Dr. Kristopher Wells

Independent Senator-Alberta 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 You can also find me at

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

Ok, Canadians. You know what to do.

Tighten our belts.

Strengthen our resolve.

Show our unity.

Demonstrate our national pride.

Support our real allies.

Put Canada first forever and always.

[Josh Wingrove @josh_wingrove]

News: Canada barred its diplomats from meeting with, attending events with or even being anywhere near US midterm candidates until the election, as part of a "risk-averse" approach to avoid any Trumpworld allegations of interference. Story via @btaplatt & me on @TheTerminal.

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

There is no “mandate”.

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

Even the questions that “passed” — the five that targeted immigrants for punitive measures — did so with less than what you might call a “clear” majority. The best-performing was the one calling, entirely needlessly, for proof of citizenship when voting, with a projected 58 per cent.

[Jared Wesley @DrJaredWesley]

Gerrymandering is unconstitutional: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees all Canadians “effective representation,” which prevents governments from diluting specific people’s voting power simply because they disagree.

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

Debunking more myths.

[Kirsti Miller @KirstiMiller30]

Low bone density in trans girls is not due to puberty or T blockers; it is mostly attributed to the extremely low levels of sports participation that they partake in. Only 12% of trans girl youth participate in an organised sport compared to 68% of non trans kids.

Bone density varies greatly from each individual based on nutrition, sex, age, & race.
African-Americans have higher bone densities than Caucasians & Hispanic people. Bone structure also varies greatly by individuals based on genetics.

What does this mean? –

Everybody has different bone densities and structures and there is simply too much variation to exclude someone trans or cis solely on the bases of that measurement.

In summary, in this it is important to note that no one biological marker can be used as a proxy for the complex set of advantages and disadvantages that is attributed to individual performance.

As a result, bodies (both cis and trans) must be looked at in a holistic way, and that their performance is a result of many interactive systems social and biological and not just the sum of discrete biological components.

We should also note that outside of sports with defined weight categories, weight and height are not considered to be an unfair advantage, rather taking positions as examples of tolerable unfairness.

This is despite height being highly predictive of not just lean body mass, but also in measuring maximal torque. The increased lever length attributed to skeletal frame (height) accounts for significant levels of the variation measured for both men and women.

It is important to note that both male and female muscle mass are the same strength when comparing equivalent cross-sectional size or mass and total mass and cross section size both increase with height for both cis-men and cis-women.

https://t.co/Xe0hWKXYsk

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

@sisuvanhell @smittynumber454 Thank you for your service to democracy!

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

Supporting 2SLGBTQI+ communities should always be a non-partisan issue.

[Fae Johnstone 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @FaeJohnstone]

Grateful to Senator Manning (C), Newfoundland and Labrador, for speaking up in the Senate to ask the Government of Canada to Renew and Expand the Federal 2SLGBTQIA+ Action Plan.

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

Fully agree. The costs are enormous to both our society and the integrity of sports.

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Time to ban all sports betting ads. Problem gambling jumps. Via @CBCNews / @cbcdaveseglins

https://t.co/RjI09UMh2N

#Bansportsbetting #PEI #cdnpoli #SenCA

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

Canadian courts would have most likely ruled in a similar fashion, if they had not been prevented from doing so by the preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause invoked by the Alberta UCP government.

[Kirsti Miller @KirstiMiller30]

The High Court of New Zealand has ruled a blanket ban on puberty blockers for trans youth in the country is unlawful.

The regulation, due to take effect in December last year, would have prevented doctors from prescribing puberty blockers to new patients experiencing gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.

But in a judgment handed down on Wednesday, the court found the Health Minister’s decision was unlawful and the regulations should be set aside.

Justice Dale La Hood said it was “a discriminatory and disproportionate response” and there was “overwhelming clinical support” for the use of puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria.

"Youth requiring treatment for gender dysphoria/incongruence are being denied access to clinically appropriate medicine to which their peers have access for different conditions,” the judgment said.

The Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA) brought the case against the NZ Ministry of Health over the ban.

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

Thank you for the support and expert care of our military family. ❤️🇨🇦

[Carrie Tait @CarrieTait]

Albert Premier Danielle Smith said Ontario is sending 19 burn unit nurses and 5 OR nurses to Alberta to help care for injured soldiers from CFB Wainwright.

Some victims have burns on 30% to 80% of their bodies and changing the dressings can take up to 2 hours, she said.

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Supreme Court blocks President Trump from suspending hormone therapy and other treatments for transgender inmates in federal prisons.
https://t.co/DHhtB586ke

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

This could also be an ad for Alberta.

“A little bit of hope is a dangerous thing.”

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

Texas was built by hope. By people who had no business believing — but believed anyway.

To every Texan who’s ever wondered if anyone in power is paying attention: We are taking our state back.

Because a little bit of hope is a dangerous thing.

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

Albertans have overwhelmingly chosen Canada.

Let’s move forward in the spirit of unity and inclusion. I believe in the best of Alberta, which is a province that respects and includes everyone. Diversity is our greatest strength. 🇨🇦

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

75% and counting!

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Alberta votes overwhelmingly to remain part of Canada, projections suggest https://t.co/pSw5McEYe3

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Merci, Monsieur le Président @ZelenskyyUa.

Les militaires de la base des Forces canadiennes de Wainwright s'entraînaient à défendre des valeurs que nos nations partagent : la liberté, la démocratie et la souveraineté.

Au nom des Canadiens, je vous remercie de vos bons mots et de la reconnaissance que vous accordez à leur service.

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

@DavidMcGuinty @juliedabrusin @EleanorO_MP Thank you. 🙏 ❤️

[Governor General of Canada @GGCanada]

Message from His Majesty The King following the tragedy at CFB Wainwright: https://t.co/sGLptgWKsE

[Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc]

The mother of one of the men killed in a deadly fire at an Alberta military base says her son was a bright light who wanted to serve his country. https://t.co/7TMFkq0vnT

[Town of Wainwright @TownWainwright]

The Town is deeply saddened by the tragic incident involving members of the Canadian Armed Forces community. Our thoughts & prayers are with those directly impacted, their loved ones, & everyone affected.

Thanks to first responders, healthcare teams and all who have assisted❤️

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

We mourn their loss and our country will never forget their service. 💔🇨🇦

[AnatolijUkraine @AnatoliUkraine]

🇺🇦 Zelenskyy delivers a blunt message to the United States:

“Just give us Starlink back. If you refuse, Ukraine will survive. We will continue defending ourselves with or without it.

But why would you restrict a country fighting for its survival? Why make it harder for us to defend our people?

I simply cannot understand the reasoning behind this decision. It is a mistake.”

Ukraine isn’t asking America to fight its war. It’s asking America not to stand in the way of its defense.