Here is a post from Chicken Little. "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" he cries. Or, maybe it's from the boy who cried wolf. In any case, it's a message from a big lying liar who lies. 1/7
Now, we need to wonder why the conservatives (it's not just Jason Kenney) are lying to Canadians so stridently. And so obviously. If you walk into grocery stores, you see goods for sale. It is an easily disproven lie. What are they playing at? 2/7
Why would they want mass hysteria, panic-buying, and food hoarding? It can't be for the public good (which is supposed to be their job), so what are they getting out of it? They want power. They want the duly elected government unseated and replaced with one of their own. 3/7
But how does blatantly lying about groceries help them get there? Do think they can stir up major public insurrection and get into the PMO that way somehow? They forget that we are Canadians and it is January.
4/7
And that we made it fine through toilet paper shortages and yeast shortages. We don't get riled up that easily. And we are not suckers. At least, most of us aren't. If you are getting all bent out of shape about grocery shortages, go and take a look at the grocery store. 5/7
Superstore seems to be having some shortages, but that is likely an internal matter. The other stores are fine. The US/Canada border is closed from both sides, to keep people safe. But conservatives are clucking like the world is ending. 6/7
All it signifies is they have come up with yet another devious plan to get their grubby hands on power. Lying to gain personal/political advantage. It should be clear by now that they are unfit to govern. 7/7

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Jan 25
@CBCRaffy
To recap:
Truckers who are upset that they can't be anti-vax and cross back and forth between the US and Canada set up a "convoy" of trucks to go to Ottawa, a la the Yellow Vest convoy of 2019.
1/12
A go-fund-me was set up, ostensibly to help cover the truckers' expenses. The organizer, Tamara Lich, has known associations with various far-right extremist groups and sits on the board of the Maverick Party, a western separatist party based in Alberta. 2/12 ImageImage
The goal of the go-fund-me has been raised again and again, from $1M to $2M and up. It currently sits at $5M. The fund is around $4.5 M right now. Complaints to Go-Fund-Me have led to them freezing the account (preventing withdrawals, you can still donate) 3/12
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Jan 24
A lot of people in Canada, not all, but a significant majority, have had fairly safe and consistent lives here, relative to many parts of the world. Hear me out. We have had no wars within our borders, no famines, no coups, no warlords running regions. 1/23
Most of us don't remember when we had to pay for healthcare (pre-1964). We don't have to decide if we should go to the doctor when we are sick because we don't have to worry if we can afford it. We don't have to risk bankruptcy to have surgery or give birth. 2/23
We have social systems like EI, OAS, and various kinds of social assistance when things go sideways (I am not saying these are perfect, they are not. But more than is available in some places). 3/23
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Jan 23
How many of these does the UCP check off? Let's take a look. 1/20 🧵 #AbLeg #abpoli
Powerful and Continuing Nationalism:
The entire Fair Deal thing (panel, etc), equalization referendum, constant complaints that the federal government is treating Albertans unfairly. 2/20
Disdain for Human Rights:
Revoking protections for LBGTQ youth, messing around with AISH support/eligibility, closing safe consumptions sites... 3/20
Read 22 tweets
Jan 17
I was very disappointed to hear on @cbcthecurrent that @mattgallowaycbc and his panel adopted the conservative verbiage to discuss the Quebec levy on the unvaccinated as a violation of the Canada Health Act. Only one panelist pointed out the facts. 1/7
The fact being, this is not legislation to charge the unvaccinated for health care. This is a tax, like the taxes on tobacco and alcohol, designed to change behaviour. It is not refusing to treat unvaccinated patients if they can't pay. They are not being asked to pay... 2/7
for their health care. The conservatives, federally and provincially, are skewing the new law in Quebec and the media are running with a false interpretation. Someone in the conservative brain trust has decided there is an opportunity. 3/7
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Jan 17
As David aptly points out, every time you see a bunch of people screaming about their "Freedoms", think about who profits. 1/14
In the case of firearms, it is the people who own companies that make and sell firearms. And they will do anything to prevent that revenue stream from being interrupted. They will do everything they can to increase it. 2/14
For these companies, it has zero to do with freedom. It has to do with profit. They pressure governments to not react when there are horrific & tragic firearms deaths. They encourage governments to loosen restrictions, willfully disregarding the potential for more carnage. 3/14
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Jan 12
So far this week in Alberta politics (#abpoli #ableg):
1. COVID PCR testing shut down except for a very few because the need has overwhelmed the resources available. After all, it's not like we had 4 previous waves to anticipate this and prepare. 1/6
globalnews.ca/news/8500884/a…
2. UCP announces it will be up to employers to decide if COVID infected workers should return to work while infected. This is the "free market economy" in which employers are trusted to "do the right thing". But, the right thing for who? 2/6
cbc.ca/news/canada/ed….
3. UCP will proceed w/ regulations for safe injection sites which will make them less accessible & lead to more preventable deaths. Among other restrictions, they are requiring site users, to provide identification, details of which will be collected. 3/6
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