#policy changes

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Smith says policy to stop disclosing government expense receipts could be reversed

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consider reversing a new policy that ends the public disclosure of expense receipts

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consider reversing a new policy that ends the public disclosure of expense receipts over $100 for ministers and other officials.

Smith says the change was made over safety concerns from some ministers.

She says they were worried bad actors could easily figure out which hotels they stay at when travelling around the province.

She says the goal was simply to redact names of the hotels.

The change sparked wide criticism, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation saying the move was baffling and a bad look for Smith’s government.

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[itsmythang]

Many of y’all walking around screaming about DEI giving black people some unfair advantage over your whiteness. Look at the White House.

Look at the incompetence of your president and his administration.

If merit is supposedly the standard, explain appointments built on loyalty over qualifications. Beginning in july 2026, the u.s. department of education’s revised definition of “professional degrees” could affect federal student loan borrowing limits for students in several graduate-level fields, including nursing, social work, education, counseling, public health, and other helping professions.

the irony is hard to miss: some of the same people attacking dei as “lowering standards” seem perfectly comfortable with leadership choices that appear driven by personal loyalty rather than demonstrated competence.

When devotion to one person matters more than service to the Constitution or the American people, that’s not strength. that’s a warning sign.

[b0bthebuilder35]

THIS 👏🏻IS 👏🏻NOT 👏🏻OK👏🏻

Children should not have to live like this!

Where are the parents protesting masks in school because it would traumatize their children? Is THIS not a trauma inducing practice?!

[bildswoman]

What annoys me most about the policy changes is the fact that 4 years ago they changed the handbook to discourage prejudice, saying that it is contrary to God's commandments, and encouraged members to only seek information from reliable, factual sources.

[thoughtlessarse]

A wave of cat deaths from bird flu prompts new rules on pet food production

As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation's food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of dead cats has many of

As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation's food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of dead cats has many officials on edge. From pet cats in Los Angeles County and Oregon to captive wild cats in Washington and Colorado, dozens of felines have died as a result of consuming H5N1-infected raw pet food and raw milk. Although the products carrying the virus were largely marketed for animals—with the exception of raw milk—experts say the presence of the virus in commercial meat and dairy highlights the vulnerability of the U.S. food chain to this virus. "With multiple diagnosed cases of H5N1 mortalities, can we in good conscience fail to provide widespread public warnings that raw meat... has been linked to multiple big cat mortalities," said John Korslund, a retired U.S. Department of Agriculture veterinarian epidemiologist, in an email. The deaths prompted policy changes announced Friday by the USDA and the Food and Drug Administration, which focus on pre-slaughter rules for select poultry farms in Minnesota and South Dakota, as well as changes in food safety risk assessments for raw pet food producers. And they underscore the murky and largely unregulated industry of raw pet-food manufacturing.

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[kittykichi]

Bro, tumblr is charging TWICE the amount for ad free? I don't need ANY of those perks. But also, I'm noticing there's been a limit to liking posts?? Insane. No siree, I am not going to have any of that.

Check your plans, folks.

[val-the-flatworm]

Youtube's new policy will prevent anyone from viewing videos on their website unless they are viewed in Google Chrome web browser

Well I just found this load of bull today. I'm pretty sure this comes under monopoly law.

How does that even work with monotisation? Surely that's now a conflict of interest.

And they can't make that tired excuse of "If you don't like it, shop somewhere else" When Youtube has been shutting down Any rival business that shows up.

Can't say I didn't see this coming. What did we expect from a company That is literally run by Russian oligarks?

That's not a rumor by the way. You can easily look it up.

Don't look it up on Google, you idiot.

Apparently they've already lost a ton of stuff from this and it's not even been 24 hours yet since they revealed their new plans.

Investors are pulling out. Partners are seeking alternatives. Content creators are moving to Twitch.

Who's hairbrained scheme was this? Did you honestly expect this to turn a profit? You're even stupider than Disney right now.