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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 11h

"In a free society, many things are allowed to be said, done and provided that the community would not endorse or fund. Private education is an example. Public funding for private schools should end."

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Private Schools - Alberta Views

Out of concern for the well-being of the community that I recognize how public subsidies for private schools erode our sense of connection.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 1d

How much should we pay MLAs?
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The Politics of Salaries - Alberta Views

The cynical narrative is that politicians cannot be trusted. It’s not far removed from saying that politicians don’t deserve a decent salary.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 2d

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Does A Private School Offer a Better Education - Alberta Views

There was more variation between different public schools and private schools than between the two groups. The only statistically significant

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Alberta - Oct 7: A new citizen initiative application is approved. It asks: “Should the Government of Alberta end its current practice of allocating public funds to accredited independent (private) schools?” Elections Alberta expects to issue petition signature sheets in one week. #ABleg

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 4d

I keep expecting mayors to scream bloody murder—to organize massive public outcries against each incremental assault—but instead the reaction I most often see is disappointingly tepid, far too cautious. I believe our leaders are fearful of Smith’s retribution.
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Laurence Decore and Yolande Gagnon visiting the University of Calgary to meet with the Calgary alliance of students, including a young Naheed Nenshi.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 7d

The campaign has until October 28 to collect signatures. Its goal is for the petition question—"Do You Agree That Alberta Should Remain In Canada?”—to be called in the legislature and for MLAs to vote on it.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 7d

Today In Alberta - October 3: Former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk announces that his "Forever Canadian” petition has obtained about 80 per cent of the 294,000 signatures it requires.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 8d

Today in Alberta October 2: Alberta’s first measles death of 2025 is reported. A baby born prematurely after the mother contracted the disease died shortly after birth. The province has had 1,914 confirmed measles cases since March.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 9d

BC premier Dave Eby responds by saying “Smith continues to advance a project that is entirely taxpayer funded, has no private-sector proponent, is not a real project and is incredibly alarming to British Columbians, including First Nations along the coast..."

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 9d

Wednesday, October 1: The Alberta government says it will submit a proposal to the federal Major Projects Office for a new pipeline to the BC coast, a project that according to premier Danielle Smith is "undeniably in the national interest."

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 9d

Check out the October issue of Alberta Views online!

In this issue:
Parties Over People
Should We have Food Banks?
Exclusion by Design
Where are the Fearless Mayors?

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Alberta Views October 2025 Municipal Elections, Parties Over People. Danielle Smith imposes partisanship on municipal politics. Two people in business suits holding blue and red circles over their faces.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 10d

Today in Alberta - September 30: Members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association have voted against the latest proposed deal, with 89.5% opposing it. Unless a new deal is struck, a province-wide teachers’ strike will begin on October 6.

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 14d

@albertaviews.bsky.social read my speech at the awards - posting it here:

“Thank you to the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association for recognizing this work, which belongs to people criminalized for drug use across Alberta & whose experiences of state violence guide my investigative reporting…

Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 14d

🧵 My story, "What's Wrong With Rehab?" won Gold for Long-Form at Alberta Magazine Awards last night!

Thanks to @albertaviews.bsky.social & all who shared expertise: Brandon Shaw, Esther Tailfeathers, @ehyshka.bsky.social, David Hodgins & recovery workers. 1/
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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 16d

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Sam Mraiche - The Hidden Connections in the Skybox Photo - Alberta Views

So Mraiche Holding Corp. was charging 70 per cent more for a lesser quality product, and Albertan taxpayers covered that cost.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 16d

Today in AB - Sep 24: The interim report for judge Raymond Wyant’s investigation into allegations of impropriety in procurement at AHS, due today after an initial four-month delay, was delayed again. The final report, originally to have been published on June 30, will now be released on October 15.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 16d

Today in Alberta -September 24: Finance minister Nate Horner announces that a tentative agreement has been reached between the Alberta Teachers’ Association and government negotiators. If the deal is ratified, a strike currently scheduled for October 6 will be averted.
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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 17d

For nearly 50 years advocacy groups and police in Canada have been calling for a ban. As far back as 1977 the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police had argued “semi-automatic firearms... have no sporting use either in the cultural or the recreational sense.”

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Assault Weapons Ban? - We Could Prevent A Mass Shooting - Alberta Views

the UCP government has continued to oppose federal efforts to ban assault weapons—which Kenney called “legally purchased inanimate objects.”

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 17d

“This confiscation scheme is not about public safety.…they are only keeping this program to satisfy Liberal voters in Quebec.”

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 17d

Today in Alberta - September 23: The federal government announces the launch of its "assault-style" gun buyback pilot project, initially promised in 2020. Alberta’s minister of justice, Mickey Amery, and minister of public safety and emergency services, Mike Ellis, respond by saying...

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 21d

Danielle Smith alluded that the medical establishment couldn’t be trusted on gender issues and snapped back when Kim referred to the new policies as “anti-trans.”
“She did not come to listen. She did not care."
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Alberta Views June 2025 Cover: An illustration of a statue of Danielle Smith that has been defaced with Blue and Pink paint evoking a trans flag.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 22d

The first time an Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause, public outrage forced a reversal in less than 24 hours. I wish to God Albertans would show the same moral fury now, when school children are outed & bullied by the government that is supposed to protect them. #ableg #abpoli

Stripping Away Rights Using the Notwithstanding Clause. - Alberta Views

After a week of rancorous debate, Klein announced he would not invoke the notwithstanding clause on the landmark gay rights decision...

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 21d

Laws affect the names or pronouns students can use in schools, restrict transgender girls' participation in amateur sports and set limits on gender-affirming healthcare. The notwithstanding clause allows the province to override sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for up to five years.

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 21d

Today in Alberta - Sept 18: A government memo leaked to The Canadian Press shows that premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender youth
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wereadab.bsky.social @wereadab.bsky.social · 23d

If you’re looking for reading inspo, check out the August's Library Loans! Find reads from @albertaviews.bsky.social, @newestpress.bsky.social, @onspecmag.bsky.social, @albertacraft.bsky.social, @ucalgarypress.bsky.social, @funfunfunicular.bsky.social, and more at your local library! buff.ly/BGd0iuP

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Ricardo Acuña @ricacuna.bsky.social · Sep 10

Parkland Institute is thrilled to be co-hosting this event, which will feature co-editor Rob Kristofferson, and contributors Don Bouzek, Donna Coombs-Montrose, and Maria Dunn.

Between the Lines @btlbooks.com · Sep 9

Don't miss the Edmonton launch of the Art of Solidarity!

Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-art-of...

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