Petra Schulz
@msthpetra.bsky.social
#Activist fighting deadly drug policy.
🏳️⚧️ mom and ally.
Co-founder of Moms Stop The Harm. Member of 4B Harm Reduction Society
Guest on Treaty 6
#HarmReduction
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#YouAreSafeWithMe
#Canada #Alberta
🏳️⚧️ mom and ally.
Co-founder of Moms Stop The Harm. Member of 4B Harm Reduction Society
Guest on Treaty 6
#HarmReduction
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#YouAreSafeWithMe
#Canada #Alberta
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Petra Schulz
@msthpetra.bsky.social
· Apr 30
1018 SHOW Yellowhead
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11 years ago, my son Danny died. He was one of the early victims of the toxic drug crisis, one of over 50,000.
This video, showing Danny as a young chef, gives you a glimpse into what we have lost.
Keep fighting for #harmreduction. It would have saved him.
youtu.be/DeivXb4QDJs?...
This video, showing Danny as a young chef, gives you a glimpse into what we have lost.
Keep fighting for #harmreduction. It would have saved him.
youtu.be/DeivXb4QDJs?...
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Since Minister Hodgeson thinks Indigenous consulation = zoom, BC pipeline concerns are 'naive', & people caring about the climate is nostalgic, today's #SovereigntySaturdays podcast is about how the Fed. Gov. just betrayed Canadian wildfire & flood survivors so U.S. shareholders can profit. #CDNpoli
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Since Minister Hodgeson thinks Indigenous consulation = zoom, BC pipeline concerns are 'naive', & people caring about the climate is nostalgic, today's #SovereigntySaturdays podcast is about how the Fed. Gov. just betrayed Canadian wildfire & flood survivors so U.S. shareholders can profit. #CDNpoli
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(1/2) [NEW PODCAST] We respond to the Pipeline MOU between the Federal Government and Alberta Government – which scrapped the emissions cap in a betrayal of Canadian climate survivors so that U.S. shareholders could profit. Then...
www.sierraclub.ca/middle-groun...
www.sierraclub.ca/middle-groun...
Control, Don’t Appease, the Middle Ground AND Avoid Internal Fights... - Sierra Club Canada
Advice on controlling - not appeasing - the middle ground centre of a debate without sacrificing radical action or succumbing to scapegoating
www.sierraclub.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
(1/2) [NEW PODCAST] We respond to the Pipeline MOU between the Federal Government and Alberta Government – which scrapped the emissions cap in a betrayal of Canadian climate survivors so that U.S. shareholders could profit. Then...
www.sierraclub.ca/middle-groun...
www.sierraclub.ca/middle-groun...
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The UCP membership just voted in support of banning third-trimester abortion, except when the mother's life is at risk.
November 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The UCP membership just voted in support of banning third-trimester abortion, except when the mother's life is at risk.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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“Ms. Smith’s relationship with Mr. Mraiche, for example, preceded her time as premier, including dinner plans and a scheduled video call during her leadership campaign.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Ms. Smith’s relationship with Mr. Mraiche, for example, preceded her time as premier, including dinner plans and a scheduled video call during her leadership campaign.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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"When a hospital staffer comes across someone about to use, they now face a difficult choice of turning a blind eye, having the person kicked off hospital grounds or directing them to a clinic they may not want to visit." #ableg
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Keith Gerein: UCP ideological myopia costs Edmonton another safe consumption site, at the worst possible time
Alberta's UCP government has an ongoing campaign against supervised drug consumption sites and the latest victim is at Edmonton's Royal Alex.
edmontonjournal.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"When a hospital staffer comes across someone about to use, they now face a difficult choice of turning a blind eye, having the person kicked off hospital grounds or directing them to a clinic they may not want to visit." #ableg
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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"While the new clinic may be helpful to people open to treatment, it’s not going to be a favoured destination for those who aren’t — especially if there is any hint that the clinic might act as a gateway to push people into involuntary treatment facilities." edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Keith Gerein: UCP ideological myopia costs Edmonton another safe consumption site, at the worst possible time
Alberta's UCP government has an ongoing campaign against supervised drug consumption sites and the latest victim is at Edmonton's Royal Alex.
edmontonjournal.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"While the new clinic may be helpful to people open to treatment, it’s not going to be a favoured destination for those who aren’t — especially if there is any hint that the clinic might act as a gateway to push people into involuntary treatment facilities." edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Maternal and infant mortality is worse under private healthcare, as is life expectancy.
