What with the #CostOfLiving continuing to be unpredictable, the #UCP deciding pretty much everyone on #AISH is actually capable of working so we're being dumped onto even lower support via #ADAP, I've been struggling terribly to meet bills, feed myself adequately, etc. Not an unfamiliar story for many but this level of #poverty is new for me. 😐

As Canadian grocers continue to use #shrinkflation and pricing strategies that make cell phone plans seem simple to understand by comparison 🙄 I have finally done something I probably should have awhile back: made myself a spreadsheet.

Our #SmartPhones have heaps of #software, often including #spreadsheets.

Whip up one that allows you to compare price per gram/price per unit AS YOU SHOP and then you know which item really is the better deal! 🙂

#COL
#AffordabilityCrisis
#disability
#LifeHack
#budgeting

#albertareferendum
#albertaseparatism
#ucp
#DanielleSmith

"A common refrain among those who support Albertan separatism is that they would like a deal similar to what Quebec earned through its decades-long fight for greater autonomy.

So as Alberta heads towards its own referendum on a separation, we wanted to try and answer the question: What did Quebec actually get?"

https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_FRONTBURNER_P/media/frontburner/frontburner-sdMeO6I9-20260614.mp3

Alberta launches dual practice, public-private health-care model

The Alberta government introduced its dual practice health-care model on Thursday, which is slated to begin in September.

Physicians will, in effect, charge for surgeries in both the private and public systems by working in both. However, family physicians are not eligible, except for those with anesthesia or surgical assistance experience.

The surgeries allowed are accredited by Alberta’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Those include hip and knee replacements, cataract surgery, select ear, nose and throat procedures, gynecology, dermatology, plastic surgery, and invasive surgeries like hernia repair.

Soon, Albertans will know what life is like for responsible pet owners: wondering if that new vet you’re walking into is a safe person, an average vet, or a nightmare psychopath.

And I’m sure anyone can accept that there are outliers in any field of work, and some times what is accepted as culturally average is just toxic coverup for terrifying behaviour carried out on beloved pets who cannot speak for themselves for profit.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/dog-owners-want-license-pulled-from-edmonton-vet-guilty-of-systemic-unprofessional-conduct/

I’d suggest that this latest move by Smith’s UCP for healthcare in Alberta is simply downloading costs to patients, and privatizing the profits. Patients will have to make judgment calls on the spot as far as who is carrying out their surgical procedures. And, for the most part, no one will have a problem when health procedures result in expected, positive outcomes.

How about when things go wrong? Patients will have to make their own claims and will be stranded. And, the health providers, to cover their asses, will just say that the procedures conducted met the highest professional standards, and the patient’s outcomes are within an accepted standard - whether it’s true or not. Albertans…you think you’ve got the next 2-5 years to litigate that on your own?

You probably won’t, just like the pet owners. You’ll move on to the next provider trying to actually get a real solution to a real quality of life problem. You won’t get justice. You’ll just pray that whoever did you wrong will get theirs. And the Ignatio’s of the private healthcare world will just keep smiling at your expense.