And maybe drop by McBrides Bakery, sign the Smith Recall petition and buy some of their terrific baked goods. Show them support for not being intimidated by the lunatic fringe.
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As reposted by @katfromthehat.bsky.social
This makes perfect sense. Join us at the rallies. Put Canadian flag stickers on the back window of your car. Fly the Canadian Flag at home. Support canvassers on their rounds.
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Photo of Protesters at the Recall your MLA rally. many holding signs and rainbow flags.
More protesters holding signs advocating for Danielle Smith to be recalled. There is also a red table with people lined up to sign the recall petition.
Closer view of the red table with the recall papers for Danielle Smith. there are also more protesters holding signs.
25 to 30 of us including @ofmanyfandoms.bsky.social, rallied in the -17C (+1F), windchill of -23C (-10F) weather, to protest Danielle Smith and her policies. The RECALL petition for Smith was available. Many stopped to sign.
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Temperature is supposed to moderate tomorrow, but you'll still need to dress warm. Hope to see everyone there!
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Thanks for posting this @katfromthehat.bsky.social. We'll see you and hopefully @ofmanyfandoms.bsky.social there. Long range is -20C (-4F) for the high Saturday, dress warm.
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Photo of some of the 20 people that came out to rally against Danielle Smith and call for the recall of our two MLAs in Medicine hat. We're on the snow covered verge beside the sidewalk in front of Justin Wright's constituency office. Huge red letters spelling out "RECALL" is planted in the snow. One sign propped against a tree reads "Public Money is for Public Schools. Another reads "Un Compassionate Party" a play on the United Conservative Party. It also has a picture of Danelle Smith. Another reads "Put out the fire, Say No to Danielle Smith" referencing the recall paper work that has been approved and is awaiting publication. Another sign reads "Hate Has No Home Here" and there is also a "Protect Our Water" sign referencing the fact the UCP is allowing coal strip mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains which is endangering our watershed. The insisted that the permits would not allow this, but it was a lie.
Photo of more people holding signs and bundled up for the cold. Signs read "Kill Bill 14" which is the UCP trying to halt the recall and citizens initiative petitions. Other sign read "Trans Rights are Human Rights"; "Pink Slip. You have violated your terms of employment by undermining our democracy, ignoring the will of Albertans"; WE ARE NOT withSTANDING with the UCP! RECALL THEM"; "Keep Our Healthcare Public" and the last sign simply reads "RECALL"
It was -15C(+5F) -22C (-8F) with windchill today, as we rallied to show the UCP that enough is enough. @katfromthehat.bsky.social was there and I believe @ofmanyfandoms.bsky.social. A few chilled toes and fingers, but no frostbite.🧊🧊
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Photo of protesters holding signs and pride flags. it was minus nineteen degrees Celsius, which is minus two degrees Fahrenheit. People were bundled up in parkas and winter clothing. The first sign with a red background and white lettering reads "We Are Not withStanding with the UCP! Recall Them" the "with" in withStanding is crossed out. This is reference to the UCP using the Notwithstanding clause in our constitution ordering Teachers back to work and forcing them into a contract that they didn't accept. It also stops the Teachers Union from challenging the order in a court of law. However we have recall legislation in Alberta, so petition applications to have the MLAs, that voted for the Notwithstanding clause, be recalled. With enough signatures the MLAs lose their seat in the Legislature and an election would need to be held in their ridings. They also used the clause to enact bills that are anti LGBTQIA+.
Close to thirty of us gathered in front of our UCP MLAs office today in the -19C(-2F) temps to show our displeasure with Danielle Smith's policies. There were about sixteen when I took this photo. More arrived later.
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Photo of a protest sign, that reads "Will That Be Visa, or MasterCard? As the UCPees on Healthcare". On the sign Visa and Mastercard are represented by their logos and "Alberta Personnel Health Card" is superimposed on both. the letters UCPees are coloured blue for UCP and e e s letters are coloured yellow to represent urine. There are also yellow drops of urine dripping on to the word Healthcare which has red coloured letters.
