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RichardJR
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Proud grandfather to four amazing grandchildren.

Interests: history, politics, space science, electric guitar blues, environmental science, computing science, philosophy, heart-healthy recipes, vinyl recordings.

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🇨🇦 ALBERTA'S EMBARRASSING ROLE IN LOSING MEASLES ELIMINATION STATUS 🇨🇦

Dr. James Talbot, Alberta's former CMO of health, says the #UCP should be "embarrassed" by its role in Canada losing its #measles elimination status.

"My gut reaction is sadness," he told CBC News.

#AbLeg #AbHealth #AbPoli
1/8
🇺🇸 TRUMP PROMISED TO LOWER PRICES. HE IS MAKING THEM HIGHER. 🇺🇸

Americans are angry. #Inflation has risen to 3% since #Trump took office, and 68% disapprove of his #Economic handling.

His response? Denial ("We don't have any inflation") and dangerous gimmicks.

#Economics #Economy #Finance #US
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
1/8
🇺🇸US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE TUMBLES AS SHUTDOWN HANGOVER HITS 🇺🇸

In the aftermath of the federal government shutdown, American consumer confidence has dropped sharply.

The index fell to 88.7 in November, the lowest reading since April.

#Economy #USA #ConsumerConfidence
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
1/9
🇨🇦 LOW-WAGE FOREIGN LABOUR STALLING CANADA'S ECONOMY?

In Norway, fish processing is famously automated. Low-wage jobs barely exist.

Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker #TFW program is letting companies skip the tech investments needed to boost productivity.

#CdnEcon #Immigration #Productivity
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 🇮🇳 CANADA AND INDIA NEAR $2.8B #URANIUM DEAL IN MAJOR DIPLOMATIC THAW 🇮🇳 🇨🇦

After a two-year freeze, Ottawa and New Delhi are finalizing a massive export pact.

The 10-year agreement signals PM Mark #Carney is turning the page on the Nijjar controversy.

#CdnPoli #India #Energy #Modi #Politics
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 "LARGEST ROUND OF EXPROPRIATIONS IN MODERN HISTORY" LOOMS FOR RAIL PROJECT 🇨🇦

Buried in the 600-page #Budget bill is a plan for potentially the largest land seizure in Canadian history.

The goal? Paving the way for the $90B Alto #High-SpeedRail network.

#CdnPoli #HighSpeedRail #Budget2025
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 CARNEY AND SMITH TO SIGN ENERGY PACT IN CALGARY 🇨🇦

Prime Minister Mark #Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle #Smith are set to sign a major energy #MOU on Thursday.

But B.C. Premier David #Eby is furious, warning the deal puts his province's coast at risk.

#CdnPoli #Energy #AbPoli #AbLeg
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
1/9
🇨🇦 #UCP'S PIPELINE DREAMS 🇨🇦

Gary Mason paints a scenario: B.C. builds a pipeline across Alberta against its will. Alberta would threaten to secede, sue, or impose onerous fees.

Now flip the script. That's exactly what Alberta is doing to B.C.

#CdnPoli #Pipelines #Alberta #BC
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 #UCP #RECALL WAVE GROWS IN ALBERTA 🇨🇦

Elections Alberta approved petitions against 6 more UCP MLAs, bringing the total to 9.

With the government's majority mathematically on the line, a mechanism designed for accountability is becoming a political battleground.

#Alberta #UCP #CdnPoli #Recall
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
1/7
🚨 🩺 #ALBERTA TABLES BILL 11 -- TWO-TIERED ACCESS 🩺 🚨

The #UCP introduced legislation allowing doctors to charge patients out of pocket while working in the public system.

Friends of Medicare calls it an "unprecedented" shift to #Two-Tiered access.

#AbHealth #HealthCare #AbLeg #AbPoli
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
1/8
🇨🇳 AUTOMAKERS RACE FOR THE "HOLY GRAIL": MOTORS FREE FROM CHINESE RARE EARTHS 🇨🇳

Stunned by shortages & weary of geopolitical games, car companies in the U.S. & EU are quietly revolutionizing the electric motor.

The goal? Break the grip of China's rare-earth monopoly.

#EV #Tech #Geopolitics
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
1/8
🇪🇺 EUROPE'S URGENT DILEMMA: BRING BACK THE DRAFT OR RELY ON VOLUNTEERS? 🇪🇺

#Drones veer near airports in Germany; #Sabotage incidents rise.

With Russia's war in #Ukraine threatening to spill over, #EU nations are racing to rebuild hollowed-out armies.

#Europe #NATO #Defense #Russia
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
1/8
🇺🇸 DEADLY AIRSTRIKES & MILITARY BUILDUP: TIGHTENING THE NOOSE ON VENEZUELA 🇺🇸

The Caribbean is seeing its largest US military gathering since 1989.

