care guarantee during the election. This unacceptable legislation should be pulled from the order paper immediately.”
“This govt has no mandate to dismantle our public health care system … Bill 11 is the exact opposite of their so-called public health care guarantee during the election. This unacceptable legislation should be pulled from the order paper immediately.”
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“What we should be hearing from the government is a plan for a public inquiry, full transparency & accountability on the contracts we’ve already signed, not a plan to rapidly grow these private contracts,” says FOM's Chris Gallaway
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Alberta announces plan to add 1K hospital beds, boost surgeries; critics say plan lacks action and transparency
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a new plan to add more than 1,000 hospital beds and deliver 50,000 additional surgeries will ease pressure across the health-care system, while critics argue the an...
www.cp24.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“What we should be hearing from the government is a plan for a public inquiry, full transparency & accountability on the contracts we’ve already signed, not a plan to rapidly grow these private contracts,” says FOM's Chris Gallaway
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'Chris Gallaway, the advocacy group’s executive director, said in a statement the government’s plan paves a path toward “two-tiered” health care, which, “if allowed to pass, would unequivocally bulldoze a path for American-style health care in Alberta.”'
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www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Alberta gov’t mulls plan to allow doctors to work publicly, privately or both, according to reporting
It’s been reported Alberta’s UCP government is considering legislative changes to permit doctors to work in both public and private health-care systems.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
'Chris Gallaway, the advocacy group’s executive director, said in a statement the government’s plan paves a path toward “two-tiered” health care, which, “if allowed to pass, would unequivocally bulldoze a path for American-style health care in Alberta.”'
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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Public health advocates blast proposed two-tiered system “But they’re creating a scenario where those who have money will get to pay to skip the queue." says Chris Gallaway of
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Public health advocates blast proposed two-tiered system - Medicine Hat News
zmason@medicinehatnews.com A draft legislation obtained by the Globe & Mail dated Nov. 5 suggests the province intends to allow physicians to work concurrently in both a public and private health syst...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Public health advocates blast proposed two-tiered system “But they’re creating a scenario where those who have money will get to pay to skip the queue." says Chris Gallaway of
@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedicareForAll #MedHat #AbPoli
@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedicareForAll #MedHat #AbPoli
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
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Students protest Bill 9. Then, at least 1,000 activists, advocates and supporters rally downtown
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November 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Students protest Bill 9. Then, at least 1,000 activists, advocates and supporters rally downtown
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
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Today, we remember and honor our trans siblings lost to violence.
We lift up their legacies by continuing the work to stem the tides of hatred, and create a world in which all trans people can survive and thrive.
We lift up their legacies by continuing the work to stem the tides of hatred, and create a world in which all trans people can survive and thrive.
a transgender day of remembrance poster with three candles and a pink ribbon
Alt: a transgender day of remembrance poster with three candles and a pink ribbon
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November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today, we remember and honor our trans siblings lost to violence.
We lift up their legacies by continuing the work to stem the tides of hatred, and create a world in which all trans people can survive and thrive.
We lift up their legacies by continuing the work to stem the tides of hatred, and create a world in which all trans people can survive and thrive.
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Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/dani...
Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did - Alberta Politics
Albertan country music icon Corb Lund showed up in Edmonton yesterday to drop off a citizen initiative application at the offices of Elections Alberta for a referendum petition seeking permanent prote...
albertapolitics.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/dani...
“The notebooks of one CEO of AHS were destroyed after they left the job, despite Wylie’s request to preserve evidence.”
“Wylie hopes Albertans will take the time to read his entire report….
I hope so, too. It’s a 43-page manual on how not to govern.”
#CorruptCare
“Wylie hopes Albertans will take the time to read his entire report….
I hope so, too. It’s a 43-page manual on how not to govern.”
#CorruptCare
Auditor general finds stalling, bad planning, big losses in devastating report on Dynalife fiasco. Remember when it took weeks to get a blood test? Column.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #abhealth #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #abhealth #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg
Braid: Auditor general finds stalling, bad planning, big losses in Dynalife report
Auditor General Doug Wylie finds faulting planing, denied evidence, big losses in Dynalife scandal.
calgaryherald.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“The notebooks of one CEO of AHS were destroyed after they left the job, despite Wylie’s request to preserve evidence.”
“Wylie hopes Albertans will take the time to read his entire report….
I hope so, too. It’s a 43-page manual on how not to govern.”
#CorruptCare
“Wylie hopes Albertans will take the time to read his entire report….
I hope so, too. It’s a 43-page manual on how not to govern.”
#CorruptCare
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Danielle Smith and the UCP government want to further the privatization of our publicly funded health care system, allowing doctors to offer both public and private care services. This would bring American-style medicine to Alberta.
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Danielle Smith and the UCP government want to further the privatization of our publicly funded health care system, allowing doctors to offer both public and private care services. This would bring American-style medicine to Alberta.
www.friendsofmedicare.org/closure_of_a...
Gallaway, ED, Friends of Medicare: “This govt’s ideological opposition to evidence-based, life-saving care interventions will put Albertans at unnecessary risk of avoidable drug poisoning & put our health care systems under even more strain.”
#abhealth
Gallaway, ED, Friends of Medicare: “This govt’s ideological opposition to evidence-based, life-saving care interventions will put Albertans at unnecessary risk of avoidable drug poisoning & put our health care systems under even more strain.”
