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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦

@wellgoodelsie.bsky.social

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Canadian sociologist with a background in health, food, technology & the intersectionality in inequality. Vote because it is important. I vote with my ballot, my feet, my dollar, my time, my attention. If you don’t vote, don’t complain. Salty & sweet.

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Jul 23

This is important. Proportional representation is better for Canada, better for democracy.
#Canada #MarkCarney #electionreform #CDNpoli

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Make Canada's voting system fair and proportional!

Canadians are tired of our broken voting system. After Trudeau broke his promise of reforming our electoral system in 2015, apathy and cynicism towards our democracy has grown. If Canada is to weath...

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you @leadnowca.bsky.social for creating a great video. Affordable housing and housing for all is a huge need across our nation. Our community has grown from coast to coast to coast. The need is big

Looking at you @MarkJCarney to deliver Homes For All in Budget 2025 👀
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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 1d

As an aside, now that the Calgary police department has thrown their support behind UCP supported Sonja Sharp, I wonder what the connection is between the surprise (and not very transparent) departure (forced resignation?) of Calgary’s previous police chief? It smells bad. Just saying. Thoughts?

Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 1d

They think they are winning because they refuse to listen to any criticism or opinion that differs from theirs and they shut it down. Not being aware of the opinions of all of your Alberta neighbours is not the same as winning.

Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 1d

Getting into some good trouble to force the bad troubles hand into legislation.
#AIregulation #technology #peopleandplanetbeforeprofits

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Sora2 is already causing AI chaos #news #newsupdate #aivideos #ai #techtrends #jakepaul

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 4d

Nepotistic favouritism. Am I surprised? No. What are we not hearing about?

Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 6d

Sadly, this was coming. The #Alberta government needs to do more. Or at least shut up about healthcare and let the doctors talk to the public and the media.
#ABpoli #healthcare #measles

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Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death | CBC News

Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shor...

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 6d

Exactly! It’s shameful regardless of where it’s happening. It’s not a problem that any Canadian should ignore.

Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 6d

This is where #Alberta money is going. It’s going to oil companies, their lobbyists, expensive cancelled contracts, contracts that failed and sucked our coffers dry. It’s not going to #education or #healthcare .
#Albertapolitics and their corruption is where it’s going.

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ANALYSIS | After losing billions of dollars on Keystone XL and tank cars, Alberta is pursuing another pipeline | CBC News

After months of Premier Danielle Smith vowing to find a company willing to develop a new oil export pipeline, the Alberta government itself is taking the plunge. The move is already drawing both prais...

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 11d

Ugh. It’s time the people and the planet we live on are prioritized over profits. How does this benefit us, the people, and our land that sustains us?

Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 14d

This frightens me greatly. I think of how much of earth’s history was shaped by an anoxic atmosphere and single cell organisms. What we have here on earth is precious to us and everything we know.
#history #sustainability #PeopleandPlanetoverProfits

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Oceans have crossed 'safe' acidic threshold, scientists warn | CBC News

The latest Planetary Health Check report says ocean acidification has reached risky territory. Experts say it will reduce our oceans’ ability to absorb the carbon we emit and also weaken the shellfish...

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 16d

Another reason to regulate the tech industry. AI scams will continue to spread if governments don’t step in.
#AI #technologicalfallacy #AIregulations #technology

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Unravelling at the seams: when online fashion orders don't come as advertised | CBC News

Sponsored ads on Facebook are leading users to fashion retail websites. Customers think they're ordering discounted clothing from a high-end boutique that's closing. Instead, they end up with cheap it...

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 20d

I’m not surprised, but I’m disappointed, sad, and angry that this is such a typical response from the #ABgov

#ABpoli #Alberta #compassionandcareforall

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Alberta looks to use notwithstanding clause on its 3 transgender laws: memo | CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office has directed officials to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo obtai...

