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Alberta doesn't record the reason for top surgeries. They could have been for cancer, or just breast reduction for stress and pain relief, not necessarily gender reassignment..

Like in the US, bans on gender reassignment only serve to punish one or two specific children; create more government oversight that isn't required, throw red meat at their rabid bursae, and alienate the next generation of people they are counting on voting for them.

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Legal experts raise concerns about Alberta's plans for transgender youth

Who cares about Constitutionality?


Real conservatives. That's who.

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Alberta refuses to release responses to government's pension plan survey

It's fun to watch the spin factory that is 'True North' media try to convince the reader that this is a good thing.

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As Alberta Pushes Private Clinics, Surgeons Allege Conflict of Interest

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O’Connell had served as the interim head of the authority’s ear, nose and throat, or ENT, section in Edmonton for nearly two years.

His permanent appointment means he will continue to wield influence over where patients are seen and ultimately undergo surgery — in a province where private clinics and surgical facilities are rapidly expanding.

But more than a year before AHS permanently appointed O’Connell, the authority knew that five of the surgeon’s Edmonton colleagues had accused him of using his position to benefit a private clinic, of which he is part owner.

The allegations, contained in a confidential whistleblower complaint obtained by The Tyee, are unproven and still under AHS investigation.

The 13-page complaint, dated Nov. 21, 2022, details an alleged pattern of conflict of interest, secretive, dismissive and authoritarian behaviour by O’Connell. The complainants allege O’Connell used his authority, to their detriment, to support and promote the private delivery of surgery and clinical care, including at the Canadian Cancer Care, or CCC, clinic in Edmonton.

O’Connell is prominently featured on the clinic’s website, and sources say he owns about five per cent of the facility.

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Alberta gov't halting spending to address needs due to population growth not 'brightest idea': critics

So, lets' not improve service, lets' freeze everything in this shitty situation till 2050. That will fix things!

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^^ the cope in the comment section is very strong.

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Alberta Energy Regulator accepts Rockies coal mine application, will call public hearing

Alberta’s energy regulator says it will accept an application and open hearings into a controversial open-pit coal mine on the southern slopes of the province’s Rocky Mountains.

In a letter dated Thursday, the Alberta Energy Regulator says it has decided the Grassy Mountain proposal should be considered an advanced project and be exempt from a ministerial order banning coal development along the province’s eastern slopes.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10313369/alb ... al-mining/

If this sounds familiar it's because the UCP have been told to fuck off twice already.

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Alberta intends to opt out of national pharmacare plan

I want to see how they explain to people who can't afford the rising price f the drugs that keep them alive, how putting that money into an increasingly underfunded system is going to make their lives better. Assuming the Feds aren't going to directly pay for these drugs at the retail counter.

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Alberta hitting pause on South Edmonton Hospital, health minister says

That will help overcapacity problems.

Why can't we go 24 hours without these clowns fucking something up?

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Premier Smith blasts David Parker of TBA for attacks on Poilievre and wife

TBA's David Parker speaks up after Premier Smith slams him down

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Did Reddit year-end recaps expose Russian interference in Alberta?

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Cherokee . . .Metis . . .Same thing, right?

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For context:

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has Cherokee roots, but the records don’t back that up

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The UCP just announced the changes to renewable energy in Alberta, and they've made huge chunks of land off-limits to renewable energy, and imposed all sorts of extra red tape for proponents to jump through.

Renewed path forward for renewable energy

Some of these changes make some sense, but the policy largely limits new projects in favour of O&G projects. Instead, they should have mandated battery back-ups like those used in the US. Down there, battery back-ups can provide extra power for 5 to 6 hours, ensuring that even on dark, cold winter nights, there would be extra power to cover peak hour needs.