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Waterloo Region Health Coalition compiled a summary of the National Health Care System of Scotland. 980 CFPL London Live shared a 16-min audio summary featuring Dr. Allyson Pollock, professor Emeritus at Newcastle University & OHC Executive Director, Natalie Mehra.
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Ontario needs to adopt the Scottish Public Health Care System now!
National Health Care Services Scotland (NHSS) is entirely publicly funded and thriving when compared with the disastrously corrupt, inefficient and virtually bankrupt private, for-profit English NHS.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Waterloo Region Health Coalition compiled a summary of the National Health Care System of Scotland. 980 CFPL London Live shared a 16-min audio summary featuring Dr. Allyson Pollock, professor Emeritus at Newcastle University & OHC Executive Director, Natalie Mehra.
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While Ontario’s public hospitals have been pushed into deficit and ordered to make even deeper cuts, the Ford government has been redirecting hundreds of millions of public dollars to private, for-profit clinics. #OHC #SNHS #CHC
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Ontario needs to adopt the Scottish Public Health Care System now!
National Health Care Services Scotland (NHSS) is entirely publicly funded and thriving when compared with the disastrously corrupt, inefficient and virtually bankrupt private, for-profit English NHS.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
While Ontario’s public hospitals have been pushed into deficit and ordered to make even deeper cuts, the Ford government has been redirecting hundreds of millions of public dollars to private, for-profit clinics. #OHC #SNHS #CHC
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Wolsak & Wynn has been publishing challenging, enchanting, unusual and often award-winning books for 40 years. Owner Noelle Allen also founded Sharp Words Hamilton's Winter Book Fair happening Sat. Jan. 31 at Bridgeworks.
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Noelle Allen is owner of award winning Wolsak and Wynn literary press in Hamilton, ON
Wolsak & Wynn has been publishing challenging, enchanting, unusual and often award-winning books for forty years. They also have the most creative, hand-made storefront window on all of James St.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Wolsak & Wynn has been publishing challenging, enchanting, unusual and often award-winning books for 40 years. Owner Noelle Allen also founded Sharp Words Hamilton's Winter Book Fair happening Sat. Jan. 31 at Bridgeworks.
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Noelle Allen, owner of award winning Wolsak and Wynn literary press in Hamilton, ON., started by publishing 6 books of poetry/year before expanding to over 16 books of various genres. Definitely a Hamilton success story.
Hear my interview with Noelle on Small Change tomorrow: doreenn.substack.com
Hear my interview with Noelle on Small Change tomorrow: doreenn.substack.com
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January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Noelle Allen, owner of award winning Wolsak and Wynn literary press in Hamilton, ON., started by publishing 6 books of poetry/year before expanding to over 16 books of various genres. Definitely a Hamilton success story.
Hear my interview with Noelle on Small Change tomorrow: doreenn.substack.com
Hear my interview with Noelle on Small Change tomorrow: doreenn.substack.com
This is why we need to robustly fund and actively support arts and culture workers including collections and conservation staff.
‘Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music’
Juno exhibition curated by Hamilton Civic Museums.
Cost: Free at Lister Block.
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‘Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music’
Juno exhibition curated by Hamilton Civic Museums.
Cost: Free at Lister Block.
www.thespec.com/entertainmen...
Explore ‘Punching In’: A free exhibition celebrating Hamilton’s vibrant music scene
Arkells, artifacts and activism feature in the city’s new art exhibit.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This is why we need to robustly fund and actively support arts and culture workers including collections and conservation staff.
‘Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music’
Juno exhibition curated by Hamilton Civic Museums.
Cost: Free at Lister Block.
www.thespec.com/entertainmen...
‘Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music’
Juno exhibition curated by Hamilton Civic Museums.
Cost: Free at Lister Block.
www.thespec.com/entertainmen...
If you enjoyed my interview with Jason Allen and how he's helping folks fall in love with Hamilton, then be sure to listen to my interview with his editor and publisher, Noelle Allen this Thurs. Noelle is the owner of Wolsak and Wynn publishing in Hamilton. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...
Jason Allen is helping folks fall in love with Hamilton
52 Things to Do in Hamilton: The Insider’s Guide to Fun in the Hammer offers readers one festival, hike, sports event or gallery to engage with each week over the course of an entire year.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
If you enjoyed my interview with Jason Allen and how he's helping folks fall in love with Hamilton, then be sure to listen to my interview with his editor and publisher, Noelle Allen this Thurs. Noelle is the owner of Wolsak and Wynn publishing in Hamilton. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...
“The exhibit consists of 10 artworks that bring together my areas of study, depicting an experience of being a worker in the field of archeology, collecting and preserving buried culture,” Cate Killin said. On until April 27 at Glen Abbey Community Centre, Oakville.
