Cheryl Mack MD MA FRCPC
@ebmyeg.bsky.social
Evidence-based medicine, ethics of uncertainty, medical ethics, professional ethics, drug policy ethics, and the ethics of advocacy. Anesthesiologist. Pediatric palliative care. Weaver. Quilter. Being kind is an act of defiance.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
All of these measures
Including the Jordan Peterson law...are undermining our accountability to patients and our self regulation.
Patients will still experience harms and trust in our profession will be eroded.
These governments better support conscientious objectors to involuntary treatment.
Including the Jordan Peterson law...are undermining our accountability to patients and our self regulation.
Patients will still experience harms and trust in our profession will be eroded.
These governments better support conscientious objectors to involuntary treatment.
Premier David Eby says changes to involuntary care protect workers from being sued
The provincial government has tabled changes to the Health Mental Act, which it says will reduce the legal exposure of health care workers, who deliver involuntary care to patients held under the law.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
All of these measures
Including the Jordan Peterson law...are undermining our accountability to patients and our self regulation.
Patients will still experience harms and trust in our profession will be eroded.
These governments better support conscientious objectors to involuntary treatment.
Including the Jordan Peterson law...are undermining our accountability to patients and our self regulation.
Patients will still experience harms and trust in our profession will be eroded.
These governments better support conscientious objectors to involuntary treatment.
Our ethics is a higher bar to uphold. It doesn't protect us from the broken trust in our profession and our health system.
the government is amending the act to protect healthcare workers who provide involuntary treatment from liability BECAUSE ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Today the BC NDP introduced Bill 31, the Mental Health Amendment Act, in response to an ongoing court case.
The BC Greens say the move is an opportunistic effort to protect its defence of involuntary treatment.
#bcpoli
Our statement ⬇️
The BC Greens say the move is an opportunistic effort to protect its defence of involuntary treatment.
#bcpoli
Our statement ⬇️
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Our ethics is a higher bar to uphold. It doesn't protect us from the broken trust in our profession and our health system.
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privatizing healthcare WORKS for private profit
Will PRIVATIZING Canadian MEDICARE WORK?
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
privatizing healthcare WORKS for private profit
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When people are forced to choose between paying rent, feeding their family, or seeing a doctor, our society has failed.
We need a system that guarantees universal access because life and health are not negotiable.
Anything less is injustice dressed up as policy.
We need a system that guarantees universal access because life and health are not negotiable.
Anything less is injustice dressed up as policy.
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
When people are forced to choose between paying rent, feeding their family, or seeing a doctor, our society has failed.
We need a system that guarantees universal access because life and health are not negotiable.
Anything less is injustice dressed up as policy.
We need a system that guarantees universal access because life and health are not negotiable.
Anything less is injustice dressed up as policy.
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This 👇
“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 11:08 PM
This 👇
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Thank you to the Assembly of First Nations for standing up for the human and charter rights of 2SLGBTQQIA+ Albertans.
The UCP government must immediately withdraw Bill 9 and uphold the inherent rights, teachings, and responsibilities of all first peoples.
The UCP government must immediately withdraw Bill 9 and uphold the inherent rights, teachings, and responsibilities of all first peoples.
November 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Thank you to the Assembly of First Nations for standing up for the human and charter rights of 2SLGBTQQIA+ Albertans.
The UCP government must immediately withdraw Bill 9 and uphold the inherent rights, teachings, and responsibilities of all first peoples.
The UCP government must immediately withdraw Bill 9 and uphold the inherent rights, teachings, and responsibilities of all first peoples.
The "Jordan Peterson" Act not only chips away at self regulation...it chips away at our accountability to our patients.
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The "Jordan Peterson" Act not only chips away at self regulation...it chips away at our accountability to our patients.
A health crisis makes a person scared and vulnerable. It can be a very lonely journey. A public health system is a safety net for everyone. Regardless of your ability to pay we are here to care for and about you.
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A health crisis makes a person scared and vulnerable. It can be a very lonely journey. A public health system is a safety net for everyone. Regardless of your ability to pay we are here to care for and about you.
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The OAG’s report on the failed DynaLIFE lab contract should alarm every Albertan.
www.oag.ab.ca/report...
But this isn’t just about labs.
It exposes political interference, broken governance, and decisions that directly worsen access to care for all ABs.
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www.oag.ab.ca/report...
But this isn’t just about labs.
It exposes political interference, broken governance, and decisions that directly worsen access to care for all ABs.
1/12
An Examination of Community Laboratory Services (Contract with DynaLIFE) - Office of the Auditor General, Alberta
Examination Overview In late 2019, Alberta Health Services (AHS) began the process to outsource community laboratory services for the provincial healthcare system. This led to a $4.8 billion contract signed with DynaLIFE Dx (DynaLIFE) in May 2022, with service delivery scheduled to begin in December 2022. Eight months later, in August 2023, AHS terminated the agreement at the request of DynaLIFE’s owners. Given the significance … Continued
www.oag.ab.ca
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The OAG’s report on the failed DynaLIFE lab contract should alarm every Albertan.
www.oag.ab.ca/report...
But this isn’t just about labs.
It exposes political interference, broken governance, and decisions that directly worsen access to care for all ABs.
1/12
www.oag.ab.ca/report...
But this isn’t just about labs.
It exposes political interference, broken governance, and decisions that directly worsen access to care for all ABs.
