@hope50.bsky.social
🇨🇦I am a progressive Canadian born & raised in Hellberta. I will not go back. Love public health & education. Abortion is healthcare. Love is love. Helping others is humanity,not socialism.
#CanadiansAgainstPoilievre
#ABResistance
#FireTheUCP
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So when will Donnie Dimwit pardon him?
apnews.com/article/chic...
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Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in deal with prosecutors
The son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
So when will Donnie Dimwit pardon him?
apnews.com/article/chic...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Same in Alberta thanks to anti-science UCP supporters and their donkey, Batshit Smith.
Farewell vaccination. Hello disability & death as prescribed by the Trump administration. He’s taking as many Americans as possible with him. The ultimate revenge.
US HHS names pediatric cardiologist Milhoan as chair of vaccine panel reut.rs/48cCQjh
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Same in Alberta thanks to anti-science UCP supporters and their donkey, Batshit Smith.
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Repeat after me in unison…
“I knew it.” 😠
“I knew it.” 😠
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Repeat after me in unison…
“I knew it.” 😠
“I knew it.” 😠
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So, what's next for the Alberta Forever Canada petition now that it's formally successful?
Once some formalities are addressed, it goes the the legislature for politicians to determine if it will be treated as a policy proposal or a referendum.
Once some formalities are addressed, it goes the the legislature for politicians to determine if it will be treated as a policy proposal or a referendum.
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
So, what's next for the Alberta Forever Canada petition now that it's formally successful?
Once some formalities are addressed, it goes the the legislature for politicians to determine if it will be treated as a policy proposal or a referendum.
Once some formalities are addressed, it goes the the legislature for politicians to determine if it will be treated as a policy proposal or a referendum.
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Here's a look at the official signature count for the Alberta Forever Canada petition
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Here's a look at the official signature count for the Alberta Forever Canada petition
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BREAKING:
Alberta's Elections Commissioner has determined that the Alberta Forerver Petition was successful and officially met its signature threshold.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Alberta's Elections Commissioner has determined that the Alberta Forerver Petition was successful and officially met its signature threshold.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Citizen Initiative Petition Verification Completed, Results Announced - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON – Elections Alberta has completed verification for the “Alberta Forever Canada” citizen initiative petition. Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has determined under section 10...
www.elections.ab.ca
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING:
Alberta's Elections Commissioner has determined that the Alberta Forerver Petition was successful and officially met its signature threshold.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Alberta's Elections Commissioner has determined that the Alberta Forerver Petition was successful and officially met its signature threshold.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
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I’ll take one @pfparks.bsky.social over the entire UCP.
#firetheucp
#healthcare
#alberta
youtube.com/watch?v=ASI9...
#firetheucp
#healthcare
#alberta
youtube.com/watch?v=ASI9...
They are so predictable. In the worst way. #daniellesmith #ucp #healthcare #alberta #recallthemall
YouTube video by Lisab0923
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December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’ll take one @pfparks.bsky.social over the entire UCP.
#firetheucp
#healthcare
#alberta
youtube.com/watch?v=ASI9...
#firetheucp
#healthcare
#alberta
youtube.com/watch?v=ASI9...
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“As Pierre Poilievre’s favourability nears rock bottom, we remind you that the CPC leader voted against the Canadian Dental Care Plan, $10-a-day child care, the National School Food Program and the Canada Child Benefit — all while whining about the affordability crisis.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“As Pierre Poilievre’s favourability nears rock bottom, we remind you that the CPC leader voted against the Canadian Dental Care Plan, $10-a-day child care, the National School Food Program and the Canada Child Benefit — all while whining about the affordability crisis.”
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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8/8 A lucrative opportunity for some. A longer wait for others.
Alberta is opening the door to a new era of healthcare, but experts question who actually walks through it.
By Chris Hannay, The Globe and Mail.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
Alberta is opening the door to a new era of healthcare, but experts question who actually walks through it.
By Chris Hannay, The Globe and Mail.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
Alberta’s move to open private billing unlikely to increase capacity, physicians say
Experts concerned that few physicians will be enticed by Alberta’s ‘dual practice’ surgery model
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
8/8 A lucrative opportunity for some. A longer wait for others.
Alberta is opening the door to a new era of healthcare, but experts question who actually walks through it.
By Chris Hannay, The Globe and Mail.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
Alberta is opening the door to a new era of healthcare, but experts question who actually walks through it.
By Chris Hannay, The Globe and Mail.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
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7/8 The government touts rising registration numbers—up 643 this year.
But Dr. Manns warns registration isn't the same as practising.
And Dr. David Urbach notes this only really appeals to niche markets like cataracts.
👉 Most surgeons won't uproot their lives for a billing code. 👈
But Dr. Manns warns registration isn't the same as practising.
And Dr. David Urbach notes this only really appeals to niche markets like cataracts.
👉 Most surgeons won't uproot their lives for a billing code. 👈
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
7/8 The government touts rising registration numbers—up 643 this year.
But Dr. Manns warns registration isn't the same as practising.
And Dr. David Urbach notes this only really appeals to niche markets like cataracts.
👉 Most surgeons won't uproot their lives for a billing code. 👈
But Dr. Manns warns registration isn't the same as practising.
And Dr. David Urbach notes this only really appeals to niche markets like cataracts.
👉 Most surgeons won't uproot their lives for a billing code. 👈
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6/8 Then there is the "itinerant" threat.
Surgeons who fly in, operate, and leave.
👉 Who handles the complications? The locals. 👈
👉 The doctors already crushed by on-call shifts at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital would be left holding the bag. 👈
Surgeons who fly in, operate, and leave.
👉 Who handles the complications? The locals. 👈
👉 The doctors already crushed by on-call shifts at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital would be left holding the bag. 👈
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
6/8 Then there is the "itinerant" threat.
Surgeons who fly in, operate, and leave.
👉 Who handles the complications? The locals. 👈
👉 The doctors already crushed by on-call shifts at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital would be left holding the bag. 👈
Surgeons who fly in, operate, and leave.
👉 Who handles the complications? The locals. 👈
👉 The doctors already crushed by on-call shifts at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital would be left holding the bag. 👈
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5/8 Dr. Braden Manns sees a zero-sum game.
👉 Resources won't grow; they will migrate. The public system risks being drained to feed the private demand. 👈
"The people that are forced to stay in the public system... they’re going to wait longer."
👉 Resources won't grow; they will migrate. The public system risks being drained to feed the private demand. 👈
"The people that are forced to stay in the public system... they’re going to wait longer."
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
5/8 Dr. Braden Manns sees a zero-sum game.
👉 Resources won't grow; they will migrate. The public system risks being drained to feed the private demand. 👈
"The people that are forced to stay in the public system... they’re going to wait longer."
👉 Resources won't grow; they will migrate. The public system risks being drained to feed the private demand. 👈
"The people that are forced to stay in the public system... they’re going to wait longer."
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4/8 Money cannot buy capacity that doesn't exist.
Dr. Kwan warns that anesthesia and nursing are already at breaking points.
He has seen shortages force operations down to once a week.
👉 Unlocking private billing does not clone the support staff needed to run the O.R. 👈
Dr. Kwan warns that anesthesia and nursing are already at breaking points.
He has seen shortages force operations down to once a week.
👉 Unlocking private billing does not clone the support staff needed to run the O.R. 👈
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
4/8 Money cannot buy capacity that doesn't exist.
Dr. Kwan warns that anesthesia and nursing are already at breaking points.
He has seen shortages force operations down to once a week.
👉 Unlocking private billing does not clone the support staff needed to run the O.R. 👈
Dr. Kwan warns that anesthesia and nursing are already at breaking points.
He has seen shortages force operations down to once a week.
👉 Unlocking private billing does not clone the support staff needed to run the O.R. 👈
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3/8 For the providers, the math is simple.
Dr. Stephen Kwan, an orthopedic surgeon, admits it is "exceedingly attractive."
Fees are unregulated. A single operation could command tens of thousands of dollars.
But a surgeon cannot operate alone.
Dr. Stephen Kwan, an orthopedic surgeon, admits it is "exceedingly attractive."
Fees are unregulated. A single operation could command tens of thousands of dollars.
But a surgeon cannot operate alone.
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
3/8 For the providers, the math is simple.
Dr. Stephen Kwan, an orthopedic surgeon, admits it is "exceedingly attractive."
Fees are unregulated. A single operation could command tens of thousands of dollars.
But a surgeon cannot operate alone.
Dr. Stephen Kwan, an orthopedic surgeon, admits it is "exceedingly attractive."
Fees are unregulated. A single operation could command tens of thousands of dollars.
But a surgeon cannot operate alone.
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2/8 This is a first for Canada.
Typically, doctors pick a lane: public or private.
Alberta argues this "dual practice" keeps surgeons from flying elsewhere to perform private work.
It’s a bid to offer "private care at home."
Typically, doctors pick a lane: public or private.
Alberta argues this "dual practice" keeps surgeons from flying elsewhere to perform private work.
It’s a bid to offer "private care at home."
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
2/8 This is a first for Canada.
Typically, doctors pick a lane: public or private.
Alberta argues this "dual practice" keeps surgeons from flying elsewhere to perform private work.
It’s a bid to offer "private care at home."
Typically, doctors pick a lane: public or private.
Alberta argues this "dual practice" keeps surgeons from flying elsewhere to perform private work.
It’s a bid to offer "private care at home."