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Burlington artist and archeology technician offers ‘views from the field’ in Oakville exhibition
Nelson graduate Cate Killin takes inspiration from her work as an archeology field technician.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:16 PM
“The exhibit consists of 10 artworks that bring together my areas of study, depicting an experience of being a worker in the field of archeology, collecting and preserving buried culture,” Cate Killin said. On until April 27 at Glen Abbey Community Centre, Oakville.
www.thespec.com/things-to-do...
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Jason Allen is helping folks fall in love with Hamilton. His new book, 52 Things to Do in Hamilton: The Insider’s Guide to Fun in the Hammer offers readers one festival, hike, sports event or gallery to engage with each week over the course of an entire year.
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Jason Allen is helping folks fall in love with Hamilton
52 Things to Do in Hamilton: The Insider’s Guide to Fun in the Hammer offers readers one festival, hike, sports event or gallery to engage with each week over the course of an entire year.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Jason Allen is helping folks fall in love with Hamilton. His new book, 52 Things to Do in Hamilton: The Insider’s Guide to Fun in the Hammer offers readers one festival, hike, sports event or gallery to engage with each week over the course of an entire year.
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A lack of affordable rental housing means women return to their abusers & children are exposed to adverse childhood experiences. OGP MPP Aislinn Clancey explains how ACE impacts the trajectory of those children’s lives and the effect that has on society as a whole.
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OGP MPP Aislinn Clancy is a passionate advocate
Ontarians should spend a maximum 30% of their gross income on housing. Ford vote down Bill 28 replacing it with omnibus Bill 60 that removed guard rails and made renting a free for all nightmare.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A lack of affordable rental housing means women return to their abusers & children are exposed to adverse childhood experiences. OGP MPP Aislinn Clancey explains how ACE impacts the trajectory of those children’s lives and the effect that has on society as a whole.
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In 2024, over 80,000 Ontarians were unhoused. If appropriate measures are not immediately implemented as many as 300,000 unhoused folks could be living in Ontario by 2034. That’s just a decade in the future. OGP MPP Aislinn Clancey has some solutions. #OGP
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OGP MPP Aislinn Clancy is a passionate advocate
Ontarians should spend a maximum 30% of their gross income on housing. Ford vote down Bill 28 replacing it with omnibus Bill 60 that removed guard rails and made renting a free for all nightmare.
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
In 2024, over 80,000 Ontarians were unhoused. If appropriate measures are not immediately implemented as many as 300,000 unhoused folks could be living in Ontario by 2034. That’s just a decade in the future. OGP MPP Aislinn Clancey has some solutions. #OGP
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Tomorrow on Small Change: Bill 60 changed tenant evictions & tenant appeals. OGP MPP Aislinn Clancy explains the changes & who benefits from them — and, it’s not renters. We also discuss if Ontarians are actually able to maintain adequate housing in a free for all rental market. doreenn.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Tomorrow on Small Change: Bill 60 changed tenant evictions & tenant appeals. OGP MPP Aislinn Clancy explains the changes & who benefits from them — and, it’s not renters. We also discuss if Ontarians are actually able to maintain adequate housing in a free for all rental market. doreenn.substack.com
It is possible to build deeply affordable housing that is beautiful and functional! St Matt's just moved 15 Black and Indigenous folks into inclusive housing in Hamilton. #SMH #HamOnt #ACCA #HRIC
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January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
It is possible to build deeply affordable housing that is beautiful and functional! St Matt's just moved 15 Black and Indigenous folks into inclusive housing in Hamilton. #SMH #HamOnt #ACCA #HRIC
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Today is the day that everyone should know or remember that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began advocating for universal basic income before he was killed. Everyone should also know why. Read his words about it to learn why. Lots of quotes from him here to help understand his reasoning:
"The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct, and immediate abolition of poverty." — Martin Luther King Jr.
