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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · 11h

Look , NDP were in power from 2015 to 2019. Inflation was low, interest rates were low. Inflation really picked up post COVID . This guy’s just an idiot obfuscator . Teachers and our students deserve limits to classroom size and complexity in our public system.
#ableg #abpoli

Charlie Golf | Elbows Up! 🍁 @charliegolf.ca · 1d

Spanky McGee has entered the teachers' strike chat.

As I said (and still stand by), the UCP - mainly Dani - is desperate to get this strike over and done with, mainly through a negotiated deal with a side of union busting.

She's losing big time votes in Calgary.
#ableg #abpoli #abed #cdnpoli

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · 11h

What kind of misguided promises to these coal companies were given such that a claim to revenue would be considered a fait accompli when the lease was written and signed??? Gross incompetence!!

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · 14h

Anyone with any clue as to how expensive hospitalization costs , how expensive an ICU stay costs or how expensive a chronic illness like long Covid costs knows that a vaccination program is cost saving. And if the government had doubts wouldn’t it be better to commission a study ?

Jamie @jamieb1000.bsky.social · 18h

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Free vaccines cheaper than dealing with ramifications of low vaccination rate: Alberta Medical Association

#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #vaccine
#FireTheUCP #FireSmith #vaccines
#AMA #medical #FireLaGrange
#health #healthcare

Free vaccines cheaper than dealing with ramifications of low vaccination rate: Alberta Medical Association

If saving money is the Alberta government’s priority, the most cost-effective route is distributing the COVID-19 vaccine widely and freely – not charging $100 for it, says the Alberta Medical Associat...

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · 1d

Introducing legislation to force an agreement with teachers would mean invoking the not withstanding clause to suspend constitutionally protected rights of workers to free assembly. The clause has never been used this way before and would set a dangerous precedent.

#cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli

Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 1d

Alberta using Not Withstanding Clause for Teacher strike has wide ranging implications.

Watch video

#ableg #yyc #yeg #AlbertaTeachersStrike

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"Province-Wide Action" Looms if Smith Forces Teachers Back to Work

YouTube video by Energi Media

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M A Shane @mindfultalk.bsky.social · 1d

Smith / #UCP: We can't afford another $2B over 4yrs.

Public - that's $500M / yr.

Smith / #UCP - So?

Public - You put $500M / yr into PRIVATE schools.

Smith/ #UCP - were hoping you wouldn't notice that.

We noticed. Put tax dollars into PUBLIC schools.

#ableg #abed #abpoli #cndpoli

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · 25d

Meanwhile …this weeks’ Covid stats
(Actually surprised the unbelievably corrupt politicians haven’t ordered this dashboard taken down )

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · 29d

Yeah give a Nobel peace prize to a convicted rapist who’s never served time in jail .

Squid Vicious @squidpod.bsky.social · 29d

He only wants one because Obama has one. His entire presidency is racist spite.

Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 29d

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Sep 14

What’s the point of making a cycling lane that just dead ends and forces cyclists into traffic? Cyclists and motorists are unprepared for the merge into traffic . Couldn’t make 2 more blocks of bike lane ? Why would it take up some parking? Dumb and dangerous.

Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · Sep 11

Here’s the best example where 5 St SW protected cycle track was held back from even higher potential: Connecting to the Bow River Pathway System.

The two blocks between the Bow River and 3 Ave SW remain disconnected from 5 St SW Cycle Track to this day. 🤨
#yycBike #Calgary
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Myke Atkinson @mykeatkinson.bsky.social · Sep 3

The downtown cycle track was supposed to connect to the Bow River Pathway. Our FOI request shows that plans had even been developed back in 2020, but then the project was shelved after Terry Wong became Ward 7’s councillor.

#yyc #yyccc #Ward7 #YYCBike #SafeStreets #BikeCalgary #DowntownCalgary

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Sep 6

I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact it’s a non US car company making EVs.

brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Probably they’re wondering why their puppy is non verbal

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@KatyET www.abresistance.ca @katyet.bsky.social · Sep 4

Change doesn’t just happen…it takes people fighting for it.

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Sep 4

In other words “once people who don’t have adequate financial means get used to not having healthcare or bankrupt themselves by taking second mortgages to pay for hospitalizations and we have a two tier system, me and my friends can start up healthcare companies and and make a fortune “

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Sep 1

What about non violent crimes like insider trading, embezzlement, not paying taxes ? Send in the national guard!

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Sep 1

To a capitalist there’s Nothing worse than a resource that’s available to everyone.

brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 31

Of course, now a lot of ski hills don’t get much snow because of climate change

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 31

I feel what’s happening with Disney is like what has happened in downhill skiing (& I’m sure there are many other examples). When I grew up skiing was an activity any middle class family could participate in
, if they lived close to a hill.

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 31

Solar & batteries cost less and can provide 24/365 power.
Page 13 average battery cost fell 40% in 2024
But no , for ideological reasons or because they can’t admit their mistakes , Ultimately Corrupt Politicians (UCP) want something that will cost tens xbillions

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 26

Seems like a whole we’ve dug ourselves into.
So is ‘keep digging’ a good strategy?

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 25

Yet another reason for governments to not support new fossil fuel projects. They take a lot of money, a lot of time to build and international customers may not want it by the time they are built. Now automation is replacing some of the workers.
Time to move on.

brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 24

(Circa 1956)

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 24

“Our way of life” = life in Mayberry

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 22

Digging in heels against renewables is a sure sign of the potency of the threat to the fossil fuel industry that renewables pose.

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 22

Solar + batteries are competitive or cheaper than all other forms of electricity generation. If you’re a developing country , expanding an electricity system, would you want to be energy independent or beholden to fossil fuel exporting countries? a no brainer

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 22

Solar + battery competitive or less expensive than other methods of electricity production

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brewsd.bsky.social @brewsd.bsky.social · Aug 21

Stay woke , don’t go broke