@k40mac.bsky.social
I’m a Bluenoser in Toronto doing what I can to breathe clean air, encourage good government and raise smart, healthy, empathetic kids. #Covidconscious
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For those that wonder why I still mask, and why I think every psychologist should be screaming from the rooftops about the dangers posed to society by COVID infections.
We can’t handle the requirements of those with special needs NOW. What happens when demand increases?
We can’t handle the requirements of those with special needs NOW. What happens when demand increases?
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For those that wonder why I still mask, and why I think every psychologist should be screaming from the rooftops about the dangers posed to society by COVID infections.
We can’t handle the requirements of those with special needs NOW. What happens when demand increases?
We can’t handle the requirements of those with special needs NOW. What happens when demand increases?
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Local man who inherited his father's business before inheriting his father's and brother's political dynasty urges others to "go find a job"
Protesters chanted "people over profits" at Queen's Park Monday after Premier Doug Ford's government passed a bill critics say will favour landlords over tenants.
Ford shouted back: "Go find a job."
Ford shouted back: "Go find a job."
Protesters disrupt Ontario legislature over controversial landlord legislation
Protesters chanted "people over profits" in the Ontario legislature's public galleries Monday after Premier Doug Ford's government passed a bill critics say will favour landlords over tenants.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Local man who inherited his father's business before inheriting his father's and brother's political dynasty urges others to "go find a job"
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The elephant in the room is that any effective defence against COVID and other airborne pathogens will end the careers of today's public health and IPC leaders - their only hope to beat charges of negligence is the lie that it was never possible to do better.
They cannot afford a success.
They cannot afford a success.
Lady Hallett Shouldn’t Hold Her Breath, says Health Campaign Group - British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)
“The country has invested millions of pounds into the Inquiry and a huge amount of faith into the process to help us learn lessons. COVID-19 has caused over 250,000 deaths and scientists’ understandin...
www.bohs.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The elephant in the room is that any effective defence against COVID and other airborne pathogens will end the careers of today's public health and IPC leaders - their only hope to beat charges of negligence is the lie that it was never possible to do better.
They cannot afford a success.
They cannot afford a success.
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Now if only #Canada could have its own #covid inquiry.
Then, Public Health across the country would have to explain the decisions they made, based more on economic reasons than PH, and how they refused to acknowledge that #covid was airborne.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
Then, Public Health across the country would have to explain the decisions they made, based more on economic reasons than PH, and how they refused to acknowledge that #covid was airborne.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
Delay in COVID-19 lockdowns in U.K. resulted in some 23,000 more deaths: public inquiry | CBC News
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a "toxic," "chaotic" and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Now if only #Canada could have its own #covid inquiry.
Then, Public Health across the country would have to explain the decisions they made, based more on economic reasons than PH, and how they refused to acknowledge that #covid was airborne.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
Then, Public Health across the country would have to explain the decisions they made, based more on economic reasons than PH, and how they refused to acknowledge that #covid was airborne.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
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Caught three of my students stealing recently so today I had them write a letter home about their behaviour choices.
I probably should’ve saved some time and had them fill out job applications to be MPs in Doug Ford’s caucus.
I probably should’ve saved some time and had them fill out job applications to be MPs in Doug Ford’s caucus.
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Caught three of my students stealing recently so today I had them write a letter home about their behaviour choices.
I probably should’ve saved some time and had them fill out job applications to be MPs in Doug Ford’s caucus.
