Petra Schulz
@msthpetra.bsky.social
#Activist fighting deadly drug policy.
🏳️⚧️ mom and ally.
Co-founder of Moms Stop The Harm. Member of 4B Harm Reduction Society
Guest on Treaty 6
#HarmReduction
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#YouAreSafeWithMe
#Canada #Alberta
🏳️⚧️ mom and ally.
Co-founder of Moms Stop The Harm. Member of 4B Harm Reduction Society
Guest on Treaty 6
#HarmReduction
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#YouAreSafeWithMe
#Canada #Alberta
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Petra Schulz
@msthpetra.bsky.social
· Apr 30
1018 SHOW Yellowhead
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11 years ago, my son Danny died. He was one of the early victims of the toxic drug crisis, one of over 50,000.
This video, showing Danny as a young chef, gives you a glimpse into what we have lost.
Keep fighting for #harmreduction. It would have saved him.
youtu.be/DeivXb4QDJs?...
This video, showing Danny as a young chef, gives you a glimpse into what we have lost.
Keep fighting for #harmreduction. It would have saved him.
youtu.be/DeivXb4QDJs?...
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As DULF's compassion club was forced to close, its operators worked to get its 43 members legal Rx alternatives, successfully transitioning only 2 or 3 – a point that piqued the interest of the judge, who asked about the barriers to safer supply programs
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Legal safer supply programs inaccessible to most, B.C court hears
Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx were convicted of trafficking earlier this month for having operated an illicit-drug compassion club
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
As DULF's compassion club was forced to close, its operators worked to get its 43 members legal Rx alternatives, successfully transitioning only 2 or 3 – a point that piqued the interest of the judge, who asked about the barriers to safer supply programs
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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“The government is trying to sneak through massive changes to our public health care delivery while claiming what they are doing will make things better. But those promised improvements never materialize,” said FOM's Chris Gallaway.
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Red Deer lacks staff and facilities for dual surgery model, says surgeon - Red Deer Advocate
‘We are taking bold and decisive action to shorten wait times’: Adriana LaGrange
reddeeradvocate.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“The government is trying to sneak through massive changes to our public health care delivery while claiming what they are doing will make things better. But those promised improvements never materialize,” said FOM's Chris Gallaway.
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/25/r...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/25/r...
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Detach With Love: When Letting Go Was Made to Sound Like Leaving.
It’s a phrase many of us were told when our children were using drugs.
It sounded like wisdom, clean, calm, emotionally evolved.
But for so many mothers, it landed like a command to disappear.
open.substack.com/pub/momsfora...
It’s a phrase many of us were told when our children were using drugs.
It sounded like wisdom, clean, calm, emotionally evolved.
But for so many mothers, it landed like a command to disappear.
open.substack.com/pub/momsfora...
Detach with Love
When letting go was made to sound like leaving
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Detach With Love: When Letting Go Was Made to Sound Like Leaving.
It’s a phrase many of us were told when our children were using drugs.
It sounded like wisdom, clean, calm, emotionally evolved.
But for so many mothers, it landed like a command to disappear.
open.substack.com/pub/momsfora...
It’s a phrase many of us were told when our children were using drugs.
It sounded like wisdom, clean, calm, emotionally evolved.
But for so many mothers, it landed like a command to disappear.
open.substack.com/pub/momsfora...
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Join us at Thursday drop in at 12 EST with @nsscop-suhn.bsky.social 💥 We welcome Steph from Sanguen/ Guelph Community Health Van as well as Jenn, Rebecca & Tonya to share their experience presenting/attending #CCSAconference last week in Halifax, NS ⚓️🦞🗒️
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Join us at Thursday drop in at 12 EST with @nsscop-suhn.bsky.social 💥 We welcome Steph from Sanguen/ Guelph Community Health Van as well as Jenn, Rebecca & Tonya to share their experience presenting/attending #CCSAconference last week in Halifax, NS ⚓️🦞🗒️
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FOM has been touring the province with @pfparks.bsky.social, talking to hundreds of Albertans about our health care!
With the system at a breaking point, workers overwhelmed & mounting threats of privatization jeopardizing access to care—we need to have an Urgent Conversation.
Will you be there?
With the system at a breaking point, workers overwhelmed & mounting threats of privatization jeopardizing access to care—we need to have an Urgent Conversation.
Will you be there?
Friends of Medicare is coming to a town near YOU!
Friends of Medicare is coming to a town near YOU!
www.friendsofmedicare.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
FOM has been touring the province with @pfparks.bsky.social, talking to hundreds of Albertans about our health care!
With the system at a breaking point, workers overwhelmed & mounting threats of privatization jeopardizing access to care—we need to have an Urgent Conversation.
Will you be there?
With the system at a breaking point, workers overwhelmed & mounting threats of privatization jeopardizing access to care—we need to have an Urgent Conversation.
Will you be there?
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Next stops?
📍Ponoka: Sunday, November 30 at 02:00 PM
www.friendsofmedicare.org/healthcarepo...
📍St. Albert: Monday, December 1 at 07:00 PM
www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_...
+ more TBA in the new year!
📍Ponoka: Sunday, November 30 at 02:00 PM
www.friendsofmedicare.org/healthcarepo...
📍St. Albert: Monday, December 1 at 07:00 PM
www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_...
+ more TBA in the new year!
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Next stops?
📍Ponoka: Sunday, November 30 at 02:00 PM
www.friendsofmedicare.org/healthcarepo...
📍St. Albert: Monday, December 1 at 07:00 PM
www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_...
+ more TBA in the new year!
📍Ponoka: Sunday, November 30 at 02:00 PM
www.friendsofmedicare.org/healthcarepo...
📍St. Albert: Monday, December 1 at 07:00 PM
www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_...
+ more TBA in the new year!
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Alberta has collected more than $1 billion in cannabis revenue.
That's the most, per capita, of all provinces and territories.
By far.
It's nearly quadruple what Quebec has collected, per person.
That's the most, per capita, of all provinces and territories.
By far.
It's nearly quadruple what Quebec has collected, per person.
Canada collected over $5.4B in cannabis tax revenue since legalization | CBC News
Ottawa and the provinces raked in more than $5.4 billion in cannabis tax revenue since the drug was legalized for recreational use in October 2018.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Alberta has collected more than $1 billion in cannabis revenue.
That's the most, per capita, of all provinces and territories.
By far.
It's nearly quadruple what Quebec has collected, per person.
That's the most, per capita, of all provinces and territories.
By far.
It's nearly quadruple what Quebec has collected, per person.
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BC NDP-led amendments to “strengthen access” to a program that people can only be forced to enter and is currently facing a Charter challenge: involuntary treatment:
open.substack.com/pub/cssdpvan...
open.substack.com/pub/cssdpvan...
BC NDP aim to evade involuntary treatment Charter Challenge by amending consent out of Mental Health Act
As Eby said “this is about immunizing and protecting healthcare workers”. Removing section 31 makes abundantly clear that patient consent is irrelevant.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
BC NDP-led amendments to “strengthen access” to a program that people can only be forced to enter and is currently facing a Charter challenge: involuntary treatment:
open.substack.com/pub/cssdpvan...
open.substack.com/pub/cssdpvan...
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"strengthening access" to apprehension and indefinite detention
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bsky.app/profile/sobi...
The premier and the health minister have a press conference at noon to talk about "strengthening access to involuntary care" 😐
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"strengthening access" to apprehension and indefinite detention
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Albertans deserve a health care system that's there for us based on need, not our ability to pay. And that means making evidence-based investments that prioritize patient care, not private profits!
🛑 Stop the destruction—It's time to rebuild AB's public health care: www.rebuildourhealthcare.ca
🛑 Stop the destruction—It's time to rebuild AB's public health care: www.rebuildourhealthcare.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Albertans deserve a health care system that's there for us based on need, not our ability to pay. And that means making evidence-based investments that prioritize patient care, not private profits!
🛑 Stop the destruction—It's time to rebuild AB's public health care: www.rebuildourhealthcare.ca
🛑 Stop the destruction—It's time to rebuild AB's public health care: www.rebuildourhealthcare.ca
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Fires are still burning in the Arctic in the winter. The climate catastrophe is here.
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests
Blazes that smoulder in the permafrost, only to reignite, are extending fire season though winter, leaving vegetation struggling to recover
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Fires are still burning in the Arctic in the winter. The climate catastrophe is here.
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Around 150,187 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered for free so far this year. The vaccine is free to people with certain conditions and experts are urging Albertans to double-check if they qualify.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Think you’re not eligible for a free COVID shot in Alberta? Double check, experts urge | CBC News
Health experts are urging Albertans to double check if they qualify for a free COVID-19 shot, warning the province’s controversial fall immunization campaign is sparking ongoing confusion.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Around 150,187 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered for free so far this year. The vaccine is free to people with certain conditions and experts are urging Albertans to double-check if they qualify.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Recall campaigns were approved this morning targeting UCP MLAs Glenn van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan, and Searle Turton. That brings the total number of current MLA recall campaigns to 14.
🤠Total Recall: Nine UCP MLAs are now facing recall petitions in their ridings and MLA Dale Nally lashed out at constituent organizing recall effort in Morinville-St. Albert. 😬 Read all about it.
daveberta.substack.com/p/total-reca...
daveberta.substack.com/p/total-reca...
Total Recall: Nine UCP MLAs now facing recall petitions in their ridings
MLA Dale Nally lashed out at constituent organizing recall effort in Morinville-St. Albert
daveberta.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Recall campaigns were approved this morning targeting UCP MLAs Glenn van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan, and Searle Turton. That brings the total number of current MLA recall campaigns to 14.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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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...
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“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/...
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...
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As a member of the Lutheran Church, with transgender families, including my own, in my home congregation, this letter gives me hope.
There are trans allies in many organizations across AB, including churches. More must speak out.
Thanks Bishop Trish et Al 🙏
#TransDayOfRenembrance
There are trans allies in many organizations across AB, including churches. More must speak out.
Thanks Bishop Trish et Al 🙏
#TransDayOfRenembrance
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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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-...
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A broad coalition of civil society groups is sounding the alarm on Bill C-12 — legislation that threatens human rights, due process, and privacy, all while those most impacted are blocked from testifying.
📄 Read the full press release: drugpolicy.ca/press-releas...
📄 Read the full press release: drugpolicy.ca/press-releas...
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A broad coalition of civil society groups is sounding the alarm on Bill C-12 — legislation that threatens human rights, due process, and privacy, all while those most impacted are blocked from testifying.
📄 Read the full press release: drugpolicy.ca/press-releas...
📄 Read the full press release: drugpolicy.ca/press-releas...
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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...
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“Now is the moment for Albertans to speak up loudly to say no to American-style, two-tiered health care where the rich get care while the rest of us are left waiting longer or forced to go without.”
Alberta didn't vote for two-tiered access to our doctors!
www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill11_two_t...
Alberta didn't vote for two-tiered access to our doctors!
www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill11_two_t...
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“Now is the moment for Albertans to speak up loudly to say no to American-style, two-tiered health care where the rich get care while the rest of us are left waiting longer or forced to go without.”
Alberta didn't vote for two-tiered access to our doctors!
www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill11_two_t...
Alberta didn't vote for two-tiered access to our doctors!
www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill11_two_t...
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📢Take action to Protect + Rebuild Alberta's health care! rebuildourhealthcare.ca
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
📢Take action to Protect + Rebuild Alberta's health care! rebuildourhealthcare.ca
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I contributed to this @cmaj.ca Commentary because:
1. Choosing control over care is a failure of imagination that invites despair; and,
2. Health equity requires advocacy.
#HealthEquity
#DecolonizeCare
#CareOverControl
@dsdp.ca @nobill53ab.bsky.social
www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250910
1. Choosing control over care is a failure of imagination that invites despair; and,
2. Health equity requires advocacy.
#HealthEquity
#DecolonizeCare
#CareOverControl
@dsdp.ca @nobill53ab.bsky.social
www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250910
Involuntary treatment for substance use: application of Kass’ ethical framework to Alberta’s Compassionate Intervention Act
Key points
In Canada, more than 50 000 opioid-related deaths have occurred since September 2024, mostly in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, where governments are all in various stages of develo...
www.cmaj.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I contributed to this @cmaj.ca Commentary because:
1. Choosing control over care is a failure of imagination that invites despair; and,
2. Health equity requires advocacy.
#HealthEquity
#DecolonizeCare
#CareOverControl
@dsdp.ca @nobill53ab.bsky.social
www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250910
1. Choosing control over care is a failure of imagination that invites despair; and,
2. Health equity requires advocacy.
#HealthEquity
#DecolonizeCare
#CareOverControl
@dsdp.ca @nobill53ab.bsky.social
www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250910