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Leslie AJ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Newish Edmontonian after 40+ years in Peace River. Retired evaluator, MSc in health promotion. Treaty 6 territory. 🍁

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This is what fascism looks like. πŸ˜³πŸ‘‡

07.03.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

I will also say that it’s a bit wild to me that no press freedom organization or professional journalistic association has tried to contact me or even put out a statement here.

I mean Jesus Christ. A little solidarity from institutions would be nice here!

06.03.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1577    πŸ” 434    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 10

It’s notable that 53% of Albertans think Danielle Smith is a separatist, while 77% think Naheed Nenshi is not. That’s a pretty wide gap and sets up an interesting election campaign if this is the ballot box question.

05.03.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Credit to trevors_history_reels

#Canada vs the #US WWI and WWII #Facts

Education is key

04.03.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8
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This is big.

04.03.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 7
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We already had an integrated health care systemβ€”before the AB government dismantled AHS.

They're spending billions of public dollars on endless restructuring & private profits, instead of expanding public capacity & improving care.

Watch FOM's Chris Gallaway on CTV: www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

04.03.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
How to Think Critically About Data (Even if you're not a data nerd like me)

A free 45-minute Lunch & Learn session with Robson Fletcher, Data & Storytelling Strategist.

Topics include:
- How statistics & data visualization can mislead -- intentionally or accidentally
- Practical tips for evaluating data you are presented with
- Why feelings DO matter when it comes to facts

Tuesday, March 17
12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Via Google Meet (pre-registration required)

How to Think Critically About Data (Even if you're not a data nerd like me) A free 45-minute Lunch & Learn session with Robson Fletcher, Data & Storytelling Strategist. Topics include: - How statistics & data visualization can mislead -- intentionally or accidentally - Practical tips for evaluating data you are presented with - Why feelings DO matter when it comes to facts Tuesday, March 17 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Via Google Meet (pre-registration required)

I'm no longer a data journalist but, as an independent practitoner, one of my goals is still to help people make sense of the daily deluge of data we're all swimming in.

To that end, I'm hosting this free online session on March 17.

You don't have to be a nerd to come nerd out with me... πŸ€“

🧡

04.03.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Family seeking $1.3M owed by Alberta separatist leader Dennis Modry after court order | CBC News Relatives of a prominent Alberta separatist who met with U.S. officials are upset that he has failed to pay back more than $1.3 million that he owes from a court order issued almost a year ago. A B.C....

Check out the latest on the traitor crew:
Allegations he took control of the money of an elderly couple - rented a condo in Arizona, bought wine, lost 9k in crypto, invested in his own failed condo scheme.
This is the guy who would break up our country.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

04.03.2026 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 251    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 3
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The UCP promised triage doctors weeks ago, but Albertans are still waiting.

Now the Premier is pointing fingers instead of taking responsibility.

Yet again, this government is playing the blame game while ERs remain overcrowded and frontline staff are stretched to the limit.

04.03.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy Is Taking Shape How will Canada respond to aggressive American critical mineral initiatives?

Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy Is Taking Shape

How will Canada respond to aggressive American critical mineral initiatives?
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/canadas-cr...

04.03.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Say their names: Mayerthorpe 20 years after the most violent moment in Canadian law enforcement history It’s been two decades since the gut-wrenching news shocked the nation: the worst-ever murder in Canadian law enforcement history.

It was a solemn day, 21 years ago when four RCMP officers gave their lives in their service to Albertans.

Today, my UCP desecrate their memories by demonizing the RCMP and pushing for a provincial police force no one wants.

edmontonjournal.com/news/nationa...
#abpoli #UCPCorruption #ableg

03.03.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œSo what’s behind Alberta’s fiscal troubles? It turns out that policy choices, not external factors, are largely to blame.”

Well blow me down with a feather, would never have guessed that.

Thanks, Alberta Next panel member.

