Petra Schulz

@msthpetra

#Activist fighting deadly drug policy. 🏳️‍⚧️ mom and ally. Co-founder of Moms Stop The Harm. Guest on Treaty 6 #HarmReduction #TransRightsAreHumanRights #YouAreSafeWithMe #Canada #Alberta

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Petra Schulz@msthpetra· 15d

Spoiler alert: services for rural people who use drugs are missing or insufficient. Women, mostly mothers, provide the informal support. Our team, led by @hollymathias.bsky.social and @ehyshka.bsky.social is pleased to share this important work. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

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Towards caring communities: A community-based qualitative inquiry of family caregiving for people who use drugs in rural settings.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Jun 22

I just got an email from the AMA about license renewal. Red tape and privacy breach introduction.

Screen shot from the Alberta motor Association email about license renewal.

What this means for you
For your next ID or licence renewal, bring:
Your current licence/ID
Proof of citizenship or status (e.g. passport, birth certificate, permanent resident card)
Your Alberta Personal Health Card (printed or digital on the MyHealth Alberta app—photos not accepted)
Medical report (if required)

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Jun 8

Félicitations to my friend and fellow MSTH warrior Isabelle Fortier for being appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction. Her lived experience as a bereaved mom, a fighter for harm reduction and her work in Northern Quebec will be an incredible asset.

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Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, after consultation with the Board of Directors of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, under sections 8 and 9 of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Act, appoints Isabelle Fortier of Montréal, Quebec, to be a director of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, to hold office during pleasure for a term of three years.

Screenshot text in French: Sur recommandation de la ministre de la Santé, après consultation du conseil d’administration du Centre canadien de lutte contre les toxicomanies, en vertu des articles 8 et 9 de la Loi sur le Centre canadien de lutte contre les toxicomanies, Son Excellence la Gouverneure générale en conseil nomme Isabelle Fortier, de Montréal (Québec), administratrice du conseil d’administration du Centre canadien de lutte contre les toxicomanies, à titre amovible pour un mandat de trois ans.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Feb 22

“You should get care based on your need, not your ability to pay”. Dr. Paul Parks at the #yeg @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social town hall on the healthcare crisis.

Paul Parks at the microphone. Audience listening to his presentation in a meeting room in YEG.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Feb 22

“We are in sudden death overtime with American-style private healthcare” @cgallaway.bsky.social at the @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social town hall on the healthcare crisis in #AB

FOM Chris Gallaway at the microphone, next to him emergency room doc Paul Parks, in a room with hundreds of Albertans concerned about healthcare in AB.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Feb 16

Brought donations from our church to the @4bharmredux.bsky.social outreach today, only one block from where Danny lived and died. Thankful for the name the city gave to the street. Angel way. Some days are harder than others but outreach is always good.

Volunteers from 4B get pizza and coffee ready to give out to community when they arrive.

A street sign in Cree and English reading Okisikow (Angel) Way. Tree branches in the background.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Feb 6

Involuntary Treatment: What are we Really Being Asked To Accept? Sunday, March 8 for our next MSTH Connects virtual event with @nurseranger.bsky.social by @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social Registration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/involuntar...

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Jan 13

This is why I will never give up on fighting for safe drug policies and legal regulation of all substances. Danny. My baby should be 37 today. He lived to be 25. 💔💜 #DrugSky

A young white boy with short blond hair wearing a sports jersey and jeans sitting on the floor and shyly smiling at the camera. Photo is black and white.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Dec 17

Consumption sites closures by the #UCP: 2025 RAH for patients (YEG) 2025 Red Deer OPS 2021 Boyle Street #YEG 2020 Lethbridge Planned in 2026: #Calgary and #Lethbridge OPS. Approved but never opened: Medicine Hat & #YYC East in 2019 The blood 🩸 of your loved ones is on their hands. #abpoli

Banner on high-level bridge in Edmonton reads SCS closures creates corpses. SCS closures and black letters, corpses, and red.
Level bridge is an old steel frame that spans Saskatchewan river high above the river Valley

