Independent Senator-Alberta 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 You can also find me at drkristopherwells.bsky.socia…
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ok, Canadians. You know what to do.
Tighten our belts.
Strengthen our resolve.
Show our unity.
Demonstrate our national pride.
Support our real allies.
Put Canada first forever and always.
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I hope the rcmp arrested them for criminal harassment and the school banned them for life.
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Brian Burke says he will pay any players fine that uses @PrideTape. Now that’s allyship! Way to go @Burkie2020!
🏳️🌈🏒🏳️⚧️#NHL
"I don't understand it. I still have to believe there's a chance the rule is rescinded."
@reporterchris weighs in on the NHL's ban on Pride Tape. #CJShow
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📺: ow.ly/2te250PWwUw
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The original Pride flag, 1978 by Gilbert Baker. Gone too soon, but never forgotten. 🏳️🌈
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BREAKING NEWS:
St. Albert School Board has unanimously approved a new optional locally developed junior high course on 2SLGBTQIA+ perspectives.
This may well be the very first 2SLGBTQIA+ course developed and offered in Alberta's history. A truly ground-breaking moment! 🤩#abed
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The @EdmontonOilers stand firmly beside the 2SLGBTQ+ community and will continue to make their Pride night bigger and better than ever. Here is their statement of support. 🏳️🌈🏒🏳️⚧️
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is fundamental to democracy and the rule of law in Canada. No government should seek to preemptively override those protections.
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I am extremely honoured and humbled to be selected by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General to serve in the Senate of Canada. I look forward to representing my province and country and to continue building an inclusive democracy that includes everyone. #cdnpoli
Canada's newest member of the Senate is a 2SLGBTQI+ advocate and educator from St. Albert. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday (Aug. 31) that Governor General Mary Simon, appointed Dr. stalbertgazette.com/local-ne…
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An MP from Alberta made a homophobic comment in the House of Commons. He should be ejected from the Conservative Party for his conduct. #cdnpoli
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This is the most draconian legislation ever introduced in Canada. It is a full on attack against trans and 2SLGBTQ+ communities. It is not only immoral, it is illegal.
There is no evidence or research to support any of these recommendations. This is ideological warfare.
#abpoli
Gender identity can be a hard thing to talk about, especially when you are involved. But this conversation is extremely important and parental involvement is critical. Kids need to know we love and support them.
My message to all Albertans:
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Got off the plane and walked into a drug store in Ottawa and got my COVID vaccine in under 5 minutes. No line up. No appointment. No cost.
Was even asked if I wanted Moderna or Pfizer.
It’s unconscionable that we can’t get this same level of service in Alberta.
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It’s a sad day when Amnesty International is calling out human rights abuses in our own province. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Amnesty International Canada condemns ‘appalling’ anti-trans policy changes in Alberta ⬇️⬇️
amnesty.ca/human-rights-news…
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If @MargaretAtwood would like to come to Alberta, I and thousands of Albertans would be very pleased to join her on the steps of the Alberta Legislature with banned books in hand. #ableg #abed #cdnpoli
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I called 811 asking where you can get tested for monkeypox. Was told you had to visit an STI clinic to be tested.
Monkeypox is NOT an STI. This is incredibly stigmatizing and entirely inappropriate care.
What's going on @CMOH_Alberta?!
#abhealth #abpoli #ableg
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Today, I was fortunate to be among local 2SLGBTQ+ community leaders who met with Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau.
It’s very telling that the Prime Minister would make time to meet with our community, while Danielle Smith would rather have lunch with Tucker Carlson. /1
#abpoli
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I’ve know @ABDanielleSmith for over a decade. She knows my door is always open to meet with her any time she wants to talk about evidenced-based policy, rule of law, and human rights. There’s nothing radical about following the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms. #abpoli
Danielle Smith opens her remarks calling recently appointed Sen. @KristopherWells a “radical extreme LGBT activist.”
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These vaccines should be free for every senior in Canada. Bravo, Nova Scotia!
Starting today, seniors aged 65+ in Nova Scotia can book their free shingles vaccine—saving about $400.
This is about making healthcare more affordable and protecting our seniors. It’s a promise we made during the election, and one we’re proud to deliver on.
Appointments begin May 28. Book here: novascotia.ca/routinevaccine
Let’s keep building a Nova Scotia that takes care of people.
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Madame Premier, it’s the Gulf of Mexico not Gulf of America.
Alberta is not Alabama.
Canada will never be part of the USA.
Glad I could clarify all that for you.
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If you’re upset that @JustinTrudeau went to a gay bar and made international news, ask yourself why no other Prime Minister has ever been to a gay bar ...
This is a huge sign of cultural shift and a sea change in values. 1/4
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This “concert” should not be allowed to be held at any public owned facility, let alone the Alberta Legislature. Pull the permit like other cities have done.
There should be no space for hate on any public property.
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A message to all LGBTQ youth: You are not disordered. You are not evil. Your identity is not a lifestyle or choice.
You are normal and beautiful just as you are. You don’t need to change, it’s our society and church that need to change.
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The line has been drawn.
If Premier Smith invokes the notwithstanding clause, expect an unprecedented provincial labour strike that will shut down the entire province.
Democratic rights must be protected at all costs.
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No one is stopping Sean Feucht from hosting his shows in Canada, despite his criminal record.
He has no Charter right to have his shows hosted at public facilities, which must be safe and discrimination free spaces that uphold community standards.
Don’t believe the martyrdom.
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Over the past year, there’s been over 140 Pride festivals, parades, picnics & events in communities across Canada, including large celebrations today in Calgary and Quebec City.
Andrew Scheer hasn’t been at any of them.
Actions speak the loudest.
Happy Pride, Canada! 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
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Poilievre wants to bring Trump's Project 2025 to Canada.
If you don't keep the politicians out of research, we will end up with RFKjr.
Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, has pledged to “end the imposition of woke ideology in the allocation of federal funds for university research” should his party win the Canadian federal election on 28 April. scim.ag/42ql7AI
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Albertans want the UCP Government to pay the teachers, fix class sizes, and build schools. Our future depends upon it.
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An amazing rally for public education. 20,000+ Albertans with one united message for Danielle Smith:
Pay the teachers.
Fund the schools.
Remind your discriminatory policies.
It is time to put the PUBLIC back in public education.
#abed #ableg #WorldTeachersDay
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Peak privilege. If anyone else did what Will Smith did, they would be in jail, not accepting an award.
Celebrity culture forgives all. This is the reality of the world we live in.
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Be wary of any government or party that says they will use the Nothwithstanding clause.
It might not be your rights they trample today, but they will come for yours tomorrow.
The Charter and courts are there to protect our fundamental rights. No gov’t should be above the law.
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BREAKING NEWS: Red Deer public school trustees vote against motion to recognize Pride Week in schools. Instead they want a “Diversity week” because all lives matter.
Have elected officials not learned anything about equity and intersectionality over the past year!? #reddeer
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BREAKING NEWS. Alberta Court of King’s Bench grants injunction preventing Alberta Government from banning gender-affirmative care for minors citing “irreparable harm will be caused if the Ban comes into force.”
A victory for human rights and trans youth! 🏳️⚧️
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Talk of “parental rights” in education is a dog whistle for anti-LGBTQ ideologies.
If parents want to know information about their child, just ask your child. If they feel safe and supported, they will tell you. It’s that simple. #cdnpoli
'Parents must be fully involved' in student's decision to change pronouns, Ontario education minister says toronto.ctvnews.ca/parents-m…
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It’s not targeting. It’s called upholding professional standards and ethics.
This IS what ACTUALLY makes you a professional. You must abide by a code of ethics that is not decided upon by the government but the profession itself.
If you don’t like the rules, find another job.
Watching @jordanbpeterson and other Canadian professionals being targeted by their professional associations for speaking their minds made it clear to me that Alberta has to act.
That’s why we are changing the law to ensure no one in Alberta will ever be punished by their professional body for standing up and sharing their views. In this province, we protect the voices that challenge, question, and inspire.
Read more: globalnews.ca/news/10827161/…
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The world is watching Canada’s leadership. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈independent.co.uk/news/world…
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To all our trans friends & family members. We love you and stand behind you, unlike this government.
Now is the time for all allies of the trans and 2SLGBTQ+ to rise and stand together.
