Claire O’Gorman
@claire-o.bsky.social
nursing, health equity, systems change. settler on Blackfoot lands. she/her.
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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And let's be clear who is responsible for this shit show.
It's Premier Smith and @albertaucp.bsky.social
#abpoli
It's Premier Smith and @albertaucp.bsky.social
#abpoli
I’m so mad. Our voting line is over 2.5 hours long. People are leaving. Parents don’t have childcare during the strike. Kids can’t wait that long.
Check on your neighbours. Offer childcare. Bring an extra camping chair and toque and water for someone in line.
#yyc #electionyyc
Check on your neighbours. Offer childcare. Bring an extra camping chair and toque and water for someone in line.
#yyc #electionyyc
October 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
And let's be clear who is responsible for this shit show.
It's Premier Smith and @albertaucp.bsky.social
#abpoli
It's Premier Smith and @albertaucp.bsky.social
#abpoli
I’m so mad. Our voting line is over 2.5 hours long. People are leaving. Parents don’t have childcare during the strike. Kids can’t wait that long.
Check on your neighbours. Offer childcare. Bring an extra camping chair and toque and water for someone in line.
#yyc #electionyyc
Check on your neighbours. Offer childcare. Bring an extra camping chair and toque and water for someone in line.
#yyc #electionyyc
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I’m so mad. Our voting line is over 2.5 hours long. People are leaving. Parents don’t have childcare during the strike. Kids can’t wait that long.
Check on your neighbours. Offer childcare. Bring an extra camping chair and toque and water for someone in line.
#yyc #electionyyc
Check on your neighbours. Offer childcare. Bring an extra camping chair and toque and water for someone in line.
#yyc #electionyyc
Get out and vote, Calgary!
And dress warmly. Slow line at our polling station. Why does a form need to be completed for each voter?? Takes a lonnnggg time to get your ballots. #yyc
And dress warmly. Slow line at our polling station. Why does a form need to be completed for each voter?? Takes a lonnnggg time to get your ballots. #yyc
October 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Get out and vote, Calgary!
And dress warmly. Slow line at our polling station. Why does a form need to be completed for each voter?? Takes a lonnnggg time to get your ballots. #yyc
And dress warmly. Slow line at our polling station. Why does a form need to be completed for each voter?? Takes a lonnnggg time to get your ballots. #yyc
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Reposted by Claire O’Gorman
ICYMI: A privately owned, sole-sourced app that collects personal health information of people entering recovery programs was launched as ‘voluntary’ in 2024 to comply with Alberta privacy laws.
Eight months later, it wasn’t voluntary anymore.
drugdatadecoded.ca/coercion-at-...
Eight months later, it wasn’t voluntary anymore.
drugdatadecoded.ca/coercion-at-...
"Coercion at its finest": Ministry mandating My Recovery Plan participation for recovery service access
The privately owned, sole-sourced app that collects personal health information of people entering recovery programs was launched as ‘voluntary’ to comply with Alberta privacy laws.
But eight months ...
drugdatadecoded.ca
March 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
ICYMI: A privately owned, sole-sourced app that collects personal health information of people entering recovery programs was launched as ‘voluntary’ in 2024 to comply with Alberta privacy laws.
Eight months later, it wasn’t voluntary anymore.
drugdatadecoded.ca/coercion-at-...
Eight months later, it wasn’t voluntary anymore.
drugdatadecoded.ca/coercion-at-...
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In the last month, Edmonton had its highest, third-highest and fifth-highest EMS dispatches for opioid poisonings on record.
EMS dispatches correlate closely with deaths.
Saskatoon is going through the same, despite SK adopting the "Alberta model."
You can't fix a poisoned supply w/ treatment. 1/
EMS dispatches correlate closely with deaths.
Saskatoon is going through the same, despite SK adopting the "Alberta model."
You can't fix a poisoned supply w/ treatment. 1/
March 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In the last month, Edmonton had its highest, third-highest and fifth-highest EMS dispatches for opioid poisonings on record.
EMS dispatches correlate closely with deaths.
Saskatoon is going through the same, despite SK adopting the "Alberta model."
You can't fix a poisoned supply w/ treatment. 1/
EMS dispatches correlate closely with deaths.
Saskatoon is going through the same, despite SK adopting the "Alberta model."
You can't fix a poisoned supply w/ treatment. 1/
I’m excited to vote for a woman 💪. And one with such incredible credentials and experiences no less.
🟥 Lindsay Luhnau has been nominated as the Liberal Party candidate in Calgary Centre.
Luhnau was the Alberta Party candidate in Calgary-Currie in the 2019 provincial election.
Luhnau was the Alberta Party candidate in Calgary-Currie in the 2019 provincial election.
March 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I’m excited to vote for a woman 💪. And one with such incredible credentials and experiences no less.
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Christopher Holcroft: This is a moment for courage and candour, responsibility and resolve, for rallying behind that which makes us stronger and calling out those who would make us weaker. 🏒
Canada Is in a Fight for Its Life | The Tyee
Trump attacks from outside and the right undermines from within. Here’s what’s needed.
thetyee.ca
March 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Christopher Holcroft: This is a moment for courage and candour, responsibility and resolve, for rallying behind that which makes us stronger and calling out those who would make us weaker. 🏒
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~How sweet would it be if Poilievre lost his riding?
That's through the hard work of @brucefanjoy.bsky.social
pounding the pavement in Poilievre's riding through heat, cold, snow and rain and being an overall great guy!
archive.ph/96j1z
That's through the hard work of @brucefanjoy.bsky.social
pounding the pavement in Poilievre's riding through heat, cold, snow and rain and being an overall great guy!
archive.ph/96j1z
March 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
~How sweet would it be if Poilievre lost his riding?
That's through the hard work of @brucefanjoy.bsky.social
pounding the pavement in Poilievre's riding through heat, cold, snow and rain and being an overall great guy!
archive.ph/96j1z
That's through the hard work of @brucefanjoy.bsky.social
pounding the pavement in Poilievre's riding through heat, cold, snow and rain and being an overall great guy!
archive.ph/96j1z
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Why force involuntary care when we don’t have enough beds for voluntary care? Please sign the refusal campaign if you work in health care: s56.ca #InvoluntaryCare #ForcedCare #DrugPolicy
3 minutes of your time please. Watch, share and sign.
youtu.be/j18fLv8HWgQ?...
3 minutes of your time please. Watch, share and sign.
youtu.be/j18fLv8HWgQ?...
Forced Care
YouTube video by N Canuel
youtu.be
February 7, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Why force involuntary care when we don’t have enough beds for voluntary care? Please sign the refusal campaign if you work in health care: s56.ca #InvoluntaryCare #ForcedCare #DrugPolicy
3 minutes of your time please. Watch, share and sign.
youtu.be/j18fLv8HWgQ?...
3 minutes of your time please. Watch, share and sign.
youtu.be/j18fLv8HWgQ?...
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Tl;dr:
AHS CEO did her job to ensure that AHS was awarding contracts appropriately, discovered that the AB govt was likely giving contracts to their hockey box friends with the fake Tylenol and they fired her to keep it quiet.
AHS CEO did her job to ensure that AHS was awarding contracts appropriately, discovered that the AB govt was likely giving contracts to their hockey box friends with the fake Tylenol and they fired her to keep it quiet.
SCOOP: Danielle Smith's government fired the head of Alberta Health Services two days before she was to meet with the Auditor-General to discuss her internal investigation into procurement contracts and deals for private surgical facilities. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
Alberta ousted health services CEO amid probe into medical contracts, document alleges
Athana Mentzelopoulos was dismissed two days before a meeting with province’s auditor on her investigation, according to letter
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Tl;dr:
AHS CEO did her job to ensure that AHS was awarding contracts appropriately, discovered that the AB govt was likely giving contracts to their hockey box friends with the fake Tylenol and they fired her to keep it quiet.
AHS CEO did her job to ensure that AHS was awarding contracts appropriately, discovered that the AB govt was likely giving contracts to their hockey box friends with the fake Tylenol and they fired her to keep it quiet.
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"While the allegations around Alberta Health Services implicate hundreds of millions of dollars in procurement spending, Mental Health and Addiction expenditures should be similarly examined in light of the new allegations."
Analysis by @drugdatadecoded.ca
#ABpoli
drugdatadecoded.ca/marshall-smi...
Analysis by @drugdatadecoded.ca
#ABpoli
drugdatadecoded.ca/marshall-smi...
Marshall Smith allegations should expand procurement investigation
The Globe & Mail is reporting top-level allegations that Marshall Smith, former chief of staff to the Alberta premier, interfered in AHS procurement. If a forensic investigation proceeds, it must exte...
drugdatadecoded.ca
February 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"While the allegations around Alberta Health Services implicate hundreds of millions of dollars in procurement spending, Mental Health and Addiction expenditures should be similarly examined in light of the new allegations."
Analysis by @drugdatadecoded.ca
#ABpoli
drugdatadecoded.ca/marshall-smi...
Analysis by @drugdatadecoded.ca
#ABpoli
drugdatadecoded.ca/marshall-smi...
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Our new commentary on the importance of engaging families in the public health response to the toxic drug crisis. 🧪
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QEAQE...
cc: @hollymathias.bsky.social @msthpetra.bsky.social @kokumsarah.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QEAQE...
cc: @hollymathias.bsky.social @msthpetra.bsky.social @kokumsarah.bsky.social
Including Families in a Response to the Unregulated Toxic Drug Crisis: A Call to Action
The unregulated toxic drug crisis continues to be an urgent health issue in North America. Many families of people who use drugs have been significantly impacted by this issue. In addition to the t...
www.tandfonline.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Our new commentary on the importance of engaging families in the public health response to the toxic drug crisis. 🧪
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QEAQE...
cc: @hollymathias.bsky.social @msthpetra.bsky.social @kokumsarah.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QEAQE...
cc: @hollymathias.bsky.social @msthpetra.bsky.social @kokumsarah.bsky.social
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“It is terrifying to imagine what my life will become once the Red Deer OPS closes. It will essentially be a death sentence for me and the many others who use the facility.”
