Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
@karenjlord.bsky.social
born and raised Gen X YYC - Treaty 7 Territory - stay-at-home mom and stormchaser; Canadian 1st, Albertan 2nd #StrongAF #ElbowsUp #Never51 #ForeverCanadian 🍁 she/her 🇨🇦🇩🇰 blueskying since 01/24 #CovidIsAirborne 😷
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This is how a health system burns to the ground canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... by @pfparks.bsky.social
This is how a health system burns to the ground
Dr. Paul Parks explains how Alberta's dual-billing plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is how a health system burns to the ground canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... by @pfparks.bsky.social
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Incredible investigative journalism by @carrietait.bsky.social et al.
Political interference, corruption, enshitification, conflicts of interest, bankruptcy, gambling debts, court records, legal actions, queue jumping, hockey games, children's liquid analgesics, hoarding, men named Sam & more.
Political interference, corruption, enshitification, conflicts of interest, bankruptcy, gambling debts, court records, legal actions, queue jumping, hockey games, children's liquid analgesics, hoarding, men named Sam & more.
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Incredible investigative journalism by @carrietait.bsky.social et al.
Political interference, corruption, enshitification, conflicts of interest, bankruptcy, gambling debts, court records, legal actions, queue jumping, hockey games, children's liquid analgesics, hoarding, men named Sam & more.
Political interference, corruption, enshitification, conflicts of interest, bankruptcy, gambling debts, court records, legal actions, queue jumping, hockey games, children's liquid analgesics, hoarding, men named Sam & more.
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Great summary of the current state of the United Conservative Party:
“What we are seeing in Alberta right now isn’t random.
It’s a gov’t trying to survive by polarizing its way forward.
Not by fixing healthcare.
Not by improving education.
Not by protecting rights.”
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
“What we are seeing in Alberta right now isn’t random.
It’s a gov’t trying to survive by polarizing its way forward.
Not by fixing healthcare.
Not by improving education.
Not by protecting rights.”
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
The UCP Is Governing Like a Party in Decline
Alberta Politics This Week
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Great summary of the current state of the United Conservative Party:
“What we are seeing in Alberta right now isn’t random.
It’s a gov’t trying to survive by polarizing its way forward.
Not by fixing healthcare.
Not by improving education.
Not by protecting rights.”
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
“What we are seeing in Alberta right now isn’t random.
It’s a gov’t trying to survive by polarizing its way forward.
Not by fixing healthcare.
Not by improving education.
Not by protecting rights.”
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
I don’t know about your families but mine is def. not well mentally as we watch everyone ignore what we learned in 2020 & continually, with the blessing of all levels of government, go to work, school & vacay unmasked & spreading illness wherever they go as the need to clean the air eludes everyone.
Reported illnesses have tripled in some school districts. Some say mental health is a factor https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-absences-illness-mental-health-9.6988661
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I don’t know about your families but mine is def. not well mentally as we watch everyone ignore what we learned in 2020 & continually, with the blessing of all levels of government, go to work, school & vacay unmasked & spreading illness wherever they go as the need to clean the air eludes everyone.
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
"The type of absence that increased the most were reported illnesses, which were up compared to five years ago in every district that tracked them. In some places, they more than tripled... "
Hmm, what's happened in the last 5 years that could explain this? 🤔
#longCOVID #chronicillness #pandemic
Hmm, what's happened in the last 5 years that could explain this? 🤔
#longCOVID #chronicillness #pandemic
Reported illnesses have tripled in some school districts. Some say mental health is a factor https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-absences-illness-mental-health-9.6988661
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"The type of absence that increased the most were reported illnesses, which were up compared to five years ago in every district that tracked them. In some places, they more than tripled... "
Hmm, what's happened in the last 5 years that could explain this? 🤔
#longCOVID #chronicillness #pandemic
Hmm, what's happened in the last 5 years that could explain this? 🤔
#longCOVID #chronicillness #pandemic
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This is a must read for all Albertans.
Part II: The Age of Disruption — Alberta's Attack on the Idea of Canada
open.substack.com/pub/markhamh...
