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Palliser Friends Of Medicare

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Southeastern Alberta (Palliser) Chapter of Alberta Friends of Medicare - bsky.app/profile/friendsofmedicare.…

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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 10h
And join us for our free, public AGM meeting to get involved in our work to protect & strengthen public care in the Medicine Hat region & beyond! See the attached details. #AbHealth #MedHat
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 10h
Healthcare delivery is a provincial responsibility. Creating 2-tiered systems violates national standards & raises serious Charter of Rights & Freedoms concerns Federal leaders need to hold the province accountable. medicinehatnews.com/life/local-l... #AbHealth #MedHat @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The Medicine Hat "International Overdose Awareness Day" community event will be held on Monday, August 31 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Medicine Hat Public Library. #ENDOVERDOSE #IOAD2026 #OVERDOSEAWARE #MedHat
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
With polls showing Albertans largely opposed to a two-tier health-care system reminiscent of U.S. methods, Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) is encouraging residents to make their opinions known. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #AbLeg #AbPoli #AHS
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) is urging Albertans to support calls for urgent, evidence-based action against the drug poisoning crisis following the closure of Henwood Treatment Centre in Edmonton. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #AbLeg #AbPoli #AHS
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The Medicine Hat "International Overdose Awareness Day" community event will be held on Monday, August 31 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Medicine Hat Public Library. #ENDOVERDOSE #IOAD2026 #OVERDOSEAWARE #MedHat
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Alberta's shift towards private care could reshape private insurance. While the operational changes required to introduce private health insurance are minor, the impact would be substantial. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #AbHealth (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social)
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Friends of Medicine (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) has been saying it for months—& the law agrees! Alberta's Bill 11 = two tier health care. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Prescribing Poverty: Why AISH clawbacks are a health-care emergency. This financial squeeze is only the beginning! medicinehatnews.com/commentary/o... #MedHat #AbLeg #AbHealth
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
A Reminder - Today! bsky.app/profile/pall... #MedHat #AbLeg #AbHealth
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (April, 2026) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/4f3wkzmt #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Saturday April 18, 2 PM: “A compelling call for justice, Stolen Time follows charismatic elder rights lawyer Melissa Miller as she takes on the corporate for-profit nursing-home industry.” Register at www.friendsofmedicare.org/MHstolentime #MedHat #AbLeg #AbHealth
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We don’t need two-tier distractions; we need to clear the exit so the acutely ill can move up, and you, the one in the waiting room, can finally move. in. medicinehatnews.com/commentary/o... #AbPoli #AbLeg #MedHat @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (March 2026) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/4kpt52ny #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Chris Gallaway of @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social called the Alberta legislation a “gift to the private insurance industry” and warned that American health care companies could use it to seek a foothold in Canada. medicinehatnews.com/news/nationa... #AbLeg #AbHealth
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Dual practice means two-tier health: critics - Experts say the dual-practice model proposed is unprecedented in Canada. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #AbLeg #AbHealth
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (January 2026) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/3k26x7p4 #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (December, 2025) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/54ce8t6a #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
"The government’s approach is to dictate change from the top without effective consultation. That’s why our health-care system is in a constant state of chaos.” medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #AbHealth #AbLeg #MedHat
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The Alberta Government is trying to sell us a Pig in a Poke with its “Surgical Initiatives” and “Urgent Care Centres.” medicinehatnews.com/commentary/l... #AbHealth #MedHat #MedicareForAll
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (November, 2025) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/ha3x5eyb #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The Palliser Friends of Medicare November board meeting will be held on November 18 (10:00 AM) at the Veiner Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you! #MedHat #MedicareForAll
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
More than a hundred people turned out on Tuesday to join the Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for a town hall event, “An Urgent Conversation: Public Health Care in Medicine Hat.” present by Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social) medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #Medicare
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Approximately 200 people turned up last evening at our AGM and a special presentation by Dr Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Happy Birthday Tommy Douglas! "Father of Medicare" "Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world." 20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986 cdnmedhall.ca/laureates/th... #TommyDouglas #Medicare #MedicareForAll
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Join passionate advocates for public health care at the Palliser Chapter Friends of Medicare's annual general meeting. Come to hear an update on our work and what we have planned in the future. RSVP at friendsofmedicare.org/palliser_cha... Everyone is welcome! #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (May to October, 2025) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/4urdye6a #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition
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Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Critics Say COVID Shot Rollout Will Be Disaster "Chris Gallaway, executive director of @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social says this approach is the exact opposite of what one would want or expect from a public health organization." pressreader.com/article/2814... #abpoli #ableg
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