Heather Mulligan
@hmulligan.bsky.social
Advocate | Political wonk running on coffee and big ideas | Proud Nova Scotian
Reposted by Heather Mulligan
Where are the warning labels about alcohol’s negative impacts on society?
Commentary by me
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Commentary by me
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Where are the warning labels about alcohol's negative impacts on society? - Halifax Examiner
We're better at understanding the health effects of drinking, but there's still work to be done to understand the larger dangers to all of us.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Where are the warning labels about alcohol’s negative impacts on society?
Commentary by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/w...
Commentary by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/w...
Reposted by Heather Mulligan
I'm curious to know the community response to Houston's desire to expand alcohol sales. Govt seems to have gone quiet on that. There are more places to buy alcohol than there are Tim Hortons in NS (learned that from my colleague @hmulligan.bsky.social). Also see cgscholar.com/bookstore/wo...
Community Health Implications : An Examination of Access
A scholarly article by authors Matthew Numer, Julie Mc Eachern, and Felicia Rushton, Dan Steeves, James Whiteman, Sara Kirk published in The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society
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October 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I'm curious to know the community response to Houston's desire to expand alcohol sales. Govt seems to have gone quiet on that. There are more places to buy alcohol than there are Tim Hortons in NS (learned that from my colleague @hmulligan.bsky.social). Also see cgscholar.com/bookstore/wo...
Reposted by Heather Mulligan
Congratulations Premier-designate Tony Wakeham, the PC Party, and all new and returning members of the @nlleg.bsky.social. We look forward to our continued work together, improving the health of all #Newfoundlanders and #Labradorians. To take on #cancer, it takes all of us. It takes a society.
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Congratulations Premier-designate Tony Wakeham, the PC Party, and all new and returning members of the @nlleg.bsky.social. We look forward to our continued work together, improving the health of all #Newfoundlanders and #Labradorians. To take on #cancer, it takes all of us. It takes a society.
Reposted by Heather Mulligan
Great things are possible when government and innovation sectors come together to create ecosystems that advance new treatment options and improve outcomes for people with cancer, not only in New Brunswick, but across the Atlantic region. Congratulations @govnb.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Great things are possible when government and innovation sectors come together to create ecosystems that advance new treatment options and improve outcomes for people with cancer, not only in New Brunswick, but across the Atlantic region. Congratulations @govnb.bsky.social
#NovaScotians deserve to know how expanded alcohol sales could impact our health and communities. Join IWK Health, @ccsacanada.bsky.social, @InjuryFreeNS & @cancersociety.bsky.social and hear directly from the experts and those with lived experiences: www.eventbrite.ca/e/exploring-...
Exploring the Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Alcohol Expansion in NS
A mini conference exploring the health and wellbeing impacts of alcohol expansion in Nova Scotia communities and populations.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#NovaScotians deserve to know how expanded alcohol sales could impact our health and communities. Join IWK Health, @ccsacanada.bsky.social, @InjuryFreeNS & @cancersociety.bsky.social and hear directly from the experts and those with lived experiences: www.eventbrite.ca/e/exploring-...
Reposted by Heather Mulligan
We applaud the PC Party of #NewfoundlandandLabrador for committing to modernize medical travel. Those in rural and remote areas face steep barriers when accessing essential cancer care. Newfoundlanders and Labradorians deserve equitable access to healthcare, no matter where they live. #nlpoli
October 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We applaud the PC Party of #NewfoundlandandLabrador for committing to modernize medical travel. Those in rural and remote areas face steep barriers when accessing essential cancer care. Newfoundlanders and Labradorians deserve equitable access to healthcare, no matter where they live. #nlpoli
Back to school in #AtlanticCanada doesn’t just mean books and backpacks. Youth vaping rates here are the highest in Canada. With $2.1B from Big Tobacco settlements, provinces have a chance to change the story. 🔗 www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Opinion: Protect next generation from nicotine addiction
The next generation of Atlantic Canadians are growing up in a nicotine landscape that looks nothing like the one their parents knew.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Back to school in #AtlanticCanada doesn’t just mean books and backpacks. Youth vaping rates here are the highest in Canada. With $2.1B from Big Tobacco settlements, provinces have a chance to change the story. 🔗 www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
September always feels like a reset. This fall in #AtlanticCanada we’re focused on expanding #cancerscreening, stronger #alcohol & #tobacco policies, better #drugaccess, affordable care and more. Grateful to do this work with @cancersociety.bsky.social and partners committed to better outcomes 💛
September 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
September always feels like a reset. This fall in #AtlanticCanada we’re focused on expanding #cancerscreening, stronger #alcohol & #tobacco policies, better #drugaccess, affordable care and more. Grateful to do this work with @cancersociety.bsky.social and partners committed to better outcomes 💛
Reposted by Heather Mulligan
Great piece Cameron Kilfoy and great advocacy by @hmulligan.bsky.social ! ❤️
@cancersociety.bsky.social
#NewfoundlandAndLabrador #Cancer #Advocacy #MTAP #RuralCare #CancerCare
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@cancersociety.bsky.social
#NewfoundlandAndLabrador #Cancer #Advocacy #MTAP #RuralCare #CancerCare
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What's contributing delays in cancer care and surgeries across NL?
