Amy Shantz 😷

I might not seem like your average patient for a complex modifier - but I have ADHD & after my car accident it triggered thyroid & gut problems. Because my Dr. spent more than 10 minutes she was able to make a hashimotos diagnosis. What's your story? #morethantenminutes #AbLeg

@JeromyYYC @JeromyYYC @Landonforward14 @nate_for_8 can you clarify -are you also reading & viewing the initial 2024 presentations on zoning? Are you forcing people to spend time & energy to have their perspectives considered?Or is this hearing augmenting previously gathered info? #YycCc

There are a hundred or so Calgarians eagerly waiting to speak at our #yyccc public hearing. That means we need a few more days to hear from them and review their submissions. Tuesday and Wednesday are already very full Council days, so a debate and a vote are unlikely before Easter. I understand your desire to close things up early and get to a decision, but I respectfully disagree. We can't cut corners at the public's expense. Hearing from the public is not a "delay." It's the work we were elected to do. People took the time to sign up and participate in the process and I will fight for their democratic and legal right to be heard.

@RajSherman @PfParks I think that the US and Alberta since 2019 has shown us why only having two parties in a discussion - us versus them with a net in between - isn't healthy. Instead of shrinking defensively let's aim for greatness - people rallying around and standing up for what they believe in.

Paul @PfParks , your innocence is refreshing...BUT Here’s the uncomfortable truth most Alberta Conservatives don’t want to hear: Rural values votes keep winning elections, even when it hurts healthcare, education, and city funding. Many won’t like this. But it needs to be said. The challenge in Alberta politics is that the @Alberta_UCP party often starts with a strong base in rural Alberta (30–1), and that shapes how elections are won. So, elections often come down to winning half of the seats in Calgary (for the Conservative Party), and the race is effectively decided, even before it begins. It’s similar federally, when a party secures Ontario & Quebec, the election is often decided before it even gets to Alberta. Common rural campaign triggers include: 1. Trudeau / Liberal / Ottawa 2. Abortion 3. Guns 4. LGBTQ+ issues 5. Immigration 6. Taxes 7. And now, COVID-19 policies, Freedom & independence The reality is many rural Albertans vote based on values and identity, even when it comes at the expense of their own self-interests in healthcare, education, infrastructure, and municipal funding. That’s uncomfortable. But it’s real. And until we admit it, nothing changes. In today’s polarized climate, it has become very difficult for the Alberta Conservative movement to sustain moderate leadership in the mold of: 1. Premier Peter Lougheed 2. Premier Ed Stelmach Even Premier @jkenney would be viewed as relatively moderate in today’s environment, as would Premier Ralph Klein, who at one time was seriously considered for a run at the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party (“Ralph ’88”). Premier @ABDanielleSmith , will most likely win the next election, and likely with a bigger majority, if it were held today, tomorrow, or next fall. Not because she is doing a great job. We have: 1. Alleged corruption and expensive gift scandals 2. Healthcare is being increasingly privatized and has been picked apart like never before 3. Albertans are dying in waiting rooms 4. Our sick and seniors are being nickel-and-dimed 5. Our children's classrooms are bursting at the seams 6. Our province is spending more, and we are going further into debt 7. At a time when oil revenues are strong That is her record... and it’s arguably worse than Premier Alison Redford’s, and among the worst of any Premier of our time. And yet, she’s still winning. Why? Because the opposition @albertaNDP still hasn’t figured out how to win against a united Conservative party. That’s the part people don’t want to hear, especially NDP party members and MLA's. In order for a change in government: 1. The NDP desperately needs a leader and policies that can earn the trust of Albertans in swing seats, in moderate rural ridings and smaller cities outside of #yeg and #yyc . No disrespect, but I don’t believe that Naheed @nenshi will be able to accomplish that (Premier @RachelNotley was a bigger threat, and even she lost to Kenney and Smith). 2. The NDP needs a moderate, outside, and provincially experienced leader, someone who is not only good at criticizing and opposing, but capable of leading on day one, and providing solutions that earn the trust of people outside of Edmonton and parts of Calgary (@LukaszukAB is one name that comes to mind). 3. The @ABLiberal Party and @albertatory party should sit the next election out as they are not ready for prime time. All they are going to do is help the UCP in swing ridings, in both major and smaller cities. The reality is we live in a two-party system in Alberta, and that is a major problem, as each side’s base has too much control of the Leader’s priorities. In the “olden days” the Premier had to govern from “the middle”, now they govern from “the fringe”. With both parties and we end up with half of the legislature’s time spent changing the policies of the previous government, even if they were working well and made sense. At the end of the day, Albertans pay the price for all of this partisan back-and-forth from both sides, time and money are wasted and the average Albertan is caught in the middle, paying the price. Because, if the NDP can’t win outside Edmonton and parts of Calgary, you don’t form government in Alberta. Period. Until then, kiss our education of our children, our healthcare system, funding for the cities, and the care of the sick and elderly… goodbye. We’ve likely got at least 5 more years of this crap…higher costs, worse access, and politics getting in the way. Not to mention: alleged corruption and crony capitalism. If Naheed Nenshi were to resign very soon, he could overturn the applecart and create an opportunity and real change. Because that what I did in January 2015...and the government changed, with a split on the right. Someone, please tell me I’m wrong. Comments? #ABleg #Abpoli @daveberta @MHigginsCTV @djclimenhaga @DuaneBratt @planetjanetyyc @cspot @ryanjespersen @TheBreakdownAB @gilmcgowan @yourAUPE @ABFedLabour @HSAAlberta @albertateachers @UnitedNurses @DavidJPba @FreeAlbertaRob

