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'The canary is dead': Doctors call out province as ER deaths, close calls spike. Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social) says he circulated the document on Jan. 11. He has yet to receive a response from government. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #AbLeg #AbHealth #MedHat
'The canary is dead': Doctors call out province as ER deaths, close calls spike - Medicine Hat News
[email protected] Doctors have shared a list of anonymized cases with hospital leadership that illustrate a system at its limits as crisis conditions continue in Alberta’s ERs. The News obtai...
medicinehatnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Health care is a human right, not a privilege.

Luckily, Albertans agree! That's why thousands have already joined us at our townhalls & taken action. Will you join them??

📍Find a townhall: friendsofmedicare.org/UrgentConversations

📢Take action for public health care: friendsofmedicare.org/actions
January 29, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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We deserve for our health care decisions to be based on best evidence, not ideology & politics! But the only 'solution' this government has is more privatization & more paying out of pocket for the care we need.

We ALL deserve timely public health care!

Watch CBC on our YYC townhall this weekend👇
Health-care town halls ask Albertans if the system still works
Whether it's a family doctor or the emergency room, accessing Alberta's healthcare system has become an issue for many. As CBC's Jo Horwood reports, amid stories of permanent harm and death in Alberta...
www.cbc.ca
January 29, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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Join me and @poliscirish.bsky.social as we unpack what’s in Bill 11 — and the arrival of US two-tier health care in Canada

#cdnpoli #abpoli
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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Let's get serious about the root of our access problem: lack of capacity & no workforce planning.

We need action from this government to recruit & retain the skilled health care workers Alberta needs & to support urgent expansions to our public system.

📢Help us get it! rebuildourhealthcare.ca
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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We can all agree on one thing: health care wait times are too long.

But that won't be solved by letting people pay to jump the queue. We deserve timely public health care that's there for us based on our need, NOT our ability to pay!

Watch CityNews' coverage of our Calgary townhall this Saturday:
Friends of Medicare in Calgary say healthcare access worsening
The Friends of Medicare stopped in Calgary for a town hall and stressed the need to improve accessibility in Alberta's healthcare system.
calgary.citynews.ca
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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The small but vocal Alberta separatists are being encouraged by the US treasury secretary and others

Are plans for US-style two-tier health care & private health insurance a backdoor to annex Alberta?

Join us for this important report launch webinar
January 29, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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2-tier healthcare was predatory and inequitable when Ralph Klein attempted to introduce it a quarter century ago, and it is still under the UCP's legislation.

Join @alonghurst.bsky.social & myself for an analysis of the bill and its implications for Canadian healthcare.
January 29, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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Our healthcare is in crisis. Healthcare workers & patients across Alberta know it—that's why they're showing up by the hundreds to demand better!

Yet the Premier still insists her endless privatizing & restructuring are the right track?

Watch CTV's coverage of our Calgary townhall this Saturday👇
‘It’s oftentimes too late’: Health-care concerns raised at town hall in Calgary
Health care concerns brought many Calgarians together Saturday afternoon for a public town hall meeting, the seventh in a province-wide series aiming to bring change to an over-burdened system.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Alberta's new legislation opens the door to American-style, two-tier health care, & with it, massive repercussions for people all across the country.

Our friends at Parkland Institute are launching their new report on Bill 11 with an important and timely webinar this Tuesday, Feb. 3—Don't miss it!
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Medicare Under Threat: What to Know About Alberta’s Bill 11. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
A free webinar to launch “The End of Canadian Medicare? Alberta Legislation Opens the Door to U.S. Health Care,” a joint report by Parkland Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives th...
ualberta-ca.zoom.us
January 28, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Every Albertan deserves timely access to quality PUBLIC health care. And they're showing up to fight for it — Join the Urgent Conversation!

📍Don't miss our next townhall stops: friendsofmedicare.org/urgentconversations

📢 Take action for public health care: friendsofmedicare.org/actions
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Two days. Three townhalls. Hundreds of concerned Albertans!

This weekend we stopped in Calgary, Airdrie AND Cochrane on our tour across AB! Along with @pfparks.bsky.social (& in Airdrie, Airdire Health Foundation's Michelle Bates!) we heard people's experiences & concerns with our health care.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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🚨🙋🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️Urgent conversations about public health care in Alberta are happening with emergency physician Dr. Paul Parks and Friends of Medicare.

