Karen Klassen
@kklassen.bsky.social
Proud Canadian, born and raised in Alberta. Love learning. Enjoy traveling. Oilers/BlueJays fan 🏒⚾️ My thoughts are my own.
Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
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Must read here by a former senior AHS executive. Alberta's healthcare system is being run into the ground by ideological Dunning-Kruger politicians.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Ideology over expertise putting health care at risk
The greatest danger now facing the system is the absence of qualified leadership.
edmontonjournal.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Must read here by a former senior AHS executive. Alberta's healthcare system is being run into the ground by ideological Dunning-Kruger politicians.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Here's the thing
I've done the letter writing campaign
I've attended protests
I've signed petitions
The UCP aren't listening
They have their agenda
IMO it involves privatizing everything Albertans rely on
We HAVE to sign the recall UCP MLAs if we want to stop them
#ableg
operationtotalrecall.ca
I've done the letter writing campaign
I've attended protests
I've signed petitions
The UCP aren't listening
They have their agenda
IMO it involves privatizing everything Albertans rely on
We HAVE to sign the recall UCP MLAs if we want to stop them
#ableg
operationtotalrecall.ca
Operation Total Recall — Organize Local Recall Campaigns
Grassroots hub to organize riding-by-riding recall efforts for the 44 Alberta MLAs who supported using the Notwithstanding Clause against not just teachers, but all Alberta workers. Find your MLA, joi...
operationtotalrecall.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Here's the thing
I've done the letter writing campaign
I've attended protests
I've signed petitions
The UCP aren't listening
They have their agenda
IMO it involves privatizing everything Albertans rely on
We HAVE to sign the recall UCP MLAs if we want to stop them
#ableg
operationtotalrecall.ca
I've done the letter writing campaign
I've attended protests
I've signed petitions
The UCP aren't listening
They have their agenda
IMO it involves privatizing everything Albertans rely on
We HAVE to sign the recall UCP MLAs if we want to stop them
#ableg
operationtotalrecall.ca
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Calgary ridings are the ones to watch, but all recall petitions will tell us something about how people on the ground are feeling about this govt today.
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
14 UCP MLAs Subject of Recall Petition and Probably More Coming
Who's got an office pool on the final number? I want 33.
@Mitchell_AB explains how the recall process works and the political implications.
Subscibe to her Substack @WomenOfABPoli.
#abpoli
youtu.be/hfO-5E24qOA
Who's got an office pool on the final number? I want 33.
@Mitchell_AB explains how the recall process works and the political implications.
Subscibe to her Substack @WomenOfABPoli.
#abpoli
youtu.be/hfO-5E24qOA
14 UCP MLAs Subject of Recall Petition and Probably More Coming
YouTube video by Energi Media
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November 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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It's very troubling to me that the UCP are dictating what medical care Albertans are allowed to receive based on their own ideology, not medical science
It should trouble every Albertan
#RecallTheUCP
#ableg #abpoli
It should trouble every Albertan
#RecallTheUCP
#ableg #abpoli
Premier Danielle Smith is restricting the freedom & rights of vulnerable young people, intruding on the confidential medical conversations of physicians and their patients, and disregarding the rights of patients to access medically necessary care.
Help push back: www.stop-smith.ca
Help push back: www.stop-smith.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It's very troubling to me that the UCP are dictating what medical care Albertans are allowed to receive based on their own ideology, not medical science
It should trouble every Albertan
#RecallTheUCP
#ableg #abpoli
It should trouble every Albertan
#RecallTheUCP
#ableg #abpoli
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Wake up Alberta rural municipalities.
Better a wind or solar farm as a going concern rather than dead-beat oil and gas operators that won't pay their taxes or surface lease payments.
#abpoli #ableg
Better a wind or solar farm as a going concern rather than dead-beat oil and gas operators that won't pay their taxes or surface lease payments.
#abpoli #ableg
💰 Rural Alberta earned $70M in tax revenue from wind & solar in 2025 — funding roads, emergency services & recreation.
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
But a provincial moratorium has stalled future growth, costing municipalities $84M/year in lost revenue.
🧾Your weekend read ⬇️
Rural Alberta's $70-million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
Rural Alberta's $70 million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... He should resign!
Alberta MLA urged to apologize for comparing transgender surgery to livestock castration | CBC News
An Alberta legislature member was called on by the Opposition to apologize Thursday after saying the province has a duty to step in to deal with "bad parents" while also comparing transgender surgery ...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... He should resign!
