Incredible piece of data journalism here from @wsj.com. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

Canadians are keeping up their efforts to boycott travel to the U.S. The ongoing decline in air and car travel is part of a broader shift in Canadians’ attitudes toward the U.S. amid tensions over President Trump’s tariffs and the rhetoric that many Canadians feel is condescending.

“The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is not a privilege — it is a human right.” Or, at least, it should be #bioethics

Teachers and unions were first (Bill 2). Trans Albertans are next (Bill 9). The UCP's 2025 AGM Resolutions reveal a much longer list of folks whose rights are at risk from the party's use of the notwithstanding clause.

Supreme Court of Canada's "ruling clarified that people who make a potentially life-saving call — along with the people who are overdosing and others at the scene — are protected from being arrested or charged for drug possession, even if police [..] see drugs." #Canada #Courts #Drugs #Policing

“EMS in Alberta now relies on exhausted professionals who are routinely working long stretches, sometimes mandatory and without rest, to give everything they can without the support they need,” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

From Aug 2022 to Oct 2023, they operated a storefront where they bought drugs through the dark web and tested for contaminants in university labs, before clearly labelling them and selling them to members The judge said there was no question they had good intentions www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Edmonton has had a disturbingly high number of frostbite amputations the last two winters. With freezing temps on the way, both the City and the Government of Alberta must do more to prevent people from freezing in the cold. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #yegcc

David King sat at the Alberta cabinet table as the Minister of Education when the Notwithstanding Clause was discussed as part of the 1982 Constitution patriation project. He confirms it was never meant to be used the way it's being used by Smith's government now. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire

Canada is statistically the second safest country in the world for travel in relation to violent crime, and is the fifth safest country in the world overall. Japan takes the top spot, with Belgium in 3rd. Via @cultmtl.com Comments?

As we ready for the UCP's 2nd pre-emptice use of the notwithstanding clause in as many weeks, let's clarify what this means. 1️⃣ The move is constitutional. They *can* invoke it. 2️⃣ The UCP is not *required* to do this. There are other means to pass the law. 3️⃣ They should not use it, in my view.🧵

Alberta is calling! "So far this year, Alberta has recorded nearly 2,000 cases...and the United States nearly 1,700. Canada is set to be the first Western country since the coronavirus pandemic to lose its elimination status, according to W.H.O. data." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...

An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Good read from @aleach.ca on the oil market and the case—or lack thereof—for a new pipeline. Puts some good context into the talk of Keystone XL revival or Ford's west-east pipeline study.

“It looks like the committee is looking to prove something that they already believe, rather than look objectively at the data to see what it does say,” Watson-Creed said. Boy does it. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

What does a new study on #COVID19 tell us about the risks to children after infection? Q+A w/ Dr. Angela Wood by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/life/wellnes... via @theglobeandmail.com #LongCOVID

Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult. But not impossible. Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇

One of our (newly elected) City Council's first orders of business was to *unanimously* approve $1 million to expand access to day shelter space in Edmonton. 👏🏻 Here's our op-ed from last month on why this is so needed. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #yegcc

At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.

Out of budget lockup. I recently wrote: "Ottawa imposes a 10 percent luxury tax on yachts... yet a family buying a semi in Scarborough pays the equivalent of 15 percent in [DCs] and land transfer taxes." Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.

“Also, many young people don’t perceive themselves as ‘people who use opioids,’ so the usual risk messages don’t land." @drscotthadland.bsky.social talks youth overdose prevention in today's @timescolonist.bsky.social www.timescolonist.com/local-news/y... Catch his talk today (Nov 4), 1:30 at #UVic.

Drivers never look for pedestrians when they leave parking lots. We need raised crosswalks or speed bumps to be standard. #yegbike

Statement by Bishop Stephen | Anglican Diocese of Edmonton - Alberta Govt use of notwithstanding clause edmonton.anglican.ca/news/stateme...