1/12
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Looks like the future could be bright.
Our medical students already fully know that the proposed changes are neither fair nor equitable.
Our medical students already fully know that the proposed changes are neither fair nor equitable.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Looks like the future could be bright.
Our medical students already fully know that the proposed changes are neither fair nor equitable.
Our medical students already fully know that the proposed changes are neither fair nor equitable.
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They're not even hiding it. Resolution #29 at this month's UCP AGM promises to roll back reproductive rights.
Don't think they'll use the notwithstanding clause to do it?
I've got a lab testing contract and boatload of Turkish Tylenol to sell you.
Don't think they'll use the notwithstanding clause to do it?
I've got a lab testing contract and boatload of Turkish Tylenol to sell you.
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
They're not even hiding it. Resolution #29 at this month's UCP AGM promises to roll back reproductive rights.
Don't think they'll use the notwithstanding clause to do it?
I've got a lab testing contract and boatload of Turkish Tylenol to sell you.
Don't think they'll use the notwithstanding clause to do it?
I've got a lab testing contract and boatload of Turkish Tylenol to sell you.
Reposted by Cheryl Mack MD MA FRCPC
Reposted by Cheryl Mack MD MA FRCPC
Private medicine worsens access to care for almost everyone, hurts business by pressuring them to expand insurance benefits and sickening the labour market and forces, and increases administrative workload for healthcare workers.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Private medicine worsens access to care for almost everyone, hurts business by pressuring them to expand insurance benefits and sickening the labour market and forces, and increases administrative workload for healthcare workers.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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“ABC11 spoke with Lori Lober, a study participant. Initially, she was given a grim prognosis, with median survival rate of less than 2 to 3% for five years. However, the trial at Duke Health gave her new hope. She has remained disease-free for 24 years.”
I could cry.
I could cry.
Duke Health researchers announces breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine trial
A small group of women with advanced breast cancer participated in a trial where they received a vaccine, and all are alive today.
abc11.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“ABC11 spoke with Lori Lober, a study participant. Initially, she was given a grim prognosis, with median survival rate of less than 2 to 3% for five years. However, the trial at Duke Health gave her new hope. She has remained disease-free for 24 years.”
I could cry.
I could cry.
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Reposted by Cheryl Mack MD MA FRCPC
Even if you love for-profit healthcare delivery, healthcare systems don't operate successfully via non-negotiable top-down directives and instilling 'a climate of fear.'
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Even if you love for-profit healthcare delivery, healthcare systems don't operate successfully via non-negotiable top-down directives and instilling 'a climate of fear.'
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Yes they are…
Govt not posting it publicly.
You can get your knee and shoulder fixed faster, but have to wait longer for your cancer surgery times.
Govt knows and refuses to acknowledge (there’s no profit to be had for their friends treating those surgical conditions)
Govt not posting it publicly.
You can get your knee and shoulder fixed faster, but have to wait longer for your cancer surgery times.
Govt knows and refuses to acknowledge (there’s no profit to be had for their friends treating those surgical conditions)
Are cancer surgery wait times still increasing in Alberta? They were earlier in the year.
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Yes they are…
Govt not posting it publicly.
You can get your knee and shoulder fixed faster, but have to wait longer for your cancer surgery times.
Govt knows and refuses to acknowledge (there’s no profit to be had for their friends treating those surgical conditions)
Govt not posting it publicly.
You can get your knee and shoulder fixed faster, but have to wait longer for your cancer surgery times.
Govt knows and refuses to acknowledge (there’s no profit to be had for their friends treating those surgical conditions)
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"One of the most-cited articles in the sociology of gender argues that “man” and “woman” are not stable identities but roles we must constantly perform. It’s less “I am a woman” and more “I do woman.”
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November 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"One of the most-cited articles in the sociology of gender argues that “man” and “woman” are not stable identities but roles we must constantly perform. It’s less “I am a woman” and more “I do woman.”
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THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS ARE GREY CUP CHAMPIONS
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOO
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOO
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS ARE GREY CUP CHAMPIONS
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOO
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOO
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People who use drugs are human beings, therefore they have human rights.
We applaud the BC Human Rights Commissioner for sticking to the science and being an unequivocal champion for the rights of our patients.
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
#bcpoli
We applaud the BC Human Rights Commissioner for sticking to the science and being an unequivocal champion for the rights of our patients.
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
#bcpoli
A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis | BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
The Commissioner’s position on the toxic drug crisis, calling for an evidence-based response that centers public health and compassion.
bchumanrights.ca
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
People who use drugs are human beings, therefore they have human rights.
We applaud the BC Human Rights Commissioner for sticking to the science and being an unequivocal champion for the rights of our patients.
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
#bcpoli
We applaud the BC Human Rights Commissioner for sticking to the science and being an unequivocal champion for the rights of our patients.
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
#bcpoli
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“It’s better to be 60 or 70% protected rather than 0% protected, so I urge people to get vaccinated.”
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
With a vaccine ‘mismatch,’ should you get a flu shot?
This year’s flu season is expected to be particularly tough, in part due to a potential mismatch between the prevalent flu strain and this year’s vaccine, but the Eastern Ontario Health Unit CEO and M...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
“It’s better to be 60 or 70% protected rather than 0% protected, so I urge people to get vaccinated.”
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply