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MsDizzy_22 @msdizzy.bsky.social · 9h

I think all kids can be supported in public schools too. Thank you for sharing!!!

MsDizzy_22 @msdizzy.bsky.social · 9h

For those wondering private schools and charter schools in Alberta are different.

List of private schools: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...

List of charter schools: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta...

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Laurel 🇨🇦 ♥️=🇺🇸 💙 Authoritarian RESISTER! @nana4031659.bsky.social · 17h

If we can't send our kids there, then why should we pay for it with our taxes?
We SHOULDN'T!

I checked into it, if I could afford $13000 a year & move to Calgary,
My son could have had Special Needs Programs & a 1 on 1 EA,

Public School CUT HIS HOURS DOWN TO 2 HOURS A DAY,
INSTEAD!

UNACCEPTABLE❗

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 19h

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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MsDizzy_22 @msdizzy.bsky.social · 9h

All kids can flourish in public schools. But we have to provide them and teachers with the required supports.

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MsDizzy_22 @msdizzy.bsky.social · 9h

Don't leave the public schools with issues and other differently-abled kids that don't have the option to leave. A rising tide should lift all boats.
Please don't take your boat and go play in another pond. But if you do, you should be on your own for tuition and construction.

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MsDizzy_22 @msdizzy.bsky.social · 9h

Yes! This is awesome and is so needed. Don't fall for the AISCA executive director saying that this will hurt children with disabilities. We need children at public schools. If something's wrong with the public system, then fight to fix it...
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#publicschools #abpoli #yeg #yyc

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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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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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21h

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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MsDizzy_22 @msdizzy.bsky.social · 19h

The link you provided is broken. (I get 404)

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2d

You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.

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Tom Moffatt @solarab.bsky.social · 4d

‘Outbreak in Alberta was preventable’: AMA president criticizes province’s handling of measles outbreak. Premier claims doctors don't understand how she runs healthcare #yyc #yeg #yql #abhealth #abpoli

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

‘Outbreak in Alberta was preventable’: AMA president criticizes province’s handling of measles outbreak, premier defends it

The new president of the Alberta Medical Association shared some sharp criticisms on social media Friday of the way the province has managed the measles outbreak.

www.ctvnews.ca

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 4d

“David Parker is supremely confident that he will never pay $112,500 in fines levied by Elections Alberta against himself and Take Back Alberta, the political activist organization he leads.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Parker Vows He and Take Back Alberta Will Escape Punishment | The Tyee

Elections Alberta ordered fines and prosecution in February. But authorities have not acted.

thetyee.ca

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 4d

The Brewers grab early control of the NL Division Series with a 9-3 victory over the Cubs in Game 1 💪

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

This is good —the Mayor of Yellowknife NWT in Canada’s far north weighs in on “Car Bloat” (truck bloat actually) and its many big costs & consequences (thanks @davidzipper.bsky.social for heads-up). And like most who dare tell the truth about that, he’s taking flack.
www.linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/...

Screenshot of LinkedIn post from Yellowknife Mayor describing the costs and consequences of trucks having gotten so much bigger. In the link, he explains the backlash he received for his post.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 5d

There is a storm of race hatred brewing online.
Blaming refugees. Blaming hard working immigrants.
Don't fall for this kind of shit.
I think of the Syrian families who built the north with passion, hard work.
If your relative spreads hate shit tell them to knock it off.

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MsDizzy_22 @msdizzy.bsky.social · 4d

Please read this if you are an Albertan. The teachers are standing up for all children, please stand up for them. #alberta #abpoli #yeg #yyc #publiceducation

www.reddit.com/r/alberta/co...

I support Alberta teachers written on an apple with sun shining in the background.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 6d

Looks like #YEG is making sure that Edmontonians have the opportunity to show their support for teachers as well!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #ABED

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6d

They dismembered a journalist.

I think Chapelle thinks free speech means people have to laugh at unfunny jokes.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 6d

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 6d

“The fact that there is not a private proponent despite obviously huge willingness on the part of Alberta to subsidize this using tax dollars should tell you everything you need to know about the reality of this project, which is that it is not a real project,” Eby said.

thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

As Smith Pushes New Pipeline Plan, Eby Says No Way | The Tyee

BC premier decries environmental risk of tanker traffic from proposed northern terminal.

thetyee.ca

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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 6d

Danielle Smith is pushing a new pipeline to BC with no route, no partners, no plan & no proponent.

The UCP won’t pay teachers or fund schools, healthcare is in chaos & they’re hurting people living with a disability but they’ll gamble billions on a pipe dream.

This isn’t helping Alberta workers.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 7d

“Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues.”

But not Alberta! Because with the UCP it’s about the companies here, not the people…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

5 Canadian provinces raise their minimum wage; Alberta now lowest in the country | CBC News

Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues, including Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

www.cbc.ca

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MsDizzy_22 @msdizzy.bsky.social · 7d

I saw a Kent Monkman exhibition in Winnipeg back in 2019. Strongly recommend everyone go if they can! #art #mtl

APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 7d

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is hosting the largest solo exhibition to date by Cree artist Kent Monkman.

It brings together more than 40 paintings that challenge colonial perspectives.

Cree artist’s exhibition brings together 40 paintings challenging colonial perspectives | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 7d

“2 parts of his threefold plan — punishing drug users, & ensuring police & peace officers have more tools to punish them with—will only drive people back into secrecy. That isn’t compassion, it’s a death sentence.”

⁦‪@guyfelicella‬⁩ on Marshall Smiths “plan”!

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: Criminalizing drug use won't solve addiction

It’s easy to cheer for more enforcement against drug users and for abandoning them to deadly consequences if they don’t comply.

calgaryherald.com

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MsDizzy_22 @msdizzy.bsky.social · 7d

Private schools and private healthcare should not get public funding. They can exist but they should also not be charitable organizations. Put them on the same playing field as other businesses, which they are.
You want them? Then pay the price for them.

Ben Rowley🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @benjaminrowley78.bsky.social · 8d

If a private school can charge 20 thousand dollars for a kid to go to Junior Kindergarten, then the school should not be getting funding from the provincial government 🤬 #abpoli #ableg

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