@LukaszukAB They said what! 👀

I leave the country for one week and this is what happens! #ableg

I like that former councilors care about passing on their work and care for the city to the next council. Thanks @EvanSpencerYYC @CWalcottYYC and @SonyaSharpYYC! #YycCc

@GregGinYYC Did you see the UCP advocacy for people who live rural near Glenbow Ranch to be included in Calgary-North West instead of either with Cochrane or combined with a more town & rural area that includes Bearspaw etc?

How ironic as we debate sprawl subsidies this week at #yyccc 💰 Rebecca Schultz and her UCP pals attempting to gerrymander provincial ridings think sprawling South Calgary ridings need to be subsidized politically with fewer residents per MLA! 🤦‍♂️#ableg abebc.ca/wp-content/upl…

2/2 As someone who works in wellness -balance &sleep are important. If, while Jeromy is spending long hours working on the Calgary zoning issue, he takes a break for some light pleasurable Alberta boundary reading (he's a fast reader) that others are talking about I'm fine w that

1/2 I appreciate this approach @JeromyYYC! @Landonforward14 I appreciate your hard work & desire to move quickly, but I know citizens have various skills & experience that are asset to be heard & used for the most nuanced perspective. & it's good to be a part of what affects us

@LauraDozerpup65 @LPC_Hack Scott was kicked out because he said that if the budget didn't have a couple changes made to it that he would vote against it. - He was knocked out for that Facebook post.

@LPC_Hack I agree, considering all Peter Guthrie did was bring up the topic of the corrupt care scandal and he was kicked out and Scott Sinclair was kicked out because he did not vote on the budget so I think he should also be kicked out

This should be grounds for expulsion and is in direct contradiction of the oath that Jason Stephan would’ve been sworn in on.

@lafleurmtl cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

Ms Simon is the first Native GG She was named amidst the Residential Schools Revelations Which you deny still Her lack of French was known But she is from Québec Negotiated the historic Cree James Bay treaty Was decorated by Québec Sit this one out Learn some French instead

@ChihuahuaCheech cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

MAYBE SHE SPEAKS HER INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE!!!

@paulparrazzilvr @Heatherforsyth8 @SonyaSharpYYC 90,496 people voted for Sonya Sharp, only just over 600 less than our mayor. Do you think that the opinions of all those who voted for her don't matter?

@Heatherforsyth8 @SonyaSharpYYC If Calgarians wanted to hear from her they would have voted for her.

