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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 43m

New Angus Reid polling on Alberta teachers' strike, private school funding, etc.:

"Teachers make enough money as it is":
15% strongly agree
24% agree
31% disagree
25% strongly disagree
5% not sure / can't say

Do you think private schools should...
10% receive more public funding than they do now
23% receive about the same
25% receive less public funding than they do now
35% receive no public funding at all
8% not sure / can't say

"Do you think the provincial government under Danielle Smith has done a good job or a poor job handling public education?"
10% very good job
22% good job
14% poor job
48% very poor job
7% not sure / can't say

(Among those aware of the teachers strike): In this dispute between the Alberta government and the teachers, would you say your sympathies are more with ...
58% the teachers
21% the government
18% neither
3% not sure / can't say

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 42m

Full report & methodology from Angus Reid:

Teachers’ Strike: Most Albertans side with teachers as they criticize UCP’s handling of education - Angus Reid Institute

Three-in-five say Smith government has done poor job on education October 14, 2025 – The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) is set to resume negotiations with the government in an effort to resolve a...

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 4h

Working in the ED over the weekend, but wanted to take a moment to say I'm thankful to live in Canada where we still strive to try to provide universal health care!

That we haven't abandoned it to a system where only the rich get optimal care

Sharing a poem thankful reflection

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 2h

I know it’s early but…
Wondering what to buy for the Secret Santa swap at the Antifa Christmas Party?

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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 2h

We'll be in Medicine Hat on Nov. 4 to join your hometown Dr, @pfparks.bsky.social, for a townhall on what Albertans are dealing with in our health care.

Join us for a real talk about solutions we urgently need to better our lives & our health!

➕Info & RSVP: friendsofmedicare.org/healthcareme...

An urgent conversation: Public Health Care in Medicine Hat

Join @friendsofmedicare and Dr. Paul Parks for an urgent conversation on Public Health Care in Medicine Hat November 4!

friendsofmedicare.org

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Leeta 🇨🇦 @micropainter.bsky.social · 3h

Loyal Canadians in Alberta can stop this! 🇨🇦

Go to forever-canadian.ca to find a pop up near you and SIGN THE PETITION today to keep Alberta in Canada.

We are so close to the 300,000 signatures needed—every signature counts! 🇨🇦

#Canada #Alberta #yyc #yeg #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #ForeverCanadian

Robyn 🍁 @ladyoftheisle.bsky.social · 4h

Danielle Smith colludes with American fascists regularly, and they’re using her to attempt to drive a stake through the heart of #Canada via a feckless #Alberta separatist movement. It won’t work, but it’s still despicable and divisive. Maple MAGA must be stopped in its tracks.

#CDNpoli

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 5h

The think tank is widely known for creating Project 2025.

And this isn’t the first meeting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has had with allies of the U.S. president.

David Falk writes. A @desmog.com Canada reprint. #canpoli

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 3h

TODAY, there are 110 #ForeverCanadian signature collection locations across Alberta. Certainly, there is one not too far from you.

Please, take a moment to sign this important petition. We need your signature to reach our goal to keep Alberta in Canada.🇨🇦
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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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14h

Kimika Hara, contemporary embroiderer from Japan #WomensArt

Pictorial embroidery of a stylised hedgehog fzcing left looking outwards with vivid green spikes, pink ears and yellow face

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 22h

Must read here for all Albertans via @ximenaka.bsky.social.
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

thetyee.ca

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 22h

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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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 22h

Notice the Don't Tread On Me sign?

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🎃 Leah says @leahincanada.bsky.social · 20h

Looking for Covid & Flu home tests? Check out @canadastrong.bsky.social. They even have new, Health Canada approved, combo tests for Covid & Flu. Also, they have the best masks! #FluSeason #Covid19 #Canada

canadastrong.ca/products/wel...

Well Life COVID-19 / Flu A&B Home Rapid Antigen Combo Test (5 tests)

Box of 5 Well Life CWV01P0001-5 COVID-19 and Influenza A&B Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) Approved in Canada by Health Canada Authorized for at-home use and for self testing with nasal swab.