For treatments such as radiation, NLHS says it's meeting national benchmarks, but Canadian Cancer Society spokesperson sees room to improve
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August 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Great piece Cameron Kilfoy and great advocacy by @hmulligan.bsky.social ! ❤️
@cancersociety.bsky.social
#NewfoundlandAndLabrador #Cancer #Advocacy #MTAP #RuralCare #CancerCare
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@cancersociety.bsky.social
#NewfoundlandAndLabrador #Cancer #Advocacy #MTAP #RuralCare #CancerCare
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Sometimes wins for healthcare come from unexpected places. Lowering bridge & ferry fees in #PEI isn’t just about tourism or trade, it reduces barriers for people who travel for cancer care. This is why we need a health lens in every nation-building convo. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Lower bridge, ferry costs mean less of a barrier for people going off-Island for health care | CBC News
Living with a rare disease that comes with chronic pain hasn't been easy or cheap for P.E.I. resident Christine MacFadyen. The cost associated with travelling off-Island for health care eventually pus...
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July 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Sometimes wins for healthcare come from unexpected places. Lowering bridge & ferry fees in #PEI isn’t just about tourism or trade, it reduces barriers for people who travel for cancer care. This is why we need a health lens in every nation-building convo. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Nearly half of #AtlanticCanadians don’t know that alcohol increases #cancer risk. That’s why this new pilot matters. Clear, evidence-based labels. 84% support this type of awareness. The public is ready. Policy needs to catch up.
🔗 thelaker.ca/researchers-...
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Researchers at St. F.X. partner with brewery to put health warning labels on alcohol products » The Laker News
ANTIGONISH: Dr. Kara Thompson, Research Chair in Substance Use Policy and Prevention at St. Francis Xavier University, and Director of the Victor and Mona
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July 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Nearly half of #AtlanticCanadians don’t know that alcohol increases #cancer risk. That’s why this new pilot matters. Clear, evidence-based labels. 84% support this type of awareness. The public is ready. Policy needs to catch up.
🔗 thelaker.ca/researchers-...
🔗 thelaker.ca/researchers-...
We don’t talk enough about what it really costs to go through cancer. This isn’t just unique to #PEI. Across #AtlanticCanada, more and more people are travelling for care, adding financial strain on patients and families already carrying so much.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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PCH cancer patients must go to Charlottetown for treatment until July 10, says Health P.E.I. | CBC News
Cancer patients who usually get treatment in Summerside will have to travel to P.E.I.’s capital over the next several days, while those who need a medical oncologist will need to go to Charlottetown u...
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July 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We don’t talk enough about what it really costs to go through cancer. This isn’t just unique to #PEI. Across #AtlanticCanada, more and more people are travelling for care, adding financial strain on patients and families already carrying so much.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Most people think our #healthcare system covers all cancer care costs, but that’s not always true. Many people face debt just to access care, including #clinicaltrials. I spoke to @globalnews about why trials must be part of standard care:
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@cancersociety.bsky.social
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@cancersociety.bsky.social
A look at the high cost of taking part in clinical trials | Watch News Videos Online
Watch A look at the high cost of taking part in clinical trials Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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July 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Most people think our #healthcare system covers all cancer care costs, but that’s not always true. Many people face debt just to access care, including #clinicaltrials. I spoke to @globalnews about why trials must be part of standard care:
globalnews.ca/video/112709...
@cancersociety.bsky.social
globalnews.ca/video/112709...
@cancersociety.bsky.social
Reposted by Heather Mulligan
So much for fixing health-care. This move will increase alcohol-related harms. 571 deaths, & 44,172+ emergency/hospital visits linked to alcohol in 2022 in NS. We all pay for that. The NS Alcohol Policy Coalition has sent an open letter to the Premier, read it here nsalcohol.ca/Files/NSAPC%... #CDOH
June 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
So much for fixing health-care. This move will increase alcohol-related harms. 571 deaths, & 44,172+ emergency/hospital visits linked to alcohol in 2022 in NS. We all pay for that. The NS Alcohol Policy Coalition has sent an open letter to the Premier, read it here nsalcohol.ca/Files/NSAPC%... #CDOH
#NovaScotia once led the country on tobacco control. Now? We lead in youth vaping and smoking.
@cancersociety.bsky.social has sounded the alarm for years. It’s time to step up.
Raise the age to 21.
Strengthen enforcement. Modernize the law.
We’ve done it before. Let’s do it again.
@cancersociety.bsky.social has sounded the alarm for years. It’s time to step up.
Raise the age to 21.
Strengthen enforcement. Modernize the law.
We’ve done it before. Let’s do it again.
May 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#NovaScotia once led the country on tobacco control. Now? We lead in youth vaping and smoking.
@cancersociety.bsky.social has sounded the alarm for years. It’s time to step up.
Raise the age to 21.
Strengthen enforcement. Modernize the law.
We’ve done it before. Let’s do it again.
@cancersociety.bsky.social has sounded the alarm for years. It’s time to step up.
Raise the age to 21.
Strengthen enforcement. Modernize the law.
We’ve done it before. Let’s do it again.
This is what #foodinsecurity looks like.
Bare shelves at the #Dartmouth Community Fridge. Quiet urgency.
1 in 4 in our community now rely on food banks or fridges like this, and that number is growing.
If you can, give: linktr.ee/dartmouthcom...
Bare shelves at the #Dartmouth Community Fridge. Quiet urgency.
1 in 4 in our community now rely on food banks or fridges like this, and that number is growing.
If you can, give: linktr.ee/dartmouthcom...
May 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is what #foodinsecurity looks like.
Bare shelves at the #Dartmouth Community Fridge. Quiet urgency.
1 in 4 in our community now rely on food banks or fridges like this, and that number is growing.
If you can, give: linktr.ee/dartmouthcom...
Bare shelves at the #Dartmouth Community Fridge. Quiet urgency.
1 in 4 in our community now rely on food banks or fridges like this, and that number is growing.
If you can, give: linktr.ee/dartmouthcom...
Grateful to welcome MLA Chris Palmer & MLA Nick Hilton to The Lodge That Gives during #DaffodilMonth. We discussed improving caregiver supports, access to care & the power of partnerships like @cancersociety.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Grateful to welcome MLA Chris Palmer & MLA Nick Hilton to The Lodge That Gives during #DaffodilMonth. We discussed improving caregiver supports, access to care & the power of partnerships like @cancersociety.bsky.social
Arrived! Can’t wait to dig into this one. Congratulations Max/#Arkells on your first (hopefully not last) release 👏
April 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Arrived! Can’t wait to dig into this one. Congratulations Max/#Arkells on your first (hopefully not last) release 👏
Advanced polls are open! Big love to all the GOTV teams hitting the ground running. And hey…while you’re out voting, please take a second to thank the poll workers. They’re doing their best to keep things smooth and fair for everyone. Be kind.
April 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Advanced polls are open! Big love to all the GOTV teams hitting the ground running. And hey…while you’re out voting, please take a second to thank the poll workers. They’re doing their best to keep things smooth and fair for everyone. Be kind.
It’s #DaffodilMonth and this week I hosted @novascotiandp.bsky.social and @LiberalPartyNS at The Lodge That Gives to talk about affordability, caregiver support, and more. We at @cancersociety.bsky.social knows that to take on cancer, it means all of us working together. It takes a society 💛
April 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It’s #DaffodilMonth and this week I hosted @novascotiandp.bsky.social and @LiberalPartyNS at The Lodge That Gives to talk about affordability, caregiver support, and more. We at @cancersociety.bsky.social knows that to take on cancer, it means all of us working together. It takes a society 💛
Wonderful chat with the @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social Atlantic Morning crew about @cancersociety.bsky.social’s #DaffodilMonth. We were joined by Kyle who shared his cancer story and struggles he faced. But he didn’t face it alone - we were there with him. Check it out: tr.ee/4ydnHCb41f
April 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Wonderful chat with the @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social Atlantic Morning crew about @cancersociety.bsky.social’s #DaffodilMonth. We were joined by Kyle who shared his cancer story and struggles he faced. But he didn’t face it alone - we were there with him. Check it out: tr.ee/4ydnHCb41f
Thank you, Hon Derek Mombourquette, for raising this important issue at the #NovaScotia Health Committee. @cancersociety.bsky.social has been calling for a refundable tax credit to better support the millions of #caregivers who step up every year, providing billions of dollars in unpaid care 🧵/1
April 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Thank you, Hon Derek Mombourquette, for raising this important issue at the #NovaScotia Health Committee. @cancersociety.bsky.social has been calling for a refundable tax credit to better support the millions of #caregivers who step up every year, providing billions of dollars in unpaid care 🧵/1
📢 a #lungcancer screening program is on the horizon for #PEI - an important step toward earlier detection and better outcomes for Islanders. @CCS_Advocacy has been encouraging the Island to join its sister provinces in providing this vital cancer screening tool
April 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
📢 a #lungcancer screening program is on the horizon for #PEI - an important step toward earlier detection and better outcomes for Islanders. @CCS_Advocacy has been encouraging the Island to join its sister provinces in providing this vital cancer screening tool
Some “just because” flowers from the beautiful Prince Edward Island. Just a little proof the Island grows more than potatoes, it grows joy too.
April 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Some “just because” flowers from the beautiful Prince Edward Island. Just a little proof the Island grows more than potatoes, it grows joy too.
Voted today 🗳️ It was quick and easy. You don’t have to wait until election day, just visit a return office and make your voice heard. And while you’re there, take a second to thank the poll workers. They’re doing a great job keeping the process smooth for everyone. 👏
March 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Voted today 🗳️ It was quick and easy. You don’t have to wait until election day, just visit a return office and make your voice heard. And while you’re there, take a second to thank the poll workers. They’re doing a great job keeping the process smooth for everyone. 👏