@PfParks

Emergency Physician, (he/him), public health advocate, you have to kick in the darkness until it bleeds daylight…tweets representing NO ONE but me

 Medicine Hat, Alberta
Joined December 2011
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Coming out of the referendum and Danielle Smith somehow floor crossing inside of her own party… The NDP are re-upping calls for a public inquiry into the “CorruptCare” scandal. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Court Ellingson@CourtEllingson10h
One year after the Wyant report, Albertans are still waiting for answers on the health contracting scandal #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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WOW!!! In the last 5 minutes, all of Smith's constitutional questions have flipped over to the "no" side! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Every single word Dr. Thirsk testified is true… But I’ve lost faith this govt will do anything meaningful coming out of this report Look at the HQA report from 2012… lots of great recommendations… ignored. Look at recent QAR review from March 2026 - accepted + ignored!
Jon Meddings@JMeddings5h
Superb reporting on this. Kudos to Warren Thirsk for telling it like it is. "There is no more low hanging fruit." We need to double medical/nursing enrolment yesterday. We need new hospitals. No more obfuscation. Edmonton Journal edmontonjournal.com/news/loc… via @edmontonjournal

Emergency doctor describes health care breakdown at fatality inquiry for man who died waiting in...

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We have all these reviews and Quality and safety orgs (like HQA) to simply check boxes for appearances. They have no teeth, there is no accountability structure, there’s never any follow up. It’s all for show… these recommendations will be put on a shelf like those before
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deo@deo_misterOct 21
Replying to @jengerson
@jengerson sure nailed it. Hijacking the mainstream conservative name via a coup is actually not an elected government or even democratic
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It's time for a serious discussion about why Canadian hc underperforms. I'm tired of 'solutions' that won't work and throwing money to make it 'go away'. Canadians need our leaders to take seriously problems in the system we hang much of our identity on.
Braden Manns
@BradenMannsYYCOct 20
Can we ever talk about the root causes of our health system’s problems - and commit to addressing them? instead of making incremental funding announcements that won’t make any difference to overall system performance. But NO, that might create waves in an already stormy health care sea theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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On the day that Mr. Sreekumar died waiting for care there were 48 out of 51 ED spaces in that ED blocked by sick patients that should have been admitted to hospital. The ED was non-functional. Govt knows the root cause, and has done nothing This review will change NOTHING!
alan drummond
@alandrummond2Oct 20
Man that died in Edmonton ER room needed immediate intervention: surgeon ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/…

Man that died in Edmonton ER room needed immediate intervention: surgeon

A fatality inquiry is underway in the death of a man who died in an Edmonton emergency room while waiting for care.