About MLK's advocacy for basic income
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January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Today is the day that everyone should know or remember that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began advocating for universal basic income before he was killed. Everyone should also know why. Read his words about it to learn why. Lots of quotes from him here to help understand his reasoning:
Women of Ontario unite with public sector and trade unionists, because it’s time to rise up! The will of the people can challenge landlords and reluctant governments creating meaningful change. #KnockingAtTheDoor #RentCapsNow #1915GlasgowRentStrike
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Ford and ON landlords heed the warning of the 1915 Rent Strike in Glasgow, Scotland
Women of Ontario unite with public sector and trade unionists, because it’s time to rise up! The will of the people can challenge landlords and reluctant governments creating meaningful change.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Women of Ontario unite with public sector and trade unionists, because it’s time to rise up! The will of the people can challenge landlords and reluctant governments creating meaningful change. #KnockingAtTheDoor #RentCapsNow #1915GlasgowRentStrike
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Health studies students consider the relevance of Georg Grosz’s depictions of social inequalities in Weimar Germany to the contemporary Canadian scene
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Health studies students consider the relevance of Georg Grosz’s depictions of social inequalities in Weimar Germany to the contemporary Canadian scene
The arts and humanities can direct attention to the health-threatening effects of adverse living and working conditions and the political and economic systems that spawn them. In pursuit of this goal,...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Health studies students consider the relevance of Georg Grosz’s depictions of social inequalities in Weimar Germany to the contemporary Canadian scene
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Tom and I explore how a Basic Income significantly improves the social determinants of health for the majority of Ontarians. We also deconstruct PC MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos' tragically misinformed take on Basic Income, ODSP, OW and privatization of oversight.
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Tom Cooper helps deconstruct MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos' tragically misinformed take on Basic Income
Tom Cooper and I discuss how a Basic Income could over come the barricades the Ford government has put in the path of renters, disabled citizens and workers – particularly in female dominated fields.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Tom and I explore how a Basic Income significantly improves the social determinants of health for the majority of Ontarians. We also deconstruct PC MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos' tragically misinformed take on Basic Income, ODSP, OW and privatization of oversight.
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Wonderful things happen when archaeologists transition their work gloves into canvases. This is really tiny and exquisitely detailed art by Cate Killin. Go to Glenn Abby Community Centre in Oakville to see Cate's body of work and be sure to pay attention to her shadowing that is truly outstanding!
January 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Wonderful things happen when archaeologists transition their work gloves into canvases. This is really tiny and exquisitely detailed art by Cate Killin. Go to Glenn Abby Community Centre in Oakville to see Cate's body of work and be sure to pay attention to her shadowing that is truly outstanding!
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The Quality of Life Research Unit at the University of Toronto: Eulogy and the Rebirth of a Quality of Life Research and Practice Agenda
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The Quality of Life Research Unit at the University of Toronto: Eulogy and the Rebirth of a Quality of Life Research and Practice Agenda
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January 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The Quality of Life Research Unit at the University of Toronto: Eulogy and the Rebirth of a Quality of Life Research and Practice Agenda
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MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos told me the Ford govt tied ODSP and OW payments to inflation and was making sure rates kept pace with the cost of living. Turns out that is NOT TRUE. Tom Cooper gives tells us the truth so have a listen. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...
Tom Cooper helps deconstruct MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos' tragically misinformed take on Basic Income
Tom Cooper and I discuss how a Basic Income could over come the barricades the Ford government has put in the path of renters, disabled citizens and workers – particularly in female dominated fields.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos told me the Ford govt tied ODSP and OW payments to inflation and was making sure rates kept pace with the cost of living. Turns out that is NOT TRUE. Tom Cooper gives tells us the truth so have a listen. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...
Housing should cost no more than 30% of your gross income. To realistically afford that $2,000 rent means earning $6,667/month before taxes. That’s $80,000 annually. A living wage of $22.60/hr only gets you $3,345/ month. Minimum wage earners only get $2,464/month.
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Tom Cooper helps deconstruct MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos' tragically misinformed take on Basic Income
Tom Cooper and I discuss how a Basic Income could over come the barricades the Ford government has put in the path of renters, disabled citizens and workers – particularly in female dominated fields.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Housing should cost no more than 30% of your gross income. To realistically afford that $2,000 rent means earning $6,667/month before taxes. That’s $80,000 annually. A living wage of $22.60/hr only gets you $3,345/ month. Minimum wage earners only get $2,464/month.
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"Lucky Day" by artist Cate Killin has several meanings. Not only the obvious the double rainbow, but having a port-a-potty on site for the women working in the field!
Get to Glenn Abby Community Centre in Oakville to see more of these amazing paintings!
Get to Glenn Abby Community Centre in Oakville to see more of these amazing paintings!
January 14, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"Lucky Day" by artist Cate Killin has several meanings. Not only the obvious the double rainbow, but having a port-a-potty on site for the women working in the field!
Get to Glenn Abby Community Centre in Oakville to see more of these amazing paintings!
Get to Glenn Abby Community Centre in Oakville to see more of these amazing paintings!
A new art show at Glenn Abby Community Centre features the work of artist Cate Killin who documents working as an archaeologist in Ontario. Here's her take on winter archaeology. Yes, that's a thing!
January 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
A new art show at Glenn Abby Community Centre features the work of artist Cate Killin who documents working as an archaeologist in Ontario. Here's her take on winter archaeology. Yes, that's a thing!