Good for @SonyaSharpYYC for presenting to council on her thoughts on rezoning. It shows a lot of class taking the time to present after not winning the mayor race. Thanks

I’m sorry what

Wow. Just wow. And this is where we are now? And the UCP ministers laughing and encouraging this behaviour? What a disgrace. Truly. He has an eye condition Premier. A medical health issue. Alberta - we deserve better. So much better. @albertaNDP @nenshi

@PfParks, A recently dismissed former AHS Board member says BLG (Borden Ladner Gervais) completed a forensic audit ordered by Athana Mentzelopoulos. Allegedly, the day before the Board was to receive it, the AHS Board was dismissed by the CEO and @AdrianaLaGrange , a Board that had just been appointed by @ABDanielleSmith. So the questions are simple: 1. Where is that forensic audit, and what does it say? 2. Why was the Board dismissed before receiving it? 3. Are there findings Albertans should know about? Albertans deserve answers. @AuditorGenAB @RCMPAlberta @CarrieTait @nenshi @JMeddings @BradenMannsYYC @TheBreakdownAB @Ableg #Abpoli

@TheBreakdownAB @BSwirlsi Which UCP MLA recently said in the Legislature- that Albertans want the NDP to work with the UCP to make things better for Albertans? They could have led by example with this bill. UCP just doesn’t want to be called out for looking after their self interest.

Let’s be precise. Millions of Canadians are not paid 12 million dollars a year to lead a company that is legally bound by the Official Languages Act. That standard exists for a reason. It comes with the job. It is not optional. Framing this as a struggle of “ordinary Canadians versus elites” is simply not grounded in reality. In Ottawa, the vast majority of deputy ministers are Anglophone. In cabinet, francophone ministers have often presented in English. I do not recall many, if any, Anglophone ministers presenting in French. The imbalance you are pointing to is not where you suggest it is. This is not about sidelining anyone. It is about leadership and responsibility. Mr. Rousseau has lived in Quebec for two decades. His spouse is francophone. He leads a national carrier subject to federal law. He publicly committed years ago to learning French. After hundreds of hours of tutoring, in a moment that required dignity and respect, he could not deliver even a few sentences in the language of one of the victims and their family. That is not about control. That is about priority. And let’s be honest about the lived reality of this country. Francophones who move into majority Anglophone environments adapt quickly because they must. They do not have the luxury of opting out. That expectation has never been controversial. Yet when the expectation is reversed at the highest levels of leadership, it suddenly becomes a debate about fairness. It is not. Canada made a foundational choice. Two official languages. Not one and a half. Not when convenient. Not when it is easy. In moments of tragedy, language is not a technicality. It is how you show respect. It is how you honour people. It is how you lead. Reducing this to a question of control or elite pressure misses the point entirely and risks turning a matter of basic respect into an unnecessary division.

Other countries get by without a notwithstanding clause in their charters because they don't have them. Recall, Andrew, that inclusion of the clause was a major compromise in 1982, to pacify western provinces who wanted it. Otherwise, the Constitution would not have been amended in 1982.

The two solitudes of the Air Canada CEO controversy. If you grew up in Quebec, as I did, you probably understand the anger. If you didn't, you might not. You can find it over the top/misplaced, but its genuine, emotions are raw, let's remember the lives lost and try to be kind.

@davek682 @KnightLegg The PM didn't summon him, a committee did.

@KnightLegg Is it just me or is there something fundamentally wrong where a Prime Minister can summon a CEO of a corporation at will?

Imagine you’re the CEO of Air Canada…. ….sleepless and dealing with a brutal tragedy in real time with vast US and Canadian media coverage - and your PM decides to hit you with a cheap shot saying you lack ‘compassion’ because you lack excellent French language skills. But you’re the CEO of a regulated industry so he knows you can’t punch back. Even though his own French is carefully stage-managed. And the Governor General can barely speak it. The PM chose to use a national tragedy to score marginal political points with the Quebec language police. Tone deaf and gross. Je veux dire, c'est grotesque et d'une insensibilité totale.

@coffeeinhand77 @BenMulroney Who says that's the case? There's a difference between politicians responding to comments & questions from Québécois(e) & journalists about something and saying that it matters more than dead people & those grieving. Speaking in a family's first language is part of showing value

@BenMulroney I am from Quebec. I grew up bilingual and I still think it's disrespectful to the pilots that this country cares more about language laws than what actually happened. The MSM is running with it while Carney is using it to his advantage (by-election in Terrebonne)

I speak French, Marc. And I criticized the timing of the government position, but I also didn’t shrug it off. Of course this is an issue. But out of respect for the fallen pilots, this could’ve waited until after the funerals.