MaryArlene

@maryarlene.bsky.social

Covid conscious, climate change aware, trying to maintain hope for the future.

You know what pisses me off? The UCP are forcing private healthcare onto Albertans but we've already paid for healthcare with our taxes & before people come at me with the PST thing ask yourself, where are the billions in oil royalties going? Because we don't know 🤷🏼‍♂️ Sorry, rant over #ableg #abpoli

Nearly 200 women died from ectopic pregnancies between 2020 and 2025 — almost double the rate of the previous six years. A ProPublica analysis found the spike has been steepest in states with strict abortion bans. Deaths that could be preventable, say experts. www.rawstory.com/ectopic-preg...

'Time bomb you can’t control': Deaths skyrocket after landmark Supreme Court ruling

The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn littl...

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Canada is building stronger trading relationships around the world, and Canadian businesses are already seeing new opportunities. 🇨🇦 👉 Swipe through to see some of the companies putting Canada’s trade diversification strategy into action. (1/3)

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Child-care fees being eliminated for thousands of low-income families in #Manitoba During an announcement Wednesday, the province said it is getting rid of fees for 4,100 children from 3,000 low-income families. /1 thread www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

Child-care fees being eliminated for thousands of low-income families in Manitoba

A budget promise from the Manitoba government is set to come into effect this month to help lower-income families.

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Alberta opens the door for farmers to legally destroy many wetlands The province says farmers shouldn’t need permission to destroy temporary or seasonal wetlands. One advocate says that puts 94 per cent of prairie wetlands at risk https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-water-act-wetlands-changes/

Alberta opens the door for farmers to legally destroy many wetlands

The province says farmers shouldn’t need permission to destroy temporary or seasonal wetlands. One advocate says that puts 94 per cent of prairie wetlands at risk

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Gloria Steinem showed generations of us what a more equal world could look like. She built the road there, brick by brick, march by march, for over sixty years. My deepest condolences to everyone who loved her, and my deepest gratitude for everything she gave the rest of us.

Feo Snagovsky @fsnagovsky.bsky.social gives a great run-down of the 10 referendum questions facing Alberta this fall. Re: question 5: ""We can't even get citizens to vote... What makes you think that people who are not eligible are voting in large numbers?" www.stalbertgazette.com/alberta-deci...

An intro to the 10 referendum questions Albertans will face this fall

Many of the questions contain multiple questions within one, creating confusion on what Albertans are voting yes or no for, political science professor says.

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I have no doubt it's extremely hard to be a minister. But those who have gone before have lessons to offer. Here's one from Catherine McKenna: "[The oil + gas industry] made all these promises when I was minister and they broke all of them." corporateknights.com/leadership/c...

Catherine McKenna wants Canada to get smarter about climate and affordability | Corporate Knights

INTERVIEW | It's time to look beyond the United States and catch up to the rest of the world, the former environment minister says

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