Thesen Island, Knysna
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Thesen Island, Knysna
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If you live in Airdrie East riding you can sign the recall petition for Angela Pitt
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
pitt-recall.ca
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
pitt-recall.ca
Angela Pitt Recall
Sign the petition to recall the MLA for Airdrie-East, Angela Pitt. Help us grow the recall movement and make our government accountable!
pitt-recall.ca
November 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If you live in Airdrie East riding you can sign the recall petition for Angela Pitt
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
pitt-recall.ca
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
pitt-recall.ca
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What do you call a group that demands total freedom, but panics the moment anyone demands theirs?
It’s a purity cult. If they override you, it’s stability. If you assert yourself, it’s chaos. They want to control who has a voice.
#ForeverCanadian upset that order, so they want to change the law.
It’s a purity cult. If they override you, it’s stability. If you assert yourself, it’s chaos. They want to control who has a voice.
#ForeverCanadian upset that order, so they want to change the law.
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What do you call a group that demands total freedom, but panics the moment anyone demands theirs?
It’s a purity cult. If they override you, it’s stability. If you assert yourself, it’s chaos. They want to control who has a voice.
#ForeverCanadian upset that order, so they want to change the law.
It’s a purity cult. If they override you, it’s stability. If you assert yourself, it’s chaos. They want to control who has a voice.
#ForeverCanadian upset that order, so they want to change the law.
Last week in AB: November 17, 2025
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Last week in AB: November 17, 2025
It's all about the recall; except for that other bit
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November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Last week in AB: November 17, 2025
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NDP and CPC ensure Liberal budget passes
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NDP and CPC ensure Liberal budget passes
For a budget vote, it was an incredible performance. I, for one, give it a genuine slow clap.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NDP and CPC ensure Liberal budget passes
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MLA Hoffman was rightfully out for blood yesterday in Question Period.
One health minister said one thing, another health minister said another. Which is it?
"Which Minister over there is comfortable if one of their loved ones has cancer, having to pull out their credit card to pay for […]
One health minister said one thing, another health minister said another. Which is it?
"Which Minister over there is comfortable if one of their loved ones has cancer, having to pull out their credit card to pay for […]
[Video] Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
MLA Hoffman was rightfully out for blood yesterday in Question Period.
One health minister said one thing, another health minister said another. Which is it?
"Which Minister over there is comfortable if one of their loved ones has cancer, having to pull out their credit card to pay for […]
One health minister said one thing, another health minister said another. Which is it?
"Which Minister over there is comfortable if one of their loved ones has cancer, having to pull out their credit card to pay for […]
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The only rights that the UCP seem to care about, courtesy of their DM of Justice, Malcolm Lavoie, are the so-called "property rights" of Australian coal companies.
In other words the non-constitutionally protected corporate property rights over real constitutionally protected human rights. #abpoli
In other words the non-constitutionally protected corporate property rights over real constitutionally protected human rights. #abpoli
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The only rights that the UCP seem to care about, courtesy of their DM of Justice, Malcolm Lavoie, are the so-called "property rights" of Australian coal companies.
In other words the non-constitutionally protected corporate property rights over real constitutionally protected human rights. #abpoli
In other words the non-constitutionally protected corporate property rights over real constitutionally protected human rights. #abpoli
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The entire UCP government is blatantly “incompetent”. Incompetent of fixing issues they have created, incompetent of respecting us, incompetent of being accountable & also incompetent of being truthful.
Voila!Listen to your own words!
To sum it up- Danielle Smith & her government are incompetent.
Voila!Listen to your own words!
To sum it up- Danielle Smith & her government are incompetent.
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Write the Premier here:
www.alberta.ca/premier-cont...
Got something to say about teachers & Trans Youth reduced to second class citizens; health scandals; tax $s in private schools; an MLA contemptuously calling constituents "motherfuckers", MAGA chaos in AB... #ableg #abed #yeg #yql #yyc #ymm
www.alberta.ca/premier-cont...
