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Dusty Ferguson
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If you follow me on the former bird app you’re welcome to follow me here.
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Well. I’m here now. Finally. Now to find all my faves.
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Justin Trudeau put the most work into these infrastructures. He was committed even through the pandemic- which was frightening.
December 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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This guy, Musk - richest man in the history of the world, and what has he done for anyone? Built hospitals, libraries, universities, set up grants and non-repayable loans for students to get ahead?
NOTHING. He’s done absolutely nothing.
December 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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The real danger are people who never once checked a fact but were claiming to "do their own research." 🙄

Vaccinated people had lower mortality, not just from COVID, but from everything. Reality doesn’t lie.

The science is clear: mRNA vaccines save lives. The conspiracy theorists don’t.
December 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Likely one of the WORST updates in awhile.. Outbreaks sky high, ER Wait times peaking around 11hrs tonight in YEG.. ER Closures, OBGYN Diversions.. COVID, ILI & RSV Peaking towards the moon.. Hold on tight folks.. This is UGLY. @frazzleheadlc.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh...
AHS Update V261 of 2025! 2025-12-07
Rural ED Closures, OBGYN Diversions, OR's Closed, COVID, ILI & RSV Spikes, Measles alert for Stollery Edmonton & much much more! Buckle up folks!
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December 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Don't be fooled. Bill 13 (the Jordan Peterson law) isn’t about free speech or even off-duty conduct of professionals.

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
'Jordan Peterson law': Alberta seeks to protect professionals from discipline for off-duty conduct
The so-called Jordan Peterson law would restrict professional regulatory bodies from disciplining their members for off-duty conduct.
edmontonjournal.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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It strips regulators of tools to stop discriminatory conduct on-the-job, putting a professional’s “right” to offend ahead of our right to safe, respectful care.

Alberta needs to ask whose freedom this really protects.
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Organizers of a recall petition in Lethbridge-East were beaten to the punch by another campaign, which filed the paperwork before them. Now they're raising concerns that that other campaign may be deliberately trying to stall out the recall process.
Stalled recall?
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A lot of local residents are expressing frustration over not being able to get
lethbridgeherald.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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"American F-35s could be serviced in Quebec"
"Could be" - as in not likely.
The Gripens will be serviced in Canada, that is already guaranteed.
L3Harris could do it.
And they will be built in Canada for Canada and possibly other customers.
That is also guaranteed.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
American F-35s could be serviced in Quebec starting in 2028-29, says L3Harris | CBC News
Companies involved in the F-35 program are actively lobbying the governments of Canada and Quebec to promote potential economic benefits for the country, including a maintenance facility in Mirabel, Q...
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Danielle Smith's comments about the judiciary are among the most worrying things she's said about Alberta democracy.

Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.

open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
December 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Alberta could have saved its oil wealth and used its dividends to build the world’s best public health care system. Instead, it mismanaged and squandered resource revenues—and Albertans are paying the price. www.makeusgreat.ca/p/the-fund-t...

#cdnpoli #abpoli
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says anyone seeking an independence referendum should not have "gatekeepers," like the courts, standing in their way”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta Premier says courts should not be gatekeepers on independence questions | CBC News
Danielle Smith was asked about the independence question Saturday on her radio call-in show, weighing in for the first time after her government proposed legislation that ground to a halt an ongoing c...
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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In a democracy, it's actually good to hold the government to account. The government is the one in power. They're the ones who may affect who wins, who loses, who suffers, who thrives. They can lock you up. They can side with fascists or not. So, yes, pretty important to criticize them.
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Premier of a province who doesn't understand how government and constitution operates. Courts are supposed to interpret constitutional questions. They aren't gatekeepers.
"I am a bear of very little brain, and long words bother me."
globalnews.ca/news/1156634...
Alberta’s Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions | Globalnews.ca
Premier Danielle Smith says courts shouldn’t be “gatekeepers” to an independence referendum, defending legislation stopping a court case after a judge called it undemocratic.
globalnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Capacity limits at Stollery in Edmonton lead to chemotherapy delays for children https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/stollery-edmonton-chemotherapy-delays-9.7004903

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
December 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Dr. Wesley nails it:

"If there’s a problem, it’s not that judges exist. It’s that populists don’t like being told “no.”"

We don't elect kings/queens.

The same system that gives power to Premiers gives it to our courts to protect us.

Democracy isn’t mob rule.

And the UCP don't like that. #ableg
Danielle Smith's comments about the judiciary are among the most worrying things she's said about Alberta democracy.

Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.

open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
December 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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TODAY, Court of King’s Bench, after hearing submissions from First Nations, ruled that the separatists’ (Alberta Prosperity Project) proposed referendum question is unconstitutional. It violates all Albertans Charter and First Nations’ treaty rights.

Premier, what now?

#ableg
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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I’m forever going to enjoy the judge’s reminder that Treaties 6, 7, and 8 predate Alberta’s existence.

Because I think there’s few things that get up the nose of the separatists more than being reminded that Alberta is the creation of the federal government.
December 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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For many Canadians, this was the beginning of the end of a fair, reasonable conservative alternative in Canada and now, the Conservative Party is against women’s rights, vaccine science, scientific freedom (Harper muzzled scientists) etc.

You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.

#Canada
On this day in 2003, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance merged to form the Conservative Party of Canada. The party's first leader was Stephen Harper, who served as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2015.
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Albertans, especially in Calgary and Edmonton, do everything you can NOT to get seriously sick or injured right now. The Emergency Departments are overwhelmed.
Currently in AB: 50% of ALL Emergency Care Spaces in the Edmonton and Calgary major EDs are blocked by very sick pts who cannot be admitted up to the proper floor as the hospital is too full. (= Emerg In -Pts = EIPs). STRANDED in our EDs.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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It doesn’t matter to me if people say “Merry Christmas,” “Happy Holidays,” or “Fuck Trump”—it’s the thought that counts.
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Sadly you are now just stating facts and no longer even bordering on parody!!!
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Oh Parksy,
Clearly you don’t know anything about public speaking.
First rule: Assume the public knows nothing.
Second rule: Speak as though you know everything. Then you cal lie and say anything with full confidence. This works well when you can’t be challenged.
#abpoli #ableg
This is literally NONSENSE. Absolutely nonsensical!

Reminder: the Premier has NO medical expertise whatsoever, and seems to be getting horrendous advice (if she isn’t intentionally trying to mislead here)

Let’s delve into a couple of points:
x.com/thebreakdownab...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
This is so disgusting.
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Currently in AB: 50% of ALL Emergency Care Spaces in the Edmonton and Calgary major EDs are blocked by very sick pts who cannot be admitted up to the proper floor as the hospital is too full. (= Emerg In -Pts = EIPs). STRANDED in our EDs.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM