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Tracy Orr

@drtorr.bsky.social
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Retired social work instructor. 🇨🇦 Love puppers, nature, social democracy.

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 01/03/2026
Canada's former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy: "We invoke international law and the 'rules based order' when adversaries engage in unlawful actions, but abandon those same rules entirely when it's the Americans — whose gov't 60% of Canadians see as a threat" www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Lloyd Axworthy: Canada once rejected America’s aggressive, unlawful foreign policy. Today Mark Carney embraced it
By endorsing preventive strikes on Iran during ongoing diplomacy, and after Washington itself shredded the previous agreement, we are embracing the very doctrine we used to reject, writes Lloyd Axwort...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
This is an illegal war breaching international law. Canadian military cannot be involved in aiding the Trump war. The Prime Minister must clarify. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Did Canadian exchange officers participate in US Iran strike planning? DND says no, but questions linger | CBC News
A retired Canadian major-general says it's highly likely personnel on exchange with U.S. Central Command were likely involved at some level in planning and targeting airstrikes on Iran unless Ottawa e...
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The math doesn't lie. Danielle Smith spent $17 million on "Alberta is Calling" to recruit new residents. But spent $0 on the infrastructure to support them. Now that the bills are due and the services are failing, she’s pointing the finger at the very people she invited. #ableg #canpoli #abpoli
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/03/2026
Mark Warner: "I saw no intelligence that Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States. None."
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Anita @anita1956.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I actually am unhinged enough to think it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he launches a war to distract from Epstein files and have a reason to declare a national emergency to suspend voting. It’s not as if lost lives matter to him.
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The next time someone says they support the UCP because of "fiscal conservatism" you have my permission to laugh in their faces.
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Leeta 🇨🇦 @micropainter.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Is Danielle Smith copying Pierre Poilievre or vice versa? Both are trying to distract Canadians in Alberta and the rest of the country from their massive failures and scandals. #Canada #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg @lukaszukab.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca #Never51
Anti-Immigrant Rant Shows Poilievre’s Hand” by Dan Lett
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"Two years ago, Alberta led Canada in corporate renewable energy procurement. Today, that market has essentially vanished. After falling 95% from 2023 to 2024, corporate renewable energy deals in Alberta dropped another notch in 2025, bringing the cumulative decline to a staggering 99 %"
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Alberta broke its renewable energy market; 2026 will decide if it can be fixed
Decisions will determine whether Alberta reclaims its position as Canada's corporate renewables leader or cedes that title permanently.
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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Just a reminder for everyone in the back.....Alberta begged Ottawa to bring more immigrants in. immigration.ca/alberta-urge....
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Alberta Urges Canadian Federal Government to Double Its Immigration Allotment For 2024  - Canada Immigration and Visa Information. Canadian Immigration Services and Free Online Evaluation.
Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith has said that federal immigration levels are too low and are affecting her province’s ability to create jobs, grow the economy, and provide aid for those fleeing the v...
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Imagine the suffering that could have been avoided if they had listened to two women – @sarahkendzior.bsky.social "It's a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government" and Hillary Clinton “temperamentally unfit” “dangerously incoherent.”
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Just one of these scandals would take down a government, but a hundred? Just another day in Alberta.
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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Yesterday the AB government announced a new navigation portal for continuing care. But a portal can't fix the many structural problems in our system: short staffing, lack of capacity, degraded care standards... the list goes on! Seniors deserve real change. www.friendsofmedicare.org/change_neede...
Blue-filtered photo of a health care worker pushing a seniors' wheelchair. Text reads, "Real Changes Needed for Continuing Care in Alberta"
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Sending love and support to Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia from Nova Scotia this morning, the tragedy that unfolded last night is heartbreaking. #Canada 💔 #TumblerRidge
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a candle is lit up in the dark with a single flame coming out of it
Alt: a candle is lit up in the dark with a single flame coming out of it
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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
There's no debate: EVERYONE in Canada deserves timely access to quality public health care—Not just those who can afford exorbitant monthly insurance & massive deductables. Our Medicare has been there for us. It's time for us to be there for our Medicare. 📢 www.friendsofmedicare.org/NoTwoTier
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No Two-Tier Health Care!
Every Albertan deserves timely, quality public health care based on need, NOT whether or not they can pay for it. Sign the petition: Say NO to two-tier health care in Alberta!
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Bethankit Hums @tangibullah.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
@deadder.bsky.social has so many great cartoons:
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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
New report out this week: Leading Beyond the Gap from Women’s Health Collective Canada (with McKinsey Canada). Canadian women spend 24% more of their lives in poor health. Closing the women’s health gap could add $37B to GDP by 2040. whcc.ca/blueprintforaction
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
"Fiscal conservative"
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
CBC accuses the Prime Minister of "snubbing" a MAGA Conserative backbencher who says he will go to Washington to negotiate a trade deal. The daily gaslighting from the editorial room of our national broadcaster gets more out there all the time. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Conservative MP Jivani heads to Washington after Liberals snub offer to collaborate | CBC News
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, a longtime friend of U.S Vice-President JD Vance, is travelling to Washington to advocate for better Canada-U.S. relations after multiple unsuccessful emails to members o...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A recent article suggests that Canadians who question the purchase of the F-35 are emotional and driven by deep-seated anti-Americanism. Such is the view of those promoting the "interoperability" of our planes with US forces. What if the threat is from the US? My latest: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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On Gaslighting, Treason and the F-35