Today, they are coming after the 2SLGBTQ+ community, tomorrow they come for you.
#abpoli
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We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Travis Dermott. It was his courage that helped to break the ban on @PrideTape.
Change doesn’t happen without the support of allies! Thank Travis! ❤️✊🏳️🌈
#StickUpForPrideTape #NHL
With the imminent announcement that the NHL has rescinded its ridiculous ban on Pride Tape, players who now wish to use the tape are free to use it in practices and games while those that choose not to use it are free not to use it. The way it should have been all along.
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There is no justifiable reason to add citizenship to a driver’s licence. It violates privacy and invites discrimination.
We need policies that unite rather than try to divide us.
The government of Alberta announced Monday that driver's licences and identification cards will feature "Canadian citizenship markers."
The mandatory change, which is the first of its kind in Canada, will roll out in late 2026, Premier Danielle Smith said.
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"Straight Pride" is a far-right political tactic designed to publicly ridicule, shame, and demean 2SLGBTQ+ communities; and no one is falling for it.
Bravo to the Estevan city council for standing up against hate. #cdnpoli
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Never forget it was #lesbianactivity that came to the bedside of so many gay men dying of AIDS when their own families and government ignored and shunned them.
What #leabianactivity makes you proud? #cdnpoli #LGBTQ
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An amazing young person. She should be invited to speak to the Alberta Legislature.
R/T if you agree. #ableg #abpoli
Heading north again. Now follows a few days of well needed rest while enjoying the spectacular nature of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Then on to Alberta, Canada! #slowtravel
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What happened to freedom of expression?
Oh wait, banning books. Censoring curriculum. Silencing and threatening students. The list of abuses goes on and on.
This isn’t democracy. It’s what a dictatorship looks like.
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It doesn’t get any more Trumpian than this.
Pierre Poilievre says he’ll end ‘woke ideology’ — he isn’t saying what that means ctvnews.ca/federal-election-…
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The Prime Minister is 100% right.
The far right is trying to divide and pit minority communities against each other with lies and disinformation.
We must stand united in the belief that diversity is Canada’s greatest strength. #cdnpoli
I have never heard a more coherent, clear-eyed, unequivocal, honest, or compelling speech by PM Trudeau than this. This is what all of us should expect from every Canadian politician and public servant. It gets better and better the longer he speaks.
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I think you mean the most discriminatory and anti-2SLGBTQ+ legislation in Canadian history.
That’s nothing to be proud of Premier Smith. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
It’s official.
Today, our UCP government has proudly become one of the first in the world to introduce legislation that safeguards children’s future choices, brings parents into the loop on what’s taught in classrooms, and ensures women can fairly and safely compete in the sports they love.
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This is allyship in action! 🏳️🌈🏒🏳️⚧️
Travis Dermott is the first player to challenge the NHL’s @PrideTape ban!
#StickUpForPrideTape
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Once an ally, always an ally. Doesn’t matter the team. It’s the power of the message. Thank you Travis! 🏳️🌈🏒🏳️⚧️
#StickUpForPrideTape #NHL
Things we love to see:
Travis Dermott always keeps a little bit of pride tape on his sticks to continuously show his support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
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The Premier’s obsession with the trans community is beyond weird.
The fact that she ignores our crumbling healthcare system to obsess over what parts people have in their pants is deeply disturbing. This trans panic she is manufacturing is hateful, hurtful and needs to stop.
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Pride is a Canadian value. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Great to see Prime Minister @MarkJCarney at Vancouver Pride.
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We lost a true champion for change. Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by this inconsolable tragedy. #NHL
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Keep up the pressure. COVID shots should be free and locally available at pharmacies for anyone who wants one. #publichealthcare
Alberta to pay for COVID shots for health workers in policy reversal. edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/08…
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Dr. Turk, an expert on intellectual freedom, calls Alberta’s book ban an embarrassment to Canadians.
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Somehow I don’t see Andrew Scheer or Jason Kenney doing this. 🏳️🌈#LGBTQ2 citynews1130.com/2019/07/29/…
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If we made laws according to polls we’d still have racial segregation and same-sex marriage would never have been legalized.
