Elaine Hyshka
@ehyshka.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation at the University of Alberta's School of Public Health. Substance use and public health.
Edmonton/Treaty 6. ichwp.ca + whyscs.ca.
Edmonton/Treaty 6. ichwp.ca + whyscs.ca.
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Feels like a good time to re-up this: lisayoung.substack.com/p/help-wanted
Help Wanted
With the daily bombshells landing, it’s going to be tricky to find someone willing to take the job of AHS CEO.
lisayoung.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Feels like a good time to re-up this: lisayoung.substack.com/p/help-wanted
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48 years. That's how long trans women have been eligible to compete in tennis.
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
48 years. That's how long trans women have been eligible to compete in tennis.
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I concluded this weeks ago. They didn't hide it.
The UCP didn't have to use the notwithstanding clause. They wanted to, in order to avoid an arbitration process they knew they'd lose.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
The UCP didn't have to use the notwithstanding clause. They wanted to, in order to avoid an arbitration process they knew they'd lose.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Alberta used notwithstanding clause to avoid costly arbitration with teachers, infrastructure minister says
Alberta infrastructure minister says the province invoked the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back was due to cost.
edmontonjournal.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I concluded this weeks ago. They didn't hide it.
The UCP didn't have to use the notwithstanding clause. They wanted to, in order to avoid an arbitration process they knew they'd lose.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
The UCP didn't have to use the notwithstanding clause. They wanted to, in order to avoid an arbitration process they knew they'd lose.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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BREAKING: Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself out.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
BREAKING: Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself out.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
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‘Unprecedented’: #Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance.
New from @opheliedm.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/internationa...
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance.
New from @opheliedm.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/internationa...
‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode constitutional protections and expose Canadian marginalized communities and dissidents to U.S. investigations, surveillance and political r...
ricochet.media
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
‘Unprecedented’: #Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance.
New from @opheliedm.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/internationa...
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance.
New from @opheliedm.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/internationa...
👀 These allegations are damning, and suggest corrupt government dealings in mental health and addiction. It is long past time for a public inquiry to sort this all out. #ableg
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
👀 These allegations are damning, and suggest corrupt government dealings in mental health and addiction. It is long past time for a public inquiry to sort this all out. #ableg
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Oct 2022: Marshall Smith becomes premier’s CoS.
Dec 2022: ROSC Solutions Group (RSG) co-founded by associate of M. Smith.
Dec 2022: RSG lands ~$25 million in procurement contracts not disclosed until Aug 2024.
2023: RSG gets 10s millions more.
2025: RSG owns 5 companies running on AB public $.
Dec 2022: ROSC Solutions Group (RSG) co-founded by associate of M. Smith.
Dec 2022: RSG lands ~$25 million in procurement contracts not disclosed until Aug 2024.
2023: RSG gets 10s millions more.
2025: RSG owns 5 companies running on AB public $.
A few companies have made a great deal of money under the Alberta Recovery Model and there's little to show that they have actually delivered on the outcomes Albertans expect. Are people's health outcomes better off with a two-tier, American-style healthcare? The answer is almost always NO.
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Oct 2022: Marshall Smith becomes premier’s CoS.
Dec 2022: ROSC Solutions Group (RSG) co-founded by associate of M. Smith.
Dec 2022: RSG lands ~$25 million in procurement contracts not disclosed until Aug 2024.
2023: RSG gets 10s millions more.
2025: RSG owns 5 companies running on AB public $.
Dec 2022: ROSC Solutions Group (RSG) co-founded by associate of M. Smith.
Dec 2022: RSG lands ~$25 million in procurement contracts not disclosed until Aug 2024.
2023: RSG gets 10s millions more.
2025: RSG owns 5 companies running on AB public $.
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Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection (ie the body can never clear the virus), and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer.
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
💬Viewpoint: Eliminating universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination risks an estimated 8% increase in annual perinatal #HepatitisB infections in the US, increasing preventable chronic disease burden. ja.ma/3Me0zHh
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection (ie the body can never clear the virus), and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer.
