Janet Maher
@janetemaher.bsky.social
Advocate, women’s rights, health and social policy, Toronto, Canada
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I was recruited to join a private health centre as a doctor. Here's why I said no www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @danyaalraza.com @thestar.com
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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You’d be a formidable senator.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
You’d be a formidable senator.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Gov't leaders CAN make lives wonderful for citizens...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Gov't leaders CAN make lives wonderful for citizens...
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Yeah we have unCanadianed him
Dear @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. Congratulations on your historic victory.
At the risk of speaking for any of my fellow Canadians, please feel free to completely ignore Kevin O’Leary. I think he’s generally reviled in Canada. I’d be surprised if anyone in our entire country would return his calls.
At the risk of speaking for any of my fellow Canadians, please feel free to completely ignore Kevin O’Leary. I think he’s generally reviled in Canada. I’d be surprised if anyone in our entire country would return his calls.
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Yeah we have unCanadianed him
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Powerful piece by a pediatrician reminding us of a truth often neglected by Canadian school systems: accommodations aren't privileges-they are rights. Equity means meeting children where they are- but for those with complex illnesses like Long COVID, it often isn't.
kevinmd.com/2025/08/why-...
kevinmd.com/2025/08/why-...
Why accommodations aren't special treatment but essential for equity
Disabled students and professionals continue to face systemic discrimination and exclusion, especially in education and medicine, where outdated attitudes and resistance to accommodations hinder equit...
kevinmd.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Powerful piece by a pediatrician reminding us of a truth often neglected by Canadian school systems: accommodations aren't privileges-they are rights. Equity means meeting children where they are- but for those with complex illnesses like Long COVID, it often isn't.
kevinmd.com/2025/08/why-...
kevinmd.com/2025/08/why-...
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Ok, good to see:
1. Turning hundreds of 1000s of people already here into permanent residents is the right priority — the solution to “illegals” is make them legal
2. Doing some of this on top of PR immigration targets gets us into population growth we need
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
1. Turning hundreds of 1000s of people already here into permanent residents is the right priority — the solution to “illegals” is make them legal
2. Doing some of this on top of PR immigration targets gets us into population growth we need
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Foreigners living in Canada will get permanent residence priority, Immigration Minister says
Budget’s cuts to immigration targets to be partly offset by one-off programs
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Ok, good to see:
1. Turning hundreds of 1000s of people already here into permanent residents is the right priority — the solution to “illegals” is make them legal
2. Doing some of this on top of PR immigration targets gets us into population growth we need
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
1. Turning hundreds of 1000s of people already here into permanent residents is the right priority — the solution to “illegals” is make them legal
2. Doing some of this on top of PR immigration targets gets us into population growth we need
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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"Let me be clear: The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.”
Gov. Andy Beshear
Gov. Andy Beshear
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
"Let me be clear: The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.”
Gov. Andy Beshear
Gov. Andy Beshear
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Every single woman you know has had this happen to her. Even the goddamn president of Mexico.
Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Every single woman you know has had this happen to her. Even the goddamn president of Mexico.
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100% this!
The Toronto #BlueJays gave us arguably the closest #WorldSeries in modern history, and the most fun and inspiring playoff run I can remember in any sport. I LOVE THAT TEAM, and 100% believe #TORONTO should have a HUGE CELEBRATION ANYWAY, to thank the team, fans, city and COUNTRY for a legendary run!
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
100% this!
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It’s always interesting when firefighters get political. Former Toronto chief Pegg was front & centre at first encampment evictions talking about fire risk but near absent in ongoing road carnage issue. Why that & not road carnage that firefighters attend to daily? Politics.
Has this firefighters’ union done a comparative study to explain why almost every one of the world’s richest nations allows single stair access? Or are they just making stuff up?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's a push for single-stair apartments in Canada. Calgary firefighters want the city to reject it | CBC News
Calgary’s firefighters union is trying to prevent what it calls a dangerous housing trend — in which multi-storey housing buildings are being constructed with only one stairwell — from making its way ...
www.cbc.ca
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s always interesting when firefighters get political. Former Toronto chief Pegg was front & centre at first encampment evictions talking about fire risk but near absent in ongoing road carnage issue. Why that & not road carnage that firefighters attend to daily? Politics.
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Get in touch with Mayor Olivia Chow if you believe that Toronto should congratulate, thank, and celebrate the #BlueJays with a parade.
I just did. 😊
Email: mayor_chow@toronto.ca
Phone: 416-397-CITY (2489)
Office of the Mayor
City Hall, 2nd Floor
100 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
I just did. 😊
Email: mayor_chow@toronto.ca
Phone: 416-397-CITY (2489)
Office of the Mayor
City Hall, 2nd Floor
100 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
November 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Get in touch with Mayor Olivia Chow if you believe that Toronto should congratulate, thank, and celebrate the #BlueJays with a parade.
I just did. 😊
Email: mayor_chow@toronto.ca
Phone: 416-397-CITY (2489)
Office of the Mayor
City Hall, 2nd Floor
100 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
I just did. 😊
Email: mayor_chow@toronto.ca
Phone: 416-397-CITY (2489)
Office of the Mayor
City Hall, 2nd Floor
100 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
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Yes.
What's the debate?
What's the debate?
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Yes.
What's the debate?
What's the debate?
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At this point, we should skip travel to the US forever.
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
At this point, we should skip travel to the US forever.
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If the federal Liberals use generative AI in anything having to do with serious governing, this automatically becomes the stupidest government of my lifetime
If the Carney government deploys generative AI -- a product that by design cannot be trusted to provide reliable information -- to answer Canadians' tax question, it should be required to forgive the taxes of anyone who follows any incorrect answers.
Tax agency looking at AI, training to help call centre staff provide accurate answers
OTTAWA - A senior official working at the Canada Revenue Agency says the agency is looking to artificial intelligence and better training to help call centre agents provide more accurate
www.thestar.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If the federal Liberals use generative AI in anything having to do with serious governing, this automatically becomes the stupidest government of my lifetime
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🇨🇦ONTARIO: Stop looking away at whatever Ford tries to distract with.
PAY attention to the bills that he is ramming through the legislature.
Pay attention to who he is REALLY working for.
Ford is MapleMAGA through and through.
PAY attention to the bills that he is ramming through the legislature.
Pay attention to who he is REALLY working for.
Ford is MapleMAGA through and through.
“Grabbing power and giving billions to pals just like the Greenbelt! Ford is talking tough to Trump while he’s acting like him with his pay-to-play cronyism and now ELECTION changes! Pick a lane, buddy! We’re not going to look away!”
#Onpoli #CndPoli 🇨🇦
👀 youtu.be/jP-hEtyI18s?si…
#Onpoli #CndPoli 🇨🇦
👀 youtu.be/jP-hEtyI18s?si…
October 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🇨🇦ONTARIO: Stop looking away at whatever Ford tries to distract with.
PAY attention to the bills that he is ramming through the legislature.
Pay attention to who he is REALLY working for.
Ford is MapleMAGA through and through.
PAY attention to the bills that he is ramming through the legislature.
Pay attention to who he is REALLY working for.
Ford is MapleMAGA through and through.
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And who asked for this? We asked for increased funding for health care, education, environment. We didn’t ask for increased political donations. We didn’t ask for elimination of fixed dates. We don’t seem to be able to get what we want with thisgovernment. Ford and his donors get what they want.
FFS! This is how democracy dies and kleptocracies take over. As I said on the OShow while Ford talks tough about Trump he sure acts like him 🤬🤬🤬🤬 youtu.be/JXRFfs-2SSQ?si…#Onpolil#cndpolili
October 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
And who asked for this? We asked for increased funding for health care, education, environment. We didn’t ask for increased political donations. We didn’t ask for elimination of fixed dates. We don’t seem to be able to get what we want with thisgovernment. Ford and his donors get what they want.
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Can someone please tell Carney?? VIA Rail is a public service and should have its own rail line and high frequency, some high speed, passenger rail service across the country. Should be one of his top priority nation-building projects.
I know I’ve said this more than once, and I know it’s really obvious, but taking the train between cities in Europe is just fantastic. So easy.
One of the dumbest mistakes North America ever made, and continues to make, is doing so relatively little with trains. Train networks are nation-building.
One of the dumbest mistakes North America ever made, and continues to make, is doing so relatively little with trains. Train networks are nation-building.
