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Barbara Hicks
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Lawyer. Adjudicator. Mom. Wife. Lover of democracy, coffee, books, travel, nature and art. Storm enthusiast. Clean air advocate. X-refugee looking for my people. Ontario, Canada
July 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Paging Dr. Moore. Paging Dr. Moore. Where is our public health leadership during this huge measles outbreak? What’s being done to stop the spread? What’s being done to increase vaccination rates? We need herd immunity again. This is a huge failure by public health. #measlesoutbreak #publichealth
Ontario faces largest measles outbreak in nearly 30 years
Public Health Ontario says 78 new measles cases have been identified over the past two weeks, bringing cases to just over 140. As Catalina Gillies reports, the outbreak is renewing concerns about vacc...
toronto.citynews.ca
March 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Reposted by Barbara Hicks
"Ford has been in power for 7 yrs, enough to accumulate a record. If he is depending on rural voters to come through for him again, he is hoping those voters have not been paying attention."

In 2025, the habit deserves a thoughtful rethink."

www.owensoundcurrent.com/p/letter-are...
Letter: Are Ford’s PCs Upholding Conservative Traditions & Values?
Joyce Hall of Markdale urges rural voters to critically evaluate whether the current PC government is upholding what we understand to be conservative values.
www.owensoundcurrent.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Reposted by Barbara Hicks