Alberta immigration trends and Danielle Smith's rhetoric: a visual timeline.

Premier Danielle Smith said she doesn't know how much newcomers cost Alberta’s health care and education systems, despite scheduling a referendum to ask whether social services to those residents shd be limited b/c of cost www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social and friend

Last week, I learned an adjudicator had sided with me in 5 inquiries re: the province refusing to release results of its Alberta Next surveys GOA published the multiple choice results in Dec but has been ordered to give me 213 pages of open-answer replies that haven't yet been shared #ableg #abpoli

SCOOP: Alberta Health Services destroyed roughly half of the children's medication imported from Turkey, paying $718,000 to dispose of the hazardous waste. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has mused about cutting or limiting public services for temporary residents. It turns out that already happened last month with public health insurance www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbLeg #AbHealth

The Alberta government didn't volunteer a timeline for its ultimatum, released today but sent more than a week ago, and the federal justice ministry's statement focused almost entirely on the general importance of an independent judiciary. From me today: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

In which colleague Dave Ebner notes that Albertans have been named to the Supreme Court in five of the past seven openings for Western Canada. And more— #ableg #abpoli

A premature baby in Alberta who contracted #measles in utero – the province’s only death linked to the current outbreak – died last July, but health officials did not make the public aware until October, documents obtained by @theglobeandmail.com show. #ableg

Be wary of the notion that Alberta's independence movement is growing. But due to changes by the UCP gov't, a referendum might happen anyway, activating a full-fledged independence campaign. My dispatch on the separatists' divorce pitch: #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

The Alberta government is asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit that challenged the province’s opioid-prescribing rules on the basis of Charter violations. #ableg #abpoli

I never met Catherine O’Hara. I have no charming Catherine O’Hara anecdote. I can’t even explain why the news of her death hit me so hard. But I know her memory will be a blessing to all who knew and loved her work, and the joy she brought to Canada and the world.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford asking Alberta Premier Danielle Smith "to stand up and say enough is enough" to those leading Alberta's sovereignty movement as they meet with U.S. officials, saying you're either with Canada or not with Canada.

Worth noting: A court representative said the statement was constructed of several weeks. Though the Premier's "direct" remarks were her most recent, this follows months of statements by Ms. Smith aimed at the courts. #ableg #abpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

From @mattscace.bsky.social today: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

listen to the whole clip - where he says also that the consequences of speaking all that’s on his mind would be too great for him as a foreigner living in the United States right now

The Globe's editorial this morning is a list of all the Canadian military personnel who died in Afghanistan. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

I can't stress enough how important it is to not become inured to this. But also, in service of that, take care of yourself.

"The remarks hit many of us at the Herald like a physical punch. Our dear friend Michelle Lang, a wonderful person and one of the best reporters ever to walk into that newsroom, was killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb on Dec. 20, 2009." calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Bessent pushes Albertan independence from Canada: "Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."

Prime Minister Mark Carney says middle powers must stop pretending the rules-based international order is still functioning, and instead build coalitions to survive in a new era where great powers prey on smaller countries to take what they want. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Always love joining our amazing Decibel team! On today's episode, we chat about why this flu season has been so intense. @theglobeandmail.com #cdnhealth

At least six preventable deaths and more than 30 “near-misses” occurred in Alberta emergency departments since the beginning of the year because of overcrowding, according to documents obtained by @theglobeandmail.com. #ableg #abpoli

NEWS: the entire staff of the Alberta Law Foundation has resigned in the wake of Bill 14, which gives the justice minister more say in how the independent org operates. This is according to a board member who says she was ousted by the law society for speaking out edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...

Alberta orders inquiry into death of a man who died after spending eight hours in an Edmonton ER. A provincial judge will probe causes of the death of Prashant Sreekumar, a 44-year-old father of three, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

New from me: the Alberta lawyer leading the charge for separatism had a law society hearing today over his COVID-era correspondence with government and public health officials — some of whom he threatened with prosecution for “crimes against humanity” edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into classified material, people familiar with the matter said. It is exceedingly rare for federal agents to search a journalist’s home. trib.al/tKsg85n

Second day has just begun with Crown lawyer representing BC's Attorney General downplaying the gravity of this case, arguing the judge should not view it as an inquiry into how the #RCMP treats journalists. "This is about one arrest and one detention - not a pattern of conduct issue."

The times we live in

The former head of Alberta Health Services she has been subject to a campaign of intimidation since suing the Alberta government last year. Athana Mentzelopoulos speaks for the first time on the alleged harassment campaign. New from me: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Alberta Health Services' former CEO alleges she has been subject to an intimidation campaign since suing the govt. Athana Mentzelopoulos speaks about it publically for the first time --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social

The call comes shortly after the much-publicized death of Prashant Sreekumar, who died on Dec. 22 after spending eight hours in the ER at Edmonton’s Grey Nuns Community Hospital. On Wednesday, the Globe learned that he was actually one of three people who died in the Grey Nuns ER that day. #ableg

Doctors working in Edmonton’s major hospitals are calling on the Alberta government to declare a state of emergency because there is no more room to safely accept patients. #ableg @theglobeandmail.com

A podcaster who has been accused of harassing a potential witness in a high-profile wrongful-dismissal lawsuit against the Alberta government told solicitors that he was retained by an Edmonton-based lawyer for “unspecified work,” new court records show. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A former director on the board of Alberta’s health authority alleges he was singled out in a campaign of harassment and intimidation because he pushed back against Premier Danielle Smith’s government and its decision to fire the agency’s CEO. #ableg www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Family grieving, government investigating after man dies waiting in Edmonton ER. Prashant Sreekumar waited more than eight hours as pain grew unbearable, his wife says, by Matthew Scace www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

Former AHS director alleges he was under surveillance, harassed, because he is a potential witness in the lawsuit tied to Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to court docs Plus lots more --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social

Former AHS board member claims podcasters paid to smear him ahead of Mentzelopoulos testimony calgaryherald.com/news/politic...

BREAKING: Skate Canada is boycotting Alberta over the province's ban on Trans women competing in women's sports. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"The public is entitled to the fruits of this process that has been conducted largely at their expense so that if they are asked to vote on Alberta independence, they have a tool that may help them make sense of the legal dimensions of the secession of Alberta from Canada."

Oh hey! A podcast on Sam Mraiche and his ties to the Alberta government! Including audio from when I asked Justice Minister Mickey Amery about his relationship to the businessman. www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social

STORY: Alberta ends negotiations with two firms tied to Sam Mraiche, the businessman at centre of health care controversy www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... with @tomcardoso.bsky.social

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters to ask her advisors how/why Sam Mraiche was hanging out with her inner circle, watching the 2023 election results roll in. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social and Emma Graney

Hey, did you guys know my DMs are open? Truth. I am also on Signal, WhatsApp and not opposed to communicating telephonically. Come say hi! #ableg #abpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social