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Commentary: The Consequences of Private Involvement in Healthcare – The Australian Experience The Cambie proposition is the American individualistic one: If I can afford to pay for quick access to care, then that should be my right. It denies any concept of universalism, of the common good or that your rights might adversely impact my rights ...

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Commentary: The Consequences of Private Involvement in Healthcare – The Australian Experience The Cambie proposition is the American individualistic one: If I can afford to pay for quick access to care, then that should be my right. It denies any concept of universalism, of the common good or that your rights might adversely impact my rights ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

The Battle for Alberta Danielle Smith Brings the Chaos — From Pipelines to Health Care

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The businessman at the heart of Alberta’s health care controversy Podcast Episode · The Decibel · 2025-12-04 · 26m

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With someone like sleepy, selfish Trump leading the world, we can only expect things to get worse; it’s important to have a leader who fights for fairness and freedom. Open your eyes and take action. Big companies and rich people should contribute their part in taxes and not interfere with politics.

Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge In a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas, the first challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats argues that the death was an extrajudicial killing.

Family of Colombian man killed in illegal U.S. strike files human rights challenge
The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on when he was sailing off Colombia's Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights
#Wrldpoli🌐

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Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.

BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors!
You must refuse illegal orders.

The businessman at the heart of Alberta’s health care controversy Podcast Episode · The Decibel · 2025-12-04 · 26m

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Adding health-care numbers to Alberta licences increases fraud risk: privacy watchdog | CBC News Alberta's privacy watchdog is raising concerns about the government's plan to add health-care numbers to driver's licences and other forms of identification.

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A $10,000 deposit to drill an oil well? Alberta premier floats idea as 250,000 old wells need cleanup | CBC News Alberta’s premier is floating the idea of making oil and gas companies pay a deposit before they can drill a new well, as the provincial government tries to tackle the large number of old oil and gas ...

And there are Albertans that wonder why First Nations and people in BC don’t want oil companies building pipelines in their communities!

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The businessman at the heart of Alberta’s health care controversy An investigation into the businessman whose dealings with the government have come under scrutiny

Oh hey! A podcast on Sam Mraiche and his ties to the Alberta government! Including audio from when I asked Justice Minister Mickey Amery about his relationship to the businessman.

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"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."

Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

BREAKING: Matt Jones, one of Alberta's health ministers, just said the private surgical facilities for Red Deer and Lethbridge have been cancelled. Those two projects are owned in part by Sam Mraiche.

Then you connect the dots to @abdaniellesmith's complete inaction to the measles outbreak & her charging an outrageous fee for COVID vaccinations.

Voila, all the ingredients you need for another "good for business" pandemic.

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Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities and many disabled Albertans are worried about changes to AISH and the transition to the Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP). Today and every day, people living with disabilities deserve dignity, respect and a voice.

Finally, someone mentions Alberta's devastating environmental record. Of course Coastal First Nations can't trust Alberta. Albertans can't trust Alberta! Why didn't Carney make cleanup a condition along w/ lifting the renewables ban? Or should we leave that up to the next generation to solve too?

AOC: This is how our healthcare system got deregulated. People talking about Americans should have the personal choice of getting totally fleeced by insurance companies.

The president is falling asleep durring a White House cabinet meeting with each member praising him for his resilience. What are we doing America? This is so embarrassing.

I just find it hilarious that his whole cabinet is sloberring praise all over him with ridiculous hyperbole and he is falling asleep while they're doing it.

You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.

RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".

Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

No I in Team: Hyperpartisanship in Alberta Join Dr. Jared Wesley, Alex Marland, and guests for a networking event followed by a fireside chat on party loyalty in Alberta politics.

Floor crossings, caucus expulsions, maverick behaviour, party mergers, resignations -- this province lives up to the Wild West moniker. Join us Thursday for a lively conversation. Registration is free, and available below.

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Never since 1905, when Alberta became a province, was a petition with nearly half a million signatures tabled in the Legislature.

Never was a Premier presented with such clear choice between right and wrong.

Premier, do the right thing. Avoid a divisive referendum. #ableg

Auditor’s report slams Ford government over health care Watchdog Shelley Spence diagnosed a lack of effort to crack down on an estimated $1 billion in potential overcharges by physicians — including 59 who billed for more than 24

Auditor’s report slams Ford government over health care

Guy voted for a rapist and just can’t figure out why his daughters are mad at him. Clearly it must be something wrong with them.

Ontario auditor general releases annual report Ontario is falling short when it comes to its efforts to connect Ontarians with primary care, the province’s auditor general says.

#BREAKING: Auditor General says Ontario falling short on connecting patients with primary care, expanding medical education and tackling overbilling

Pipeline deal gets downbeat play at Alberta UCP convention, separation talk EDMONTON - Alberta’s watershed pipeline deal with Ottawa wasn't front and centre Friday when Premier Danielle Smith spoke with United Conservative Party faithful at their annual convention.

Pipeline deal gets downbeat play at Alberta UCP convention, separation talk

From me & @reportrix.bsky.social today:

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