The CMA is deeply disappointed that the Alberta government has invoked the notwithstanding clause to interfere in the clinical care of patients. Our statement ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4i3bOxY

UCP pick on a community of vulnerable Albertans for political gain. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/bill-9-alberta-invokes-notwithstanding-clause-on-its-three-laws-impacting-transgender-people

Today, Alberta introduced Bill 9 and invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield three anti-trans laws from constitutional challenge. These laws deny gender-affirming care to youth, erase 2SLGBTQI identities from schools, and ban trans girls and women from sports.

Why shouldn’t governments invoke the notwithstanding clause, if there is no political cost or moral hazard? If voters don’t hold them accountable? If we just shrug and turn the page? #ableg #abpoli #abheritage #Alberta #DelwinVriend #LeilaniMuir

Wondering why the UCP is waiting until Wednesday to strip trans rights using the notwithstanding clause? The Auditor General is releasing his report into the Dynalife fiasco on Wednesday. www.oag.ab.ca/news-section... They don't think Albertans can chew gum and walk at the same time.

The UCP touts itself as a small, freedom-loving government. Objectively, using the notwithstanding clause goes against both of those notions. globalnews.ca/news/1153187...

Let’s stop calling it the ‘notwithstanding clause’. In practice, it’s actually the neofascist proviso. 🤷🙄🤷

“This is definitely two-tiered medicine,” said Braden Manns, a professor of health policy at the University of Calgary.” A new plan from the UCP would massivley expand private for profit family care. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

I don't want to hear Danielle Smith ever describe herself as a libertarian again.

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.

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 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

ICYMI, my @xtramagazine.com column: Provinces' cavalier use of the Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign #canqueer #cdnpoli

Every outlet worth a damn should be calling this out. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

B.C.'s Gulf Islands are beautiful, full of meadows, sheltered bays— and so many deer that their fragile ecosystems are "highly degraded." A new study suggests Indigenous-led hunting has the best chance of restoring balance, @sevawood.bsky.social writes: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...

“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 thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

Someone’s saying the quiet part out loud… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Long Cövid is VERY LooooooG‼️ doi.org/10.1038/s414...

The AB govt will likely use the notwithstanding clause on 3 laws today & in so doing, obstruct access to gender-affirming health care. "If this is allowed to pass the obvious question is: whose rights or which health care services will they attack next?” www.friendsofmedicare.org/use_of_notwi...

My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push. Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

No studies…. No evidence…. Pure political ideology… and worse, it keeps on despite years of evidence showing the important access metrics are getting worse and worse for all ABs

Yes they are… Govt not posting it publicly. You can get your knee and shoulder fixed faster, but have to wait longer for your cancer surgery times. Govt knows and refuses to acknowledge (there’s no profit to be had for their friends treating those surgical conditions)

This is actually an easy policy to implement across #Alberta & would target those families that are only accessing the healthcare system for emergencies -typically one of our most vulnerable & hard to reach populations Here’s how we do it without ⬆️ pressure on the system www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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

When I was a teacher I had sex with my vulnerable student but there was no “force, coercion or predatory intent”. These men are voluntarily outing themselves as rapists just to buy Trump a bit more time? This is why we push back on “not all men”. This is why we choose the bear.

Just heard about this huge (49 state) long covid trial using tirzepetide (aka zepbound) one of the newer glp meds. It’s run by researchers at scripps, funded by the eric & wendy schmidt foundation. It looks like it is still enrolling, fully remote participation: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...

Wherein Tanya Fir refers to the next caller on her “callback list” as the “next motherfucker”…. After she failed to hang up the phone properly. Just the most competent government ever. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli substack.com/@dougfirby/n...

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.

“Adrenal fatigue” was invented by the wellness industry. It’s a fake diagnosis. It’s pseudoscience. If you’ve been given a diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue,” your symptoms are real, but that diagnosis is not. sciencebasedmedicine.org/adrenal-fati...

Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protest outside Chicago-area ICE facility reut.rs/49lQnWS

🚨| BREAKING: Epstein Itemized for Trump Biographer Some New Areas of Trump Corruption—Giving a Road Map to Investigators 1. Who funded Mar-a-Lago mortgage(s) (Epstein implies he and Russians did) 2. Hawaiian Tropic contests (implied sexual misconduct) 3. Trump Shuttle 4. Legality of His Inheritance

Hey Megyn Kelly, 14-year-old Eloise would like a word: “If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good… because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.” Sound up! 🔥🔊 1/2

This is me at 15. I’m a child. I’m a CHILD.

1/ A rare outbreak of infant botulism has been linked to baby formula for the first time in U.S. history. Fifteen infants are hospitalized, including two in California. I’m Matt, Your Local Epidemiologist in California, and here are this week's public health updates 👇

The #Alberta UCP has put everything in place including #connectcare which has a robust billing system Yesterday I finally got my #covid & #flu vaccines but not before I signed a “patient financial agreement” Normalizing paying for routine medical treatment is the stage of privatization we’re in

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... Love this! It would be great if @londondrugs.bsky.social could work with other partners to ensure families living in remote Northern communities across #Canada had access to a consistent supply of #infantformula. #publichealth #foodsecurity

Alberta paid $2M to let Preston Manning turn his fictional pandemic report into official policy. This is where we’re at in Alberta: The people who freaked out over QR codes? They’re writing public health rules now. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #PrestonManning #UCP #DanielleSmith #Alberta #PublicHealth

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... This is such an important #publichealth issue in #Canada that has been neglected. The reality is many Canadians (especially those living in remote communities) turn to evaporated & even canned condensed milk when they can’t afford formula. Here are some solutions:

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Tuberculosis outbreak declared in #Edmonton #Alberta. #publichealth #YEG

AMA Section of Pediatrics letter to the Alberta Government: The recent $100/dose policy for COVID-19 vaccinations and limited administration locations place unnecessary financial and logistical barriers on families and their children. Full letter: www.albertadoctors.org/news/news/se...

Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”: wapo.st/448fDw6

Breaking….

“Look, I have no credibility or expertise on any of these issues, but what if I subtly imply any kind of public health reporting is a result of a conspiracy involving big pharma…” No wonder Dani made “Spanky” the executive director of her Southern office. #abpoli #cdnpoli

Finally, some good news from the U.S.! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

www.canada.ca/en/public-he... #Canada has lost its #measles elimination status. This was wholly preventable. If the #Alberta government had been more vocal on the importance of #immunization, & had proactively targeted geographic & ideological groups with low rates of #MMR we would not be here.

A #abucp candidate in #Alberta is suing an independent journalist for reporting on her racist messages. My question is what wealthy donors are backing her lawsuit? Can any other journalists look into this? #freepress #freespeech

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

Globe and Mail exposes collusion with Australian coal grubbers by Alberta Energy Regulator CEO Rob Morgan AER chief executive plotted by email with Valory Resources executives to suppress public hearing over Grand Cache coal mine. #cdnpoli www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca/p/globe-and-...