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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ turns 20 today.

“Private surgical facilities in Alberta are starving the public system of staff and funding to perform priority procedures, according to a new report that concludes the province has yet to increase surgical capacity or reduce wait times as pledged.” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

PM Mark Carney is teaching the world how to deal with a narcissist.

Canada is everything.

~"Smith was scheduled to speak at the University of Alberta for an unrelated announcement on Monday. That event was postponed on Sunday afternoon." The bad publicity is getting to Smith. She's avoiding questions she knows will be about her interview and #CorruptCare.

A PM Poilievre would destroy Canada. Entire video: vm.tiktok.com/ZMBB7Hatt/

Pierre Poilievre on Canada: "It's not the Americans fault. It is our fault. We're stupid." No Pierre. Canadians aren't stupid. We see you. #elbowsup

“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”

Canada giving Marco Rubio the tiniest red carpet they could find in a thrift shop somewhere.

PP turning this into a campaign speech…. Gross

~Pierre Poilievre has racked up endorsements from a who’s who of fascists, fraudsters and alt-right influencers by Toula Drimonis “Is it not obvious that a lot of morally objectionable and politically dangerous people are supporting Poilievre?” cultmtl.com/2025/02/pier...

Remember.

And the chips (and MLAs) begin to fall 🤨

NEW: At Alberta Health Services, the one-man board (Andre Tremblay) changes bylaws so that only the health deputy minister (Tremblay) can be interim CEO (currently Tremblay). Then Min LaGrange ordered rule changed again when Smith moved him (Tremblay) out as health DM... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

My Global Gas Leak Theory: Why Everything and Everyone Is So Stupid Right Now

~I signed!! Will YOU?? Every Canadian who detests Trump needs to sign A Charlie Angus sponsored PETITION, initiated by an Albertan! An official petition to the government of Canada to keep Trump out. #TeamCanada #KeepTrumpOut www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

All of Alberta to dedicated journalists working on #CorruptCare:

"There's not a snowball's chance in Hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state." 👏👏👏 vm.tiktok.com/ZMkGwNbcN/

No wonder Danielle Smith is in hiding. This isn’t a scandal anymore. It has all the attributes of an organized criminal group. #ableg www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

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Read. Read books. Reading books is resistance. Buy. Buy books. Buying books is resistance. Share. Share books. Sharing books is resistance. Celebrate Celebrate books. Celebrating books is resistance.

Just saw a tiktok about how reading is the new luxury status symbol and I’m like yessss, finally my time has come!

"We find you to be very attractive, but we're NOT moving in with you (America)". Canada's former governor of the Bank of Canada + England, Mark Carney is HILARIOUS. Who knew?!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs8S...

On this day in 1920, Haida artist Bill Reid was born in Victoria, B.C. Over the course of his life, he created over 1,000 original works. Today, he is regarded as one of the most significant Northwest Coast artists of the 20th century. 🧵1/12

“The work EAs do is vital in supporting children like mine to have the opportunity to succeed in an inclusive setting. The government should do the right thing & ensure all Alberta school support staff are earning a living wage.” - Pam Puri, parent of an amazing daughter with special needs