The Rhondaverse

Common sense crusader fighting against willful ignorance, misinformation, conservative hypocrisy & threats to democracy. Some fun stuff too :)

[Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan]

Danielle Smith’s government has rejected a proposal that would have compelled it to respect the results of a referendum on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan. We Albertans going to say “no”, but the UCP wants to be able to do it anyway. https://t.co/pYfDnk7Jgh

[Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan]

I just read the UCP’s cowardly pension workbook. I say “cowardly” because they’re offering this in place of the public town halls they initially promised. So, how bad is the government’s latest sales document dressed up as consultation? Let me count the ways. #AlbertaPensionScam

[Edmonton Journal @edmontonjournal]

Opinion: AHS overhaul may make Alberta's health care worse https://t.co/OQfkCAWFAN #abhealth

[Adam MacVicar @AdamMacVicar]

BREAKING: Minister Sean Fraser announces Calgary will receive $228M from the federal governments Housing Accelerator Fund.

[Janis Irwin @JanisIrwin]

Never forget that at a time when Albertans are facing skyrocketing costs, a housing crisis, huge class sizes, and a healthcare system in shambles, one of the UCP’s priorities is giving themselves the power to accept fancier gifts. 🎁😐

#ableg

[Jason Markusoff @markusoff]

Here's @andrew_leach on the many, many flaws in a Danielle Smith plan to subsidize oil companies for well cleanup. https://t.co/oE1JL0PsXp

[Rachel Notley @RachelNotley]

The UCP has also introduced Bill 5 this session, which removes the cap on compensation for members of agencies, boards and commissions.

It repeals a bill we were proud to introduce as government to put an end to Tory entitlements and ballooning salaries.

[@[email protected] 🟧🇺🇦🌈 @BYO_Bob]

@NateHornerAB @DuaneBratt Dude, quit lying. Right in the Act (in the attached photo) it says the results of the referendum are not necessarily binding meaning Albertans could vote against it and you could still go ahead and steal our pensions. #HandsOffMyCPP #DanielleSmithIsLyingToYou #CPP #ableg #abpoli

[The Rhondaverse @TheRhondaverse]

Tourists’ cars line these Rocky Mountain roads. Soon logging trucks will haul the trees away: https://t.co/1SVd5lHz8t

[The Rhondaverse @TheRhondaverse]

This is why it’s important to pay attention to politics year round, not just during an election when politicians will lie & tell you what you want to hear to get elected. Smith has a long history of blabbing about her harmful plans. If you paid attention you know she’s lying now.

[The Rhondaverse @TheRhondaverse]

Should be legislation that all public buildings & workplaces have HEPA filters. Should be in the building code. It’s a cost likely way smaller than what society & employers will be paying because of chronic disease. ⁦@kylekasawski⁩ #CovidIsAirborne https://t.co/y18WYzm7Pv

[United Nurses of Alberta @UnitedNurses]

The wrong diagnosis always creates the wrong treatment. The government has diagnosed the problem in Alberta’s health care system as being the structure of AHS. A far more serious problem is the shortage of nurses and other medical professionals, as well as beds and capacity. 3/

[The Rhondaverse @TheRhondaverse]

@mark_dorin @thenarwhalca Resign? They’d need a conscience to do that.

[The Rhondaverse @TheRhondaverse]

A sure sign of guilt and that the UCP are planning more shady shit.

[Kevin Nimmock @KevinNimmock]

Justice Minister Mickey Amery is announcing legislation to suspend ethics commissioner investigations in the period before an election.

Of note: the former ethics commissioner concluded during the last election period that the Premier contravened the Conflicts of Interest Act.

[Emma Graney 🇦🇺🤷🏻‍♀️🇨🇦 @EmmaLGraney]

Danielle Smith’s government lied about reason for Alberta renewables pause, documents show.

Good read here from @DrewPAnderson, who FOIPed a bunch of documents about the renewables pause, including briefing notes.

https://t.co/bloC81Bgwr #ableg #cdnpoli

[Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan]

This bit of history seems VERY relevant: the guy who Danielle Smith is putting in charge of her big health reorganization, Lyle Oberg, is not just an ideological champion of privatized health care, he actually made it his business. #KeepHealthCarePublic https://t.co/d49bFxSsN0

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

This is a wild video clip compliments of @LukaszukAB…

Seems that the person that Smith just put in charge of AHS, including the decision as to whether to sell off EMS and labs has a bit of a history with private medicine…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abmed

[Ricardo Acuna @RicAcuna]

So Lyle Oberg, who has been involved in a number of ventures to set up private hospitals abroad and in Canada, is the new Chair of AHS Board. What could go wrong? #ableg #abgov #abhealth