Deborah Rowley

🇨🇦 Arlene Dickinson laying out the Danielle Smith UCP problem. 👇 "Sorry but this isn’t western alienation. This isn’t a protest vote. This sure appears to be a deliberate step-by-step attempt to dismantle Canadian democracy and Albertans deserve SO much better."

@b_nelson54 @RTwerdoclib @AmieVarley @wendywh30338921 Absolutely!

@AmieVarley @wendywh30338921 I think it’s time for the PM to have a healthcare summit with all Premiers and their Health Ministers. Time to “lay the law down”. Canada cannot stand for this erosion of health care. Put Universal Healthcare into law now.

Did you know that the CEO of Sunlife said that he sees the healthcare crisis as an opportunity? An opportunity to make billions of profit off of the backs of Canadians who fought hard for the Canadian Health Act. The Canada Health Act just turned 42. Alberta is dismantling it

@TheDonallegedly @NiallHarbison Such a sad situation. Unhumane actually. She looks amazing due to your care and compassion.🥰

@NiallHarbison Thanks for making me smile again, Niall! ❤️Biscotti🦴🐾

This was the first message I got about a very elderly dog. She’d been hit by a car and wasn’t being treated well locally. You won’t believe just how good she's looking today. (1/5)

@LauraBabcock Lack of leadership and responsible planning at the provincial level. DS has openly shared she doesn’t believe it is the province’s responsibility to provide public healthcare and education. The system is overloaded.

“She did a campaign where she invited people to move to Alberta then there was burden on the healthcare system, and there was burden on the infrastructure she blamed immigrants …and it’s wrong!” Arlene Dickinson on Danielle Smith’s leadership OShow 🇨🇦 youtu.be/EKp6M-Q2k8s?si…

@Amelia558rs Jiggs …..my beagle

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@RajSherman Thank you for outlying the real issues impacting Albertans. Since Covid we have been cutting supports in healthcare and education. Albertans need effective, decisive leadership. Our governing politicians are responsible for this mess.

Dear Fellow Albertans, This letter is written not as a partisan, but as an emergency physician who has cared for more than 100,000 Albertans, a former MLA, and someone who has devoted a working life to this province. Across Alberta, the strain is obvious. Housing is scarce. Emergency rooms are overcrowded. Schools are stretched. The cost of living weighs heavily on families. Anxiety about the future is real and justified. This is not anger. It is concern, because moments like this demand leadership. When people are under pressure, leadership is not just about solutions, but about direction: an honest explanation of what is actually going wrong, and reassurance about who we are as a society while we fix it. In recent weeks, Alberta’s challenges have been framed by the Premier, Danielle Smith, in a way that has left many people angry, not at systems or long-standing policy failures, but at immigrants and other governments. That is deeply troubling. The frustration people feel is understandable. But much of that anger is being misdirected at immigrants. With the exception of Indigenous peoples, all Albertans come from families that arrived here seeking opportunity. Immigrants did not break Alberta’s healthcare system or tear up family doctor contracts. They did not close hospital beds or cancel planned hospital capacity. They did not under build housing, assisted living, long-term care, or schools. They did not dismantle community care. Politicians did. Every day in emergency departments, the consequences are visible: acute-care beds occupied by patients who should be at home or in long-term care; ERs functioning as inpatient wards; and population growth encouraged without matching investments in primary care, continuing care, and hospital capacity. In 1992, Alberta had approximately 11,700 hospital beds. Today, with nearly double the population and a much older demographic, we have roughly 8,800. This is not an Ottawa or immigration problem. It is a planning and capacity problem. Many of the people caring for seniors, staffing hospitals, and holding the healthcare system together today are newcomers themselves. Blaming them delays real solutions and divides communities. That lesson is personal. Growing up as a newcomer involved violence, black eyes and broken bones, and learning early what happens when fear is tolerated and adults look away. Home was not always safe either, shaped by alcoholism and domestic violence. Those experiences leave marks. What mattered most was a mother who taught that anger shrinks a life, while forgiveness, discipline, and service strengthen it, and that opportunity carries an obligation to give back. That belief led to decades in emergency medicine, the training of thousands of doctors, and public service at personal cost. Those experiences lead to a clear conclusion. Albertans deserve leadership that lowers the temperature, not raises it. Leadership that fixes systems, not finds scapegoats. Leadership that takes responsibility for planning failures and invests in capacity to match growth. For these reasons, Alberta needs a change in direction and ultimately, a change in leadership, so the province can unite around practical fixes rather than division. This is not about racism. It is about judgment, competence, and the ability to govern responsibly during difficult times. Alberta needs leadership that brings people together and focuses on solutions, not blame. Premiers Lougheed, Klein and Stelmach have led through very difficult times and would not take our province to this sharp edge. Albertans are much better than this. I am a Canadian, an Albertan and I am an immigrant. God bless Alberta. Dr. Raj Sherman @ABDanielleSmith @nenshi @FreeAlbertaRob @PfParks @NightShiftMD @Alberta_UCP @UCPCaucus @albertaNDP @TheBreakdownAB @ryanjespersen @cspotweet #yeg #yyc #ABleg #cdnpoli

@MsLutzmann Teacher and school administrator time and workload is already maxed out… their expertise and time is best spent supporting student learning . What a sad state our education system is in……

Today I attended a very informative workshop at Teachers' Convention about how to effectively fundraise for classroom supplies and field trips. I appreciate the presenter's work but I'm left wondering why the conversation is about fundraising instead of funding. #abed #abpoli

@Mr_Husky1 @RTwerdoclib That’s a great story. You are making a difference in your community!

I own a small bakery. Business has been slow. Rent is up. I was thinking about closing. Last Friday, a teenager came in. He looked nervous. He counted out change for a cookie. He was short 50 cents. "It's okay," I said. "Take it." He ate it at a table, looking at his math homework. He looked stuck. I used to be a math tutor. I walked over. "Quadratic equations?" He nodded. "I don't get it." I sat down and helped him for 20 minutes. He got it. He left smiling. The next day, he came back with two friends. They bought cookies. The day after that, five kids came. Apparently, he told the school, "The lady at the bakery helps with homework." Now, my bakery is the after-school hang-out spot. It's loud. It's messy. There are backpacks everywhere. Yesterday, I found a note in the tip jar. It was wrapped around a $20 bill. "Thanks for helping my son pass math. A Mom." I'm not closing the bakery. I think I finally found my purpose. It's not cookies. It's community.

@GCarabine Kenney couldn’t be trusted to commit to public safety guidelines during the pandemic. Nothing has changed. True colors.

What is the world coming to.........that I'm retweeting JK.

@Puppieslover How sad. So fortunate a kind soul saw his worth and provided the love and care he needed.

This is Diren. He arrived as a walking skeleton from a rough shelter, but one absolute legend of a hooman said "not on my watch." Weeks of spoon-feedings, bubble baths, vet heroics, and a custom zoom-machine later, Diren discovered tail wags and couch potatoes. He fought like a champ and knew pure love for the first time. A true goodboy who reminded us kindness always wins. Pls don’t scroll without leaving him a big heart ❤️

@PfParks Grateful for this article Dr Parks. This govt takes no responsibility for supportive services such as healthcare and education. Our social systems are being decimated.

"Progressive" - the belief that govt has a moral obligation to build, maintain, and steward public institutions for the common good, rather than burning them down in the name of "freedom" and profit. Please take a read👇, and share widely w ALL ABs edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column…

@peepeeLEpuke @ShanMcElroy I love Chapman’s products!

Winning again The demented orange pedo loses for his cult again

@ShanMcElroy @ChadOhman My god I hope so.

@ChadOhman The UCP base is retrogressive, has limited knowledge, and is fearful and distrusting of modern science and medicine. I am holding on to my belief that there is a far smaller percentage of them in comparison to most Albertans.

@yegwave Wow! Such an impressive team effort. 🙏🏼🩷

A student at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in south Edmonton suffered a heart attack during recess, but thanks to the heroic actions of PE teacher Eric Motut and EA Ainsley Dillon, the child’s life was saved. The staff performed 11 minutes of CPR and administered two shocks with an AED before EMS arrived. The student was transported to hospital and is now recovering, and the ER doctor later called Principal Gomez to personally thank the staff for their extraordinary efforts 👏

@babybeginner @NiallHarbison Congratulations Nial!

Congratulations to @NiallHarbison who a month ago decided he would run a marathon to raise money to help stray dogs. The twist: he is not a runner. But he did it!!!!! He did it for Tina and Alba and Panda and Buster and every dog!! I’m in tears! Well done Niall!!

@Garnet_2203 @Alberta_UCP @ABDanielleSmith Thank god more UCP leaders are speaking up!

“This Premier has done me a great service by removing me from the UCP party I know longer recognize…” @Alberta_UCP @ABDanielleSmith #daniellesmith #alberta #abpoli #NeverVoteConservative

@GCarabine @ABDanielleSmith @demetriosnAB Is this for real? Most assistant principals already have a teaching load. Your premise undervalues the role of educational leadership. Jurisdiction and school based leaders are integral to supporting teacher efficacy, inclusion, PD, accountability and student success.

.@ABDanielleSmith @demetriosnAB Is this for real? - Who replaces the subs? - Your curriculum is sub-par, and you think getting rid of help is beneficial? - Assistant principals already have full-time jobs, and many already teach. This doesn't bode well for your committee.

@TheBreakdownAB @RTwerdoclib Devastating to northern rural communities. This college provides post secondary opportunities for many high school school graduates and adult learners.

This would be an absolutely devastating blow to the town of Fairview. What a knife in the back to rural Alberta. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

@bikesNbbqs My thoughts and prayers go out to the Markland family. So sorry for the tremendous loss and grief you have faced as a family.❤️

We said goodbye today to another iconic Markland, Alice. She loved ubiquitously, her family, friends and people she never knew. She made an immeasurable impact on all those she touched. Rest well princess. Gerry and Darren have you there. We have your legacy here.