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Dennis Kendel

@kendel.bsky.social

Physician with deep interest in public policy strategies for optimizing population health and Primary Healthcare

1,128 Followers  |  58 Following  |  181 Posts  |  Joined: 05.07.2023  |  1.5954

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For Poilievre, β€˜Surviving’ as Leader Won’t Be Enough | The Tyee He needs big support from convention delegates to keep control. Can Stephen Harper quiet the questions?

For Poilievre, 'Surviving' as Leader Won't Be Enough via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

08.12.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s at Stake During DULF’s Constitutional Challenge | The Tyee The case’s outcome could affect the founders’ criminal charges, and Canadian drug laws. A Tyee explainer.

What's at Stake During DULF's Constitutional Challenge via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

02.12.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The method to Mark Carney’s madness The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer

The method to Mark Carney’s madness www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...

29.11.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta officially tables bill to allow doctors to toggle between public and private pay for surgeries Premier Danielle Smith’s government previously suggested family doctors would be eligible, but they’re not included in the proposed legislation.

Alberta officially tables bill to allow doctors to toggle between public and private pay for surgeries canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/alberta-offi...

24.11.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My MLA Called Me a Crude Swear Word. I’m Not Mad | The Tyee How I went from anger to understanding after a voicemail mishap.

My MLA Called Me a Crude Swear Word. I'm Not Mad via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

19.11.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.

Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

17.11.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.

Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

17.11.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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An Unheeded Lesson from the First World War | The Tyee Post-traumatic stress disorder has been misunderstood. But we can’t ignore its impacts.

An Unheeded Lesson from the First World War via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

11.11.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Military Wins and Public Programs Lose in Carney’s Budget | The Tyee But will the Liberals find enough support to survive a non-confidence vote?

The Military Wins and Public Programs Lose in Carney's Budget via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

05.11.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Impact of excessive social media use on adolescent depression and its consequences in France: An individual-based microsimulation model Based on a individual-based microsimulation model of 18.6 million French adolescents, Nicolas Hoertel and colleagues examine whether excessive social media use contributes to rising adolescent depress...

Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

01.11.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Giving Birth in the Bush | The Tyee Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski is very pregnant and very far away from the nearest hospital. An excerpt from β€˜Wilderness Mother.’

Giving Birth in the Bush via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

31.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kinew’s hand-picked senior adviser on strategy to end homelessness resigns Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud, who was appointed to lead the province’s high-profile strategy to end chronic homelessness, has resigned only 10 months into the job. Blaikie Whitecloud confirmed Thursday th...

Kinew’s hand-picked senior adviser on strategy to end homelessness resigns
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

31.10.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Pure Chaos’: Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis | The Tyee Experts say AHS data obtained by The Tyee further indicates the system faces being overwhelmed.

'Pure Chaos': Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

27.10.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I Am One of 20 Million in US With Long COVID. RFK Pulled the Rug From Under Us. RFK Jr. has shut down the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, gutted funding, and derailed trials and studies.

I Am One of 20 Million in US With Long COVID. RFK Pulled the Rug From Under Us. truthout.org/articles/i-a...

21.10.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Seven obstetrician gynecologists resign from hospital in B.C. Interior Interior Health vice-president of medicine Dr. Mark Masterson says the doctors make up the whole department, but he assured the public there will be no change to obstetric or gynecology services at th...

Seven obstetrician gynecologists resign from hospital in B.C. Interior canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/seven-obstet...

15.10.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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B.C. set to open Western Canada’s first new medical school in decades The initial class of 48 students will start at Simon Fraser University’s existing campus in Surrey, while construction of the permanent facility begins late next year and is expected to be ready for c...

B.C. set to open Western Canada’s first new medical school in decades canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/bc-set-open-...

14.10.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Alberta threw away $1.5 billion on Keystone XL | The Sprawl Investors are wary of risky pipelinesβ€”so Kenney stepped in.

How Alberta threw away $1.5 billion on Keystone XL (www.sprawlcalgary.com/how-alberta-...)

02.10.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Right-Wing Plan to Take Over Alberta Education | The Tyee A new report zeroes in on the forces aiming to win control of school boards in next month’s elections.

The Right-Wing Plan to Take Over Alberta Education via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

09.09.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kazoo counterprotestors drown out anti-LGBTQ+ preacher's hate rally - LGBTQ Nation The joyful counterprotest brought out around 200 people β€” there's even video!

Kazoo counterprotestors drown out anti-LGBTQ+ preacher’s hate rally www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/kazo...

05.09.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta’s War on Kids and Classrooms | The Tyee The UCP’s policies read like dystopian fiction. And are a warning for BC.

Alberta's War on Kids and Classrooms via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

04.09.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This long weekend, famous B.C. park Joffre Lakes is open. At what cost? | The Narwhal Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will open over Labour Day weekend against the wishes of First Nations, despite a co-management agreement with BC Parks

This long weekend, famous B.C. park Joffre Lakes is open. At what cost?: thenarwhal.ca/joffre-lakes...

29.08.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now We Know the Payout for the Fired Fraser Health CEO | The Tyee Dr. Victoria Lee’s severance is listed at $609,335, clearing up a mystery BC Conservatives raised in April.

Now We Know the Payout for the Fired Fraser Health CEO via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

11.08.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Theocratic Politics Behind a MAGA Preacher’s Tour of Canada | The Tyee Sean Feucht has called the government β€˜tyrannical’ and warned of a β€˜demon stronghold.’

The Theocratic Politics Behind a MAGA Preacher's Tour of Canada via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

06.08.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta’s Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines | The Tyee The virus hits the old and poor hardest. The province is erecting hurdles for granting them protection.

Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

06.08.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta’s Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines | The Tyee The virus hits the old and poor hardest. The province is erecting hurdles for granting them protection.

Alberta's Perverse New Barriers to COVID Vaccines via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

05.08.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BC Faces a Crisis in Long-Term Senior Care, Says Advocate | The Tyee The province is short 2,000 long-term care beds. Without action, the number will be 16,000 in 10 years, a new report warns.

BC Faces a Crisis in Long-Term Senior Care, Says Advocate via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

30.07.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Military Vet Who Could End Poilievre’s Political Career | The Tyee Her fight is daunting, but indie candidate Bonnie Critchley isn’t one to back down.

The Military Vet Who Could End Poilievre's Political Career via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

28.07.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alberta Youth Have the Right to Books That Reflect Their Lives | The Tyee Including their sexuality.

Alberta Youth Have the Right to Books That Reflect Their Lives via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

26.07.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Regulator imposes restrictions on obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Al-Moumen following patient injuries A Winnipeg doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology has been reprimanded after he injured two women during surgical procedures, but he is being allowed to continue to work in the operating roo...

Regulator imposes restrictions on city surgeon following patient injuries
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

26.07.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Really Happened to Katica? A Tyee Investigation | The Tyee Did the police and coroner dismiss a homicide as an overdose?

What Really Happened to Katica? A Tyee Investigation via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

11.07.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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