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proud mama, insane fear of bears. She/her.

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@AdriaOfCourse @lnpiercy @edgarfkane @JeromyYYC Ya, if you actually look at what you circled you would notice the box unchecked beside that option. The option above is the one that was checked. Honest to god. So ya, thanks for playing. 🙄

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@AdriaOfCourse @lnpiercy @edgarfkane @JeromyYYC Nope. It was not for a referendum but for a legislative or policy proposal.

https://t.co/nDUa9qlHBg

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@_GreeceBall @_JulianoRossi @edgarfkane @JeromyYYC Or have their names added because of the data leak without their permission.

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@ochochubb @RickBellwrites

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@badvegangirl @integritycdn @costcocanada They used to have the bigger ones. I miss those. So good.

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@KellysHadEnough @integritycdn @costcocanada 🤣

[ForMYCanada @ForMYCanada]

🧾 Pierre Poilievre spent two years screaming about grocery prices. Yesterday, Parliament voted on Bill C-226, a national framework to improve food price transparency, and force grocery chains to show Canadians where the money actually goes.

Poilievre voted NO. Every Conservative voted NO.

📊 Final tally: 168 Yea. 150 Nay. The bill passed, no thanks to the party that built its entire brand on "axe the tax" and grocery affordability.

🎭 This is the pattern. The grievance is the product. Solving the problem would end the grift. When there's an actual mechanism to hold grocers accountable, Conservatives fold for the industry every single time.

Poilievre doesn't want lower food prices. He wants the issue.

#cdnpoli
https://t.co/tnRbtlekKW

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@Iluvhikingjen @theserfstv @plain_me9 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@abc123jjj If you don’t like Canada and living in a province OF Canada, YOU leave.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Finally someone said it, we are war with Iran because of the Epstein files. Great job Canada.

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@Actually416 @FlavioEvan Like his first anniversary post to Carney. The nicest thing I can say about PP is that guy is not a team player.

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@AndrewHallCan @PierrePoilievre Crime rates in Calgary and in all of Alberta have dropped so unsure where he is getting this “data” from.

[Flavio E. @FlavioEvan]

"Canadian Armed Forces were attacked on March 1, 2026, in Kuwait" — James Bezan

The recent Iranian missile strike on the Ali Al-Salem Air Base provides a clear example of the complexities of modern Middle Eastern logistics. To understand the situation, we must look at the facts behind the headlines so you can judge by yourself.

The Timeline of Conflict 👉 The regional situation changed on February 28, 2026. The United States and Israel launched a massive offensive against Iran. This operation began without a United Nations mandate and without prior consultation with international partners like Canada. Prime Minister @MarkJCarney responded by immediately ruling out any Canadian participation in the offensive. Canada remains focused on logistics and regional stability.

The Reality of Ali Al-Salem 👉The facility is often described as a Canadian base, but this description is inaccurate.

Sovereign Ownership 👉 The Ali Al-Salem Air Base is a facility owned and operated by the Government of Kuwait.

A Major U.S. Hub 👉 This base is a primary operations center for the United States Air Force. Because the U.S. uses this site to support its regional missions, the base is a high-priority target for retaliation.

The Canadian Presence 👉 Canada operates a small section called Camp Canada. This is an Operational Support Hub (OSH). Its only purpose is the logistics of moving equipment and personnel.

Targets and Transparency 👇

On March 1, Iran launched retaliatory strikes against bases hosting U.S. and allied forces. One missile impacted the Canadian logistical area. The reality is simple: if you are stationed near U.S. or Israeli assets in the Middle East right now, you are a target due to the law of action and reaction.

The Conservative Party @CPC_HQ is currently using this event to attack the government for a lack of transparency. Their approach is irresponsible in a high-stakes military environment. These critics seem to prefer a path that leads to war. The truth is that the 11-day delay in reporting was a calculated decision for force protection. The military used that time to ensure all personnel reached protective bunkers and to relocate troops to more secure positions before going public.

Military intelligence is a matter of life and death. It is not a daily gossip magazine, and the @CPC_HQ knows this well. The news is public now precisely because the immediate danger has been managed. If this were a secret, we would not be discussing it today. The government prioritized the lives of the troops over the demands of a news cycle. Every Canadian member at the base is sain et sauf (safe and sound). This safety is the only outcome that truly matters. One might expect the opposition to lead with "thankfully our troops are safe," but they seem more interested in the rage-baiting.

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Sources

Global Affairs Canada: Official statement on Canada’s non-participation in the US-Israel offensive (March 2, 2026).

👉 DND Briefing
Department of National Defence (DND): Briefing on the safety of CAF personnel and the success of bunker protocols (March 12, 2026).

After this briefing 👆we had this headlines 👇

CTV News: "Ottawa details the 11-day delay in reporting Kuwait strike as a necessity for troop relocation" (March 12, 2026).

CBC News: "Military confirms no injuries; James Bezan calls for further transparency on Iran policy" (March 12, 2026).

La Presse: Satellite imagery analysis of the impact zone at the Kuwaiti Air Force facility (March 12, 2026).

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@kitkatmax7 @TheBlueGem3 @brianlilley I came here to say this. Will not be shopping there if he’s elected.

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@Lam_mour @PfParks Wow. What a horrible response.

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@Alberta_UCP Nobody wants this.

[Jon Meddings @JMeddings]

Albertans please read this. It is the truth.

Our premier is lying to us. Her government is *not* meeting with MD's to solve the problem (as they promised). And it is government that has refused to meet. MD's are begging for help.

This gov needs to be accountable.

[Dr. Raj Sherman @RajSherman]

Dear Fellow Albertans,

This letter is written not as a partisan, but as an emergency physician who has cared for more than 100,000 Albertans, a former MLA, and someone who has devoted a working life to this province.

Across Alberta, the strain is obvious. Housing is scarce. Emergency rooms are overcrowded. Schools are stretched. The cost of living weighs heavily on families. Anxiety about the future is real and justified. This is not anger. It is concern, because moments like this demand leadership.

When people are under pressure, leadership is not just about solutions, but about direction: an honest explanation of what is actually going wrong, and reassurance about who we are as a society while we fix it.

In recent weeks, Alberta’s challenges have been framed by the Premier, Danielle Smith, in a way that has left many people angry, not at systems or long-standing policy failures, but at immigrants and other governments. That is deeply troubling.

The frustration people feel is understandable. But much of that anger is being misdirected at immigrants. With the exception of Indigenous peoples, all Albertans come from families that arrived here seeking opportunity.

Immigrants did not break Alberta’s healthcare system or tear up family doctor contracts. They did not close hospital beds or cancel planned hospital capacity. They did not under build housing, assisted living, long-term care, or schools. They did not dismantle community care. Politicians did.

Every day in emergency departments, the consequences are visible: acute-care beds occupied by patients who should be at home or in long-term care; ERs functioning as inpatient wards; and population growth encouraged without matching investments in primary care, continuing care, and hospital capacity.

In 1992, Alberta had approximately 11,700 hospital beds. Today, with nearly double the population and a much older demographic, we have roughly 8,800. This is not an Ottawa or immigration problem. It is a planning and capacity problem.

Many of the people caring for seniors, staffing hospitals, and holding the healthcare system together today are newcomers themselves. Blaming them delays real solutions and divides communities.

That lesson is personal. Growing up as a newcomer involved violence, black eyes and broken bones, and learning early what happens when fear is tolerated and adults look away. Home was not always safe either, shaped by alcoholism and domestic violence. Those experiences leave marks.

What mattered most was a mother who taught that anger shrinks a life, while forgiveness, discipline, and service strengthen it, and that opportunity carries an obligation to give back. That belief led to decades in emergency medicine, the training of thousands of doctors, and public service at personal cost.

Those experiences lead to a clear conclusion. Albertans deserve leadership that lowers the temperature, not raises it. Leadership that fixes systems, not finds scapegoats. Leadership that takes responsibility for planning failures and invests in capacity to match growth.

For these reasons, Alberta needs a change in direction and ultimately, a change in leadership, so the province can unite around practical fixes rather than division.

This is not about racism. It is about judgment, competence, and the ability to govern responsibly during difficult times. Alberta needs leadership that brings people together and focuses on solutions, not blame.

Premiers Lougheed, Klein and Stelmach have led through very difficult times and would not take our province to this sharp edge.

Albertans are much better than this.

I am a Canadian, an Albertan and I am an immigrant.

God bless Alberta.

Dr. Raj Sherman
@ABDanielleSmith @nenshi @FreeAlbertaRob
@PfParks @NightShiftMD
@Alberta_UCP @UCPCaucus @albertaNDP @TheBreakdownAB @ryanjespersen @cspotweet
#yeg #yyc #ABleg #cdnpoli

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@ToewsWenda I do! How do we make it happen?

[Me @Ms_Ellll]

@GregoryJGalante @MarkJCarney Racist says what?