In another life, I did freelance news reporting for both CBC and the provincial broadcaster, Studio 2.
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"If study after study shows what actually ends homelessness, it's worth asking: whose interests are served by keeping that truth obscured?"
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Why would any government want to emulate the health care disaster south of the border? Corruption and greed.
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
CBC, do better. This isn't an immigration crackdown. It's state led terrorism.
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Worth watching. www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
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World Economic Forum: Special Address by PM Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks and participates in a discussion while attending a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Joining the prime minister are Laurenc...
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Joe Fore @joefore.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Just to be clear: the President is single-handedly dragging America to economic crisis and war with our closest allies. And why? To conquer an overseas territory that we have no claim to, have never had a claim to, and already have military bases on. Oh, and because he didn’t get a prize.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
We resist because we know what it is at stake and because we are Canadian. charlieangus.substack.com/p/we-resist-...
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WE RESIST
Because we know what's at stake.
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Photo radar saves lives and money.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
‘Huge win for the profession’: Ottawa expands its student loan forgiveness for social workers #Canada Under certain conditions, professionals in rural communities could receive part of student loans back www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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‘Huge win for the profession’: Ottawa expands its student loan forgiveness for social workers | CBC News
The federal government has updated its Canada Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility to include workers in 10 more professions, which has social workers celebrating after years of fighting for their inc...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The American owned Sun media chain are doing the propaganda work of quislings.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
“New technologies will come along to save the environment.” What they said versus where we are: From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
“God damn them all.”
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Blood oil.
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Luca @lucazanzi.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Errrrrrrr.... could we get some more detail on that? We know it'll take some time to get things back into order, but we *do* have an elected president, Eduardo González so the sooner he's sworn in, the better.
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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Looking forward to a fossil fuel free world.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Every morning I wake up and thank the Good Lord that this numptie doesn't represent my nation on the world stage.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 02/01/2026
"The gap between average worker wages and Canada’s top-paid CEOs widened to a new record in 2024, according to a new @policyalternatives.ca report that pushes for higher taxes on the wealthiest." Report by @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #inequality www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made an average of $16.2-million in 2024, report says
Gap between their payout and average worker wages widened to a record 248 times more
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 02/01/2026
88% of Canadians surveyed in 2021 wanted a wealth tax. “The wealthy would continue to get wealthier... just at a slower pace and in the meantime raise tens of billions of dollars a year to fund things we desperately need," @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #inequality www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/n...
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CEO pay hit a record high in 2024
Canada's top 100 CEOs set new record for average earnings in 2024 while Canadians fell further behind inflation.
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Canadian Resistance Front @iamnotasalmon.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
#antifa
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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 27/12/2025
Americans lecturing Australians on gun control and Canadians on healthcare is the ultimate in shut the fuckupness.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
The @theatlantic.com claims that Canadians will use "treachery" to make America and its media look "silly". No, we are a democratic people who hate thugs and their pusillanimous enablers. Deal with it.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
"What's behind the pullback on policy and why is Canadian progress on tackling climate change so slow? Put simply, it’s because climate action threatens the profits of the fossil-fuel industry, and they’ve spent the past 50 years doing everything they can to prevent it."
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Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Here’s what we can do about it.
New research highlights the role of fossil-fuel industry propaganda and suggests strategies to tackle false narratives about fossil fuels.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
"Alberta’s Bill 12 enables the gov't to pass regs reducing accountability for “climate-related” disclosures by AB-listed companies... this would be the first instance of a province moving to reduce investor accountability specifically with regard to climate claims."
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Alberta Moves to Protect Greenwashers
Lost in the news cycle about the Alberta-Canada memorandum of understanding (MOU) in the past days was a legislative move by the Alberta government to reduce investor accountability for Alberta-based ...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/12/2025
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 22/12/2025
Alarmists have compared the decline in Canada’s health-care systems to the Titanic disaster — an “unsinkable” system that has run into the iceberg of an aging population. Doug Firby writes. 🇨🇦🚢 #canpoli
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Alberta’s Health-Care Privatization Push Is Heading to Disaster | The Tyee
The UCP government has chosen a discredited ideology over real solutions.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 20/12/2025
Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated. Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
Verge headline: Death is the Policy

2025 Year in review

Photo illustration depicts RFK Jr surrounded by disease particles
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 20/12/2025
Danielle Smith’s 2025 Performance Review: An epic failure. Period. youtube.com/shorts/W5IAk...
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Another year. Same result. Danielle Smith failed Albertans.
YouTube video by Alberta NDP
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Tracy Orr @drtorr.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Addressing the social determinants of health is preventative medicine. I wish governments, especially in Alberta,could understand that. It makes economic sense let alone respecting all citizens
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