Sociologist, feminist, Canadian, internationalist, what else? She/her @AmyKaler@h-net.social

Edmonton
Joined May 2012
Replying to @AirCanada
@AirCanada: you owe me a refund & public complaints are the only way to get it done. A thread: On August 17 you cancelled my YEG-YUL itinerary. Cancellation email said: …
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… @AirCanada owns this problem. @AirCanada cancelled itinerary, @AirCanada promised refund of points + $$$, @AirCanada ghosted me. Hence I am back on X tweeting at you. I want my points + $ refunded immediately. I don’t want to be told it’s someone else’s responsibility. …
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… I fly YEG-YUL frequently & will be even more frequent in future. If @AirCanada doesn’t want my business, I’ve got other (and frankly better) options. So: make it right. I don’t have endless time to play around with this silliness. In anticipation, etc.
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This is the first time I’ve flown @porterairlines. If this is typical (last-minute cancellations + bad customer support), it’ll be the last.
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#LitFest2024 is happening and there are some great panels tonight and all weekend long! More about the festival here: litfestalberta.org/event/202… @UAlbertaPress author @AmyKaler will be there Sat at 4pm, Rice Theatre, Citadel, panel on travel writing. @LitFestYEG
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Hi Twitter, I'm going to be part of a discussion on the future of #travel #writing at #LitFest on Saturday October 19 at 16h00, with @MeaghanHackinen @WendyAnnMcGrath @KGYLennon. It's at the Citadel. Tickets here! secure.citadeltheatre.com/93…
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This is completely whacked. The right to refuse all medical treatment - does that mean parents can refuse lifesaving care for their children? Childcare workers don’t need chickenpox vax? Smith is sucking up to antivaxers but ramifications
In a few weeks time, our UCP Government will be introducing legislation to amend and strengthen the Alberta Bill of Rights, a document that has stood as a safeguard for our civil liberties and freedoms for decades. These changes are a reaffirmation of the values that make Alberta one of the freest jurisdictions on earth. They are about protecting our rights, our freedoms, and our way of life. We are sending a clear message that in Alberta, the rights of individuals are paramount, and that government must respect those rights at every turn. We’re excited to debate this bill when MLAs return for the fall sitting of the legislature in November.
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Great work @AndieYEG and @pinglamjoeip. The @Alberta_UCP makes things up to justify their ideologically-driven agenda. Perfect example of opinion-based evidence.
🧵The Premier of Alberta recently shared an article in the Globe and Mail stating that opioid-related deaths had dropped “again," attributing this to the new Alberta recovery model showing “real results.” @pinglamjoeip and I pulled the provincial data to fact check this claim.
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We are shortlisted for the Mel Hurtig Publisher of the Year award! Winners of the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards will be announced at a gala reception at the Varscona Theatre on September 24. Info/tickets: bit.ly/46pNK2k @abbookpub #yegarts #books #publishing
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In HALF-LIGHT, @AmyKaler reflects deeply on the meaning of life, middle age, and a dying planet. It resonates with @RebeccaSolnit's A Field Guide to Getting Lost, Kit Dobson’s Fieldnotes on Listening, and Zadie Smith’s Intimations. bit.ly/3wSHqD7 @WomensReview
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WTF? Singh just triggered an election? Is this really a good idea??
The deal is done. The Liberals are too weak, too selfish and too beholden to corporate interests to stop the Conservatives and their plans to cut. But the NDP can. Big corporations and CEOs have had their governments. It's the people's time.
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I'm guessing the idea (hope?) is that the NDP could take over as official opposition - but at the cost of a CPC-led government?? How is this a good thing? Not a fan of Trudeau but Poilievre would be a right-wing flaming train wreck for everyone except the 1%.
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Well, it happened. Dutch Elm Disease has officially reached on of the last intact and largest collections of American Elms. #yeg #yegtrees #yeghisyory #yegcc #yeggardeb
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Single best description of AI I’ve ever read, from the great Ted Chiang.
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Insurance as bellwether of climate disasters.
Allstate Approved to Raise Home Insurance Rates by 34% in Wildfire-Prone California bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com…
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And while I'm at it: TRANSIT SAFETY. This was mid-AM on one of @takeETSalert busiest bus routes. Ystdy afternoon saw 3 people w open flame/glass pipes who'd blocked waiting area of Bonnie Doon LRT. We need staff who are *physically present* to respond to emergencies/lawlessness.
Here we go again. Another person altered & agitated at bus stop on 109 St/83 Ave, another pointless @211Alberta call. Fortunately (?) person passed out & was lying on sidewalk so I could call 911. Medics came, revived person who staggered away refusing transport to hosp.
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Here we go again. Another person altered & agitated at bus stop on 109 St/83 Ave, another pointless @211Alberta call. Fortunately (?) person passed out & was lying on sidewalk so I could call 911. Medics came, revived person who staggered away refusing transport to hosp.
Hey @21l , get your act together. I’ve been trying to use 211 non-emergency to call for a wellness check for person across the street. I don’t want to approach bc they’re agitated, also don’t want to escalate to calling 911/cops. But no response. @PlanEdmonton #yegcc
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My child attends a school that is being used as an excuse to shut down our local safe injection site (in kensington market). This is not something we've asked for, or something that will make our kids safer. This is a very dense area with lots of stuff happening in a dense area..
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