An Alberta man wanted MAID. Instead, he died in a Catholic hospital, waiting to be transferred. 349 Canadians who wanted MAiD had to transfer due to a facilityβs policy in 2024: Health Canada data, by @stephaniedubois.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... via @cbcnews.ca @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social
Brazen revisionist lying here by Danielle Smith, blaming AHS for screwing up the procurement. She personally announced the purchase. At her behest, Jason Copping directly oversaw the contract and defended the high cost. This is from a March 20, 2025 Globe story by Carrie Tait and Alanna Smith.
This is really good.
The Economist has analyzed 1.4 million Epstein emails using a large language model. It scores each email chain on a scale from 1 to 10, according to how disturbing the content is. About 1500 email chains are rated 10, as highly disturbing.
The Conservative Party of Canada was already in a deep political hole when it came to its handling of Donald Trump. Then Jamil Jivani decided to dig it even deeper. #cdnpoli
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If someone says again that Rubioβs speech was more conciliatory than that of Vance, please do me simple favour: read his actual speech, including what he had to say about global warming.
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They do not, in fact, have legitimate grievances.
Justice Minister Sean Fraser on Danielle Smith's judicial appointment demands.
In Minneapolis, people are literally singing resistance before marching to the hotels where ICE agents are stayingβinviting them to defect and join us in solidarity. Itβs an action rooted in compassion, courage, and collective humanity. Transforming fear into shared power.
"The law...must not be subject to regionally-based, populist-infused jealousies and recriminations of a separatist-enabling ideologue like Danielle Smith. ...her threat...is proof sheβs not qualified to weigh in on Carneyβs breakfast order, let alone the federal selection process for courts..."
Just so everyone is clear: the valve here releases pressure that would otherwise build on her leadership from within her party.
She would rather lose the country than her own job.
There are two reasons that Danielle Smith is pushing the separatist movement: to distract from the fact that in February the UCP will announce a $10B deficit and to turn the attention away from her rural base that their healthcare system is collapsing.
This image shows gauges with the Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right: Canada: VERY HIGH - 12.1 Alberta: VERY HIGH - 12.3 British Columbia: HIGH - 8.1 Manitoba: SEVERE - 19.2 New Brunswick: VERY HIGH - 11.2 Newfoundland & Labrador: VERY HIGH - 11.3 North: VERY HIGH - 12.9 Nova Scotia: SEVERE - 17.6 Ontario: VERY HIGH - 10.9 Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 9.8 Quebec: VERY HIGH - 12.3 Saskatchewan: SEVERE - 17.9 A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'
Canadian COVID Forecast: Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026
SEVERE: MB, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, NB, NL, North, ON, QC
HIGH: BC, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
The front page of Alberta Courts website is now joint statement by chief justices of all three court levels, proclaiming the importance of judicial independence. albertacourts.ca
Comes a few weeks after Danielle Smith derided courts as "gatekeepers" getting in way of democracy, and used legislation to quash judge's ruling on validity of separatist referendum. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
When you look at the totality of all the Alberta institutions and programs Danielle Smith has begun to reinvent or reshapeβ¦ itβs a lot. And a lot of risk.
By me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Doug Ford said it had to close because the roof was unstable.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.
3:544 62 ζ₯ Premier Smith; I am very concerned about recent events in Alberta and would like you to address the following three questions: 1. Now that the separatist forces in Alberta have their petition to separate from Canada underway, what are you doing to communicate the realities of separation to the population? The Alberta they discussed at a recent gathering in Stony Plain laid bare the fact that they do not have a good understanding of the what would transpire in a separation event. What can you tell Albertans about what happens with currency, debt levels, and the impact on First Nations? 2. This week it was widely reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent supports the separatist movement in Alberta, stating "i think we should let them come down into the U.S." We also know from a Bluesky thread by Lily Polenchuk, who attended the recent Stony Plain meeting, that members of separatist groups in Alberta have been meeting with high-ranking U.S. Republicans. What are you doing to ensure that any referendum efforts are not influenced by foreign interference? 3. Finally, Albertans are dying while waiting for care in Alberta Emergency Rooms, or while waiting for life-saving treatments. What non-organizational actions are you taking to reduce the death count? < Reply all β Forward
Enough. Iβm raising my voice to the premierβs office (again). Hereβs the text from todayβs letter, with copies to Naheed Nenshi, Rakhi Pancholi, and Nagwan Al-Guneid:
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Re: βBoard of Peaceβ. Donβt empower this Trump scam. Canada is better than this and so are you.
A thing Canadians need to ponder:
While Poilievre is howling all over social media about the trade deal Carney struck with Xi, keep in mind that Poilievre has not so much as a fucking clue about what is going on, because he refuses to get security clearance.
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#cdnpoli
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Greenland isn't buying what Trump is selling.
If people get offended by Frey telling ICE to "get the the Fuck out of Minneapolis", just say something respectful like "Quiet Piggy".
#Epstein
#EpsteinFiles
WHAT YOU DONβT SEE ON THE NEWSβΌοΈ
Calgary's pipe problems are a prime example of "strategic amnesia" inside city hall. Knowledge was fragmented. Responsibility was murky. And the pressures of growth eclipsed all else. #yyccc
In 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?
How many women have died with βfucking bitchβ ringing in their ears? Donβt let the misogyny get erased here
Picture of two trucks, one with arrow stating foreign terrorists and the other truck with an arrow stating Domestic Terrorists ICE
Credit to Canadian Political cartoonist DeAdder
#ICEAgentsAreDomesticTerrorists
