The Federal election has been announced.
Do your homework.
Ask tough questions of your candidates.
Watch for mis/disinformation and foreign interference.
Vote wisely.
Vote for Canada.
Our future and sovereignty depend on it. 
Dr. Kristopher Wells@KristopherWells@mastodon.social
Independent Senator for Alberta. Senate of Canada. Former Canada Research Chair for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. 
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Congratulations to the Canada Reads winner!
Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby
Support your local bookstore and buy a copy.
CBC · Shayla Stonechild, championing A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby, wins Canada Reads 2025
Good to see this government funding announcement to strengthen 2SLGBTQI+ communities and invest in systemic changes.
Including an important project funded in Grande Prairie, Alberta!
Government of Canada · Strengthening 2SLGBTQI+ communities to advance equality in Ontario and across Canada
Check out our latest peer-reviewed research article published in the International Journal of Transgender Health:
“I was lucky”: exploring the healthcare experiences of trans and non-binary youth in Alberta
Free access:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26895269.2025.2478105
With a Federal Election soon to be called, it all comes down to who will best stand up to Trump and work to stabilize our economy.
This opinion piece offers some great questions we should all be asking to candidates who come knocking on our doors.
ottawacitizenLynch and Deegan: Six questions federal candidates had better have answers toCanada could be plunged into an election campaign very soon. Leaders need to convey clear policies on Trump and the economy.
Attacks on transgender identity are really attacks on gender, bodily autonomy and freedom of expression.
Keep this in mind with a pending federal election and vote for the Canadian values that support diversity, equality and human rights.
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/march-2025/women-trans-rights/
Policy OptionsThe fight for trans rights is a women’s rights issueTrump’s executive order and Pierre Poilievre’s stance on trans rights fuel a divide on gender equality. Trans rights and feminism are linked and both must be defended together.
The actions of the Edmonton Public Library are concerning & do not reflect the City of Edmonton’s commitment to diversity, equity and human rights.
The 2SLGBTQ+ community is an invisible minority. Pride symbols say you are welcome here.
Neutrality only favours the oppressor and maintains the status quo.
The Library Board needs to clarify what exactly is going on.
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A great day of community building, solidarity, and advocacy in Saskatchewan. #NotGoingBack #ElbowsUp
An update on Bill 26 in Alberta. The legislation is NOT in effect so access to gender-affirmative care for minors can continue as it has been across the province.
We must never forget that attacks on the LGBTQ+ community are fundamentally attacks on democracy.
The Globe and Mail · Democracy’s canary: What anti-LGBTQ politics tell us about our democratic future
This now makes a full house at 105 Senators. I welcome my new colleagues who come from important and diverse backgrounds.
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2025/03/07/prime-minister-announces-appointment-senators
Prime Minister of Canada · Prime Minister announces the appointment of senatorsThe Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that the Governor General, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, appointed the following individuals as independent senators to fill vacancies in the Senate:
As we finally bring down interprovincial trade barriers for wine, beer and spirits, the Alberta Government will be punishing Albertans with a new wine tax.
This needs to be stopped NOW!
Barriers and internal taxes must be removed not added!! #abpoli
CBCPrice of wine set to go up in Alberta with new 'value added' fee | CBC NewsThe price of a bottle of wine in Alberta is set to go up on April 1 after the province announced changes to its liquor markups in last week's budget.
In light of the upcoming St. Albert city council vote to rename city-held "Grandin" named assets, I share this debate published in Alberta Views that I was involved in a few years ago.
I've lived in Grandin for most of my life. It's time to change the name as part of reconciliation and in the spirit of creating a more welcoming and inclusive community for everyone. We can't change the past, but we can build a more inclusive future.
Alberta Views · Should We Rename Institutions? - Alberta ViewsA dialogue between Kristopher Wells and Mathew Preston
Today, Premier Smith announced strong initial retaliatory measures.
Next, she must rescind her Trumpian anti-trans and anti-2SLGBTQ+ legislation.
Let’s truly bring our country, and all of our citizens, together and stand united for everything Canada believes in.
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.
Love your library because some people are trying to take it away.
edmontonjournalOpinion: Public libraries celebrate the freedom to read what you likeLibraries celebrate the individual right to select from the vast array of human expression and knowledge during Freedom to Read Week.
In this defining moment in history, the free world is rising to support Ukraine against both Russia and the failure of the USA.
Democracy is in peril everywhere. United we must stand.
As we recognize the importance of Pink Shirt Day, let’s recommit and double our efforts to create safer and more respectful schools and communities for our youth.
This is especially important in Alberta, where schools and communities have been made less safe and more hostile for 2SLGBTQ+ youth because of the UCP government’s discriminatory anti-2SLGBTQ legislation.
This is not the Alberta that we should be building. Our province needs to celebrate diversity and difference not attack it.
Be warned. Hate can have costly consequences. You will be held responsible for your actions.
The Globe and Mail · ‘This was hate speech’: Ontario drag performers win defamation case against blogger