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Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.

I am pretty sure that when Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed first created the notwithstanding clause, they didn’t mean it to be deployed to bully and oppress literal school children. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Alberta #notwithstandingclause

Today, government introduced Bill 9 legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to override a court ruling that protects youth access to gender-affirming care. This places government between a patient and their physician, undermining clinical autonomy. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...

I knew that this day was coming. The UCP had been warning for months that they were going to take away the rights of transgender people (not just children but adults too). I thought I was prepared. But I am still very angry that it has happened.

Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to protect from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth and adults.

So is Mark Carney going to go along with the suspension of human rights by MAGA government in Alberta?
You cant' do nation-building by allowing an autocratic government to suspend the charter rights of citizens.
Just say no Mark.
it's pretty straightforward.

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

The UCP have used the notwithstanding clause again, this time against the protected rights of vulnerable children.

Alberta's human rights record is on the line, and it's being tarnished by this Premier and this UCP government.

From my Alberta Unbound archives - a must-listen for Albertans tonight. Protecting Trans Kids: a Conversation with Alex Marshall and Kristy Harcourt. #ableg #abpoli #NotWithstandingClause #Alberta #AlbertaUnbound

Youth are struggling to get ahead thanks to the UCP government.

They should be able to find good paying jobs and build successful lives here in Alberta.
#fyp #ableg #abpoli

@naheednenshi.bsky.social, leader of the Alberta NDP, condemns the government's use of the notwithstanding clause in Bill 9.

Populism, freedom, and democracy in Alberta (and beyond) Lessons from my grade fiver's homework assignment

The UCP has invoked the notwithstanding clause pre-emptively. Again. This time to strip the Charter rights of trans children and adults.

This is sadly and entirely predictable from a populist government bent on removing checks on its power. 🧵

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The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥

Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.

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.

“the expansion of private surgery had siphoned funding & a scarce pool of critical staff, including anesthesiologists and operating room nurses, from the public system, increasing wait times for cancer and other priority surgeries”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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As Smith and the UCP prepare to use the Notwithstanding clause against vulnerable youth today, I'm thinking of this poem

Eventually she will come for you and me

It's only a matter of time, IMO

Sign the recalls
Sign the referendums
Stand together
Break her power
#ableg #abpoli

Good morning.

If you live in Alberta, you should know that today your government will invoke the notwithstanding clause to wage war against transgender Albertans.

Not because transgender persons are harmful, but because the UCP is distracting you from their mountain of failures.

#ableg

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Like a spark to a flame, #ForeverCanadian gave rise to a wind of change in Alberta. You are no longer hoping for change. You are making that change. Use that newly found voice judiciously and strategically.

I am proud to have played a small role in this. More to come…

#ableg

Bitter sweet… There are no more #ForeverCanadian petition signing locations. We are now gathering all petitions and tabulating the results.

Tomorrow, at Elections Alberta, we will announce the number. But it’s not only about the number. We built a movement, a community of hope.

Alberta teachers saw their real salaries cut by 13.2% since the last contract started in Sept 2020--the worst in Canada. The Alberta government wants to lock in that pay cut by ordering teachers back to work. The teachers' position is 100% morally & economically valid. #canlab

This and next week, the #ForeverCanadian Unity Bus and I will be in:

Mundare
Vegreville
Vermillion
Wainwright
Viking
Camrose
Stettler
Strathmore
Brooks
Medicina Hat
Lethbridge
High River
Calgary
Canmore
Banff

I look forward to meeting with proud Canadians everywhere.

#cdnpoli

Forever Canadian Official Campaign Website Forever Canadian campaign is a grassroots coalition of Canadians aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity. It is a proactive vehicle to secure Alberta's continued place in Canada.

We are so close to our goal. Please, look up your closest petition signing location on this website and take a minute to add your name to the list of proud Canadians.

Our #ForeverCanadian volunteers are at 68 locations across Alberta. Find them here:

www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

Forever Canadian Official Campaign Website Forever Canadian campaign is a grassroots coalition of Canadians aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity. It is a proactive vehicle to secure Alberta's continued place in Canada.

Even though it is a Thanksgiving weekend, our #ForeverCanadian volunteers are hard at work collecting signatures.

We are getting close to 300,000 signatures and there are only 16 days left.

You can sign the petition at 50 locations across Alberta:

www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

Danielle Smith is lying. Puberty blockers are fully reversible and their use is supported by the Canadian Medical Association, the Cdn Pediatric Society, & all prov medical associations. No one stays on them forever and when they stop taking them, puberty resumes. Those are the facts.

Should come as a surprise to no one that the behaviour of American fans at the Ryder Cup is subhuman.

This isn’t Happy Gilmore, you pigs. Go back to your shanties.

Sure makes watching the Americans get their asses handed to them all the sweeter, tho.

www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...

Alberta has the lowest funding rate for education per student in Canada.

No matter what is said, that is a failure that falls at the feet of the UCP.

Former Alberta deputy premier takes pro-Canada petition to the streets | CBC News Former Alberta politician Thomas Lukaszuk is a man on a not-so-lonely mission to keep Canada from splitting.

“Former Alberta deputy premier takes pro-Canada petition to the streets”
#Forever-Canadian
#cdnpoli

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Former Alberta deputy premier takes pro-Canada petition fight to driveways, dog parks Thomas Lukaszuk is a man on a not-so-lonely mission to keep Canada from splitting.

Lukaszuk said he's motivated to head off secession from Canada not just because he sees it as "illogical," but out of patriotism.
"I cherish Canada," he said.

#ForeverCanadian

www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Canadian Rocky Mountains are world renowned for the vistas of mountain peaks, meadows, waterfalls and #ForeverCanadian petition stands.

EDITORIAL: Tell everyone that Alberta belongs in Canada If you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada, then it’s your civic duty to sign the Forever Canadian petition.

“Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada? If you do, then it’s your civic duty to sign the Forever Canadian petition launched by former Progressive Conservative deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk.”

Please, help #ForeverCanadian collect signatures.

www.westernwheel.ca/opinion/edit...

AISH recipient, advocates worry about Alberta's new disability benefit program | CBC News A new discussion guide about the upcoming Alberta Disability Assistance Program reveals that many Albertans with severe disabilities will receive lower personal benefits after the program launches nex...

The UCP keeps showing how little they value Albertans with disabilities.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Albertans can get COVID-19 vaccinations for free in B.C. | CBC News People who don’t qualify for free COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta can get one in British Columbia, the province’s ministry of health confirmed with CBC News.

Danielle Smith’s travel tip of the year: head to B.C. if you want a free COVID shot. 🧳

Forever Canadians, you started a movement!

You’re everywhere collecting #ForeverCanadian petition signatures and Albertans are lining up to sign.

I have couple of asks of you. Please, recruit more signature collectors and, if you can, please donate through our website.

#ableg #cdnpoli #yeg #yyc