Tammy
@renoaddict.bsky.social
She/Her. A fat, tired, perimenopausal Albertan living on Treaty 6 territory. Twitter escapee.
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Former AHS director alleges he was under surveillance, harassed, because he is a potential witness in the lawsuit tied to Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to court docs
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www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
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Former AHS board member obtains rare court order, alleging intimidation by podcasters
The order allows Sandy Edmonstone to search and seize records and electronic devices from David Wallace and James Di Fiore
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Former AHS director alleges he was under surveillance, harassed, because he is a potential witness in the lawsuit tied to Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to court docs
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www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
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Takes halfway through this article to get there but, yeah its not just Fuentes preaching blood and soil politics, the most prominent person doing that, quite explicitly, is JD Vance (like Vivek, a Peter Thiel protegee) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Ramaswamy Challenges Conservatives on Surging Bigotry on the Right
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Takes halfway through this article to get there but, yeah its not just Fuentes preaching blood and soil politics, the most prominent person doing that, quite explicitly, is JD Vance (like Vivek, a Peter Thiel protegee) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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December 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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my latest:
“Once upon a time, we collectively knew that getting vaccinated wasn’t just about oneself, but about protecting those in your direct and even peripheral circles. But anti-vaxxers have become so common that few politicians now advocate for vaccines” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/19/o...
“Once upon a time, we collectively knew that getting vaccinated wasn’t just about oneself, but about protecting those in your direct and even peripheral circles. But anti-vaxxers have become so common that few politicians now advocate for vaccines” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/19/o...
When it comes to vaccines, Canada is normal no longer
According to a recent poll conducted by Leger Healthcare, while the majority of Canadians remain confident about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, there has been an increase in vaccine hesitan...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
my latest:
“Once upon a time, we collectively knew that getting vaccinated wasn’t just about oneself, but about protecting those in your direct and even peripheral circles. But anti-vaxxers have become so common that few politicians now advocate for vaccines” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/19/o...
“Once upon a time, we collectively knew that getting vaccinated wasn’t just about oneself, but about protecting those in your direct and even peripheral circles. But anti-vaxxers have become so common that few politicians now advocate for vaccines” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/19/o...
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6.8% of Albertans have had a covid booster this year.
Six. Point. Eight. Percent.
Embarrassingly low, by design.
Six. Point. Eight. Percent.
Embarrassingly low, by design.
How does Alberta's COVID-19 vaccination rate compare to other provinces? We asked | CBC News
Alberta's declining COVID-19 vaccination rate is sparking more concern as it becomes clear how uptake in the province compares to other parts of the country.
www.cbc.ca
December 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
6.8% of Albertans have had a covid booster this year.
Six. Point. Eight. Percent.
Embarrassingly low, by design.
Six. Point. Eight. Percent.
Embarrassingly low, by design.
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Alberta Next polling has a provincial police force consistently below 50% and the lowest of all categories. But that is one of the proposals that they are proceeding with and in the absence of a referendum. open.alberta.ca/publications...
Alberta Next Panel recommendations - Open Government
open.alberta.ca
December 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Alberta Next polling has a provincial police force consistently below 50% and the lowest of all categories. But that is one of the proposals that they are proceeding with and in the absence of a referendum. open.alberta.ca/publications...
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Well said: "Lougheed envisioned the government as a caretaker with a moral duty to translate our black gold into a high quality of life for every Albertan. He had a strategy and a long-term plan, and didn’t create policy off the cuff in podcast interviews." #ABleg #ABpoli #CdnPoli
"Progressive" - the belief that govt has a moral obligation to build, maintain, and steward public institutions for the common good, rather than burning them down in the name of "freedom" and profit.
Please take a read👇, and share widely w ALL ABs
Please take a read👇, and share widely w ALL ABs
Opinion: Albertans' well-being shouldn't be left to charities
We do not need to "restore" the role of charity in basic health care and education.
edmontonjournal.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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For the lunch crowd.
