Constitutional law experts, correct me if I'm wrong, but am I reading that @ABDanielleSmith's Sovereignty Act allows the @Alberta_UCP to theoretically force Alberta Health/AHS to do any of the following, without it going through the legislature:
1. Delist and defund abortions, and quite possibly make it illegal for providers to perform them, as they could theoretically disagree with the Supreme Court's R v. Morgentaler?
2. Force all AHS hospitals and the CPSA to remove any masking policies in facilities or clinics because they don't agree with COVID masking recommendations (maybe they can do this anyway without this law right now, but have chosen not to...yet)
3. Delist and defund any LGQBT2S+ health services because they do not agree with federal law providing equal rights to these citizens of Canada living within Alberta?
4. Delist and defund birth control services such as IUD insertions, contraception advice, vasectomies and tubal ligation if religious ideology took priority in the legislature?
5. Change Alberta Labour Law to fit whatever they like instead of meeting Federal regulations and force healthcare workers to work even more unrealistic hours than they are now to meet demands of a failing healthcare system?
These are what I can come up with right now, and I sure hope I'm wrong.
If any of the above happened, it would be the guaranteed catalyst for doctors to leave #Alberta en masse. And very quickly....
In the latest edition of "What the ***** did @ABDanielleSmith just say?!", we have this hot off the press. When @Albertadoctors asked her how #Alberta will ensure all citizens have access to quality care, we have this quote from her:
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"l understand we have 11,000 doctors in the province. I have been told each GP should be able to have a patient panel of 1500 patients. This is clearly not occurring....
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"...For whatever reason, it appears that GPs are not wanting to have this patient load otherwise we wouldn’t have the problem we have"
Okay let's talk about this Danielle. It will be short and sweet.
Reasons why my 6 month old baby was vaccinated for #COVID19 today, a thread by a mom and a doctor.
Read on...🧵
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1. Safety: The Moderna vaccine was tested on over 11 000 kids and they found no 'red flag' side effects. The usual was seen like a sore limb or fussing/crying. But even more serious side effects in older age groups, like Myocarditis, was not found in under 5 yrs old
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2. Efficacy: The vaccine isn't as effective against the new variants, it's true. However in the 6mo - 2 yrs group, it had about 51% efficacy against Omicron variants. That's similar to some years of the flu vaccine & we know the flu vax helps reduce severity & spread
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I accepted transfer of 2 patients from #YEG ER depts to the facility I work at so they can get appropriate care for their medical issues & offload ER volumes.
Its been 36hrs.
They aren't here & there's no ETA
Because there is no EMS to transport them.
This. Is. A. Crisis.
So tell me again why you think we should allow one of the most incompetent & destructive governments in #Alberta's history to lead us again for another 4 yrs? Because all the @Alberta_UCP has done for this province is burn #abhealth to the ground.
Dear @Alberta_UCP voters registering in the thousands for the leadership vote, heed my warning: Kicking out @jkenney will not save this province. Replacing him w/@BrianJeanAB will not undo the damage of the last 3yrs.
If you vote UCP again, there will be dire consequences. 1/7
I watched excellent doctors leave in 2020 due to the UCP fight w/doctors. But these were only the docs who were given opportunities to leave & weren't easily tied to this province. The rest of us stayed behind and fought b/c leaving wasn't so simple & we hoped for change 2/7
However, every doctor I've spoken to, from the wealthiest specialist to the part time Family Doc, has said they have discussed/thought of an exit plan from this province if this govt remains in power. We are too demoralized by how the UCP handled this pandemic & we are done 3/7
Let's talk about the hatred towards Trudeau a little bit here. I doubt this Tweet will get much attention but I want to air this frustration I have, particularly with #Albertans over the age of 50 who are triggered into rage everytime you say "Trudeau".
TLDR: Get over it
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I grew up in a conservative home, surrounded by those who worked in O&G and saw the fall out of the National Energy Program. I have heard the stories over & over of the economic collapse it created in Alberta.
I have been raised with the dogma that Trudeau = Satan
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Justin Trudeau arrived and this man was doomed from Day 1 in Alberta. How many times have I heard "he's a draaammmma teacher 🙄", and yet these same people voted in a Bible college dropout?
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So millions of $$ has been raised & a cross-Canada truck convoy organized to protest supply shortages that haven't even happened. And yet we are understaffed in hospitals & schools everywhere. Where were these truckers for HCWs & teachers during 5 waves of #COVID19? 1/5
Where were the GoFundMes to raise money for masks & rapid tests for teachers? Where were the truck convoys to support nurses, doctors & HCWs being strained to their limits across the country?