Got something to say about teachers & Trans Youth reduced to second class citizens; health scandals; tax $s in private schools; an MLA contemptuously calling constituents "motherfuckers", MAGA chaos in AB... #ableg #abed #yeg #yql #yyc #ymm
Contact the Premier
Send a message to the Premier.
www.alberta.ca
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Money could be spent on Healthcare and Education. We all know where this is headed. Welcome to Gilead North. #RecallThemAll #TotalRecall #RecallNally #DaleNally
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Money could be spent on Healthcare and Education. We all know where this is headed. Welcome to Gilead North. #RecallThemAll #TotalRecall #RecallNally #DaleNally
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“His termination, given the comments of counsel for the Edmonton Police Service and the inappropriate comments of Premier Smith, is deeply troubling.”
This case is horrific, but why exactly is the Premier sticking her nose into it?
This case is horrific, but why exactly is the Premier sticking her nose into it?
NEWS: Edmonton’s chief Crown prosecutor & a deputy are out of their jobs w/ little explanation. Source tells me Crowns are on edge, as it comes months after Edmonton police publicly slammed the Crown’s handling of a case — a move Danielle Smith said she supported edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/q...
Questions swirl as Edmonton chief prosecutor and deputy out of jobs
Edmonton's top Crown prosecutor and a deputy are out of their jobs, with little explanation being offered either publicly or to their former colleagues.
edmontonjournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“His termination, given the comments of counsel for the Edmonton Police Service and the inappropriate comments of Premier Smith, is deeply troubling.”
This case is horrific, but why exactly is the Premier sticking her nose into it?
This case is horrific, but why exactly is the Premier sticking her nose into it?
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With this leaked document it will be difficult for the UCP to deny their endgame is to privatize healthcare in Alberta. As is the case with the dismantling of AHS, there is no evidence to support this. To the contrary, both will further weaken the public healthcare system.
SCOOP: Alberta intends to allow doctors working in the public health care system to simultaneously offers services in a parallel private market, according to draft amendments obtained by The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
With this leaked document it will be difficult for the UCP to deny their endgame is to privatize healthcare in Alberta. As is the case with the dismantling of AHS, there is no evidence to support this. To the contrary, both will further weaken the public healthcare system.
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Alberta keeps saying it plans to "double" oil production by 2035. But the math here doesn't come close to mathing --- and it has nothing to do with Ottawa's policies. #cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
Alberta’s pipeline math still doesn’t add up
The biggest obstacle standing between Alberta and its premier's repeated pledge to double oil production isn't the tanker ban, the emissions cap, or any other piece of federal legislation. It's realit...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Alberta keeps saying it plans to "double" oil production by 2035. But the math here doesn't come close to mathing --- and it has nothing to do with Ottawa's policies. #cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
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WOW!
Smith really is rattled about recall!
Despite the gofundme myth being debunked & even unions making it clear they aren’t organizing anything, Smith announced that she’s looking at ways to make recall rules less accessible!
You know, the recall rules she just re-wrote
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Smith really is rattled about recall!
Despite the gofundme myth being debunked & even unions making it clear they aren’t organizing anything, Smith announced that she’s looking at ways to make recall rules less accessible!
You know, the recall rules she just re-wrote
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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You go ahead and do that, Dani. Just in time for us to vote your ass out of office and make it harder for your base to recall NDP MLAs.
Can you feel the ricochet of your own bad legislation?
Can you feel the ricochet of your own bad legislation?
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
You go ahead and do that, Dani. Just in time for us to vote your ass out of office and make it harder for your base to recall NDP MLAs.
Can you feel the ricochet of your own bad legislation?
Can you feel the ricochet of your own bad legislation?
Why use the notwithstanding clause?
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Why use the notwithstanding clause?
On laziness, impatience, and vengeance.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Why use the notwithstanding clause?
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What happens when you call your MLA?
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What happens when you call your MLA?
An errant voicemail gives us insight into how the UCP is handling the backlash against its use of the notwithstanding clause. They're not doing well.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
What happens when you call your MLA?
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Take a read of this excellent investigative journalism 👇
People are dying in our hosps w life threatening conditions, while the hosp ORs sit empty, and yet govt forces more low risk surgeries in private facilities.
People are dying in our hosps w life threatening conditions, while the hosp ORs sit empty, and yet govt forces more low risk surgeries in private facilities.
My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Take a read of this excellent investigative journalism 👇
People are dying in our hosps w life threatening conditions, while the hosp ORs sit empty, and yet govt forces more low risk surgeries in private facilities.
People are dying in our hosps w life threatening conditions, while the hosp ORs sit empty, and yet govt forces more low risk surgeries in private facilities.