"Only the Premier and the Government Can Act": A Frontline Physician's Dire Warning on ED Collapse
"…makes me realize that the avg AB just doesn’t understand what an utter dumpster fire our major EDs have been for months/yrs," Parks wrote in a recent social media statement. "This is just the tip of the iceberg, and unless something changes, many more will needlessly die."
Freezin' for a Season: A Year-Long Stand Against Smith
The movement, however, is gaining ground. From a core of a few dozen, it has swelled in recent weeks, with a warm-weather protest drawing about 60 supporters. What began as a frigid vigil is now a growing political insurgency, facing down both the Alberta winter and a climate of intimidation.
"Accountability” But Make It Convenient: The UCP's Guide to Acceptable Anger
First, the government boldly "streamlined" citizen-led legislation with Bill 14. The old system was so clunky, requiring a neutral official to approve petitions. Boring!
Recall Petition For MLA Justin Wright Mailed in On Friday
The Owl has heard from a number of voters who said they would expect the party in question would remove their own member if they did “something absolutely egregious, illegal, grossly unethical”. The Recall Process takes months to be effective when the party can just remove their own MLA from caucus.
Santa's Snitch: The Shelf's Silent Surveillance
The elf sits in judgement by day, a silent sentinel of compliance. But by night? By night, it unleashes chaos, demonstrating that the rules it enforces do not apply to it. This is not Christmas magic. This is a masterclass in performative governance: the powerful performing transgression for the masses they simultaneously police.