Natalie Joly

This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.

Mark Carney just shook up the world His speech in Davos might be the most important one ever delivered by a Canadian prime minister. Its consequences will determine his place in history — and ours.

I hear a lot of political speeches. I have little patience for most of them. This is the first one that has given me goosebumps. Thank you, PM @mark-carney.bsky.social, for an outstanding message. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/o...

I said some things on Radio Active about that wild letter sent to parents last week. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Thank you, teachers. #redforedab #worldteachersday

Thank you, teachers. 💕

If you haven't read it yet, this student's response is exceptional. www.reddit.com/r/alberta/co...

Soil stability concerns force construction pause at 2 public schools coming to west Edmonton | CBC News Two schools set to be built in the Rosenthal and Edgemont neighbourhoods may need more time before they can open their doors after the province identified issues with soil at the sites.

For anyone wondering why I'm so adamant that geotech & site readiness planning is critical. "Work on two... schools in west Edmonton is taking a backseat... after the province identified potential issues regarding soil stability..." So, from a 2023-2029 timeline to 🤷‍♀️. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mayor Kramer has been one of my favourite people to work with this term through our service on the Homeland Housing board. He's thoughtful, kind, and wickedly smart. Westlock is lucky to have him!

Oh, controls would for sure be critical... But they are in human-driven work, too. The ethics - and risk management - are both fascinating and hard (impossible at this point?) to keep up with.

Huh. As the partner of someone who spends a ton of time charting, I would think that using AI would just free up time to focus on stuff that can't be replaced with tech. But the privacy thing - including grammarly! - is what's holding us back at my health-affiliated workplace.

Because of privacy?

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

Reading: "Companies... receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It’s a lucrative business..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I did say that.

Residential school denialism: what is it and how to recognize it | CBC News Residential school denialism does not deny the existence of the school system, but rather downplays, excuses or misrepresents facts surrounding the harms caused by it, experts say.

Reading: www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Such a great film. "It's a movie that is really about people being very nice to each other... There are fewer and fewer spaces that are not predicated on opposition and cruelty, winners and losers, and pitting people against each other." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #MatthewRankin #UniversalLanguage

"funding reductions and downloading to munis include: a 50% reduction to [GIPOT], the province is taking a greater share of revenue from municipally-issued fines, downloading DNA/Case Biology costs... reductions in [MSI], and downloading disaster recovery costs..." www.abmunis.ca/advocacy-res...

From a Canadian author:

And your parents are well?

Maybe. A more interesting discussion is about consumerism - and whether over-consumption can be curbed by prohibiting the manufacture of products that appear to only exist to psychologically encourage excess. Or whether we're willing to ban products that *have* a documented connection with illness.

What's a fair compensation for a role like this, considering the time commitment, lack of stability, etc.? I don't have a particularly educated opinion about what the figure should be & I prefer these kinds of decisions to be based on transparent metrics, but I'm not sure what's appropriate.

‘He kept going until he couldn’t’: why do boomer men refuse to slow down? Those born in the baby boomer generation are entering the longest phase of elderhood in history, full of potential but also fraught with challenges

"When it comes to boomer men’s identity, work often ends up becoming a cornerstone... This association of identity & worthiness with productivity & achievement means... retirement & health decline can leave many ageing men struggling to find purpose and value..." www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

CONNECTIONS | Royal Alberta Museum

Shameless plug for two of my favourite #StAlbert artists: Check out the work of (my favourite grown-up & the "St Albert Bunny") aAron Munson & former-resident Brad Necyk in Connections, showing at RAM until June next year. royalalbertamuseum.ca/visit/galler...

Medical assistance in dying engagement Albertans can share feedback on the processes for and oversight of medical assistance in dying in Alberta. Complete the survey by December 20, 2024.

Albertans complete the ABgov Medical Assistance in Dying survey here > www.alberta.ca/medical-assi...

#MAID #AHS #abpoli #ableg

Congrats & good luck! You & M were the best campaign managers way back when. :)

You know about Caregivers Alberta? Also feel free to connect if they're interested in (nonprofit!) day programs - Part of the role of my teams is to support caregivers.

Well, this looks familiar. I deleted my account from the other place almost two years ago, so we'll see how this goes!