Part II: The Age of Disruption — Alberta's Attack on the Idea of Canada
open.substack.com/pub/markhamh...
Part II: The Age of Disruption — Alberta's Attack on the Idea of Canada
Democracy dies with a shrug, not a coup
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is a must read for all Albertans.
Part II: The Age of Disruption — Alberta's Attack on the Idea of Canada
open.substack.com/pub/markhamh...
Part II: The Age of Disruption — Alberta's Attack on the Idea of Canada
open.substack.com/pub/markhamh...
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
Albertans paid the price for the UCP’s $125 million dollar political experiment with public health care.
Wait times grew, errors increased, and patients suffered from waiting too long for routine appointments and delaying cancer treatment.
youtube.com/shorts/vRrj3...
Wait times grew, errors increased, and patients suffered from waiting too long for routine appointments and delaying cancer treatment.
youtube.com/shorts/vRrj3...
Auditor General: over $100M wasted because of UCP government
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Albertans paid the price for the UCP’s $125 million dollar political experiment with public health care.
Wait times grew, errors increased, and patients suffered from waiting too long for routine appointments and delaying cancer treatment.
youtube.com/shorts/vRrj3...
Wait times grew, errors increased, and patients suffered from waiting too long for routine appointments and delaying cancer treatment.
youtube.com/shorts/vRrj3...
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
What this government is doing is wrong, and people are hurting. To every trans young person and every family feeling targeted right now: you are seen, you are valued, and you belong in Alberta.
We will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
youtu.be/WgE5dmVa6AQ
We will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
youtu.be/WgE5dmVa6AQ
You belong here, and we will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What this government is doing is wrong, and people are hurting. To every trans young person and every family feeling targeted right now: you are seen, you are valued, and you belong in Alberta.
We will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
youtu.be/WgE5dmVa6AQ
We will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
youtu.be/WgE5dmVa6AQ
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A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Corb Lund launches Alberta-wide petition against foreign ruination of the Rocky Mountains
Alberta’s favourite musician continues to light fires in Smith's murky coal bin
www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
"Wylie begins his report much the way Judge Raymond Wyant did with his inquiry into the private clinic procurement scandal.
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Both say they got poor co-operation and even obstruction from government."
#AbLeg
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Both say they got poor co-operation and even obstruction from government."
#AbLeg
Auditor general finds stalling, bad planning, big losses in devastating report on Dynalife fiasco. Remember when it took weeks to get a blood test? Column.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #abhealth #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #abhealth #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg
Braid: Auditor general finds stalling, bad planning, big losses in Dynalife report
Auditor General Doug Wylie finds faulting planing, denied evidence, big losses in Dynalife scandal.
calgaryherald.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"Wylie begins his report much the way Judge Raymond Wyant did with his inquiry into the private clinic procurement scandal.
Article content
Both say they got poor co-operation and even obstruction from government."
#AbLeg
Article content
Both say they got poor co-operation and even obstruction from government."
#AbLeg
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Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun. n.pr/48nQMqI
3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun. n.pr/48nQMqI
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
Tomorrow, the Auditor General will release his report into the UCP's Dynalife fiasco.
They're hoping to flood the zone this week with citizenship markers and anti-trans legislation.
Keep your focus on the targets.
And the broader pattern.
The UCP is shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy.
They're hoping to flood the zone this week with citizenship markers and anti-trans legislation.
Keep your focus on the targets.
And the broader pattern.
The UCP is shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy.
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Tomorrow, the Auditor General will release his report into the UCP's Dynalife fiasco.
They're hoping to flood the zone this week with citizenship markers and anti-trans legislation.
Keep your focus on the targets.
And the broader pattern.
The UCP is shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy.
They're hoping to flood the zone this week with citizenship markers and anti-trans legislation.
Keep your focus on the targets.
And the broader pattern.
The UCP is shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy.