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Can someone please tell Carney?? VIA Rail is a public service and should have its own rail line and high frequency, some high speed, passenger rail service across the country. Should be one of his top priority nation-building projects.
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It is a beautiful day when I get the chance to a) write about the Blue Jays and b) shit on Doug Ford
Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019
Ford blames Jays playoff ticket gouging on asshole premier who scrapped Ticketmaster law in 2019
QUEEN’S PARK - After resale tickets to the Blue Jays’ World Series immediately skyrocketed into the thousands of dollars, Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a press conference to place the blame solely on...
www.thebeaverton.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It is a beautiful day when I get the chance to a) write about the Blue Jays and b) shit on Doug Ford
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Fun Fact:
Paul Calandra put former Metrolinx advisor Rohit Gupta in charge of Canada’s largest school board - the TDSB - under the false pretence of financial mismanagement.
I’m sure today’s colliding trains on the extraordinarily-delayed Eglinton Crosstown aren’t a metaphor for anything at all.
👀
Paul Calandra put former Metrolinx advisor Rohit Gupta in charge of Canada’s largest school board - the TDSB - under the false pretence of financial mismanagement.
I’m sure today’s colliding trains on the extraordinarily-delayed Eglinton Crosstown aren’t a metaphor for anything at all.
👀
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Fun Fact:
Paul Calandra put former Metrolinx advisor Rohit Gupta in charge of Canada’s largest school board - the TDSB - under the false pretence of financial mismanagement.
I’m sure today’s colliding trains on the extraordinarily-delayed Eglinton Crosstown aren’t a metaphor for anything at all.
👀
Paul Calandra put former Metrolinx advisor Rohit Gupta in charge of Canada’s largest school board - the TDSB - under the false pretence of financial mismanagement.
I’m sure today’s colliding trains on the extraordinarily-delayed Eglinton Crosstown aren’t a metaphor for anything at all.
👀
This is a #domestic agency??
ICE has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, coming out to more than 700 percent compared to 2024 levels.
Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and “guided missile warheads and explosive components.”
Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and “guided missile warheads and explosive components.”
ICE’s spending on weaponry has soared more than 700 percent this year
The $71.5 million spent so far has paid for guns and armor, chemical munitions, “guided missile warheads," and "explosive components.”
www.motherjones.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is a #domestic agency??
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ICE has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, coming out to more than 700 percent compared to 2024 levels.
Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and “guided missile warheads and explosive components.”
Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and “guided missile warheads and explosive components.”
ICE’s spending on weaponry has soared more than 700 percent this year
The $71.5 million spent so far has paid for guns and armor, chemical munitions, “guided missile warheads," and "explosive components.”
www.motherjones.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ICE has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, coming out to more than 700 percent compared to 2024 levels.
Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and “guided missile warheads and explosive components.”
Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and “guided missile warheads and explosive components.”
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I also can't think of a better way to sabotage Canada's long-run growth prospects in a knowledge-based global economy, which requires a high-capacity state, than to divert spending toward the military and tax cuts while tripling down on natural resource extraction.
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I also can't think of a better way to sabotage Canada's long-run growth prospects in a knowledge-based global economy, which requires a high-capacity state, than to divert spending toward the military and tax cuts while tripling down on natural resource extraction.
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The other word for objections to diversity, equity, and inclusion is "racism"
The DEI debate comes to Canada. www.thestar.com/diversity-eq...
Diversity, equity and inclusion are coming under scrutiny — and Pierre Poilievre is ready to push the conversation
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are in the crosshairs south of the border and now the mantle has been taken up by the federal Conservative party, which has released a
www.thestar.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The other word for objections to diversity, equity, and inclusion is "racism"
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Them: Keep politics out of the classroom.
Me: You first.
#Bill33
#OntEd
#SavePublicEducation
#NoCopsInClassrooms
Me: You first.
#Bill33
#OntEd
#SavePublicEducation
#NoCopsInClassrooms
October 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Them: Keep politics out of the classroom.
Me: You first.
#Bill33
#OntEd
#SavePublicEducation
#NoCopsInClassrooms
Me: You first.
#Bill33
#OntEd
#SavePublicEducation
#NoCopsInClassrooms