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10 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
With our daughter away at university, our Thanksgiving Covid bubble is just my husband, his mum and me. I bought the tiniest turkey. It’s roasting up nicely, though it still has a ways to go.
(Normally, my husband cooks the turkey - and he’s very good at it. But today is his birthday, so he’s relaxing and I am cooking my first ever turkey. Wish me luck - as I wish all of you a happy Thanksgiving.)
Almost….
Levelled up.

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11 Oct
One week till Albertans go to the polls. A good day, perhaps, to talk about the way Senators come to be Senators in Canada. Senators are appointed, not elected. And there are important historical reasons for that. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #SenCa
(Oh, this is going to be a thread. So be warned.) #SenCa #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli
In the words of the Supreme Court of Canada, an appointed Senate is part of the fundamental architecture of our Constitution and our Confederation. Here's why. #SenCa #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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9 Sep
A thread. My mother was a smoker. A dedicated, passionate smoker. She wasn’t just an addict. She loved the coolness of smoking. She loved cigarettes as fashion accessories. She loved the conviviality of hanging out with other smokers. And for years, she would not quit.
Nothing would convince her. Her children begged her. Her non-smoking husband cajoled her. She was not a stupid woman. She read the news. She understood the science. But she would not give up smoking. It helped to define her.
Then, her friends & family started dying - in their early 50s - of smoking related diseases. Heart attacks. Strokes. Lung cancer. Her best friend. Her favourite cousin. I thought that might change her mind. It did not.
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10 Jun
A difficult moment in the Senate tonight. ISG Senator Mary Jane McCallum, speaking to Bill C-15, held an eagle feather. Conservative leader Don Plett rose on a point of order, asking the Speaker to decide whether the feather was allowed. Debate ensued.. @ISGSenate #SenCa
The Speaker was compelled to break for dinner moment later, at 6 pm EDT. Debate over whether an Indigenous Senator can hold an eagle feather when they speak will likely be debated more then. The Speaker may rule tonight - or may reserve his decision.
For context: props are not allowed in the Senate. No charts. No T-shirts with slogans. But is an eagle feather a prop? Or more akin to a sacred symbol?
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1 Jun
There's lots of talk on Twitter today about whether we should take down the Grey Nuns mural in the Grandin LRT station. I talked about that issue of @aaronpaquette last winter, as part of @AlbertaUnbound. Here's an excerpt. #yeg #yegheritage
Here's my whole conversation with Aaron about truth, reconciliation, the intergenerational legacy of residential schools, and how we, as Albertans and Canadians, need to confront (and depict) that history. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s2-… @aaronpaquette @AlbertaUnbound
Aaron and I recorded that conversation in December - before the horrible details of the Kamloops burials were known, but with both of us well aware of the horrific legacy of residential schools. But I feel as if last week's news was an epiphany and turning point for many.
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31 May
At the Alberta Legislature. A sunny day. A solemn vigil. #215children #ableg #yeg #SenCA ImageImage
The vigil begin now with smudge and prayer. #215children #215CanadaDayOfMourning #yeg #ableg #SenCA ImageImage
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13 Apr
Debate begins now on @jeneroux 's Private Members Bill C-220 is beginning now. parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/Pow… #cdnpoli #SenCa #yeg
The report of the committee was adopted unanimously - and third reading begins now, with @jeneroux, the MP for Edmonton-Riverbend. parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/Pow…
Matt Jeneroux begins by thanking Liberal MP @AHousefather for his championship of the bill, and then thanking many MPs from all parties for their support of this bill - which will grant workers under the Canada Labour Code an additional 5 days of bereavement leave. #cdnpoli #yeg
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