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
"It's just not right, you know? I've been diabetic since 2002 and had heart disease since 2002. What is going on with the government?" #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
80-year-old diabetic Calgarian shocked to receive $100 bill for COVID-19 vaccine | CBC News
A Calgary senior with diabetes and heart disease is fighting back after being billed for her COVID-19 vaccine despite being eligible for a free shot. Sharon Mason, 80, received her COVID vaccine in ea...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"It's just not right, you know? I've been diabetic since 2002 and had heart disease since 2002. What is going on with the government?" #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Canada’s women’s health strategy ended in 1999. It shows. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/12/03/c...
Canada’s women’s health strategy ended in 1999. It shows.
Misdiagnoses. Blind spots. Worse outcomes for things we know how to treat.
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Canada’s women’s health strategy ended in 1999. It shows. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/12/03/c...
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In @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social’s first English-media interview since resigning over the pipeline MOU with Alberta, the former cabinet minister said the government isn’t being honest with the public and is betraying its commitments.
'Sorry prime minister, I'm no longer your man': Steven Guilbeault on leaving cabinet
In Steven Guilbeault’s first English-media interview since resigning over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to pursue a pipeline agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, the former cabinet m...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social’s first English-media interview since resigning over the pipeline MOU with Alberta, the former cabinet minister said the government isn’t being honest with the public and is betraying its commitments.
Congratulations to Dr. @hollymathias.bsky.social on the successful defence of your thesis today @ualbertasph.bsky.social! It has been a privilege to supervise you. Looking forward to your next chapter as an Assistant Professor!
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Congratulations to Dr. @hollymathias.bsky.social on the successful defence of your thesis today @ualbertasph.bsky.social! It has been a privilege to supervise you. Looking forward to your next chapter as an Assistant Professor!
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Drug User Liberation Front's founders are arguing their members’ constitutional rights were violated by part of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
What’s at Stake During DULF’s Constitutional Challenge | The Tyee
The case’s outcome could affect the founders’ criminal charges, and Canadian drug laws. A Tyee explainer.
thetyee.ca
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Drug User Liberation Front's founders are arguing their members’ constitutional rights were violated by part of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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Never since 1905, when Alberta became a province, was a petition with nearly half a million signatures tabled in the Legislature.
Never was a Premier presented with such clear choice between right and wrong.
Premier, do the right thing. Avoid a divisive referendum. #ableg
Never was a Premier presented with such clear choice between right and wrong.
Premier, do the right thing. Avoid a divisive referendum. #ableg
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Never since 1905, when Alberta became a province, was a petition with nearly half a million signatures tabled in the Legislature.
Never was a Premier presented with such clear choice between right and wrong.
Premier, do the right thing. Avoid a divisive referendum. #ableg
Never was a Premier presented with such clear choice between right and wrong.
Premier, do the right thing. Avoid a divisive referendum. #ableg
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Pete Hegseth allegedly ordered the killing of survivors in the water after he had ordered an attack on their boat.
If the US is officially at war with Venezuela (it's not) that is a war crime.
If the US is not officially at war, that is murder
Those are the options.
(Cartoon Jonathan Brown)
If the US is officially at war with Venezuela (it's not) that is a war crime.
If the US is not officially at war, that is murder
Those are the options.
(Cartoon Jonathan Brown)
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Pete Hegseth allegedly ordered the killing of survivors in the water after he had ordered an attack on their boat.
If the US is officially at war with Venezuela (it's not) that is a war crime.
If the US is not officially at war, that is murder
Those are the options.
(Cartoon Jonathan Brown)
If the US is officially at war with Venezuela (it's not) that is a war crime.
If the US is not officially at war, that is murder
Those are the options.
