Angela Welz
@heartforward.bsky.social
#harmreduction #careisnotforced
#careisnotcoerced
Supporting others grieving a toxic drug poisoning loss, like me.
Treat everyone with kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.
Treaty 6 - Alberta
#careisnotcoerced
Supporting others grieving a toxic drug poisoning loss, like me.
Treat everyone with kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.
Treaty 6 - Alberta
Pinned
Update 06Nov25 - Alberta
Toxic Drug Deaths
16: 688 (NDP)
17: 862 (NDP)
18: 956 (NDP)
19: 800 (NDP/UCP)
20: 1,413 (UCP/SCS YQL closure)
21: 1,889 (UCP)
22: 1,778 (UCP)
23: 2,137 (UCP)
24: 1,489 (UCP)
25: 804 (Jan/Jul)
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12,816 preventable deaths since 2016
Toxic Drug Deaths
16: 688 (NDP)
17: 862 (NDP)
18: 956 (NDP)
19: 800 (NDP/UCP)
20: 1,413 (UCP/SCS YQL closure)
21: 1,889 (UCP)
22: 1,778 (UCP)
23: 2,137 (UCP)
24: 1,489 (UCP)
25: 804 (Jan/Jul)
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12,816 preventable deaths since 2016
Reposted by Angela Welz
“None of this was something that Albertans were asked about in an election. And now it's being rammed through the legislature without any consultation with stakeholders, let alone Albertans,” said FOM's executive director, Chris Gallaway.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta medical leaders want more consultation after new bill unveiled featuring dual health-care system | CBC News
A new bill aimed at allowing Alberta physicians to practise in both private and public health-care systems will keep family doctors out of the private system — for now.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“None of this was something that Albertans were asked about in an election. And now it's being rammed through the legislature without any consultation with stakeholders, let alone Albertans,” said FOM's executive director, Chris Gallaway.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Angela Welz
What happened to “Do no harm”?
Healthcare privets should oppose this legislation change.
#bcpoli #drugsky
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Healthcare privets should oppose this legislation change.
#bcpoli #drugsky
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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 6:30 PM
What happened to “Do no harm”?
Healthcare privets should oppose this legislation change.
#bcpoli #drugsky
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Healthcare privets should oppose this legislation change.
#bcpoli #drugsky
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Reposted by Angela Welz
Bollocks! Drug seizures lead to MORE overdoses. During Task Force Barrage, I reversed 3 ODs. At one, a cop threatened to arrest me for being in the way - after I saved the guy. Our Mayor is full of shite. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Vancouver mayor credits DTES task force with reducing overdoses. Here’s what public health experts say
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim continues to laud the impacts of a police-led task force focused on crime on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, claiming it led to a reduction in overdoses.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Bollocks! Drug seizures lead to MORE overdoses. During Task Force Barrage, I reversed 3 ODs. At one, a cop threatened to arrest me for being in the way - after I saved the guy. Our Mayor is full of shite. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Reposted by Angela Welz
Albertans didn't vote for two-tier health care!
“Bill 11 is the exact opposite of [the Premier's] so-called public health care guarantee during the election. This unacceptable legislation should be pulled from the order paper immediately," said FOM's Chris Gallaway.
rdnewsnow.com/2025/11/24/a...
“Bill 11 is the exact opposite of [the Premier's] so-called public health care guarantee during the election. This unacceptable legislation should be pulled from the order paper immediately," said FOM's Chris Gallaway.
rdnewsnow.com/2025/11/24/a...
Alberta bill allows doctors to toggle between public and private pay for surgeries
The Alberta government has tabled a bill that would open the door for surgeons to charge patients for privatel...
rdnewsnow.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Albertans didn't vote for two-tier health care!
“Bill 11 is the exact opposite of [the Premier's] so-called public health care guarantee during the election. This unacceptable legislation should be pulled from the order paper immediately," said FOM's Chris Gallaway.
rdnewsnow.com/2025/11/24/a...
“Bill 11 is the exact opposite of [the Premier's] so-called public health care guarantee during the election. This unacceptable legislation should be pulled from the order paper immediately," said FOM's Chris Gallaway.
rdnewsnow.com/2025/11/24/a...
