Premier Smith is correct that faith groups historically provided support for the “vulnerable” before the post WW2 expansion of the welfare state but she fails to consider the reliance on unpaid care work of women in the home. A situation that is vastly different from the economy of today.

📢 New publication alert! Sharing my latest article: Alberta’s social policy renaissance: A critical policy study of Alberta’s social policy framework and 10-year strategy to reduce poverty. #ABleg #Abpoli #Cdnpoli #SocialPolicy www.tandfonline.com/eprint/7QYKM...

📢 Under Bill 12 over 79,000 ppl on AISH will be moved into a new program-the Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP) regardless of their willingness or want. ADAP benefits are $200/mnth less than AISH. I 👏 @inclusionalberta.bsky.social for speaking out! inclusionalberta.org/connections/...

#yyccc #basicincome #UBI

Bill 12 introduced in the #ABleg yesterday allows the government to reassign individuals from AISH to the new ADAP program, with benefits $200 lower than AISH ($1,740 vs. $1,940). See media release by Inclusion Alberta inclusionalberta.org/connections/...

🚨 Former Premier’s Council members have issued an open letter condemning ADAP. The proposed program would cut monthly support by $200 and undo decades of progress for Albertans with disabilities#DisabilityRights #ABPoli actionnetwork.org/petitions/8d...

Way to go B.C! 👏 Starting Dec. 1, 2025, couples where both members receive disability assistance will receive the same support allowance as they would if they were two single people. #Disability #SocialAssistance #Socialpolicy #Cdnpoli ://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025SDPR0017-001110

Bill S-206 a guaranteed basic income is moving to the senate finance committee! Thank you senator Pate! 🥳 #basicincome #UBI #cdnpoli www.linkedin.com/posts/senato...

😒 I am not impressed.

Leandrea is my cousin! “Our core value is a deep respect for the land—we never take more than we need” www.ourchildrenstrust.org/blog/an-indi...

Blue Jay Ben Houstie ~ Heiltsuk 2024

Call your MLA to express your concern on Bill 2! #ableg

Ireland just became the first country to announce a permanent basic income program after a successful 3 yr pilot!! #basicincome 👏👏👏

My take on how to make the city safer #yyc #yyccc podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Recording for the “this is Calgary” pod. Watch for it on Wednesday! #yyc #yyccc

A reminder that the provincial government spent $1.2 Billion on a tax cut in the same year they claim they cannot afford to pay for the supports needed to sustain our public education system. This is why teachers are striking and I don't blame them. #Abpoli #Ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Friends and supports of #basicincome please consider signing this House of Commons petition for the PEI Guaranteed Basic Income Demonstration! A basic income in PEI could spread to the rest of Canada! #UBI #BIG www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (1995): The third studio album from Morissette, the album had six singles including the hits You Oughta Know, Ironic and Hand in My Pocket. It hit #1 in 14 countries and sold 33 million copies. It won five Grammys and five Junos.

Armine nails it, “we need to be making sure that EVERY job is a good job” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...

My latest op-ed. #ABleg #abpoli #cdnpoli #CDB calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

The province has promised the #ATA a 12% raise over 4 years however negotiations have broken down. Collective agreements show the annual salary for a new full time teacher starts at $61,788 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.... Compared to the salary needed for average rent in Calgary ($84,000)🧵

Gondek is on the record in this mayoral debate that "providing land for an Indigenous Gathering Place is a priority" #yyc #yyccc #IGP #IndigenousGatheringPlace youtu.be/4gxuuBWT3OY?...

Made it to Morraine lake last week for the first time. It was stunning!

Open letter from the AMA condemning the government's decision to claw back the CDB. "Every time I listen to an Alberta politician extol how generous the AISH program is relative to other provinces, I would challenge them to try to live on $1901 a month." www.albertadoctors.org/media/bvbknq...

The ADAP guide shares a few details on earned income exemptions (the amount of income that can be earned before benefits are clawed back). The amount for ADAP clients is $350 however people on IS without disabilities can only earn $230 before benefits are clawed back 🤔 www.alberta.ca/system/files...