Photo of the protest sign reading "Unity Not Separation, People Over Profits Public Not Private" There is a small Canadian Flag placed between the lines Unity Not Separation and People Over Profits. Between People Over Profits and Public Not Private is a No Coal emoji represented by the word Coal with a red circle around it and a diagonal line through the word coal. It's placed under the word People. Under Profits is an emoji of a four floored Hospital representing health care. Under Public Not Private is an emoji of a School.
We haven't forgotten about protesting the policies of Denial Smith and the UCP. Saturday October 25th at Trans Canada Way & 13th Avenue, Medicine Hat from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Weather looks good. We should have extra signs.
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Screen shot of an article from CTV news September twenty ninth. In it Premier Danielle Smith says the UCP government will likely take action on some items without a vote.
#ABwtfNext. This is totally unacceptable. I quote: "Though initially billed as consultations, the premier told the most recent town hall in Grande Prairie that the province would likely take
action on some topics without a vote."
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Photo of the people who attended the rainy day rally today. Rain coats and umbrellas were the order of the day. They're standing on green grass beside of the sidewalk on thirteenth Ave. My camera angle is from the north east. Air quality was running from a 3 to 5 on the index, so still OK. After the rally it spiked to 10+, not healthy for anyone. We've switched our focus to the pending separation referendum question, but are still highlighting UCP bad policy in general. So in this photo people are waving Canadian flags on hockey sticks and poles. There were signs saying: Forever Canadian; Everyone is welcome in my Alberta; a Banner saying: No to Separation Canadian Forever; another sign: Alberta is Not For Sale.
Close up photo of the banner reading: No to Separation Canada Forever with Protest Rally Oppose Unit Demonstrate in smaller print. Also on the black background of the banner are all the things Alberta receives from the Federal Government. There are three signs not described in the previous photo and they read: Danielle Smith is Lying to Us; Conflict of Interest Resign. In reference to asking for Danielle Smith's resignation, due to potential conflict of interest in having her husband attend and give recommendations during legislative policy meetings.
This photo is taken from the South West along thirteenth avenue and shows the last of our protesters waving Canadian flags and having a strategy meeting in regard to getting the Forever Canadian petition out there once it arrives in Medicine Hat.
16 people braved the rain and smoke to attend our rally today. One driver seemed to feel there won't be any money left in the CPP when his children retire, if left to the Feds. Where DO they get this stuff?😄
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A reminder of our weekly protest tomorrow, details below. It might be a rainy day, but be prepared for anything. Join in and make your voices heard.
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ABR Resistor Update
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A photo of the thirty one people at the protest today. One of the dogs is lying in the shade of a tree to the right of the person waving the flag. We had more Flags flown today. One with the Canadian Flags mounted above the Alberta flag, the way it should be. People wore red and Canadian themed shirts. The signs were mostly repeats from previous protests. You can go through Alt Text from some of my postings to get an idea what they all said. I will cover some of the new ones in the following pictures. In this photo, a couple of people out walking stopped by and thanked us for showing support for Canada.
This photo highlights all the flags that were present today as well as Forever Canadian posters
This photo highlights a new poster with a yellow background and reads: The Indigenous People Have Spoken Alberta Is Not For Sale. The lettering is in black and red and shows a map of Alberta with colour coded treaty eight in green; Treaty six in light brown; Treaty seven in blue. The treaty areas encompass the whole map. Medicine Hat is in Treaty seven territory. This means even if a referendum were to pass Alberta could not separate without the Indigenous people agreeing and they won't. Another new sign held by a lady wearing a red shirt reads: Always Canadian United Provinces United Canada. The sign has a white background with three maple leaves interlaced; one large white coloured one with a red one on either side. It also has a map of Canada coloured in red, with a white maple leaf covering the western provinces and territories. Another sign says; Back to School Supplies and listing: Lunch Box; Back Pack; Measles Immunization with a check off boxes beside them. There is also a No Coal Mines sign being held by a gentleman.
This photo is at the end of the lineup of protesters and features people holding more Forever Canadian signs; the No Coal mine sign featuring the crossed circle symbol for the word No superimposed over the words Coal Mines. There are two people with Canadian flags and on sign reading: O Canada We Stand On Guard For Thee. The sign is white with a large Canadian Flag on the top underneath the flag the words are done in red lettering and beneath the words are three red hearts.
1/2 Good turnout today. 31 including @katfromthehat.bsky.social and 3 🐕. A reporter and photographer were there from the New York Times Toronto Desk, to interview the protest organizers and take pictures.
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An addition to the protest reminder, for tomorrow in Medicine Hat. Thanks @katfromthehat.bsky.social It'd be a good time for lots of folks to show up.
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Take a moment and read how we are paying for Alberta MLAs to attend U.S. State Legislature meetings and conferences. Last time I looked, we're still part of Canada.
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- Photo of a protest sign that says: Listen up UCP! No APP! No ASPS! No to Separation No Private Healthcare! NO means NO!. APP refers to the Alberta Pension Plan the UCP wants to replace the existing Canada Pension Plan with. ASPS is the Alberta Sheriffs Police Service that the UCP wants to replace the RCMP with. On this sign above No APP is a red and white Canadian Flag. Between No APP and No ASPS are emojis of a left and right ear, representing that the UCP should be listening because after numerous pols they refuse to listen to what people want. Above No ASPS is an emoji of a police car in black and white with a red beacon on top and a white door shield representing a Sheriffs police car. The letter for UCP are blue coloured. All of the letters in the Nos are red. The words NO in “No means No” are a larger font to highlight we have to yell loud for the UCP to understand they have to listen to the people and not just their corporate backers.
- Photo of a protest sign which reads: Let Librarians do their Job! Don’t Ban Books!. The lettering is black and in a large font. The background of the sign is white
Our weekly protest will be taking place Saturday August 2nd 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Justin Wright’s Constituency office, 1299 Trans Canada Way S.E. Medicine Hat, AB. Forecast: Sun, Cloud and possibly☔️
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A photo of the protesters at the gathering today. One gentleman is holding and waving a Canadian flag on a hockey stick. Other protest signs read: Forever Canadian, a red stylized Maple leaf formed from the red V in the word Forever; Let Librarians Do Their Job Don't Ban Books; an Alberta Is Not For Sale lawn sign; Listen Up UCP No APP! No ASPS! No To Separation No Private Healthcare No Means NO!; a banner that reads: No To Separation! Canada Forever.
In this Photo a gentleman is wearing a red shirt and holding a red sign in the shape of a hockey jersey with a white maple leaf and Never 51 in black lettering; a closer picture of the banner reading No To Separation Canada Forever and under that in smaller lettering it reads: Protest Rally Oppose Unit Demonstrate which as an acronym reads PROUD; another Protester with a sign reading: Resign and they are holding an umbrella in Canadian flag colours with a red maple leaf.
Photo of the last few protester and a memorial to one of the protester's son, who was sadly lost, due to a failure in our mental health care system. This was a direct result of funding cuts made by the Smith Government and the Forced Intervention Act. The sign reads: Bill 53 Forced Intervention, Unproven, Death Sentence. Other signs people are holding say: Forever Canadian; Forced Care is Not Compassionate; Stronger Together; Un Compassionate Party with a picture of Danielle Smith after the word "Un"; Bill 53 Won't Work then it lists alternatives that will work, but the words are blurred in my photo and I can't quite make out what it actually says; a sign reading Public Inquiry Now and a gentleman holding a pole with a Canadian Flag attached above the Alberta provincial flag.
Fifteen showed up to our protest today. I think it's been twenty four weeks since #AwareMH started up the protests. My wife and I joined in a few weeks after that. It's having an effect based on the positive responses we're getting.
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A photo from thirteenth avenue facing north. More people wearing red and waving Canadian flags. This gentleman had his attached to a fibreglass pole and a person further along has one attached to a hockey stick.
A photo further south along thirteenth avenue again wearing red and holding either Forever Canadian themed signs, or flags.
Our regular protest will be taking place Saturday July 26th 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Justin Wright’s Constituency office, 1299 Trans Canada Way S.E. Medicine Hat, AB. Forecast: Sun, clouds, maybe 🦟🦟. Also more pics from today.
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Photo of a people waving Canadian flags and holding signs reading: Alberta Canada's Book Ban Capital; We say enough is enough Push Back; Public over Private; Let Librarians Do their Job! Don't Ban Books; Incompetent Corrupt or Both?; Alberta is Canada Strong United not Separate Never 51; This is Treaty Land.
Photo of more protesters with signs reading: A Group Opposed to All Efforts Towards Leaving Canada Forever Canadian; No Coal Mining; a Forever Canadian Sign on a hockey stick; Clean Water Not Coal; Trans Rights are Human Rights; This is Treaty Land.
Photo of more protesters with signs reading: Danielle Smith is Lying to Us; The Panel is a Scam; Let Kids Read! Let Kids Be!; Forever Canadian; My Passport says Canada Not Alberta!
This photo shows another person waving a Canadian flag and at heal is a beautiful German Shepard. The other people in the photo holding signs were covered in the previous photo: Forever Canadian; My Passport says Canada not Alberta.
23 of us including @katfromthehat.bsky.social and a dog🦮 gathered today to protest UCP policies. It was a warmer day than expected.
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- Photo of a protest sign that reads: Alberta Is Canada Strong exclamation mark with a strong arm emoji, United Not Separate, Elbows Up emoji Never 51 exclamation mark. There are Red and White Canadian flags bordering “Alberta is” which is done with black lettering. A brown coloured arm making a muscle emoji to highlight Canada Strong done in red letters. United Not Separate is done in black lettering. The Elbows Up emoji before “Never 51” is done in white skin colour.
Photo of a protest sign which reads: Let Librarians do their Job! Don’t Ban Books!. The lettering is black and in a large font. The background of the sign is white
Protest reminder for Saturday July 19th 10:30-11:30 a.m. Justin Wright’s Constituency office, 1299 Trans Canada Way S.E. Medicine Hat, AB. The more the merrier, we have extra signs. Forecast: Sun, clouds, rain and maybe 🦟🦟.
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This might become a theme song. 🎵🎶 I wonder if they'd play it at the next #ABwtfNext Panel meeting?🤔😂
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As reposted by @reggie-hatcher.bsky.social
Please listen to the whole thing. Don't let the injustices that our Government is forcing on people stand. Join a protest. Write your MLA, your MP and the Lieutenant Governor. Be heard!
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Photo taken from the North East along 13th avenue which fronts Justin Wright’s office. The signs read from right to left: Trans Rights are Human Rights; Public Inquiry Now! Healthcare Scandal; Lawn sign partially obscured reading Everyone is Welcome in My Alberta; Public Inquiry Now; albertabeyondcoal.ca Protect our Water; Large banner with a black background reading: No to Separation Canada Forever; above that another sign: Let Kids Read Let Kids Be !; Not Working For Us.
Photo duplicating the first from a different angle a No Coal Mining protest sign; and two other signs, Listen Up UCP No APP! No ASPS! No to Separation! No to Private Healthcare! NO means NO!; 1966 Free Healthcare was created 2025 See It Destroyed, are now visible. They were partially blocked or in the background of the previous photo.
Photo taken of the end of our protest line. There are signs saying: Alberta Canada’s Book Ban Capital; Make Love Not War Peace(with a peace symbol and psychedelic colours) and a gentleman holding a hockey stick with a Canadian Flag attached to it. I somehow missed getting the flag in the frame though, darn it.
15 of us including @katfromthehat.bsky.social at the protest today. Welcome to the protest group Kat. A bit of wind kept the mosquitos at bay. We got a few fingers, but the positive honks, waves and thumbs up are becoming the norm.
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Photo of a protest sign that says: Listen up UCP! No APP! No ASPS! No to Separation No Private Healthcare! NO means NO!. APP refers to the Alberta Pension Plan the UCP wants to replace the existing Canada Pension Plan with. ASPS is the Alberta Sheriffs Police Service that the UCP wants to replace the RCMP with. On this sign above No APP is a red and white Canadian Flag. Between No APP and No ASPS are emojis of a left and right ear, representing that the UCP should be listening because after numerous pols they refuse to listen to what people want. Above No ASPS is an emoji of a police car in black and white with a red beacon on top and a white door shield representing a Sheriffs police car. The letter for UCP are blue coloured. All of the letters in the Nos are red. The words NO in “No means No” are a larger font to highlight we have to yell loud for the UCP to understand they have to listen to the people and not just their corporate backers.
The UCP doesn’t listen. Protest Saturday July 12th 10:30-11:30 a.m. in front of Justin Wright’s Constituency office, 1299 Trans Canada Way S.E. Medicine Hat, AB. Sunny & warm. Bring bug spray🦟🦟
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Photo taken from the North East along 13th avenue which fronts Justin Wright’s office. The signs read from right to left: A lawn sign reading: Public HealthCare, PublicEducation, AffordableHousing, LGBTQIA2S+ rights, Disability rights, Inclusivity, and Indigenous rights. All of that wording is done in white and in the form of a heart around depictions of rainbow coloured people holding hands which are in turn formed in a circle around the words “My Alberta Cares about”; under all that is #enoughisenoughucp. The whole sign is done with a black background; a lawn sign reading “All For Love & Love For all” done with images of people of different ethnicities One is waving a pride flag; two round lawn signs: on says I’m with Team Canada Not Danielle Smith; another reads; I’m with Team Canada and Proud of it” both signs have a white Maple Leaf surrounded with a red background; People holding signs that read: Will that be Visa, or Mastercard as the UCPees on Healthcare; 1966 Free Healthcare was created; 2025 see it destroyed; Let’s separate Her(with a picture of Danielle Smith) from Alberta (Using the map of Alberta showing the Indigenous Treaty Zones); Danielle Smith Resign Alberta Deserves Better than American Style Politics; Smith is team Trump(using a picture of her standing beside Trump who’s wearing his MAGA hat)
Photo taken from the North East half way down the picket line. People holding signs reading; Protect our Water; Hate Has No Home Here; O Canada We Stand on Guard for Thee (with a Canadian Flag at the top and the writing below done in red with a white background); Maple MAGA Marlaina Move to the USA(MAGA is done in red lettering, the rest of the lettering is black and all of done on a white background) and Hands off our CPP(an orange sign with blue lettering, and four outlines of white hands are depicted on the upper and lower portion of the sign); and then a few more lawn signs saying: We Say Enough is Enough, Push Back Join the Movement #enoughisenoughucp
Damp day, but 10 of us were out protesting. A reporter for the local MedHat CHAT News, was in attendance. He took pictures and talked to a few of us. Mostly positive responses from passing vehicles.
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Photo of a protest sign that reads: Alberta Is Canada Strong exclamation mark with a strong arm emoji, United Not Separate, Elbows Up emoji Never 51 exclamation mark. There are Red and White Canadian flags bordering “Alberta is” which is done with black lettering. A brown coloured arm making a muscle emoji to highlight Canada Strong done in red letters. United Not Separate is done in black lettering. The Elbows Up emoji before “Never 51” is done in white skin colour.
Photo of a protest sign that reads: Will that be Visa, Mastercard question mark, as the UCPees on Healthcare. Visa and Mastercard are represented by the Visa and Mastercard logos with Alberta Personal Health Card imprinted in black with a white background on the upper part of the cards. The letters UCP in the word UCPees, are coloured blue. The two lower case e’s are coloured yellow to represent urine and are positioned as if they are peeing down on the word Healthcare below. Letters in the word Healthcare are coloured and orangish red colour. The marker used was a red marker, but the colour washed out a bit after application.
The UCP just keeps coming up with stupid 💩. Protest reminder for tomorrow Saturday July 5th 10:30-11:30 a.m. in front of Justin Wright’s Constituency office, 1299 Trans Canada Way S.E. Medicine Hat, AB. Possible rain.
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Photo taken from the North East along 13th avenue which fronts Justin Wright’s office. The signs read from right to left: Lawn sign of We say, enough is enough, push back, join the movement #enoughisenoughucp; Everyone is welcome in my Alberta; abertabeyond.ca Protect Our Water; Alberta is Canada Strong, United not separate, Never 51!; No Suck Up Smith; Leaders not Liars; Alberta is not for sale; a lawn sign reading: Public HealthCare, PublicEducation, AffordableHousing, LGBTQIA2S+ rights, Disability rights, Inclusivity, and Indigenous rights. All of that wording is done in white and in the form of a heart around depictions of rainbow coloured people holding hands which are in turn formed in a circle around the words “My Alberta Cares about”; under all that is #enoughisenoughucp. The whole sign is done with a black background. People were also holding and waving Canadian Flags.
Photo taken from the North East half way down the picket line. People holding signs reading: O Canada We Stand on Guard for Thee; Stop Coal Mining, Water Matters; Elbows Up Canada; A large black backgrounded banner reading: No to Separation, Canada Forever; No Coal Mining in our Watershed; Alberta Is Not For Sale; Water Doesn’t Come From a Tap; Hate Has No Home Here(done in rainbow colours)
21 of us including @notjustthestones were protesting today. We were highlighting Canadian unity; #LGBTQIA2S+ rights; stop coal mining; and stop the separation referendum. Few hecklers, lots of 👍and honks. Alt Text for details.
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Photo of a protest sign. Saying: Alberta Is Canada Strong exclamation mark with a strong arm emoji, United Not Separate, Elbows Up emoji Never 51 exclamation mark. There are Red and White Canadian flags bordering “Alberta is” which is done with black lettering. A brown coloured arm making a muscle emoji to highlight Canada Strong done in red letters. United Not Separate is done in black lettering. The Elbows Up emoji before “Never 51” is done in white skin colour.
A reminder of our protest tomorrow, Saturday June 28th 10:30-11:30 a.m. in front of Justin Wright’s Constituency office, 1299 Trans Canada Way S.E. Medicine Hat, AB. Temps will be around 23C/74F. Canada day coming up #CanadaStrong
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Photo taken from the North East along 13th avenue which fronts Justin Wright’s office. The signs read from right to left: (my wife holding our signs) Will that be Visa, or Mastercard? As the UCPees on Healthcare; 1966 Free Health Care was created, 2025 See it Destroyed; then other people with signs saying: Say No to Coal, Call Your MLA; Stop Coal Mining! #WaterMatters; Public Inquiry Now!; Everyone Is Welcome In My Alberta; and Never 51. Of course, we had one drive by yell out “Support Trump” and a few thumbs down, but the majority had thumbs up with positive honks. The weather and Indigenous events kept some of our regulars away today.
Photo taken from the North East half way down the picket line. There is a lawn sign reading: Public HealthCare, PublicEducation, AffordableHousing, LGBTQIA2S+ rights, Disability rights, Inclusivity, and Indigeneous rights. All of that wording is done in white and in the form of a heart around depictions of rainbow coloured people holding hands which are in turn formed in a circle around the words “My Alberta Cares about”; under all that is #enoughisenoughucp. The whole sign is done with a black background. Then there are people standing with signs saying; The Indigenous People Have Spoken…..Alberta is not for sale, with a map of the province pictorially broken up into the various Tearty Areas 6, 7 and 8 making up tthe whole province; other signs saying: Say No To Coal; Protect our Water; No!!!! We say No Coal Mines in our Watershed.
Ten of us got a reprieve from the rain today. It stopped and held off long enough to send a message to Danielle Smith and her UCP minions to respect: #LGBTQIA2S+ rights; stop coal mining; and other issues. Alt Text for details.
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Photo of a protest sign, which says on a white background: “Will That be Visa or Mastercard as the UCPees On Healthcare” Visa and Mastercard are represented by the associated coloured logos with the words “Alberta Personal Health Card” printed on them in black. All the other sign wording is in black except: UCP in the word UCPees is coloured blue representing the Conservative Party colour. The “ees” part of the word is coloured yellow and there are yellow drops falling on the word Healthcare, representing the UCP peeing on our free Healthcare. The word Healthcare is done in a reddish orange colour. The sign has a white background. This is in light of the UCP announcing they will no longer cover free COVID vaccinations and people with few exceptions will need to pay out of pocket in the future.
Photo of a protest sign, which says: “1966 Free Health Care was created 2025 See It Destroyed”. The wording is all done with large black letters and the sign background is white. This statement harks back to Canada adopting Universal Healthcare Insurance in 1966, which up till then had only been available in Saskatchewan beginning in 1962.
Protest tomorrow Saturday June 21st 10:30-11:30 a.m. in front of Justin Wright’s Constituency office, 1299 Trans Canada Way S.E. Medicine Hat, AB. It’ll be raining, a little cool (14C/58F) and a bit windy, so come prepared.
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