Chris Wiebe
@chriswiebe780.bsky.social
Lawyer at Engel Law. Settler from Treaties 6-8.
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Aaron Brown, who used the Red Deer supervised consumption site since it opened in 2018, sued the province to keep it open.
The judge said he couldn’t prove his right to safery was infringed. She allowed it to close.
He recently had a near-fatal overdose.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3892dc4...
The judge said he couldn’t prove his right to safery was infringed. She allowed it to close.
He recently had a near-fatal overdose.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3892dc4...
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Aaron Brown, who used the Red Deer supervised consumption site since it opened in 2018, sued the province to keep it open.
The judge said he couldn’t prove his right to safery was infringed. She allowed it to close.
He recently had a near-fatal overdose.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3892dc4...
The judge said he couldn’t prove his right to safery was infringed. She allowed it to close.
He recently had a near-fatal overdose.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3892dc4...
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Edmonton's frostbite amputations went up, again.
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Edmonton sees record increase in frostbite amputations, despite innovative treatment | CBC News
Advocates call for more support and changes to policy as new data shows frostbite numbers increased again in Edmonton last winter, with the majority performed on people without housing.
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Edmonton's frostbite amputations went up, again.
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It's a new record high, again.
More than half of patients were unhoused, again.
And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Consumption sites closures by the #UCP:
2025 RAH for patients (YEG)
2025 Red Deer OPS
2021 Boyle Street #YEG
2020 Lethbridge
Planned in 2026: #Calgary and #Lethbridge OPS.
Approved but never opened: Medicine Hat & #YYC East in 2019
The blood 🩸 of your loved ones is on their hands.
#abpoli
2025 RAH for patients (YEG)
2025 Red Deer OPS
2021 Boyle Street #YEG
2020 Lethbridge
Planned in 2026: #Calgary and #Lethbridge OPS.
Approved but never opened: Medicine Hat & #YYC East in 2019
The blood 🩸 of your loved ones is on their hands.
#abpoli
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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I would not have predicted this…outstanding work by Avnish Nanda.
Alberta’s top court rules oath to monarch for prospective lawyers is unconstitutional | CBC News
A panel of three judges from the Court of Appeal of Alberta has unanimously found the law society’s oath of allegiance to the monarch unjustifiably infringes on religious freedom and is unconstitution...
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I would not have predicted this…outstanding work by Avnish Nanda.
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We have faced down this threat twice already via public backlash. First time was under Kenney in 2021. They backed down. Second time was a UCP-city council alliance in 2024. They backed down again.
Don’t let this seem inevitable. Start organizing — they do not have the support they project.
Don’t let this seem inevitable. Start organizing — they do not have the support they project.
“The Alberta government has confirmed it will follow through with a longtime pledge to shutter Calgary’s only supervised drug consumption site.”
Alberta’s ongoing policy of social murder.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta’s ongoing policy of social murder.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta government to close Calgary’s sole supervised consumption site in 2026 | CBC News
The Alberta government has confirmed it will follow through with a longtime pledge to shutter Calgary’s only supervised drug consumption site at Sheldon Chumir Health Centre, despite criticism from ad...
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We have faced down this threat twice already via public backlash. First time was under Kenney in 2021. They backed down. Second time was a UCP-city council alliance in 2024. They backed down again.
Don’t let this seem inevitable. Start organizing — they do not have the support they project.
Don’t let this seem inevitable. Start organizing — they do not have the support they project.
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This is a complete, plain language summary of the devastating changes being made to supports for disabled Albertans by the UCP's blandly named Bill 12: The Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, including ideas helping to resist these attacks.
#abpoli
www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/bill-12...
#abpoli
www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/bill-12...
