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Shannon Buchart 🇨🇦🍁

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A retired school librarian! Time to travel, camp, garden and sip a glass or two. Kindness is ALWAYS an option. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 1h
For the last time: the UCP is NOT a separatist party! We just happen to have a lot of separatists who have taken over Constituency Associations, been elected MLAs, and have a leader who enjoys lowering the bar and changing laws to enable separatists. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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UCP MLA says he’s voted in favour of Alberta holding binding referendum on independence | CBC News
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan says he has voted in favour of Alberta’s government proceeding with a legally binding referendum on separation, but adds he hopes to see Canada united if Alberta is “t...
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 16h
A reckoning. Yes, please and thank you, but I can only wait in hope. (Yes, Jason Kenney was fired/resigned by the UCP. People died because of his decisions (please see Cargill's response to COVID-19) and now Jason makes more money than ever with his gig at a law firm & his board seats.)
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says | The Tyee
A letter obtained by The Tyee shows the state’s Ecology Department has serious concerns about spill risks and tanker traffic.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2h
OpenAI acknowledges reports of its models attempting to access publicly available Canadian government website data
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Joanne Hammond @joannehammond.bsky.social · 8h
Dallas Brodie and OneBC out here doing anti-Indigenous racism, masks off, day-to-day lives and in their election platform. #bcpoli
from ONEBC platform:
Reconciliation

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Repeal DRIPA and declare UNDRIP to have no force and effect in BC

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Halt all voluntary transfers of cash, land, and control over public resources to band governments

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Restore oversight and accountability for Indigenous Band spending

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Demand constitutional reforms to repeal the Indian Act, transform reserves into townships, and unite all British Columbians under one law and political framework.

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Restore the original names of public institutions and public places — Names must primarily be in English

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End the practice of mandatory land acknowledgements within the government and government-funded institutions.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 6h
We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 6h
NDP parliamentary leader @donvdavies.bsky.social says National Post column targeting NDP leader @avilewis.ca is "appalling, irresponsible and likely criminal" The column calls for Lewis to be dealt with by way of ancient "Jewish law" while invoking loaded language used by Yitzhak Rabin's assassin
Don Davies v @DonDavies • 1h This is appalling, irresponsible and likely criminal. Threatening and inciting others to remove a Canadian political leader for his political views is outrageous. Both the author and the National Post must retract, apologize and reverse this message at once. Samira Mohyeddin /jau Absolutely diabolical. National Post puts a bullseye on Avi Lewis through the rabid ramblings of Yoni Goldstein who invokes Halakhah and Leviticus on how to deal with Jews. Writing Lewis "presents a clear and present danger to the Jewish community" & other Jews are "duty- bound to = NATIONAL POST Yoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis His Yom Kippur message was indefensible By Yoni Goldstein, Special to National Post Published Sep 29, 2026 Last updated 17 hours ago 4 minute read • 190 Comments

