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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 1d

RURAL ED CLOSURES - REAL AB Case #1
- ABs are not aware of how frequently rural EDs are closed, and the impact on the people in these communities.
- the ever-worsening stats are meaningless
- it's important to put a human face on what's happening.

Anonymized Actual Case #1:
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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 4h

the deaths continue.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

BC Coroners Service shares unregulated drug-toxicity data for July, August

According to preliminary data, 153 people in July and 149 people in August 2025 died due to unregulated drug toxicity, as reported by the BC Coroners Service.

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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 6h

I teach a seminar on the "Legacy of the Holocaust for Health Professionals" and one of the points that students report is most resonant is the duress defense, or the notion that people in the Third Reich felt compelled to commit atrocities b/c of what would happen if they didn't.

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 8h

Same. When I have grant proposals due I dream that my whole section got sat at once.

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 8h

“It might cause a bit of angst to put some of the stuff out in the public domain but, hey, we do live in a democracy,” he said.

Basic indicators of [health/education/addiction] system performance should be publicly accessible. But increasingly in Alberta they aren't.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 8h

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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Doctors for Safer Drug Policy @dsdp.ca · 11h

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Governments need to treat substance use disorder like the medical condition that it is, and urgently expand the access to safer drugs and more care."

#bcpoli

Public warning issued in Campbell River, B.C., after 11 suspected overdose deaths in 5 weeks | CBC News

Officials have issued a public warning after 11 people died of suspected drug overdoses in Campbell River, B.C., over a five-week span.

www.cbc.ca

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 22h

That's the thing about this swing to involuntary care: people can't get voluntary care. People who are incarcerated can't get care. Where are the resources to support involuntary care suddenly going to come from?

Mike Hager @mikehager.bsky.social · 22h

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illness aren’t getting necessary treatment: Review Board’s annual report. Outgoing chair’s scathing intro included this: “In my view, these shortages put the safety of the public and the rights of individuals at risk” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti... #bcpoli

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illness aren’t getting necessary treatment, report says

British Columbia Review Board chair Brenda Edwards says chronic underfunding has brought the forensic health care system to a breaking point

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Mike Hager @mikehager.bsky.social · 22h

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illness aren’t getting necessary treatment: Review Board’s annual report. Outgoing chair’s scathing intro included this: “In my view, these shortages put the safety of the public and the rights of individuals at risk” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti... #bcpoli

B.C. prisoners with complex mental illness aren’t getting necessary treatment, report says

British Columbia Review Board chair Brenda Edwards says chronic underfunding has brought the forensic health care system to a breaking point

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 23h

Implementation pushed back to 2027 (originally promised for Spring 2026). Guess it’s been harder than expected to ring fence at-capacity voluntary treatment infrastructure for unproven, forced care.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

New mandate letters!

And Danielle Smith has directed Rick Wilson to introduce forced treatment to Alberta!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

New mandate letters!

And Danielle Smith has directed Rick Wilson to introduce forced treatment to Alberta!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

Great work here from many engaged @ualberta.bsky.social students! #yecc

CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 1d

Survey results are in! Tune in throughout the week as we post responses of our candidates thoughts on Edmontons Drug Poisoning Crisis.

First up: Mayoral Candidates!

#yegcc #yegmunicpalelections #yegelections2025 #yegmayor #yegmunicipalelections2025

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 1d

US public health is in crisis. In this special JHPPL issue edited by @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social, you’ll find articles that help contextualize the erosion of public health infrastructure & adoption of policies harmful to public health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...

Advance Publication | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

read.dukeupress.edu

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

Very nice example of journalism in the public interest and a strong community-university partnership 👏🏻 @edmontonjournal.com

Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

Edmonton Journal teamed up with McEwan's journalism programs to investigate the flaws in Alberta's restaurant inspection system. 👀

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Crawling bugs and half-baked enforcement: Alberta’s restaurant inspections a recipe for foodborne illness — Investigation

Lax inspections, excessive violations and poor transparency in Alberta's restaurant inspection system is a recipe for foodborne Illness

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

Now do homeless shelters.

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

The investigative team conducted hundreds of interviews, examined thousands of public health inspection records, consulted with experts, filed multiple Freedom of Information Act requests, and built its own database of restaurant inspections to examine what was happening. 👏🏻

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

Edmonton Journal teamed up with McEwan's journalism programs to investigate the flaws in Alberta's restaurant inspection system. 👀

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Crawling bugs and half-baked enforcement: Alberta’s restaurant inspections a recipe for foodborne illness — Investigation

Lax inspections, excessive violations and poor transparency in Alberta's restaurant inspection system is a recipe for foodborne Illness

edmontonjournal.com

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: U of A's response to Charlie Kirk comments erodes academic freedom

This case cannot be separated from the broader landscape of academic freedom currently under strain in Canada and beyond.

edmontonjournal.com

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 1d

Alberta's Border Patrol Has Made Only a Handful of Arrests via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Alberta’s Border Patrol Has Made Only a Handful of Arrests | The Tyee

Ten months in, critics are concerned about the $29-million cost and few results from the initiative.

thetyee.ca

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 2d

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”Under the provincial government’s health-care restructuring, meant to streamline care, Primary and Preventative Health Services provides the funding to Primary Care Alberta, which in turn funds Recovery Alberta.”

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Safeworks no longer providing needles, pipes to Calgary partner agencies

Grassroots harm-reduction teams in Calgary say the province’s health restructuring has halted their access to free needles, pipes and other supplies that help keep drug users safe.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Mark Ramzy @markramzy.bsky.social · 2d

www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Carney government expected to replace controversial border bill

An analysis by the Justice Department concluded the original version of the bill could have affected several rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

www.thestar.com

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 2d

Alberta adding insult to injury for people on AISH. The provincial government may save some money with these changes, but it will be the cities that absorb the costs of more people ending up on the street. #ableg

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Rent increases coming for AISH recipients living in community housing starting Oct. 1

Alberta's new rent formula for AISH recipients take effect Oct. 1 and now benefit payments will no longer be exempt.

edmontonjournal.com

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 6d

Want to learn more about why teachers are striking in Alberta? Read @iandoktor.bsky.social to learn how Alberta Government went from having to convince 12% of teachers to sign up for their deal to now 90% of teachers voting against the governments deal www.parklandinstitute.ca/disrespect

When Disrespect Becomes Policy: How Government Neglect Sparked Labour Unrest

As Albertans brace for the first teacher strike in nearly 25 years, a new opinion piece on Parkland’s blog gives a frontline perspective on the government’s long war against public education.

www.parklandinstitute.ca

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 2d

Separation-stoking pot calls kettle un-Canadian.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 2d

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’ www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’

Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to reaching an agreement regarding Alberta’s pitch for a proposed bitumen pipeline to the West Coast by next month, according to Premier Danielle Smith.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 2d

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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 2d

As Mark Carney is praising Donald Trump for his accomplishments during his White House visit, the U.S. President interrupts, adding: "the merger of Canada and the United States."

"That wasn't where I was going," Mr. Carney continues.

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