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Poland Lai
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Associate Professor, York University, Toronto
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Poland Lai @pleelai.bsky.social · Oct 10
New Blog Post: “Commentary on the proposed federal Safe Long-Term Care Act: Between over-regulation and under-enforcement?” As of Sept 2025, the Federal government has not introduced the Safe Long-Term Care Act. Thx @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca mjlh.mcgill.ca/2025/10/08/p...
Commentary on the proposed federal Safe Long-Term Care Act: Between over-regulation and under-enforcement?
Contributed by Poland Lai, PhD Introduction  The purpose of this blog post is to provide a brief update on the development of a federal Safe Long-Term Care Act. Long Term Care (LTC) homes, als…
mjlh.mcgill.ca
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drkoeppe.bsky.social
Pleased to see our paper on fertility responses to benefit generosity and universalism published in Population and Development Review doi.org/10.1111/padr...
Led by A. Barigazzi, supervised by G. Gallo & me with a research visit @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social
<em>Population and Development Review</em> | Population Council Journal | Wiley Online Library
This study examines the relationship between fertility and social policies across countries within the European Union. Using European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) data f...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
pleelai.bsky.social
This is not unexpected but still very disappointing and disturbing. I hope this will prompt much needed (but most likely difficult) conversations about misinformation, funding for public health, and vaccination records. Our actions affect the whole region (and beyond).
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada's loss of measles-free status a setback, but 'reversible': health official | CBC
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November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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@jplewis.bsky.social & team 👩🏽‍💻🧑🏽‍💻 can't wait to see yr proposal pop up ⏰ Submit before the day is over!
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November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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@jplewis.bsky.social &l'équipe 👩🏽‍💻🧑🏽‍💻 ont hâte de voir apparaître votre proposition⏰Soumettez-la avant la fin de la journée !
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November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
pleelai.bsky.social
Very thoughtful article about lack of inspections of care homes by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England. Something is wrong when a regulator - any regulator - let a service provider uninspected for a long time. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Grieving families' despair at care home inspection gaps
BBC finds a fifth of care homes rated "inadequate" were not reinspected within a year or more.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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🏆 Congratulations to Lucy Series on winning the 2025 Peter Townsend Prize from the British Academy for her book Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution, part of the Law, Society, Policy series.

Learn more about the prize: https://ow.ly/EHN050Xne86
Peter Townsend Prize
The Peter Townsend Prize, worth £1,000, is awarded biennially for outstanding work with policy relevance on a topic to which Townsend made a major contribution.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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🧟‍♀️ 👻👾 👹ANSWER the CALL before the deadline passes…🧟‍♂️🦇🕷️ 🪦 𝐁𝐨𝐨 🙈
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October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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jenniferkoshan.bsky.social
Not happy about this at all. But can we please stop calling it child porn? If a short form is needed, how about CSAEM (child sexual abuse + exploitation material)? True, the SCC was dealing with the offence of child pornography before it was amended to CSAEM, but "porn" unnecessarily diminishes it.
November 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
pleelai.bsky.social
"Recognising care as something universal and with legal protections (e.g. paid care leave) will help." ... "Care is inevitable; political failure need not be."
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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jenniferkoshan.bsky.social
The UCP’s use of the NWS clause to end the teachers strike is sinking in. This is a terrible precedent for *all* groups with protected rights. Why would the government ever not use s 33 now in any case where they can’t make a credible s 1 argument?
jaredwesley.ca Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 16d
"Bill 2 is perfectly legal."

"The kids need to go back to class."

I agree.

That doesn't mean the premier should've done an endrun around the legislature and the courts.

If the back-to-work law was defensible, why didn't she defend it before leaving the country?