(Cartoon Jonathan Brown)
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"there is nothing compassionate about the assumption of incapacity." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: Dignity for the mentally ill cannot be deemed a nuisance
British Columbia, at last, is abandoning the draconian practice of deeming consent to treatment by some mentally ill patients
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"there is nothing compassionate about the assumption of incapacity." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Big day for our ICHWP research team. Doctoral trainee, @hollymathias.bsky.social is defending her dissertation, "Unpaid family caregiving for people who use drugs in rural Canada," this afternoon. Can read the first paper from this work here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Big day for our ICHWP research team. Doctoral trainee, @hollymathias.bsky.social is defending her dissertation, "Unpaid family caregiving for people who use drugs in rural Canada," this afternoon. Can read the first paper from this work here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Not just a tragedy for America, but, given the central place the US occupies in the research ecosystem, a tragedy for the world.
“Thousands of very competitive projects in areas like cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorders and public health improvements most like went unfunded in 2025.
Similarly, at the National Science Foundation, the roughly 3,000 fewer new grants encompassed reductions to every area of science”
Similarly, at the National Science Foundation, the roughly 3,000 fewer new grants encompassed reductions to every area of science”
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Not just a tragedy for America, but, given the central place the US occupies in the research ecosystem, a tragedy for the world.
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Hyperscale data-centre expansion is outpacing the capacity of the local systems that support it.
The public health costs are falling to small municipalities with limited leverage and no oversight mechanisms.
This week we map out an emerging pattern:
The public health costs are falling to small municipalities with limited leverage and no oversight mechanisms.
This week we map out an emerging pattern:
Alberta’s data-centre push leaves health questions unanswered
Canada's national curated aggregator for health news, policy updates and analysis.
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Hyperscale data-centre expansion is outpacing the capacity of the local systems that support it.
The public health costs are falling to small municipalities with limited leverage and no oversight mechanisms.
This week we map out an emerging pattern:
The public health costs are falling to small municipalities with limited leverage and no oversight mechanisms.
This week we map out an emerging pattern:
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Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show reut.rs/4rCQsMz
Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show
The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Canada's main oil-producing province bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil production increased, according to documents seen by Reuters.
reut.rs
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show reut.rs/4rCQsMz
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NEW TWIST: data centers in farm country may accelerate nitrate contamination from agricultural sources with big implications for public health.
Studies are needed to confirm or refute this finding. Lack of transparency, monitoring, regulations makes it tough.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Studies are needed to confirm or refute this finding. Lack of transparency, monitoring, regulations makes it tough.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
www.rollingstone.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
NEW TWIST: data centers in farm country may accelerate nitrate contamination from agricultural sources with big implications for public health.
Studies are needed to confirm or refute this finding. Lack of transparency, monitoring, regulations makes it tough.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Studies are needed to confirm or refute this finding. Lack of transparency, monitoring, regulations makes it tough.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Overdose deaths in the US are down 41% from epidemic peak in 2023. Modelling suggests declines in death are due to 1) decreasing size of the susceptible population; 2) stabilization of the mortality rate.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Structural Drivers of the Drop in Opioid Overdose Deaths in the US
This decision analytical model uses the SOURCE model to elucidate factors underlying the recent decline in US overdose deaths.
jamanetwork.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Overdose deaths in the US are down 41% from epidemic peak in 2023. Modelling suggests declines in death are due to 1) decreasing size of the susceptible population; 2) stabilization of the mortality rate.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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"We condemn the Government of Alberta's actions in making this legislation a reality. We call on every person across this land to stand up and make your voices heard here," says Chief Troy Knowlton, Piikani Nation, Treaty No. 7 Territory.
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
First Nations Call for Solidarity on Water Protection in Alberta
/CNW/ - The Chiefs Steering Committee on Technical Services (CSC) rejects the Government of Alberta's Bill 7 - Water Amendment Act. This legislation is not...
www.newswire.ca
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"We condemn the Government of Alberta's actions in making this legislation a reality. We call on every person across this land to stand up and make your voices heard here," says Chief Troy Knowlton, Piikani Nation, Treaty No. 7 Territory.
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
