Rionnach Maoim 🇨🇦
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Pierre Poilievre has been in politics for 20 years, he's written 0 legislation; has one of the highest pensions in government. He's voted against the environment & climate nearly 400 times, derailed legislation to benefit workers, and voted against affordable housing initiatives.
January 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Pierre Poilievre has been in politics for 20 years, he's written 0 legislation; has one of the highest pensions in government. He's voted against the environment & climate nearly 400 times, derailed legislation to benefit workers, and voted against affordable housing initiatives.
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Sure looks like it’s pride that keeps the UCP from just dumping that useless Turkish ‘Tylenot’ it bought in 2022 to own the Libs. albertapolitics.ca/2025/03/sure...
Sure looks like it’s pride that keeps the UCP from just dumping that useless Turkish ‘Tylenot’ it bought in 2022 to own the Libs - Alberta Politics
Pride, according to the Solomonic wisdom, goeth before destruction. Here in Wild Rose Country, though, it goeth before a big storage fee! So far, for example, it’s cost something like five and a half ...
albertapolitics.ca
March 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Sure looks like it’s pride that keeps the UCP from just dumping that useless Turkish ‘Tylenot’ it bought in 2022 to own the Libs. albertapolitics.ca/2025/03/sure...
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My latest: "The more often we have experienced true helplessness, the more likely we are to feel powerless in situations where action is possible. And the more we freeze or flail in response to threats, the more deeply ingrained those responses become."
How To Be a Fighter When You Feel Like a Punching Bag
Many of us are suffering from a kind of social atrophy.
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February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My latest: "The more often we have experienced true helplessness, the more likely we are to feel powerless in situations where action is possible. And the more we freeze or flail in response to threats, the more deeply ingrained those responses become."
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"'Extremely disappointed': Métis community concerns dismissed by AER"
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'Extremely disappointed': Métis community concerns dismissed by AER
Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com
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February 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"'Extremely disappointed': Métis community concerns dismissed by AER"
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Edmonton: Show the UCP we see their corruption and it is not welcome in Alberta!!!
Numbers matter and there is a lot at stake: healthcare, education, the environment, and Canadian sovereignty.
Please attend.
Numbers matter and there is a lot at stake: healthcare, education, the environment, and Canadian sovereignty.
Please attend.
February 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Edmonton: Show the UCP we see their corruption and it is not welcome in Alberta!!!
Numbers matter and there is a lot at stake: healthcare, education, the environment, and Canadian sovereignty.
Please attend.
Numbers matter and there is a lot at stake: healthcare, education, the environment, and Canadian sovereignty.
Please attend.
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Smith's statement...
- Denies all wrongdoing (despite appearing the skybox photo's & her claims she directed the childrens med purchase)
- Demands the Auditor General to rush the investigation
- Demands the results of the AHS investigation delivered "directly" to her.
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
- Denies all wrongdoing (despite appearing the skybox photo's & her claims she directed the childrens med purchase)
- Demands the Auditor General to rush the investigation
- Demands the results of the AHS investigation delivered "directly" to her.
/1
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
February 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Tonight on The Fifth Estate
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A shadow war on libraries
Some Canadian politicians and influencers, inspired by an American-born movement, are trying to roll back 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada — one book at a time.
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February 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Tonight on The Fifth Estate
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Quick story on Naheed Nenshi's reaction to allegations of government interference, inflated contracts, and other probs at Alberta Health Services:
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Opposition calls for RCMP investigation into firing of Alberta Health Services CEO
Ousted executive Athana Mentzelopoulos alleged in a letter that government officials improperly interfered in procurement of private surgical facilities and medication
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Quick story on Naheed Nenshi's reaction to allegations of government interference, inflated contracts, and other probs at Alberta Health Services:
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Gift link.
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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 4:38 AM
Gift link.
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In the last 24 hours (copied and pasted or summarized from various articles)
In Alberta:
- The UCP announced the Alberta Disability Assistance Plan which will force every person currently on AISH, or anyone applying in the future, to go through an assessment by a physician to determine
In Alberta:
- The UCP announced the Alberta Disability Assistance Plan which will force every person currently on AISH, or anyone applying in the future, to go through an assessment by a physician to determine
February 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In the last 24 hours (copied and pasted or summarized from various articles)
In Alberta:
- The UCP announced the Alberta Disability Assistance Plan which will force every person currently on AISH, or anyone applying in the future, to go through an assessment by a physician to determine
In Alberta:
- The UCP announced the Alberta Disability Assistance Plan which will force every person currently on AISH, or anyone applying in the future, to go through an assessment by a physician to determine
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Michael Harris: Trump’s gaudy display of “shock and awful” in the opening days of his administration makes one thing crystal clear:
The U.S. president is now the main preoccupation of Canadian politics and that means that everything is in play.
The U.S. president is now the main preoccupation of Canadian politics and that means that everything is in play.
The Trumping of Canada’s Politics | The Tyee
Voters have a new common enemy. And Poilievre’s lead has ‘evaporated,’ says one pollster.
thetyee.ca
January 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Michael Harris: Trump’s gaudy display of “shock and awful” in the opening days of his administration makes one thing crystal clear:
The U.S. president is now the main preoccupation of Canadian politics and that means that everything is in play.
The U.S. president is now the main preoccupation of Canadian politics and that means that everything is in play.
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As we usher in 2025 + look to the future, we're reminded many states + countries are still stuck in the past.
Sweden's wolf hunt begins today + they'rey aiming to kill 5 packs (30 wolves). The govt announced in 2024 that they want to decrease the population from 375 to 170.