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Dec 16

RIP RAH SCS! Today my love goes out to everyone whose life was saved at the RHA SCS. To their families. To SCS staff. To those who fought to have it opened. 💜 I sent my anger and outrage to a heartless government that does not care if people who use drugs die 💔 #ABpoli

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Nov 19

This photo was taken during the press conference for the opening of the consumption site at the RA Hospital in #yeg. The photographer caught me in a private moment reflecting how such a site could saved Danny. The closure of the SCS means more people suffer and more families mourn. #ABpoli

Photo of me (older white woman with blond medium-length hair) in the atrium of the RA hospital, wearing a red dress holding a photo of my late son Danny. My eyes are closer in silent reflection.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Nov 19

A dark day in #AB! Using the notwithstanding clause against #trans kids is an admission the the legislation is unconstitutional. To my family this is personal. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ABpoli #TotalRecall #ABResist 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Image of my family. Our trans kid, their brother, my husband and our dog. We are at the AB legislature holding a LGBTQ2s+ flag.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Nov 10

New profile pic. Alberta, time to resist. For kids, trans people, PWD, PWUD, seniors, teachers, health professionals, mountains, water, caribou… For a province worth fighting for! #Alberta #ABLeg #ABPoli #FireTheUCP #YEG #YYC

Image description: I would line up the map of Alberta, Alberta in red in front of a black background. Inside the Alberta map is a fist. Below the map, the word resist.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Nov 5

Open letter to Postmedia and @calgaryherald.com to call for the OpEd by @guyfelicella.bsky.social to be republished immediately. Silencing people with lived experience is not in keeping with journalistic standards silences us all. #media #journalism #freespeech drive.google.com/file/d/1rzKS...

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We, the undersigned, are writing to you in regard to an opinion article by Mr. Guy Felicella [ Reprinted here by the Breakdown ] that was published in the Calgary Herald on October 1, 2025, but was subsequently removed without this being communicated to the writer. We ask that this article is re-published immediately and that an apology is issued. Mr. Felicella wrote his article in response to a previous opinion piece by Mr. Marshall Smith , the former chief of staff of the Premier of Alberta, published in the Calgary Herald on September 23, 2025, entitled “Opinion: Banning public drug use is bold, courageous and obvious”. This letter does not mean to address the substance of Mr. Smith’s or Mr. Felicella’s articles, but rather the issue of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. As a person with considerable lived experience in substance use and as an advocate who bridges harm reduction and recovery, Mr. Felicella expressed his concern over Mr. Smith’s approach. In his article Mr. Felicella did not defame, slander or misrepresent facts. He offered a different perspective that is informed by lived experience of substance use, near death from toxic drugs and his recovery journey. Opinion sections in Canadian newspapers are supposed to offer differing opinions, not only those that are in line with the editorial board or of people with power and influence. This is clearly stated in the Ethics Guidelines of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), which we assume you and your publication espouses to.

The removal of Mr. Felicella’s article and the suppression of differing opinions is in contravention of this guideline. It is akin to US-style politics that punishes those in opposition to the current administration. While Mr. Felicella is not Jimmy Kimble, we feel that this is an attempt at silencing him.

We therefore demand that the opinion article by Mr. Felicella is republished immediately, in keeping with Canadian journalistic standards and CAJ guidelines.

Many of the undersigned have offered countless hours to Postmedia journalists in interviews, with expert opinions or background briefs. While some of us will continue to do so for the time being, as we value the efforts of those frontline journalists, others may no longer make themselves available.

We all pledge to no longer share Postmedia new stories on our social and alternative media platforms, which, combined, have considerable reach.

We hope that you will stand by and show that you uphold the principle freedom of expression by your actions, and that you can stand firm against undue influence and legal challenges designed to silence critics.

