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Hey Alberta: is this incompetence or a full on intentional lie? 9003 Acute Care Spaces is NOWHERE near a record number for our prov In the late 1980s we had 17,790 acute care spaces in hospitals (~12,000 acute care beds, +LTC beds) 1988: 7.4 beds/1000 2026: 1.5 beds/1000 1/2

We also make a number of important reform proposals, including separating the minister of justice & AG portfolios, creating a Joint Committee for Rights, abandoning solicitor client privilege for constitutional advice gov't receives from DOJ lawyers, and improving Charter Statements. 4/n

Anti-ALTO high speed rail insurgent mayoral candidate Steven Leonard has been defeated by mayor-elect Ron Vandewal in South Frontenac

Former Prosecutors and Human Rights Leaders Launch The Rule of Law Project ruleoflawproject.org/news/project...

Unlike PP’s meeting with First Nations, no leader told the PM to educate himself. No leader showed their back to the PM.

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First it was: "They'll come back and say sorry, sir." Then, "they are being taught a little lesson." Or "They'll be made the 51state. That's how it goes." And "We hold all the cards." Now, "OMG Canada, Republicans are going down in flames." File under FAFO. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The BBC is doing something important, refusing to be intimidated by a powerful person trying to use the legal system to punish criticism and discourage scrutiny. They’re schooling the American press on what the 1st Amendment means. Read about it here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-bbc-st...

It is a rescue mission for the sick, for the poor, for the foreigner, for the black and the brown and the queer and the disabled and the different who will be legislated into oblivion. We can do more than vote in 12 days; we can save someone. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/this-isnt-...

DoJ sues to block certification of Alaska Senate results if Republican incumbent loses

Days before Israeli elections, Netanyahu threatens West Bank military operation unprecedented since 1967

556 postcards are in so far for our Dear Canada project. There's still time to send your card to us (we have to get it by November 15)! ℹ️ Project info: www.youtube.com/shorts/X4aS9... 📫 Mailing address: postcards.todmaffin.com

Yesterday, the podcast of MAHA Action, a group closely tied to RFK Jr., had on Mikki Willis, the conspiracy theorist behind the viral COVID misinformation "Plandemic" video, during which Willis falsely suggested no one died from COVID. MAHA President Tony Lyons in turn lauded "Plandemic" & Willis.

Canada Is Failing Its Youth, Who Are Falling Prey to Far-right Populists Fascinating insights from Frank Graves of @EKOSResearch about why and how those under 40 have fallen out of the middle class - or soon will. youtu.be/1hjAr3L7GAo

Little Red River has been devastated by wild fire twice in the last three years. Federal support to rebuild has been slow to come. And yet, almost 100% of the community stepped up to save Canada. We should be humbled and grateful.

Not only in the northeast. My utility bills in California were pretty frightening last winter. I dread to see what they'll be like this year.

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What an asshole.

Rath is spilling the tea. 🫖 He says Danielle Smith only won the UCP leadership because she bought the membership list of the separatist Wexit party and used it to sell UCP memberships on the grounds that she was a “secret separatist.” The rats are turning on each other. 🍿 🍿 🍿

In today’s @theglobeandmail.com, Mr. Mason puts the boots to that erstwhile KuKluxKonvoy lawyer, current Alberta separatist traitor, Keith Wilson, with some well chosen words. 🍁🤭🍁

Heat storms, massive heat waves covering at least 1% of the globe for five consecutive days, have become increasingly frequent and severe. These storms were rare in the 1960s, but now average 102 events per year, causing widespread heat-related deaths, wildfires, and droughts.

This is very, very bad: “Information from more than 1.5 million other tips submitted to Canadian Crime Stoppers programs over the last 25 years — was exposed in a massive data breach, an exclusive CBC investigation has found”

Today the petition stands at 279716 signatures Remove Hoekstra. Please sign and share. #ElbowsUp #CdnPoli #Canada www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

The Ford Government, everyone. www.cbc.ca/news/investi...

As this insane and totally on brand story spreads, a note that Turning Point USA and UK have a branding agreement. No overnight from America. I don’t know what in contract could kill that but this might. As I have written TPUK is street fighting organization matthewboedy.substack.com/p/turning-po...

the 1949 FCC "broadcast news distortion" rule Carr is threatening to abuse is supposed to be used in clear instances of something like a politician bribing a news outlet to twist coverage it is, you may be surprised to learn, not applicable just because polls show the president is a corrupt loser

Today is Global Encryption Day - an excellent day to share a link to this very informative event hosted by the @caninternetsociety.bsky.social, which delved into the risks posed by Bill C-22, Canada's proposed new "lawful access" legislation. #cdnpoli #C22 #lawfulaccess #GlobalEncryptionDAy

The stupid, it burns.

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