The effects could be substantial in Edmonton-area hospitals, but doctors say other areas, like Fort McMurray, are also greatly dependent on hospitalists to keep hospital care running. #AbLeg
More than three years after inking the deal to buy 5 million bottles of childrens medication, most of which didn’t and couldn’t come, the Alberta government says AHS is now using legal means to try and recoup $49 million from the sellers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbLeg #AbHealth
For clarity - there are multiple graphic novel versions of 1984 (TIL!) Calgary Board of Education and EPSB removed a different version (this one) www.amazon.ca/George-Orwel... But it's unclear from Rocky View Schools' list which version they removed. #AbEd
A phase out of incentives for Alberta doctors (stipends) could have a substantial effect on the availability of hospital care, starting April 1. Not only did surgeons warn of potential cancellations, but ER docs and hospitalists are warning of a potential hit to emergency and inpatient care #ableg
Just stopped by the public library to pick up the removed books that I was able to request from nearby branches. #AbLeg #AbEd
We've got some details for you in this story, including a compiled list of all the material I found removed through access to information requests. It's mostly graphic novels, but some results are unexpected. Profiles of artists. Retelling of bible stories. Cartooning instruction books. #AbLeg #AbEd
Alberta bill would limit MAID to patients facing 'reasonably foreseeable' death https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-medical-assistance-in-dying-limits-legislation-9.7133788 @jantafrench.bsky.social @cbcnews.ca
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Important to remember the order on literary standards also applies to charter and independent schools. I tried to get removal information by filing an ATI to the education ministry for all lists. That request is now in third-party consultation purgatory, where it is likely to stay for a long time.
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The Centre for Free Expression has done far more legwork, contacting every Alberta school division, asking how many removed books, and sending access to info requests to every division that said they did remove materials. The results they have so far are in this national challenge database #AbEd
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Some family doctors and emergency room physicians working in Edmonton hospitals warn that an April 1 end to stipend pay arrangements could put patient care at risk and increase suffering.
Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta Health Services is trying to get its money back after paying $49 million to an importer and Turkish drug company for products it never received.