Regards,
Link to letter and signatures https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rzKSdaVEAki8NQifrbis6nkpxMQm7wjp/view?usp=drive_link

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Oct 27

Anyone concerned about Post Media's censorship of dissenting opinions should sign this petition, calling for legislation requiring Canadian media ownership to ensure journalism integrity. Full petition in alt text. #media #journalism #cndpoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Image of top of petition, s of has the title House of Commons, petitions, and the image of a pen on white background.
Below the text of the petition, not included in the image.

Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
Postmedia, one of Canada's largest media companies, is controlled by Chatham Asset Management, an American hedge fund, placing a key part of Canada’s news media under foreign influence;
Foreign ownership introduces perspectives shaped by American political and cultural priorities, which often do not reflect Canadian values or concerns;
Independent Canadian journalism is essential to democracy, ensuring accountability, accuracy, and representation of Canadian voices;
Foreign control risks skewing news coverage, undermining media integrity, and eroding public trust; and
Other countries, such as Australia and France, have established policies to safeguard domestic control of media, providing workable models for Canada.
We, the undersigned, Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to pass legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership and control of print, digital and other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity, and guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Oct 21

Between the changes to the voting system to hand counts to the inability to book and the cost of #COVID vaccines, the #UCP is making AB stupider. #yegcc

People lined up outside of my curtain in school, one of the polling stations in Edmonton.
Photo shows two story by ick school bulging in the background. A line of people stretching across a brown lawn and between mature fir trees.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Sep 29

Danielle Smith told us privatization would “save money” and “fix wait times.” Yet: Albertans are paying double. Hip Replacement Public ~$4,000 Private ~$8,300 Knee Replacement Public: ~$5,000 Private: ~$9,000 By @lindawalkerwrites.bsky.social #ABpoli lindawalkerwrites.substack.com/p/p3-youve-b...

Graph showing the differences and cost of surgeries in private and public facilities. Number is quoted in post, except shoulder surgery, also included in the graph.
In all instances the green bar graph showing cost in public facilities, is half the size of the orange graph showing private facility cost.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Aug 22

My setup for media interview this morning 🙃 I forgot my tripod. Phone was sitting leaned against the calendar. Watch for Global News Edmonton covering a story broken by @drugdatadecoded.ca about Alberta abandoning My Recovery App after spending 2 million on it in the sole source contract. #ABpoli

Stack of books, including a biography of Catherine Hepburn, the frugal gourmet, the art of Mexican cooking, and two books by Steinbeck, with a calendar from my bank on a triangle on top. I had my phone again on the calendar.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Jul 9

Substance use loss is fraught with stigma and blame, explored here by one of @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social Healing Heart peer grief support group facilitators in her essay “How to Befriend a Crow” creativenonfictioncollective.ca/cnf-contest/...

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Miranda Ryan – “How to Befriend a Crow”

“An essay that balances a delicate narrative between grief writing, humour and boundary-building. The author manages a delightfully magical elixir: one that allows the reader to immerse in the world of the piece, engage with it, find its sorrow, but also chuckle at its wit.

The right hand corner of the screen includes a photo of Miranda. She is a young white woman with blonde hair standing at a white railing with the ocean and a cityscape in the background.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Jun 30

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Photo of medium sized apricot colour Labradoodle with her summer haircut. She has a curled up tail and she’s standing proud on the beach of a river where she just had a good swim. Not relevant to our text but relevant to me, her name is Brandy and I love her.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Jun 26

Great to see @garthmullins.bsky.social book Crackdown in the BC Ferries’ shop. Everyone needs to read this book!

