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Hope for the best, plan for the worst. A cliché, for sure. But it is way better than hope for the best, plan for the best. Sincerely hope nothing comes of this. But after this event, there will be another one, and another one. Let's do best practices with each event with pandemic potential. fin/

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Finally, we need to think about governance. MDs are great. They have specialized training in medical science. But engineers are great too. So are risk management specialists. Aerosol Scientists. Let's make sure this event, and all future events, are managed in a multidisciplinary fashion. 6/

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That means HCWs should be using respirator (N95) masksnespecially with infected and suspected patients, but also in high-risk environments, like HOSPITALS. That means improving ventilation in public spaces. We should be preparing for whatever pandemic comes next, whether that is Hanta or not. 5/

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2) Treat all possible new pandemic-potential illnesses as airborne-transmitted. We should have learned this from SARS-1. We should have learned this from SARS-2. Read the Campbell report (2007) Read the UK COVID inquiry module 3 (2026) 4/

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For pandemic avoidance, what is best practices? (in my mind) 1) Be honest with the public. This is a high risk situation, we are treating it seriously, we have a plan. The pictures on the TV are not jibing with the reassuring words from the leaders' mouths. 4/

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In the ER we say we tell the resident learners that for a catastrophic deadly illness, we need to get the odds below 2%. "Probably not" isn't good enough. we need to be sure. Because death (like a global pandemic) has no takesbacksies. 3/

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There's a very good chance (let's just say 98%) that they're right. So a 98% this goes away and is just a blip in history. It's a good bet for them, they reassure the public, and the world moves on. 2% chance it all goes to hell, though. 2/

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I'm seeing multiple MDs, including those high up at the WHO, repeatedly say the public need not worry about hantavirus, you need close prolonged contact to get the illness, it's not airborne, and most worryingly, the WHO advising HCWs to use inadequate respiratory protection. Here's the problem. 1/

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Dan Furst @danfurst.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

COVID was a mass trauma event made even more traumatic by the general pretending that it never happened and that nothing changed. Of course this societal mass denial is leading to incredibly unhealthy and destructive ways of coping.

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Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

"Government has failed miserably." Former major crimes investigator Neil LeMay warns Alberta’s voter data breach could fuel organized crime and mass fraud, blaming weak laws and RCMP cuts. What should happen next? 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/050726Neil 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/050726 #abpoli #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ

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Richard Warnica @rwarnica.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I went home recently to write about Alberta’s separatists. What I found was a movement wildly, dangerously disconnected from reality. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

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Richard Warnica: I went home to the heartland of Alberta independence. Even after covering Donald Trump for 10 years, I was still terrified by what I found

Independence movement eerily reminiscent of Trump's America.

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This is more than enough justification to hold a public inquiry.

March 5, 2026 X post by David Parker in which he says; "Nothing is more laughable to me than the idea that Canadians think we are going to wait for them to tell us whether independence is 'legal' or now. We have American backing us, you fools."

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Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Put extremist separatism and UCP disregard for regulators together and what do you get? A massive data breach that affects millions. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #bleg #abpoli #cdnoli #yyc #yeg

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Braid: Extremism and UCP laxity collide in a massive data threat to millions

The separatist extremists committed a huge data leak and lax government rules allowed it to stay public.

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Ryan Jespersen @ryanjespersen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

All hell is breaking loose in Alberta. @thelineca.bsky.social's Jen Gerson says Premier Danielle Smith should pull the plug on the Oct. 19 referendum. Is she right? 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/050526Gerson 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/050526 #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 06/05/2026

This is a chilling account of ongoing foreign interference operations targeting a prospective separatist referendum in Alberta. Armed with the voters list, these actors would play a huge role in a "leave" campaign. We are not prepared to combat this. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...

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Foreign actors targeting Alberta separatism to stoke discord, researchers say

Activities range from covert influence campaigns to AI-generated content spreading falsehoods

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 05/05/2026

"We can safely assume that Alberta’s list of electors has been captured by agents of authoritarian regimes who wish Canada, as the last standing democracy in North America, all sorts of harm, unrest, and collapse."

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 04/05/2026

If, instead of calling their bluff, the premier takes the separatists at their word, we have every reason to question her commitment to democratic processes and national unity.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 05/05/2026

The alleged misuse and online exposure of millions of Albertans’ personal information spans well beyond normal politics or campaign trickery. They go to the heart of our privacy as individuals and the foundations of our democracy, writes @jaredwesley.ca. #abpoli

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Only a Public Inquiry Can Restore Trust in Alberta’s Democracy | The Tyee

The misuse of a voters list violates privacy and undermines trust in the electoral system.

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Alberta NDP allege that video shows senior member of the UCP attended a Centurion Project meeting that provided training on how to use the Alberta voters list They also say they have video showing training that included sharing former Premier Jason Kenney's personal information

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disordered @disorderedyyc.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Anyone else think this "third party" narrative is a made-up cover for David Parker obtaining the List of Electors from his "long time friend, compatriot, brother in arms" Cameron Davies, leader of the Alberta Republican Party? #ableg #abpoli

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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Organizers of next week's Christian political conference that Danielle Smith is headlining has quietly changed its name from "Premier's Annual Christian Summit" to remove "premier" from it. Spot the difference!

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In short, more Albertans should have been skeptical of the separatists' claims from the outset. The voters list fiasco only serves to confirm that fact.

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By doxxing millions of Alberta voters, the separatists have drawn more attention to their petition than organizers would have liked. Our social media monitoring bears this out. Their leaders are in damage control mode and their grassroots canvassers are pleading with backers to remain on board.

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The more immediate impact of the separatists' big bluff? Without having to provide any evidence, the separatists convinced many Albertans that they were capable of finding 178,000 people to sign a petition. Much like disinformation about crowd sizes, this makes the movement seem bigger than it is.

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It's also worth considering the strategy behind the separatists' big bluff: they knew it was unlikely the signatures would be counted. bsky.app/profile/jare...

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Alberta's separatists are running into an administrative snag as they look to collect 177,000 signatures

Things weren't going well for the separatists at the end of March. Silvestre's big bluff came just five days after he reported having difficulty collecting signatures because of ID rules. The change in messaging was jarring. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...

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The Stay Free Alberta petition is struggling to collect some signatures due to a lack of proper photo ID often seen in rural Canada

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SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them.

More Albertans should have been suspicious. We now know Silvestre's big bluff came a few weeks after the movement obtained the voters list. That could explain the sudden influx of signatures. www.readtheline.ca/p/scoop-jen-...

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The most unhinged people in the province may now have access to the personal information of everybody who lives here, and there's nothing we can do about it

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