open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
pleelai.bsky.social
Bill 60, if passed, will make it even more difficult for renters in ON. “Only in Doug Ford’s Ontario can hard-working renters in good standing be able to count on just a one-year lease, while a foreign spa company at Ontario Place gets a guarantee for 99.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Say goodbye to rent control, indefinite leases if Ontario passes housing proposal: advocates | CBC News
Ontario's planned new housing legislation could open the door to ending rent control and indefinite leases across the province, advocates warn after a recent proposal by Premier Doug Ford's government...
www.cbc.ca
October 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
pleelai.bsky.social
Ontario bill would look at so called ‘alternative options’ for ending 'evergreen' residential leases. This will make the rental market even more unaffordable. ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti... check out govt's technical briefing: news.ontario.ca/assets/files...
Ontario bill would look at ‘alternative options’ for ending residential leases, scrap Toronto green roof bylaw. Here are the highlights
The Ford government has tabled an omnibus bill that would make changes to a whole suite of laws and regulations, from green roofs to tenant evictions and driver’s licences.
ctvnews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
pleelai.bsky.social
📣Thought-provoking article. "When immigrant and racialized communities’ needs are dismissed as “special treatment” rather than essential care, we normalize exclusion. We allow health systems to treat some health needs as optional." healthydebate.ca/2025/10/topi...
Using ‘integration’ to silence culturally specific care - Healthy Debate
When culturally specific care is allowed to vanish under another name, we all lose a piece of the commons we rely on.
healthydebate.ca
October 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
pleelai.bsky.social
Hello York University graduate students! Are you interested in working in the public sector (e.g. governments and non-profit)? Check out www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/... offered at @YorkU_Markham ! First class on Thur, Oct 23, from 4 to 7 pm. 6 weeks. Shuttle from Keele to Markham and back. Thx.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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#CPSA_ACSP26 Nous avons organisé 8 ateliers passionnants pour v permettre d'approfondir v connaissances ! Découvrez-les 📽️ !
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October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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What will u master at #CPSA_ACSP26?👩🏾‍🎓Dive into our 8 expert-led workshops From legislatures to Gen AI, we've got yr prof develop covered!
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October 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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🎥Pulling back the curtain✨Meet the section heads who are crafting an unforgettable #CPSA_ACSP26 experience-They're ❤️beat of the conference!
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October 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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🎥 Nous levons le rideau✨Rencontrez les resp de section qui préparent une expérience #CPSA_ACSP26 inoubliable. Ils sont le ❤️battant du congrès !
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October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Many autistic students are denied a full education — here’s what we need for inclusive schools. theconversation.com/many-autisti...
Many autistic students are denied a full education — here’s what we need for inclusive schools
Integrating autistic students fully and meaningfully in classrooms is important for their education, for broader classrooms as well as for families’ employment security and well-being.
theconversation.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
pleelai.bsky.social
New Blog Post: “Commentary on the proposed federal Safe Long-Term Care Act: Between over-regulation and under-enforcement?” As of Sept 2025, the Federal government has not introduced the Safe Long-Term Care Act. Thx @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca mjlh.mcgill.ca/2025/10/08/p...
Commentary on the proposed federal Safe Long-Term Care Act: Between over-regulation and under-enforcement?
Contributed by Poland Lai, PhD Introduction  The purpose of this blog post is to provide a brief update on the development of a federal Safe Long-Term Care Act. Long Term Care (LTC) homes, als…
mjlh.mcgill.ca
October 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
pleelai.bsky.social
New blog: Under the Trudeau government, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Seniors were mandated to develop national long-term care standards and a Safe Long-Term Care Act. As of Sept 2025, the Federal government has not introduced the Safe Long-Term Care Act. mjlh.mcgill.ca/2025/10/08/p...
Commentary on the proposed federal Safe Long-Term Care Act: Between over-regulation and under-enforcement?
Contributed by Poland Lai, PhD Introduction  The purpose of this blog post is to provide a brief update on the development of a federal Safe Long-Term Care Act. Long Term Care (LTC) homes, als…
mjlh.mcgill.ca
October 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
pleelai.bsky.social
News from UK: This story really speaks to me. As a former carer, I know the importance of assistive devices for disabled people. I also have first hand experience of pushing a wheelchair around for hours. The exhaustion is real. Your shoulder and back can hurt a lot. www.bbc.com/news/article...
'She doesn't get another childhood': The lives on hold waiting for wheelchairs
More than a thousand disabled children are waiting for wheelchairs and equipment that could transform their lives, Whizz Kidz say
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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jenniferkoshan.bsky.social
This is the 4th and final post in our series on the Dickson case; this one examines the dissent on ss 25 and 15 of the Charter. While it appears to flow from concerns about gender equality, @roberthamilton.bsky.social, @jwatsonhamilton.bsky.social and I are critical of the dissent's approach.
ablawg.bsky.social ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · Sep 24
New Post: The Dissent in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation: Failing to Accommodate Legal Pluralism

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September 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"In 1998, concerns were raised about a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Since then, many large, high-quality studies have shown the vaccine is safe. Here’s what the evidence says."
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork... via @gavi.org
Can MMR vaccines cause autism?
In 1998, concerns were raised about a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Since then, many large, high-quality studies have shown the vaccine is safe. Here’s what the evidence says.
www.gavi.org
September 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM