Dr. Andy Holt

FIFA: the last good idea.

In 1987, FIFA created the "Fair Play" award in response to the behaviour of Dundee United's fans at the 1987 UEFA Cup Final vs Gothenburg. The inaugural award was presented to Utd in 1988. I was one of the fans who attended both legs of the final.

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It's hardly surprising that there's so much corruption, dishonesty and bullying in Alberta and Edmonton soccer when this is the example that the governing body sets.
Countries are withdrawing from the Eurovision song contest over Israel's involvement.
Now do the World Cup, over USA's involvement.

Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington US president receives new Fifa honour as scrutiny grows over Infantino’s political alliances and Trump’s disputed record on global conflicts

Didn't think FIFA could become more corrupt than under Sepp Blatter, yet here we are.
I'm a lifelong player, coach & fan, and still watch my club team back in Scotland play every week. But if Scotland played a World Cup game in my backyard, I'd close the curtains.
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Alberta government hires PR firm during teacher strike! 🤯 Read the full story and comment on TownAndCountryToday.com

Alberta government awarded PR firm sole-source $200K contract to run education campaign to sway public opinion during teachers' battle

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Stick Farage in a locked room for 5 minutes with some Glasgow schoolchildren.
Problem solved.

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More prostate cancer cases diagnosed at Stage 4 in recent years, study finds Official recommendations discouraging use of hotly debated screening test could be linked to increase, experts suggest

More prostate cancer cases diagnosed at Stage 4 in recent years, study finds. Researchers suggest this is linked with official recommendations discouraging the use of a hotly debated screening test, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

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They're not wrong ....

Calgary police withhold evidence of brutality as final UofC protest charges fall New documents reveal Calgary Police Service suppressed evidence of brutality by officers at the University of Calgary on May 9, 2024. Among this was camera footage from senior officers that should hav...

In which I pay Calgary police $250 for the privilege of seeing them beat me into concussion, for them to decide months later not to hand it over.

Their reason?

The evidence could influence a public body’s opinion of the beating.
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BREAKING!

The #ForeverCanadian petition has been officially approved!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

I am absolutely astonished*

*(not in the slightest)

I imagine things also happened at the UofA encampment clearance that somehow missed being included in the final official account.

"making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century. It must be the top, top priority for everyone, everywhere.” - UN Secretary-General António Guterres

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In the east of Scotland certainly, due to being over-hunted by inbreds from Fife.

Lesser-spotted Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk
Haggis (clockwise variety)
Bob Probert
Two elk

Thanks to the UCP, most of us have nothing left worth stealing.

I don’t think there is any doubt whatsoever about this. Though the end goal is not their buddies making more money - it’s how their buddies then pay them back.
And it’s not just the UCP. Right-wing governments everywhere are populated by these ghouls.
Trump doesn’t even try to hide it any more.

This short article offers an excellent analogy.
And after reading it, look at today’s Guardian newspaper, and read “All the President’s millions”. How the Trump family is using the presidency to make themselves obscenely rich.
Trump. Poilievre. Kenney. Harper. Smith. Ford.
It’s not rocket science.

Two young men were executed as they surrendered to the Illegal occupation forces in the West Bank.

#RiseUp #Genocide #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren #WestBank

Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C. Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.

Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.

Huge Black Friday lineup turns out to just be for Food Bank HAMILTON, ON - Local residents this morning report driving past an excitingly long lineup and assuming it was for a blowout Black Friday sale, before realizing that it was just a regular queue for a b...

Huge Black Friday lineup turns out to just be for Food Bank

Decades of research from the Glycobiology group in the Department of Chemistry at the UofA, started by “Sugar” Ray Lemieux, laid the foundations for this work.
That could not happen now, thanks to years of vicious cuts from the anti-science, anti-education, anti-intellectual fascists of the UCP.

We live in Fort Sask so I exist largely devoid of hope.

And still a majority of Albertans would vote for them.
We’re about two steps away from the UCP collecting the gold fillings from all the victims of their healthcare, forced treatment and social support policies.

Sorry to get your hopes up!

My Dad called it Spanish, and therefore so do I. My Edmonton-born kids think I'm nuts.

Not just Lancashire, it seems:

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It's a historical Lancashire thing. I did look up the reason once, but have forgotten. Something to do with the source of liquorice consumed in Lancashire.
My Dad's aunt and uncle ran a sweetie shop in Burnley - before your time!

Cease and desist!

Does Bill refer to liquorice as “Spanish”?

Photo of Jann Arden taken by me from my front row seat at a concert in Fort Sask, AB.

Squeeze
The Housemartins
Donny McCaslin*
The Proclaimers (many times)
Jann Arden**
(and countless others)

*The jazz group that were the band for Bowie’s last album, Blackstar.
**We had a chat during the show and she then had her band play a Proclaimers song. Highlight of the night 😂
Photo is mine.

As we await the pipeline MOU, a reminder that Alberta has 12% of Canada’s population and
• 38% of national GHG emissions
• 75% of oil and gas-related GHGs
• 51% of electricity-related GHGS
Source: 2025 National Inventory Report 1990-2023: GHG Sources and Sinks in Canada (ECCC)