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Scrap the Bathroom Ban 🚨This is urgent🚨 Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...

Heads up 😅

Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc

📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++

Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
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Eligible underlying medical conditions cerebrovascular disease chronic liver diseases chronic lung diseases chronic kidney diseases cystic fibrosis diabetes mellitus, type 1 and type 2 disabilities (for example, Down syndrome, learning, intellectual, or developmental disabilities; ADHD; cerebral palsy; congenital disabilities; spinal cord injuries) heart conditions (for example, cardiomyopathies, coronary artery disease, heart failure, etc.) mental health disorders (limited to: mood disorders, including depression; schizophrenia, spectrum disorders) obesity pregnancy tuberculosis Eligible immunocompromising conditions cancer (currently receiving treatment) HIV infection primary immunodeficiency diseases solid organ or blood stem cell transplant use of corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive medication or CAR T-cell therapy

Correct, but bear in mind that the list of qualifying medical conditions to get it for free is quite broad and some categories are, I would say, fairly vague.

Flu shots in Alberta are free!

Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez on the consultations leading up to this announcement:

“The message I heard was clear; we cannot build “Canada Strong” without the full and equal participation of women and gender-diverse Canadians.”

Hearing "every gender diverse person" in the intro has quelled a few anxieties!

UCP Abuses Our Charter Rights YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi

WATCH LIVE: Naheed Nenshi and Alberta's New Democrats respond to the passing of Bill 2: The Back to School Act, and the UCP's abuse of Albertans' Charter rights.

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bring it onnnnnn

Speaking to @energimedia.bsky.social today, GilMcGowan made it clear…

Danielle Smith has just touched off an economic firestorm.

And union leaders will be responding “province wide”.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #generalstrike

Holding the Line YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi

It’s confirmed: Danielle Smith will force teachers back to work, using the notwithstanding clause against workers for the first time in Alberta’s history.

TUNE IN NOW as Alberta’s New Democrats respond to the UCP’s unprecedented abuse of power: youtube.com/live/8BJkmSA...

I'm cool with a general strike but it sure would be nice if someone would tell Smith over lunch that she can change her mind

Rakhi and Lizette with Klein volunteers

Lizette and Rakhi smiling on a sunny day at the doors!

Lizette and old friend Scott!

The Calgary-Klein crew had a blast today on the doors for our day of action! We were thrilled to be joined by Deputy Leader and friend Rakhi Pancholi to remind folks that #betterispossible!

Your voices are with me as we go back to the Legislature on Monday! #abpoli

One of the largest rallies in Alberta's history.

25,000+ people. One message:
We stand for public education.

Today, I take my seat in the Legislature for the first time as the MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona and Leader of the Official Opposition.

Representing you in this chamber is an incredible honour of a lifetime and a responsibility that I’m deeply grateful for.

Thank you, Alberta.

Can we somehow convince the UCP that protecting themselves against election challengers is 'woke'?

"My neighbors die of heat...homes become uninsurable, as the sea rises ever faster...hurricanes...But the AI overlords tell us with a straight face that their products, which cannot draw an accurate map of the United States, will somehow solve this crisis, if only we let them make it worse first.."

It didn't have to be this way. The UCP needs to get back to the table with the respect our teachers and students deserve. #abed #abpoli #ableg #betterispossible

There's a fun parable in here somewhere about giving the population something to vote *for* instead of constantly asking us to vote *against* something.

I wouldn't be mad if they threw it out at the count, but I *think* my correction is fairly obvious.

I am not a good citizen :( Might have accidentally spoiled one of my ballot papers today. Brainfarted and focused too hard on the candidate I *didn't* want.

I don't think I've seen the UCP more mask-off than in a moment like this...openly suggesting a child needs to be beaten.

BREAKING!

By a vote of 89.5%, teachers have rejected the governments deal for not addressing classroom sizes, complexity or salaries that address inflation and cost of living!

A strike is now essentially inevitable.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #ABED

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.

Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

Man if I have to drive by a 30 foot tall glowing neon cross every time I go down my street then you can put up with seeing two dudes kissing on a billboard lol

Is this what you call winning, Premier?

You still do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to the NRA.

"Graphic from the NRA with a red border and dark blue background. White and yellow text states: 'The NRA supports the Second Amendment rights of all law abiding Americans to purchase, possess and use firearms. NRA does not, and will not, support any policy proposals that implement sweeping gun bans that arbitrarily strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights without due process.' The NRA logo is at the bottom. The tweet caption reads: 'The Second Amendment isn’t up for debate.'"

Oh my god, Trump actually got the NRA to come out to defend trans people owning a gun.

As the EHRC refuses to make public evidence for its new guidance, MPs can find out how trans people have responded by asking the Minister Post author By jane fae Post date 5 September 2025 For immediate release: 5 September 2025 Our friends at TACC have discovered yet more evidence of shocking EHRC cover-up. An FOI request reveals that the EHRC is not planning to publish a report on its public consultation until AFTER its new Code of Practice has gone all the way through Parliament, and is a “done deal”. FOI re. EHRC consultation process FOI re. EHRC consultation process When the new Code is laid in Parliament, MPs will have 40 days to carefully scrutinise and evaluate it. But how can they carry out this important Parliamentary duty without any insight into the public’s 50,000+ submissions to the EHRC’s obligatory consultation?

MPs will have no idea whether the EHRC integrated any of those stakeholder responses into its finalised Code – or ignored them entirely. Luckily, TransActual and TACC anticipated exactly this problem. They asked individuals and organisations to share their EHRC public consultation submissions with them. The result was a massive 10-volume dossier, which we have delivered directly to the heart of Government. Spread of pages from TransActual EHRC consultation doc Spread of pages from TransActual EHRC consultation doc Any MP who genuinely wants to know the questions, fears and concerns the public have raised about the EHRC’s new Code doesn’t need to sit in the dark while the EHRC conceals its report until it is too late. They simply need to go to the offices of Equalities Ministers Bridget Phillipson and Nia Griffith, and ask to read the completely uncensored submissions already in their possession.

@equalityhumanright.bsky.social are withholding their consultation report till after the Code is a “done deal”

But we sent copies of the public’s submissions direct to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social & @niagriffith.bsky.social

Any MPs can view this dossier *right now*

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GoA played divide-and-conquer and it worked. We were on the cusp of extremely strong solidarity and the 63% who came out of this whole thing with hefty raises let everyone down.

Labour in Alberta has been significantly weakened today.

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BREAKING!

A senior member of the UCP administration has been served legal notice for their online activities!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Teachers: we really need supports for complex needs in classrooms, lower class sizes, better working conditions, and appropriate funding

UCP: best we can do is a book ban