#abhealth
Closure of another Supervised Consumption Site will lead to more harm
Closure of another Supervised Consumption Site will lead to more harm
www.friendsofmedicare.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Gallaway, ED, Friends of Medicare: “This govt’s ideological opposition to evidence-based, life-saving care interventions will put Albertans at unnecessary risk of avoidable drug poisoning & put our health care systems under even more strain.”
#abhealth
Gallaway, ED, Friends of Medicare: “This govt’s ideological opposition to evidence-based, life-saving care interventions will put Albertans at unnecessary risk of avoidable drug poisoning & put our health care systems under even more strain.”
#abhealth
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🚨 Newly unveiled draft legislation outlines AB government's plans to bring in two-tier health care, by permitting doctors to charge patients for insured services.
"This is an unprecedented attack on Albertans’ public health care," says FOM's Chris Gallaway: www.friendsofmedicare.org/secret_plan_...
"This is an unprecedented attack on Albertans’ public health care," says FOM's Chris Gallaway: www.friendsofmedicare.org/secret_plan_...
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🚨 Newly unveiled draft legislation outlines AB government's plans to bring in two-tier health care, by permitting doctors to charge patients for insured services.
"This is an unprecedented attack on Albertans’ public health care," says FOM's Chris Gallaway: www.friendsofmedicare.org/secret_plan_...
"This is an unprecedented attack on Albertans’ public health care," says FOM's Chris Gallaway: www.friendsofmedicare.org/secret_plan_...
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Today, the Government of Alberta has introduced Bill 9 which uses the notwithstanding clause to restrict the rights of Two-Spirit, trans & gender diverse people. This legislation is brought days ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance - a day meant to honour the lives lost to anti-trans violence.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Today, the Government of Alberta has introduced Bill 9 which uses the notwithstanding clause to restrict the rights of Two-Spirit, trans & gender diverse people. This legislation is brought days ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance - a day meant to honour the lives lost to anti-trans violence.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In Texas, the law bars “aiding and abetting” an illegal abortion. As a result, many physicians have avoided even mentioning it, according to interviews with dozens of doctors.
#abortioncareishealthcare
In Texas, the law bars “aiding and abetting” an illegal abortion. As a result, many physicians have avoided even mentioning it, according to interviews with dozens of doctors.
#abortioncareishealthcare
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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In Texas, the law bars “aiding and abetting” an illegal abortion. As a result, many physicians have avoided even mentioning it, according to interviews with dozens of doctors.
#abortioncareishealthcare
In Texas, the law bars “aiding and abetting” an illegal abortion. As a result, many physicians have avoided even mentioning it, according to interviews with dozens of doctors.
#abortioncareishealthcare
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I wish we lived in a land where if journalists heard the president call one of their colleges "piggy" or suggest another of their colleagues, who was butchered for what he wrote, in some way had it coming, they would close their laptops, leave as soon as possible, and ask to be reassigned.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I wish we lived in a land where if journalists heard the president call one of their colleges "piggy" or suggest another of their colleagues, who was butchered for what he wrote, in some way had it coming, they would close their laptops, leave as soon as possible, and ask to be reassigned.
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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@naheednenshi.bsky.social, leader of the Alberta NDP, condemns the government's use of the notwithstanding clause in Bill 9.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@naheednenshi.bsky.social, leader of the Alberta NDP, condemns the government's use of the notwithstanding clause in Bill 9.
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"A shortage of skilled health care professionals to provide care is the biggest issue Albertans are facing when it comes to access and nothing announced today will help solve that,” concluded Gallaway, ED @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social
#abhealth
#ableg
#NoToPrivatization
#abhealth
#ableg
#NoToPrivatization
“It's pretty clear that today's announcement of a so-called action plan was really just cover for the government's real priority, their plan to spend even more of our public health care dollars on private surgical contracts."
Read more: www.friendsofmedicare.org/acute_care_a...
Read more: www.friendsofmedicare.org/acute_care_a...
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"A shortage of skilled health care professionals to provide care is the biggest issue Albertans are facing when it comes to access and nothing announced today will help solve that,” concluded Gallaway, ED @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social
#abhealth
#ableg
#NoToPrivatization
#abhealth
#ableg
#NoToPrivatization
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epaper.calgaryherald.com/article/2817...
Privacy Violated, and Dignity Confiscated
"When a minister dictates post-secondary policy overnight, freedom-loving Canadians should take notice ... This act is shockingly invasive ... "
Beyond shameful.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ableg
Privacy Violated, and Dignity Confiscated
"When a minister dictates post-secondary policy overnight, freedom-loving Canadians should take notice ... This act is shockingly invasive ... "
Beyond shameful.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ableg
Calgary Herald ePaper
Calgary Herald ePaper offers current issues of Calgary Herald ePaper.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
epaper.calgaryherald.com/article/2817...
Privacy Violated, and Dignity Confiscated
"When a minister dictates post-secondary policy overnight, freedom-loving Canadians should take notice ... This act is shockingly invasive ... "
Beyond shameful.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ableg
Privacy Violated, and Dignity Confiscated
"When a minister dictates post-secondary policy overnight, freedom-loving Canadians should take notice ... This act is shockingly invasive ... "
Beyond shameful.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ableg