Bill 12 and ADAP: What Alberta’s New Disability Law Means for AISH Recipients and Disabled Albertans — Zachary Weeks
Bill 12 introduces major changes to AISH and creates the new ADAP program. This plain-language breakdown explains how Bill 12 affects disability benefits, appeal rights, and the everyday lives of disa...
www.zacharyweeks.ca
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is a complete, plain language summary of the devastating changes being made to supports for disabled Albertans by the UCP's blandly named Bill 12: The Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, including ideas helping to resist these attacks.
#abpoli
www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/bill-12...
#abpoli
www.zacharyweeks.ca/blog/bill-12...
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Edmonton police officer reprimanded for inappropriate texts to sexual assault complainant
Here’s a written version of my TV story from last week with a bit more context. #yeg #Alberta
edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/12/08/e...
Here’s a written version of my TV story from last week with a bit more context. #yeg #Alberta
edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/12/08/e...
Edmonton police officer reprimanded for inappropriate texts to sexual assault complainant
A woman is speaking out after she says an Edmonton police officer hit on her in text messages. The officer was the same one investigating her complaint of a sexual assault. “Is this really happening r...
edmonton.citynews.ca
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Edmonton police officer reprimanded for inappropriate texts to sexual assault complainant
Here’s a written version of my TV story from last week with a bit more context. #yeg #Alberta
edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/12/08/e...
Here’s a written version of my TV story from last week with a bit more context. #yeg #Alberta
edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/12/08/e...
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Elbows up: A leaked Liberal caucus briefing note shows the Mark Carney government fears that regulating arms exports to the USA might upset the Americans.
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www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
Liberals Fear Closing Arms Export Loophole Would Anger U.S.
A leaked briefing document gives the full picture behind the government’s talking points.
www.readthemaple.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Elbows up: A leaked Liberal caucus briefing note shows the Mark Carney government fears that regulating arms exports to the USA might upset the Americans.
www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
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Did you know? A Canadian company is supplying armoured cars to ICE as they continue to carry out the Trump administration’s cruel and rights-violating deportation agenda.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
A Canadian Company Is Supplying Armoured Cars to ICE | The Tyee
The Canadian government should consider companies’ complicity in US human rights violations when sourcing contracts.
thetyee.ca
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Did you know? A Canadian company is supplying armoured cars to ICE as they continue to carry out the Trump administration’s cruel and rights-violating deportation agenda.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach: ricochet.media/internationa...
‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode constitutional protections and expose Canadian marginalized communities and dissidents to U.S. investigations, surveillance and political r...
ricochet.media
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach: ricochet.media/internationa...
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In which I pay Calgary police $250 for the privilege of seeing them beat me into concussion, for them to decide months later not to hand it over.
Their reason?
The evidence could influence a public body’s opinion of the beating.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
Their reason?
The evidence could influence a public body’s opinion of the beating.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
Calgary police withhold evidence of brutality as final UofC protest charges fall
New documents reveal Calgary Police Service suppressed evidence of brutality by officers at the University of Calgary on May 9, 2024. Among this was camera footage from senior officers that should hav...
drugdatadecoded.ca
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In which I pay Calgary police $250 for the privilege of seeing them beat me into concussion, for them to decide months later not to hand it over.
Their reason?
The evidence could influence a public body’s opinion of the beating.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
Their reason?
The evidence could influence a public body’s opinion of the beating.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
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Excellent read here from @keithgerein.bsky.social — UCP ideological myopia costs Edmonton another safe consumption site, at the worst possible time #ableg #abpoli #yeg
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 5:15 PM
Excellent read here from @keithgerein.bsky.social — UCP ideological myopia costs Edmonton another safe consumption site, at the worst possible time #ableg #abpoli #yeg
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
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Forced abstinence it’s not the solution and will result in more deaths.
Putting somebody through forced detox who is not seeking treatment or abstinence is akin to torture.
#MBpoli
#Drugsky
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Putting somebody through forced detox who is not seeking treatment or abstinence is akin to torture.
