Racism leads First Nations patients to leave emergency departments without completing care, study finds.

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This is a key point from Eric. We have to be able to recognize growing & actual antisemitism, anti-Jewish hate, of the type described below, & condemn+tackle it, while also recognizing, separately, how bogus antisemitism charges are used to smear pro-Palestine activists & chants.

Physicians in the NICU have sent three communications to Alberta Health
-one in 2022
-one in 2023
-again in February 2024

They have been ignored.

We need resources for babies now.
Adriana LaGrange
#ableg #abpoli #abhealth

BREAKING: Israel is intensely bombing Rafah, where more than 1.7 million Palestinians are trapped, in the middle of the night, targeting residential homes and killing civilians, including children.

Don’t look away.

.Toronto Public Library has apparently removed Refaat's poem under pressure from zionists. Refaat was a poet who wrote about his own death - before the IDF murdered him. He'd want this poem to be shared to keep his hopes, and his spirit alive. Please share.

Its been nearly 2 weeks since the United Conservative Party of Alberta Danielle Smith Adriana LaGrange removed any nurse staffing requirements for LTC, and unsurprisingly, falls at these facilities has easily tripled, if not more.

“The story of this budget for us is a trajectory of unfunded students that continues to grow, the gap continues to grow. That is the true story of what's happening to education funding in this province' #EPSB #abed #yeg
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Never again means never again for ANYONE.

Edmonton Public Schools have installed HEPA filters in every classroom. Calgary Board of Education has not, citing that their schools were already mechanically ventilated. From January to June 2023, Edmonton experienced 20% fewer absences due to illness.
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'This bill represents the overt politicization of research at post-secondaries across Alberta.'

Opinion: UCP's Bill 18 politicizes post-secondary research in Alberta edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column… via Edmonton Journal

'...an assault on the academic freedom of our members to conduct

'In the north, infants and young children have begun to die of malnutrition and dehydration.
Across the border, food and clean water wait.
But UNRWA is denied permission to deliver this aid and save lives' - UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini

April 16/24: Healthcare Crisis for Babies

Not enough resources for too many babies results in frail, underweight infants not eating on time.

Edmonton units are frequently working at 95%-102% capacity (30% in the first 3 months of 2024).

View letter: albertazmsa.com/ezmsa

One child in Gaza is killed every ten minutes. This has been happening for 6months. We must each do all we can to make it stop. Do not be a silent bystander to these horrors. SPEAK UP.

New study out in CMAJ by Tara Gomes + colleagues:

In 2021, about *1 in 2 deaths amongst 20-39 year olds in Alberta were due to toxic drug poisoning.*

When I say this is generational crisis for my province, this is what I mean #ableg #cdnpoli

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Just a reminder that Alberta has the lowest minimum wage in Canada, and the UCP has never raised it once.

In fact, they did the opposite: they even lowered it for some people.

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“When thousands of people are dying from preventable opioid overdoses each year, the system must first take urgent steps to keep people alive” #ableg #cdnpoli

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Today, ARPA-H announced the BREATHE program to revolutionize how we monitor and improve indoor air quality.

The Biden-Harris Administration has prioritized improving indoor air quality as an effective tool for keeping people healthy.