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1/8
🇨🇦 🚨 ALBERTA'S UCP EMBRACES PRIVATE HEALTHCARE AT GREAT PERIL 🚨 🇨🇦
A new bill would allow surgeons to bill both public insurance and patients directly.
The promise: more doctors.
👉 The expert verdict: a system cannibalizing itself. 👈
Chris Hannay reports.
#AbLeg #CdnHealth #Privatization
🇨🇦 🚨 ALBERTA'S UCP EMBRACES PRIVATE HEALTHCARE AT GREAT PERIL 🚨 🇨🇦
A new bill would allow surgeons to bill both public insurance and patients directly.
The promise: more doctors.
👉 The expert verdict: a system cannibalizing itself. 👈
Chris Hannay reports.
#AbLeg #CdnHealth #Privatization
December 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 🚨 ALBERTA'S UCP EMBRACES PRIVATE HEALTHCARE AT GREAT PERIL 🚨 🇨🇦
A new bill would allow surgeons to bill both public insurance and patients directly.
The promise: more doctors.
👉 The expert verdict: a system cannibalizing itself. 👈
Chris Hannay reports.
#AbLeg #CdnHealth #Privatization
🇨🇦 🚨 ALBERTA'S UCP EMBRACES PRIVATE HEALTHCARE AT GREAT PERIL 🚨 🇨🇦
A new bill would allow surgeons to bill both public insurance and patients directly.
The promise: more doctors.
👉 The expert verdict: a system cannibalizing itself. 👈
Chris Hannay reports.
#AbLeg #CdnHealth #Privatization
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Is that cop hiding a boner?
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Is that cop hiding a boner?
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12/12 From the docks to the farm, from Parliament to city council, these five visions now face the membership.
The party will choose its path forward on March 29 in Winnipeg.
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
The party will choose its path forward on March 29 in Winnipeg.
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
The NDP leadership candidates have some ambitious ideas — here are some of them
OTTAWA - The five NDP leadership candidates all agree on the need to revitalize the party's grassroots and build up riding associations as the party recovers from its near-wipeout in
www.thestar.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
12/12 From the docks to the farm, from Parliament to city council, these five visions now face the membership.
The party will choose its path forward on March 29 in Winnipeg.
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
The party will choose its path forward on March 29 in Winnipeg.
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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11/12 McQuail's "Redistribution" involves a progressive wealth tax to fund a massive expansion of universal health care.
This includes full dental, pharmaceutical, and mental health coverage.
He envisions a redesigned economy prioritizing communal living and true sustainability.
This includes full dental, pharmaceutical, and mental health coverage.
He envisions a redesigned economy prioritizing communal living and true sustainability.
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
11/12 McQuail's "Redistribution" involves a progressive wealth tax to fund a massive expansion of universal health care.
This includes full dental, pharmaceutical, and mental health coverage.
He envisions a redesigned economy prioritizing communal living and true sustainability.
This includes full dental, pharmaceutical, and mental health coverage.
He envisions a redesigned economy prioritizing communal living and true sustainability.
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10/12 Organic farmer Tony McQuail warns that policy means nothing without power.
He insists Canada must adopt proportional representation.
His campaign rests on the "4 Rs": Representation, Regeneration, Redistribution, and Redesign.
For McQuail, the economy must serve the environment.
He insists Canada must adopt proportional representation.
His campaign rests on the "4 Rs": Representation, Regeneration, Redistribution, and Redesign.
For McQuail, the economy must serve the environment.
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
10/12 Organic farmer Tony McQuail warns that policy means nothing without power.
He insists Canada must adopt proportional representation.
His campaign rests on the "4 Rs": Representation, Regeneration, Redistribution, and Redesign.
For McQuail, the economy must serve the environment.
He insists Canada must adopt proportional representation.
His campaign rests on the "4 Rs": Representation, Regeneration, Redistribution, and Redesign.
For McQuail, the economy must serve the environment.
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9/12 McPherson proposes a new federal Crown corporation mandated to build affordable co-op homes.
Her plan includes low-interest loans for community providers to preserve properties.
Crucially, a Homelessness Prevention Fund would provide emergency rent relief to keep vulnerable people housed.
Her plan includes low-interest loans for community providers to preserve properties.
Crucially, a Homelessness Prevention Fund would provide emergency rent relief to keep vulnerable people housed.
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
9/12 McPherson proposes a new federal Crown corporation mandated to build affordable co-op homes.
Her plan includes low-interest loans for community providers to preserve properties.
Crucially, a Homelessness Prevention Fund would provide emergency rent relief to keep vulnerable people housed.
Her plan includes low-interest loans for community providers to preserve properties.
Crucially, a Homelessness Prevention Fund would provide emergency rent relief to keep vulnerable people housed.