Reposted by Angela Welz
Alberta’s growing list of MLA recall petitions is a grassroots phenomenon that’s turning into a grassfire! albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/albe...
Alberta’s growing list of MLA recall petitions is a grassroots phenomenon that’s turning into a grassfire! - Alberta Politics
Knowing that he’s almost certainly destined for the long jump, metaphorically speaking, it must be mildly satisfying for Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure to have to keep approving those MLA reca...
albertapolitics.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Alberta’s growing list of MLA recall petitions is a grassroots phenomenon that’s turning into a grassfire! albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/albe...
Because let’s protect the workers rights?
I feel like I’m living in the Twilight Zone!
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
I feel like I’m living in the Twilight Zone!
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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 3:55 PM
Because let’s protect the workers rights?
I feel like I’m living in the Twilight Zone!
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
I feel like I’m living in the Twilight Zone!
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Reposted by Angela Welz
“Are patients harmed by involuntary care, Premier?”
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“Are patients harmed by involuntary care, Premier?”
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Reposted by Angela Welz
B.C. man who bought dark web drugs for compassion club says he wanted to reduce overdoses, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
B.C. man who bought dark web drugs for compassion club says he wanted to reduce overdoses
Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx are challenging the constitutionality of Canada’s drug laws, saying they increase the risk of harm or death
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
B.C. man who bought dark web drugs for compassion club says he wanted to reduce overdoses, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Reposted by Angela Welz
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front organizers, convicted of trafficking, challenging Canada’s drug laws. Court challenge claims laws are unconstitutional for depriving users of safer supply options, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front organizers challenging Canada’s drug laws
Court challenge claims laws are unconstitutional for depriving users of safer options
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front organizers, convicted of trafficking, challenging Canada’s drug laws. Court challenge claims laws are unconstitutional for depriving users of safer supply options, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Reposted by Angela Welz
The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty. RFK Jr. seems determined to replace evidence-based science with quackery and use the CDC as his mouthpiece, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty
RFK Jr.’s latest attack on vaccines shows evidence-based science has been replaced by the ill-informed opinions of a quack
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty. RFK Jr. seems determined to replace evidence-based science with quackery and use the CDC as his mouthpiece, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
Reposted by Angela Welz
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we affirm that there is no place for gender-based violence of any type in harm reduction spaces.
#25N #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
#25N #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we affirm that there is no place for gender-based violence of any type in harm reduction spaces.
#25N #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
#25N #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
DS needs to listen to this since she wants Albertans to pay to see a surgeon. Quebec is currently the only province in 🇨🇦 that has a hybrid system for docs. Dr. Xavier Gauvreau is pres of Médecins Québécois Pour Le Régime Public, a group advocating for the public system.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
DS needs to listen to this since she wants Albertans to pay to see a surgeon. Quebec is currently the only province in 🇨🇦 that has a hybrid system for docs. Dr. Xavier Gauvreau is pres of Médecins Québécois Pour Le Régime Public, a group advocating for the public system.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Reposted by Angela Welz
🚨 ALBERTA: Bill 11 was introduced today by the Smith government. It brings full-scale two-tier healthcare to Alberta, giving faster access to people who pay while everyone else waits longer.
Sign the petition and join the fight to reverse this disastrous policy: NoTwoTier.ca
#ableg #abpoli #canpoli
Sign the petition and join the fight to reverse this disastrous policy: NoTwoTier.ca
#ableg #abpoli #canpoli
URGENT – Stop Premier Danielle Smith’s Plan to End Universal Healthcare
Alberta Premier Smith has used the Notwithstanding Clause to pass laws that erase rights and silence the courts.
NoTwoTier.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
🚨 ALBERTA: Bill 11 was introduced today by the Smith government. It brings full-scale two-tier healthcare to Alberta, giving faster access to people who pay while everyone else waits longer.
Sign the petition and join the fight to reverse this disastrous policy: NoTwoTier.ca
#ableg #abpoli #canpoli
Sign the petition and join the fight to reverse this disastrous policy: NoTwoTier.ca
#ableg #abpoli #canpoli
Reposted by Angela Welz
Sigh. Charlie says it all.
This won't end well.
This won't end well.
Danielle Smith just suckered Mark Carney into reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline.
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Sigh. Charlie says it all.
This won't end well.
This won't end well.
Reposted by Angela Welz
Two-tier American-style healthcare is not the solution.
Wait times, understaffing, and access issues won't be fixed by forcing people to pay to see a doctor.
youtube.com/shorts/G5u74...
Wait times, understaffing, and access issues won't be fixed by forcing people to pay to see a doctor.
youtube.com/shorts/G5u74...
Two-tier American-style healthcare is not the solution.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Two-tier American-style healthcare is not the solution.
Wait times, understaffing, and access issues won't be fixed by forcing people to pay to see a doctor.
youtube.com/shorts/G5u74...
Wait times, understaffing, and access issues won't be fixed by forcing people to pay to see a doctor.
youtube.com/shorts/G5u74...
Six New Recall Petitions Issued
Calgary-Fish Creek, Myles McDougall
Calgary-Hays, Ric McIver,
Calgary-North, Muhammad Yaseen,
Calgary-North West, Rajan Sawhney,
Highwood, RJ Sigurdson, and
Morinville-St. Albert, Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/six-new-reca...
Calgary-Fish Creek, Myles McDougall
Calgary-Hays, Ric McIver,
Calgary-North, Muhammad Yaseen,
Calgary-North West, Rajan Sawhney,
Highwood, RJ Sigurdson, and
Morinville-St. Albert, Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/six-new-reca...
Six New Recall Petitions Issued - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received petition applications to recall the following six Members of the Legislative Assembly and determined all applications meet th...
www.elections.ab.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Six New Recall Petitions Issued
Calgary-Fish Creek, Myles McDougall
Calgary-Hays, Ric McIver,
Calgary-North, Muhammad Yaseen,
Calgary-North West, Rajan Sawhney,
Highwood, RJ Sigurdson, and
Morinville-St. Albert, Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/six-new-reca...
Calgary-Fish Creek, Myles McDougall
Calgary-Hays, Ric McIver,
Calgary-North, Muhammad Yaseen,
Calgary-North West, Rajan Sawhney,
Highwood, RJ Sigurdson, and
Morinville-St. Albert, Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/six-new-reca...
Reposted by Angela Welz
Reposted by Angela Welz
Reposted by Angela Welz
I could like this a million times over. 👇🏼❣️❣️❣️👇🏼
Marcel LeBrun built 99 tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness.
The community provides fully furnished homes, solar panels, and an on-site center with job training and support services.
Marcel LeBrun built 99 tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness.
The community provides fully furnished homes, solar panels, and an on-site center with job training and support services.
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I could like this a million times over. 👇🏼❣️❣️❣️👇🏼
Marcel LeBrun built 99 tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness.
The community provides fully furnished homes, solar panels, and an on-site center with job training and support services.
Marcel LeBrun built 99 tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness.
The community provides fully furnished homes, solar panels, and an on-site center with job training and support services.
I wish this letter was to you not in memory of you. As my pen hits this paper my thoughts of what I want to say escape into the otherworld. Perhaps that’s where you will hear them best. The words are of frustration anger despair & most significantly of love.
#drugpolicydeaths www.see-beyond.ca/kym
#drugpolicydeaths www.see-beyond.ca/kym
KYM — SEE BEYOND. SEE THE LIVES.
www.see-beyond.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I wish this letter was to you not in memory of you. As my pen hits this paper my thoughts of what I want to say escape into the otherworld. Perhaps that’s where you will hear them best. The words are of frustration anger despair & most significantly of love.
#drugpolicydeaths www.see-beyond.ca/kym
#drugpolicydeaths www.see-beyond.ca/kym
Reposted by Angela Welz
Reposted by Angela Welz
New petition: www.stop-smith.ca?recruiter_id... and please follow @momentumcanada.net
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
New petition: www.stop-smith.ca?recruiter_id... and please follow @momentumcanada.net
Reposted by Angela Welz
Reposted by Angela Welz
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