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How did Alberta decide what books were 'inappropriate' in its new school policy? By referencing lists of books banned in the U.S. and searching for the same titles in the province's public school libraries. Full story here:
More on Alberta’s book ban: government staff used an index of America’s most banned books and a controversial American website to create lists of specific books deemed “inappropriate” for school libraries.
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Alberta used lists of America’s most banned books and a controversial database to identify ‘inappropriate’ material in schools
Internal emails show how education ministry staff compiled pages of book titles that could be restricted through new content guidelines.
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July 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
How did Alberta decide what books were 'inappropriate' in its new school policy? By referencing lists of books banned in the U.S. and searching for the same titles in the province's public school libraries. Full story here:
The stakes of this election couldn't be higher. Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives want to take us backwards. #DontGetPlayed
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Don't get played by Pierre
We get it. Things are broken and life feels impossible. And now Pierre Poilievre is running a slick comms campaign to try to convince us that he’s going to fix things.
But we know a Conservative gove...
dontgetplayed.ca
March 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The stakes of this election couldn't be higher. Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives want to take us backwards. #DontGetPlayed
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dontgetplayed.ca
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SCOOP: Danielle Smith's government fired the head of Alberta Health Services two days before she was to meet with the Auditor-General to discuss her internal investigation into procurement contracts and deals for private surgical facilities. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
Alberta ousted health services CEO amid probe into medical contracts, document alleges
Athana Mentzelopoulos was dismissed two days before a meeting with province’s auditor on her investigation, according to letter
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
SCOOP: Danielle Smith's government fired the head of Alberta Health Services two days before she was to meet with the Auditor-General to discuss her internal investigation into procurement contracts and deals for private surgical facilities. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
Finally did it and deleted Instagram!
Since these last couple days I've been on there more than normal to save contacts/content and to nostalgically dwell, I feel as good about quitting as a smoker who smoked a whole pack at once.
Since these last couple days I've been on there more than normal to save contacts/content and to nostalgically dwell, I feel as good about quitting as a smoker who smoked a whole pack at once.
February 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Finally did it and deleted Instagram!
Since these last couple days I've been on there more than normal to save contacts/content and to nostalgically dwell, I feel as good about quitting as a smoker who smoked a whole pack at once.
Since these last couple days I've been on there more than normal to save contacts/content and to nostalgically dwell, I feel as good about quitting as a smoker who smoked a whole pack at once.
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“lobbying records & corporate documents show that communication between the coal industry & government departments on the remaking of Alberta’s coal policy has been continuous and extensive. And it appears to have been influential”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Timeline of how lobbyists with ties to UCP pushed coal policy rewrite
Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com
www.stalbertgazette.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
“lobbying records & corporate documents show that communication between the coal industry & government departments on the remaking of Alberta’s coal policy has been continuous and extensive. And it appears to have been influential”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/t...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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What can you do? Write. Show up to protests. Inundate UCP MLAs. Follow @cpawssab.bsky.social & @cpawsnab.bsky.social for more info.
Rally happening in Edmonton on Saturday:
Rally happening in Edmonton on Saturday:
January 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
What can you do? Write. Show up to protests. Inundate UCP MLAs. Follow @cpawssab.bsky.social & @cpawsnab.bsky.social for more info.
Rally happening in Edmonton on Saturday:
Rally happening in Edmonton on Saturday: