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Marg
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🇨🇦 Albeerta
YEG region.
Elbows up.
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
All subtlety is out the window this season, I see.
bnonews.com BNO News @bnonews.com · 6h
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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charlesrusnell.bsky.social
Here is a transcript of what the premier said.
When I came in, I thought, why is $40 billion of our budget in an Alberta Health Services agency we have no oversight over and then when you look at schools, we have $10 billion of our budget that we've delegated authority to 61 school authorities that we have no oversight over. We have another huge chunk that we give to universities that we have no oversight over, and on and on and on it goes. So I think you need to have a conservative vision for what you're going to do with the government’s spending. And our conservative vision is very different than the progressive vision. Our conservative vision is to partner with private entities, whether in the private sector, whether in the nonprofit sector, or whether it's charities, to deliver on the services that people care about. When you think about historically, where did all of the supports for widows and orphans come from? Where did the supports for the vulnerable sector come from? It started with faith-based communities. And government said, ‘Wait a minute, we've got a patchwork here. Why don't we step in to help?’ But in doing so, they have often crowded out some of that incredibly important nonprofit work. And so we're restoring that. We're finding a way to create a structure in government where you do have competition and choice and funding following patients or students or clients, so that you can create an internal market. So that is what I want to do, is I want to apply principles that I know work in the private sector to how we deliver government services, and we're making great strides in a lot of different areas. I think education is probably the greatest example in Alberta of how we do that. You have a choice of sending your kids to a public school or a Catholic school or a charter school or an independent school, or even home school if you want. We have different funding models for each of those. But in Alberta, we have parents willing to pay a portion of their own money to homeschool thei…
December 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
Smith finally said it out loud...

She doesn't believe that government should be providing any services to Albertans, she believes that private companies should be used universally to provide services.

Faith groups should take care of the vulnerable.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
December 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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kbincanb.bsky.social
If Todorovic was drawing that 👇cartoon today....that 🚗 would be (at least) three times the size...

eg those hideous monster #RAM utes...with the same number of people in the cabin
🤨
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 8d
This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.
Iconic cartoon showing a single driver in a wide car taking up most of the street space. With many people crammed into the bus, bike and pedestrian space left over. Someone later added a voice box with the driver saying “Damn those bike paths and bus lanes taking all the space!”
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
margaux5.bsky.social
Welp. Final grand prix starts at 6am MST. Probably won't get to start watching till 11am. Need to stay off the phone till the race is done!
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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cultmtl.com
The memory of the mass femicide at Polytechnique is still painful.

Today marks the 36th anniversary of the Montreal massacre, where 14 women — students at Université de Montréal’s École Polytechnique — lost their lives in a mass shooting motivated by misogyny.

#December6
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
margaux5.bsky.social
Got my first pair of loop engage earplugs. These are pretty sweet! I wish I had these before!
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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charlottewolters.bsky.social
A must read for #Albertans given push for data centers. While data center development is diversification. Important to be aware of pitfalls to avoid climbing electricity costs, sucking up scarce water resources & other issues.
#ableg ##cdnpoli

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
margaux5.bsky.social
Don't forget about black Friday savings for credit card points redemptions.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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mzcheevous.bsky.social
Na zdorovye!!!
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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abdanielsmith.bsky.social
So glad my UCP ordered AHS to stop collecting data on wait-list deaths.

Now no one knows how many people in Alberta have died waiting for treatment and we can keep hiding this data by using CFS!

www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
#abpoli #abhealth #ableg #UCPPublicInquiryNOW
Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report
A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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ctheriault.bsky.social
"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.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
margaux5.bsky.social
Ready for a rest day. I'm exhausted.
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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tlwdog.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
margaux5.bsky.social
I hate the point in a cold where my teeth ache. Blah. Seems like the chills & fever have gone away. Just need to get my appetite & energy back.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
margaux5.bsky.social
This cold can go away. I think I've done 3 naps today.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
margaux5.bsky.social
Weekend plans: avoid children and rest.

Can I manage?
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
margaux5.bsky.social
It sucks being sick.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
margaux5.bsky.social
I have the kids trained. If they don't like the candy. Throw it out, no questions asked. The Halloween candy is not lasting. Loll
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
margaux5.bsky.social
Fun times at hockey. So much fun. /s
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
margaux5.bsky.social
I do miss the days when you could be out cross county skiing on Nov 11.
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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jjcoop36.bsky.social
First step...

Next step, ban pitch-level bets.
chelseajanes.bsky.social Chelsea Janes @chelseajanes.bsky.social · Nov 10
MLB announces that all authorized betting partners will now cap wagers on pitch-level bets at $200 and exclude them from parlays. Pitch-level bets, you may remember, are the kind Clase, Ortiz, and their co-conspirators allegedly exploited.
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
margaux5.bsky.social
My husbands xmas present is going to be a smashburgers set. Complete with tools and custom recipes. He loves burgers, so it's fitting. Kids love burgers too.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
margaux5.bsky.social
I am overstimulated from my kids at 8:30 in the morning. Save me.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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joon.bsky.social
In the last month, the FBI has charged players from two different leagues for roles in sports-betting scandals.

Either legalized gambling is exposing corruption that’s always been there.

Or it’s creating it.

Either answer is terrible for sports.
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM