If I give my kid $6k for their tuition, and they use that $6k to purchase a new, high end guitar and amp, is it my fault they don’t have the $ for their post secondary education? This is a post about provincial healthcare and federal transfers, btw. #cdnpoli #ableg

Heading your way, Calgary-Bow! Text us if we miss you: 15874172862

I said “let’s clean the air, wear masks and other prevention stuff to protect people from bugs”… Society said. “We prefer dead kids.” Mainly because dark money convinced people that going back to “normal” was important, no matter how bad it was.

The Federal govt sends transfers to the Provinces for Public Healthcare and Public Education, but the Premiers are dispersing it to Private facilities lately and this is a huge problem. The Premiers do not spend the taxpayers money wisely. #Alberta www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

This is insane, Doug Ford is the worst Premier in Canada, he barely works. #FordFail #Ontario legislature to take 14-week winter break, following 19-week summer break Decision to pause parliament facing criticism from opposition www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Area man who lost his riding seat and flew 3000 kms to get back into government says people have to answer to their constituents.

PSA : the public health nurses at AHS facilities will ensure that you “qualify” for free vaccine & you won’t need to pay $110. They want to give the Covid vaccine for free - to anyone who wants one; they are public health nurses, after all. My hubby qualified with “migraines” & me with “anxiety.”

iCYMI: "Paris started with periodic, strategic closures of key streets, then day-long closures of the entire city center, always in the context of the conversation about air quality, livability & noise…It's a very smart way of doing it." — @brenttoderian.bsky.social in BlogTO. #Paris

Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly? What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially but makes no sense in the Canadian context, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

Oh good. Ai will probably do a better job than the UCP. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#AHS advising that due to no OB/Gyn availability, no babies will be delivered at Cold Lake hospital until JANUARY 2026. Our two-lane highways are icy & dangerous; I can’t imagine how stressful for expecting moms. The system is broken. #ab #abhealth

10. The freedoms we take for granted – political, economic, sexual, individual - were won through a combination of extraordinary struggle and extraordinary luck. There’s nothing “natural” or inevitable about them. They are in fact highly anomalous. And we won’t know what we’ve lost till it’s gone.

8. But it might not require Nazi terror for Europe to revert to default mode. We seem perfectly happy to vote or drift our way back to it. As the US might already have done. Once you vote for an autocrat, you might find it extremely hard to reverse the decision.

Battle River-Crowfoot, are you feeling the love? Are you prospering now beyond your imagination? What's your MP doing for you? Have you seen him in his constituency office? Even once since the by-election? #cdnpoli

Signs of Fascism.

ICYMI - If you live in Alberta, get vaccinated, don't get in an accident, don't go to the hospital. The healthcare system is a mess as flu/Covid season starts. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

After you take the below actions to protect the Rockies, take a moment to share this with anyone you know in Brooks-Medicine Hat: recalldaniellesmith.ca #abpoli #firetheucp

Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS

Lucky! $110 in Alberta. Means my family of 4 probably won’t be protected this season

“If someone was walking along the streets spraying poisonous fumes into people’s faces, they’d be arrested and probably locked up. But if you spray those fumes into people’s faces using a car, it’s somehow legal.” -Tyre Extinguishers rep in @thewaroncars.bsky.social ‘Life After Cars’ book.

Thanks to the #AB Teachers strike, I now know that my teen’s natural sleep pattern is to wake at 10 am. Bed at 11.

Wyant’s report shows so much bad happening under Premier’s watch - and still the Premier’s chief of staff intervened on behalf of somebody who clearly was in conflict and maybe acting illegally… But key thing not to forget: Premier and Minister fired the whistleblower 1/6

From the DM’s… If a sign of a healthy thriving organization after it has been disintegrated by a premier is an inability to maintain executive level staff… AHS is doing great! Otherwise… Dani’s having a harder and harder time finding people to steer ships into icebergs…

11th pedestrian fatality THIS YEAR on Calgary roads. Living in North Anerican cities is increasingly dangerous www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta’s teachers are on strike. Each passing day is another day the government refuses to fund classrooms properly.

The cuts, chaos, and corruption continues. The UCP told us that we would see a draft report of the Corrupt Care investigation on May 30th. Then they said June, then September, then October 15th. Well, that day has come and gone. We have been calling for a fully independent public inquiry.

Canada's economy is growing, but that growth is driven by “socially useless” industries. Banks and landlords account for 15% and 20% of GDP growth, respectively, making real estate speculation the single largest driver of growth in Canada—larger than manufacturing, retail, or oil and gas.

Aaaaand the judges report into the “CorruptCare” scandal has been delayed to public eyes again! Drink! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Blushingly, we ask that you share our first foray into the world of microblogging?🚲😌 #bikesky #urbanism+ #yegbike #yycbike #WomenRideBikes @bikesky.social @bikeminds.bsky.social @yegbike.bsky.social @letsbikethereyeg.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social bikeology.substack.com/p/we-are-fie...

The geese migrating are deafening over the quiet woods this morning 🥰

Heartbreaking. Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A standard feature on most low-floor trams I saw in #Zürich : the fold-down extensions that allow for easy boarding for people in wheelchairs and with strollers. As with so many things here: What the world should be, #Switzerland already is.

About 3.2% of people in Canada are infected and/or experiencing life activity-limiting long COVID this week. The estimated cost of hospitalizations from this week's infections in Canada is $55.4M.

“Most people would experience the least circadian burden under permanent Standard Time, which prioritizes morning light.” #DitchDST #SaveStandardTime

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you can safely use expired milk in baking & waffles ✌️

Local woman wakes up, reminds everyone that safer communities are tied more to healthcare, housing and public services and less to police, makes oatmeal.

“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.” City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design. I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero

Jets are flying tonight in Cold Lake, AB 🇨🇦 Probably unrelated… but maybe not.

IMPORTANT STUDY: “On average, the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in European cities demonstrated a 23%, 37% & 38% reduction in road crashes, fatalities & injuries respectively. Lower speed limits also yielded environmental benefits.” www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...

I love it when a trip on public transport turns into a sea or river cruise! In #Montreal, until Oct. 31, Navark is running a fleet of 30 river shuttles, on 8 different routes, most starting at the Vieux-Port. Departures every 45 minutes, fare is $6 (or you can use an OPUS farecard)... ⛴️🧵

Danielle Smith is charging Albertans $110 for a Covid vaccine. She’s inviting worse health outcomes & future strain on our medical systems. #AB #ableg

Trigger warning. “In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.” Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.

Priorities 💪

A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies. Pass it on.

Don’t forget, for many years #Uber insisted loudly that it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber and Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion. So much for “making cities better…” Via @wsj.com

The UCP defied science & evidence to reopen schools because they believed that there should be nothing that prevents kids from being in school. But today, paying teachers fairly and addressing underfunding is a bridge too far. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

“Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces. Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.” Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris

One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.