#MBpoli
#Drugsky
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vulnerable people could 'come out worse' after stay in 72-hour detox facility, advocate says | CBC News
Advocates say the Manitoba government's plan to detain people intoxicated with long-lasting drugs like methamphetamine at a Winnipeg detox facility for up to 72 hours could put marginalized people at ...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Forced abstinence it’s not the solution and will result in more deaths.
Putting somebody through forced detox who is not seeking treatment or abstinence is akin to torture.
#MBpoli
#Drugsky
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Putting somebody through forced detox who is not seeking treatment or abstinence is akin to torture.
#MBpoli
#Drugsky
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Canadians Want OAS to Work Better
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Poll Results
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November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Canadians Want OAS to Work Better
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If I was in opposition I would make a webpage dedicated to tracking the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been wasted by poor decision-making and/or scandals under the UCP.
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If I was in opposition I would make a webpage dedicated to tracking the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been wasted by poor decision-making and/or scandals under the UCP.
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Rather than preventing overdoses, the UCP bets on teams who may or may not find people in time.
“The recovery response team will work around the clock with the Royal Alexandra’s security services to help people who are overdosing in and around the hospital.”
#abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“The recovery response team will work around the clock with the Royal Alexandra’s security services to help people who are overdosing in and around the hospital.”
#abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Province closing supervised drug consumption site at Edmonton’s Royal Alex | CBC News
The province is closing a supervised drug consumption site at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton next month.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Rather than preventing overdoses, the UCP bets on teams who may or may not find people in time.
“The recovery response team will work around the clock with the Royal Alexandra’s security services to help people who are overdosing in and around the hospital.”
#abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“The recovery response team will work around the clock with the Royal Alexandra’s security services to help people who are overdosing in and around the hospital.”
#abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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According to the responsible minister, Jason Nixon, this is a “fake NDP crisis.”
The UCP wilfully ignore the realities we see on our streets & in our hospitals, the suffering of these Albertans & the impacts on our communities.
It’s callous, incompetent & cruel.
Albertans deserve better. #ableg
The UCP wilfully ignore the realities we see on our streets & in our hospitals, the suffering of these Albertans & the impacts on our communities.
It’s callous, incompetent & cruel.
Albertans deserve better. #ableg
On our op-ed page: researchers make the argument that Edmonton might be the frostbite capital of the world, largely due to street homelessness. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Edmonton doesn't have to be the frostbite capital of the world
Severe frostbite injuries are entirely preventable - together, let’s work towards a city where no one gets left out in the cold.
edmontonjournal.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
According to the responsible minister, Jason Nixon, this is a “fake NDP crisis.”
The UCP wilfully ignore the realities we see on our streets & in our hospitals, the suffering of these Albertans & the impacts on our communities.
It’s callous, incompetent & cruel.
Albertans deserve better. #ableg
The UCP wilfully ignore the realities we see on our streets & in our hospitals, the suffering of these Albertans & the impacts on our communities.
It’s callous, incompetent & cruel.
Albertans deserve better. #ableg
Reposted by Chris Wiebe
On our op-ed page: researchers make the argument that Edmonton might be the frostbite capital of the world, largely due to street homelessness. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Edmonton doesn't have to be the frostbite capital of the world
Severe frostbite injuries are entirely preventable - together, let’s work towards a city where no one gets left out in the cold.
edmontonjournal.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On our op-ed page: researchers make the argument that Edmonton might be the frostbite capital of the world, largely due to street homelessness. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Yikes: A tuberculosis outbreak has been declared in inner-city Edmonton. 12 people have gotten sick this year. Two recently confirmed in October, suggesting it's spread.
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Yikes: A tuberculosis outbreak has been declared in inner-city Edmonton. 12 people have gotten sick this year. Two recently confirmed in October, suggesting it's spread.
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It’s hard to overstate how alarmed people should be about this.
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 3:41 PM
It’s hard to overstate how alarmed people should be about this.
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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 2:59 PM
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...