Join a conversation near you: www.friendsofmedicare.org/urgentconver...
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Join a session with neighbours, FOM & Dr Parks you’ll gain vital insight, an opportunity to build relationships & actionable tactics
#Cochrane: Tonight 7PM
#Hinton: February 4
#Leduc-Beaumont: Feb 5
#Camrose: Feb 19
#Vegreville: Feb 21
#Edmonton: Feb 22
#GrandePrairie: March 22
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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If you missed this event with Dr. Parks in Calgary last night, you can still attend another one nearby in either Airdrie today at 2pm or in Cochrane tonight at 7pm. Go to www.friendsofmedicare.org for more information, to sign up for their informative emails and to become a member.
January 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Join the conversation! Catch us tomorrow in:

📍Airdrie, Town & Country Centre @ 2 PM: www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_...

AND

📍Cochrane, Ranchehouse Theatre, 7 PM: www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_...
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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THANK YOU CALGARY!!

300 people packed the room today at our townhall & the message was clear: Albertans support our public health care & we won't stand for it being starved, dismantled, or privatized!

But we're not done yet—We've got TWO more stops on our province-wide townhall tour tomorrow!
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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We've got THREE Calgary-area stops this weekend on our Alberta-wide townhall tour!

📍Calgary: Jan. 24 @ 2PM
📍Airdrie: Jan. 25 @ 2PM
📍Cochrane: Jan. 25 @ 7PM

Join FOM & @pfparks.bsky.social for an urgent conversation about Alberta's public health care! RSVP: www.friendsofmedicare.org/urgentconver...
Friends of Medicare is coming to a town near YOU!
Friends of Medicare is coming to a town near YOU!
www.friendsofmedicare.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Today @ 2!

HUNDREDS of Calgarians have already RSVPd to join us at our health care townhall this afternoon -- are you one of them??

Don't miss this Urgent Conversation! www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_...
An Urgent Conversation: Public Health Care in Calgary
www.friendsofmedicare.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Coming to you, Cochrane!

Join us & @pfparks.bsky.social this Sunday evening for an important conversation about the crises in Alberta's public health care, and the solutions we urgently need to fix it.

Details & RSVP: www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_...

cochranenow.com/articles/coc...
Cochrane hosts health care townhall this Sunday
Cochrane residents will have a chance to share their thoughts on Alberta’s health care system this Sunday, Jan. 25, as Friends of Medicare and Dr. Paul Parks host a townhall at the RancheHouse Theatre...
cochranenow.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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🚨 Alberta nurses need stability and capacity to provide safe patient care.

Capacity means having enough staff, space, and resources so Albertans can get care when and where they need it, without long waits, long drives, and return trips to the Emergency Room.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=UUl_...
Alberta health care needs stability and capacity, not needless bureaucratic reorganization
YouTube video by United Nurses of Alberta
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January 21, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Airdrie is by far the largest Alberta city without a hospital. Our emergency & acute care systems are in crisis, but the only solution ever offered by this government is more privatization.

Airdrie deserves better!

Let's talk about it. Join us Sunday: www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_...
With no hospital and a growing population, Airdrie residents invited to health-care town hall
Airdrie residents are being invited to weigh in on access to public health care this weekend in a city of more than 90,000 people that does not have a hospital or emergency department. The public town...
www.discoverairdrie.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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“All ER doctors that I talk to right now want to hear from the Premier. It’s a real moral burden we’re placing on workers—especially in emergency healthcare—& to have silence from their government and a lack of solutions is so destructive,” said FOM's Chris Gallaway.

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
‘The premier is still missing in action’: watchdog group criticizes Alberta government over healthcare concerns
Three weeks after she last took questions from media, health care workers are wondering why Alberta’s premier isn’t addressing their system concerns.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Alberta's public health care is in crisis. We're demanding solutions — Don't miss your chance to be part of the conversation!

SATURDAY: Calgary
friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_calgary

SUNDAY: Airdrie & Cochrane
friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_airdrie
friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_cochrane
January 23, 2026 at 6:43 PM