AB premier and education minister are doing telephone town hall with teachers. Shockingly enough, they pretend not to understand critical comments in the questions. 🤔

My dog has taken a sudden dislike to Hallmark Christmas movies. The poor guy won’t stop growling at the tv. 🤣

Daniele Smith, Queen of the dog whistle.

OMG Smith is talking about book bans again. 🤦‍♀️

I’m regretting bailing on my plan for a quick run to Costco when they first opened this morning but it was minus 20 Celsius and I just couldn’t force myself out of bed.

I went crazy with Black Friday shopping this morning. Looking forward to those furnace filters 🤣

AB teachers have been invited to a telephone town hall with Smith and Nicolaides next week. They now have 90 minutes to hear about class size and complexity. Time they couldn’t find during over a year of negotiations, 16 school days of strike, or when 30 000 of us brought our message to the Leg. 😡

The UCP has updated the section of their website that previously had their public health guarantee… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

I know that Bill isn’t real, but I still admire him for not rage quitting when my first five turns resulted in yahtzees!

November 11 always reminds me of my grandparents. My Grandpa served with the RAF, and my Grandma took on roles not usually open to young women in Canada at the time. Their stories continue to shape me.

It’s Christmas market season! I saw these off duty reindeer at the Millarville Christmas Market in AB. It was pretty peoply, but always a nice outing.

UCP says they’ll have a committee to look at classroom complexity issues and that committee will guide their decision to hire 3000 new teachers. Hmmm. They already have a solution. Now they just need to manipulate the data to fit it. 🤔

Had some fun today with the unexpected snow!

So, if this new law passes, kindergarten assessments will be mandatory in Alberta. Strangely enough, attending kindergarten is not. 🤔

What a shock that the UCP’s Covid vaccine suppression plan has resulted in Albertans unable to find a vaccine at any price. How long until Covid overwhelms our hospitals again?

The Halloween leftovers sure taste waxy. No one expects top quality chocolate in mini bars, but they’re barely edible.

I’m appreciating my foresight in moving this morning’s obligation from 9 to 10, but wishing I’d said 11. Between baseball, Halloween, and a truly dramatic work week, I’d happily hide in bed a while longer!

Well this game just more exciting!!

Sure not a lot of kids out for a warm Friday Halloween.

Halloween is infrequent enough that my dog forgets he enjoys it until we’re about ten kids in. Now he’s showing up at the door for pets after failing to intimidate the first few kids.

Could Vlad jr make this look any easier?

For no particular reason, here‘s a photo of the Alberta classroom I returned to today. 🧐

Well this game is looking better. Go Jays!

I’m watching AB question period at the legislature ( I really do need to change the channel!). These slimy UCP guys have no other tricks than to blame the NDP or Ottawa. It hurts to be Albertan today.

My companion for last night’s marathon Jays game and travesty in the Alberta legislature is feeling it this morning!

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Just after midnight and I’m still alternating between the game and the AB legislature, where the ndp have been able to slow but not prevent the egregious violation of the Charter rights of Alberta teachers

These UCP members are honourable in name only! I’m debating which riding to volunteer in, since my own riding is reliably NDP. I want them all gone!

All my teacher friends are discussing how we teach about government, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and representative democracy. The actions by the UCP today are going to have a greater influence on that unit than any misguided curriculum they may impose.

And the UCP has used the notwithstanding clause to end the teachers’ strike in Alberta. This is a huge blow to collective bargaining across the country. It’s time for organized labour to unite and force them to back away.

I’m watching Alberta Assembly TV to see how badly the UCP guts the rights of teachers. How ironic that they first have to honour a fallen former MLA, who was a longtime teacher, then sing the national anthem and have a land acknowledgment. I assume that all three acts offend many UCP members.

Today Alberta teachers, long treated disdainfully by the UCP, wait to see how badly their Charter rights will be violated. Every union member in AB and across the country should be paying attention.

Parents, the UCP kept your kids out of school for over 3 weeks and hasn't taken a single step since to improve learning conditions. What an insult to you, your kids and their teachers. And now they’re going to force teachers back to those same conditions. youtube.com/shorts/843Gc...

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube. Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X). *1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.” youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

The only way to book COVID vaccines for young children in Alberta is by calling 811 / HealthLink. Bookings opened Monday. It’s now Friday and the system is still saying call volumes are too high and auto-hanging-up on callers. 🙃 (They also cost $100 a pop, if you can ever get through.)

I wonder how much the tariffs on Canada increase if the Jays win again tonight!

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2 BILLION - Horner confirms $2B would meet public education's needs. 2 BILLION - #UCP has cheated out of our kids' public education funding. 2 BILLION in TAX $ Smith / UCP will grant PRIVATE schools over coming 4 yrs. Heads up, Albertans! UCP works against OUR Kids. #ableg #abpoli #abed

It’s pretty rich that AB education minister says a recall shouldn’t be used as a shortcut for triggering an election when he’s using back to work legislation as a shortcut to end the teachers’ strike. The UCP is deliberately destroying public services. Recall them all!!!

Two of the very clever signs at today’s Alberta rally for public education in Edmonton. Attendance was estimated at 30 000.

Rally in support of public education starts at 2 at the leg in Edmonton. Thousands here already!

UCP minister of municipal affairs keeps saying hand counted paper ballots give us confidence in our municipal election result. Albertans had confidence in that. What we have no confidence in is this ridiculous ideologically and conspiracy driven provincial government!!!

Gar Gar is currently second in his Calgary ward. I‘be never met him but whenever there’s a story of something good happening for the people of the NE, he’s in the middle of it. I’d love to see him win.

Today is yet another day of AB UCP government refusing to negotiate with teachers to improve learning conditions in public schools. I hope Albertans remember this when an election finally comes around.

Today is the start of week 3 of AB teacher strike, with the UCP still showing no comprehension of the issues they’ve created in public education in the province. What a sad state of affairs when the government no longer cares what citizens want or need. Such arrogance in “our representatives.”

Will the inevitable delay In announcing election results in municipal elections today open Albertans’ eyes to what it means to be governed by a party who share or pander to conspiracy theories? This craziness has real consequences for health, education, and other services. Time to replace the UCP!

Why is drought-prone Alberta, whose government discourages renewable energy, trying to attract AI centres?

Trump says if you don’t go by the battle line in Russia’s war on Ukraine, it will be too complicated and you’ll never figure it out. Has the man never heard of (pre war) borders? Both countries could retreat behind theirs. I think they could figure out where those were.

Why does the UCP think AB teachers will voluntarily call off their strike while simultaneously agreeing to mediation that precludes addressing their chief concern? UCP resemble a toddler who covers their ears while repeating the same meaningless sounds. Albertans deserve a govt that listens.

With AB students finishing a second week out of school, I can’t believe the disrespect the UCP is showing towards kids, families, and teachers. Smith thinks she knows what the issue is better than people propping up the system. UCP refusal to negotiate shows their disdain for all but their base. 😡