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@SMohyeddin • 10h = NATIONAL POST None of this applies, however, when a Jewish person presents a clear and present danger to the Jewish community. When that happens, Jewish thought is much more forceful: you must prevent the perpetrator from causing harm. Jewish law developed two character sketches to describe such scenarios. The first is known as a "mosar" — a Jewish person who informs to oppressive authorities, potentially leading to the imprisonment, torture or death of community members. The second, called a "rodef," refers to a Jew who is actively pursuing another with the intent to harm or kill them. In both scenarios, the law is clear that a jew is duty-bound to step in. Protecting the community and its members is the most important thing. 244
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 9h
UCP MLA Jason Stephan is now joining the “leverage” game and tacitly endorsing the separatist choice. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 7h
BC: "Stanford went on to note that Shell and other oil and gas companies paid the province $672 million in royalties in the 2024-25 fiscal year. Fifteen years ago, those same companies paid nearly twice as much in royalties while producing half as much gas.”" thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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BC’s Big, and Now Secret, Natural Gas Giveaway | The Tyee
Tax credits let companies pay little for resources. What do the parties say?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h
This is an example of why Donald Trump is just a simple-minded bought-and-paid-for stooge for tech when he talks about AI being self-regulating.
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Holly Hoye 🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 7h
“Many of the leaders of the separatist movement are from the same cast of characters we first met during the “Freedom Convoy.” They failed to topple the federal government then but are engaged in a similar exercise now.”
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: We must call Alberta separation what it is
It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Local health minister says wait times for wealthy people way down since her government started focussing on bringing down wait times for wealthy people.
cbc.ca
Wait times for most priority surgeries in Ontario have increased since 2017, study says | CBC News
Wait times for most of the province’s publicly funded priority surgeries and procedures have increased between 2017 and 2025, according to a study released Monday.
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Jay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 9h
Got this steaming pile of propakkkanda, too. How much money is this pathetic excuse of a government squandering on this street theatre referendum? It all amounts to “we are listening to you and understand your racism and hate. Please vote for us next year.”
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 9h
Better than Alberta. It's a very low bar. $15. For students, $13. Disgusting.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 10h
haha holy crappppppppppppppppp
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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This Calgary anesthesiologist hits the nail on the head re: Bill 11!🎯 "All physicians take an oath to 'do no harm.' Yet under dual practice, those with money will be treated before those who are very sick and need it most." edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
edmontonjournal.com
Opinion: Who pays for Alberta’s dual-practice health care?
Who pays for the system required to make dual practice possible, and who bears the risks when it fails?
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12h
A quick vocab lesson for the president: if you buy something from me, then we have a "trade deficit". It doesn't mean you got ripped off. It doesn't mean it's unfair. All it means is you ended up with more stuff and I ended up with more cash. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwJqtzkwYQE
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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FACT: BC, Sask, & ON don’t receive equalization either, but we don’t hear them complaining. FACT: Alberta gov’t equalization payment to Ottawa annually is: $0. FACT: The only way conservatives can win is when ABs are angry and misinformed! #abpoli #UCPCorruption #abreferendum
A line graph Illustrating Canada's Equalization Payments for 2026/27
Displays the per capita fiscal capacity of each province, including 100% of resource revenues and equalization.Each province’s fiscal capacity in shown in red and their equalization payment in blue. Alberta, B.C, Saskatchewan, and Ontario do not receive equalization payments. Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, receives equalization payments. The graph is released by Finances of the Nation.
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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 17h
Packed living rooms and Albertans who care about where this province is headed. The most affluent wealthy people telling me what is going on in their lives. How they struggle with affordability, finding private healthcare and schools for their kids. #abpoli #UCPCorruption
A photo of Danielle Smith standing in a wealthy person’s living room and speaking to a gathering of people. A photo of Danielle Smith in a wealthy person’s home speaking to a gathering of people. A photo of Danielle Smith seated in a wealthy person’s home and listening while another person speaks. A photo of a smiling Danielle Smith standing in a wealthy person’s home with other people on either side of her.
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Out today is @patricklennox.bsky.social's book "On Treason," about the Alberta referendum. Highly recommended reading.
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On Treason: Alberta Separatism, Foreign Interference, and Canada's Survival in a Revolutionary Age - Biblioasis
“What is happening here in Alberta is an aberration. It does not resemble, in any fashion, democratic politics as normal in Canada. . . . For the last ten years […]
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inthewoodshop.bsky.social @inthewoodshop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When it comes to public health care, the cupbaord is bare But there are bilions for a pipeline that will employ fewer than a smalll hospital long-term www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford says Ontario taxpayers will invest in proposed pipeline from Alberta to Sarnia
A Liberal MPP on Tuesday compared the project to the Ontario premier's proposal for a tunnel under Highway 401.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We stand with Kúkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir and k'emlúps te Sewépem in condemning these actions and calling for meaningful action against racism, white supremacy, hate-motivated conduct and Indian Residential School denialism.” Confederacy of Treaty 6 calls out the racism in BC.
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 17h
This will become the norm in Alberta. Adriana Lagrange knows this, and doesn’t care.
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 19h
In today’s @theglobeandmail.com, Mr. Mason correctly puts the metaphorical boots to Queen of Stupid Danielle Smith’s contemptible referendum sleight of hand. 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 15h
For too long, residential school history wasn't part of the curriculum. Now, as we grapple with the realities, denialists are pushing back, trying to muddy up the truth. Here are tips on how teachers and others can have meaningful talks in the face of denialism podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
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How teachers can respond to residential school denialism in the classroom
Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · September 29 · 11m
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 14h
This is better energy journalism than you'll see in most Canadian newspapers today -- and certainly anything coming out of Postmedia in Alberta. I've yet to see any of the talking heads and industry spokespeople actually confront it. energi.media/markham-on-e...
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LNG Canada Phase 2: The $33-Billion Bet on Asian Demand
LNG Canada Phase 2 is a $33-billion bet on Asian demand, Qatar recovery and a historic wave of new global LNG supply.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 18h
‘Trust us’: Stelco union says Cleveland-Cliffs broke its word on jobs Keeping workers employed was a legal condition of the 2024 sale /1 thread www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...
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Unions accuse Stelco owner of breaking 'no layoffs' promise
Ottawa’s 2024 approval required the U.S. owner to keep unionized staffing steady for five years. Up to 500 layoffs now test that promise.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 16h