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 20d

WTF is this and what business does the #Alberta government have in launching smear campaigns against our teachers? #Education is greatly valued by Albertans and funding has been a big battle between the government and education for almost as long as I can remember.

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Alberta set to launch ad campaign against teachers as threat of strike escalates | CBC News

The standoff between the Alberta government and its 51,000 teachers — with each side accusing the other of lying — is set to turn into an all-out advertising war.

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · 24d

#ElbowsUp #Canada

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U.S. outdoor group's application to use B.C. land sparks debate amid 51st state talk | CBC News

People on Vancouver Island have been hotly debating an application from a U.S.-based organization that runs wilderness trips for a licence to camp on 77 parcels of Crown land on Vancouver Island and t...

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m so behind this because it’s long overdue.

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70 leading Canadians, civil society groups ask Carney to protect Canada's 'digital sovereignty' | CBC News

Dozens of experts, academics and organizations have released an open letter urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to swiftly "defend Canada's digital sovereignty" and protect the country from the whims of...

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 30

A feel good story about summer grilling and BBQ season. Crazy how their personal number became associated with the grill’s customer service. They handled it with class!
#BC #Canada #goodnewsstory

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Customers started calling a B.C. couple at home asking for help with their barbecues. They decided to help | CBC News

A couple in B.C.'s Okanagan answered hundreds of calls for a Canadian barbecue company after their number was listed as the customer service line.

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 30

Does this same challenge apply to our elected representatives? Has Marlaina been challenged yet?

Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 29

Marlaina, is it vicious compliance or is it a problem with the list? I think it’s a problem with the list because the bible is the most violent and most sexual book I have ever read. If we’re banning graphic, violent, and sexual books the bible is the culprit book #ABpoli

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'Vicious compliance': Alberta premier decries Edmonton Public Schools' banned book list | CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith slammed the Edmonton Public School Board Friday morning for its banned book list, which features more than 200 titles.

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 16

Let your gf know that Raven is such a cool name to pick. (Says the lady who feeds the crows and magpies who visit her).

Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 16

Anyways, I’m really excited about your videos and I just want to see you stay safe. ‘Cause that’s a weird poll. Yikes.

Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 16

I’m sorry this is off topic to this post, but I just watched your video about the strange poll that was sent to you by your state. It looks like a push poll to get a desired answer. And the legitimate pollsters that I know of (albeit from my home country of Canada) don’t offer gift cards. Gift card🚩

Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 13

@rachelgilmore.bsky.social broke the story on @thetyee.ca and this is our call to action! Let’s tell them that Canadians DO NOT support ICE and it’s unconscionable that a Canadian company would participate.
#CDNpoli

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Tell the Canadian Government: Stop Funding Companies Supporting Trump’s Human Rights Abuses

GardaWorld — a Canadian-based “private security company” — has million-dollar contracts to execute Trump's racist and inhumane immigration regime, which kidnaps people, tears families apart, and denie...

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 11

Danielle Smith’s shameful race to the bottom by removing transparency.
#Alberta #ABpoli

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Alberta government changes expense disclosure policy, removes eight years of records | CBC News

Key changes to Alberta’s expense disclosure policy mean that the receipts of senior government officials, including the premier, will no longer be public.

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 10

A dilly of a story. A real pickle. Bick’s uses Canadian pickles and lids, but is processed and packaged in Wisconsin. Is elbows up hurting Ontario cucumber growers?
#ElbowsUp #tariffs #Canada

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Sour news for pickle lovers: Bick's pickles no longer stocked at some Canadian retailers | CBC News

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Elsie Wellgood 🇨🇦 @wellgoodelsie.bsky.social · Aug 10

What do I think of this @rachelgilmore.bsky.social ? I think I’ll keep my elbows up. This is huge news and we all need to hold our government accountable. Remind them to keep their elbows up.

Thank you for breaking this story. It’s great to see you in @thetyee.ca
#Canada

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A Canadian company is staffing ‘Alligator Alcatraz' -- and Carney's government awarded it millions

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