Month: January 2020

Friends of Medicare's January e-news Public health care under attack -What do we do? Stand up! Fight back! Help protect our public health care when it needs you most —renew your ...

Your weekly update on Alberta politics for January 28, 2020 Municipal budgets across the province are at risk of collapse thanks to a group of oil & gas companies that ...

Yesterday’s media report on the death of an Alberta senior residing in a for-profit seniors’ facility served as a harrowing example of the real life consequences of the political ideology and short-sighted ...

How low can the UCP go? The provincial government's allegiances are clear. They stand with corporations and the wealthy at the expense of the rest of us. From kicking 46,000 ...

WEEKLY QUOTE: We all know that you can’t manage what you can’t measure. Until people know the climate impact of the products they’re using, it will be impossible for them ...

WEEKLY QUOTE: Ageism is everywhere, yet it is the most socially “normalized” of any prejudice, and is not widely countered – like racism or sexism. These attitudes lead to the ...

WEEKLY QUOTE: Jan 25, 2020 “Carbon offsetting is without scientific legitimacy and is dangerously misleading.”Kevin Anderson Professor of Energy and Climate Change, holding a joint chair in the School of Engineering ...

The government has launched an all-out assault on our public services, with major impacts on seniors and their families. That's why Friends of Medicare, Public Interest Alberta, and our allies are chartering ...

Consultations on medical assistance in dying (MAID) eligibility criteria and request process MAID QUESTIONNAIRE Medical assistance in dying (MAID) became legal in Canada in June 2016. Canada’s Criminal Code now exempts doctors ...

Seniors’ Action and Liaison Team Guest Speaker: Afrah Collier-Potts, (Clinic Manager, Natural Health Services); topic “Medical Marijuana”. Announcements: (round table; please distinguish clearly between discussion items and announcements!)  Emergent items: ...

In recent years, the idea of providing people with a "basic income" to allow everyone to meet their basic needs has moved from the margins to the mainstream of income ...

Government setting the stage for the closure and possible relocation of existing supervised consumption services As reported in the media today, Premier Jason Kenney is already setting the stage for ...

WEEKLY QUOTE: Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects. Last September, when millions of people took to the streets to demand action on climate change, many ...

WEEKLY QUOTE: “Age is a hell of a price to pay for wisdom” ― George Carlin Main Headline: Study:Low-fat milk linked to slower ageing in adults Drinking low-fat milk is associated ...

WEEKLY QUOTE: Jan 18, 2020 I listened to people who have lost their homes and heritage to rising sea levels. I watched countless videos of wildfires ripping through suburbia, and cannot ...