Cindy Orr
@caorr.bsky.social
Sundre, AB CANADA | Treaty 6 & 7 Lands | Métis District 3 | 🏳️🌈 ally
Lots of interests in lots of things
Lots of interests in lots of things
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Devin Dreeshen pushes ahead with pet plan to make Alberta highways more dangerous. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/devi... #ableg #abpoli
Devin Dreeshen pushes ahead with pet plan to make Alberta highways more dangerous - Alberta Politics
In an “update on highway speed survey results” published on the Government’s official website Tuesday, Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen claims answers to a questionnaire that was online from Nov...
albertapolitics.ca
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Devin Dreeshen pushes ahead with pet plan to make Alberta highways more dangerous. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/devi... #ableg #abpoli
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This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)
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Jenn Vanderlaan, senior communications advisor for Acute Care Alberta, said "there is no legal requirement for public reporting of acute-care outbreaks."
United Nurses of Alberta President Heather Smith said health officials are “morally obligated as supposed trustees of our public health.”
United Nurses of Alberta President Heather Smith said health officials are “morally obligated as supposed trustees of our public health.”
Alberta quietly ends public reporting of COVID outbreaks in acute care
Public service journalism
theijf.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Jenn Vanderlaan, senior communications advisor for Acute Care Alberta, said "there is no legal requirement for public reporting of acute-care outbreaks."
United Nurses of Alberta President Heather Smith said health officials are “morally obligated as supposed trustees of our public health.”
United Nurses of Alberta President Heather Smith said health officials are “morally obligated as supposed trustees of our public health.”
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"Senior Alberta government officials stalled the submission of a coal mine pollution study to a scientific journal and prevented the lead researcher from speaking publicly about his work, according to records The Narwhal obtained through a freedom of information request."
Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal
An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show
thenarwhal.ca
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Senior Alberta government officials stalled the submission of a coal mine pollution study to a scientific journal and prevented the lead researcher from speaking publicly about his work, according to records The Narwhal obtained through a freedom of information request."
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“Senior Alberta government officials stalled the submission of a coal mine pollution study to a scientific journal and prevented the lead researcher from speaking publicly about his work”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal
An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show
thenarwhal.ca
December 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“Senior Alberta government officials stalled the submission of a coal mine pollution study to a scientific journal and prevented the lead researcher from speaking publicly about his work”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
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Finally, a workable plan.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
December 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Finally, a workable plan.
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On the fifth day of APTN’s Language Days of Christmas learn how to say a few holiday phrases in Ojibway by Ethel Straker from Berens River First Nation in Manitoba.
APTN’s Tiar Wheatle will bring you more languages each weekday leading up to Christmas!
APTN’s Tiar Wheatle will bring you more languages each weekday leading up to Christmas!
Learn to say merry Christmas and cookies in Ojibway | 12 Language Days of Christmas
YouTube video by APTN News
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December 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
On the fifth day of APTN’s Language Days of Christmas learn how to say a few holiday phrases in Ojibway by Ethel Straker from Berens River First Nation in Manitoba.
APTN’s Tiar Wheatle will bring you more languages each weekday leading up to Christmas!
APTN’s Tiar Wheatle will bring you more languages each weekday leading up to Christmas!
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Elections Alberta has issued a press release confirming that with the entry into force of Bill 14, Corb Lund's "no coal" legislative initiative is now dead and must be re-filed.
More rule changes designed to derail the efforts of those who oppose coal mining on the eastern slopes.
#ableg #abpoli
More rule changes designed to derail the efforts of those who oppose coal mining on the eastern slopes.
#ableg #abpoli
Bill 14 Amendments to Provincial Electoral Legislation Now in Force - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON – Yesterday, amendments to electoral legislation introduced in Bill 14: Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 came into force upon royal assent. Bill 14 impacts four provincial electoral legis...
www.elections.ab.ca
December 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Absolutely terrifying.
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Absolutely terrifying.
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This is about as bad as it gets. The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform. A must read for Albertans of all political stripes.
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This is about as bad as it gets. The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform. A must read for Albertans of all political stripes.
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Nenshi Grills Smith in Legislature over Jordan Peterson's School via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Nenshi Grills Smith in Legislature over Jordan Peterson’s School | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier defended her quiet efforts to accredit the psychologist’s for-profit online ‘academy.’
thetyee.ca
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Nenshi Grills Smith in Legislature over Jordan Peterson's School via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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At the Jordan Peterson Academy, tests are optional and no grades are assigned
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
At the Jordan Peterson Academy, tests are optional and no grades are assigned
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It’s just after 1 a.m. MT, and the Alberta government has just introduced a bill that would invoke the notwithstanding clause on three gender policy bills for third reading in the legislature. #AbLeg
Background:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Background:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
It’s just after 1 a.m. MT, and the Alberta government has just introduced a bill that would invoke the notwithstanding clause on three gender policy bills for third reading in the legislature. #AbLeg
Background:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Background:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Fungi are among the most important and beautiful soil organisms.
🍄 Explore the fungal tree of life, with an emphasis on the macroscopic diversity of fungi.
📷 Laszlo G. Nagy
🍄 Explore the fungal tree of life, with an emphasis on the macroscopic diversity of fungi.
📷 Laszlo G. Nagy
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Fungi are among the most important and beautiful soil organisms.
🍄 Explore the fungal tree of life, with an emphasis on the macroscopic diversity of fungi.
📷 Laszlo G. Nagy
🍄 Explore the fungal tree of life, with an emphasis on the macroscopic diversity of fungi.