New from me: I asked Edmonton’s new police chief about photos obtained by @carrietait.bsky.social et al of his predecessor, Dale McFee, at Oilers playoff games with Sam Mraiche/government ministers edmontonjournal.com/news/dale-mc...
Edmonton police chief says policy changed since McFee's Oilers game attendance in businessman's box
Edmonton's new police chief says the service has revised its gifts policy since his predecessor's attendance at Oilers games in a businessman's private box.
edmontonjournal.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
For the lunch crowd.
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We are told the system is "coping." Govt PR teams assure us that "fluctuations" are normal. Look at these graphs and tell me where the "normal" is.
This is real time data from our 14 largest hospitals sites in AB.
The red bars represent dangerous overcrowding.
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This is real time data from our 14 largest hospitals sites in AB.
The red bars represent dangerous overcrowding.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We are told the system is "coping." Govt PR teams assure us that "fluctuations" are normal. Look at these graphs and tell me where the "normal" is.
This is real time data from our 14 largest hospitals sites in AB.
The red bars represent dangerous overcrowding.
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This is real time data from our 14 largest hospitals sites in AB.
The red bars represent dangerous overcrowding.
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As someone who immigrated to Canada this is personally terrifying
Under such a system I would have been “lucky” that I got cancer after I had been here for long enough to become a citizen.
Under such a system I would have been “lucky” that I got cancer after I had been here for long enough to become a citizen.
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As someone who immigrated to Canada this is personally terrifying
Under such a system I would have been “lucky” that I got cancer after I had been here for long enough to become a citizen.
Under such a system I would have been “lucky” that I got cancer after I had been here for long enough to become a citizen.
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Premier Danielle Smith musing about new immigration reforms, such as preventing newcomers from accessing social programs like public health care or bringing their children over until they've been taxpayers for as many as 10 years.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Bell: Danielle Smith speaks out on immigration — the Alberta premier is not holding back
Premier Smith wants a made-in-Alberta immigration focusing on people who can get a job and benefits based for those who work and pay taxes
calgaryherald.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Premier Danielle Smith musing about new immigration reforms, such as preventing newcomers from accessing social programs like public health care or bringing their children over until they've been taxpayers for as many as 10 years.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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...it doesn’t really matter if the premier is a foolish ninny channelling David Cameron, the Conservative British prime minister who let the Brexit referendum go ahead..., or a sly separatist actually engaging in sedition bordering on treason. #abpoli #ableg
albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/with...
albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/with...
With UCP separatists in the driver’s seat, Alberta’s likely to face the biggest disinformation campaign since Brexit - Alberta Politics
Jeffrey Rath, the caricature of an Alberta separatist who happens to be Alberta’s best-known separatist at the moment, isn’t right about much, but he was right when he got up at the recent United Cons...
albertapolitics.ca
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
...it doesn’t really matter if the premier is a foolish ninny channelling David Cameron, the Conservative British prime minister who let the Brexit referendum go ahead..., or a sly separatist actually engaging in sedition bordering on treason. #abpoli #ableg
albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/with...
albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/with...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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It's the holiday season so I couldn’t help but think of this quote as I listened to the Premier speak:
“Are there no prisons? Are there not workhouses?”
Probably no calls for children chimney sweeps these days… but I'm sure there’s other options
x.com/PfParks/status...
“Are there no prisons? Are there not workhouses?”
Probably no calls for children chimney sweeps these days… but I'm sure there’s other options
x.com/PfParks/status...
December 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It's the holiday season so I couldn’t help but think of this quote as I listened to the Premier speak:
“Are there no prisons? Are there not workhouses?”
Probably no calls for children chimney sweeps these days… but I'm sure there’s other options
x.com/PfParks/status...
“Are there no prisons? Are there not workhouses?”
Probably no calls for children chimney sweeps these days… but I'm sure there’s other options
x.com/PfParks/status...
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Yesterday the UAH ED had over 79 EIPs!