Please sign today. 250 people already have. Make it 300! We call for Postmedia to republish @guyfelicella.bsky.social's OpEd, which they, presumably in response to political pressure/threat of litigation. #media #journalism #FreedomOfSpeach See @thebreakdownab.bsky.social youtu.be/qbFF8uwpAe4?...

"The auditor general’s role, as I’ve said before, is to work for the whole legislature, not the government. But there’s only one boss in this legislature. Doug Wylie loses his job, but keeps his dignity." calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

The Alberta auditor general is in the middle of major probe into health contracting and ex-CEO's whistleblowing, and asked for time to finish work. Smith's United Conservatives just voted to seek AG's replacement. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

NDP MLA David Shepherd held very little back as the UCP effectively fired the Auditor General in committee today… Including highlighting that for a government under suspicion of covering up massive scandals, this only makes things look worse. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

a gross parliamentary overreach — article by @picardonhealth.bsky.social in the globe and mail; #academicsky #neuroskyence #psychscisky www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/91587b9...

Left, right, or centre, your rights could be next. Why no one should support the use of the Notwithstanding Clause. #abpoli #ableg

Edmonton is in the midst of a rash of apparent arson fires targeting infill properties, not long after police dismantled an international conspiracy to extort money from homebuilders in the city's South Asian community. Scary stuff. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Wrote a thing canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

Who here remembers things

Many Canadians have no idea how high tuberculosis rates are in the Inuit population - hundreds of times the non-Indigenous Canadian-born rate. Globally this remains an illness of poverty and marginalization and that's true in one of the richest countries on earth.

🧵The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research has put forward a motion to release ALL data in relation to federal research funding applications. This motion was put forward by conservative MPs who are skeptical of funding being allocated "fairly."

This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”" www.prb.org/resources/se...

Any such request is not only unethical, it is a violation of privacy laws. It’s tiresome to see American style attacks on EDI being taken up by Canadian politicians. Equity, diversity and inclusion are hallmarks of Canadian society and should be celebrated and emulated.

"This is a milestone which should have never been crossed, and today we fight so that it won't be crossed again.” A dispatch from me and @reportrix.bsky.social on Alberta’s student walkout in response to the government’s back to work order for teachers and the use of the notwithstanding clause.

The Canadian Association of University Teachers condemns the Alberta government for overriding constitutionally protected rights and imposing a rejected contract offer on members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association. Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-co...

If you are a Canadian scientist 🧪 alarmed by the unfair targeting of academics working on research related to EDI in the US ➡️ Turn your attention to our own House of Commons' Standing Committee on Science and Research and consider signing this open letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Not recommending COVID vaccines for healthcare workers is a disaster waiting to happen. Great piece from @drjudystone.bsky.social and Judith Feinberg. www.statnews.com/2025/10/30/c...

"Earlier this month, the OIPC mediator issued a decision that rejected the government’s arguments and asked it to release the records by Oct. 23" Alberta government says it won't abide by ruling to share Alberta Next Panel survey results. edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

📣 New Call for Papers on the Relationship Between Public Health and Politics 📅 Deadline: February 1, 2026 🔗 Info: buff.ly/huyzHG8 #CallForPapers #PublicHealth

Thousands of students rallied across the province, including at the legislature and Alberta Teachers' Association building, in protest of the UCP forcing striking teachers back to work. globalnews.ca/news/1150280...

Today in #yeg… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Yesterday I naively wrote to Alberta's Legislative Assembly regarding Bill 2. If you are interested in writing, but don't have the words, please feel free to cut and paste this and to modify as you want. I have also included a link to MLA email addresses. www.matthewdance.ca/blog/bill-2-...

"At least 60 people have been killed in the strikes over the past two months, which has led to increasing tensions between the US and the governments of both Colombia and Venezuela." www.bbc.com/news/article...

In less than one day, over 8,000 Albertans have signed this petition and sent letters to Alberta's Premier, local MLAs, and the Opposition Leader. If we don’t act, we teach every future government that rights are temporary. Join the fight here: savethecharter.ca