@lirettet.bsky.social
What if the hokie pokie is what it’s all about!
She/her, Treaty 6 Territory, 🇨🇦
She/her, Treaty 6 Territory, 🇨🇦
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I think it is hilarious that of all the news stories I published this week, this one was shared the most on social media, yet it received the fewest actual views on the website.
Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social
16 Alberta hospitals lost their emergency departments in October 2025
One of these emergency departments had no in-person physicians for over 600 hours.
albertaworker.ca/news/16-ab-h...
16 Alberta hospitals lost their emergency departments in October 2025
One of these emergency departments had no in-person physicians for over 600 hours.
albertaworker.ca/news/16-ab-h...
16 AB hospitals lost their ER in October 2025
One of these emergency departments had no in-person physicians for over 600 hours.
albertaworker.ca
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I think it is hilarious that of all the news stories I published this week, this one was shared the most on social media, yet it received the fewest actual views on the website.
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Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
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Buy the ticket, take the ride.
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
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Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
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Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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UCP are hosting their AGM in Edmonton.
Public Interest Alberta @pialberta.bsky.social are hosting protests:
FRI Nov 28. 630pm-830pm
SAT Nov 29. 10am-4pm 10:30am speeches, noon onwards, protest
SUN Nov 30. 1030am-1pm
At Borden Park, 7507 Borden Park Rd NW #YEG
www.pialberta.org/rally_of_res...
Public Interest Alberta @pialberta.bsky.social are hosting protests:
FRI Nov 28. 630pm-830pm
SAT Nov 29. 10am-4pm 10:30am speeches, noon onwards, protest
SUN Nov 30. 1030am-1pm
At Borden Park, 7507 Borden Park Rd NW #YEG
www.pialberta.org/rally_of_res...
Rally of Resistance at the UCP AGM
www.pialberta.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
UCP are hosting their AGM in Edmonton.
Public Interest Alberta @pialberta.bsky.social are hosting protests:
FRI Nov 28. 630pm-830pm
SAT Nov 29. 10am-4pm 10:30am speeches, noon onwards, protest
SUN Nov 30. 1030am-1pm
At Borden Park, 7507 Borden Park Rd NW #YEG
www.pialberta.org/rally_of_res...
Public Interest Alberta @pialberta.bsky.social are hosting protests:
FRI Nov 28. 630pm-830pm
SAT Nov 29. 10am-4pm 10:30am speeches, noon onwards, protest
SUN Nov 30. 1030am-1pm
At Borden Park, 7507 Borden Park Rd NW #YEG
www.pialberta.org/rally_of_res...
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Examples: Dynalife, the entire Alberta Recovery Model, chartered surgical facilities, etc.
Each worthless to the public, each counter to available evidence, each responsible for enriching government buddies.
Each worthless to the public, each counter to available evidence, each responsible for enriching government buddies.
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Examples: Dynalife, the entire Alberta Recovery Model, chartered surgical facilities, etc.
Each worthless to the public, each counter to available evidence, each responsible for enriching government buddies.
Each worthless to the public, each counter to available evidence, each responsible for enriching government buddies.
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Residents of Calgary-Cross are organizing to recall Mickey Amery, the MLA and Minister of Justice who voted to take away rights from Alberta's teachers.
Join us! Spread the word!
recallmickey.ca
#YYC #Alberta #abpoli #ableg #OperationTotalRecall #RecallMickey
Join us! Spread the word!
recallmickey.ca
#YYC #Alberta #abpoli #ableg #OperationTotalRecall #RecallMickey
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Residents of Calgary-Cross are organizing to recall Mickey Amery, the MLA and Minister of Justice who voted to take away rights from Alberta's teachers.
Join us! Spread the word!
recallmickey.ca
#YYC #Alberta #abpoli #ableg #OperationTotalRecall #RecallMickey
Join us! Spread the word!
recallmickey.ca
#YYC #Alberta #abpoli #ableg #OperationTotalRecall #RecallMickey
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A fully landlocked province making demands to move anything anywhere while simultaneously threatening to separate is peak stupidity.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A fully landlocked province making demands to move anything anywhere while simultaneously threatening to separate is peak stupidity.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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📢Take action to Protect + Rebuild Alberta's health care! rebuildourhealthcare.ca
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
📢Take action to Protect + Rebuild Alberta's health care! rebuildourhealthcare.ca
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"This is not what Albertans asked for, and it’s certainly not what Danielle Smith promised when she was running for Premier."
NDP leader Naheed Nenshi calls out Bill 11, arguing it's steering Alberta towards for-profit American-style health care to the province.
NDP leader Naheed Nenshi calls out Bill 11, arguing it's steering Alberta towards for-profit American-style health care to the province.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"This is not what Albertans asked for, and it’s certainly not what Danielle Smith promised when she was running for Premier."
NDP leader Naheed Nenshi calls out Bill 11, arguing it's steering Alberta towards for-profit American-style health care to the province.
NDP leader Naheed Nenshi calls out Bill 11, arguing it's steering Alberta towards for-profit American-style health care to the province.
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Tiny group turns out for Jumpin Jack Jamil Jivani’s “Liberal Racism” conclave, including 22 of petulant piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre’s clapping seal MP’s.
Says it all: the Conservative Party of Canada once again missing the political sweet spot by a country mile.
🤭
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Says it all: the Conservative Party of Canada once again missing the political sweet spot by a country mile.