📷 Laszlo G. Nagy
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I tallied the number of court cases or legal challenges Alberta’s government has recently stepped in to block or pre-empt. Was surprised how long the exercise took - they’re at like a one-per-week clip:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | UCP government keeps blocking or nixing Alberta court challenges. Why? | CBC News
From transgender policies to referendums to "conservative" party names, the Alberta UCP has stepped in where others have feared to tread.
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I tallied the number of court cases or legal challenges Alberta’s government has recently stepped in to block or pre-empt. Was surprised how long the exercise took - they’re at like a one-per-week clip:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
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So Alberta's latest proposed law would:
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
Alberta legislation would change citizen referendum rules, restrict political party names | CBC News
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It a...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
So Alberta's latest proposed law would:
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
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Alberta government awarded PR firm sole-source $200K contract to run education campaign to sway public opinion during teachers' battle
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
Alberta government hires PR firm during teacher strike! 🤯
Read the full story and comment on TownAndCountryToday.com
www.townandcountrytoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Alberta government awarded PR firm sole-source $200K contract to run education campaign to sway public opinion during teachers' battle
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
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A new exclusive by Jody MacPherson shows Kevin O’Leary’s $70B gas-powered data centre could emit up to 30.5 Mt of CO₂ a year, wiping out Alberta’s coal phaseout gains.
It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.
It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.
EXCLUSIVE: O’Leary’s Gas-Powered Data Centre Emissions Could Wipe Out Alberta’s Coal Phaseout Gains
Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s proposed $70-billion data centre, designed to run on 7.5 gigawatts of gas-fired power, could raise Alberta’s greenhouse gas emissions to levels not seen since the co...
www.theenergymix.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A new exclusive by Jody MacPherson shows Kevin O’Leary’s $70B gas-powered data centre could emit up to 30.5 Mt of CO₂ a year, wiping out Alberta’s coal phaseout gains.
It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.
It would also draw huge amounts of water in a drought-hit region, with nearby First Nations reporting no meaningful consultation.
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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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Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.
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“The Globe identified more than 60 civil proceedings in which Mr. Mraiche or his companies were participants.”
SIXTY civil cases, a gambling addiction, and cozy ties with government.
Gumshoe Carrie Tait reports on a very sticky web, in which the UCP seems irrevocably ensnared.
SIXTY civil cases, a gambling addiction, and cozy ties with government.
Gumshoe Carrie Tait reports on a very sticky web, in which the UCP seems irrevocably ensnared.
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
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 9:15 PM
“The Globe identified more than 60 civil proceedings in which Mr. Mraiche or his companies were participants.”
SIXTY civil cases, a gambling addiction, and cozy ties with government.
Gumshoe Carrie Tait reports on a very sticky web, in which the UCP seems irrevocably ensnared.
SIXTY civil cases, a gambling addiction, and cozy ties with government.
Gumshoe Carrie Tait reports on a very sticky web, in which the UCP seems irrevocably ensnared.
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Gotta make sure that the white/Christian nationalists continue to hold the reins of power with in the party.
This is older than MAGA. This is a deep-seated ugliness that the party and its predecessors kept under polite wraps and is now feeling emboldened enough to be in the open.
This is older than MAGA. This is a deep-seated ugliness that the party and its predecessors kept under polite wraps and is now feeling emboldened enough to be in the open.
UCP convention-goers voted to ban permanent residents and other non-citizens from being party members or voting to nominate candidates.
Saskatchewan Party grassroots did something similar; it could have a large effect on party base makeup in some ridings.
Saskatchewan Party grassroots did something similar; it could have a large effect on party base makeup in some ridings.
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Gotta make sure that the white/Christian nationalists continue to hold the reins of power with in the party.
This is older than MAGA. This is a deep-seated ugliness that the party and its predecessors kept under polite wraps and is now feeling emboldened enough to be in the open.
This is older than MAGA. This is a deep-seated ugliness that the party and its predecessors kept under polite wraps and is now feeling emboldened enough to be in the open.
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“Some of them will say they never ate for how many days? I try not to get emotional. I get very sad, but I just try to keep my sadness in and try to help them in every way we can. I try to give leftovers to everyone.”
www.aptnnews.ca/featured/peo...
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‘Having a hard time getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues
‘People are having a hard time now getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues as Indigenous Services Canada refuses to answer questions
www.aptnnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Some of them will say they never ate for how many days? I try not to get emotional. I get very sad, but I just try to keep my sadness in and try to help them in every way we can. I try to give leftovers to everyone.”
www.aptnnews.ca/featured/peo...
www.aptnnews.ca/featured/peo...
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The public safety ministry sent out a false response to a freedom of information request by the NDP. It covered up 130 pages of correspondence about Dale McFee's request for Minister Ellis to intervene in police commission appointments, including multiple signed letters by the minister himself.
From @jonnywakefield.bsky.social — Minister blames 'human error' after NDP's Edmonton Police Commission FOIP turns up no records #abpoli #ableg #yeg
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Minister blames 'human error' after NDP's Edmonton Police Commission FOIP turns up no records
Alberta's public safety minister is blaming "human error" after the department incorrectly stated it had no records of EPS's complaint.
edmontonjournal.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The public safety ministry sent out a false response to a freedom of information request by the NDP. It covered up 130 pages of correspondence about Dale McFee's request for Minister Ellis to intervene in police commission appointments, including multiple signed letters by the minister himself.