quasi-normalcy: nintendofuck: allthecanadianpolitics: Right-Wing Media Personality Goes Viral After Posting ‘Weird’ and 'Creepy’ Video Recorded Inside Airport Washroom A right-wing media personality from Alberta went viral this weekend for all the wrong reasons after posting a video on social media from inside a public washroom at the Ottawa International Airport. Derek Fildebrandt, the Publisher of the right-wing Western Standard media outlet, recorded himself exploring a public washroom before boarding a flight home to Calgary after this weekend’s conservative Canada Strong and Free Ne ..read more

New report suggests Alberta’s emissions reduction plan made little progress in first year Alberta has done little to advance its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions a year after introducing it, an analysis suggests. “Based on this lack of progress, it doesn’t appear that Alberta has an active climate plan,” Simon Dyer of the clean energy think-tank Pembina Institute said Friday. “It’s a plan in name only.” Alberta Environment and Protected Areas was not immediately able to offer a comment on the Pembina report. On April 19, 2023, the United Conservative Party government released its ..read more

blackthornsallie: allthecanadianpolitics: Liberal government turning to influencers to appeal to Canadian youth - NationalGlobalnews.ca Dennis Mathu and Stephanie Gordon first started posting financial-advice videos on YouTube three years ago — a side hustle that helped to scratch a creative itch. They never imagined it would lead them down some of the most powerful political corridors in Canada. Mathu and Gordon — Steph & Den, as they’re known online — were among several content creators invited to Tuesday’s federal budget lockup, where they got early access to Ottawa’s new spending ..read more

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Municipal Affairs staff cannot find letter referenced by Alberta premier Globalnews.ca Three weeks after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith highlighted a letter that raised concerns about the City of Edmonton, a Freedom of Information Request has failed to find the document. On March 27, Smith told reporters she had various concerns about the City of Edmonton. She did not get into details aside from saying the city is dealing with significant financial troubles, something Edmonton city council has been open about. Smith did say some of her concerns stemmed from hearing that a letter was bei ..read more

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Open Letter: McGill-AGSEM TA Deal Gives Up Fight For Trans Workers Rights “On the 18th of April, four weeks into their eight week strike mandate, AGSEM members voted by 75% to ratify the tentative agreement with McGill. They reached this agreement by, among other things, removing demands related to trans issues ..read more

Regina health-care workers picket for better pay and working conditionsCBC News Dozens of health-care workers picketed outside of Regina’s Pasqua Hospital on Friday to ask the province to address conditions in Saskatchewan’s health-care system. The rally, organized by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), was the fourth in a series across Saskatchewan, with the other three held in Weyburn, North Battleford and Prince Albert this month.  CUPE 5430 president Bashir Jalloh said the union has been at the bargaining table since September 2023 and is frustrated ..read more

N.W.T. facing another summer of drought and another bad wildfire seasonCBC News N.W.T. fire officials are predicting a hot, dry summer with a high risk of wildfires in southern parts of the territory. At a wildfire briefing Thursday — the first of the season — officials said much of the territory has seen below-average precipitation levels this year, meaning the territory is going into its third year of drought. On top of that, rainfall is expected to be below average for the spring and summer. “In general, we’re looking at three or four months of relatively good burning conditions, bef ..read more

National disability benefit in federal budget falls short of what advocates wantedCBC News Tuesday’s federal budget laid the groundwork for a national disability benefit but the funding falls well short of what advocates were seeking. The government passed legislation last year, Bill C-22, to introduce the national benefit, which is meant to lift people out of poverty by topping up provincial support funding. The budget has allocated $6.1 billion over six years toward the new disability benefit, with payments set to begin rolling out in July of next year. The maximum benefit for low-in ..read more