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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 9d

I stand with Alberta teachers. ❤️

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 9d

Utter contempt and disrespect from Bruce McAllister.

Cutting off the kid's mic and limiting his freedom of expression is one thing, but saying he should be spanked is a fireable offense from a supposedly neutral moderator. Bruce needs to be removed immediately.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 9d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 9d

I have to say in all my years as a journalist, I've never heard a government employee say that a youth should be assaulted for speaking their mind.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 9d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you, Alberta students, for using your voice to stand up for public education.

We know that you are worth more than the lowest education funding rate in the country.

Your futures are worth so much more.

youtu.be/WtRB7GsKyOQ?...

We stand with students, parents, and teachers!

YouTube video by Alberta's New Democrat Caucus

youtu.be

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 14d

This is an unbelievable loss to Alberta. Dr. Markland was a powerful voice of compassion and integrity and he was loved and respected by so many.

My deepest condolences to his family and friends. 💔

www.reddeeradvocate.com/home/edmonto...

Edmonton mountain biker who died in crash near Nordegg mourned

Dr. Darren Markland was well respected ICU physician and health care advocate

www.reddeeradvocate.com

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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 22d

A local landowner sparred with Marciano over not receiving the company’s lease payments on her land. Marciano said she needs to apply for reimbursement from the government.

“It’s still our tax dollars,” she said.

“That’s not good enough.”

thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-...

Alberta’s oil and gas legacy is a ‘gigantic problem’: top political staffer | The Narwhal

Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy aims to deal with the oil and gas industry’s unpaid taxes and orphaned wells. A pitch in Warburg didn’t go as planned

thenarwhal.ca

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 29d

Sherwood Park, we’re coming your way!

Albertans have a lot on their minds when it comes to healthcare, the economy, education, and affordability.

Join MLA Kyle Kasawski and me on Thursday to discuss how we can be better together.

Your voice and your ideas matter.

BetterTogetherSummer.ca

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Government’s job is to fund public education properly so all kids can succeed.

It’s not to ban books or question your child’s gender.

They want us to be distracted by the latter so they can get away with failing at the former.

Don’t let the UCP get away with any of it.

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join my colleagues and me for a conversation about how to make Alberta Better Together.

We need your ideas, your voice, and your advocacy.

Sign up at BetterTogetherSummer.ca

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Sep 1

Finance Minister Nate Horner thinks 12% increase - over 4 years for teachers is too much.

But he voted in favour of a ln immediate 14% living allowance increase for MLAs.

Just sayin’…

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · Aug 29

Reporter - “You’re saying that teachers suddenly asked for better wages, but they’ve been asking for better wages for months?”

Horner - “Well yeah, but we have no appetite to pay more”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Sep 1

Wow. Danielle Smith wants this sexually explicit material to be mandatory reading for children?? How disgusting! Where are her morals? Her values? 🫠

Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · Aug 29

Danielle Smith on Atlas Shrugged, on Edmonton schools' list of books banned by provincial order: "Maybe we should make it mandatory reading in high school."
Provincial order: "The school authority must not select for inclusion in a school library... materials containing explicit sexual
content."

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Aug 26

It’s time for Danielle Smith and the UCP to take personal responsibility for the challenging conditions in Alberta classrooms.

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Aug 25

Registrations for our Better Together town halls have opened in Calgary, Spruce Grove, Sherwood Park & Airdrie.

We need your voice, your ideas, and your advocacy.

Sign up at BetterTogetherSummer.ca.

Remember: Registrations for Red Deer and Edmonton have been extended for Wednesday and Thursday!

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Alberta Legislature belongs to the people of Alberta. It is supposed to be a welcoming and inclusive place for all.

The UCP is the only government in the country to welcome a performer who preaches hate towards its people onto public land and waste public resources while doing it.

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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · Aug 22

Danielle Smith’s travel tip of the year: head to B.C. if you want a free COVID shot. 🧳

Albertans can get COVID-19 vaccinations for free in B.C. | CBC News

People who don’t qualify for free COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta can get one in British Columbia, the province’s ministry of health confirmed with CBC News.

www.cbc.ca

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Aug 15

Registrations are open for our better together town Halls in Red Deer on August 27th and in Edmonton on August 28th.

Join our leader, my colleagues, and me for conversations about how we can make life better for all Albertans.

Register at BetterTogetherSummer.ca

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Once again, Mickey Amery proves he can't be trusted to follow Alberta laws, even the ones he passes.

Albertans deserve better.

Better is possible.

Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · Aug 7

Mickey Amery hid ties to the UCP’s CorruptCare scandal. Now he’s interfering in the courts to push a referendum to take Alberta out of Canada.

Amery cannot be trusted as Alberta’s Minister of Justice.

He must be fired. Join the call: FireAmery.ca

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Aug 7

Have ideas about how we can be better together?

Want to make our province and country an even better place to live, work, and raise a family?

Join the conversation!

Registrations for our first town hall in Lethbridge are now open! We'd love to see you!

BetterTogetherSummer.ca

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Jul 30

👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · Jul 30

If the Minister of Justice is counseling the Chief Electoral Officer to disregard the law, it makes you wonder what kind of advice he's offering the premier and the rest of government.

Predictably, the move is sowing further distrust in the democratic system, including elections and courts.

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Jul 29

The Premier and Justice Minister are once again trying to politically interfere and pressure an independent decision-maker. Why? To support the separatist base of their party and protect their own party.

They’re not focused on Albertans. They’re focused on themselves.

Again.

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Jul 28

The killing of children and civilians - whether through bombs, starvation or terrorism - should devastate us all.

The Alberta New Democrats support the Canadian government’s call on the Israeli government to allow for the sustained and large scale delivery of humanitarian aid.

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · Jul 21

Jasper mayor stands by report that criticizes Alberta government’s wildfire response.

globalnews.ca/news/1129735...

Jasper mayor stands by report that criticizes Alberta government’s wildfire response | Globalnews.ca

The Mayor of Jasper, Alta. is standing by a report that criticizes the UCP government's response to a wildfire that ravaged much of the town last summer.

globalnews.ca

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Jul 21

Danielle Smith and the UCP must publicly condemn this. They need to send a message to all Albertans that threatening and intimidating reporters is completely unacceptable in a democracy.

Women journalists are also far too often the targets of this kind of harassment and it must stop.

Kathleen Ganley @kathleenganley.bsky.social · Jul 21

This is targeted harassment designed to intimidate a reporter with the intention to deprive the public of access to the truth. It is an attack on not just the free press, but democracy. #AbLeg

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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Jul 19

“Smith, speaking at an unrelated press conference in Edmonton, instead blamed the federal government for..”

…everything, right?

She literally blames them for everything.

Where’s that personal responsibility the UCP claims to value?

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Alberta Premier Smith demands apology from fire-stricken Jasper for critical report

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith demanded Friday the fire-stricken town of Jasper apologize and retract a report criticizing her government for its role in last summer’s devastating blaze.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · Jul 18

The Jasper Wildfire review is damningly clear about one thing: the UCP government exploited a life-and-death moment to play political games.

And in their response to this report, rather than accepting responsibility and promising to do better, they lash out, insult others, and refuse any blame.

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