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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2h

Demetrios Nicolaides is making the rounds on talk shows and would like you to know that class sizes don't matter that much.

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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 2h

While the premier blames “immigrants” campaigns for encouraging interprovincial migration, such as “Alberta is calling”, did not coincide with investment in education, health, and housing.

Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 2h

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 2h

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: U of A's response to Charlie Kirk comments erodes academic freedom

This case cannot be separated from the broader landscape of academic freedom currently under strain in Canada and beyond.

edmontonjournal.com

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

Edmonton Journal teamed up with McEwan's journalism programs to investigate the flaws in Alberta's restaurant inspection system. 👀

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Crawling bugs and half-baked enforcement: Alberta’s restaurant inspections a recipe for foodborne illness — Investigation

Lax inspections, excessive violations and poor transparency in Alberta's restaurant inspection system is a recipe for foodborne Illness

edmontonjournal.com

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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 1d

The Premier sent new mandate letters today to all 4 Ministers responsible for our health care. But instead of addressing the urgent crises facing the system & Albertans' access to the health care we need, it was just more of the same: chaos & privatization.

friendsofmedicare.org/mandate_letters

Blue-filtered photo of a clipboard, a pen, a letter, and a stethoscope. Text reads, "Health Care Mandate Letters Continue Agenda of Chaos and Privatization. Read FOM's response: friendsofmedicare.org/news

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Angela Welz @heartforward.bsky.social · 1d

9 years of advocating and fighting for the rights of people who use drugs .. not once did they acknowledge families who have tried forced treatment within my community. I have no words .. just a lot of anger and sadness at the harm this will cause so many folks.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

New mandate letters!

And Danielle Smith has directed Rick Wilson to introduce forced treatment to Alberta!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Ginetta Salvalaggio @gsalvalaggio.bsky.social · 20h

Seems like an important time to re-up this piece from @drugdatadecoded.ca … Vote wisely YEG… drugdatadecoded.ca/a-message-to...

A message to Councillors Cartmell, Chabot, Hamilton and Sharp: Step up or resign

Their voluntary legitimization of the provincial public safety task forces aggravates violence against our most vulnerable neighbours while life-saving services get the chop.

drugdatadecoded.ca

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 17h

Implementation pushed back to 2027 (originally promised for Spring 2026). Guess it’s been harder than expected to ring fence at-capacity voluntary treatment infrastructure for unproven, forced care.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

New mandate letters!

And Danielle Smith has directed Rick Wilson to introduce forced treatment to Alberta!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 7h

Where do mayoral candidates in #yeg stand on the toxic drug crisis?
Students from @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social asked and report back.
Stay tuned for results for council candidates.

CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 1d

Survey Results from Mayoral Candidates: part 1

#yegcc #yegmunicpalelections #yegelections2025 #yegmayor #yegmunicipalelections2025

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CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 1d

Survey results are in! Tune in throughout the week as we post responses of our candidates thoughts on Edmontons Drug Poisoning Crisis.

First up: Mayoral Candidates!

#yegcc #yegmunicpalelections #yegelections2025 #yegmayor #yegmunicipalelections2025

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CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t wait for our next post? Read mayoral and city council candidates’ full responses on our website, here: cssdp.org/chapters/edm...

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CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 19h

Part 1: Survey Results from Anirniq and Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi!

#yegcc #cdnpoli #yegmunicipal #yegelections #yegelections2025

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 1d

0 arrests in the border zone!

“The five arrests reported by Alberta’s Interdiction Patrol Team for trafficking …occurred in … Willow Creek, Rocky View County, Wetaskiwin County [550 km from US border] and the Municipal District of Foothills.”
#ABpoli

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 1d

Alberta launched its border patrol last year to help stop the flow of illegal drugs and migrants across what Premier Smith called the “leaky” U.S. border.

But the Interdiction Patrol Team has so far made only a handful of arrests, according to data released through an access to information request.

Alberta’s Border Patrol Has Made Only a Handful of Arrests | The Tyee

Ten months in, critics are concerned about the $29-million cost and few results from the initiative.

thetyee.ca

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 1d

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 2d

Border patrol is losing $85,000 per day (using standards applied to #CanadaPost) and they don’t deliver!
#abpoli

Brett McKay @brettmckay.bsky.social · 3d

Alberta border patrol has made just 4 arrests for illegal immigration or drug trafficking in border zone, data shows
theijf.org/alberta-bord...

Alberta border patrol has made just 4 arrests for illegal immigration or drug trafficking in border zone, data shows

Critics are raising concerns about efficiency and cost, but province says it remains committed to border patrol plan

theijf.org

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Brett McKay @brettmckay.bsky.social · 3d

Alberta border patrol has made just 4 arrests for illegal immigration or drug trafficking in border zone, data shows
theijf.org/alberta-bord...

Alberta border patrol has made just 4 arrests for illegal immigration or drug trafficking in border zone, data shows

Critics are raising concerns about efficiency and cost, but province says it remains committed to border patrol plan

theijf.org

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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 3d

As premier, I am often forced to make some really difficult decisions. Decisions that will affect people for generations. Decisions that affect me, my party, my friends, and our pocketbooks.

I stand by my decisions.

#abpoli #ableg #abteachers #abstrike #yeg #yyc

A meme showing Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, making a grimacing face next to the words Fund Public Education. Below is a picture of a smiling Danielle Smith doing a pinky wave next to the words Fund Oil & Gas

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 3d

The reviews are coming in on the UCP's American lesson plans they're offering parents while teachers are on strike...

From this Grade 1 teacher, not only do they not align with the UCP's curriculum...

They aren't even based in what most Grade 1 kids can do.

#abpoli #cdnpoli

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 3d

Nobody has ever claimed AHS was perfect...

But Smith's approach to healthcare has been to take a slightly injured patient (AHS) & dismember it.

We asked ER physician Dr. Paul Parks (@PfParks) if that's accurate.

Turns out it is, and some folks are getting very well paid!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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AB Resistance @abresistance.bsky.social · 2d

Check out our events this week! See our NEW event calendar for more details! #abpoli #ableg #alberta #ABresistance

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 2d

"The total private school grant was increased by 10.3 per cent in the 2025 budget. The hike was just 4.5 per cent for public schools, well short of inflation plus population growth. Per-student spending on private schools is expected to grow to $544 million by 2027-28."
#ableg #abpoli #ata

Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 2d

Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government. They wanted to spank Evan Li because he dared mention it. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #abed #ableg #yyc #yeg #apoli #cdnpoli

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.

calgaryherald.com

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2d

From the DM’s…

The government of Alberta has apparently decided to take down the temperature on the teachers strike…

By locking teachers out.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 4d

"The kind of 'nerdy white men' that love their trains and love their maths, and I think there is a place for that because obviously those people do exist, but there are also different types of [autistic] people." Molly Siobhan Parker, yet another adult-diagnosed woman.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

The rise of women with autism diagnoses: 'We mask until it blows up'

Molly Siobhan Parker is on a quest to dispel myths around autism - especially autistic women.

www.bbc.com

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 7d

Do I need a doctor’s note to get a free Covid booster in Alberta if my underlying condition is depression or can I simply show my drivers license as proof that I live here and am therefore depressed?

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