Sweden's wolf hunt begins today + they'rey aiming to kill 5 packs (30 wolves). The govt announced in 2024 that they want to decrease the population from 375 to 170.
Sweden begins wolf hunt as it aims to halve endangered animal’s population
Five entire families can be killed, totalling 30 wolves, in move campaigners say is illegal under EU law
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
As we usher in 2025 + look to the future, we're reminded many states + countries are still stuck in the past.
Sweden's wolf hunt begins today + they'rey aiming to kill 5 packs (30 wolves). The govt announced in 2024 that they want to decrease the population from 375 to 170.
Sweden's wolf hunt begins today + they'rey aiming to kill 5 packs (30 wolves). The govt announced in 2024 that they want to decrease the population from 375 to 170.
Time to get loud. Flood their voicemails. Flood their emails. PROTEST.
Jean, Brian, Honourable
780 427-3740 Minister of Energy and Minerals
Schulz, Rebecca, Honourable
780 427-2391 Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
Jean, Brian, Honourable
780 427-3740 Minister of Energy and Minerals
Schulz, Rebecca, Honourable
780 427-2391 Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
December 20, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Time to get loud. Flood their voicemails. Flood their emails. PROTEST.
Jean, Brian, Honourable
780 427-3740 Minister of Energy and Minerals
Schulz, Rebecca, Honourable
780 427-2391 Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
Jean, Brian, Honourable
780 427-3740 Minister of Energy and Minerals
Schulz, Rebecca, Honourable
780 427-2391 Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
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The latest news story I wrote for The Alberta Worker.
AHS shut down emergency departments at 7 hospitals in November
One community lost their ER for nearly 300 hours.
albertaworker.ca/news/ahs-shu...
AHS shut down emergency departments at 7 hospitals in November
One community lost their ER for nearly 300 hours.
albertaworker.ca/news/ahs-shu...
AHS shut down ER at 7 hospitals in November
One community lost their ER for nearly 300 hours.
albertaworker.ca
December 16, 2024 at 11:45 AM
The latest news story I wrote for The Alberta Worker.
AHS shut down emergency departments at 7 hospitals in November
One community lost their ER for nearly 300 hours.
albertaworker.ca/news/ahs-shu...
AHS shut down emergency departments at 7 hospitals in November
One community lost their ER for nearly 300 hours.
albertaworker.ca/news/ahs-shu...
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What do Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, and Mike Tyson have in common? If you said a love for the world’s most frequently derided bird, you’d be right! www.newscientist.com/article/2458...
Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known facts will prove why
They were loved by Charles Darwin, they build brilliantly bad nests and they even produce a kind of “milk”. Surely, these facts are more than enough to foster a love for the urban pigeon
www.newscientist.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:49 PM
What do Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, and Mike Tyson have in common? If you said a love for the world’s most frequently derided bird, you’d be right! www.newscientist.com/article/2458...
“Trapping is just one of the more blatant aspects of a cold, soulless war that our current government is waging against nature, one that continues to ruin all the best things about our home place.”
- Kevin Van Tighem
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- Kevin Van Tighem
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Alberta’s lifting of restrictions on wolverine trapping could spell disaster for a declining population
Alberta’s move to lift restrictions on trapping activities is scientifically unsound and will hasten population decline across the province.
theconversation.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:06 AM
“Trapping is just one of the more blatant aspects of a cold, soulless war that our current government is waging against nature, one that continues to ruin all the best things about our home place.”
- Kevin Van Tighem
theconversation.com/albertas-lif...
- Kevin Van Tighem
theconversation.com/albertas-lif...
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SCOOP🍨: Albertans were surprised to learn cougars can now be hunted in some provincial parks — using hounds. But that plan faced a hurdle: off-leash dogs are not allowed in parks.
So the government amended provincial park regulations to make an exception.
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coug...
So the government amended provincial park regulations to make an exception.
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coug...
Alberta parks rules now allow off-leash dogs for cougar hunting | The Narwhal
Off-leash dogs have long been banned in Alberta provincial parks. But a directive ahead of the Alberta cougar-hunting season creates an exception
thenarwhal.ca
December 7, 2024 at 12:59 PM
SCOOP🍨: Albertans were surprised to learn cougars can now be hunted in some provincial parks — using hounds. But that plan faced a hurdle: off-leash dogs are not allowed in parks.
So the government amended provincial park regulations to make an exception.
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coug...
So the government amended provincial park regulations to make an exception.
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coug...
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‼️ Bill 35 goes to third reading — and could become law — TODAY. The All-Season Resorts Act is an URGENT threat to #AlbertaParks ‼️
TAKE ACTION ⏰
action.cpaws.org/page/162208/... 👈
#DefendAlbertaParks #DefendABParks #AbLeg #AbPoli #Alberta #YYC #YEG
TAKE ACTION ⏰
action.cpaws.org/page/162208/... 👈
#DefendAlbertaParks #DefendABParks #AbLeg #AbPoli #Alberta #YYC #YEG
December 4, 2024 at 6:20 PM
‼️ Bill 35 goes to third reading — and could become law — TODAY. The All-Season Resorts Act is an URGENT threat to #AlbertaParks ‼️
TAKE ACTION ⏰
action.cpaws.org/page/162208/... 👈
#DefendAlbertaParks #DefendABParks #AbLeg #AbPoli #Alberta #YYC #YEG
TAKE ACTION ⏰
action.cpaws.org/page/162208/... 👈
#DefendAlbertaParks #DefendABParks #AbLeg #AbPoli #Alberta #YYC #YEG
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I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy