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[Hon. Lisa MacCormack Raitt P.C. @lraitt]

Wife of a long term dementia patient here - 👋

If Bruce had signed an advanced directive, would I have been left to make the decision on when to apply MAiD?

Even after 11 years, yesterday I saw him smile, laugh, interact and enjoy his meals while being non-mobile, incontinent and non verbal.

I can promise you, I would ignore any advanced directive. Yes, he is a different man with a different life now but subjectively and objectively he is comfortable and content. I would not believe this Bruce would want to stop living.

In this case, would the “state” step in to provide MAiD over my objections and experience? We are rushing to a set of really complex entanglements. So much room for harm.

[Lorne Doerkson @LDoerkson]

Congratulations to Jennifer Whiteside on being named Interim Leader of the BC NDP.

I sat across the floor from her for a long time and she is a serious person who works hard for the people she represents.

A good opposition makes for a better government, and I expect her to hold us to account while we get to work delivering what we promised British Columbians.

[Sean Speer @Sean_Speer]

I must say that I’m more invested in the success of the incoming Doerkson government than I’ve been in any goverment in nearly a decade.

What interests me most is the potential fecundity of the premier-elect’s back-to-basics, normie conservatism. Doerkson isn’t offering political dopamine. His whole pitch is about competent government, economic growth, and public institutions that fulfill their basic purposes. The magnitude of his victory is a sign of how broadly that proposition can appeal.

The story, in a nutshell, is a guy from Williams Lake offered a recognizable conservatism that could win in Vancouver-Yaletown. His temperament helped bring together rural communities, suburban families, and urban voters around some straightforward expectations about how their province should work.

Schools should teach. The justice system should protect the public. Hospitals should treat patients. The civil service should deliver services competently and impartially. These institutions have important yet bounded missions. They should discharge them effectively and resist the temptation to become vehicles for every passing political or ideological cause.

The same practical instinct should guide economic policy: make it possible to build homes, grow businesses, develop resources, and attract investment. Give people reasons to believe that hard work and initiative can produce a better life here.

This is the politics of normalcy in practice. And even if its rhetoric is moderate, its ambitions are considerable. Restoring focus and competence to institutions that have lost them will require conviction, persistence, and capable people.

That’s another reason for optimism: the quality of the candidates and potential front bench, along with the talented people Doerkson’s leadership drew to the campaign. @gavindew is someone to watch in particular. His interest in both economic growth and making government more productive—including through AI—could make him an important contributor to this governing agenda.

The test now is governing. There will be hard choices and inevitable disappointments along the way. But this is a conservatism that I want to see succeed—and an unusually promising opportunity to show what it can accomplish.

[Bo French @bofrench]

Cool. Wait until you hear what Lindsay Clancy did.

[Toronto Blue Jays @BlueJays]

THIS GAME CONTINUES!

[Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms @JCCFCanada]

An Access to Information request filed by Blacklock’s Reporter (@mindingottawa) has uncovered a federal government strategy for monitoring, organizing, assessing and responding to online "misinformation" — including contemplated legal action against individual Canadians. The 35-page internal Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) document outlines a system for tracking online narratives, assessing individual posts, and escalating responses. It also contemplates legal action against Canadians over social media commentary.

If you receive a government demand letter seeking the removal of your online content, submit a request for legal representation to the Justice Centre. We want to hear from you.

https://t.co/p0IFfLSalM

[Krista @bikeswimrun]

@jordanbpeterson @petersonacademy Thank you.

[Bruce McAllister @McAllisterBruce]

This is such a bad look for these Chiefs. People are sick and tired of hearing unrealistic demands from them. It might be tolerable if their communities were beacons of prosperity, safety, strong families and real accountability, but sadly, they’re anything but.
On too many Alberta First Nations, their own people face:
Devastating addiction & overdose crises tearing families apart
Kids removed into care at shocking rates
Entrenched poverty, high unemployment & welfare traps
Housing issues for their people.
Lagging education outcomes limiting the great promise of their youth
Elevated domestic violence and other family related troubles.
It is heartbreaking. And I truly mean that.
Shouldn’t the priority be fixing these failures for their people? I know we have a Premier and government that care deeply about these serious issues and want to help fix them. And how about addressing band governance and finances?!Why not more focus on partnering with Alberta on energy jobs, treatment programs, schools and housing? Not this childish nonsense.
The gall to call a sitting Premier treasonous - all because you disagree with a policy. And it’s a policy that gives a say to the people! It is the very thing they claim to stand for? Makes you wonder who these guys are taking their orders from. It surely isn’t their own people. I’ll probably take heat for saying these things but if we don’t, we continue to bury our heads in the sand and pretend they aren’t happening. Tough and respectful conversations can bring about change. That is my hope.

[Podcast Notes 🗒️ @podcastnotes]

Top 10 insights from @AndrewYang on phone addiction:

1. Smartphones meet the clinical definition of addiction, not just a bad habit

2. Willpower fails because you cannot quit phones, you need them daily

3. The urge to check = discomfort avoidance, not importance

4. You check your phone ~200 times a day, about every 6 minutes

5. Social media is engineered to trigger you, not inform you

6. AI and phones are quietly degrading memory, focus, and problem solving

7. Even having a phone visible reduces trust in conversations

8. “Productivity” scrolling is just socially acceptable distraction

9. Social norms beat self-control, groups change behavior faster than individuals

10. The simplest fix: do not sleep with your phone in the same room

If you can reclaim even a fraction of your focus right now, you are ahead of most people

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

I used to think Australians were a bunch of tough old bastards living down there with crocodiles and spiders the size of dinner plates. Turns out they’re just warm weather Canadians.

[bu/ac @buperac]

The 1971 Canadian $10 bill will always remain the GOAT 🐐

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

"The older I get, the more I realize happiness is quiet mornings, a clean space, early nights, a safe home, and people who don’t drain my energy.” ~Unknown

[Kyle Brittain @BadWeatherKyle]

Sick bragging rights for Alberta and Saskatchewan this week...

Outside of Antarctica, we have the coldest temperatures relative to normal on the entire planet!
🌎🥶

[Things From the Past @pastarchive]

This is where “uppercase” and “lowercase” came from. In the early days of printing, capital letters were kept in the upper compartments of the type case, while the smaller letters were placed below for easier access.

[The Andalusian Edit @andalusianedit]

@CompletedStreet This is a good example of bad architecture.

[US Oil & Gas Association @US_OGA]

Alberta.

We love you.

You complete us....

[Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱 @ryangerritsen]

In January 2022 many Canadians who had lost hope started hearing of a movement by truckers. They were going to come from all corners of our Country to protest against the loss of our freedoms and against the mandates. I will never forget watching the first videos of them, seeing the Canadians on overpasses cheering them on, standing in solidarity & then the thousands of Canadians who joined them in Ottawa.
It will forever be the greatest protest Canada will ever have witnessed. It brought my family immense hope. It showed us that we were not alone.
Thank you @LichTamara & @ChrisBarber1975 & everyone else involved.

[Commentary Trump Daily Posts @TrumpDailyPosts]

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Donald J. Trump Truth Social Post 05:19 PM EST 01.05.26

Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT