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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · 2d

It didn’t take long for Edmonton mayoral candidate Tim Cartmell to amass a half-million-dollar war chest, before the election’s nomination roughly half of that amount came from entities tied to real estate and developers #YEG

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How the Development Industry Helped One Edmonton Mayoral Candidate Get a Head Start

Before nominations even opened, Tim Cartmell raised nearly half a million dollars, with roughly half coming from sources with apparent connections to real estate, construction and development

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · 2d

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government
Simply put, the UCP is increasing private school support at a much faster rate than funding for public school #AbEd
#AbLeg
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government

Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.bsky.social · 6d

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #pedsky #Episky Recent studies confirms that #LongCOVIDkid is a serious & persistent condition that can affect children, challenging earlier assumptions that children were largely unaffected.
New studies reveal that reinfection significantly increases a child's risk of developing LC

Long COVID is here to stay—even in children

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · 6d

Poilievre’s evilness is showing in his appearance more me thinks.

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · 27d

Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work
Engineers have been trying to perfect the technology for years but the maximum effect it could manage is far short of what the planet needs #AbLeg

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work

Engineers have been trying to perfect the technology for years but the maximum effect it could manage is far short of what the planet needs

www.theguardian.com

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Sep 7

Canada’s hidden tax crisis is stripping $15 billion from the economy every year

For decades, Liberal and Conservative governments alike have incentivized corporations and wealthy individuals to shift profits overseas. #Cdnpoli breachmedia.ca/canadas-hidd...

Canada’s hidden tax crisis is stripping $15 billion from the economy every year ⋆ The Breach

For decades, Liberal and Conservative governments alike have incentivized corporations and wealthy individuals to shift profits overseas.

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Sep 3

Canadians have run out of excuses for our sky-high emissions. And now our exploding fossil-fuelled wildfire crisis means we are rapidly running out of time as well.

The climate beast is waking up. When will we? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/03/a...

Canada’s out-of-control wildfire crisis in six charts

Canadian wildfire has quadrupled since the 1990s. That’s releasing billions of tonnes of CO2. The climate beast is waking up. When will we?

www.nationalobserver.com

Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Aug 30

What’s going on in Wasaga Beach? Profit, piping plovers and an Ontario town’s complicated future: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal

The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Aug 29

Should Mineral Deposits Be Considered Legal Persons?

A geologist mused that minerals have the ‘right to be mined.’ It opened a gold mine of questions. thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

Should Mineral Deposits Be Considered Legal Persons? | The Tyee

A geologist mused that minerals have the 'right to be mined.' It opened a gold mine of questions.

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Aug 24

Controversial B.C. RCMP unit to police opposition to fast-tracked resource projects

A widely-criticized police unit is participating in coordinating surveillance and policing of protest against major resource projects—including those fast-tracked #cdnpoli breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-co...

Controversial B.C. RCMP unit to police opposition to fast-tracked resource projects ⋆ The Breach

A widely-criticized police unit is participating in provincial committees coordinating surveillance and policing of protest against major resource projects—including those fast-tracked under new legis...

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Aug 24

Trump’s trade war is hurting hard-working folks across our country. Here’s how we push back:

Buy union-made goods and services!

If you care about good jobs, fair pay, and a strong Canada, support our workers ✊ share.canadianlabour.ca/s/mqabQzK0

Buy union

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Aug 24

Big Corporate Money Is Back in Alberta Municipal Elections via

In total, corporations have donated $204,687, and 84 per cent of that money, $172,000, went to the mayoral campaign of current Ward pihêsiwin Coun. Tim Cartmell. #yeg @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

Big Corporate Money Is Back in Alberta Municipal Elections | The Tyee

An Edmonton campaign shows how UCP changes opened the door to corporate influence.

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank yiu

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Susan Johnston @itsunderstood.bsky.social · Aug 17

We absolutely need to get our news organizations back into Canadian hands, then retrain journalists to ask real questions and push for answers. And write accurate headlines
Not sure how we get the popcorn eaters to read past headlines though.

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Ekō @eko.org · Aug 11

No more statements of condemnation. No more “keeping dialogue open” to allow trickles of aid deliveries. No more complicity in ethnic cleansing and genocide. We call on every government in the world to urgently suspend trade and sanction Israel NOW.

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URGENT: No more statements of condemnation. Sanction Israel NOW.

The Israeli government has announced a complete invasion of the Gaza Strip, and last night the IDF murdered five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza including its most prominent reporter Anas Al Sharif. We are w

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Aug 12

How Western Media Laid The Groundwork For A Holocaust

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How Western Media Laid The Groundwork For A Holocaust

This week Israel murdered five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif, one of the few journalists regularly broadcasting from the strip.

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Aug 5

According to Smith, one million doses of the vaccine (paid for by the federal government) got wasted in 2023-24 at a cost of $135 million.

She blamed Albertans concluding that “the vaccine doesn’t work very well.” #ableg thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Alberta’s Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines | The Tyee

The virus hits the old and poor hardest. The province is erecting hurdles for granting them protection.

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@KatyET www.abresistance.ca @katyet.bsky.social · Aug 1

www.theenergymix.com/alberta-muni...

Read this…twice..

Alberta Municipality Declares Farm Disaster Due to Drought, Approves Water-Guzzling Data Centre Plan

An Alberta municipality that declared an agricultural disaster earlier this month due to drought is moving forward with plans to host the “largest AI computer data centre on Earth,” which could drain ...

www.theenergymix.com

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Jul 29

In a few days, the UN will meet to decide whether or not they turn off the plastic tap or let it flow.

@juliedabrusin.bsky.social and Canada must lead the way and secure a binding and ambitious #PlasticsTreaty.

Let's #BreakFreeFromPlastic NOW!
👉 act.gp/3H923Ar
@greenpeaceca.bsky.social

Support a Global Plastics Treaty!

Ask world leaders to support a strong global plastics treaty!

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Jul 27

The Dangerous Americanization of Alberta Democracy

Danielle Smith is looking south for inspiration, ideas and laws. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

The Dangerous Americanization of Alberta Democracy | The Tyee

Danielle Smith is looking south for inspiration, ideas and laws.

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Jul 24

How low can one go?

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Florence 🇨🇦 @florence1.bsky.social · Jul 16

Refreshing

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Max @canuck666.bsky.social · Jul 14

I,for one, would not want PM Carney & his team to cede dairy market share to the American dairy industry that's subsidized by the US govt.Once they'd gain market share our Canadian dairy farmers will never get it back.
#cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...

Canada flouting USMCA with dairy import quota rules, says U.S. industry

U.S. exporters say system prevents them from using all of their tariff-free quota to sell to Canada

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@KatyET www.abresistance.ca @katyet.bsky.social · Jul 15

Alberta: Did you know that…

AB Public Ed is the lowest funded in the whole country?

In 2022, the UCP funded Charter Schools at $42.3M of your taxpayer $ (no other province funds Charters).

By 2024, that amount had risen to $408M, an increase of 844%.

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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · Jul 12

Women & girls’ health is not prioritized. Indeed, under-investment in their health is a big problem.

So I am not surprised that this story is, sadly, not generating much interest.

Make no mistake, cervical cancer is a scourge & elimination is a laudable, realistic public health goal.

Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · Jul 12

www.thewhig.com/opinion/will...
“Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally…”

Will the world eliminate cervical cancer?

The world possesses the means to eliminate cervical cancer, but can the community of nations summon the political will to do it?

www.thewhig.com

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