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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 6h

#Alberta folks who are Canadians and have no desire to play the separation game: make sure to get your name on this!

Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 10h

TODAY, October 19, there will be more than 95 #ForeverCanadian petition signing locations.

There are only 9 days left. We need your signature to reach the goal.

Please find the nearest location here:

www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

Forever Canadian Official Campaign Website

Forever Canadian campaign is a grassroots coalition of Canadians aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity. It is a proactive vehicle to secure Alberta's continued place in Canada.

www.forever-canadian.ca

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 1d

Democracy requires defending but systems of power don't give up easily.

Wishing everyone immense safety and community care today ✊💛

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 1d

Leave your phone at home ideally and if not, remove facial recognition passwords and put it on airplane mode!

Tell trusted people where you'll be but tell them to STFU if the cops call them!

Document brutalities but don't post the faces of comrades!

Wear sturdy, closed toe shoes you can run in!

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 1d

Don't use milk for tear gas!

Only wear safety goggles if they're shatter proof!

Avoid wearing contacts because they make tear gas worse!

Cover up, so you don't need sunscreen because sunscreen also clings to tear gas!

Memorize the # of a lawyer or loyal friend who can bail you out!

Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

if you're going to a protest today I wish you luck. The only specific thing I will beg of you is this: don't use milk to wash out tear gas or mace. if you see a street medic with milk, yell at them until they throw it out. do not continue to spread lies about emergency medicine.

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 1d

Sending solidarity for #NoKings from Canada!

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so happy to hear you are getting Nuit Blanche back! It's my absolute favorite city event (and thankfully #Winnipeg keeps going strong).

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 2d

If anyone needs an example of how corruption can happen in Canada, take a peek at the UCP practices in #alberta #abpoli

They are saying "nothing to see here" because they didn't look (while pretending they did).

Truly the worst kind of politicians: those who refuse transparency & accountability.

Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 2d

Not interviewed by Judge Wyant in a report that’s supposed to probe political interference into AHS
-Health Minister Lagrange
-her chief of staff
-anyone on political side other than Marshall Smith, who left premier’s office last fall

Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 2d

The report commissioned by the Alberta government into allegations of corruption in the health system is out and everyone should read the caveats spelled out by the retired judge at the outset to understand what's in there, and more importantly, what's not. #ableg

open.alberta.ca/dataset/35ee...

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 3d

Please help amplify this to help us reach as many Indigenous #academic folks as possible!

Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 3d

The new Indigenous Scholars will be connected to a growing community in other departments and health sciences programs.

They can supervise graduate students in more than one program through cross-listing.

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 3d

Come work with me!

We are hiring two tenure-track #Indigenous Scholars in the Depts of Physical Therapy & Respiratory Therapy at the University of Manitoba. You needn't have a therapy background; lots of possibilities in terms of how to contribute:

viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/DEFAULT.ASPX...

viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 6d

Incredible, heartbreaking interviews by @reportrix.bsky.social.

Quote: "“You show your love really weird," the girl says of [Premier] Smith." 💔

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/well-...

The kids, they know what's going down. They're fighting for their actual lives. No bluster. No exaggeration.

'We'll be moving': Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes

EDMONTON - Football decals plaster the walls of his bedroom. A San Francisco 49ers bedspread and a binder full of trading cards make it clear the seven-year-old loves sports.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 13d

🔔🆕 Manitoba’s new climate plan sets net-zero by 2050, with time-bound legislated targets and reporting. We’re excited to see it centre Indigenous collaboration, clean job transitions & #RenewableEnergy.

“This isn’t an obligation – it’s an opportunity.” — Minister Mike Moyes

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 17d

Have you ever witnessed sexual harassment on the bus & not known what to do? Ever heard a transphobic slur being hurled at someone and worried that stepping in would just make it worse?

Let me teach you effective bystander intervention - for free!

I've got 4 webinars left! Registration links :

@julieslalonde | Linktree

Come learn bystander intervention with me - It's free!

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 15d

I haven't lived in Ottawa for a decade and I immediately remember Paulette. May her memory be a blessing.

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 15d

Absolutely. This is politics, not good policy.

Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 16d

My gut sense is that she is a separatist, given how much she refuses Canadian identity and her primary identity, and her rhetoric matches that (the feds are always the enemy).

But yes, I think politics is her sport, so to speak.

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 17d

"It distracts her voters from focusing on her own government’s failures, which range from failing healthcare and education systems and numerous corruption scandals to one of the highest unemployment rates in the country."

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 17d

"Maybe, for all of her rhetorical crusading, she might actually prefer to see these new pipelines stay on the drawing board.

Being able to blame Ottawa for the lack of progress is a useful political cudgel, one she deploys at almost every available opportunity" #abpoli

Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 17d

Danielle Smith's government has finally found a proponent for its latest pipeline dream: itself.

Here's what she'd actually have to do to see it get built — and why she probably won't do it. #cdnpoli #abpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/o...

How Alberta could actually get its pipeline

If Danielle Smith actually wants to advance the prospects of a new oil pipeline, she needs to do more than just rattle her well-worn sabre at Ottawa.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 18d

Our world lost one of the great ones today. I'm so thankful for all Jane Goodall brought into our lives. RIP

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 19d

Excellent way of visualizing and explaining the choices facing each of us collectively: Will #reconcilation move beyond the symbolic or performative to transformative, impactful change? It's up to we non-Indigenous folks here in #Canada to keep doing the hard work and staying on the path.

Yellowhead Institute @miskoaki.bsky.social · Sep 17

September 30th is National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. As we approach this day, how can we avoid symbolic performances of reconciliation and equip ourselves to work toward transformative change? Check out these resources and more on our website: yellowheadinstitute.org. Linked in bio.

A red text box at the top reads: "Education Resources". Title text reads: "How Do You Like Your Reconciliation?" A venn diagram demonstrates 4 overlapping circles. The circles include 1. Symbolic: Centres "efforts" by Canadians. 2. Easy: Low-hanging fruit, quick wins. 3. Transformative: Centres Indigenous self-determination, 4. Impactful: Empowers Indigenous peoples.

Overlapping with Symbolic, easy, and impactful is: renaming
Overlapping with symbolic and impactful is: contrition: accountability + apology.
Overlapping with Easy, impactful: funding, data transparency, sharing power.
Overlapping with easy, impactful, and transformative: non-existent.
Overlapping with impactful and transformative: justice for Indigenous peoples, land back.
Overlapping with easy and transformative: Settler fantasy.
Overlapping with symbolic and easy is: exploitative, performative "allyship", and inclusion.

A dotted line separates the diagram and text that reads: "As we approach National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, consider where the actions you’re taking or observing fall according to this diagram. Are they transformative, impactful, symbolic, easy or somewhere in-between?"

A yellow text box reads: "Map / Education Resource". Title text reads: "The Yellowhead Treaty Map" A star designed by Michelle Sound is displayed. Next to it, text reads: "Covering every treaty since 1763, the Treaty Map depicts three eras of Treaty Making in Canada, Pre-Confederation, Confederation, and "modern". Each treaty contains descriptions on the context, terms, negotiation, and implementation of the treaty." A yellow text box contains the URL: treatymap.yellowheadinstitute.org.

A dotted line separates text at the bottom that reads: "When you recite a land acknowledgement, are you actually engaging with what it means to occupy stolen land? Are you encouraging your audience to learn about how the territories you live on were dispossessed and remain contested?"

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 19d

But thanks to a charity mindset, it wasn't treated as an urgent problem to solve.

Maybe the anger about the new system not running frequently enough & early/late enough will shake us/Council out of it. But I think we need to vote only for people who get why great transit is essential next fall.

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 19d

I call it the "good enough" attitude, which fosters a deep complacency.

The old transit system was brutal! When I moved here, I lived the first year without a car, as I had for 15 years before (in Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, & Toronto). It was impossible in terms of time demands.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 25d

I wrote about the dangerous fantasy of the civility framework in political discourse. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Civility Is a Fantasy

www.nytimes.com

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Patty Thille @pattythille.bsky.social · 24d

For example, that our transit master plan is set to roll out over 25 years rather than 5, 8, or 10 years is a choice. It's a good plan, but Winnipeg is already decades behind in building the transit system a city our size needs, and taking 25 years to catch up to *what we need now* is a problem.

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