If the Alberta government goes through on Monday with a back-to-work order on our teachers and enforce it by stripping away charter rights with the notwithstanding clause, then I absolutely support the need for a general strike from Alberta's Common Front of labour unions, which includes the ATA, HSAA, AUPE, UNA, CUPE, AFL, UFCW, ATU, and more.

ATA is on strike and HSAA is ready to strike. CUPE has recently come out of another historic education strike. AUPE represents Government of Alberta workers who just barely avoided a strike by a slim margin lately, and Alberta Health Services workers who will be voting on a strike mandate NEXT WEEK!

If the Common Front elects to go on a general strike, the force of this solidarity would be astounding, and an absolutely APPROPRIATE response to the government completely stripping away our charter rights "just because they can". This is the most undemocratic thing imaginable.

Alberta Union leaders, now is the time. You all signed a solidarity pact, and one of our unions is in the midst of our province's most historic job action, with a government planning an UNPRECEDENTED abuse of power to strip away charter rights. There is no more time.

I also stand in solidarity with Alberta students who are also planning to walk out in the case of this back-to-work legislation. Our future remains bright with them.

#abpoli #cdnpoli #Solidarity #union #strike #generalstrike #unionstrong #yeg #yyc

If the Alberta government goes through on Monday with a back-to-work order on our teachers and enforce it by stripping away charter rights with the notwithstanding clause, then I absolutely support the need for a general strike from Alberta's Common Front of labour unions, which includes the ATA, HSAA, AUPE, UNA, CUPE, AFL, UFCW, ATU, and more.

ATA is on strike and HSAA is ready to strike. CUPE has recently come out of another historic education strike. AUPE represents Government of Alberta workers who just barely avoided a strike by a slim margin lately, and Alberta Health Services workers who will be voting on a strike mandate NEXT WEEK!

If the Common Front elects to go on a general strike, the force of this solidarity would be astounding, and an absolutely APPROPRIATE response to the government completely stripping away our charter rights "just because they can". This is the most undemocratic thing imaginable.

Alberta Union leaders, now is the time. You all signed a solidarity pact, and one of our unions is in the midst of our province's most historic job action, with a government planning an UNPRECEDENTED abuse of power to strip away charter rights. There is no more time.

I also stand in solidarity with Alberta students who are also planning to walk out in the case of this back-to-work legislation. Our future remains bright with them.

#abpoli #cdnpoli #Solidarity #union #strike #generalstrike #unionstrong #yeg #yyc

The Famous 5 have such a dark complicated legacy, that celebrating Persons Day always brings mixed emotions. Five years ago, I created this video essay exploring the meaning of the Persons Case to me - and to Canadian constitutional history. Posting it again today, ICYMI. https://youtu.be/a_HhQP3HoxU?si=1KElQ2B2ovlNYGqy #PersonsDay #PersonsCase #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #yeg #yow #Canada #Alberta #eugenics #Vriend

The Famous 5 have such a dark complicated legacy, that celebrating Persons Day always brings mixed emotions. Five years ago, I created this video essay exploring the meaning of the Persons Case to me - and to Canadian constitutional history. Posting it again today, ICYMI. https://youtu.be/a_HhQP3HoxU?si=1KElQ2B2ovlNYGqy #PersonsDay #PersonsCase #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #yeg #yow #Canada #Alberta #eugenics #Vriend

Protest Against the Genocide of Uyghurs
October 12, 2025
Alberta Legislature
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#yeg #Uyghur #china #protest #muslim #yegphotographer #photojournalism

Protest Against the Genocide of Uyghurs
October 12, 2025
Alberta Legislature
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#yeg #Uyghur #china #protest #muslim #yegphotographer #photojournalism

nice to see EPL taking an unambiguous stance against censorship here

https://www.intellectualfreedom.ca

#canpoli #yeg #libraries #alberta

nice to see EPL taking an unambiguous stance against censorship here

https://www.intellectualfreedom.ca

#canpoli #yeg #libraries #alberta

HAZARD LIGHTS ARE NOT PARK-ANYWHERE LIGHTS

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK

#yeg #yegtraffic

HAZARD LIGHTS ARE NOT PARK-ANYWHERE LIGHTS

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK

#yeg #yegtraffic

walnut brains and big dreams

#beaver #animals #alberta #yeg #canada

FYI, the City of Edmonton is hiring a new Director of Marketing, Digital and Creative Services. An amazing opportunity for the right person.

https://edmonton.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=53212

Boosting this to the Fediverse is my attempt at DEI. ;)

#FediHire #yeg

walnut brains and big dreams

#beaver #animals #alberta #yeg #canada

FYI, the City of Edmonton is hiring a new Director of Marketing, Digital and Creative Services. An amazing opportunity for the right person.

https://edmonton.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=53212

Boosting this to the Fediverse is my attempt at DEI. ;)

#FediHire #yeg

And with that bus lane, tha bus is avoiding the traffic jam and getting people to their destinations faster and more reliably than the cars. Without it, we induce traffic. When we don't invest in active transportation, that bus gets stuck in the resulting induced traffic, which makes people think it's not a viable mode of transport for them, thus inducing more and more traffic, causing worse congestion for all.

Remember when you're stuck in construction in Edmonton, that the entire reason roads are being shut down all a once is because we are DECADES behind on sustainable infrasteucture for a growing city. We can only induce so much automobile traffic before our streets shut down, and we reached that point decades ago... but continued on despite because our freedom of transportation and the safety of those who use it, was politicized. If not for the wedge politics against active transportation lanes, this could have been spreadnot over decades, and did not need to be disruptive.

If you are railing against transportation alternatives, then you have no right to complain about traffic congestion. Traffic isnnot caused by construction. Construction is caused by traffic.

#yegbike #yeg #abpoli #biketooter #urbanism

And with that bus lane, tha bus is avoiding the traffic jam and getting people to their destinations faster and more reliably than the cars. Without it, we induce traffic. When we don't invest in active transportation, that bus gets stuck in the resulting induced traffic, which makes people think it's not a viable mode of transport for them, thus inducing more and more traffic, causing worse congestion for all.

Remember when you're stuck in construction in Edmonton, that the entire reason roads are being shut down all a once is because we are DECADES behind on sustainable infrasteucture for a growing city. We can only induce so much automobile traffic before our streets shut down, and we reached that point decades ago... but continued on despite because our freedom of transportation and the safety of those who use it, was politicized. If not for the wedge politics against active transportation lanes, this could have been spreadnot over decades, and did not need to be disruptive.

If you are railing against transportation alternatives, then you have no right to complain about traffic congestion. Traffic isnnot caused by construction. Construction is caused by traffic.

#yegbike #yeg #abpoli #biketooter #urbanism

Edmonton! Close your windows!

Smoke from the industrial fire on the city's east border is now blowing heavy at ground level across the southside & the wind direction forecast all night is "variable" so it might go anywhere.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-industrial-area-east-of-edmonton-1.7622065

https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-raw-pm25?opt=%2F1%2Fi%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#9.73/53.5176/-113.4332

#YEG#YEGaq

Edmonton! Close your windows!

Smoke from the industrial fire on the city's east border is now blowing heavy at ground level across the southside & the wind direction forecast all night is "variable" so it might go anywhere.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-industrial-area-east-of-edmonton-1.7622065

https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-raw-pm25?opt=%2F1%2Fi%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#9.73/53.5176/-113.4332

#YEG#YEGaq

I went to high school with this girl’s mom. Took off with some guy and left her phone at home. Could be in Edmonton, Leduc, and area.

#yeg #leduc #wetaskiwin#alberta

I went to high school with this girl’s mom. Took off with some guy and left her phone at home. Could be in Edmonton, Leduc, and area.

#yeg #leduc #wetaskiwin#alberta