#ToxicDrugCrisis
#DrugSky
#ABleg #ABleg
#AlbertaSky
#ToxicDrugCrisis
#DrugSky
#ABleg #ABleg
#AlbertaSky
A Red Deer man living with substance use disorder has filed a legal action against the #Alberta government for its plan to close the city’s only supervised drug-use site next year, a move he says violates his Charter-protected rights and will put his life at risk. @theglobeandmail.com #abpoli
Alberta man sues province over closing of only supervised consumption site in Red Deer
Aaron Brown says the province’s move to close the site violates his Charter-protected rights and will put his life at risk
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:33 PM
“It is terrifying to imagine what my life will become once the Red Deer OPS closes. It will essentially be a death sentence for me and the many others who use the facility.”
#ToxicDrugCrisis
#DrugSky
#ABleg #ABleg
#AlbertaSky
#ToxicDrugCrisis
#DrugSky
#ABleg #ABleg
#AlbertaSky
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Still pretty new here, and don't really know how ⬇️this works, but hoping ❤️🔥Harm redux folks will add to/share this "starter pack"
go.bsky.app/LbHM54P
go.bsky.app/LbHM54P
November 8, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Still pretty new here, and don't really know how ⬇️this works, but hoping ❤️🔥Harm redux folks will add to/share this "starter pack"
go.bsky.app/LbHM54P
go.bsky.app/LbHM54P
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Vaccine misinformation has been SO normalized.
Need scientific community to speak up (now & often) about what the body of evidence actually says!
We can't let sanewashing & the middle ground fallacy win!
My take (with evidence): healthydebate.ca/2024/09/topi...
Need scientific community to speak up (now & often) about what the body of evidence actually says!
We can't let sanewashing & the middle ground fallacy win!
My take (with evidence): healthydebate.ca/2024/09/topi...
Politics and vaccine misinformation: A horrifyingly bad mix - Healthy Debate
Antivaccine beliefs reside most often on the political right. We must confront this reality and devise evidence-informed strategies to counter this trend.
healthydebate.ca
November 16, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Vaccine misinformation has been SO normalized.
Need scientific community to speak up (now & often) about what the body of evidence actually says!
We can't let sanewashing & the middle ground fallacy win!
My take (with evidence): healthydebate.ca/2024/09/topi...
Need scientific community to speak up (now & often) about what the body of evidence actually says!
We can't let sanewashing & the middle ground fallacy win!
My take (with evidence): healthydebate.ca/2024/09/topi...
This is so shameful for us as a society and for public health.
globalnews.ca/news/1087223...
Never in my previous nursing experience would I have guessed that I’d have to know about shigella, measles, body lice, syphilis, and now, scurvy??? As we race back to the 1800s, I’ll need to crack open a Nightingale text. This is shameful.
Never in my previous nursing experience would I have guessed that I’d have to know about shigella, measles, body lice, syphilis, and now, scurvy??? As we race back to the 1800s, I’ll need to crack open a Nightingale text. This is shameful.
La Ronge, Sask. doctors diagnose 27 cases of scurvy, highlighting food insecurity | Globalnews.ca
When hearing about the uptick in cases, the Saskatoon Food Bank said it's unfortunate we are still talking about scurvy in 2024.
globalnews.ca
November 17, 2024 at 3:08 AM
This is so shameful for us as a society and for public health.
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Calgary Council put evidence first—why won’t Recovery Alberta?
SCS save lives, connect people to care, and reduce public harm.
Deflecting responsibility onto cities won’t solve the toxic drug crisis. It’s time for leadership.
By me and @katecolizza.bsky.social
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
SCS save lives, connect people to care, and reduce public harm.
Deflecting responsibility onto cities won’t solve the toxic drug crisis. It’s time for leadership.
By me and @katecolizza.bsky.social
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
It’s time for Recovery Alberta to step up in the toxic drug crisis
oped
calgaryherald.com
November 16, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Calgary Council put evidence first—why won’t Recovery Alberta?
SCS save lives, connect people to care, and reduce public harm.
Deflecting responsibility onto cities won’t solve the toxic drug crisis. It’s time for leadership.
By me and @katecolizza.bsky.social
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
SCS save lives, connect people to care, and reduce public harm.
Deflecting responsibility onto cities won’t solve the toxic drug crisis. It’s time for leadership.
By me and @katecolizza.bsky.social
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...