I probably should’ve saved some time and had them fill out job applications to be MPs in Doug Ford’s caucus.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
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🏆 KUDOS
...to Toronto's University Health Network for bringing back masking in their facilities as of Nov 18, 2025
😷TGH
😷Toronto Western
😷Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
😷Toronto Rehab
😷Michener Institute
😷West Park
🏥 Hope others will follow...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
...to Toronto's University Health Network for bringing back masking in their facilities as of Nov 18, 2025
😷TGH
😷Toronto Western
😷Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
😷Toronto Rehab
😷Michener Institute
😷West Park
🏥 Hope others will follow...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Iris Gorfinkel: How politics, not science, is putting vulnerable patients and health care workers at risk
As a family doctor, I have seen first-hand the difference masking makes. Since my clinic adopted consistent masking, staff absences from colds, flus, and COVID‑19 have plummeted. Scaled across the
www.thestar.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🏆 KUDOS
...to Toronto's University Health Network for bringing back masking in their facilities as of Nov 18, 2025
😷TGH
😷Toronto Western
😷Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
😷Toronto Rehab
😷Michener Institute
😷West Park
🏥 Hope others will follow...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
...to Toronto's University Health Network for bringing back masking in their facilities as of Nov 18, 2025
😷TGH
😷Toronto Western
😷Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
😷Toronto Rehab
😷Michener Institute
😷West Park
🏥 Hope others will follow...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Of course the entire school board supervision thing is about the Ford government selling land to their friends! The new grift is afoot! ‘I feel like they’re hiding something’: Secrecy at TDSB’s real estate arm worries trustees www.torontotoday.ca/local/educat... #topoli #onpoli #onted
‘I feel like they’re hiding something’: Increased secrecy at TDSB’s real estate arm worries some trustees
During a board meeting of the Toronto Lands Corporation, the TDSB’s supervisor signalled a forthcoming change in the powerful organization’s operations
www.torontotoday.ca
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Of course the entire school board supervision thing is about the Ford government selling land to their friends! The new grift is afoot! ‘I feel like they’re hiding something’: Secrecy at TDSB’s real estate arm worries trustees www.torontotoday.ca/local/educat... #topoli #onpoli #onted
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Remember who the tunnel and highways are really for: friends of Doug. Using taxpayer 💰 on projects like this that don't do anything substantive to improve transportation is a way to repay construction and developer friends. This man is asset-stripping Ontario to reward donors and friends.
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Remember who the tunnel and highways are really for: friends of Doug. Using taxpayer 💰 on projects like this that don't do anything substantive to improve transportation is a way to repay construction and developer friends. This man is asset-stripping Ontario to reward donors and friends.
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
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After some finagling to get the assembly procedure just right we are finally releasing the aluminum bodied POLARIS air purifier, made-in-Canada and based on the open-source design by Zack Deis.
1/3
#airpurifier #indoorairquality #covidisairborne
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#airpurifier #indoorairquality #covidisairborne
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
After some finagling to get the assembly procedure just right we are finally releasing the aluminum bodied POLARIS air purifier, made-in-Canada and based on the open-source design by Zack Deis.
1/3
#airpurifier #indoorairquality #covidisairborne
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#airpurifier #indoorairquality #covidisairborne
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Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
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His tunnel would:
▶️Cost $50–$100 billion
▶️That's $9000-$18000 per Ontario Household
▶️Add just 1 lane each way
▶️Snarl traffic for 10+ years with construction
▶️Cost $50–$100 billion
▶️That's $9000-$18000 per Ontario Household
▶️Add just 1 lane each way
▶️Snarl traffic for 10+ years with construction
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
His tunnel would:
▶️Cost $50–$100 billion
▶️That's $9000-$18000 per Ontario Household
▶️Add just 1 lane each way
▶️Snarl traffic for 10+ years with construction
▶️Cost $50–$100 billion
▶️That's $9000-$18000 per Ontario Household
▶️Add just 1 lane each way
▶️Snarl traffic for 10+ years with construction
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A month ago, Ontario’s Auditor General told Doug Ford’s government to create a public, accountable climate plan with emissions-reduction targets — as courts have also ordered.
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A month ago, Ontario’s Auditor General told Doug Ford’s government to create a public, accountable climate plan with emissions-reduction targets — as courts have also ordered.
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
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Still waiting for clean air in N.S. schools
Commentary by @sujo.bsky.social
Commentary by @sujo.bsky.social
Still waiting for clean air in N.S. schools - Halifax Examiner
Why are we letting our children breathe contaminated air, when there are proven solutions?
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Still waiting for clean air in N.S. schools
Commentary by @sujo.bsky.social
Commentary by @sujo.bsky.social
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Vaccines are an important second line of defense, but we also need to clean the air we breathe just like we clean our drinking water - instead of trying to vaccinate against whatever pathogens might be in it, and hoping we get lucky.
If it can't get inside you, it can't make you sick.
If it can't get inside you, it can't make you sick.
The next leap forward: Clean air for Canadians
“Weak productivity is making life less affordable for Canadians and beginning to strain our government’s finances and starting to put at risk the social programs on which Canadians rely,” Prime Minist...
policyoptions.irpp.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Vaccines are an important second line of defense, but we also need to clean the air we breathe just like we clean our drinking water - instead of trying to vaccinate against whatever pathogens might be in it, and hoping we get lucky.
If it can't get inside you, it can't make you sick.
If it can't get inside you, it can't make you sick.
Hey provinces! Lookie here!
Health Canada has published Guidance for Indoor Air Quality Professionals, a practical, science-based resource for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) experts, building operators, and employers.
