runsmooth<p>From “Alberta paid more than six times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal, according to government briefing note”, by Carrie Tait and Alanna Smith, Netizens learn that Alberta had options to order less of the infamous Tylenot.<br><br>To recap, Post 114 to 115 reveal that Alberta has stored the unwanted Tylenot and PPE to the tune of over $5 Million. At some point, Danielle Smith abjectly tried to offer the unwanted material to Ukraine. Albertans are also aware that Premier Smith’s government deposited $49 million dollars into an MHCare account, and the money’s been sitting there for over a year.<br><br>Albertans now find that Premier Smith maximized the boondoggle by choice. Worse, Danielle Smith has tried to change the focus off from her Corrupt Care scandals by giving Alberta Separatists a platform.<br><br>From JasonontheDrums, there’s a review of what Alberta may have been able to invest with the money squandered by Premier Smith in favour of MHCare and Mraiche.<br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/compassionatecareact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompassionateCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/involuntarytreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvoluntaryTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/forcedtreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruptcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/albertaseparation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertaSeparation</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/railmasterplan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RailMasterPlan</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ethicalfading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalFading</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/comment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comment</span></a><br><br>- <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbLeg</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbPoli</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> 125<br><br><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-turkish-pain-medication-deal-prices/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-turkish-pain-medication-deal-prices/</a><br><br><a href="https://archive.ph/fJ2d4#selection-2381.0-2381.131" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/fJ2d4#selection-2381.0-2381.131</a><br><br><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/jasononthedrums/statuses/1926370546964484331" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bird.makeup/users/jasononthedrums/statuses/1926370546964484331</a></p>
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runsmooth<p>Netizens following the Corrupt Care scandals will already be aware of Marshall Smith’s lawsuit against Mentzelopoulos, the Globe and Mail, Carrie Tait, and an unnamed party. For many, Smith’s lawsuit appears to be a SLAPP or Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.<br><br>Now, “Former chief of staff to Alberta Premier lived in home owned by Sam Mraiche’s sister”, by Carrie Tait, appears to raise further issues of Smith’s relationship with Sam Mraiche. Also, two other political staffers may have stayed at the same property:<br><br>>Mr. Smith lived at the property with at least two other people.<br>><br>>Ethan Lecavalier-Kidney told The Globe he lived at the property under a sublease agreement from August, 2023 to April, 2024. He said he paid $1,118 a month, plus utilities. He did not answer questions about who collected his rent.<br>><br>>Eric Engler also confirmed he resided at the property but did not provide details about when he lived there or the amount of rent he paid.<br>><br>>Both said they were unaware of who owned the property. The two men worked in government as political staff.<br><br>Albertans will need real answers to what’s going on with Danielle Smith and the UCP. How deeply integrated is the UCP with Mraiche?<br><br>Netizens know that the UCP have not volunteered this information to the public. Albertans have little reason to believe any of the measures taken by Danielle Smith’s UCP are intended to address the corruption scandals in good faith.<br><br>Alberta must have a full Judicial Inquiry.<br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/compassionatecareact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompassionateCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/involuntarytreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvoluntaryTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/forcedtreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruptcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/albertaseparation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertaSeparation</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/railmasterplan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RailMasterPlan</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ethicalfading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalFading</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/comment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comment</span></a><br><br>- <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbLeg</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbPoli</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> 124<br><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/marshall-smith-defamation-lawsuit-ahs-globe-1.7537552" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/marshall-smith-defamation-lawsuit-ahs-globe-1.7537552</a><br><br><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-ahs-investigations-danielle-smith-marshall-smith-home-sam-mraiche/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-ahs-investigations-danielle-smith-marshall-smith-home-sam-mraiche/</a><br><br><a href="https://archive.ph/5dQBK" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/5dQBK</a></p>
runsmooth<p>Mr Guthrie gave notice to the Auditor General about a previous allegation of Ethical Fading, this time a multi-billion dollar Rail Master Plan that may have involved Premier Danielle Smith’s husband, David Moretta.<br><br>From “Why Was Premier Smith’s Husband in a Secret Megaproject Meeting?”, by Charles Rusnell, Mount Royal’s Lori Williams offered some foreshadowing of the years to come:<br><br>>“In politics, we talk about not just doing things properly, but appearing to do things properly,” she said.<br>><br>>“And if things are happening in a way that appear to evade documentation, or people are told that information isn’t available because it wasn’t a government meeting, it raises both questions of fairness and propriety.”<br><br>I think Williams’ comments are of particular force when Albertans have to go over the last few years of Danielle Smith and her cabinet’s activities. As NDP's Nenshi has stated time and again, Albertans deserve a full Judicial Inquiry into Corrupt Care, and the Auditor General needs to be able to do his job without restrictions.<br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/compassionatecareact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompassionateCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/involuntarytreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvoluntaryTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/forcedtreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruptcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/albertaseparation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertaSeparation</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/railmasterplan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RailMasterPlan</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ethicalfading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalFading</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/comment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comment</span></a><br><br>- <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbLeg</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbPoli</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> 123<br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/-HIOk6Q_Bhg?si=NGl-Pfp30NGcA-8P&utm_source=ZTQxO" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/-HIOk6Q_Bhg?si=NGl-Pfp30NGcA-8P&utm_source=ZTQxO</a><br><br><a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/08/28/David-Moretta-Secret-Rail-Megaproject-Meeting/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/08/28/David-Moretta-Secret-Rail-Megaproject-Meeting/</a></p>
runsmooth<p>By 2025, Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery continues a dubious conservative trend: joining an infamous group of conservative Justice Ministers who cannot seem to stay out of controversy. From Jonathan Denis, Doug Schweitzer, Kaycee Madu, and Tyler Shandro, Amery’s contribution to this legacy is no less serious.<br><br>But, as Netizens review this situation, I suggest the important point is that Justice Minister Amery was already aware of his own potential for conflict long before the Wrongful Dismissal claim of Mentzelopoulos. Throughout it all, Amery knows he still has the same Brother-in-Law. And I’m sure there will be questions about whether the UCP cabinet, and Premier Smith were aware of this detail. Yet, when we set that all aside, what we still have is an attempt to slow or control the flow of information to the public. And, if that’s the case, can Albertans expect a fulsome investigations by Auditor General Wylie or former Honourable Justice Raymond Wyant?<br><br>From “Ousted Alberta MLA says premier knew about AHS problems”, by Michael Franklin, a few additional details emerge from the Wrongful Dismissal claim of Mentzelopoulos. Particularly:<br><br>>He also indicated concerns with Justice Minister Mickey Amery’s relationship with MHCare CEO Sam Mraiche and the business owner’s connection to former Edmonton police chief Dale McFee, who is now a deputy minister of the executive council.<br><br>From “Alberta Justice Minister has personal relationship with man whose businesses are tied to AHS investigation”, by Carrie Tait, Albertans learn that<br><br>>Mr. Amery told The Globe and Mail that he and Mr. Mraiche have been friends for “a very long time.” He confirmed they are related and, when pressed for details, said he and Mr. Mraiche are “loosely related” through marriage.<br><br>The article goes on<br><br>>Andrew Flavelle Martin, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law, said Mr. Amery should take steps to formally distance himself from the government’s handling of Ms. Mentzelopoulos’s lawsuit.<br>><br>>“The question I‘d be concerned about is: How involved is he in directing the litigation around the wrongful dismissal given that his friend is involved in one of the contracts?” said Prof. Martin, whose research focuses on legal ethics for government lawyers and Attorneys General. “The optics are not good.”<br><br>Again, Danielle Smith and the UCP have not addressed the allegations of corruption that emerged from the Corrupt Care scandal. We’ve heard from Amery himself that he believes he’s onside the Conflicts and Interest Act. We’ve also heard UCP House Leader Joseph Schow saying “‘Putting your name on a ballot and getting elected to this wonderful chamber does not preclude you from having friends and relatives,’ he said.”<br><br>We’re not talking about having friends - and Amery knows the difference between the written words of legislation, AND their rationale. As the Minister of Justice, Amery should be aware of not just the need to comply with the law, but the appearance of compliance. Albertans have to grapple with the idea that former Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie understood the assignment when he took his job, and the Justice Minister did not.<br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/compassionatecareact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompassionateCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/involuntarytreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvoluntaryTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/forcedtreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruptcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/albertaseparation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertaSeparation</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ethicalfading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalFading</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/comment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comment</span></a><br><br>- <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbLeg</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbPoli</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> 122<br><br><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/ousted-alberta-mla-says-premier-knew-about-ahs-problems/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/ousted-alberta-mla-says-premier-knew-about-ahs-problems/</a><br><br><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-justice-minister-has-personal-relationship-with-man-whose/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-justice-minister-has-personal-relationship-with-man-whose/</a><br><br><a href="https://archive.ph/Y4wJr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/Y4wJr</a></p>
