#daniellesmith — Public Fediverse posts
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https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/my-drivers-license-is-one-of-153-million-for-sale-on-a-new-dark-website/
Well, well. Alberta’s UCP wanted to drop privacy standards surrounding health and health cards by tying Alberta health cards to Driver’s Licenses.
Besides the crush of people jamming the local Registrar’s for their license, some of whom face multiple unexpected hurdles before getting theirs, Albertans are learning that their Health coverage expires.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-health-cards-expiry-9.7314841
Worse, now the simple act of handing out one’s Driver’s License to, say, rent out a vehicle, means you’re also handing out your credentials for your health and your citizenship status. Do you think that local private businesses have raised their standard of care concerning your private information? Do you think that these local private businesses will accept greater liability for any misuse or mishandling of your very important personal credentials? I don’t think so.
Do you think the publicly disarmed Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta is even remotely equipped or consulted for this real world scenario of privacy violations?
Do you think your local car rental company should have your Health Card information so you can rent a car?
Rent a pressure washer?
Rent a U-Haul?
Take that test drive at your local car dealer?
What might you feel if your Driver’s License/Proof of Citizenship/Health Care Card is now automatically stolen and sold in bulk online? Do you think you can cancel it and get a new one? How many times do you think you might have to do this? How many times do you think you can actually do this?
How do you feel when you learn that this new regime for Alberta Driver’s Licenses was to…address fraud?
It’s almost like the UCP forgot what compartmentalization means…or why it was once considered a safety feature to separate parts of your work life and personal life to avoid being hacked.
#CdnPoli #AbPoli #AbLeg
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I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale
Well, well. Alberta’s UCP wanted to drop privacy standards surrounding health and health cards by tying Alberta health cards to Driver’s Licenses.
Besides the crush of people jamming the local Registrar’s for their license, some of whom face multiple unexpected hurdles before getting theirs, Albertans are learning that their Health coverage expires.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-health-cards-expiry-9.7314841
Worse, now the simple act of handing out one’s Driver’s License to, say, rent out a vehicle, means you’re also handing out your credentials for your health and your citizenship status. Do you think that local private businesses have raised their standard of care concerning your private information? Do you think that these local private businesses will accept greater liability for any misuse or mishandling of your very important personal credentials? I don’t think so.
Do you think your local car rental company should have your Health Card information so you can rent a car?
Rent a pressure washer?
Rent a U-Haul?
What might you feel if your Driver’s License/Proof of Citizenship/Health Care Card is now automatically stolen and sold in bulk online? Do you think you can cancel it and get a new one? How many times do you think you might have to do this? How many times do you think you can actually do this?
How do you feel when you learn that this new regime for Alberta Driver’s Licenses was to…address fraud?
It’s almost like the UCP forgot what compartmentalization means…or why it was once considered a safety feature to separate parts of your work life and personal life to avoid being hacked.
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This is diplomacy #DanielleSmith, a polite "Go fuck yourself" not your cowardly racism
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Next up we have Jitendra Prasad.
These are allegations surrounding a cluster of procurement contracts that involve a number of different parties. Information gathered here may still be developing. Please keep this in mind.
Jitendra Prasad is alleged as the Chief Procurement Officer for Alberta Health Services, and is a central figure who oversaw a number of procurement contracts that fell to disrepute. In summary, Prasad may have had additional involvement over the course of over $600 M worth of business between AHS and Sam Mraiche. Prasad is a prominent character for the procurement of [1] COVID test kits, who then returned to AHS from retirement to oversee the [2] Tylenot procurement, was involved with the [3] Chartered Surgical Facility contracts, and is referred to during the [4] Melewka Homes Arc.
Remarkably, Prasad’s procurement procedures do not appear to provide any reasoning behind why Sam Mraiche’s family of businesses or associates should be the primary go-between or beneficiary to any of the contracts entered on behalf of AHS. There’s no explanation for this during the COVID Test Kits Arc, nor the Tylenot Arc. Canadians should also be alarmed with the knowledge provided by Peter Guthrie that the original maker of Tylenol, Johnson and Johnson, made a bid at a discount to provide children’s pain medication to meet a severe need. Why Turkish Tylenol?