Canadians need to be vocal against the rise of private healthcare.
Canadians need to be vocal against the rise of private healthcare.
New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries - CCPA
Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Maternal and infant mortality is worse under private healthcare, as is life expectancy.
Canadians need to be vocal against the rise of private healthcare.
Canadians need to be vocal against the rise of private healthcare.
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New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries - CCPA
Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Canada is above-average when it comes to private spending in health care. And where has that got us?
Higher costs & higher mortality outcomes!
This is extra concerning in Alberta, one of the most privatized health care systems in Canada. It's past time we start prioritizing patients—NOT profits!
Higher costs & higher mortality outcomes!
This is extra concerning in Alberta, one of the most privatized health care systems in Canada. It's past time we start prioritizing patients—NOT profits!
New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries - CCPA
Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Canada is above-average when it comes to private spending in health care. And where has that got us?
Higher costs & higher mortality outcomes!
This is extra concerning in Alberta, one of the most privatized health care systems in Canada. It's past time we start prioritizing patients—NOT profits!
Higher costs & higher mortality outcomes!
This is extra concerning in Alberta, one of the most privatized health care systems in Canada. It's past time we start prioritizing patients—NOT profits!
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Reuters article out there suggesting COVID doesn’t affect healthy individuals.
Not sure who wiped their memory that many healthy individuals died in one of the worst mass disabling events in history, and that IT IS ALSO BAD IF “VULNERABLE PEOPLE” DIE but I guess this is the state of media today.
Not sure who wiped their memory that many healthy individuals died in one of the worst mass disabling events in history, and that IT IS ALSO BAD IF “VULNERABLE PEOPLE” DIE but I guess this is the state of media today.
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Reuters article out there suggesting COVID doesn’t affect healthy individuals.
Not sure who wiped their memory that many healthy individuals died in one of the worst mass disabling events in history, and that IT IS ALSO BAD IF “VULNERABLE PEOPLE” DIE but I guess this is the state of media today.
Not sure who wiped their memory that many healthy individuals died in one of the worst mass disabling events in history, and that IT IS ALSO BAD IF “VULNERABLE PEOPLE” DIE but I guess this is the state of media today.
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“Smith added that Nally had been incorrect in his initial assertion about the petitioner’s voting history.”
So Nally maligned a petition organizer with entirely false information?
Not a strong argumet for competence…
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/r...
So Nally maligned a petition organizer with entirely false information?
Not a strong argumet for competence…
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/r...
Recall petition approved for Morinville — St. Albert MLA Dale Nally
Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com
www.stalbertgazette.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“Smith added that Nally had been incorrect in his initial assertion about the petitioner’s voting history.”
So Nally maligned a petition organizer with entirely false information?
Not a strong argumet for competence…
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/r...
So Nally maligned a petition organizer with entirely false information?
Not a strong argumet for competence…
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/r...