Cover Garth Mullins spoke, cracked down, surviving, and resisting the war on drugs. Image shows a man sitting in a field of crosses (representing those who died from toxic drugs) with his head resting on his knee.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Jun 21

Honoured to introduce my current and future councillor for ward Papastew @michaeljanz.bsky.social at his election launch party. A full house is a good start to a busy campaign. Keep democracy alive in #yeg. Support independent candidates like Janz! #yegcc www.michaeljanz.ca

Me (female, white, grey hair, senior with glasses) and Janz (30 something, white male with short dark blond hair), holding Michael Janz campaign signs. The signs are orange, white and blue and read Re-eject Michael Janz ward Papastew.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Jun 3

Honoured and privileged to join the @crackdownpod.bsky.social editorial board today as they put final touches on the #AB episode. You will want to listen when it drops later today.

six members of the Crackdown editorial board and I, to women, and for men, stand or sit in a semicircle holding Garth Mullins book crackdown, inside the VANDU boardroom.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· May 22

Due to the crackdown in Afghanistan the supply of heroine has been disrupted and #fentanyl has arrived in Germany, resulting in sharply rising death rates. #Naloxone is only available by prescription, This needs to change urgently and light of the toxic drug supply. #Drugs #Drugsky

Screenshot of German newspaper. Headline reads deathly drug fentanyl advancing in Hanover - city makes emergency plans.
Photo of person cooking up a substance on a spoon over a light, while holding a syringe.
Link to paywalled article https://www.haz.de/lokales/hannover/drogenverbreitung-in-hannover-stadt-reagiert-mit-fentanyl-tests-QQ4EJA3X4VB5BAB6NQIPIWHDYU.html

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· May 6

#ActNow Rally at the #ABleg. Implement Accessible Alberta Act! No claw back of the Canada Disability Benefit Meaningful consultation– Nothing About Us Without Us! Timely access to programs and services. Reduce waitlists! Information that is public and transparent – No more surprises! #abpoli

People at the rally. Some in wheelchairs, many holding signs supporting the aims listed in the post. It’s warm and sunny and it’s a colourful crowd.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Mar 31

Today overdose prevention sites in Ontario and Red Deer AB are slated to close and more people will die 💔 @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social

Text on purple background : Today overdose prevention sites in Ontario and Red Deer AB are slated to close and more people will die 💔

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Mar 21

Holding Hope Connect with @garthmullins.bsky.social, author of the book "Crackdown - Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs" and host of @crackdownpod.bsky.social. April 13 at 1pm PT Presented by @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social. Registration required: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Event Poster in Black, white and red. Text: Please join us on April 13 at 1pm PT/3pm CT/4pm ET for a Connects Session with Activist and Author, Garth Mullins.

Part memoir, part manifesto, Crackdown is a story of the drug war, told from the frontlines.
Centre of poster has a photo of Garth (tall white man with light hair) in a black leather jacket wearing headphones, listening intently with his eyes closed.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Feb 17

Here’s the reality: people will always use drugs! We can continue with more enforcement and watch people die while cartels get rich, as we have always done m, or we can put cartels out of business with legal regulation. #WarOnDrugs MSTH co-founder @leslie5902.bsky.social.

Here’s the reality: people will always use drugs.

While a drug-free world may be ideal, the demand for illicit drugs ensures that organized crime will continue to supply it.

If our health system could meet people where they are in offering stabilizing medications, ongoing support, opioid agonist therapy, and necessary resources such as housing, we could shrink the illicit market, save lives, and support recovery.

"Drug busts" might briefly disrupt supply, but the demand will quickly bring in a more contaminated and deadly source, given the high profits involved.

We can’t arrest our way out of this crisis. That approach hasn’t worked over the past 25 years, or even the last century.

It’s not a comforting message, but it’s a practical one that could help us move toward more effective solutions.

Leslie McBain
co-founder
Moms Stop The Harm

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Feb 3

Look forward to hearing @guyfelicella.bsky.social as keynote speaker at Addiction Mental Health and the Law in Toronto. ciaj-icaj.ca/en/

Photo of me, Petra Schulz and Guy Felicella in a conference room at the Hilton Hotel in Toronto.

Petra Schulz@msthpetra· Jan 13

My youngest should be 36 today. He was 25 when he died from the #ToxicDrugCrisis. While we grieve, governments plan to kill more with involuntary care, slashing harm reduction, and lack of access to evidence-based treatment. Danny is forever in my heart, but not at my table. #DrugSky