I don't want to investigate further that this made me cry at my desk, but it made me cry at my desk. Looking forward to watching the whole show.

Inclusion of people with disabilities is what I studied, employment inclusion is the field I worked in, educational inclusion is what I taught for 20 years at MacEwanU. This, premier Smith, is not how it works. Inclusion is not earned or granted, it’s a right! You failed!

This is kind of huge actually.

President of Finland Alexander Stubb: "I think Canada in terms of its hold, composure, its value base is so close to the EU that the least we can do is to forge a really close strategic partnership. I can envisage a much larger EU, whether Canada is a part of it or not, is up to Canada to decide."

podcasts.apple.com/u... I didn't get a final rebuttal, but I do want to point out the irony of a consultant think-tank shadow bureaucrat, who hasn't been in our hospitals or provided direct pt care, suggesting we are "already prioritizing" life threatening conditions! 1/7

This story is a microcosm of what the UCP has become under Premier Danielle Smith's regime. @matthewblack.ca deserves the public's thanks for pursuing records that the UCP govt had absolutely no legal reason to withhold. Evidence of Smith's growing authoritarianism is on full display here.

“Court documents obtained by The Tyee show lawyers for Election Commissioner Paula Hale are scheduled to be in an Edmonton court on Monday in an attempt to gain an injunction against the Alberta Prosperity Project, or APP.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

I find the recent poll and "research" from MEI mind blowing... This is the think tank that our Premier and govt is being "advised" by, and polls like these are designed and released simply to support a narrative.🧵 1/13

I am sure that it is a coincidence that the Electoral Boundaries Commission final report has been deleted from the website. Good thing that I downloaded it when it was released.

Elections are about people choosing their representatives, not politicians choosing their voters. Yet that is what the UCP is planning. It is planning to deliberately disenfranchise urban voters. Red Deer and Lethbridge would not exist as autonomous political entities. Calgary/Edmonton hurt too.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Edmonton hospital admins are filing disciplinary actions against some doctors, revoking their hospital privileges and filing complaints to the regulatory college in the fallout over a contract dispute. Lawyers and the AMA say it needs to stop. #AbLeg

More self-serving bullshit from Canada's oil and gas industry. Let's dig in and check some facts. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/04/14/i...

Govt is going to sell you that Bill 29 is about "choice," and they will someday come up with magic "guardrails" to make sure an already strained lab/DI system will be protected (of course without even ONE example of a "guardrail) . 🧵 globalnews.ca/video/... 1/10

Dimitri Soudas: "When you lose 15 pts in Terrebonne, 11 in University-Rosedale and 12 in Scarborough, it's not business as usual ... the Conservative caucus has spent enough time asking what needs to change, the harder question, the one that actually leads to power, is who needs to change."

Q: If you were Mr. Poilievre, would you quit today? CARNEY: I can't look into the heart of Mr. Poilievre. I respect him as a parliamentarian as I do the other leaders of the other of the parties and I'll continue to work with him and all parliamentarians

1. Fat shaming is mean, even when directed at fictional intergalactic gangsters. 2. My DMs are open, my email follows the Globe's pattern. Message me for my cell, then use that number to find me on Signal and WhatsApp. Let's chat!

Yet another tough one for antivaxx cult...👇 How mRNA Vaccines Could Help Treat Cancer jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... “I don’t think we’re far from when patients and providers could discuss where vaccines could fit in their cancer care.”

SCOOP: New details about the facial recognition bodycam project by Edmonton police — including that the AI model was provided by an Israeli company whose technology has reportedly been used for mass surveillance in Gaza. www.cbc.ca/9.7157991

Memo to the federalist forces in Alberta: stop fucking around and start fighting. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/13/o...

Orbán’s electoral defeat is not simply some abstract thing happening in a far away country overseas Orbán’s government played a big role in convening the international far-right. Groups funded by Orbán’s gov’t even sponsored Canadian Conservative MPs to attend ultra social conservative conferences:

Great to be on The Breakdown show. Join us! #ForeverCanadian www.youtube.com/live/NHOw7_Z...

ok NOW i bet Zelenskyy will thank JD Vance

It's been almost 4 months since the tragic WR death at the GNH, and over a week since a stabbing in the RAH WR... and nothing is improving. There has been a lot of talk, but no action. A thread🧵: 1/10

No. No. Nine times no! Five very smart Albertans on why we need to call out these 9 referendum questions for what they are. And why we all have a role to play in speaking out. #ableg #abpoli #AlbertaUnbound #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada

I am tired of Americans asking Canadians to come over and fix their country for them. You fucked it up you fix it. Try rioting everyday, too lazy to do that. Sorry, not sorry, we are not helping you. Help yourself.

Nearly every hire tied to Sam Maraiche was handled by Marshall Smith, the Premier’s former chief of staff. What did Danielle Smith know, and when? Albertans deserve answers—this demands a full public inquiry. #ABpoli

New from me: An emergency shelter with close to 100 spaces for women and gender diverse people has closed after the City of Edmonton declined to renew Elizabeth Fry Society's lease. #yeg #yegcc #ableg edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

Every Albertan should read this. The Alberta health care procurement controversy, explained archive.ph/H3fJv#select...

WATCH LIVE: Alberta's New Democrats launch @4alberta4canada.bsky.social — a movement for Albertans who want to fight back against separatism and stand up for Canada. youtube.com/live/4DvNEGh...

Alberta’s premier and education minister held a private meeting in February to discuss school funding and education policy. Documents released through an access to information request show attendees included a number of right-wing think tanks and groups. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.

Quote: "“When a judge finds the conduct of a police service to be so improper that it becomes relevant to sentencing, the matter can no longer be dismissed as a communications misstep or a difference of opinion. It becomes a governance issue. It becomes a question of fitness for leadership.”" 💥

SCOOP: Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery curtailed Elections Alberta's power to penalize when Sam Mraiche was under investigation. www.theglobeandmail.com/appview/cana... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social

Here are two must-read stories for Albertans. @ximenaka.bsky.social shows Premier Danielle Smith's referendum on immigration isn't based on evidence. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... 1

The math doesn't lie. Danielle Smith spent $17 million on "Alberta is Calling" to recruit new residents. But spent $0 on the infrastructure to support them. Now that the bills are due and the services are failing, she’s pointing the finger at the very people she invited. bsky.app/profile/forw...

Sooo, let’s talk about NED Vs. “Cancer Free”. #Cansky

Good to know who is running the UCP government agenda while Danielle provides cover. open.substack.com/pub/prairies...

“Its hard to describe how utterly evil a choice it would be to put these seats in, not simply because of the partisan advantage it gives themselves, but also how much it carves up municipalities in the province” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/bluntobj...

calgarysun.com/news/... Physician intimidation comes in many ways... I have had colleagues warn me many times "Paul watch your back, powerful people are unhappy with your advocacy"... 1/5

“The Calgary Fire Department received more than 4,700 substance-related calls in 2025 — a more than 60-per-cent uptick from the previous year” The Alberta Model in action… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/P9LN9kjyCr4?...

So, Alberta separatists say they've have enough signatures for referendum. Sigh. 📣 My take on their regressive & divisive rhetoric: thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... via @thewalrus.ca To call this language a dog whistle is an insult to dog whistles.

Reading this excellent article is a very good use of your time. I have nothing helpful to add to a conversation about these separatists. Horrible tiny-minded bigots screaming for attention and proud of their ignorance.

bsky.app/profile/the... It would be a good time to remind ABs that I was there when the Premier flippantly said she could easily replace Family Doctors with NPs. 1/5

From the DM's... Looks like Smith's whole "We can save healthcare using Nurse Practitioners" is failing... Not surprisingly, it's because the government won't make it work financially. (Location redacted at senders request) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

When #Canada spends $1.2 Billion to attract your brain power as you create a toxic environment of corruption and authoritarianism, it bets on the future of its nation and recognizes the opportunity to gain an advantage that #UnitedStates may never regain. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Alberta: where not just one but at least three former justice ministers have faced Law Society misconduct hearings. We are a serious place /s

I was asked to provide comments on a short 5-page review paper written by a clinical colleague. They used "Gemini 3.1 Pro" to help write the paper. I've seen term papers from first year undergraduates who were permanently drunk and never attended lectures that had fewer scientific errors.

For those of you inclined to gloat about the situation facing the separatists, and for those who feel that "they" should have to conform to strict validation rules (while "we" shouldn't have to).... I wrote this piece. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...