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O Shima

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Nurse. Mom of 3 girls. Wife. Feminist. Union proud. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Calgary Canuck @calgarycanuck.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
One guy, Sam Mraiche, connected to over 1 billion in sole source contracts in a province of roughly 5.1 million people.
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Let's talk about what is actually CURRENTLY happening in AB for surgical care: We are sending kids home with painful broken arms, to await surgery because we no longer have the staff to do it same day! Elderly pts are waiting days in hospital, in pain, with a broken hip. 1/2
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
43,500 Ukrainians in Alberta with non-permanent migrant status. They'd be affected by Danielle Smith's immigration questions. Doubt they're the explicit target of the proposed crackdown on services for temporary residents, but they represent about 1 in 7 of them. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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She fled Ukraine to safety in Alberta. Now, she’s worried about her place after the referendum | CBC News
Ukrainians in Alberta fear what the outcome of the immigration questions in the referendum could mean for their standing in the province they now call home.
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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Alberta, advance polls are open today. Yes, this referendum is unnecessary and expensive. But it’s dangerous if we don’t get out and vote. Let’s tell Smith that proud Albertans are proud Canadians and we’re tired of her politics of division. Vote NO to the 9, and vote Option 1 to remain in Canada.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 12/10/2026
Senator Paula Simons on the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum: "‘We can’t let the anti-immigrant, anti-migrant rhetoric of the toxic Trump regime colonize our imaginations and trick us into thinking that Alberta has an immigration problem when it doesn’t." #ABPoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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‘Defeat These Questions’: A Senator’s Fiery Rebuke to the UCP Referendum | The Tyee
Paula Simons stood to urge fellow Albertans to reject ‘a scurrilous smear campaign’ against newcomers.
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Write to your federal MP. Let them know that Canadian Medicare is threatened by physician dual practice. Our healthcare system may be broken, but two-tier healthcare will not fix it. 3/3
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Access to medically necessary care should be based on need and not your ability to pay. If you agree, join me and Canadian Doctors for Medicare in calling the federal government to take action in defending the Canada Health Act. 2/3
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Let me be clear: we know from evidence in countries around the world that physician dual practice drains resources away from the public system and, in many cases, increases wait times for public patients. This goes directly against the spirit of the Canada Health Act. 1/3
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1 Minister + 2 CEOs out of the province on a trip to Sweden on the taxpayer dime... Who's running our HC system while those on the frontlines are drowning? They couldn't have sent ONE of them... to maybe come back with a PowerPoint presentation to update the teams back home?
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model. In a letter to Carney, they assert the private-public model violates tge Canada Health Act, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model
In a letter to Carney, deans from the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta assert public-private model violates the Canada Health Act
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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It is not just Alberta separatism that is on the table: there are 10 questions being put to Albertans this fall that target immigrants and the province’s legal authority over the federal government. New EXPLAINER from Public Interest Alberta 🌾⛰️ perspectivesjournal.ca/alberta-referendum-explainer
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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 30/09/2026
The Alberta chapter of the Canadian Bar Association has published an analysis of Premier Smith's nine referendum questions. They find that most of these proposals would invite immediate court challenges, and several of them are not legally clear at all.
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CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. (Published May)
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great, incisive writing here via @patricklennox.bsky.social
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Useful context for Alberta’s anti-inmigrant referendum questions. We are not being “flooded” with newcomers. And scapegoating immigrants for longstanding structural problems with our public health care system, in particular, is gutter politics. #cdnpoli #abpoli #notothenine.
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Canada's population growth slows to lowest level in 80 years
The population is also aging with the median age now at 40.9 years
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 09/09/2026
Alberta: where an expired passport won't keep you from driving, but an expired driver's license means you can't get chemo. This policy debacle isn't over yet. As I said months ago, they will eventually need to scrap it. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta registries to allow recently expired passports for licence renewals following surge in demand | CBC News
Alberta's government says it's making it easier to renew driver's licences after the province saw a summer surge when its controversial new cards became available.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Referendum Teach-In - Care to join us this Wednesday? I’ll be on a panel with some very smart people, as we attempt to decode the convoluted referendum questions - and to brainstorm strategies to get out the vote and increase public engagement. #yeg #Edmonton #cdnpoli #abpoli #notothenine
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Referendum Teach-In
Worried about the Oct. 19 referendum? Come join us and learn how you can help push back.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There seems to be a bit of misinformation circulating on social media about my latest @albertaviews.bsky.social column and what it actually says. So perhaps you’d like to read it for yourself and draw your own conclusions. (Feel free to share, it you are so moved.) #ableg #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli
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Alberta's Referendum Questions - The Noxious Nine - Alberta Views
Nine disingenuous, malicious referendum questions, push-polls, designed to incite social division and undermine confidence in the country.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
From a confirmed source within the Calgary Board of Education... Over 1000 kids across Calgary are being denied an education. Because of UCP changes to the Education Act, over 1000 kids are being denied an education because of delays in immigration processing. Over 1000.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"I said, 'Can you tell me when an ambulance is coming?' He said, 'No, we can't.'" It took an hour and a half for an ambulance to arrive. A woman lost her life and a family lost a loved one. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1204858...
