The UCP in Alberta have quietly announced a ban on covid vaccination for most kids under 12, please report on this and do anything you can to stop it. They have revised to a two phase rollout, neither of which make kids without severe medical eligible for vaccination. www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-...

as mentioned before, I will inform Albertans of acute care COVID outbreaks, which are no longer being publicly reported. up 50% from my last report 6 d ago. Now 6 outbreaks, 2 at the Mis (up 1), ongoing outbreaks at the Rockyview, Royal Alex, and Leduc, and additional unit reported at the Sturgeon.

The government has declined an interview request with preventative health Min. LaGrange. Since this story was published, her office acknowledged receipt of CP's questions, but no responses yet, including about the possibility of health care workers having to pay for their own COVID shot.

"CBC News has submitted a number of requests for interviews with Joffe since Alberta's outbreaks began. On multiple occasions, CBC has been told he's unavailable and, in some cases, we did not receive a response from Alberta Health." #ableg #abpoli #abhealth

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... I read the affidavits on the injunction yesterday. I am no lawyer, but the evidence looks pretty flimsy. I mean I also receive hateful phone calls, emails, and mean tweets, but have not hired security. And no evidence that Nate is urging that type of behaviour.

A simple way out for the gov't: come clean. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Political dissension getting suppressed in Alberta. Getting a little dangerous to be an opponent of this gov't. Feels wrong, for a liberal democracy. Que pasa? www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

A third man exonerated in a 1973 Winnipeg killing is now seeking damages for his wrongful conviction in a case that involved racism, police brutality, false confessions and a prosecutor linked to a number of other wrongful convictions in Manitoba. Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This👇 But also govt fires the whistleblower employee and puts a potential/accused key suspect in charge of the org and the investigation!

I was working directly w Athana when the Premier handpicked her to take over the CEO role at AHS (taking her from her new job at the AMA). I met directly with the Minister of Health who told me "they had to have Athana... 1/4 https://buff.ly/4hYX56d

Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't." That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.

'Finally fellow Albertans, stand up for Canada. Without it, Alberta does not exist.'

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

What a wonderful story about @edgarmcgregor.bsky.social

So many healthcare closures in Alberta means suboptimal care for many of us. Healthcare has gone so far off the rails- desperately needs to be steered back in the right direction! #ableg #abhealth

Read the whole thread - and ponder the following: a) this appears to be our new normal b) AHS makes no effort to communicate this info c) how exactly will four health silos make this better?

Thank you to everyone who's been Sharing our AHS Closure/COVID Outbreak Map! We've hit over 146+K Views! www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v... a HUUUUUUUUGE! Shout out and Thanks to @frazzleheadlc.bsky.social for her amazing help (and putting up with me!) through all this work! /27

I love how people distrust actual expertise, yet 100% believe randos on the internet 🤪🤣

Fellow Canadians, Nature United (The Nature Conservancy in Canada) is looking for a new Director of Conservation! This is a great opportunity to help inform and direct applied science to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. More info here: careers.nature.org/psp/tnccaree...

Why are kids sick all the time? For many families, this has been a challenging fall, by Lyne Filiatrault, Arijit Chakravarty, T. Ryan Gregory canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/01/11/w... via @canadahealthwatch.bsky.social @nicktsergas.ca #pediatrics #RSV #influenza #COVID19

It can be simple to protect our and others health — by masking in public with K95 or N95 masks, testing before gatherings, increasing ventilation, and staying home if sick.Not only will this help mitigate the spread of COVID, but also all other respiratory illnesses of the season, like flu and RSV.

This resonated with me: "People aren't defined by their successes, they're defined by how they bounce back from failures"! Never give up and never stop trying!

BAM

Perspective.

This is insane: Edmonton Police authorized a *7 month* surveillance operation targeting a journalist critical of police and followed his family doing mundane things This covert operation was supposedly necessary to determine who vandalized a statue honouring a literal WW2 Nazi

A lot of people don't realize that many patients with #LongCovid are now often being treated in Brain Injury Clinics, together with patients recovering from traumatic brain injury after a concussion. It's been hard to keep up with the literature, but here is a new one published yesterday #NeuroCovid

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

This needs to be watched by every Canadian.

Addiction is not a result of poor choices; it is often the result of untreated trauma and using substances is an effort to distract from the pain that's living within. A "rock bottom" isn't necessary for change; human connection, opportunity, patience, and readily available resources are!

Promoting “carbon capture” as a cure-all for climate change is like claiming coronary bypasses eliminate the need for lifestyle changes or cholesterol-lowering meds. Whether it’s individual or planetary health, prevention beats cleanup every time! 🫀🌎

Looks like the Government of Alberta is quietly doing a survey on MAiD. I’d like to ask you to fill out the survey and make sure your voice is heard. #MAiD #Alberta #yeg #ycc www.alberta.ca/medical-assi...

The Lethbridge-West by-election has been called! The only candidate that will focus on the issues that matter most to the people of Lethbridge - healthcare and affordability - is @robmiyashiro.bsky.social. Lethbridge is his home. It’s your home. It deserves better. And better is possible. 🧡

Hey look, my article is in the Ottawa Citizen! "RFK Jr. is a danger to health care in the U.S. — and Canada" ottawacitizen.com/opinion/deon...

Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n... @mscribe.bsky.social Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

Tonight, on the way home from a #TransDayOfRemembrance memorial, my heart heavy after having helped read the names of well over 300 trans people who lost their lives this year, we drove past the CN Tower and it was lit up like this. Thank you, Toronto. Proud to call you home. 🏳️‍⚧️❤️

Alberta school boards are pushing back against the changes proposed in Bill 27 to make sex ed opt in and require schools to disclose to parents when a student wants to use a different name or pronouns. #AbLeg #AbEd #AbPoli Trustees say the opt-out system already gives parents control.

Nothing to see here. Just my UCP taking more steps to control municipal police forces to ensure we don't have political upheavals as we move towards authoritarianism. That's all. #abpoli #yeg #yegcc

This is a devastating example of how thin the line is for Albertans right now between keeping their head above water and falling under. The UCP is about to allow insurance rates to skyrocket higher while also giving themselves the ability to de-index supports like AISH.

Remember in 2015 when a man was fined for putting a ‘Fuck Harper’ sign on his car? Imagine the government revenue to be made off all the F Trudeau klan if those rules applied now. Oh, how times have changed. As a side note - I’m gonna need that Harper sign resurrected. Sincerely, Alberta

It’s all connected. Human rights are indivisible.

The Alberta government has no plans to jack the province’s minimum wage, despite reports concluding $15 an hour is no longer enough. The #Alberta Living Wage Network now pegs that number at $20.85 in Edmonton and $24.45 in Calgary. edmonton.citynews.ca/2024/11/19/a... #yyc #yeg #abpoli

~Nine union leaders, representing hundreds of thousands of Albertans, just sent a letter to Premier Danielle Smith DEMANDING union seats on the AIMCo board. The message to UCP is clear: “Hands off our pensions. This is not your government’s money.” #ableg VIA Gil McGowan afl.org/press-releas...

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence. More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop. Now.

Maintaining the lowest minimum wage in Canada suppresses wages for all workers in the province. The stats the minister mentions don’t include the number of people who work just slightly above minimum wage, which is absolutely not enough to get by. #yyc #ableg

Oh no. I am so surprised. Who could have seen this coming? Hold on to your monies, honeys. #firetheucp #stephenharper #altwrong

Todays essential read for all Canadians. Followed by todays essential listen for all Canadians 1/2 ottawacitizen.com/opinion/deon...