Shay (she/her)

Too much warrior not enough poet. Science over Dogma; Harm Reduction; Human Rights; Anti-Facist; Anti-Racist.
A pan cis Central ABan. Lyric's🐶 Mom.🏳️‍🌈🦄

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

@TheRealDKGray @PfParks @jvipondmd Dr. Tailfeathers speaks to the excitement that was present in the hiring of Dr Deena Hinshaw.

Says that Danielle Smith directly called to have her position terminated.

Says there's a pattern of interference and that the term "Harm reduction" was ordered out of AHS documents.

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

And it looks like the rumors are true!

There's a grassroots group that is hosting a press conference right now speaking directly to the corrupt care scandal and the former AHS CEO's lawsuit!

Let's follow along!

/thread!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Liz Audet @Type1Liz]

As a social worker, this was the worst week of my career. I have never responded to so many drug poisonings and mental health calls in one week. Our community deserves better.

[Mark Cherrington @MarkCherrington]

I am alarmed treatment centres in Alberta, including treatment programs on FIrst Nations are adjusting their policies and barring persons in custodyto apply for treatment. This includes those onrRemand Status & the persumption of Innocence seems to be nothing more than a footnote. #cdnpoli #abpoli

[Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka]

This is false.

The majority of people who recover from addiction do so without formal treatment.

#ableg

[Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka]

I guess the UCP government forgot that they already held public town halls in Calgary on the Sheldon Chumir SCS?

https://t.co/bAwrUspUWM

[Shay (she/her) @ShayRD]

@DrJaredWesley I have lived in Minnedosa FYI. In addition to the lake I remember stopping to get Chicken Delight for my grandparents in Kelwood.

[Elamin Abdelmahmoud @elamin88]

Read @RebeccaSolnit and absorb that hope is not a bird in the sky you hope lands near you, it’s an active orientation. You find it in the care for someone else or something else outside of yourself. It’s bigger than you. It’s an act of cultivation. Rub two sticks together.

[Shay (she/her) @ShayRD]

You were awesome last night in Lacombe @DrJaredWesley. I hope your travel home was ok. If you missed it #RedDeer swe below.

[Jared Wesley @DrJaredWesley]

Join me online or in person this November. For more info and to register, please visit:
🔗https://t.co/MlHeuHy0CN

[Alberta Health @GoAHealth]

We are hosting a series of information gathering session to create a safe space for First Nation, Metis and Inuit patients to share their experiences about the health care they receive. Participate today: https://t.co/fxSrzlriMs

[Ziad 😷 Fazel 🇨🇦🇺🇦💉 @ZiadFazel]

1. Danielle Smith ordered EVERY shipment of the $80m MHCare Medical/Atabay children's acetaminophen boondoggle to be AIRLIFTED at taxpayer expense.

2. It's likely these airlifts were handled by MHCare Medical too, with their usual profiteering off the Gov of Alberta.

🧵

[Marci Ien @MarciIen]

Great you’re going to read it, Premier @ABDanielleSmith. Now to that meeting I’ve requested…..

Happy to come to you.

[Harm Reduction International @HRInews]

"People who use drugs are full citizens with the right to establish a dialogue around their needs, their expectations and the decision making around them." - Laura Gil, Ambassador, Republic of Colombia
https://t.co/fkwBLqATAY

[Shay (she/her) @ShayRD]

Just a reminder.
Medical experts make medical decisions.
Politicians are not medical experts.

[Alberta Medical Association (AMA) @Albertadoctors]

AMA Physicians' response to comments made by the Premier today in media availability regarding the opioid crisis.

[Dr. Fiona Mattatall 🪩🇨🇦 @FionaMattatall]

Excellent interview that every Albertan should watch 👇

Dr. Parks is just finished his tenure as president of the AMA and negotiations with government.

His insights on why we are seeing deterioration of our healthcare in Alberta are an eye opener.

#abhealth #ableg

[Lisab0923 @Lisab09231]

A reminder to @ABDanielleSmith
You have told Albertans you “understand” because you have a close family member who is a youth dealing with gender identity. Think about how Jennifer Johnson feels about them every time you look them in the eye.

#fujj
#protecttransyouth

[Kevin Turner @KevinTurnerCNJ]

"“It is a very unilateral and colonialistic approach,” said Tailfeathers."

Few people hold the deep medical and social understanding Dr. Tailfeathers brings to the concern.

Her opinions ought to carry far more weight than they have been given.

Greed is not a recovery plan.

[Kim Siever @kim_siever]

Unhoused people are victims of homelessness, not the cause of homelessness.

Demonizing them won’t actually get rid of homelessness.

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

We’re pro-choice. We believe if a woman chooses to get an abortion, accessing one should be simple.

So, we’ve launched a website with information about abortion: different types, how they’re funded, and where to get one near you.

https://t.co/WXLPETUBgE