That’s more admitted pts than funded beds… Sick Admitted pts spilling over into EMS offload spaces, and over into areas for transitional beds (not meant for sick pts)
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That’s more admitted pts than funded beds… Sick Admitted pts spilling over into EMS offload spaces, and over into areas for transitional beds (not meant for sick pts)
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December 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Yesterday the UAH ED had over 79 EIPs!
That’s more admitted pts than funded beds… Sick Admitted pts spilling over into EMS offload spaces, and over into areas for transitional beds (not meant for sick pts)
1/6
That’s more admitted pts than funded beds… Sick Admitted pts spilling over into EMS offload spaces, and over into areas for transitional beds (not meant for sick pts)
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"Public reporting was a major commitment in Smith's pledge to fix the health system, but Wylie's report says the reports that stemmed from that pledge were inconsistent and didn't always follow up on promised metrics."
Alberta's auditor general recommends new system for health reporting after finding disparities, faulty numbers
From me today, covering one of the 8 reports dropped by the AG today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
From me today, covering one of the 8 reports dropped by the AG today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Alberta's auditor general recommends new system for health reporting, finds disparity
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general says the province needs a new framework for measuring and reporting the performance of its health-care system.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"Public reporting was a major commitment in Smith's pledge to fix the health system, but Wylie's report says the reports that stemmed from that pledge were inconsistent and didn't always follow up on promised metrics."
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Not that it matters, since Smithnwesson just ignores Albertans whose name doesn’t rhyme with Mam Sraiche.
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Many Albertans want private school funding scrapped, survey finds
A recent survey found a majority of Albertans would want the government to remove public funding of independent/private schools.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Not that it matters, since Smithnwesson just ignores Albertans whose name doesn’t rhyme with Mam Sraiche.
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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The UCP has frozen U of Alberta's operating grant for years, crippling the budget of those studying cancer and other problems
Meanwhile Danielle Smith directly intervened in the Advanced Ministry of Education, pressuring them to get Jordan Petersen's school accredited in Alberta
Meanwhile Danielle Smith directly intervened in the Advanced Ministry of Education, pressuring them to get Jordan Petersen's school accredited in Alberta
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The UCP has frozen U of Alberta's operating grant for years, crippling the budget of those studying cancer and other problems
Meanwhile Danielle Smith directly intervened in the Advanced Ministry of Education, pressuring them to get Jordan Petersen's school accredited in Alberta
Meanwhile Danielle Smith directly intervened in the Advanced Ministry of Education, pressuring them to get Jordan Petersen's school accredited in Alberta
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Recall movement is gaining steam and can no longer be laughed off. For politicians, it's poison. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abrecall #yyc #yeg #cdnpoli #abgov
Braid: The recall movement is political poison but it's no longer just an Alberta oddity
Alberta's recall movement keeps growing. It's no longer just an oddity, even though politicians avoid it like the plague.
calgaryherald.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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“An RCMP probe is continuing. Mr. Wylie is still labouring to finish his report before next April, when his term expires, since the government has rebuffed his request for an extension.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Globe editorial: The questions unanswered in Alberta’s health care procurement controversy
The province has called off negotiations for two private surgical facilities, but the mystery surrounding the government’s actions remains
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“An RCMP probe is continuing. Mr. Wylie is still labouring to finish his report before next April, when his term expires, since the government has rebuffed his request for an extension.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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It's grading season. Like most polisci profs, I'm inundated with essays on the state of democracy.
Here is a transcript of Danielle Smith's remarks on her radio show yesterday.
Let's break down her comments to see just how problematic and uninformed they are.
Here is a transcript of Danielle Smith's remarks on her radio show yesterday.
Let's break down her comments to see just how problematic and uninformed they are.
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It's grading season. Like most polisci profs, I'm inundated with essays on the state of democracy.
Here is a transcript of Danielle Smith's remarks on her radio show yesterday.
Let's break down her comments to see just how problematic and uninformed they are.
Here is a transcript of Danielle Smith's remarks on her radio show yesterday.
Let's break down her comments to see just how problematic and uninformed they are.