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28 Sep, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Alberta is not alright.

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30 Sep
Someone asked me today: what went wrong with Alberta's system of government that led to this catastrophe?

My answer: all democratic institutions rely on elected leaders to identify, agree upon, and pursue the common good. #ableg (Thread/rant)
We live in a Canada's richest province. A province where a majority of MLAs believe it is both politically expedient and in the public interest to allow dozens of citizens to die daily without any meaningful action.
We also live in a province where a majority of voters - and a plurality in more than half of our constituencies - chose to elect those representatives to office. This is the Alberta government we chose. Overwhelmingly. This is our government. And we can't look away.
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29 Sep
Some may have trouble understanding why Nathan Cooper needs to resign the Speakership and why that's important. 🧵#ableg
In a loose sense, the Speaker like the referee. A former Blue team member, Cooper is expected to stop playing the game and act as an impartial arbiter. He can go back to playing, but obviously can't do both at once. Applies to linespeople (Deputy Speakers like A. Pitt), too.
Now... Imagine if a referee wrote an open letter to the head coach of the Blue team condemning his leadership. And the linesperson joined in. This happened. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…
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31 Jul
Looking ahead to Alberta this fall, it's challenging to compare other countries' experiences with COVID-19. Here's why. 🧵
Being one of the few (only?) jurisdictions to abandon most testing, tracing, & isolation (TTI) protocols -- the 3 pillars of pandemic management -- Alberta is creating an entirely new environment for COVID-19.

This makes drawing lessons from TTI countries quite tenuous.
When people say "kids in Country X are at low risk for contracting COVID-19," they're probably right.

A good follow-up question: "Did Country X have test-trace-isolate protocols in place?"

If not, it's tough to compare them with Alberta this fall.
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30 Jul
Plenty of people asking, "what can I do to put a halt to this COVID policy change." I understand the helplessness, but there are actually things you can do to make a difference. (Thread)
Protests have proven effective at generating solidarity and revealing to everyone that this matters to a lot of people. edmonton.citynews.ca/2021/07/30/alb…
This is particularly true if #OrdinaryAlbertans show up in large numbers. It demonstrates that the government's focus on appeasing a narrow base is out of touch with society. And it embarrasses premiers on the national stage. edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/…
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29 Jul
Flash forward 5 weeks. Your kid gets the sniffles, like they do every change-of-season. Being responsible, you don’t want to send them to school if they could infect their classmates. You’d like a test to see whether it's COVID or allergies. But we’re not testing anymore. WWYD?
If last year was any indication, this scene will play out multiple times with multiple kids in thousands of households. Only this time, we won’t have the authority to isolate the sick. Not that it matters much, because we don’t know whether they’ve got COVID anyway.
Which leaves responsible parents - most often moms - to stay home with sniffly kiddos, or risk putting their classmates at risk.

Testing would bring some modicum of sanity to this system. Masking the young and unvaccinated seems a minimal sacrifice to keep more kids in school.
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29 Jul
I've been checking in with all of our MA and PhD students this summer. (One of the perks of being grad chair.)

I'm in awe of their stamina and resilience through this pandemic. Many have suffered loss, had to give up on field research, and remained stranded overseas.
Many entered parenthood, got married, moved to new homes, and started new jobs.

Many took leave to cope with new stresses and isolation. Others slowed down their programmes to make room for life's changes.
Many of them kept publishing and contributing to important public conversations about politics and policy.

Many completed coursework and defenses without meeting their peers or committee members face-to-face.
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