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Ned Yeung<p>Students' Rights Are Human Rights.</p><p>Children are human, not property. They have inalienable individual rights.</p><p>This is not controversial as Parents' Rights groups make it.</p><p>This includes the right to full education and healthcare. These personal rights are not subject to the discretion of a parent.</p><p><a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ohchr.org/en/instruments-mecha</span><span class="invisible">nisms/instruments/convention-rights-child</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a></p>
Bentley<p>"In August of 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled Premier <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DougFord</span></a> 's ambitions to rip out the City of Toronto's <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/BikeLanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BikeLanes</span></a> as a violation of Canadian charter rights. Specifically, it's inconsistent with the constitutional protection of life, liberty and security." </p><p><a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/383543/link/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podcastics.com/episode/383543/</span><span class="invisible">link/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyccc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yyccc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yycbike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yycbike</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimatePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimatePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/15MinuteCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>15MinuteCities</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/BikeLanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BikeLanes</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSky</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a></p>
David Mitchell :CApride:<p>Heard Schow on the radio this morning: “Jobs should go to Albertans first”</p><p>So, definitely the ID thing is about making discriminatory hiring easier.</p><p>As the issue is talked about listen for the way that ordinary terms acquire special meaning: they are making a distinction about “Albertans.” When asked about how this would affect Permanent Residents, Schow sidestepped and started talking about Temporary Foreign Workers. </p><p>The dogwhistle subtext here is that - according to the UCP - “Albertans” are not “people who live in Alberta” (the way I mean it) but some other measurement. It’s not hard to see what kinds of criteria the UCP and their reactionary and separatist base might be looking to apply when considering who are “true Albertans” instead of people who just live here.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-premier-directs-minister-to-increase-provincial-control-over-immigration-1.7636476" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/al</span><span class="invisible">berta-premier-directs-minister-to-increase-provincial-control-over-immigration-1.7636476</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/UCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ABpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a></p>
J.now 🇨🇦<p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> since they're not hiding it anymore in the USA we need to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> anyone but our FASCIST <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> to avoid the loss of our Democracy too. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bcpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bcpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/skpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skpoli</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Kimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kimmel</span></a></p>
Stephen Elliott~Buckley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thetyee</span></a></span> </p><p>"I want to see your papers." </p><p>This is when we need to remember we're <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antifa</span></a>, like in the 40s</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alberta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mexico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antifa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elbowsup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elbowsup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bcpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bcpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vancouver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/burnabybc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>burnabybc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canlab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canlab</span></a></p>
Edwin G. :mapleleafroundel:Albertan Politics :flagab: : Satire / Politique albertaine :flagab: : Satire
Ned Yeung<p>And in terms of the suggestions by Danielle Smith that "Immigrants are stealing our Health Care!", and then blaming the AHS for that, this is my thought:</p><p>Why is the priority of concern even that some people are receiving healthcare and being saved from physical harm?<br>Why am I supposed to be outraged that my tax dollars are being spent on human services instead of lining the pockets of oil tycoons?<br>Healthcare should be universal.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a></p>
Ned Yeung<p>This is a regular pattern with the UCP. If they know something will be a constitutional challenge, they fly it under the radar and have it set in stone to "ask for forgiveness later", then when they do receive any challenges they respond with a massive smear campaign, like when Elections Alberta asked the opinion of the court. Authoritarian through and through.</p><p>"The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta is aware that some concerns are being expressed about this newly-announced Government of Alberta initiative. Our role in this regard is to ensure that new initiatives are compliant with Alberta’s access and privacy legislation.</p><p>A public body, such as a Government of Alberta department(s), is prohibited from collecting personal information unless authorized by the Protection of Privacy Act (POPA). My office would need to see the specifics of the initiative and the proposed legislation in order to assess whether the Government of Alberta as a public body is authorized to collect that type of information under the specified purposes in POPA.</p><p>My office would assess that through a review of a privacy impact assessment (PIA), submitted by government, which has not yet been received by the OIPC.<br>My office was not informed ahead of time about this initiative by the Government of Alberta, nor consulted, so at this time the OIPC has little information aside from the news release and media coverage. At this point, it is unclear from the government announcement as to what purpose the inclusion of this information on Albertans’ driver's licenses will serve. It is also unclear what the benefit for Albertans would be.</p><p>Citizenship can be sensitive information and, keeping in mind that driver's licenses are often used as proof of age in many locations, the government would have to demonstrate how any benefit of having that information included on a driver's license would outweigh the privacy risks.</p><p>Our office will assess those risks when we are provided with a PIA about this new initiative.</p><p>We look forward to hearing more from the government about the legislation and the details of the initiative. We also look forward to receiving a PIA from GoA, so that we can assess whether the initiative is compliant with POPA."</p><p>- Diane McLeod, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a></p>
Bentley<p>"Most surveys show there's around 20% of cyclists that are 'hardcore' &amp; going to ride no matter what. Which means there's a huge %age, say 50 to to 70% who basically say, 'look, if it was more comfortable, safer &amp; convenient I would definitely do it &amp; do it more.'" </p><p><a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/383543/link/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podcastics.com/episode/383543/</span><span class="invisible">link/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyccc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yyccc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yycbike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yycbike</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimatePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimatePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/15MinuteCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>15MinuteCities</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/BikeLanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BikeLanes</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSky</span></a></p>
Jeff Horton :canada:<p>Quelle Surprise! Danielle Smith didn't talk to the privacy office about her idiotic "protect elections &amp; services from dangerous non-Canadians" plan.</p><p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>"Citizenship can be sensitive information and, keeping in mind that driver's licences are often used as proof of age in many locations, the government would have to demonstrate how any benefit of having that information included on a driver's licence would outweigh the privacy risks," McLeod wrote.</p><p>McLeod said it is unclear how the inclusion of citizenship markers will benefit Albertans.</p><p>She said it is not clear whether the provincial government as a public body is allowed to collect that type of personal information, which requires authorization by the Protection of Privacy Act, adding that her office has not yet received a privacy impact assessment.<br>&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-privacy-commissioner-raises-concerns-over-citizenship-details-on-driver-s-licences-1.7636072" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/al</span><span class="invisible">berta-privacy-commissioner-raises-concerns-over-citizenship-details-on-driver-s-licences-1.7636072</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/unitedclownparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unitedclownparty</span></a></p>
The Tyee<p>Premier Smith touts new citizenship markers on driver’s licenses and provincial ID cards as means of preserving “election integrity” and “streamlining services.”</p><p>Those justifications aren't borne out by evidence, leading critics to conclude there's an ulterior motive. Jared Wesley writes. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/09/17/Seven-Big-Concerns-Citizenship-Markers/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/09/17</span><span class="invisible">/Seven-Big-Concerns-Citizenship-Markers/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial</span></a></p>
Ned Yeung<p>And with that bus lane, that bus is avoiding the traffic jam and getting people to their destinations faster and more reliably than the cars. Without it, we induce traffic. When we don't invest in active transportation, that bus gets stuck in the resulting induced traffic, which makes people think it's not a viable mode of transport for them, thus inducing more and more traffic, causing worse congestion for all.</p><p>Remember when you're stuck in construction in Edmonton, that the entire reason roads are being shut down all a once is because we are DECADES behind on sustainable infrastructure for a growing city. We can only induce so much automobile traffic before our streets shut down, and we reached that point decades ago... but continued on despite because our freedom of transportation and the safety of those who use it, was politicized. If not for the wedge politics against active transportation lanes, this could have been spread out over decades, and did not need to be disruptive.</p><p>If you are railing against transportation alternatives, then you have no right to complain about traffic congestion (that means you, Devon Dreeshen and Doug Ford).</p><p>Traffic is not caused by construction. Construction is caused by traffic. 99% of road infrastructure costs go to maintaining roads for the inefficiency of private automobiles.</p><p>We underfund everything else until the whole system breaks, then complain about the broken system.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/yegbike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yegbike</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/yeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yeg</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/biketooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biketooter</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a></p>
Sweet Home Alaberta 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽<p>Hahaha the dimwit albertans are gonna get their pensions MAGA'd the same as their peers in the Fascist States of Amerikkka...and they will also wallow on their couches/sofa's and do nothing to stop it. The best the wasteland of Alberta can hope for is Canada protecting their pensions from the maga mobsters.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AbPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MapleMaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MapleMaga</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CanadianWastelands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianWastelands</span></a></p>
Ned Yeung<p>Red flags, anyone?</p><p>Note: I've heard talk about it being needed to eliminate alleged voter fraud... which would make it a clear cut case of voter suppression.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HateSpeech</span></a></p>
The Tyee<p>Internal documents obtained by the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@IJFmedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>IJFmedia</span></a></span> show that thousands of calls referred to Health Link were returned to EMS after the patient’s needs were determined to be serious and thousands more were sent back to EMS because of “transport needs.”</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/09/16/Ease-Load-Alberta-Paramedics-Fell-Short/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thetyee.ca/News/2025/09/16/Eas</span><span class="invisible">e-Load-Alberta-Paramedics-Fell-Short/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial</span></a></p>
Ned Yeung<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mattsheffield" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mattsheffield</span></a></span> </p><p>Canadians too. One thing Charlie Kirk should teach us is that the far-right has the same (white) power and hatred in Canada as in the USA.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a></p>
Kombi (Dave)<p>Back to Edmonton specifically <br>In my view there is only one clear candidate for mayor that won’t be in the pocket of big business. He also appears to be the only progressive mayor in the running.<br>My endorsement for mayor is Andrew Knack.<br>For ward Papastew the best candidate is Michael Janz.<br>He is easy to contact and provides updates regularly.<br>I also recommend Julie Kusiak for public school board trustee ward F.<br>She also provides very good updates as to what is happening.<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/yegpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yegpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ABpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/JulieKusiak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JulieKusiak</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AndrewKnack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewKnack</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MichaelJanz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelJanz</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/andrewknack" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>andrewknack</span></a></span></p>
Kombi (Dave)<p>Edmonton municipal elections have begun.<br>If you live in Edmonton -even if you are not interested in politics-<br>This is an important election. The provincial government has interceded itself into the municipal elections by allowing the creation of parties that can accept donations by big corporations. It also allows a no disclosure clause that doesn’t require candidates to disclose their donors until after the election. This is bad for local politics as your councilor (if part of one of these parties) will vote along party lines and your views will not be considered. The other aspect is it puts those candidates at a huge financial advantage and the wishes of those big donors become policy. </p><p>That’s a summary of the state of municipal politics in Alberta.<br>1/2</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/yegpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yegpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ABpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/JulieKusiak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JulieKusiak</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AndrewKnack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewKnack</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MichaelJanz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelJanz</span></a></p>
Ned Yeung<p>I hope that this whole thing with Charlie Kirk is making some people realize that the Authoritarian tactics, doxxing, cancel culture, and silencing of dissident voices by the far right are in no way championing "free speech". They never have, and they never will. Fascism has never supported Free Speech, no matter how much they've tried to connect "patriotism" and "nationalism" as free speech causes, by amplifying their own voices and silencing others. Just like they claim to offer "safety and security" by targeting marginalized groups with violence and hate, convincing you that THEY are the threats to YOUR safety and security, when in fact they are just ordinary citizens like you, and the hatred will eventually reach you too.</p><p>Speak for the people without voices. Stand up for the people without support. That is the only way to make this country safe and free for all. If you side with the authoritarians, thinking that they will get your back because you are one of them, you will be sadly disappointed. The only ones looking out for you, and not themselves, are the ones looking out for everyone.</p><p>The others are always using rage baiting and wedge politics to target any group that can't fight back (ie, any marginalized and underrepresented group), to make them the scapegoat to lay all the blame (and hate) on. When they offer NO SOLUTIONS to problems, only a scapegoat for it. In fact, by scapegoating the problem they are only contributing to it (like inducing traffic in the name of reducing traffic congestion, or putting whole groups of people at risk of violence by profiling them).</p><p>Thanks to big money "political parties" being introduced into Edmonton, our politics right now are full of it. Look carefully at the platforms, and you'll see the underlying division and hate. Making the downtown core "safe from crime" by targeting vulnerable and marginalized groups, when you're much more likely to be maimed or killed with impunity by an angry white man in a pickup truck than an unhoused Indigenous person who hasn't had an opportunity to bathe. Claiming to support traffic by inducing more automobile traffic on the road by taking away the safety, security, and viability of active transportation and mass transit from those who can't, won't, or prefer not to drive, creating more of the very traffic that is congesting the roads. Blaming immigrants (only the ones of darker shades) for literally EVERYTHING that the government has underfunded from housing to healthcare, and even traffic options! Accusing queer folk of threatening the sanctity of society, and painting them all as "perverts".</p><p>So when you look at your candidates this October 20th, look for which ones are speaking out for those without voices, not the ones who are amplifying the loudest, most divisive voices. The former are the ones who will bring people together, protect our interests, and protect our INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HateSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/yeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yeg</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/yegbike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yegbike</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/biketooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biketooter</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a></p>
Chad :mstdn:<p>More photos of this brave Handmaid.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ableg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> </p><p>Photo credit: u/DarkroomPhotograph</p>