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Pat Letizia
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Retired CEO, philanthropic sector. Trying to build a better world for my granddaughter and all children. Curious about many things. Believe everyone needs a place to live and enough to eat. That means leadership and good governance over politics.
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An important read if you care about a sovereign Alberta! #YYC #YEG #abpolitics #ABsharedvalues

Independence supporters take UCP board positions | Edmonton Journal share.google/YbMErbNDTq6r...
Independence supporters take UCP board positions
Party elections see past supporters of separatism get into positions of power
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December 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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The OAG’s report on the failed DynaLIFE lab contract should alarm every Albertan.

www.oag.ab.ca/reports/an-e...

But this isn’t just about labs.
It exposes political interference, broken governance, and decisions that directly worsen access to care for all ABs. #abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Canada #UCP
An Examination of Community Laboratory Services (Contract with DynaLIFE) - Office of the Auditor General, Alberta
Examination Overview  In late 2019, Alberta Health Services (AHS) began the process to outsource community laboratory services for the provincial healthcare system. This led to a $4.8 billion contract...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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6 more UCP legislature members facing recall petitions, including 5 from Calgary area | CBC News
Elections Alberta says six more members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are facing recall petitions, bringing the total to nine.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Very cool #YYC!
What is Calgary’s ladybug clean team? How do they help? share.google/kohWCLuQhZ2e...
Ladybug clean team working to tidy up downtown Calgary alleys, make them safer
If you notice Calgary’s downtown alleys looking cleanlier and safer, it’s likely because of the Calgary Downtown Association’s (CDA) 'ladybug' clean team.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Bonkers. On behalf of professional engineers in Alberta, APEGA better be reviewing this too. Problem is that the new Registrar & CEO of APEGA is Paul Wynnyk, who was of course an ADM of Alberta's executive council under, that's right, Premier Danielle Smith. An uncompromised review is unlikely.
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore #climatesolutions #methane

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The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore
Removing so-called ‘short-lived climate pollutants’ from the atmosphere could reduce global warming – fast.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
"But it rests on the flawed assumption that politicians and planners should decide where Calgarians are allowed to live, rather than letting Calgarians make those choices for themselves."

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Calgary mayor should retain ‘blanket rezoning’ for sake of Calgarian families
Greater public consultation tends to give an outsized voice to development opponents.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Some good news for climate change in Canada!
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Canada budget vote live: Green Leader Elizabeth May will support Carney’s fiscal plan
The minority Liberals need the support of at least a few MPs outside their party to get the votes needed to pass the budget.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Opinion: Alberta's post-secondary education panel asked the wrong questions - Yahoo News Canada share.google/sQc7FxXyaMlN...
Opinion: Alberta's post-secondary education panel asked the wrong questions
In Alberta, we invest $6.7 billion each year in higher education. Last fall, when the Government of Alberta established the Expert Panel on Post-Secondary Institution Funding and Alberta’s Competitive...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Help us strengthen Indigenous content in the upcoming IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social Cities Special Report!

Join this webinar to learn more about how to be an expert reviewer.

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uaclimatehealth.bsky.social University of Alberta Climate Change + Health Hub @uaclimatehealth.bsky.social · 18d
Join us for a virtual webinar co-hosted by the Assembly of First Nations and the Climate Change + Health Hub at the University of Alberta where you can learn how to become an expert reviewer of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Cities First Order Draft.
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Heartbreaking.
Message from a Vietnam War Soldier
YouTube video by Florid Miston 2
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November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Good grief.
How South America became the up-and-coming oil capital of the world | CNN share.google/1Dq9QkHwNd5B... #climatechange
Welcome to the planet’s newest oil frontier | CNN
The region is seeing a boom in fossil fuels just as the impacts of the climate crisis really bite. It’s raising thorny questions about who gets to benefit from planet-heating oil.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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“Canada has lost its measles elimination status, the Public Health Agency of Canada says”

Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Mayors' and local leaders' message to COP30 is simple: we are ready to help national governments move from negotiation to action.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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We need to “demand that city council invest every dollar they have in the housing needed to really clean up our streets”
#Calgary

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Perspectives: Calgary police must use their social capital to demand housing, not more officers - LiveWire Calgary
“Arresting is connecting.” When I read how CPS Chief McLellan was attempting to frame last week’s exercise, I couldn’t believe it.  On November 5, the Calgary Police executed Operation ORDER, a milita...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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President Trump’s housing finance director, Bill Pulte, fired internal watchdogs at Fannie Mae who were looking into multiple complaints against a high-ranking company officer close to him, according to people familiar with the matter.
Housing official Bill Pulte fired ethics workers who were looking into his ally
The actions have also sowed uncertainty and undermined confidence in Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte across the housing finance industry.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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“The office of federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel declined to comment.”

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Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.

This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The Diffusion Paradox: Why Bill Gates Is Wrong About Climate and Clean Energy

We’ve already invented our way out of the climate crisis.

Now we must build, scale, and govern our way out
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The Diffusion Paradox: Why Bill Gates Is Wrong About Climate and Clean Energy
We’ve already invented our way out of the climate crisis. Now we must build, scale, and govern our way out
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November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Tomorrow, from 9 AM to noon, St. Albert students are organizing a walk-out and a march in support of Teachers.

As a dad, former Teacher and education minister, I support this. Missing school is warranted in support of social justice and civil right.

I’ll join them.
#ableg #abed
October 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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The world is deeply unserious about dealing with climate change. We need to reduce emissions by 50% in 5 years and we're nowhere near that.
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed
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October 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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The ATA has released a statement in the early hours of October 28th…

“The fight has just begun”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"Alberta invoked the #notwithstanding clause on Monday as it introduced legislation to force striking teachers back to work.

Here's a quick primer on the rarely-used mechanism, and why it matters."
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As Alberta invokes the notwithstanding clause, here's what you need to know | CBC News
Alberta has invoked the notwithstanding clause to end a teachers' strike. Here's what you need to know about the history of this mechanism to override Charter rights and freedoms, and how it works.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Scientists get a shocking glimpse of Arctic climate change » Yale Climate Connections share.google/U9jK6yc0omCH...

Our premier has said she's not a scientist. Thinks human activity could be a factor, but we need investments in new pipelines so let's not talk about emissions/drought/fires...
Scientists get a shocking glimpse of Arctic climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Researchers who visited Svalbard expected deep snow, but instead they found meltwater pools and thawed ground.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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The CBC maintains an account on X - but not on Bluesky (nor on Mastodon.) Why? I asked CE0 Marie-Philippe Bouchard and Editor-in-Chief @brodiefenlon.bsky.social when they appeared at the Senate Transport and Communications Committee this morning. #CBC #SRC #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #X #Bluesky #TRCM
CBC stays on X to reach audiences despite hate speech concerns - but isn't on Bluesky or Mastodon.
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
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October 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM