Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉

Alberta's Bill 11 allows doctors to perform some medical care in both the public and private systems.

One to watch:

Groups call on federal government to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alberta-health-care-bill-11-9.7116512 @cassandrabell.bsky.social
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Ontario students need smaller classes, not another EQAO review - CCPA Instead of chasing explanations for low test scores the government should reduce and cap class sizes in Ontario

A new @policyalternatives.ca analysis provides a breakdown of actual class sizes for grades 4 to 8 across Ontario - all boards and all schools.

Nearly 1,100 classes have more than 30 students!

Ontario students need class-size caps, not an EQAO review

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There’s a long way to go to closing the gender pay gap in Canada - CCPA On International Women's Day, a reminder of the work that remains to be done

This International Women’s Day, many women workers are struggling in low-waged sectors of the economy while those working in public services have watched their wages stagnate. So where are we in closing the wage gap? Here’s an update. 1/9 bit.ly/4bot6E9

Supreme Court of Canada confirms asylum seekers are entitled to public daycare The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access to subsidized daycare spaces.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access to subsidized daycare spaces.

Another Land Grab? Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon & Orders Mass Displacement in the South It is the seventh day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and Israel is escalating attacks on Lebanon after ordering the entire population of southern Lebanon to flee. This comes as Israel’s far-right Fi...

Another Land Grab? Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon & Orders Mass Displacement in the South

BC Should End Costly Deals with Private Health Staffing Agencies | The Tyee Growing use of the contractors has pushed up costs and hurt morale.

Despite the claims from the usual austerity-minded commentators that the sky is falling and spending needs to be slashed, B.C. has a revenue problem, not an expense problem, writes @alonghurst.bsky.social. #bcpoli

A bulldozer and an excavator clear rubble as emergency personnel search for victims at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a residential compound in Baalbek, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. [Nidal Solh/AFP]

Families displaced by Israeli strikes from southern Lebanon seek refuge at a school transformed into a shelter in Sidon. [Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP]

An ambulance is parked near a sweeping blaze following Israeli bombardment on a solar farm and electricity generation facility in Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre. [Kawnat Haju/AFP]

A man passes by a destroyed car and shop on a commercial street that was hit by Israeli air strikes in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon. [Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo]

Israel kills more than 100 Lebanese as it commands Beirut residents to flee https://aje.news/bauwid

Zelenskyy laughing (wearing green shirt), small Ukraine flag (yellow / blue) next to him

On the 6th day of the US and Israel war with Iran, the US and Israel begged Ukraine for help.

Folks are smart. They can see through the smoke and mirrors.

Smith in response to concerns that two tiered private healthcare would massively impact access in the public system...

Literally claimed that the only way to save the public system is with private healthcare.

No.

Really.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Advocacy groups call on feds to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms | CBC News Doctors across Canada are "deeply concerned" about the Alberta government's plan to expand private health care, said Dr. Margot Burnell, president of the Canadian Medical Association — and they want O...

"Parallel private systems do not reduce wait times. They make them longer," @danyaalraza.com said.

#cdnpoli #abpoli

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She could have shut this down by accepting the Forever Canada petition. She did the exact opposite.

Doctors, health groups warn Alberta’s ‘dual practice’ health plane could worsen wait times Several national health groups warn Alberta’s plan to let doctors work in both public and private health systems could worsen wait times.

Several national health groups warn #Alberta’s plan to let doctors work in both public and private health systems could worsen wait times.

Premier Danielle Smith refutes those claims.

More here 👇 #yyc #yeg #ableg #abpoli @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social

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Right…

Alberta ‘excessively vulnerable’ to foreign interference, experts warn | CBC News Alberta is not ready to deal with the threat of online disinformation coming from foreign actors in a possible referendum campaign on separation this fall, according to national security experts.

“Alberta is not ready to deal with the threat of online disinformation coming from foreign actors in a possible referendum campaign on separation this fall”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Alberta Independence Remains a Minority View. Most Believe Premier Smith Would Vote to Separate. - Abacus Data %

"While independence is present in the public consciousness, it is not the defining issue of the moment. Albertans remain primarily focused on pocketbook concerns and core public services."
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Ford government takes over 8th Ontario school board, sidelining trustees | Globalnews.ca The news comes a little over a month after Peel District School Board was put under supervision and York Catholic District School Board was told it could be next.

NEW: The Ford government has confirmed the takeover of Peel District School Board with the appointment of a supervisor and added York Catholic to the list of boards now directly controlled from Queen's Park.

Total so far: eight. #OnPoli
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Health-Care Advocacy Groups Speak Out Against Alberta’s Bill 11 – March 5, 2026 At a news conference in Ottawa, the Canadian Medical Association and other advocacy groups raise concerns about “dual practice” health care in Alberta. Passed into law in December 2025, the provincial...

Health Care Advocacy Groups—including @cmadocs.bsky.social @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social—Speak Out Against Alberta’s Bill 11—the province's two-tier legislation

#cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg

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Canadian sovereignty means standing up for our values: our public health care is facing the most urgent crisis we have seen since its inception.
👇The twin threats & our first actions in the fightback

#onpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #dougford #daniellesmith #markcarney #healthcare

Very important comments. Thank you for this reminder.

Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights rural northern B.C.’s mental health deserts Residents reported significant barriers to accessing supports and services long before tragedy struck

Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights rural northern B.C.’s mental health deserts

The lack of MH integration in primary care is unacceptable in 2026

#bcpoli

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Today!

‘We’re in it’: Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trump’s offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.

Here we go again.

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We already had an integrated health care system—before the AB government dismantled AHS.

They're spending billions of public dollars on endless restructuring & private profits, instead of expanding public capacity & improving care.

Watch FOM's Chris Gallaway on CTV: www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Reminder that the US military budget is larger than the military spending of the next nine largest countries combined.

Over half goes to private defense contractors.

This is the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned of — on steroids.

The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens to U.S. health care Rebecca Graff-McRae and Andrew Longhurst will be presenting on a report they released on the Alberta health care system and legislation.

Tomorrow—Economics Society of Northern Alberta webinar

Join @poliscirish.bsky.social and me for a timely presentation on Alberta's Bill 11 and the implications for Canadian medicare, tomorrow noon MT!

#ABpoli #ABleg

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The Fifth Column: How MAGA Is Using Alberta Separatism to Break Canada Apart Alberta’s separatist movement is not what it appears to be. Behind the cowboy hats and grievance speeches about equalization payments lies…

Behind the cowboy hats and grievance about equalization lies something far more serious: foreign influence, backed by the Trump government, aimed to use legitimate frustrations as a crowbar to split Canada and hand our oil, water, and minerals to the USA.

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'No cuts, no fees, no corporate universities': Students stage mass protest over Ford government’s OSAP cuts | CBC News Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) — the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a major...

"Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) — the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a majority loan structure in the new school year."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #OnPoli

Happening now: Students arriving at Queen’s Park for a “Hands Off Our Education” protest against OSAP changes and tuition fee increases. #OnPoli

Credit where credit is due

@wgreaves.bsky.social is the conscience that the Liberal party needs

How can we defend our own sovereignty when we won’t stand for others’