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 2d

RURAL ED CLOSURES - REAL AB Case #2

- Pt in their 40s, witnessed cardiac arrest
- EMS responds and begins resuscitation
- Only mins from nearest Hospital, but the ED is CLOSED
- Adjacent Hospital ED Closed too
- EMS crew NOT aware of ED closures
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2d

The work of contemporary Northumberland artist and printmaker Rebecca Vincent #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Print featuring a view over a colourful furrowed field landscape to a flat horizon on which a single windblown tree grows under a sunset pinky blue sky

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 2d

Even though it is a Thanksgiving weekend, our #ForeverCanadian volunteers are hard at work collecting signatures.

We are getting close to 300,000 signatures and there are only 16 days left.

You can sign the petition at 50 locations across Alberta:

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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Eric Christiansen @erichristiansen.bsky.social · 1d

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 2d

The bad news is that it snowed in NE Calgary.

The good news is that #ForeverCanadian volunteers couldn’t care less. They are braving the elements and are set up near Nandos restaurant, collecting signatures.

This Forever Canadian movement is something else…

#ableg #cdnpoli #Yyc

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YYCCowboy @yyccowboy.bsky.social · 1d

Long Weekend in Alberta? Better check to see if your rural ER, OR or OBGYN are open! Chances are you'll be taking a road trip, to another town or city for help.. Be Safe & Happy Thanksgiving! @frazzleheadlc.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh... #abhealth #abpoli #UCPCorruption

AHS Update V246 of 2025! 2025-10-12

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!

open.substack.com

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susanjeanreid.bsky.social @susanjeanreid.bsky.social · 2d

Why do closures of EDs & surgical & obstetric units not provoke outcry in rural Alberta?
I used to train rural anesthesia docs who provided excellent service to their communities such as Edson, Ponoka, Westlock
Drumheller, Slave Lake etc. Not now.
Why does this not matter to rural Albertans?

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 3d

I cannot stress this strongly enough: Support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. They need us, and more importantly, we need them.

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 3d

Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.

An easel sign reads, “UCLA
ATTENTION
No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities.
Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest.
Scan for policy information.”

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 3d

It’s Bookshop Day so here’s a poem in celebration of all those amazing bookshops out there.

Never Judge a Bookshop by its Cover

It may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.
There may be books in the window, on the tables and shelves,
but really, it’s a travel agent selling all-immersive holidays,
weekend breaks, first-class tickets to other worlds,

with a low carbon footprint. It’s a pharmacy as well,
dispensing medicines, pick-me-ups, balms: if symptoms persist,
please consult your local bookseller; it’s a tailor’s, offering
a made-to-measure service to achieve the perfect fit;

and a hardware store, with a range of empowering tools
to fix you up, recharge your batteries, switch on lightbulbs.
Its walls are lined with treasure as precious as any jeweller’s,
and twice as bright. Spines shine gold, silver, sapphire, emerald;

there are diamonds amongst them. It’s a garden centre,
a place where ideas get planted and a thousand stories bloom,
and a greengrocer, selling fresh, locally-sourced produce,
as vital as your five-a-day and more readily consumed.

It’s a multiscreen cinema. Peek behind the curtain
of each jacket and you’ll find a movie waiting silently to begin.
A stationer’s supplying notepads, reams of paper,
with the words conveniently filled in

to save you both the time and bother. A wholefood store
and a fast-food joint. A cosy haven from the cold.
A friendly, family restaurant: Today’s special will revive
a flagging spirit and restore a lagging soul.

It’s a tourist information centre equipped with maps
and helpful guides to steer us on our way.
A busy square in which a whole town gathers
or just a place to hold the world at bay

for a few untroubled stolen minutes. It’s itself,
and yet it’s something larger, a universe so vast
you could spend ten thousand lifetimes there –
it may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.

Brian Bilston

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 3d

Happy #BookshopDay! Why not get some of your holiday shopping done early? Order or pre-order books from your local indie before the busy rush?

Psst: you can include this animated gif in your own Bluesky posts - when searching for a gif, look for [at-sign]debbieohi + keyword (like bookstore)

a blue sign that says shop from your local indie bookshop now

Alt: Shop from your local indie bookshop now so you can shop from them later

media.tenor.com

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 3d

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Demand for the vaccine remains strong heading into cold and flu season.

👉 There were over 400 COVID-related deaths in Alberta last year, a reminder of the ongoing risk the virus poses to the community. 👈

Angela Amato, CTV News Edmonton
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Edmonton pharmacist says he can only administer 5 COVID-19 shots a day

A west Edmonton pharmacist said his pharmacy can only administer five COVID-19 shots a day outside of the province's official immunization program.

www.ctvnews.ca

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