On Nov. 8, as Irene Alec walked along downtown Burns Lake, she stooped to pick up a green cloth shopping bag that was lying in the road and placed it on the sidewalk. Moments later, she found herself handcuffed in the back of an RCMP vehicle.

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Lake Babine Elder Handcuffed, Ticketed after Moving Abandoned Bag | The Tyee

Irene Alec, an Indigenous day school survivor, says she’s now afraid of police.

Stephen Harper, former PM and author of the Firewall Letter urging Alberta to pull out of CPP, has been handed the keys to AIMCo, home to public sector union workers’ pension savings. #abpoli #canpoli

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Harper Now Runs Alberta’s $170-Billion Pension Fund. What Could Go Wrong? | The Tyee

Premier Smith wants to ‘use the retirement savings of 500,000 Albertans to create a political slush fund,’ says AFL’s McGowan.