What we need is more education and empathy, not blind ideology. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Majority of Albertans support parental consent and/or notification for minor to get abortion: Survey calgary.ctvnews.ca/majority-…
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Let me get this straight… Albertans can get a free COVID vaccine in BC but must pay for it Alberta!?
This is a colossal insult to every Albertan. Demand free COVID vaccines available at all pharmacies in Alberta.
#LetThemEatCake #ableg #abpoli
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It’s easy. You either believe LGBTQ people can be “cured” or you love & accept them for who they are.
There is no debate about conversion therapy. LGBTQ people are not sick, broken, disordered or evil.
Standing in the way of a ban, is nothing more than deep seated homophobia.
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Who else is tired of this Trump BS infiltrating Alberta!?
We should be looking and working with the rest of Canada, not trying to become Texas of the North. 😖
Keep away from wokeness and DEI, new minister warns municipalities ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/…
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Today, we release a new document, which compiles and highlights 60+ statements from medical, health, legal, educational, and other professionals that have spoken out against Premier Danielle Smith's anti-trans and anti-2SLGBTQ+ policy proposals. #abpoli
macewan.ca/c/documents/dr-kr…
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This far-right movement is organized and well funded. They are coming for your schools and the consequences will be dire for anyone who is not White, Cisgender, or heterosexual.
They use the language of “parental rights” to sew division and promote discrimination. #cdnpoli
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They threw rocks at kids!
This is the impact when we see hate emboldened and marching on our streets.
Every leader in Canada should be denouncing all the hate targeting 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
Your silence is consent and leads to violence. #cdnpoli
Regional police are investigating after a Pride flag was burned and trampled, and rocks were thrown at 2SLGBTQ+ students at a Kitchener high school. kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/0…
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Calling this a “debate” when a small minority from the far-right is attacking 2SLGBTQ+ communities is irresponsible and disingenuous.
Since when are human rights up for debate? #ableg #abed #abpoli
The debate over Pride Month activities in Alberta's public schools continues to divide many parents. calgary.ctvnews.ca/protester…
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THREAD: This has been an unprecedented Olympics for LGBTQ visibility and inclusion, which many have called the "Rainbow Olympics" with more than 180 LGBTQ athletes participating, including for the first-time ever openly trans and non-binary athletes.
Why is this so important? /1
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People are leaving the province to get a monkeypox vaccine. Why can't you get vaccinated in Alberta?
Is it because monkeypox is more prevalent within the gay and bisexual male community? Is homophobia informing government policy? #abhealth #abpoli #AbLeg @CMOH_Alberta
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Just remember, if we relied on populist polls to grant human rights, women and minorities still wouldn’t be voting and we’d have separate water fountains.
This is a major reason why we have the Charter — to protect minority rights from the tyranny of the majority. #cdnpoli
A poll conducted by YEGWAVE shows that 81% of participants support Danielle Smith’s new policies in Alberta.
These policies, set to take effect in less than a month, will ban gender reassignment surgery for minors under 18, restrict puberty blockers and hormone therapies for those 15 and younger, and enforce parental consent for name or pronoun changes for students under 16, with notifications required for older students. Additionally, biologically male individuals will be prohibited from competing in women's and girls' sports.
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Fact check: More deliberate misinformation. Vastly more people regret knee surgery replacement (6-30%) than gender transition surgery (.3%). That’s about a 100x difference.
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The #NHL ban on @PrideTape has been reversed because of the outpouring of worldwide support for its message of inclusion. You did it! 🏳️🌈🏒🏳️⚧️
#StickUpForPrideTape
There is word the NHL, NHLPA and NHL Player Inclusion Coalition have agreed that players will have the option to represent social causes with stick tape throughout the season. This includes games and practices
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The Yukon Government is calling out Danielle Smith. Is it time for people and companies to start boycotting the province? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
yukon.ca/en/news/statement-m…
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“We cannot stand on moral high ground calling out leaders for offensive things they did, years ago, if we’re not also willing to stand up against the racist and discriminatory behavior that’s right in front of our faces in 2019.”
Thank you Mayor @nenshi!
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Good to see this. Saskatoon City Council and the Alberta Legislature should take note and do the same. Hate should not be given a public platform.
West Kelowna denies permit for MAGA singer Sean Feucht on safety grounds vancouversun.com/news/west-k…
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