🇨🇦Social Justice, Politics, Addiction & Mental Health - my opinions my own, cranky retired SWer. Progressive. Sparkling White Settler Ally on Treaty 6 Lands.
I am Albertan.
I am not conservative.
I believe in climate change.
I support unions.
I support civil disobedience.
I support Public Ed & Healthcare.
I will never separate.
Michelle Rempel does not represent me.
That's my declaration.
#IAmAlbertan
Ironic Smith wants C69 overhauled so that it respects provincial jurisdiction yet she doesn't respect BC's provincial or Indigenous jurisdiction to say no pipelines!
The #TankerBan was unofficial policy for 3+ decades before it became law 4 good reason!
#abpoli#ableg#cdnpoli
Here’s the written version of the @ctvedmonton story by @NWeisbergCTV, possibly the most complete overview we’ve seen so far of what Bill 11 means for the public health care most of us count on. Featuring our chair Jason MacLean @JMACL3AN and lawyer Emma Phillips. (We vehemently disagree with proponents of private for profit medecine for rich healthy queue jumpers as practiced by Cambie Surgeries owner Brian Day, who lost his case in BC.)
https://t.co/xylST0IZzO
Sketchy
"He also stated Ms. Mentzelopoulos‘ records contained information that was confidential, albeit not privileged. Alberta Heath Services asserts only 25 of the roughly 450 records Ms. Mentzelopoulos intends to use in her case contain information that is not confidential.."
.@ABDanielleSmith admits:
1️⃣Her government created the Citizens Initiative Act, yet she doesn’t know what the “legislative option” means
2️⃣The “all party” committee hasn’t yet dealt with the #ForeverCanadian question either
3️⃣All October 19 questions are unrelated to petitions
“Part of the goal of flood-the-zone strategies, like the UCP is orchestrating, is to wear down opponents and make them feel like there is no alternative but the government’s agenda, and as a result, you either shut up or ship out.”https://t.co/fJ8K2VX9A9
It's a bold choice to have Rick Bell hype up the Danibucks program as much as he did and for Smith to step up with enough money to halfway fill a single pickup tank of gas...
#abpoli#ableg#cdnpoli
While MAID is a key part of medicine, Canada's Parliamentary Committee does not support those whose sole condition is mental illness for medical assistance in dying. This is the right decision at this time.
https://t.co/icVmyLeQAj
If anyone would know how banana republics work...
The folks that stripped charter rights, released press statements before debate/votes had happened, suppressed a direct democracy petition to instead serve corporate interests would probably have a pretty good bead on that.
Life just keeps getting more expensive.
You deserve a government that wants to help.
That’s why we launched the Alberta Affordability Agenda — our first set of commitments to help you keep more money in your pocket.
➡️ See the full plan: https://t.co/K05guFFfLe
Every time I bring up a Universal Basic Income, people lose their minds and say, "I don't want my taxes paying for it."
Here's my question:
How much are your taxes already paying for poverty?
How much are we spending on homelessness, emergency rooms, shelters, policing, courts, jails, child welfare, lost productivity, and food insecurity?
Poverty isn't free. In fact, poverty costs society a fortune.
The real debate shouldn't be whether we can afford to reduce poverty, it should be whether we can afford not to!