While Prasad may argue that he did his job, he also may have allowed himself to become a rubber stamp in favour of a very specific set of characters, and at the expense of Canadians.
#CorruptCare #Corruption #AHS #AlbertaUnderSiege #SamMraiche #DanielleSmith #UCP #BryanWard #RCMP #RaymondWyant #AthanaMentzelopoulos #MarshallSmith
#EthicalFading
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Much like a Greek Epic, the Corrupt Care scandal has grown, with new characters and all kinds of details. So before the summer winds down (sadly!) I want to go over some highlights in a way that helps me keep track of things.
Please keep in mind that I just started this little exercise. But, I think I just finished with Marshall Smith, so I'm happy to start there. I'll leave a blurb here:
These are allegations surrounding a cluster of procurement contracts that involve a number of different parties. Information gathered here may still be developing. Please keep this in mind.
An American with a reputation for being a party boy, Marshall Smith made his way to Vancouver where he eventually entered the political scene. He pled guilty to Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Methamphetamine and Cocaine, suggesting that he may have been a supplier to a very specific clientele. As part of the fallout from that incident, he was tucked away to Prince George to oversee the Baldy Hughes Facility. But, there are allegations that Marshall Smith ran the facility like a personal mom and pop, effectively cheaping out on everything and everyone to the point of disfunction.
Baldy Hughes apparently remains, and continues to struggle with all the same issues Marshall Smith left them with. Marshall Smith was then selected by the UCP to bring this Recovery Model, along with its dubious history, province-wide across Alberta. As noted below from the Tyee, Marshall Smith moved on from Baldy Hughes, stating that he essentially wanted to leave in good times. And, while the Corrupt Care Arcs have yet to fully play out, Marshall Smith almost has the appearance of a mythical “economic hit man”. A character who goes into another jurisdiction with the objective to destroy the economy and value of a target industry, and then exfiltrates himself.
#CorruptCare #Corruption #AHS #AlbertaUnderSiege #SamMraiche #DanielleSmith #UCP #BryanWard #RCMP #RaymondWyant #AthanaMentzelopoulos #MarshallSmith
#EthicalFading
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30 years into UN climate talks, the world is hotter than ever Provinces & the federal government are battling each other & activists, frustrated by political inertia, are escalating their protest tactics, taking direct aim at the #fossilfuel industry. All the while, the planet is heating up — with tragic results 🔥🌏
#Climate #Documentary #CBC
00:00 - COP28 & global promises
13:54 - The battle in Canada: #DanielleSmith takes on the feds
27:10 - The tragic consequences of rising temperatures -
Danielle Smith, of all people, should have seen UCP problems with AI data centres coming
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I live in #alberta, when that traitorous wretch #DanielleSmith allowed Yankee booze back on the shelves, the numbers went up something like 2.2%. Let them the "win," put their booze back on the shelf, we don't HAVE to buy it, it costs more and isn't as good. The well has been poisoned. They did it
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Danielle Smith wants Canada to surrender
National Observer’s Max Fawcett brings us a renewed insight for how the UCP’s Danielle Smith has failed to reciprocate support given to Alberta by other provinces during a renewed trade dispute with the US. And, while some may consider this failure as a feature of a Federated government system, Fawcett rightly points out that the AB Separatists are clearly a very small minority. Worse, this small group has been given unusual access to the UCP, hijacked the privacy of Albertans with the theft of the Alberta Electors List, and has essentially acted in its own interest by meeting with US officials for handouts. None of this would be possible without assistance.
And, I agree that Premier Smith’s motivations, mixed as they are, probably include a scenario of what many can describe as betrayal.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/29/david-eby-alberta-separatism-treason
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The Tyee: Danielle Smith’s Dangerous Clean Energy Fantasies https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/11/02/Danielle-Smith-Clean-Energy-Fantasies/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #Albertarenewablemoratorium #AlbertaClimateSummit #directaircapture #PathwaysAlliance #PembinaInstitute #DanielleSmith #PeterLougheed #PowerNetworks #DerekPower #DaveKelly #BigOil
