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The Charter of Rights is foundational to 🇨🇦's democracy & national vision of fairness & due process. Decades of cases have confirmed its value to labour rights. Danielle Smith takes a big step toward authoritarianism, tossing it aside for fiscal & political convenience. #canlab

She wants a fight with Ottawa, not a pipeline. And she’ll do almost anything — including damaging the prospects of a new pipeline — to make it happen.

Utter contempt and disrespect from Bruce McAllister.

Cutting off the kid's mic and limiting his freedom of expression is one thing, but saying he should be spanked is a fireable offense from a supposedly neutral moderator. Bruce needs to be removed immediately.

YouTube video by Energi Media Alberta Separatism Under Fire: Senator Paula Simons’ Hard-Hitting Critique

Separatism is "a fantasy borne out of fear. It's a fantasyland of some kind of Wizard of Oz vision of the utopia they would build."
~The fabulous wordsmith Senator Paula Simons

#ableg #abpoli
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Who, exactly, are these immigrants that have made Danielle so angry? Filipino nurses who provide our healthcare? American computer scientists who make Edmonton an AI centre of excellence? Ukrainian refugees who've opened new restaurants? West Africans who have revitalized our francophone community?

Alberta as we know it today simply would not exist without the millions of immigrants and refugees who built it, who loved it, and who were proud to call it home - including my grandparents and my mum. This bitter xenophobia is as unAlbertan as it’s possible to be. I’m ashamed. I’m disgusted.

By taking her panel on a roadshow of town halls on topics like immigration Danielle Smith is doing what she does best: throwing gasoline on all the worst fires in the province. She wants to pull more Albertans into the heat. I’m very worried about this too.

Make your voice heard.

Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social services for immigrants CALGARY - Whether Alberta should withhold social services from immigrants is among the issues Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is tabling for debate this summer when she travels the province to

Because denying immigrants access to provincial programs... *checks notes*... helps bolster Alberta's sovereignty?

This Alberta Next exercise is pretty thinly veiled.

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Danielle Smith - "I don't want to presuppose what Albertans want to talk about or propose referendums on!"

Also Danielle Smith - "This is what we will be talking about and we're definitely having a referendum!"

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Alberta baby recovering from measles faces ‘long, painful road’ | Globalnews.ca As of Tuesday, she is among the 1,065 confirmed measles cases in Alberta this year. Nearly three-quarters of them are children.

"I’ve had a few cases now that are under a year of age coming in with measles, requiring oxygen, having difficulty feeding

This baby is among the 1,065 confirmed measles cases in Alberta this year - nearly three-quarters of them are children.

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Alberta auditor general secures $1M funding boost for ongoing health contracts probe Auditor General Doug Wylie sought an additional $990,000 to continue his investigation into contracting and procurement in health care.

Alberta's Auditor-General secures $1 million funding boost to cover the cost of his investigation into healthcare contracts: share.google/PbGqCnDHU2GD...

By @matthewblack.ca

Mark Carney was asked whether the US strikes on Iran were a violation of international law. In response, he ignored the substance of the question and listed off a bunch of grievances the West has with Iran.

It’s a shameful and cowardly response from someone who claims to defend international law.

Pierre Poilievre is the only national leader in the history of Canada who refuses (or can't get) national security clearance.
He doesn't have a clue what he is talking about as he tries to stoke war in the Persian Gulf.
No wonder voters booted his arse out of Parliament.

Netanyahu has suckered the United States into a dangerous war with Iran.
It is all about distracting us from the death camp that is Gaza.
Israel is committing mass crimes against humanity. The world has gone along for the ride and now we are seeing the dangerous results of unchecked criminality.

"The U.N. nuclear watchdog said later that there has been “no increase in off-site radiation levels” at the locations that the U.S. hit. The International Atomic Energy Agency sent the message via the social platform X."

How's this possible if Iran was just about to produce the bomb?

It’s okay. People only care about the price of eggs.

Dimitri Nicolaides needs to go back to math class.

Regardless of the truth of it, people shouldn’t have to have a beautiful country or be hospitable whatsoever to deserve human rights. They deserve them intrinsically.

Listen to Samira:

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I received this update from Global Affairs Canada tonight. Sharing information here, to help reach a larger audience. #Israel #Iran #GAC #Canada

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Canada has a far-right extremism problem.

In today’s episode, Evan Balgord from @antihate.ca joins me to expose one of Canada’s largest far-right groups and to talk about the global rise of the far right.

Here’s a sneak peek:

"..the next minute this government could choose to stop covering the measles vaccine, or the flu shot. According to Friends of Medicare, Alberta has seen the highest levels of death rates from flu since 2009 and the highest measles infections since 1985."

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Guest post by Bradley Lafortune: I went to Danielle Smith’s Coal Town Hall in Fort Macleod and here’s why it went off the rails Alberta’s premier touts populism in general but is committed to exceptionalism in practice, writes the director of Public Interest Alberta

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Alberta government faces mounting pushback to new COVID-19 vaccine policy | CBC News The Alberta government continues to face fierce opposition to plans that will reduce access to publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines in the province.

"She is absolutely wrong about how effective the vaccine is. And her own Ministry of Health has the data to prove it," said Talbot, who is also an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

YouTube video by Lisab0923 Danny and her vortex #daniellesmith #ucp #healthcare #alberta

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Alberta government PR branch moved under premier’s office Transfer makes Premier Smith the minister responsible for Communications and Public Engagement department.

“Alberta’s government has quietly transferred responsibility for its communications wing to the premier’s office, greatly expanding the size and budget of the province’s executive council.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Alberta releases its pension survey results, 63% opposed to leaving CPP After a more than 21-month wait, the Alberta government has released to Postmedia the results of its 2023 provincial pension plan survey.

“63 per cent of respondents were opposed to an Alberta pension plan (APP), 10 per cent were in favour of an APP, and 12 per cent were undecided or unsure.”

Huge props to Matthew Black for not letting go of this!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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“a $7.5 million campaign promoting the Alberta Pension Plan.”…

A plan less than 10% of ABs wanted????

Hmmm……