The proposed benefit rates for ADAP were announced today along with details on the program roll out. #ableg #Abpoli 🧵https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=93761744A4743-E916-D685-83481604D141E9ED

"The backlash [against financialization of housing] was a protest against a real estate market that had become utterly detached from the income realities of everyday Canadians who wanted to own a home." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Great conversation, although I disagree that the federal government should impose a legal definition of consent. That would be a huge step back for reconciliation. Indigenous people should decide. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

The Minister failed to mention that crime reduced by a higher amount in B.C (11% vs 9% in Ab) which begs the question of how much well being metrics such as rental affordability have influenced the crime rate 🤔https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=936766AC90D92-A3F2-7A99-7F51D35088EDAC41

It's official. The CDB will be funnelled towards the GoA's budget instead of going to the people who need it as a non-direct transfer by forcing income support clients to apply for it so they can deduct provincial benefits dollar for dollar. #ABpoli #ableg

Thought of the day: It's not easy to change the socially constructed environments in which we live or the policies that shape our lives. Is an individualistic perspective simply the path of least resistance?

Made it to the top of prairie mountain this morning. Thought I would share the views.

Hello friends I want to test out a digital artifact I created to help students explore #basicincome policy in the Canadian context. Open to feedback sites.ucalgaryblogs.ca/leestevens2/...

The CDB was never intended to top up provincial budgets. #CDB #poverty #Ableg #CDNpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

The province's decision to increase the co-payment of prescriptions reflects a misguided belief that we are not inter- pendant. If some cannot afford their prescriptions because of this change, it will negatively impact all of us. livewirecalgary.com/2025/06/13/l...

Thank you Gensqueeze for pointing out the mathematical impossibility of the Liberal's housing plan that claims greater housing affordability without lowering home prices. url:https://www.gensqueeze.ca/carneys_housing_plan?utm_campaign=newsletter_june_2025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=gensqueeze

Over the past year I have spoken to a few mayoral candidates about their plans to address homelessness and safety issues. This podcast episode covers a lot of what was said. #yyc #yyccc podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...

Senator Pate is back at it again with Bill S-206 a proposal to create a framework for a #GBI! 👏👏👏

#Alberta winning for all the wrong reasons... #CanadaDisabilityBenefit www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/en/take-acti...

Thanks to @ronkneebone.bsky.social’s development of a homelessness Income Cut Off or HICO, we know it is much cheaper to raise social assistance rates to prevent homelessness than to manage homelessness. Check out my latest policy brief for details 👇 enoughforall.ca/resources/hi...

Today’s office.

Great episode on how big tech made the internet worse on purpose . podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/u...

🦋 Good Night Everyone 🦋 ~~~ Sweet Dreams ~~~ #Photography #Nature #Climate #Northumberland #Sunset #GoldenHour BEAUTIFUL DRAMATIC SUNSET 🧡 A PERFECT END TO A WEEKEND 🧡

🎉 Excited to share my first primary author peer-reviewed article! Homelessness, Social Disorder and Transit in #YYC: Examining Perspectives from enforcement Read it here 👉 ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ij... #CriticalSocialTheory #Homelessness #YYC #PublicTransit #OpenAccessResearch #SocialJustice

I have huge respect for Dr. Wayne Simpson who has dedicated so mich time and energy to researching a feasible basic income model for Canada policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

I took a break from school last weekend to hike with some friends.

GDP doesn’t measure quality of life, but when you at metrics like mortality rates, poverty rates and heath outcomes, Canada is doing better than the U.S.

Less than a week out from election day and I am only now seeing commentary on the LPC and CPC platforms. That’s not enough time for journalists to digest and ask questions of the candidates, or is this the intent? 🤨

Results of Germany’s randomly assigned experimental design basic income pilot- no reduced work effort and significant mental health benefits!👇 #UBI #GuaranteedBasicIncome