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Alina Cameron
@alinacameron.bsky.social
President Ontario Autism Coalition @ontautism.bsky.social
Epidemiologist (Laboratory & Public Health)
Settler - Robinson Superior Treaty (1850) Land
I ❤️ Science
Happy World Autism Awareness Day!

Our message is clear: awareness is important, action is imperative. ❤️💛💜

#50KIsNotOK #onpoli #onted #AutismIsLifelong
April 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Thank you to Sneh Duggal at The Trillium for this important article about school exclusions in Ontario. #onpoli #onted #50KIsNotOK

www.thetrillium.ca/news/educati...
Ontario kids missing more school due to exclusions: Education Ministry data
Advocates believe the data, obtained by The Trillium, showing students were excluded for 11,776 days in 2022-23 is the ‘tip of the iceberg’
www.thetrillium.ca
April 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Thank you to Allison Jones at CP for this piece highlighting the community's concerns about school safety. #onted #onpoli #50KIsNotOK #AutismIsLifelong

www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
Ontario parents, advocates call for more supports for special needs students
The special education system is fundamentally broken, according to the Ontario Autism Coalition.
www.thestar.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
OAC press conference about school safety this morning at Queen's Park. 10 AM. Tune in here: www.ola.org/en/legislati...
April 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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The @ontautism.bsky.social is proud to co-host the 2025 Federal Candidate Debate on Disability Issues: April 8th at 7:30 PM. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/d/canada--to...
March 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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According to ministry docs - the Ontario Autism Program is moving at a snail’s pace. This means young children on the autism spectrum are NOT receiving early intervention, services or support.
#50KIsNotOK #60KIsNotOK #onpoli #onted #onlab #solidarity #WeHaveReceipts
March 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This week marked the 6th anniversary of Doug Ford & Lisa MacLeod demolishing the Ontario Autism Program. There are still OVER 50K autistic children waitlisted for support.

Ask the Ontario provincial election candidates why.

#50KIsNotOK #onpoli #onted #onlab #WeHaveReceipts #DontLookAwayOntario
February 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The OAC has officially launched their Spec Edu Survey Report - thank you to everyone who contributed, participated, amplified. Stay tuned as this survey will take place annually.
#onted #50KIsNotOK
ontarioautismcoalition.com/wp-content/upl…
https://ontarioautismcoalition.com/wp-content/upl…
January 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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PierrePoilievre says the high cost of food is caused by the carbon tax. How many Canadians know Poilievre’s Chief Advisor is a lobbyist for Loblaws?
CBC investigation uncovers grocers overcharging customers by selling underweighted meat. #cdnpoli #peipoli
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
CBC investigation uncovers grocers overcharging customers by selling underweighted meat | CBC News
The problem of grocers selling underweighted meat and overcharging customers is prevalent and ongoing, a CBC News investigation has found.
www.cbc.ca
January 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“People were curious, but some took pictures giving him [the] finger at the airport … Some wrote on Facebook: yankee go home"
January 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Disability justice and climate justice are intersectional. Climate change creates more pandemics, which creates mass disability. Our world truly isn't prepared for the amount of disablement that's going to occur if we don't act now and care for our most vulnerable. The system is designed to fail.
January 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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HI AMERICA, YEAH, NO. LOVE, CANADA
January 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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'Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy' www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

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January 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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CONFIRMED: The prorogation will NOT impact the planned release of the report on foreign interference.

It will still be submitted to the government by January 31.

Here's what the folks behind the commission told me in an email just now:
January 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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January 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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About a million people die every year due to antimicrobial resistance. Causes:
- Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics
- 70% of antibiotics are given to livestock
- No financial incentive to develop new antibiotics
- no new antibiotic classes since 1980
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’
As superbugs spread across the globe, death rates from antimicrobial resistance are set to double, says England’s former chief medical officer
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
2024 was a yr of struggle for Ontario's autism community but we’re not giving up. To every OAC member & ally: we see you, we stand with you & we will continue to fight alongside you. Let’s make 2025 a yr of action & solidarity. Together, we are stronger. #50KIsNotOK #AutismIsLifelong #onted
December 31, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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Not sure of the original source of this, but the depiction with the final domino set to crush the pusher is devastatingly accurate.
December 28, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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REPORT: “How Vouchers Harm Public Schools…”

TLDR: When @GovBillLee Senator Jack Johnson & Sexton say they don’t, they are lying.

www.epi.org/publication/...
December 27, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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December 28, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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No one is an exception to becoming disabled. No one is immune to disability. Your health is not a guarantee. Even when you age, disability is almost inevitable at some point. Advocating for disabled people is advocating for your inevitable future.
December 27, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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To all of our members and allies we wish you well in 2025. Thank you for standing with our community. ❤️💛💜

Enjoy your holidays.
December 26, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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December 22, 2024 at 12:59 AM
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"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."

Thomas Mann
December 19, 2024 at 1:21 PM
This is what happens when we treat disability as an afterthought.

Fingers crossed this gets resolved quickly.

Major props to Thunder Bay Family Network for lighting this up.

#cdnpoli #onted #onpoli

www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/r...
Region's disability services face 'catastrophic' scenario
Read the full story and comment on Tbnewswatch.com
www.tbnewswatch.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:35 PM