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
Three Whistler businesses to become Luge Canada sponsors
Three Whistler businesses to become Luge Canada sponsors
Metronomics, Splash Hot Tubs, and Whistler Hardware are supporting Canadian lugers in as funding woes continue to grow
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Three Whistler businesses to become Luge Canada sponsors
@mark-carney.bsky.social @juliedabrusin.bsky.social @elizabethemay.bsky.social #Canada #FossilOfTheDay #COP30 #UnitedNations #ClimateChangeConference #ConferenceOfTheParties #UNFCCC
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
Once again, Alberta’s UCP Government plans to suspend Charter Rights of Albertans.
First to attack teachers’ rights, now trans youth.
The Justice Minister proudly said his voice is the final voice on this matter.
It is not. The voice of the people is the final voice.
Plz RT
#abpoli #ableg #yyc
First to attack teachers’ rights, now trans youth.
The Justice Minister proudly said his voice is the final voice on this matter.
It is not. The voice of the people is the final voice.
Plz RT
#abpoli #ableg #yyc
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
#Rally on Thursday, the 20th - Trans Day of Remembrance - at McDougall Centre in #Calgary 🏳️⚧️ Get LOUD and say #NoToBill9! No to the use of the #Notwithstanding Clause and No to the UCP❕#ABpoli #ABleg #ProtectTransKids #TransRightsAreHumanRights #YYC #FireTheUCP #Alberta #StandUp #ProtectTransYouth
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
#Rally on Thursday, the 20th - Trans Day of Remembrance - at McDougall Centre in #Calgary 🏳️⚧️ Get LOUD and say #NoToBill9! No to the use of the #Notwithstanding Clause and No to the UCP❕#ABpoli #ABleg #ProtectTransKids #TransRightsAreHumanRights #YYC #FireTheUCP #Alberta #StandUp #ProtectTransYouth
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
If Danielle Smith wants Albertans to pay to see a doctor, she should call the election.
Albertans have had enough of the UCP, and they want change. Alberta's New Democrats are ready.
youtube.com/shorts/NNaXV...
Albertans have had enough of the UCP, and they want change. Alberta's New Democrats are ready.
youtube.com/shorts/NNaXV...
Danielle Smith broke her promise to fix public health care. Now, she wants to privatize it.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If Danielle Smith wants Albertans to pay to see a doctor, she should call the election.
Albertans have had enough of the UCP, and they want change. Alberta's New Democrats are ready.
youtube.com/shorts/NNaXV...
Albertans have had enough of the UCP, and they want change. Alberta's New Democrats are ready.
youtube.com/shorts/NNaXV...
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
SCOOP: Alberta intends to allow doctors working in the public health care system to simultaneously offers services in a parallel private market, according to draft amendments obtained by The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
SCOOP: Alberta intends to allow doctors working in the public health care system to simultaneously offers services in a parallel private market, according to draft amendments obtained by The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
Use of the notwithstanding clause is a betrayal of the duty of a government to its people. If you can't enact your agenda without violating the rights of your citizens, you are either stupid and unimaginative or vicious and cruel.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Use of the notwithstanding clause is a betrayal of the duty of a government to its people. If you can't enact your agenda without violating the rights of your citizens, you are either stupid and unimaginative or vicious and cruel.
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
In case you missed our latest episode of 'Whatever This Is': Danielle Smith is heading into her worst month yet.
Follow us for more. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics
Follow us for more. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
In case you missed our latest episode of 'Whatever This Is': Danielle Smith is heading into her worst month yet.
Follow us for more. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics
Follow us for more. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics
Reposted by Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen)
Have you signed the Alberta Funds Public Schools Petition yet?
More signing locations up all the time at abfundspublicschools.ca/cgi-bin/publ...
#ableg #abpoli
More signing locations up all the time at abfundspublicschools.ca/cgi-bin/publ...
#ableg #abpoli
Alberta Funds Public Schools
A Citizen Initiative petitioning the Government of Alberta to improve its Public Education funding model.
abfundspublicschools.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Have you signed the Alberta Funds Public Schools Petition yet?
More signing locations up all the time at abfundspublicschools.ca/cgi-bin/publ...
#ableg #abpoli
More signing locations up all the time at abfundspublicschools.ca/cgi-bin/publ...
#ableg #abpoli
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My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...