“The students who cannot read a 20-page article today are the voters who will not be able to read a bill, or the jurors who cannot follow a closing argument, tomorrow.”
I think we underestimate how many people are hanging on by a single, fraying thread, and how, some days, the only things saving them from the abyss are the small comforts of a TV show that feels like home, a book that tells you you’re not alone, or a pet that needs you.
Suicidal ideation often sounds like:
“I’m so tired.”
“I can’t do this anymore.”
“Everyone would be better off without me.”
It’s rarely about death.
It’s about escape.
From overwhelm.
From shame.
From feeling like a burden.
And what people actually need
is support not silence.
Today, a judge has thrown out the Alberta separatist petition because Danielle Smith’s UCP government failed in its legal duty to consult First Nations.
I want to thank the fearless First Nations who stood up and led this fight against separatism – not just for their nations, but for all Albertans and for Canadians. Specifically, thank you to the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, the Blackfoot Confederacy, and Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, for fighting for our country with your time and money.
First Nations are not alone, as the vast majority of Albertans stand alongside them, opposed to a costly, divisive exercise. This referendum violates treaty rights, it would cost Albertans hundreds of millions of dollars, and is now tied to serious public safety concerns thanks to the largest data breach in Alberta’s history.
The Premier says that she’s exploring other ideas. Here’s an idea, Premier: call off the referendum and put this to bed. This petition is dead. This referendum is dead. For the premier to spend taxpayer time and money to resurrect it, would prove what we’ve always known: she’s a separatist.
Accept the court’s decision. Nobody is above the law – and certainly not this Premier.
Albertans are proud Canadians and want nothing more than to move on from this and focus on the things that really matter.
The goal of children's reading shouldn't be to produce children who can pass a reading test. It should be to produce adults who still read at 35 because they love it. Those require completely different approaches and we're only using one of them.
Weird to see schools doing “Hats off for mental health” while children with disabilities who carry that heavy load aren’t given often even basic accommodations for their learning needs without battles. Mental health goes down when kids are supported in school.
@AmieVarley@wendywh30338921 I think it’s time for the PM to have a healthcare summit with all Premiers and their Health Ministers. Time to “lay the law down”. Canada cannot stand for this erosion of health care. Put Universal Healthcare into law now.
The teacher shortage is not a lack of teachers.
It's a lack of teachers willing to work under a gov that smears them, takes their rights, and causes poor working conditions.
It is a shortage of job postings due no infrastructure or low funding.
The shortage was created.