Hematologist, curler, cyclist, grandfather. Socially, fiscally and environmentally responsible. Tweets r mine alone. He/him
Edmonton Alberta
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Bob Turner retweeted
Manitoba aims to recruit U.S. doctors with campaign touting health care system with "zero political interference between you and your patient."
Smart. Too bad Alberta can't say the same.
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Bob Turner retweeted
$240,000 to solve an orthopedic surgery disruption, but UCP Minister Adriana LaGrange (@AdrianaLaGrange) said no instead pointed to Alberta's support of private for-profit surgeries. They are starving the public health care system to privatize.
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Bob Turner retweeted
If the Alberta government capitulates to big business lobbyists and prematurely forces more urban sprawl, that would be one of the most financially ruinous decisions in Alberta history.
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Bob Turner retweeted
I'm not going to nay say it, but I will note: the potential of this proposal cuts both ways, it could be a huge success or it could be a bust.
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Bob Turner retweeted
It's a matter of quantity. Oxygen is toxic at a high enough level. Anything is. The obvious question is....how much selenium is healthy. Much less than coal mines will put in our water.
Bob Turner retweeted
May I suggest, instead of lining the pockets of multi-billionaires and buy items at full retail for our @yegfoodbank (thus retail make profits off of our most vulnerable), you give a cash donation directly to the foodbanks. They have real purchasing power to buy items much cheaper. Please go to this link. edmontonsfoodbank.com/donate…
Bob Turner retweeted
Hey Alberta. U like being on the hook for billion$ for orphan wells? You're gonna LOVE selenium contaminated rivers and ground water from coal mines. Same AB regulator oversees both. 100% taxpayers'll be paying 4 massive cleanup when the foreign mining cos go home. Old playbook.
Bob Turner retweeted
So, if I understand correctly, your plan is to law-enforce your way out of a homelessness epidemic, and have identified the homeless as the enemy that Edmontonians need to be protected from? And this was the sound bite you decided to lead with? Seems on brand.
Bob Turner retweeted
Alberta company being investigated for supplying Canadian Tire with low-wage foreign workers.
The 'supply' of workers isn't the issue, it's the fact that this bloodsucker of a company charged workers more than $10k each, in addition to charging Canadian Tire.
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Ontario investigating recruiter in Alberta who helps supply low-wage foreign workers to Canadian Tire stores theglobeandmail.com/business…
Bob Turner retweeted
#Ableg FACT
Yesterday, Premier Smith dropped a BOMBSHELL: 3,400,000 Albertans will be SLAMMED with at least a 15% hike in car insurance rates between 2025 and 2026.
For families this means an EXTRA $600 per year!
The UCP: Making life unaffordable for Albertans since 2019!
Yesterday, along with Premier @ABDanielleSmith and @neudorf_ab, I announced that we will be changing our auto insurance system to provide better, faster, and cheaper policies to Albertans.
Starting in 2027, 3.4 million drivers will save on average $400 a year!
Bob Turner retweeted
25% of legislative time is going anti-trans legislation, isn't that bizarre?
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Bob Turner retweeted
Harper’s economic record the worst in Canada’s postwar history thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
Bob Turner retweeted
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Bob Turner retweeted
There used to be an alternative. The pension governance act passed under the NDP gave pension boards the right to fire AIMCo and hire other investment managers. The UCP took that right away.
Bob Turner retweeted
I get the firings, given the poor performance of AIMCo in recent years. But why was there no other alternative in place other than putting a single partisan politician in charge of all of these vital public assets? Highly irregular, irresponsible and concerning.
#BREAKING Province sacks AIMCo board, finance minister to take over edmontonjournal.com/news/pol… via @ByMatthewBlack #ableg #abpoli
