Notices by Auscandoc (auscandoc@med-mastodon.com)

#Albertans have met the enemy — and it is them https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/lets-drop-the-phoney-alberta-versus-canada-nonsense-the-province-has-met-the-enemy-and/article_94bd26a0-d22d-47e9-9fa8-a367efc784da.html “So it’s no surprise residents of my home province are cranky.

Their economy produces more GDP per worker than any other. The economic pie they bake is bigger than ever. But the average Albertan’s standard of living is lower than a decade ago.

It wasn’t Ottawa that laid them off, cut their pay, froze the minimum wage, drove up electricity and insurance costs, and put their health care at risk. It was the enemy within”

By blocking out 10 rooms year-round at the same motel, however, county officials cut the nightly rate in half while doubling the number of nights available for short-term housing. It was one of many bureaucratic victories that resulted in more housing options.” (3/3)

They optimized existing programs. For instance, the county receives money from the province under something called the Homelessness Prevention Program; it was used to rent motel rooms on an ad hoc basis to address emergency situations experienced by homeless individuals, such as illness. (2/3)

How an Ottawa Valley county solved its #homelessness problem — and saved Bill Wilson - Ottawa Citizen https://apple.news/ALS13Mh7fTuepPPHYA41Eow “Renfrew County officials overcame those pitfalls by working together to build access to residential addiction-treatment beds along with short- and long-term housing options. (1/3)

Canada waiting for US economy to implode enough to make America 11th province - #TheBeaverton 🙃 https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/04/canada-waiting-for-us-economy-to-implode-enough-to-make-america-11th-province/

“With the stock market plunged into chaos by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Canadians have decided to simply wait out America’s forthcoming economic collapse and then buy the nation on the cheap.”

The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now - WIRED https://apple.news/AzlG6pFotSiGnD3qWKwqf_Q “The US is barreling toward a recession for no good reason, and dragging the world—and a few thousand penguins on remote Antarctic islands—down with it.” #StableGenius

There are situations in which #tariffs are a useful tool to address a trade deficit, or to protect key sectors of a country’s economy. Then there are situations where you accuse a bunch of #penguins on an uninhabited island of currency manipulation. Guess which one we’re living in?”

So that’s where all the #NIH money went 🤣

#Spam #DonaldTrump

#Alberta premier's office denies #Smith urged U.S. to interfere in federal election https://apple.news/ABqHXdVh4RSC-f2w_RgPAPA “Smith told U.S. administration officials that she hoped "we could put things on pause," so Canada could get through an election, she told Breitbart. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is more aligned with the Trump administration's agenda,
Any suggestion that Smith asked the U.S. to interfere in Canada's election is "offensive and false,"

Except we all heard it. #Quisling #CanPoli

Canada places 200% tariff on little Canadian flags Americans wear while travelling - #TheBeaverton 🤣 https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/03/canada-places-200-tariff-on-little-canadian-flags-americans-wear-while-travelling/ “The 200% counter-tariff are expected to severely impact US citizens’ ability to pass as Canadians while visiting other countries. This will limit Americans’ chances to enjoy the benefits of being welcomed as Canadians, while not getting shunned for being obnoxious yanks. (1/2)

“Their parents are making a deliberate choice to eschew one of the most effective medicines on Earth: the #measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Why? Because of conspiracy-driven fears that the vaccine is harmful, that it can cause autism, or that it is the vaccine itself spreading the illness, not the virus it protects against. Every one of those myths has been debunked time and time again. The #MMR vaccine is, without a doubt, safe and effective.” https://med-mastodon.com/@picardonhealth/114101695186826150

Starmer provokes diplomatic row by refusing to back #Canada against Trump’s #51stState plan | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/canada-51st-state-trump-starmer-b2706751.html “Retired Canadian ambassador Artur Wilczynski noted: “#Starmer’s refusing to come to Canada’s defence in front of #Trump is more than disappointing. Canadians died for the UK by the tens of thousands. He could have opened his bloody mouth to speak up for us.”

@human3500 @aaron.rupar Funny… he didn’t ask this time. 🤔

@ginaintheburg @human3500 @aaron.rupar Oh it’s all about the fawning.

How many times did JD ask “have you said thanks”?

Flaming narcissism.

Multimillion-dollar Biden-era COVID-19 vax project halted by Trump’s HHS https://www.foxnews.com/politics/multimillion-dollar-biden-era-covid-vax-project-halted-trumps-hhs https://www.aol.com/multimillion-dollar-biden-era-covid-222505162.html?guccounter=1 “Kennedy issued a 90-day stop-work order on Friday related to the HHS contract with American biotech company Vaxart Inc., which is working to develop a new #COVID19vaccine that can be taken orally. The stop-work order comes as 10,000 individuals were slated to begin clinical trials on Monday. #RFKJ

Editorial: #Trump underestimates how proud, united and, most importantly, petty Canadians are - #TheBeaverton https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/02/editorial-trump-underestimates-how-proud-united-and-most-importantly-petty-canadians-are/ “At the end of the day, #Canada is many things. But above all else, we’re a bunch of grudge holding motherfuckers. You’ve taken your shot at us, so now we won’t rest until we get you back. And not just with the big, tariff stuff. Get ready for a whole bunch of small, ultimately inconsequential but still pretty annoying moves from us.”

Hundreds of B.C. #healthcareworkers risk deportation after cuts to #immigration program | Fraser Valley Today | Everything Fraser Valley https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2025/02/02/hundreds-of-b-c-health-care-workers-risk-deportation-after-cuts-to-immigration-program/ “Over 500 health care workers in #FraserHealth and #VancouverCoastal are expected to face deportation after the federal government slashed its immigration targets this year. (1/3)

#Tesla drivers are going to have to upgrade their stickers.

New research shows the problem of health #misinformation in Canada is growing https://www.cma.ca/latest-stories/new-research-shows-problem-health-misinformation-canada-growing “direct link between misinformation and negative health outcomes – and it’s a growing problem. In this year’s survey, more than one-third of Canadians (35%) say they avoided effective health treatments due to false information”

Scientists make surprise finding on what causes #Huntington’s disease - National | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/10964360/huntington-disease-cause-new-study/ “The genetic mutation linked to Huntington’s has long been known, but scientists haven’t understood how people could have the mutation from birth, but not develop any problems until later in life.” (1/4)