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Wife’s death after 1.5-hour wait for ambulance has Edmonton doctor demanding change | Globalnews.ca
Newly widowed Dr. Guy Blais is speaking out about the state of Alberta's health-care system, after his wife waited nearly 90 minutes for an ambulance and died shortly thereafter.
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Wife’s death after 1.5-hour wait for ambulance has Edmonton doctor demanding change | Globalnews.ca
Newly widowed Dr. Guy Blais is speaking out about the state of Alberta's health-care system, after his wife waited nearly 90 minutes for an ambulance and died shortly thereafter.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My rallying cry. We must reject these nine noxious questions, which are cynically designed to incite discrimination and foment distrust in our courts, our county, and our fellow Canadians. Say no to the nine. And please read snd share. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #Canada #Alberta #notothenine
albertaviews.ca
Alberta's Referendum Questions - The Noxious Nine - Alberta Views
Nine disingenuous, malicious referendum questions, push-polls, designed to incite social division and undermine confidence in the country.
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
edmontonjournal.com/... Couldn't agree more with this excellent op-ed piece. Take the time to give it a read. There's a lot at stake here Alberta... this will have massive impacts your and your loved ones Access to safe and timely care across the entire specturm of HC.
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Opinion: How long will Ottawa let Alberta test the limits of medicare?
This is about whether the surgery that you need gets scheduled based on medical urgency or on whether you can afford to pay that day.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
👏🏽👏🏽 Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
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20 years. Millions of lives saved. One revolutionary vaccine
Gardasil 20-year anniversary story.
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United For Canada - UnitedFor.CA 🇨🇦 @unitedfor.ca · 30/08/2026
Three facts: (1) There are no citizen-led petitions this October. Elections Alberta rejected the only one (@waternotcoalab.bsky.social). (2) ALL referenda were written and put forward by Premier Smith and her team. (3) No one asked for these questions. #ableg #abpoli #UnitedForCanada
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Dr. Luanne Metz @drluannemetz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If this report is correct, Meta’s data centre could add up to $736 million a year to Alberta families’ power bills. Albertans shouldn’t be left footing the bill for Danielle Smith’s bad decisions. This is exactly why the Alberta NDP is consulting with Albertans before these projects move forward.
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Doug Johnson 🇨🇦 @smikooman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🆕️ Covert financial networks are aimed at influencing Alberta politics. They exploit a critical lack of Canadian infrastructure to detect illicit political funding to local separatist groups. "I trust that (Albertans) can identify sources that are credible and sources that are not." - Danielle Smith
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The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement | The Walrus
The Kremlin has perfected covert influence. I’ve seen how poorly equipped Canada is to stop it
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Megan O'Matz @megomatz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
At some private schools across the U.S., 100% of students use taxpayer money to pay toward tuition, thanks to the growth of school voucher programs. But these "quasi-public" schools face almost none of the scrutiny given to public schools. www.propublica.org/article/priv...
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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.
Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Of course they are. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Russian, U.S. interests are targeting Alberta’s separatist debate, Canadian research shows
MAGA influencers are promoting the narrative that the province has no choice but to leave
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TinkieGurl 🇨🇦 #ForeverCanadian @tinkiegurl.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Married women share problems renewing Alberta driver’s licences | Globalnews.ca
Married women like Christine Orme say they're having problems when their documents don't match, because some have their maiden name and others have their married name.
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Danielle Smith and the UCP are experimenting with HC - fragmenting the system, neglecting workforce and capacity, and adding private care delivery and private pay options... The data is very clear the experiment is a failure...
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
After two separate investigations into procurement corruption, and an ongoing RCMP criminal investigation of procurement, the UCP govt of Danielle Smith still awards a $300K contract to her former campaign advisor's company, claiming it was an open competition when there is no evidence of that.
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Stephen Carter @carterab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The question we've heard more than any other: "What are these referendum questions?" Today we're launching kNOwthenine.ca. Plain-language explanations of all 10 referendum questions and why Alberta's Voice recommends: Stay in Canada
No to the Nine Please share.
