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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 11:03 PM
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Alberta’s book ban is connected to Moms for Liberty, a US-based activist group that tries, despite their name, to restrict freedoms of marginalized populations. https://theijf.org/alberta-used-lists-...
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July 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."

Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges
"The use of military courts to hear civilian cases is the essential component of martial law."
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July 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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#UCPCorruption
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May 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Opinion: What's next in for-profit care in Alberta? Your local hospital?
25 years after Klein passed Bill 11, that opened the door to more private for-profit involvement in health care, the UCP is at it again.
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May 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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🚨 Urgent call for the *independent* investigation into recent AHS allegations against Danielle Smith & the UCP. Our healthcare is NOT FOR SALE!

Sign NOW to hold Alberta's Premier accountable!
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Urgent Call for Investigation into Allegations of Corruption in Alberta Health Services
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February 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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IMPORTANT

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May 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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janisirwin.bsky.social
The day after the federal election, Danielle Smith introduced sweeping changes to Alberta’s election laws.

She says these changes will make elections more fair.

False.

These are Trump tactics that will do exactly the opposite.

Get loud and stay loud, Alberta.

We need your voice more than ever.
April 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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charlieangus104.bsky.social
Alberta First Nations have issued a "cease and desist" order to Danielle Smith's attempt to break up our country.
"If you or any Canadians are not happy living on treaty lands, they are free to seek citizenship elsewhere."

Let Danielle Smith know what you think about breaking up the country.
annemurphy1969.bsky.social Annie 🫐🍁 Women Against Poilievre @annemurphy1969.bsky.social · May 1
Here are the phone numbers for Premier Danielle Smith's offices:

Office of the Premier (Edmonton):

Edmonton area: 780-427-2251

Toll-Free (within Alberta): 310-0000

Phone (outside Alberta): 780-427-2711

Brooks-Med. Hat Offices:

Brooks Office: 587-270-5110

Medicine Hat Office: 403-527-5622
May 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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abresistance.bsky.social
"Independence or Separation? What is the Difference?"
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INDEPENDENCE OR SEPARATION? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
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April 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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‼️Please add your name to our Solidarity Statement to demand that the incoming federal gov’t uphold their responsibility towards reproductive rights, autonomy, and justice‼️ Both orgs and individuals can sign. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We Stand in Solidarity for Abortion Rights and Reproductive Justice
By Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada March / April 2025 To all federal Party leaders and candidates in the 2025 federal election: We, the undersigned, ask you to affirm our positions and needs, and...
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April 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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April 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
Smith was directly asked today if her new plan for surgeries in Alberta would gut the public system and allow access to public facilities for private for profit operators...

Her response?

"Mmmhm"

No.

For reals.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
April 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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BREAKING: The next federal election will be on April 28, 2025. CBC confirms.
March 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Elon is upset that the public is staying informed. So many threats from him lately. We are public servants, not Elon servants.
March 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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abdanielsmith.bsky.social
Friendly reminder:

My UCP gov't fired the entire AHS board and replaced all of them with one person, former UCP Deputy Minister of Health, Andre Tremblay.

But don't worry, AHS is still an arms-length org the UCP doesn't have any control over.

Read:
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March 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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abresistance.bsky.social
Hey, Hey! Check it out!
The UCP are systematically turning Alberta into a fully privatized province and they are doing it with Alberta tax payer dollars If that isn't bad enough, they are giving contracts to their friends with higher price tags than it is with the already in place public contracts. Our corrupt government is benefitting the rich/their friends, themselves, the billionaire companies with your tax money while allowing Albertans, the environment and our economy to suffer. It's time to talk about it. Join us March 21st at 8pm on The Breakdown.
March 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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librariansteve.bsky.social
Librarians went to Honduras with scanners & hard drives and rescued TB’s of secret police data from a warehouse slated for demolition & carried the hard drives back to Texas. Libraries are also rescuing data deleted from federal websites. That’s why they’re defunding libraries.
kendrawrites.com Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · Mar 21
It's easier TBH to just scan shit and save it to a micro-sd card. They can't find them all. And in a pinch you can swallow them.