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Canada’s top political leaders are climate deniers. There’s no such thing as “decarbonized” oil and no environmentally conscious way to increase fossil fuel production.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Canada’s top political leaders are climate deniers. There’s no such thing as “decarbonized” oil and no environmentally conscious way to increase fossil fuel production.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
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People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
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My armchair psychologist's degree is diagnosing this as 'Projection' given #MarkCarney 's Energy & Natural Resources Minister #TimHodgson is championing the energy systems of the last 100 years instead of the next 100. Nostalgia indeed🙄 #LosingTheEnergyTransition #cdnpoli #MarkCarney
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My armchair psychologist's degree is diagnosing this as 'Projection' given #MarkCarney 's Energy & Natural Resources Minister #TimHodgson is championing the energy systems of the last 100 years instead of the next 100. Nostalgia indeed🙄 #LosingTheEnergyTransition #cdnpoli #MarkCarney
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Thank you @robbotterell.bsky.social for bringing @hrna.bsky.social and our words to the heart of the debate on @davidebybc.bsky.social's plans to expand involuntary treatment and pre-empt the results of a longstanding charter challenge by disability rights groups and others.
#harmreduction #bcpoli
#harmreduction #bcpoli
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Thank you @robbotterell.bsky.social for bringing @hrna.bsky.social and our words to the heart of the debate on @davidebybc.bsky.social's plans to expand involuntary treatment and pre-empt the results of a longstanding charter challenge by disability rights groups and others.
#harmreduction #bcpoli
#harmreduction #bcpoli
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Between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, the advocate’s office recorded 60 youth deaths and nine serious injuries among young people who had received child intervention services within the two years preceding their death.
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'Gap in assessments': Alberta's child and youth advocate calls for better intervention — Edmonton Journal
Annual report highlights service gaps, substance-use risks, and missed assessments in the deaths and serious injuries among children connected to Alberta's intervention system
apple.news
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, the advocate’s office recorded 60 youth deaths and nine serious injuries among young people who had received child intervention services within the two years preceding their death.
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apple.news/AyqEPphBWQAu...
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We are calling on colleagues, health-care associations, unions, regulatory bodies, and public health leaders to endorse the statement, share it widely, and join us in demanding voluntary, evidence-based, rights-affirming responses to the toxic drug crisis.
#WeRefuse #bcpoli #harmreduction
#WeRefuse #bcpoli #harmreduction
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We are calling on colleagues, health-care associations, unions, regulatory bodies, and public health leaders to endorse the statement, share it widely, and join us in demanding voluntary, evidence-based, rights-affirming responses to the toxic drug crisis.
#WeRefuse #bcpoli #harmreduction
#WeRefuse #bcpoli #harmreduction
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We honour people with lived and living experience who have long resisted coercive drug policy, including those who launched last year’s petition opposing involuntary care. Their leadership continues to guide this work.
Statement: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
Petition: shorturl.at/ZHh2E
Statement: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
Petition: shorturl.at/ZHh2E
Harm Reduction Nurses Association & Doctors for Safer Drug Policy encourage colleagues to stand down from implementing BC NDP Mental Health Act changes
Proposals to expand so-called “involuntary treatment” for substance use disorders is not a health intervention, it is a political response to fear, misinformation, and moral panic.
www.policeoversight.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We honour people with lived and living experience who have long resisted coercive drug policy, including those who launched last year’s petition opposing involuntary care. Their leadership continues to guide this work.
Statement: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
Petition: shorturl.at/ZHh2E
Statement: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
Petition: shorturl.at/ZHh2E
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We Refuse: Health Workers Against Involuntary Care is now public.
@hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.
@hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We Refuse: Health Workers Against Involuntary Care is now public.
@hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.
@hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.
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This is government propaganda to prevent a fact-based, rigorous discussion of its involuntary treatment initiatives and its amendments to the Mental Health Act, because this is a discussion that we must have
This is so exploitative.
This is so exploitative.
‘Desperate to save her’: B.C. parents push for change, want involuntary care for drug-addicted children
‘Desperate to save her’: B.C. parents push for change, want involuntary care for drug-addicted children
The parents of a Kamloops, B.C., teen who has overdosed four times in less than two months are desperate to get their daughter into treatment.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is government propaganda to prevent a fact-based, rigorous discussion of its involuntary treatment initiatives and its amendments to the Mental Health Act, because this is a discussion that we must have
This is so exploitative.
This is so exploitative.