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Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
Use Alberta's Voice's interactive ballot guide to review all 10 referendum ballots before you vote.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Scoop! After years of the UCP making it out that there was o specific budget for "Your Province, Your Premier", it turns out that Albertans are paying A LOT! Like almost $10,000 a month a LOT! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
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The cost of "Your Province, Your Premier"
Albertans are paying almost $10,000 a month for Danielle Smith's radio show...
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Things are only getting WORSE... not better. When you get into our system, you get the best care in the world... but what happens to those who don't make it into our system to get help? Could that be you or a loved one? 6/6
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
- no clear accountability on the 16 Recommendations from the Review Someone want to call up the Premier on Saturday and see if she still remembers Mr. Sreekumar? Someone in the press want to follow-up and hold the govt accountable to deliver on the promises they made? 5/6
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
-  frequently no resuscitation room or procedure rooms for next sickest pt - ED WR times routinely over 8-10hours, even for pts with Chest Pain (STILL!) - TLP WR doc promised - NOTHING - Promised the cessation of service admission "Capping" - ongoing and more frequent 4/6
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Current update on GNH in JULY (usually July flow is soooo much better): - frequently 40 EIPs/TWAs out of 38 functional care spaces = stranded admitted pts, and pts to be admitted but services "CAPPED" so won't even admit these sick pts = no space to see sick pts 3/6
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This will happen again and again More deaths will only be a "statistic" for our govt, as they make changes that make Acute Care Access WORSE, and not better (Dual Billing in the fall will stress our current workforce even worse) 2/6
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Canadian Health Coalition/Coalition canadienne de la santé @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We commissioned a new legal opinion to determine whether Alberta's Bill 11 regulations comply with the Canada Health Act. The conclusion is clear: they do not. We're calling on the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act before Bill 11 takes effect on September 1.
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New legal opinion: Alberta’s Bill 11 regulations fail to fix two-tier health care scheme
Canadian Health Coalition calls on Prime Minister Carney and Health Minister Michel to enforce the Canada Health Act
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Danielle Smith has misled Albertan's on the new AI center's electricity use... She's talked a lot about minimal water use as well... But what happens when we look at the water use of the dedicated power plant? It could have a much bigger impact than she says. #abpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“A chain of private plasma clinics cleared ineligible donors at risk for a highly dangerous disease, operated dangerously over capacity and left one centre running without a physician substitute on site” Private healthcare in action! #abpoli #ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Private clinic Grifols green-lit plasma donors with disease risk, Health Canada finds | CBC News
The private clinic Grifols repeatedly cleared ineligible donors at risk for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and operated dangerously over capacity at a Winnipeg centre, according to a Health Canada inspecti...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Albertans insist on nurturing their grievances. Fine. They might want to think a little more about the ones they have with their own provincial governments -- and the scale of damage their decisions have done. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/07/o...
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Alberta’s grievances should really be with Alberta
If Albertans insist on playing the blame game, I have a suggestion for who they ought to be targeting: their provincial government.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Elizabeth May educates on the tanker ban, and trashes Conservative leaders and liars. #cdnpoli Like a teacher tutoring 6 year old Cons.
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
In today’s feature, writer David Berry interviewed Corb Lund, who makes serious allegations about his dealings with Danielle Smith and Elections Alberta, and explains why he's more frustrated than ever with the province's political system. forwardweekly.ca/corb-lund-re... #ableg #canpoli #abpoli
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Corb Lund Calls Bullshit on Alberta’s Rigged Referendum Rules | By David Berry
Forward Weekly feature for July 5, 2026.
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Willy Skinner @willygrant.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Alberta documents suggest Edmonton addiction treatment and detox sites are being considered for a proposed involuntary “compassionate intervention” program, raising questions about capacity and how existing recovery spaces would be used. Full details here: www.thealbertan.com/beyond-local...
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Internal documents reveal where Alberta plans to host its new forced treatment program.
Read the full story and comment on TheAlbertan.com
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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Succinct, elegant piece by @danyaalraza.com and Braden Manns on what "dual practice" is and does. Where's the federal Minister of Health? This is a clear violation of the Canada Health Act. Don't look away. #Never51st isn't only about fighting against Trump's chaos. It's about fighting *for* us.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“Semashkewich alleges Mraiche, at that same meeting, said he owned Aaron Barner, the senior executive officer of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government… who was responsible for negotiating the MNA recovery centre contract and other contracts” #abpoli #ableg thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...
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Accusations Fly in Newly Surfaced Legal Fight Involving Sam Mraiche | The Tyee
The controversial Alberta businessman denies allegations he strong-armed a firm building publicly funded treatment centres.
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