🤭
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Conservative MPs denounce ‘Liberal racism’ and DEI during Jamil Jivani event
Bowmanville—Oshawa North MP Jamil Jivani said “a repackaged form of old bigotry, old discrimination” is eroding meritocracy, eradicating diversity of thought and tearing Canadians apart.
www.thestar.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Tiny group turns out for Jumpin Jack Jamil Jivani’s “Liberal Racism” conclave, including 22 of petulant piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre’s clapping seal MP’s.
Says it all: the Conservative Party of Canada once again missing the political sweet spot by a country mile.
🤭
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Says it all: the Conservative Party of Canada once again missing the political sweet spot by a country mile.
🤭
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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More essential reporting:
What Alberta's plan to permit public *and* private billing by doctors could impact access to/quality of care.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The "hybrid" system exists nowhere in Canada. A doctor can practice privately -exclusively- anywhere.
The most do so in Quebec.
What Alberta's plan to permit public *and* private billing by doctors could impact access to/quality of care.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The "hybrid" system exists nowhere in Canada. A doctor can practice privately -exclusively- anywhere.
The most do so in Quebec.
What Alberta's public-private doctor plan could mean for insurance, physician burnout, nurses and more | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to allow physicians to dabble both in the public and private systems at the same time would be a Canadian first, and has drawn mixed reaction from critics and sup...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
More essential reporting:
What Alberta's plan to permit public *and* private billing by doctors could impact access to/quality of care.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The "hybrid" system exists nowhere in Canada. A doctor can practice privately -exclusively- anywhere.
The most do so in Quebec.
What Alberta's plan to permit public *and* private billing by doctors could impact access to/quality of care.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The "hybrid" system exists nowhere in Canada. A doctor can practice privately -exclusively- anywhere.
The most do so in Quebec.
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“A government does not reach for the notwithstanding clause four times in a month unless something is deeply wrong. This isn’t normal. It isn’t safe. And it isn’t democracy. Each time rights are pushed aside, a warning siren is blaring: Power is being placed above people.”
~ Stephanie Shostak
~ Stephanie Shostak
Thursday's letters: UCP hiding from accountability
Edmonton Journal readers speak out on on Alberta invoking the notwithstanding clause and CFL rule changes.
edmontonjournal.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“A government does not reach for the notwithstanding clause four times in a month unless something is deeply wrong. This isn’t normal. It isn’t safe. And it isn’t democracy. Each time rights are pushed aside, a warning siren is blaring: Power is being placed above people.”
~ Stephanie Shostak
~ Stephanie Shostak
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"The greatest danger now facing the system is the absence of qualified leadership. Critical decisions about surgical prioritization, staffing, and funding are being made by individuals lacking clinical training."
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#Alberta #Canada #abpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#Alberta #Canada #abpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare
Opinion: Ideology over expertise putting health care at risk
The greatest danger now facing the system is the absence of qualified leadership.
edmontonjournal.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"The greatest danger now facing the system is the absence of qualified leadership. Critical decisions about surgical prioritization, staffing, and funding are being made by individuals lacking clinical training."
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#Alberta #Canada #abpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#Alberta #Canada #abpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare
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This cartoon is from the Calgary Herald…November 21…reflects our premier’s decision to have drs work in public and private care 🙁
November 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This cartoon is from the Calgary Herald…November 21…reflects our premier’s decision to have drs work in public and private care 🙁
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Help to #RecallNicolaides. You don't have to live in his riding! #Calgary #recall #abpoli #Ableg #ucp
🙋♀️ Who wants to help RecallNicolaides.ca deliver these?
Saturdays
November 29 & December 6
12-3 pm
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Saturdays
November 29 & December 6
12-3 pm
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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If you live in Airdrie East riding you can sign the recall petition for Angela Pitt
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
pitt-recall.ca
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
pitt-recall.ca
Angela Pitt Recall
Sign the petition to recall the MLA for Airdrie-East, Angela Pitt. Help us grow the recall movement and make our government accountable!
pitt-recall.ca
November 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If you live in Airdrie East riding you can sign the recall petition for Angela Pitt
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
pitt-recall.ca
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
pitt-recall.ca
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Sunday morning in Edmonton. Stand up for human rights before the Alberta government takes away yours.
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Sunday morning in Edmonton. Stand up for human rights before the Alberta government takes away yours.
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If you live in Calgary-Bow you can sign the Demetrios Nicolaides recall petition
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
recallnicolaides.ca
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
recallnicolaides.ca
Recall Nicolaides
recallnicolaides.ca
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
If you live in Calgary-Bow you can sign the Demetrios Nicolaides recall petition
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
recallnicolaides.ca
Go to the link below to find a location
#ableg #abpoli
recallnicolaides.ca
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This is what is happening.
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This is what is happening.
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26 Alberta counties have been collecting tax $ from renewables and there is the potential for much more across the province.
And yet Smith has forced the entire to province to funnel their electricity $ into a few natural gas companies.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
And yet Smith has forced the entire to province to funnel their electricity $ into a few natural gas companies.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Rural Alberta's $70-million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
Rural Alberta's $70 million question: Will renewable energy revenue keep growing?
calgaryherald.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
26 Alberta counties have been collecting tax $ from renewables and there is the potential for much more across the province.
And yet Smith has forced the entire to province to funnel their electricity $ into a few natural gas companies.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
And yet Smith has forced the entire to province to funnel their electricity $ into a few natural gas companies.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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We honestly can’t afford another ignorant and ill-informed experimentation with our HC system.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
We honestly can’t afford another ignorant and ill-informed experimentation with our HC system.
12/12
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