Chris Gallaway

Opinion: Treat public health care as a nation-building project We are already far down the road towards a two-tiered health care system where the rich come first. It’s unacceptable and it’s un-Canadian.

Opinion: Treat public health care as a nation-building project

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16.10.2025 03:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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Radio Active with Jessica Ng, Min Dhariwal: The province announced money to add more hospital beds in Edmonton

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14.03.2025 02:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Listen to FOM's Chris Gallaway talk to our friends from @sosalberta.bsky.social & @theprogressreport.ca about this year's provincial budget & what we ACTUALLY need to keep up with AB's growing health care & education needs👇

06.03.2025 16:54 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

NEW POD: @jimstr.bsky.social and I speak to @cgallaway.bsky.social and @wingkarli.bsky.social about what Alberta’s 2025 budget means for health care and education, respectively.

06.03.2025 16:38 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

There is Nothing Compassionate About the Government’s Addictions Care Plan There is Nothing Compassionate About the Government’s Addictions Care Plan

“This plan is anything but compassionate. The government is stubbornly moving forward with this ideological legislation despite a lack of evidence to support forced treatment. In fact, there is evidence to show this approach could very well result in further harm & more fatalities,” said Gallaway.

25.02.2025 15:36 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 2

Albertans Deserve Full Investigation into Surgical Procurement and AHS Dismissals

“The Auditor General’s investigation must continue unimpeded. All information uncovered should be turned over to the RCMP for further investigation. Anything less is unacceptable.”

Read our release: www.friendsofmedicare.org/albertans_de...

06.02.2025 15:59 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 3

Alberta ousted health services CEO amid probe into medical contracts, document alleges Athana Mentzelopoulos was dismissed two days before a meeting with province’s auditor on her investigation, according to letter

SCOOP: Danielle Smith's government fired the head of Alberta Health Services two days before she was to meet with the Auditor-General to discuss her internal investigation into procurement contracts and deals for private surgical facilities. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg

06.02.2025 03:49 — 👍 920    🔁 551    💬 70    📌 86

Blue-filtered photo of a health care worker administering chemotherapy to a patient. Overlaid text reads "World Cancer Day: Let's get the new Calgary Cancer Centre fully operational. Read FOM's release: friendsofmedicare.org/news"

Feb. 4 is World Cancer Day.

But AB is still waiting on plans for Calgary's new cancer centre. With Budget 2025 around the corner, we need to see a plan & appropriate funding to get the Arthur J.E. Child Cancer Centre fully staffed & operational ASAP.
friendsofmedicare.org/world_cancer_day_2025

04.02.2025 19:57 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

Green-filtered photo of two hands counting out various pills. Overlaid text reads: "Albertans Deserve Action on Dental Care and Pharmacare. Read FOM's response: friendsofmedicare.org/news

Why are our governments still dragging their feet on implementing & expanding Pharmacare & dental care?
friendsofmedicare.org/albertans_deserve_action_on_dental_care_and_pharmacare

Take action!
📢Dental care: friendsofmedicare.org/abdentalcare
📢Pharmacare: friendsofmedicare.org/abpharmacare

03.02.2025 18:30 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1