runsmooth<p>I’d build upon a previous comment made on the subject that there’s no logic or sense for Alberta to pursue independence in any scenario. But, I wish to now correct myself: Danielle Smith’s giving Alberta Separatists a platform they may find too tempting. And, I’d suggest this is clearly for her own political survival at the expense of all else.<br><br>This attitude is illustrated in “Inside an Australian Miner’s Brawl with Alberta Regulators”, by Andrew Nikiforuk. Basically, the Alberta Energy Regulator’s experience with Australian Coal companies has been hostile, belligerent, and litigious. I would encourage Albertans to go over that article, and I suggest it simply outlines the same attitude that the UCP have adopted in its core: Take Everything, Leave Nothing.<br><br>Albertans see that attitude play out even when it’s time to clean up after the Oil and Gas industry. From the Globe “Alberta wants to accelerate cleanup of oil and gas wells with taxpayers as backstop, document shows”, by Jeffrey Jones, which basically outlines how resource companies are trying to make Albertans hold the bag on the clean up and waste left behind so they can make off with the money. And, the UCP are on board with the idea with a complicated game of musical chairs meant to leave Albertans sitting in the dirt:<br><br>>The mature asset report tallies the number of marginal, inactive or decommissioned oil and gas wells in the province at 274,215, more than half of all those licensed. Estimates to clean them up vary wildly, from $33-billion into the hundreds of billions of dollars.<br><br>Jones goes on:<br><br>>In the report, Mr. Yager, who is also an Alberta Energy Regulator director, acknowledged that “the trust has been broken” between the industry, landowners, municipalities and government as resource wealth has been taken for granted and individual rights rival or surpass what he terms “the greater good.”<br><br>I’d suggest that trust was never a part of the equation.<br><br>How about Pillage or Die in politics? That’s a complete other beast.<br><br>In the case of Smith, with serious challenges to her credibility in Corrupt Care Scandals, a “big tent” UCP threatening to break apart with disparate priorities, persistent opposition in the NDP, and a rising public sentiment that Smith has betrayed her party and Canada in general, survival is likely top of mind. Her response? Smith has now chosen to turn friend and foe alike against one another, and chooses hell in exchange for control.<br><br>I’ve pointed out before that Smith’s also been turning social safety nets against one another as a result of cuts to the Legal Aid Society of Alberta, and consequently to the Alberta Law Foundation. This sudden budget shortfall has meant organizations designed as critical components to provide support for the vulnerable, victims of crime, or the addicted, are forced to choose amongst each other as sacrifice.<br><br>She’s also persisting in her privatization plans in favour of Chartered Surgical Facilities against a shattered AHS, despite the allegations of corruption in her very cabinet that remain unanswered. Smith’s also pressing ahead with a forced treatment for addictions plan that features privatized elements yet again possibly implicated in the same Corrupt Care scandal given that the same UCP cabinet is involved.<br><br>And, now, we see Smith giving Alberta Separatists a platform - nakedly providing a route to referendum that would allow the separatists to fork out, and waste their time, energy, and funds. From “Danielle Smith's reform is nudging Alberta separation vote from 'if' toward 'when’”, by Jason Markusoff, Tim Hoven is mentioned as “a conservative grassroots organizer".<br><br>By Hoven’s own estimation “the current premier and her UCP members will stay federalist and won't help the independence movement. That would leave many conservative activists fighting on their own, and could prompt an exodus of members from the UCP”.<br><br>Smith’s strategy could not be clearer to her enemies, to her friends, and to the world. She’s a Premier, desperate to survive, vulnerable, and weak. Premier Smith is unfit to lead.<br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/compassionatecareact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompassionateCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/involuntarytreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvoluntaryTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/forcedtreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruptcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/albertaseparation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertaSeparation</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ethicalfading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalFading</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/comment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comment</span></a><br><br>- <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbLeg</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbPoli</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> 121<br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/@runsmooth/statuses/01JT76R5RPBE9B26J5KQRMV9JM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://coffee-time.org/@runsmooth/statuses/01JT76R5RPBE9B26J5KQRMV9JM</a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/@runsmooth/statuses/01JSSX3P12MHB49JC215A900C6" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://coffee-time.org/@runsmooth/statuses/01JSSX3P12MHB49JC215A900C6</a><br><br><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-alberta-wants-to-accelerate-cleanup-of-oil-and-gas-wells-with/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-alberta-wants-to-accelerate-cleanup-of-oil-and-gas-wells-with/</a><br><br><a href="https://archive.ph/LOya4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/LOya4</a><br><br><a href="https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/ndp-releases-another-video-on-ucp-and-health-care" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/ndp-releases-another-video-on-ucp-and-health-care</a><br><br><a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/30/Australian-Miner-Brawl-Alberta-Regulators/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/30/Australian-Miner-Brawl-Alberta-Regulators/</a><br><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-alberta-separation-referendum-threshold-analysis-1.7524320" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-alberta-separation-referendum-threshold-analysis-1.7524320</a></p>
runsmooth<p>Danielle Smith and the UCP press ahead with their Compassionate Intervention Act - otherwise known as the controversial involuntary treatment program. I’d like to set aside the issue of the merits of such a program to highlight that this is the same UCP dream team implicated in allegations of corruption - the Corrupt Care cluster of contracts.<br><br>Further, as Post 110 revealed, Marshall Smith may have had some involvements with this involuntary treatment planning, and potential conflicts of interest as this program was being laid out.<br><br>As a quick reminder, Mentzelopoulos’ Wrongful Dismissal Claim suggests that Dan Williams knows something about the alleged conflicts of interests that flow out of the Corrupt Care contracts.<br><br>Whether Netizens can even believe such a UCP group can administer this Act safely, look just at what’s being proposed here. As Climenhaga and others already pointed out, these facilities will be jails.<br><br>I’d suggest Netizens consider that this group of UCP insiders, vulnerable to group-think, and are still very much human. This group has cut social safety nets, reduced funding to outreach programs, and have eroded the effectiveness of how healthcare is provided in the province. Now, this same crack team proposes to roll out an untested, potentially Charter non-compliant piece of legislation targeting the vulnerable.<br><br>We should clarify that the vulnerable will inevitably be the coloured people, First Nations people, Metis, the women, the young, the children.<br><br>And, we also accept that police are human, and they make mistakes like any other.<br><br>Now, Netizens have to stomach the idea that those who end up targeted mistakenly will be subject to treatment they cannot refuse. Police and people some times allege that others are intoxicated - or they have the appearance of being intoxicated. But in a Criminal Justice setting these are allegations that still must eventually be proven.<br><br>What’s the burden of proof here? What if this is simply false? What if the person in question is just “different”, and not even intoxicated? Their bodies are flooded with medications that may have intended effects, and unintended outcomes. Where’s the line? What if someone’s found to have abused this Act for their own designs? Surely the reporters are coming from a position of strength relative to the actual target.<br><br>But, the targeted one can still somehow “ask” for legal counsel. Their bodies, filled with drugs they don’t ask for, they can “ask” for an advocate?<br><br>This Act is designed to turn people away from the Healthcare system - to potentially put Healthcare Workers, Police, Lawyers, and the public in impossible situations. When people die as a result of these treatments, who speaks for them?<br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/compassionatecareact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompassionateCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/involuntarytreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvoluntaryTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/forcedtreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruptcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ethicalfading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalFading</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/comment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comment</span></a><br><br><a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbLeg</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbPoli</span></a> <a href="https://coffee-time.org/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> 120<br><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-introduces-controversial-involuntary-addictions-treatment-bill-1.7511051" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-introduces-controversial-involuntary-addictions-treatment-bill-1.7511051</a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDP</span></a> unelected & current <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCPremier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCPremier</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DavidEby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidEby</span></a> flips on forced treatment/involuntary care. They're leaning more to the right - taking same policy positions on addiction & mental health as the BC <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> 👎People need mental wellness services to be included under Pharmacare because it hasn't been included. People can't afford to access many services that would help them a lot. There's long wait lists for the very few free to access programs. We need better funding for public health that includes mental health & addictions because they're interconnected.</p><p>[ <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> will be opening secure facilities to provide <a href="https://beige.party/tags/InvoluntaryCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvoluntaryCare</span></a> under the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> Act for those with severe <a href="https://beige.party/tags/addictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>addictions</span></a> who are mentally ill, the premier announced Sunday, just days ahead of the start of a provincial election campaign.</p><p>David Eby pledged the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NDP</span></a> would change the law in the next legislative session to "provide clarity and ensure that people, including youth, can and should receive care when they are unable to seek it themselves."</p><p>"People with addiction challenges, brain injuries and mental-health issues need compassionate care and direct and assertive intervention to help them stabilize and rebuild a meaningful life," he said in a news release.]</p><p><a href="https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/eby-pledges-involuntary-care-for-severe-addictions-in-bc-ahead-of-october-election-9524136" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">timescolonist.com/local-news/e</span><span class="invisible">by-pledges-involuntary-care-for-severe-addictions-in-bc-ahead-of-october-election-9524136</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ForcedTreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCElection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCElection2024</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ElectionsBC2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionsBC2024</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OctoberElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OctoberElection</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCVotes2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCVotes2024</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNewDeathParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCNewDeathParty</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BChealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BChealth</span></a></p>
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