You will have to filter your poop for a few days.

Have I thought about this a lot?

Yes.
rhyskamjones.bsky.social Rhys Kaminski-Jones @rhyskamjones.bsky.social · Mar 20
Current mood in humanities academia: deciding what you're going to memorise for your future as a Farenheit-451 style postapocalyptic human book tramp
March 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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naheednenshi.bsky.social
Today, we learned that the UCP government fired the entire AHS Board on the same day they were set to receive a report on shady contracts.

Now, new allegations point to political interference, corruption, and kickbacks at the highest levels. /1
March 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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tammygolden.bsky.social
If only they were both beasts that were only rumored to exist
March 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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ninaturner.bsky.social
Title 1 schools? That’s the Department of Education.

Pell grants? That’s the Department of Education.

IEPs? That’s the Department of Education.

We need to improve education system, we do not need to eliminate the Department of Education.
March 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
Danielle Smith issued a “list of demands” to the Prime Minister.

You know, Danielle Smith, the diplomat who believes in diplomacy, not antagonism.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
robsonfletcher.com Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · Mar 20
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she met with Prime Minister Mark Carney "at his request" today and gave him a "list of demands."

She says whoever wins the next election "must address" these demands "within the first six months of their term to avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis."
Statement: Premier Danielle Smith’s meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney March 20, 2025 Media inquiries Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement following her meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney: “At his request, I met with Prime Minister Mark Carney today. We had a very frank discussion in which I made it clear that Albertans will no longer tolerate the way we've been treated by the federal Liberals over the past 10 years. I provided a specific list of demands the next Prime Minister, regardless of who that is, must address within the first six months of their term to avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis. This includes: Guaranteeing Alberta full access to unfettered oil and gas corridors to the north, east, and west Repealing Bill C-69 (aka. “no new pipelines act”) Lifting the tanker ban off the B.C. coast Eliminating the oil and gas emissions cap, which is a production cap Scrapping the so-called Clean Electricity Regulations Ending the prohibition on single use plastics Abandoning the net-zero car mandate Returning oversight of the industrial carbon tax to the provinces Halting the federal censorship of energy companies “I also made it clear that Alberta, as owner of the resource, will not accept an export tax or restriction of Alberta’s oil and gas to the United States, and that our province is no longer agreeable to subsidizing other large provinces who are fully capable of funding themselves. Lastly, I made it clear that federal mismanagement of Jasper and Banff national parks resulted in last year’s tragic wildfire in Jasper and is endangering Banff, and the situation must be rectified immediately. “With the federal election about to be called, I encourage all Albertans to get involved in what is likely one of the most pivotal and important elections in our nation’s history, and to support the party and candidates that have consistently advocated for freeing Alberta from federal overreach and the repeated economic attacks our …
March 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Join me for the launch of my new report “Operation Profit: Private Surgical Contracts Deliver Higher Costs and Longer Waits”

The report evaluates the performance and costs of the Alberta Surgical Initiative after five years

Registration: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
Alberta's Surgical Crisis: Private Profits, Public Losses Parkland Institute Report Launch Webinar March 26, 2025, 12pm-12pm MST Public launch of the report "Operation Profit: Private Surgical Contracts Deliver Higher Costs and Longer Waits" Featuring report author Andrew Longhurst
March 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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How province kept rein on health contracting, despite what Danielle Smith says www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @markusoff.bsky.social

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, left, and Premier Danielle Smith have shifted health procurement decisions from Alberta Health Services to their government, but have insisted that past contracting moves were solely the health agency's responsibility.
March 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
Smith said the quiet part out loud today.

She wants only one version of the truth when it comes to environmental impacts from industry.

She wants that version of the truth to be entirely under her governments control.

With coal mines being proposed.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
March 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM