The Battle for Alberta - Danielle Smith Brings the Chaos — F

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The Battle for Alberta - Danielle Smith Brings the Chaos — From Pipelines to Health Care

Charlie Angus / The Resistance - December 5, 2025

EXCERPT: "The Prime Minister went out on a limb for Smith, and it’s cost him.

Carney lost a high-profile Quebec cabinet minister and has deeply alienated Indigenous nations in British Columbia. He has Liberal MPs breaking ranks. His already rickety minority government is weakened.

Elizabeth May, who was key to getting his budget passed, has said she will never support Carney again. May said she trusted the promises the PM made to her, but feels that Carney’s actions were a “significant betrayal.”

“I don’t know if the prime minister lied, but I think he needs to consider what his word means when his word was given. He obviously thought getting a deal with Danielle Smith was more important than his word.” . . .

The Prime Minister should learn lessons from everyday Albertans who are organizing to out the run on MAGA Alberta. So far, 14 successful recall petitions have been accepted by the Alberta electoral officer. On top of this, citizens have launched a recall drive against Danielle Smith. . . . ."

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Commentary: The Consequences of Private Involvement in Healthcare – The Australian Experience . . . .

EXCERPT: "CONCLUSION: The evidence from Australia suggests that the community will not benefit from an expansion of private funding. The mixed public–private funding and provision has had a deleterious effect on the Australian hospital system.

In contrast to the claims by proponents (Flood et al. 2020), increased private provision does not lead to improved access to public care to any significant extent, nor does it reduce waiting times. It does, however, allow higher incomes for doctors and provides business opportunities for investors in private hospitals."

[ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7294448/ ]