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Dr. Kristopher Wells

@drkristopherwells.bsky.social

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Independent Senator-Alberta, Senate of Canada. 🇨🇦 Teacher. Former Canada Research Chair for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Co-founder, Pride Tape. 🏒🏳️‍🌈 Treaty Six. He/Him.

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · Mar 21

Check out our latest peer-reviewed research article published in the International Journal of Transgender Health:

“I was lucky”: exploring the healthcare experiences of trans and non-binary youth in Alberta

Free access:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“I was lucky”: exploring the healthcare experiences of trans and non-binary youth in Alberta

Canadian healthcare is publicly funded, with the roles and responsibilities within the health care system divided between the federal, provincial and territorial governments. Provinces and territor...

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 16h

Sign the new House of Commons e-petition calling on the Government of Canada to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ people worldwide and reaffirm Canada’s role as a safe haven.

Thank you to MP Rob Oliphant for sponsoring this important petition.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 20h

My colleague @drkristopherwells.bsky.social rose in the Senate today, to support my motion, asking the government to investigate the creation of a made-in-Canada verified traveller program for domestic frequent flyers - one not vulnerable to US anti-trans bigotry #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #NEXUS

Sen. Kris Wells on why we need a made-in-Canada verified traveller program

YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 1d

Last week, members of the Canadian Parliamentary Pride Caucus were invited to a special reception in honour of “Love in a Dangerous Time”, which is an important and moving exhibition about Canada’s LGBT Purge.

Contact Canadian Museum for Human Rights to bring this exhibition to your community. 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 2d

Look at that sea of red! Fighting to defend the future of public education. ✊

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 2d

*Rescind your discriminatory policies.

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 2d

An amazing rally for public education. 20,000+ Albertans with one united message for Danielle Smith:

Pay the teachers.
Fund the schools.
Remind your discriminatory policies.

It is time to put the PUBLIC back in public education.

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 3d

Are you ready? ✊

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 3d

Hug and thank a teacher!

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 4d

It’s time to unite and support our teachers.
See you there!

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 4d

October is 2SLGBTQI+ History Month. Please join me in recognizing and celebrating this important occasion. By remembering the past we can build a more hopeful and inclusive future.

Don’t forget to participate in the many queer history month events happening in communities all across Canada. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 6d

Today was a good day.

It was a privilege to witness a very moving ceremony on Parliament Hill to raise the Survivors’ Flag, which honours brave survivors and the thousands of children who never returned home from residential schools. 🧡

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 6d

Agreed. Not reliable identifier but was told it is there for security/verification purposes.

Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 6d

As my colleague @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social has suggested, this is another compelling example of why we need our own Made in Canada trusted traveller program.

Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 6d

The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for the U.S., warning that those who have X listed as their gender on their passports could have problems at the border. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada issues new warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. | CBC News

The Canadian government is warning citizens who list "X" as their gender on their passports could have problems entering the U.S.

www.cbc.ca

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 6d

Today, I asked the Government Representative in the Senate of Canada about how the Federal Government will protect the Charter rights of 2SLGBTQI+ Albertans in the face of the Government of Alberta threatening to use the Notwithstanding clause to violate their human rights. #cdnpoli

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 7d

A powerful day of remembrance, reflection, and re-commitment to truth and reconciliation.

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 9d

Martin Luther King, Jr. famously said that “budgets are moral documents.”

The Carney government must continue to support women and minorities in the forthcoming budget. Equality & human rights must not go backwards.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

As Ottawa looks to trim spending, LGBTQ+ and women’s groups brace for funding cuts

Groups say they have not had a clear statement from the government that programs will replenished

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 12d

The new legislation is anything but fair. It is discriminatory. Otherwise the UCP government would not be threatening to use the notwithstanding clause.

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

Net losses: Volleyball family speaks out against new sports-gender law

St. Albert family agrees to sign gender-affirmation forms, but pledges to fight the Alberta government tooth and nail over its new fairness laws

edmontonjournal.com

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 12d

edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/dar...

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday, we powerfully celebrated the first Ukrainian Hertiage Day in the Senate of Canada. It was an inspiring and moving celebration, which reminded us all of the incredible courage, strength & resiliency of Ukrainians all over the world. Thx to @stankutcher.sencanada.ca, @donnadasko.bsky.social

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 15d

Not surprising. A colossal waste of tax payer money.

leaderpost.com/news/sask-go...

Sask. government seeks permission to appeal decision on pronoun law case at Supreme Court

The Saskatchewan government has asked for the Supreme Court of Canada's permission to appeal a ruling concerning its pronoun consent law.

leaderpost.com

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 16d

The cruelty and unfairness of life is a sobering reminder that our time on this pale blue dot is fragile and unknown.

Live each day to the fullest. Love fiercely. Be humble. Do good.

In the end, it’s not what we did but the relationships we had.

You were loved by many.

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 17d

Not aware of one yet.

Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 17d

Dinner at La Petite Iza followed by an incredible production of “Once Upon a Time” by the Alberta Ballet. A perfect night of Alberta cuisine and culture! Thank you Francesco Ventriglia, cast and crew for a magnificent performance! 💫🍷🧚🏻‍♀️

Artistic Director Francesco Ventriglia & Senator Wells.

Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 17d

Our student know what is right and just. ✊

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 17d

Yes. All identifiable groups, which basically mean all groups listed in the Canadian human rights act, which includes gender identity and gender expression!