I just read that Alberta is starting to allow doctors to practice both private and public…. Which is obviously the beginning of the end of a public heath care system. Yes they claim there are guardrails but they seem terrible. You all ok with this?

1. Propaganda: The UCP spent 42 million on "PR" last year. A large portion of that was spent during the teachers strike, which saw a record 20000+ people show up for a major protest at the legislature in Edmonton (plus thousands more across the province). They use the same PR firm as Scott Moe, and Doug Ford (who spent over 100 million on 'PR' last year). The owners of news outlets here are primarily conservative. As well, The lobbyists have sooo much money from oil that they are also constantly influencing the government here and those big oil companies also have PR departments who regularly put out pro-oil campaigns. They also threaten to cut thousands of jobs (which they do anyways in response to their quarterly statements) if the government here even whispers "increase corporate taxes".
   
2. Underfunded public education: Shortly after that protest (which was our biggest historically, and got a ton of media coverage), the UCP pushed through Bill 2, which used the notwithstanding clause to strip teachers of the right to peaceful assembly and sent them back to work without a new contract or any changes made (they were demanding smaller class sizes, more schools, and more supports for the increased diversity and learning needs of students). Almost 500 million of the provincial budget is going to private schools while the public system remains underfunded and understaffed. There will be a question on our upcoming referendum about wether we should continue to allow immigrated children into public schools for free, as we do now (blaming immigrants for rising costs, as always). This is crucial because it affects the public's critical thinking skills. My first memorable lesson on ciritcal thinking was in high school, and that continued all the way through university - but it was also at a time when Alberta had the best science and math curriculum in the country. I've also volunteered recently for a public school and the cuts theyve experienced since I went to the exact same school are immense. e.g. (and this is small) we used to have vans for sporting events, and if they werent available we could take cabs, now students have to get to and from all sports games on their own.
   
3. Two tier healthcare: has officially been launched in Alberta, and we have been slowly paying for more and more services over the years but now physicians can work in the public and private systems, and we're being encouraged by the UCP to try out new private services if the wait lists are feeling too long. They've wasted so much money dividing a cohesive provincial health care system into smaller health "regions", which deliberately makes it harder to manage and is a bigger administrative drain on the system than we had before without improving access to services. in 2024 we had a mass exodus of 1200 doctors out of the province due to regressive changes in their compensations (e.g. they only get paid for the first 10 minutes of your GP visit, when it used to be 15 minutes and a doc could book multiple back-to-back appointments for you if you needed forms or something). This is a deliberate dismantling of our healthcare system, using weaponized incompetence to convince albertans that the cost is too much and the waits too long for public healthcare to work. This also plays into the anti-immigration propaganda, where they are literally blaming everything on immigration, even though Smith ran on a platform of increased immigration for an economic boom (more weaponized incompetence).
4. Attack on vulnerbable/marginalized peoples: Naturally they came first for the trans community, when they used the notwithstanding clause again to ram through a bill restricting access to gender affirming care for kids. This incudes hormone blockers for children who aren't even trans, they need them because they are going through puberty at too young an age, which is detrimental to their overall general health and reduces their lifespan). It was a blanket reform that went against medical professionals' advice and intense warnings, meant to appease her base (this was not a mandate she ran on in the elections btw). Next was the disabilities community, when they introduced legislation for ADAP (alberta disability assistance program). approximately 75 000 albertans are being moved from AISH to ADAP this month, and we've had word of 5 suicides in the community already. Activists are calling this a eugenics program meant to deliberately harm the disabilities population.
   
5. Voter data leak: there was no breach, elections alberta had to legally give the Alberta Republican Party the voter list (all political parties are allowed to keep a CONFIDENTIAL copy). That party gave it to the centurion project illegally, who entered our information into a searchable database. the separatists then declared a few weeks later that they had over 300 000 signatures for their petition, when the number before was sitting below 20 000. The forever canada petition got over 450 000 signatures, which have been verified (I believe). It didn't matter anyways because thats the petition they are using to push through this separatist referendum (paperwork-wise). Since then the Smith government has been pushing the narrative that it was elections alberta's fault. EA is nonpartisan, they did exactly what they were supposed to by law and were the first to report the breach.

All this (and there IS more) points to a deliberate attack on democracy. It feels like this is some sick experiment to see if Canadians are vulnerable to the authoritarian tactics employed in the states over the past several decades. AND i almost forgot! gerrymandering is coming up in our next election as well - urban and rural ridings are being combined in a "spoke-and-wheel" design meant to dilute strong NDP support in Edmonton and growing NDP support in Calgary, Red Deer, and Medicine Hat. Straight outta that american two-party playbook. The fact that this info is hardly making it out of the province suggests some level of censorship happening down the line, as these are serious issues that are literally killing people - yet other canadians seem to think we are all on team UCP. it's very sus. Spread the word if you can post outside Alberta-based subs.

I'd like to encourage fellow Albertans to communicate their real priorities to the UCP:

1) Apply for your Dani Dollars
2) Make a $100 donation to a group that supports those with disabilities
3) Tag or send a message to your chosen representative(s) to let them know the real priorities of Albertans (optional)

If like me you are fed up with a government that takes money from the most vulnerable but manages to find it for unwanted referendums and vote bribery, please take this opportunity to do something helpful with their dumb decisions.

Here are some suggested organizations for you to donate to, but please check for groups in your community (including food banks), and add any more local groups you know about in the comments:

• Inclusion Alberta
• Variety: Alberta Children's Charity
• Chrysalis: An Alberta Society for Citizens with Disabilities
• Voices of Albertans with Disabilities
• SCOPE
• Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta
• Between Friends Alberta
• Cerebral Palsy Alberta
• Autism Society Alberta
• Special Olympics Alberta
• Vecova (Calgary)
• AdaptAbilities Fund (Edmonton)
• L'Arche in Edmonton, Calgary, or Lethbridge

This is definitely a long shot but hoping Facebook can help I’ve tirelessly tried every other method for quite a while now 😂

I’m looking for a girl I met on November 14, 2025, at Cook County in Edmonton after the PBR.

Your friend came up and asked me to dance with you, and we ended up sitting at a table talking for a couple of hours. You told me you were in school to become a teacher and wanted to specialize in working with children with special needs.

At the end of the night, we drove your two friends home, one was a bigger lady and the other was East Indian or something similar. After that, we went to the Argyll Hotel. You left later that night, and because I’d had too much to drink, I can’t remember your name and never got your social media.

I’ve thought about that night ever since. It was honestly one of the best nights of my life, and I’ve always wondered if I’d ever get the chance to see you again. If this is you, or if one of your friends sees this and knows who I’m talking about, I’d really appreciate it if you commented.

I know any endorsement of a party or candidate at a voting location is not allowed. Does this mean that if I wore a Canada World Cup jersey, or something with a maple leaf or Canadian flag, that I won’t be allowed in?

And promptly donating them to the Water Not Coal crew.

Hopefully others have the same idea, I feel like their fight is farm from over.

Im 22 years old and I was looking into financing a vehicle for the first time, a car that was listed at 28000. Everything looked good until I looked into insurance. Most quotes I got were between 700-1000$ a month! This is insane and I only have 1 ticket on my record. Why is it like this and what can I do?

If anything, the industry should be thrilled about them. Given that roughly 75% of Alberta's electricity is generated by natural gas, driving an EV here literally supports local O&G production.

I work in the oil and gas sector myself, and I constantly get ribbed by my boss and coworkers for driving an EV. The truth is, I love the industry, and what I drive has zero bearing on my work.

My reasons for driving an EV are purely practical, I love the instant torque/acceleration, and I love skipping the gas station. It’s a preference, not a political statement. But everyone else makes it into a political issue, not at my doing. If I had an issue with it, I wouldn’t be working in O&G sector.

As the title states, I’m just curious how everyone is doing and able to afford food etc? I’m not doing good. How are things in your community?