Washington warns a "new phase" is imminent.

The UN is sounding the alarm over "extrajudicial executions."

#Venezuela #USForeignPolicy #Military
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
1/10
🌐 CLIMATE "REALISM" IS A DANGEROUS DELUSION 🌐

This year's COP meeting ended in a heavily compromised text, marred by a literal fire at the venue.

As industrial civilization erupts record carbon into the atmosphere, a cynical new resignation is taking hold.

#ClimateChange #COP30 #Environment
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
1/9
🇺🇸 THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT’S INTELLECTUAL COLLAPSE 🇺🇸

The #HeritageFoundation, once the crown jewel of the right, is convulsing.

Staff are resigning over the think tank’s defence of Tucker Carlson’s interview with white supremacist Nick #Fuentes.

#USPolitics #HeritageFoundation #Trump
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
1/10
🇨🇦 BC HYDRO'S NEW PLAN QUIETLY SHELVES CLIMATE TARGETS 🇨🇦

Premier #Eby calls #B.C. an "economic engine" powered by clean energy.

But BC Hydro’s new draft plan paints a different picture: one where electrification stalls and climate goals are left in the drawer.

#BCHydro #CleanEnergy #BCPoli
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 100 MILE HOUSE MILL CLOSURE EXPOSES B.C.'S FORESTRY CRISIS 🇨🇦

West Fraser Timber is shuttering operations, cutting 165 jobs. They cite a lack of "economically viable" timber.

But looking out the window, locals see forests. What is going on?

#BCForestry #100MileHouse #Economy
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
1/9
🇨🇦 CARNEY’S "QUIET" WAR: WAITING OUT TRUMP WITH A GLOBAL PIVOT 🇨🇦

Ten months into Trump's economic war on Canada, the promised "elbows up" defiance looks... different.

While an erratic White House gives Ottawa the silent treatment, P
Carney is playing a longer game.

#CdnPoli #Trade #Carney
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1/8
🇺🇸 TRUMP TARGETS VENEZUELA: VIGILANCE REQUIRED 🇺🇸

U.S. designated Venezuela's Cartel of the Suns a terrorist group, opening the door to military strikes.

Beyond the threat of war, the weaponization of information poses a direct challenge to Canadian values.

#Venezuela #CdnPoli #ForeignPolicy
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 JOHN MAIN TAKES CHARGE IN NUNAVUT FACING A MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE GAP 🇨🇦

As John Main sat for his first interview as Premier, his phone rang.

"Hi Doug," he said, taking a call from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

It was a surreal moment, but symbolic of the job ahead.

#Nunavut #CdnPoli #Arctic
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
1/6
🇨🇦 CARNEY'S LIBERALS ARE HUNTING FOR THE PURPLE VOTE 🇨🇦

At a Toronto steakhouse, a scene unfolded that should worry Pierre #Poilievre.

John Tory, a lifelong PC, headlined a Liberal fundraiser.

His message? The old #ProgressiveConservatives have nowhere left to go.

#CdnPoli #Politics
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 PIPELINE POLITICS RETURN: OTTAWA MUST FAST-TRACK THE COURTS TO UNLOCK GROWTH 🇨🇦

History repeats itself. Ottawa & Alberta are nearing a deal on a northwestern pipeline, and B.C. is not happy.

As legal threats loom, Canada faces a critical court system bottleneck.

#CdnPoli #Pipelines #Economy
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 🇨🇳 CARNEY'S CHINA RESET: A DANGEROUS GAMBLE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS 🇨🇳 🇨🇦

Carney declared a "turning point" in relations with Beijing, accepting an invite from President Xi to visit China.

This may come at a steep price: ignoring the sharp edge of Chinese power.

#CdnPoli #China #HumanRights #Trade
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 OTTAWA'S CRITICAL MINERALS GAMBLE: A RISKY BET ON DIRECT INTERVENTION 🇨🇦

#Carney is unleashing measures that would make free-market advocates blush.

Equity stakes, stockpiling, and price floors are now on the table. But is Ottawa going too far?

#CdnPoli #CriticalMinerals #Mining #Economy
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 🦠 INFLUENZA SURGE HITS ALBERTA AS POSITIVITY RATE TRIPLES 🦠 🇨🇦

Hospitals are getting busier as the province braces for an intense winter.

With 251 hospitalizations and six deaths already recorded, the season has officially started.

#AbHealth #FluSeason #HealthCare #Calgary
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
1/8
🇨🇦"IT’S JUST COWARDICE & GARBAGE & HARMFUL"🇨🇦

A Lethbridge doctor is sounding the alarm after Alberta used the #Notwithstanding clause to shield #Anti-Trans laws.

Dr. Jillian Demontigny says taking health care away from vulnerable youth will lead to more harm.

#Alberta #TransRights #Healthcare
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM