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Aug 25 • 19 tweets • 5 min read
#abpoli #AbLeg I have seen people saying they want to see the AB NDP say what they would DO, instead of what the UCP are doing wrong. Here you go, one of many. #FireTheUCP

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Aug 26
Can we just get one thing straight? Some things are true. They are verifiable and evidentially provable. Saying something different does not alter reality. No matter how loudly, or how many times you say it.
#cdnpoli #abpoli #onpoli #skpoli #mbpoli 1/25
Do you think there is a place in society for telling people things that are not true? For convincing people of things that are, in fact, lies? Should school teachers be able to teach things that aren't true? Should your kid's teacher be able to just make stuff up? 2/25
Suppose your kid's teacher is a member of that Diagolon group. Should they be able teach classrooms of kids that Didula is actually queen of Canada, and Queen Elizabeth and the royal family have been executed on Didula's orders? 3/25
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Aug 25
We need UBI now. There is no excuse for people to be living in poverty because they were born with a disability or they had an accident or illness. Canada is a wealthy nation. Why are people on disability eating pet food? In what possible reality is this just or moral? #cdnpoli
We seriously need to stop thinking that food and shelter are rewards for hard work. They are necessities of life. They should not be denied to anyone. Everyone deserve to live with dignity, and respect. How can giving people dog food to eat even be rationalized?
Provincial disability payments across Canada are shamefully low. Having a disability can be more expensive than living without one. What is the rationale for keeping these people destitute? If they cannot work, they don't deserve to live? Is that the thinking?
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Aug 25
I recall, in 2016, talking to a number of Americans who professed to be progressive. One was even an environmental lawyer! Yet, they were all saying they figured they would give Trump a try, see what he can do... 1/10 #cdnpoli
These were people we met on a live-aboard SCUBA trip, where you are on a small boat with about 20 people out on the ocean for a week, and you inevitably wind up talking with them a fair bit. We have since lost touch with all of them, but I have to wonder... 2/10
How do they feel now about the "Trump experiment"?

I recall at the time feeling shocked and dismayed hearing these well-educated, articulate people say things like, "It's all show, Trump's not really all that bad, he just likes to get the attention on the news." 3/10
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Aug 24
Isn't this just the saddest thing? A grown adult who is whining on Twitter because they refused to follow the rules and, guess what? There are consequences. 1/9
You know what? Any country can impose rules on who can enter & how. If you go to New Zealand, there is a stringent & rather complex procedure you and your luggage go through to make sure you are not bringing in anything that will damage the ecosystem. Don't like it? Too bad. 2/9
If you are entering Mexico, there is a button every person has to push. If the light stays green, you're good to go. If it goes red, you've been flagged for a luggage search. They are going to open your bags and spread your stuff out and run their hands through your undies. 3/9
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Aug 23
Just had a very pushy phone call on behalf of the Firefighters' Burn Fund. Apparently the provincial government isn't keeping equipment and training up to date in the burn units, so the firefighters are raising money... 1/24
I pointed out to her that it is the provincial government's responsibility to make sure hospitals are equipped. "I know," she said, "But there's only so much money to go around, so the firefighters are stepping up." No, They have hired you to ask us to step up. 2/24
Most of us pay taxes. We pay taxes to make sure the money is there to keep our hospitals equipped, staffed, and in good working order. If that is not happening, that means the provincial government is shirking their responsibilities. Mis-spending our money. 3/24
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Aug 11
If a procedure costs $100 in a publicly-funded system, it costs $100. If a for-profit entity provides the service, the profit must either be added to the price, or cut from the level of care. The profit is the only reason these companies are offering the service.
They could be selling widgets, or anything else, but they are doing health care. So that $100 procedure is going to cost about $130. Or the provider is going to cut corners to lower the cost to about $70 and still bill the $100.
So, that's actual health care. Now, many people in countries like the US, where much of the healthcare is for-profit, buy insurance because they cannot afford to pay for care outright. Insurance companies are also for-profit.
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