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Dr. Frances Vettergreen

@vettergreenart.bsky.social
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Canadian family physician. Artist and chorister after hours. Dog, cat, teen, gardening & good food. Love my e-bike and my skis. Posts my own. Settler on Treaty 7, she/her.

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 30/04/2025
A government under seven (7) different investigations for corruption just introduced a bill that would bring more corporate money into politics. This is not normal. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta overhauls election laws to allow corporate donations, change referendum thresholds | CBC News
The Alberta government wants to bring back corporate and union political donations, eliminate vouching for a voter’s identity at election polling stations, and lower the threshold for recalls and refe...
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
“Private surgical facilities in Alberta are starving the public system of staff and funding to perform priority procedures, according to a new report that concludes the province has yet to increase surgical capacity or reduce wait times as pledged.” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Alberta public health system losing staff, funding as province increases spending on private facilities
Analysis shows provincial spending on private surgical facilities increased nearly three-fold in 2023-24 from 2019-20, while spending in public facilities increased marginally
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Alberta Medical Association @albertadoctors.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Measles cases are rising across the province and the country. Here's what you need to know and some of your most common questions answered: For more information visit: www.alberta.ca/measles
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Luke Fevin @according2luke.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Bleak, bleak stuff here. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
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E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said he would revise or repeal dozens of air, water and climate protections to help industries.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
a tale in two parts
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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Powerful image from @fairvote.ca. Your vote matters.
If 'Did Not Vote' was a party in the 2022 Ontario election...
DNV: 57%
PC: 18%
Lib: 10%
NDP: 10% 
Green: 3%
they would have won the election.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
“Fewer than one-in-four Albertans support leaving the Canada Pension Plan and establishing a new Alberta pension plan, according to the results of a new poll from Leger” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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Majority continue to oppose creating Alberta pension plan versus fewer than one-in-four support: poll
Fewer than one-in-four Albertans approved of leaving the CPP and establishing a provincial plan, according to a new poll from Leger.
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Dr. Frances Vettergreen @vettergreenart.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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Dr. Frances Vettergreen @vettergreenart.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Utterly shameful. Smith will be emboldened for sure. www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
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Trump signs order to end federal support for gender transitions for people under 19
Medicaid programs in some states cover gender-affirming care. The new order suggests that practice could end and target hospitals and universities that receive federal money and provide the care. It's...
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
An Alberta govt task force has recommended the use of COVID-19 vaccines be halted unless more info is provided about risks, as part of a report rife with suggestions that run counter to mainstream scientific consensus. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... With @alannasmith.bsky.social
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Alberta releases secret report into the province’s COVID response
The $2-million task force’s final report touched on several points common with disinformation campaigns such as the effectiveness of public health restrictions and masking
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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Another coal alert. Did anybody notice that the GoA issued a NEW coal lease in September 2024. The listing indicates that the area is sensitive for burrowing owl, raptors and sharp-tailed grouse. WTAF. This has links to both the offering doc & the results doc. #ableg www.alberta.ca/coal-public-...
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Coal public offerings and results
Record of coal public offering notices.
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Jeff's Fact Checker @thunderbayed.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Wouldn't it be great if there was as much outrage from Canadian media over Danielle Smith vacationing at Trump's place as there was when the PM vacationed at Aga Khan's place? ‼️CANADIAN MEDIA FAILED‼️ ❤️ if you agree.
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 13/01/2025
A painting of a bird next to the words "this is gonna end in a gigantic fuckin' disaster"
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Dr. Frances Vettergreen @vettergreenart.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
This is not reassuring
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Remember when people said Elon is engaging in election interference & trying to overthrow Canada's democracy & y'all called us Tin Foil Hatters? Also, remember when we said a lot of of the hate towards Trudeau is misogyny adjacent?
A screen grab of Trudeau tweeting that Canada will never be part of the United States and Elon responding at 2:19 AM with "Girl, you're not the governor of Canada anymore, so doesn't matter what you say."
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Bob Rae @bobbyrae48.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I am proud to represent my country, Canada, at the United Nations. A foundational principle of international law and the UN Charter is to respect the sovereignty and independence of other states. That’s why we support Ukraine. It’s also why we support ourselves.
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
We’re all out if political plays. Either the NDP listens to their supporters and a miracle happens and Trudeau and Singh work together for the good of the country or we end up with Poilievre. If you don’t contact your MPs and communicate this, we’re toast. No one is coming to save us #cdnpoli
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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
for the potato fears not death
Printed instructions for microwaving a potato with encircled bullet point, “Potato may whistle in microwave.”
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150,000 trees have been planted and 45 hectares of parks created in the city, to improve quality-of-life today, and also to help the city adapt to and manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050. On top of everything else Paris has been doing.
