Susan Waters
@stsuous.bsky.social
Hearing impaired, immigrant, from UK to Canada, lived in ON and AB. Also lived in VA, 7 years. Travelled all over the world. Happily married for 50+ years to the best guy EVER!
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how about no subsidies at all. A business can stand on its own or not that's capitalism baby. profits and benefits leave and we are left with all the risks. If your emerging industry can't hold it's own then is sinks.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
how about no subsidies at all. A business can stand on its own or not that's capitalism baby. profits and benefits leave and we are left with all the risks. If your emerging industry can't hold it's own then is sinks.
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They don't seem at all workable and the lack of details makes them seem like a spitball more than actual thing that might happen. But, imo, if they do, it's about laying the groundwork for a health premium again.
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
They don't seem at all workable and the lack of details makes them seem like a spitball more than actual thing that might happen. But, imo, if they do, it's about laying the groundwork for a health premium again.
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85% of Canad's grid is based on renewables.
Of all the provinces, it is AB & SK that have more sun & wind that could be harnessed given they dont have the same hydroelectric capacity as BC, MB, ON, QC & NL and yet they are against wind/solar development. It is not federal, its provincial.
Of all the provinces, it is AB & SK that have more sun & wind that could be harnessed given they dont have the same hydroelectric capacity as BC, MB, ON, QC & NL and yet they are against wind/solar development. It is not federal, its provincial.
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
85% of Canad's grid is based on renewables.
Of all the provinces, it is AB & SK that have more sun & wind that could be harnessed given they dont have the same hydroelectric capacity as BC, MB, ON, QC & NL and yet they are against wind/solar development. It is not federal, its provincial.
Of all the provinces, it is AB & SK that have more sun & wind that could be harnessed given they dont have the same hydroelectric capacity as BC, MB, ON, QC & NL and yet they are against wind/solar development. It is not federal, its provincial.
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What’s this BS?
“Albertans who fail to renew their health card on time will lose AHCIP coverage.
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Renewing health cards won't cost money, but failing to do so will cost coverage - Medicine Hat News
[email protected] The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance...
medicinehatnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
What’s this BS?
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Not sure how the CPC can use this to rail against and rage farm, but I’m sure they’ll try.
Former environment minister quits Carney’s cabinet
Steven Guilbeault has resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet, citing his strong opposition to the federal Liberal government’s major new energy agreement with Alberta.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Not sure how the CPC can use this to rail against and rage farm, but I’m sure they’ll try.
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Don't expect this Carney-Smith deal to get the Alberta UCP base all excited at this weekend's party convention.
They want so, so much more from Ottawa. (And so much less from Ottawa) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me
They want so, so much more from Ottawa. (And so much less from Ottawa) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me
ANALYSIS | How Danielle Smith's deal with Ottawa will go over with her anti-Ottawa base | CBC News
Alberta-federal accord? Many activists at this weekend's UCP AGM will have separation on the mind instead.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Don't expect this Carney-Smith deal to get the Alberta UCP base all excited at this weekend's party convention.
They want so, so much more from Ottawa. (And so much less from Ottawa) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me
They want so, so much more from Ottawa. (And so much less from Ottawa) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me
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Canadians need to write ✍️ to @mark-carney.bsky.social immediately and tell him he has to tell Danielle Smith she will lose her Health Transfers if she attempts to legislate on abortion and you have to do this now. #cdnpoli
The UCP gov't is playing into Trump-style politics, and making it even harder for people to access essential services.
Healthcare is personal -- not political!
People needing an abortion later in pregnancy deserve care and compassion. Not punishment and medical debt.
#ABPoli
Healthcare is personal -- not political!
People needing an abortion later in pregnancy deserve care and compassion. Not punishment and medical debt.
#ABPoli
Alberta UCP resolution would stop public funding for third-trimester abortions – Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
www.arcc-cdac.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Canadians need to write ✍️ to @mark-carney.bsky.social immediately and tell him he has to tell Danielle Smith she will lose her Health Transfers if she attempts to legislate on abortion and you have to do this now. #cdnpoli
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This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
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I have family who attended the conference. Nobody wants this dirty pipeline, except Smith and her oil and gas piggies. They’ve pissed off First Nations, there is no going back.
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I have family who attended the conference. Nobody wants this dirty pipeline, except Smith and her oil and gas piggies. They’ve pissed off First Nations, there is no going back.
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Israeli soldiers appear to kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they surrender
Israeli soldiers appear to kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they surrender
The Israeli military said it was investigating the killings, which were captured in two videos shown on Arab TV stations.
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Israeli soldiers appear to kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they surrender
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Carney to reporters: there won’t be a pipeline without a private investor.
Carney to the chamber of commerce: here are all the ways we’re bending over backwards to attract a private investor:
Carney to the chamber of commerce: here are all the ways we’re bending over backwards to attract a private investor:
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Carney to reporters: there won’t be a pipeline without a private investor.
Carney to the chamber of commerce: here are all the ways we’re bending over backwards to attract a private investor:
Carney to the chamber of commerce: here are all the ways we’re bending over backwards to attract a private investor:
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Just watched Carney's conversation with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and now I'm watching his response to reporter questions.
To reporters, he's saying if there's no private proponent there won't be a pipeline and that this MOU is about way more than a pipeline.
To reporters, he's saying if there's no private proponent there won't be a pipeline and that this MOU is about way more than a pipeline.
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Just watched Carney's conversation with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and now I'm watching his response to reporter questions.
To reporters, he's saying if there's no private proponent there won't be a pipeline and that this MOU is about way more than a pipeline.
To reporters, he's saying if there's no private proponent there won't be a pipeline and that this MOU is about way more than a pipeline.
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so much more than an MOU, which isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.
So…..what was the pt of this exercise? To mute the separatist movement?
To give one of the worst & destructive premiers in Canada, leverage?
Smith is no different than Trump in keeping her word.
So…..what was the pt of this exercise? To mute the separatist movement?
To give one of the worst & destructive premiers in Canada, leverage?
Smith is no different than Trump in keeping her word.
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
so much more than an MOU, which isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.
So…..what was the pt of this exercise? To mute the separatist movement?
To give one of the worst & destructive premiers in Canada, leverage?
Smith is no different than Trump in keeping her word.
So…..what was the pt of this exercise? To mute the separatist movement?
To give one of the worst & destructive premiers in Canada, leverage?
Smith is no different than Trump in keeping her word.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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#ICEProtests
😡
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Elaine Miles was walking to a bus stop in Redmond to go to Target, she said, when four men wearing masks and vests with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement label stepped out of two black SUVs with no front plates and pressed her for her ID.
😡
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Elaine Miles was walking to a bus stop in Redmond to go to Target, she said, when four men wearing masks and vests with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement label stepped out of two black SUVs with no front plates and pressed her for her ID.
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
#ICEProtests
😡
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Elaine Miles was walking to a bus stop in Redmond to go to Target, she said, when four men wearing masks and vests with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement label stepped out of two black SUVs with no front plates and pressed her for her ID.
😡
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Elaine Miles was walking to a bus stop in Redmond to go to Target, she said, when four men wearing masks and vests with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement label stepped out of two black SUVs with no front plates and pressed her for her ID.
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BREAKING: Trump just terminated the protected status for 353,000 Haitian migrants That sick bastard did it on Thanksgiving, a day celebrating coming here for a better life, and unity.
I stand with these Haitians.
Can you say the SAME?! 🤚
I stand with these Haitians.
Can you say the SAME?! 🤚
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
BREAKING: Trump just terminated the protected status for 353,000 Haitian migrants That sick bastard did it on Thanksgiving, a day celebrating coming here for a better life, and unity.
I stand with these Haitians.
Can you say the SAME?! 🤚
I stand with these Haitians.
Can you say the SAME?! 🤚
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The UCP is taking away universal healthcare for Albertans one small step at a time & hoping its comatose base doesn't notice. Well, hopefully, a few of them are waking up to the con job the UCP has been pulling on them. The UCP doesn't care about anything that doesn't come with an Oil &Gas sticker!
“Albertans who fail to renew their health card on time will lose AHCIP coverage.
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Renewing health cards won't cost money, but failing to do so will cost coverage - Medicine Hat News
[email protected] The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance...
medicinehatnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The UCP is taking away universal healthcare for Albertans one small step at a time & hoping its comatose base doesn't notice. Well, hopefully, a few of them are waking up to the con job the UCP has been pulling on them. The UCP doesn't care about anything that doesn't come with an Oil &Gas sticker!
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“Albertans who fail to renew their health card on time will lose AHCIP coverage.
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Renewing health cards won't cost money, but failing to do so will cost coverage - Medicine Hat News
[email protected] The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance...
medicinehatnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“Albertans who fail to renew their health card on time will lose AHCIP coverage.
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
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Steven Guilbeault quitting cabinet following pipeline deal nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/27/c...
Steven Guilbeault quitting cabinet following pipeline deal
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Steven Guilbeault quitting cabinet following pipeline deal nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/27/c...
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Bravo to Min Guilbeault , a man of integrity who, along w/ Mme McKenna, did their best to help transition Canada to a green economy. An economy of today & tomorrow.
We are indebted to both.
PM @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social should take note of both our Environment Ministers’ integrity.
We are indebted to both.
PM @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social should take note of both our Environment Ministers’ integrity.
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Bravo to Min Guilbeault , a man of integrity who, along w/ Mme McKenna, did their best to help transition Canada to a green economy. An economy of today & tomorrow.
We are indebted to both.
PM @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social should take note of both our Environment Ministers’ integrity.
We are indebted to both.
PM @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social should take note of both our Environment Ministers’ integrity.
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Remember when the oil companies were saying if they didn’t get their pipelines or w/e they were going to move their operations elsewhere (as if the oil wasn’t, you know, in a fixed location)? Well guess what it doesn’t make a diff where they are because they are just transferring money to the U.S.
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Remember when the oil companies were saying if they didn’t get their pipelines or w/e they were going to move their operations elsewhere (as if the oil wasn’t, you know, in a fixed location)? Well guess what it doesn’t make a diff where they are because they are just transferring money to the U.S.
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“Imperial Oil has announced it will eliminate 20% of its workforce by the end of 2027, with most of the positions based in Calgary.”
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil announce major layoffs for Canada amid global restructuring
Experts says layoffs part of broader global trend in oil and gas sector
www.hcamag.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
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Douthat, who apparently has never been to Canada: “Canadians misunderstand both American politics and themselves.”
No we don’t.
From her website: “The conversation then turns to the rise of Christian nationalism.”
Reality: drop in religiosity in last 10 years in US is “among largest ever.”
No we don’t.
From her website: “The conversation then turns to the rise of Christian nationalism.”
Reality: drop in religiosity in last 10 years in US is “among largest ever.”
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Douthat, who apparently has never been to Canada: “Canadians misunderstand both American politics and themselves.”
No we don’t.
From her website: “The conversation then turns to the rise of Christian nationalism.”
Reality: drop in religiosity in last 10 years in US is “among largest ever.”
No we don’t.
From her website: “The conversation then turns to the rise of Christian nationalism.”
Reality: drop in religiosity in last 10 years in US is “among largest ever.”