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Budgets are about priorities. Under the UCP, funding for public education and universities remains frozen, resulting in 'cuts by inflation.' Funding for private schools has increased above inflation. In a real way, this means money is flowing from public to private schools. Priorities.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

“Who would ever sign a thing like this?” -the guy who signed the thing

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submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

Now we know who’s behind this sign. It’s Peter Downing, who founded the Wexit movement and pushed for a referendum on separation. “Wexit became the Maverick Party and ran candidates in the 2021 federal election but only pulled 1.3% of the votes cast in Alberta.” So yeah, FAR from a majority.

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

This is astounding. It shows Albertans paid double - sometimes triple! - for surgeries at private surgical facilities connected to friends of the UCP than through AHS. And the Premier’s staff & Health Minister allegedly pressured & then fired the CEO of AHS when she asked questions about them.

submitted 10 days ago • 25 comments

Elon Musk just had the Community Note removed from the clip of his interview with Trump that went viral on X. The note pointed out that Musk lied about having to rescue astronauts because Biden supposedly abandoned them.

submitted 11 days ago • 295 comments

NEW: Ex-CEO at AHS sues government for wrongful dismissal, claims improper pressure from premier's aide to authorize overpriced deals with private surgical clinics (among many allegations) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

submitted 19 days ago • 4 comments

Alberta Health Minister stripped health agency of power to negotiate contracts for private surgical firms, document shows www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... @carrietait.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

submitted 20 days ago • 4 comments

SCOOP: AB Health Minister Adriana LaGrange stripped Alberta Health Services of power to negotiate after its then-CEO allegedly refused to sign pricey deals www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg

submitted 20 days ago • 38 comments