Gary Marcellus (@GaryMarcellus) profile picture

Retired teacher & I volunteer on three different Boards.

Joined July 2013
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/2 I wonder if the costs scared them? Rumours have the costs at about $400 million.
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Oops that was to be $400 billion for the transition costs.
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The second quat update was one month late, as a retired teacher, I wonder why, my report cards had to be in on time. The UCP said they would figure out Transition Costs to separate, however they have not done so. /1
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There are two lakes named Bitch Lake, one in Ontario and one in Idaho. Change the names to Trump is a Bitch Lake.
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/2 are the only authentic citizens or that the places voted differently are alien territory. So applicable to Alberta.
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From Corey Hogan, a Liberal MP from Calgary: “winning an election grants the authority to govern. It does not confer ownership of the country, province or city.it does not prove that the winner’s supporters/1
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Groups like Let Alberta Decide, I wonder what they will be doing after the referendum if results align with the current polls? If they lose, they will be attacking the election process, the election workers, and anybody else.
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The result of the vote on separation is going to be very divisive. If the separatists lose, is there going to be some type of resurrection? Are the losers leaving the province? Are the losers going to go after DS? If separatists win same questions.
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A challenge to all of the separatists. July 1 is Canada Day, a day to celebrate Canada and its birthday. It is also a Statutory holiday. If you are an AB separatist make the ethical choice and work that day for regular pay. Do not be a hypocrite.
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It is interesting that some of the Separatist posts that have graphics, add “Made with AI”. First baby step to transparency. For full transparency include the prompt used to generate the graphic and the AI program used.
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Gary Marcellus retweeted
Aujourd’hui, j’étais à la banque, dans la file d’attente devant un distributeur. Devant moi, un monsieur très âgé. Plus de quatre-vingts ans, sûrement. Il tenait une enveloppe dans la main, un peu tremblante. Quand ce fut son tour, je l’ai observé discrètement. Il touchait l’écran, hésitait, revenait en arrière… Je voyais bien qu’il ne comprenait pas. L’écran, les boutons, les étapes… tout semblait trop rapide pour lui. La file derrière commençait à s’impatienter. Lui, il s’est retourné vers moi, avec un regard gêné mais digne, et il m’a demandé, tout doucement : « Vous pourriez m’aider… s’il vous plaît ? » Je me suis avancée tout de suite. Je lui ai expliqué calmement, étape par étape. Sans jamais toucher son argent. Par respect. Par pudeur. Par délicatesse. Il voulait faire un dépôt. Il a réussi, lentement, en se concentrant. Quand l’opération s’est terminée, il avait l’air soulagé. Comme un enfant fier d’avoir réussi. Il m’a remerciée avec un sourire incroyable. Et juste avant de partir, il a sorti un billet de 10 euros de sa poche et a voulu me le donner. J’ai refusé. Il a insisté. Il m’a dit que c’était « pour le petit-déjeuner ». Pour me remercier à sa manière. J’ai décliné encore, doucement. Et là, je suis repartie avec un nœud dans la gorge. Parce que ce monsieur… ce n’est pas un cas isolé. Ils sont nombreux, nos parents, nos grands-parents, perdus face à un monde devenu trop numérique, trop rapide, trop froid. Perdus devant les écrans, les bornes, les applications, les mots de passe. Ces gens ont construit le pays dans lequel on vit. Ils ont travaillé toute leur vie. Ils ont payé, cotisé, élevé des enfants, tenu des familles. Et aujourd’hui, on les laisse seuls face à des machines qui ne parlent pas, dans des banques sans guichet, dans des hôpitaux sans accueil, dans des administrations sans humain. On parle d’innovation, de progrès, de modernité… Mais on oublie l’essentiel : l’humain. S’arrêter cinq minutes pour aider quelqu’un, ça ne coûte rien. Mais pour eux, ça change tout. Parfois je me demande : est-ce qu’on avance vraiment… ou est-ce qu’on devient juste plus rapides à oublier les autres ?
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An interesting side point about AB separation. If AB separates the Federal Cons would lose 34 seats. Then they would be down to 106 seats Federally. A majority would be 151. The Cons would be doomed to never forming government again.
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Alberta, let this sink in: In Canadian history, only 2 premiers initiated referenda on separating from Canada: - René Lévesque 1980 - Jacques Parizeau 1995 Both Quebec separatists who nearly destroyed Canada. Today, Danielle Smith will join their ranks. #ableg #cdnpoli
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Today is our 54th anniversary! Where did the time go?
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Daylight Saving Time in Alberta came to be April 29, 1972-our wedding day! “Amazingly” AB farmers did not want it because they believed their crops would not get as much daylight.
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A helpful breakdown of Bill 18 and what it means in practice. The key issue isn’t whether safeguards exist – it’s how additional restrictions affect access.
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Let us remember, men only reached the moon because of the tireless work of a segregated black woman who performed math none of them could. She was also born in WV and attended West Virginia University, where a scholarship program exists for other black students in STEM named after her. Katherine Johnson did this in a time when just getting an education as a black woman was far more difficult then it ever needed to be. May you look at every NASA rocket and think of her. She earned it.
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My newest graphic t-shirt. The pic was taken at the Beaumaris Library here in Edmonton.
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My mind is filled with Science Fair! Here is my latest graphic t-shirt.
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Maclean's approached me about writing a personal essay as an Albertan about secession and my opposition to it. It was published today 👇 macleans.ca/politics/i-dont-…
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