A tree-filled park in Paris
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
stay safe Calgarians.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Part of Dark Age 2.0 is the bizarro embrace of a twisted (read: wrong) history of COVID. Alas, many believe. COVID was unprecedented. YES, we need to study & learn & improve. Benefits / harms of intervensions further explored. But let's not twist history to support ideological agendas. Reminder👇
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Dr. Frances Vettergreen @vettergreenart.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Creating problems, more like
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Robert Stowasser @robstowasser.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Finland have introduced critical thinking into the primary school curriculum with the expressed purpose of protecting their democracy. edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
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Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Tell him this will take away a Canadian woman’s bodily autonomy #NDP #Canadasky #Cdnpoli
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
I would like to see a map with Alberta coal mines (existing and planned) overlain with the exclusion zones for solar and wind projects. How are coal mines in the foothills consistent with pristine viewscape exclusions for renewables? Make it make sense.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Explanation post: Those who followed me on X know I posted about medical access - including vaccines - the need for masks and the need for dogs. I never posted about politics. Now I’m getting political. I can hope we all are. There’s so much at stake in Canada. This is the tip a huge iceberg:
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Dr. Frances Vettergreen @vettergreenart.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Here we go
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Occupy Calgary 🇨🇦 @calgaryoccupy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
~If people only realized the damage that the CPC will do if they gain power they might get their asses out to vote.
Screenshot of dean from Winnipeg's X post
Sorry to break it to you but even a wounded Trudeau government is better than any Poilievre government.
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Fansen @fansen.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Well don’t ever forget this…
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
If I were Trudeau I would prorogue, bring Carney in, introduce UBI like everyone told me to and Freeland blocked, lift Canadians and disabled Canadians out of poverty and win a 4th term to spite the god damn traitors we have in this country. #cdnpoli
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
The premier seems far more interested in cozying up to Trump than in helping Albertans. We need to find serious solutions to this tariff threat which will devastate our economy. Danielle Smith's casual thoughts on border security are not what our negotiations need.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
How much did Albertans pay for a report to justify Smith's vision for a grand central station in Calgary and derail the green line while ignoring the costs of changing plans? Glad you asked. $2,468,949.00 #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Dr. Frances Vettergreen @vettergreenart.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Evidence based???
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Dr. Frances Vettergreen @vettergreenart.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
You know you’ve got the Christmas tree right when it has an ambulance, a fire truck, a red airplane, a yellow airplane, a tricycle, a rattle from a 1960s stroller, a black bear, two hedgehogs and a porcupine on it.
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I seriously did not think we would have a province (Alberta, always) begin removing #healthcare based on protected category grounds and the whole country not light 🔥but here we are. #cdnpoli #medsky #lawtwitter
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JJ Wright, Ph.D. @drjjwright.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Alberta just passed anti-2SLGBTQ+ laws that signal second-class citizenship for queer and trans people Introduction of these laws have already regressed public attitudes- yesterday Barrhead, AB banned Pride crosswalks These laws are disgusting attempts to eradicate queer life. #ableg #abpoli
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meanwhileincanada.bsky.social @meanwhileincanada.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
#Canada #Poilievre #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #border #Trump #Trudeau #CanadaUSBorder Canadians have a low tolerance for propaganda and partisan spin. Here's what Poilievre doesn't want you to know about his record on the border:
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glenda_aus🍁🦘 @glendaaus.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Poilievre’s Free Ride to Power Has to Stop #cdnpoli #Canada No more getting by with glib and shallow answers to these seven basic questions. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Poilievre’s Free Ride to Power Has to Stop | The Tyee
No more getting by with glib and shallow answers to these seven basic questions.
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Leeta 🇨🇦 @micropainter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Well, Trudeau is right. Poilievre refuses to be on #TeamCanada. He’s offside with Canadians, playing against Canada. Bench him. #cdnpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg #CanadaSky 🇨🇦 🏒
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kpvl.bsky.social @kpvl.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The CBC is one of the last truly Canadian voices, untainted by excessive 'Americanization.' Cutting its funding is not the solution—investing in it is. Canada deserves a strong, independent national news media that tells our stories, our way ❤️🇨🇦
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Karla Marx @karlamarx1917.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Alberta is home to the worst transphobia in Canada. If you live here and disagree with the provincial government doing this in your name, now is the time to act and use your voice
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I think people need to understand no gender affirming care available to them in Canada is permanent and all healthcare just lets them put it on hold while they mature and decide on their own identity. WHICH THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO AS WHOLE HUMAN BEINGS
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Never underestimate the power of wearing a mask. It’s an act of solidarity with disabled people It’s an act of resistance against governments trying to convince you the covid threat is over It’s an act of compassion. You’re showing you don’t want to get someone else sick. It’s powerful.
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Dr. Frances Vettergreen @vettergreenart.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
This should make you angry. We should be in the streets. A vulnerable group of human beings lost rights today.
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Dawn Metcalfe @dawn.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Wear a mask. It’s a tiny thing to do. But it allows people to live life in public. To go to hospital and see their doctors. To go to the supermarket. To go to a concert. To begin to put an end to this. Please.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"We stand at a critical juncture. Alberta has the power to choose a future where confronting eco-grief is seen as a bold acknowledgment of our interconnectedness with the planet. Ignoring eco-grief risks jeopardizing planetary health and cementing a legacy of environmental betrayal."
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Drowning in eco-grief: The reckless path of Danielle Smith’s leadership - The Gauntlet
By Josie Simon, December 2 2024— Alberta, the time for a wake-up call is now. Our leaders proudly highlight the province as an energy powerhouse, yet beneath the surface, the growing threat of climate...
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
If it isn’t clear to Americans, there is absolutely no question that we do not want to become the 51st state. We clear?
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a close up of a goose 's head and neck
ALT: a close up of a goose 's head and neck
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