03.03.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion: Alberta needs to lead β€” not leave β€” Canada Alberta doesn't need to leave Canada. Alberta needs to lead Canada; to create jobs, attract investment, and build long-term prosperity.

Maybe Albertans should have elected a leader instead of a lobbyist.

edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#JustSayin #abpoli #UCPCorruption #ableg

03.03.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Best Healthcare in the World 2026 List of countries ranked according to the quality of their healthcare systems, with a ranking from various sources including which country has the best and which country has the worst healthcare in th...

Top 5 Healthcare Systems in the World

5 Countries with the Best Healthcare

1. Taiwan
2. South Korea
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Sweden

worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...

03.03.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 21

US evangelicals have spent generations preparing to fight the Antichrist. But when he finally shows up, they just make him President.

03.03.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1233    πŸ” 241    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 7
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It made me happy to see my dear friend @brittlestar.com reading my magazine and sharing his reaction.
*****
gurdeep.ca/magazine

02.03.2026 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 310    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

THIS.
#abpoli #ableg

01.03.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Mark Carney made β€˜terrible mistake’ by parroting Donald Trump’s justification for war on Iran, says historian and security expert - Alberta Politics Prime Minister Mark Carney made β€œa terrible mistake” with his immediate full-throated support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, Canadian historian and security-intelligence exper...

albertapolitics.ca/2026/03/mark...

01.03.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you spend time in the bad place, you’re hearing this claim a lot:

Alberta sends $23B more to Ottawa than it gets back. If we separated, we’d erase the $9B deficit and have a $14B surplus.

It sounds simple. It’s wrong. Here's why. 🧡

01.03.2026 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 424    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 30
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First-of-its-kind social service event has impact in northern Alberta town | CBC News Vulnerable Peace River residents receive social supports at an innovative pop-up event that was launched in the community. Organizers hope to host the one-day event again, before the end of 2026.

I’m so pleased to see this kind of innovative thinking in Peace River, my former home. Smart!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

01.03.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Back in the day, even small-town journalists like me would have asked: "Where are you getting your data from?"
Afterward, we continued to ask until the government shared its public datasets, allowing us to start our comparisons.
That is all!!
bsky.app/profile/theb...

01.03.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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So…

The UCP is moving procurement, which is the core of the β€œcorrupt care” scandal into…

The premiers office.

Cool.

What could possibly go wrong?

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

28.02.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 175    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 7
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Opinion: Smith and Poilievre find someone to blame for their problems: immigrants Canada has seen rapid population growth in the past without the issues now being attributed to newcomers

β€œUnderstand: in the face of a fiscal emergency supposedly so pressing it required commandeering the province’s airwaves, the Premier proposes to wait eight months to hold a vote on whether to do things that are within her power to do tomorrow.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

26.02.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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26.02.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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30 years.

This video should be on every network.

26.02.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 15926    πŸ” 8460    πŸ’¬ 1011    πŸ“Œ 915

I'm so tired of politicians like Smith and Poilievre who work to encourage Albertans and Canadians to be the worst version of ourselves
I remember multiple news stories from 20 yrs ago when Albertans helped immigrant communities
Now we have a premier who scapegoats them
#ableg #abpoli

26.02.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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Heated Rivalry fans unfamiliar with concept hockey players might be gross TORONTO - Fans of the smash hit romance show Heated Rivalry, many of whom have also become fans of hockey, are expressing confusion at the discovery that the overwhelming majority of real life hockey ...

Heated Rivalry fans unfamiliar with concept hockey players might be gross

26.02.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 336    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Me, too (and my husband). We didn’t realize how special we are (let alone about the alien theory). πŸ˜‚ Thanks!

26.02.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As a Long COVID sufferer who has already had a COVID induced heart attack, pretty much everything she is saying is accurate.
Everyone needs to protect themselves from airborne pathogen spread, and governments (as well as big business) are NOT providing us with clean indoor air to reduce spread.

26.02.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0