“Deciding … if this referendum and their actions constitutes treason requires us to understand its conspiratorial foundations, its connections to the global far right, and its malign intentions for the future of Canada.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: We must call Alberta separation what it is
It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work
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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Brace yourselves for less equitable & more costly health care, Alberta! “Bill 11 ... is a gift to the for-profit insurance industry, which has admitted it has been working hand in hand with the government to push forward these changes": Chris Gallaway. www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill11_insur...
Photo of a stethoscope wrapped around a large dollar sign. Text reads, "Alberta Employers, Workers, Seniors Will Pay More Due to Health Insurance Changes. Read FOM's response: friendsofmedicare.org/news"
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So let me get this straight, it’s ok for you ignorant twats to interfere in our elections and pressure our businesses to move there, but you are threatening us when we are NOT doing the same? Please, take your fucking threats and shove them up your collective asses 🤣 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump trade adviser says Canada will 'pay even more dearly' if 'you interfere' in U.S. midterms | CBC News
One of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade advisers is threatening repercussions for Canada if it "interferes" in the upcoming midterm elections — though it's not clear what he anticipates the country...
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh, look— @cdnpress.bsky.social has an immigration story. Let's go through the checklist: ✅ Quotes Carney's "take back control" without pointing out this is Nigel Farage's language ✅ Ignores the culpability of provinces who demanded more immigration and then did fuck all to accommodate them
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PM looks at when to boost immigration as government gets system 'under control'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says that with Canada's immigration system back under control, the question now is when to begin a "controlled increase" of the country's population.
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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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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Albertans deserve a different vision of the province and country's energy future than the one-sided one their government is trying to feed them. Instead, we get this:
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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I am incensed by this taxpayer-funded UCP propaganda from beginning to end - from its dishonest title (how does imposing fees on immigrants make AB stronger?) to its slanted commentary (eg federal firearms laws are now "federal meddling" at 10 that needs to be trumped). 1/ #abpoli #ableg
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Top analysts expect a flood of online propaganda and misinformation to begin even as the votes are counted. The purpose is to convince people the referendum was crooked.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Braid: A social media bombardment will tell the world the referendum is rigged
The referendum will hand an easy victory to the federalists, but bad social media actors will try to convince the world it was rigged.
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Looking forward to this webinar with the Canadian Health Coalition Oct 20. Too often we view health care solely as a cost. In reality it’s an *industry*, and one of Canada’s most important. Webinar: The economic benefits of public health care in Canada #canlab www.healthcoalition.ca/webinar-the-...
healthcoalition.ca
Webinar: The economic benefits of public health care in Canada with Jim Stanford
What if we thought of public health care as an investment?
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Stelco which is owned by the US based Cleveland Cliffs Inc. refused money from the Canadian government to keep it opened and protect jobs.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 29/09/2026
This might be the Pitchbot's best pitch ever.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
Every single one of 21 tested vehicles sent data to a third-party domain over Wi-Fi. Over half contacted domains specializing in advertising, tracking, or analytics. These companies gather details about your vehicle or driving behavior to sell to insurance companies or target you with ads.
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Your car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think
“There’s a lot to be worried about,” the project lead said.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My story about Second Sons showing up in Kamloops and how experts say this is a wake up call to law enforcement, and to political parties who have been making space for residential school denialists. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Masked Group in Kamloops Sparks Alarm and Racism Fears | The Tyee
‘I don’t want these people in my neighbourhood, in my city, in my country.’
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mark Carney ought to take note @liberalca.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @eleanorolszewski.bsky.social It’s time to replace Evan Solomon.
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The rotting corpse of Canada's national magazine wrote up a glowing profile of the lying, conspiratorial grifter at the centre of the separatism campaign, and treated him like someone invested in democracy and who stands up for the marginalized. A complete and utter whitewash.
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The Man Who Wants to Break Up Canada - Macleans.ca
Jeffrey Rath jump-started Alberta’s dormant separatist movement. Now the country is about to face a moment of reckoning that he helped engineer.
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The Canadian Border 🇨🇦 @canadianborder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On Tuesday, the US is banning Canadian cheese, alcohol and motorcycles outright. Not taxing them. BANNING them. At some point Canadians have to recognize that this isn't just "trade tensions", it's a hostile trade war. Building other markets isn’t an option anymore. ❤️🍁 #vivelecanada
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
edmontonjournal.com/... Excellent Op-Ed - All Albertans and Canadians should read it 👇 "When my time matters most, will my place in line be determined by how urgently I need care — or by how much I can afford to pay for it? That is a question worth our time."
edmontonjournal.com
Opinion: Will Alberta's dual-practice model cut surgery wait times — or only for the rich?
When my time matters most, will my place in line be determined by how urgently I need care — or by how much I can afford to pay for it?
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This grim, gripping report on Canada’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak from the University of Alberta’s Parkland Institute should be required reading for all Albertans - and all Canadians. Especially those who’ve decided to forget how deadly and terrifying the early months of Covid truly were.
parklandinstitute.ca
Parkland Institute
Parkland Institute is an Alberta-wide, non-partisan research centre situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We can say that political pressure, deference to public health, negligence, and incompetence all contributed to the tragedy. Further evidence suggests that government officials prioritized the interests of the meat-processing industry over the health and safety of meat-packing workers."
albertapolitics.ca
Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River plant, new report says - Alberta Politics
One of the most disgraceful episodes of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta took place on April 18, 2020, when Devin Dreeshen, Jason Copping and Deena Hinshaw assured employees of Cargill Inc.’s meat pac...
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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy shit! My email and 🇨🇦 The OShow page has just been overwhelmed by Canadians concerned about a drone deal that may involve the Trump family. We will have more on the dragonfly situation on tomorrow’s OShow! Thank you everyone for your concern and for reaching out. #cndpoli
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eighteen days ago, Canada and Ukraine signed a joint production agreement for military drones. Today it was revealed the Trump crime family – which is backed by the Putin-Kremlin crime syndicate – bought a stake in Draganfly, one of contractors chosen by Canada.
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