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It's VERY SIMPLE: On the day that Mr. Sreekumar died waiting for care there were 48 out of 51 Emergency Care spaces in that ED were blocked by sick patients that should have been admitted to hospital. The ED was non-fuctional. Govt and the CEO knows this and have done nothing
Avis Favaro@Avis_FavaroOct 20
Why was a life threatening aortic dissection missed? And did a crowded ER play a role? @CTVNews
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MondoAB@MondoABxOct 20
The health and access to timely medical care is not a priority of Danielle Smith and the UCP. Why oh why would anyone vote for this? #UCPDeathCult
Jason Scott 🇨🇦@JasonOnTheDrumsOct 20
#ableg Danielle Smith choose a $125,000,000 separatist referendum over: 👨‍⚕️ 357 to 416 Rural Family Doctors 🥼 168 to 235 Specialists/Surgeons 👩‍⚕️ 1,315 Registered Nurses 🏪 5 to 12 brand-new Urgent Care Centres 🎗️ 4 regional Cancer Treatment clinics Priorities Matter.
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Shelley Duggan@drslmdOct 20
Healthcare planning must be taken away from government and it's election cycles and given to a steadfast group that isn't right or left but rather knowledgeable and committed to quality, high value care.
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These numbers are not a mandate, especially given the structural problems with the questions. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Duane Bratt🇨🇦@DuaneBrattOct 20
With 81% counted, here are the results for the yes side on the other 9 questions. Q1) 55% Q2) 56% Q3) 58% Q4) 57% Q5) 63% on photo ID Q6) 51% Q7) 53% Q8) 48% Q9) 50.7%
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Replying to @KenBoessenkool @garymasonglobe
It’s takes no political courage to join the winning side after a vote.
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Plus 80 million for fake Tylenol. Add your item here.
Courtney Theriault
@cspotweetOct 20
Someone owes Albertans $130M for this theatrical waste of taxpayers money
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Emergency rooms can do a lot to improve patient flow. But even the best-run ER will struggle if the rest of the hospital can't keep up. More on that in the next episode. substack.com/@bradenmanns #emergencyroom #medicare #canadahealth
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Sean Amato@JSJamatoOct 20
So, the premier blew $200M of our money on her separatist friends & a propaganda-driven push poll... Now she's blowing more tax dollars on a paid TV address so she doesn't have to answer to any pesky reporters. Danielle Smith: Picking fights & wasting money. #ableg #cdnpoli
Danielle Smith
@ABDanielleSmithOct 20
Albertans picked up a pencil yesterday and answered ten hard questions about our future. That is democracy at its finest and tonight we talk about what comes next. Join me live on CTV, Global, CityNews, Facebook, X or YouTube at 6:45pm— as we go through the referendum results, what they mean for this province, and what comes next.
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"It’s clear the referendum results are a rejection of the separatist belief that Canada is irreparably broken. Most Albertans view it as fixable and worth repairing." But the fixes remain contentious. My latest: theconversation.com/albertan…

Albertans soundly vote to stay in Canada. Many are asking why they had to vote in the first place

Following their resouding referendum loss, Alberta separatists must now choose between fighting within the UCP or through new parties.

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Tweet of the day! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Giant Blüe Ring 🍁@GiantBlueRingOct 20
This could have been an email...
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#ableg Alberta’s referendum will cost $90,000,000 of YOUR money! 🦴 7,500 hip surgeries 👨‍⚕️ 321 family doctors 🏥 15 rural medical centres ♿ $200/mo top-up for 37,500 AISH recipients Instead…The UCP Alberta clawed back $200/mo from 77,000 disabled citizens Thanks Danielle!
Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk@LukaszukABJun 8
How much will the referendum on having a referendum, and on 9 questions that can’t be provincially implemented cost? $90 million tax dollars. 60,000 workers to be hired by Elections Alberta. You could build 3 schools for that. That’s your money #ableg elections.ab.ca/resources/me…

Elections Alberta Launches Largest Recruitment Drive in Alberta’s History - Elections Alberta

EDMONTON – Today, Elections Alberta is launching the largest electoral event worker recruitment campaign in Alberta’s history and one of the largest referendum recruitment efforts ever undertaken in...

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Reminder to political leaders in Alberta, Albertans were always more concerned about these issues than independence. New polling from @abacusdataca out of Wednesday will signal a clear call to get back to work
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#ableg Danielle Smith choose a $125,000,000 separatist referendum over: 👨‍⚕️ 357 to 416 Rural Family Doctors 🥼 168 to 235 Specialists/Surgeons 👩‍⚕️ 1,315 Registered Nurses 🏪 5 to 12 brand-new Urgent Care Centres 🎗️ 4 regional Cancer Treatment clinics Priorities Matter.
Jason Scott 🇨🇦@JasonOnTheDrumsOct 20
#ableg This STUPID referendum was $125,000,000 That’s: 🚑 415 fully equipped ground ambulances ✈️ 14 specialized medevac aircraft 🚒 52 urban pumper fire trucks 🏥 5 to 8 brand-new rural health care centres Albertans literally got NOTHING of benefit What a damn waste.
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