Article ( ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol... )
Guidelines ( www.canada.ca/en/health-ca... )
Article ( ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol... )
Guidelines ( www.canada.ca/en/health-ca... )
Policy Win: Health Canada Releases New IAQ Guidance
Health Canada announces new IAQ guidance, providing essential insights for improving indoor air quality and safety in buildings.
ospe.on.ca
October 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey provinces! Lookie here!
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Clinics are the one place patients should be SAFE
Colds, flus & coughs are the #1 reason why Canadians see a doctor
…so where did masking in healthcare go?
It’s political.
Colds, flus & coughs are the #1 reason why Canadians see a doctor
…so where did masking in healthcare go?
It’s political.
How politics is putting patients and health care workers at risk www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @drgorfinkel.bsky.social @thestar.com
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
October 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Clinics are the one place patients should be SAFE
Colds, flus & coughs are the #1 reason why Canadians see a doctor
…so where did masking in healthcare go?
It’s political.
Colds, flus & coughs are the #1 reason why Canadians see a doctor
…so where did masking in healthcare go?
It’s political.
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“Why is it worth getting vaccinated if the disease isn’t usually deadly?” Any death is worth preventing if possible, and it’s not only about whether you live or die, it’s also about helping you and the people around you prevent chronic illness and disability and live the healthiest life possible!
October 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“Why is it worth getting vaccinated if the disease isn’t usually deadly?” Any death is worth preventing if possible, and it’s not only about whether you live or die, it’s also about helping you and the people around you prevent chronic illness and disability and live the healthiest life possible!
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As far as I can Google, there has been no media coverage of the AI chat bot yet. This is a great opportunity for media in NS and Canada wide, especially independent media to ask some good questions and inform the public.
Holy F. NS health is using an AI chat bot called Nova and their recent Facebook post encourages people to ASK THE AI CHAT BOT about their SYMPTOMS. This is absolutely wild. www.yourhealthns.ca #nspoli
YourHealthNS
www.yourhealthns.ca
October 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As far as I can Google, there has been no media coverage of the AI chat bot yet. This is a great opportunity for media in NS and Canada wide, especially independent media to ask some good questions and inform the public.
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I hope people in NS fight back against this, and win. NS Health is marketing an AI chat bot as a RELIABLE source of info to PREVENT infection. This is straight from the marketing. But it was trained on droplet dogma and claims COVID spreads by droplets predominantly. This is unacceptable. /1
Holy F. NS health is using an AI chat bot called Nova and their recent Facebook post encourages people to ASK THE AI CHAT BOT about their SYMPTOMS. This is absolutely wild. www.yourhealthns.ca #nspoli
YourHealthNS
www.yourhealthns.ca
October 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I hope people in NS fight back against this, and win. NS Health is marketing an AI chat bot as a RELIABLE source of info to PREVENT infection. This is straight from the marketing. But it was trained on droplet dogma and claims COVID spreads by droplets predominantly. This is unacceptable. /1
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As the accursed ostrich situation continues to get simultaneously more stupid and gravely serious, I decided to write up a very long analysis of many of the key issues. Bottom line: so long as this flock lives, it is a threat to Canada's national security. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
Last Stand in Bird Flu Ostrich Land
The BC ostrich convoy enters the "find out" stage of FAFO and so have we all
open.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
As the accursed ostrich situation continues to get simultaneously more stupid and gravely serious, I decided to write up a very long analysis of many of the key issues. Bottom line: so long as this flock lives, it is a threat to Canada's national security. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
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The petition to draft legislation that would create actual consequences for politicians knowingly spreading misinformation is nearing 30,000 signatures in Canada. In general I don't think petitions get much done, but this is worth it: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6679 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
October 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The petition to draft legislation that would create actual consequences for politicians knowingly spreading misinformation is nearing 30,000 signatures in Canada. In general I don't think petitions get much done, but this is worth it: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Doug Ford: cities can do speed cameras
cities: good, we will
police, schools, cities: speed cameras have now been shown to work and therefore will reduce deaths
Doug Ford: my friends yelled at me about speeding tickets so more deaths it is
cities: good, we will
police, schools, cities: speed cameras have now been shown to work and therefore will reduce deaths
Doug Ford: my friends yelled at me about speeding tickets so more deaths it is
Ford government says it will ban speed cameras across Ontario | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the traffic enforcement tool a "cash grab" at a news conference in Vaughan Thursday. He said his government will introduce new legislation to ban speed cameras.
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Doug Ford: cities can do speed cameras
cities: good, we will
police, schools, cities: speed cameras have now been shown to work and therefore will reduce deaths
Doug Ford: my friends yelled at me about speeding tickets so more deaths it is
cities: good, we will
police, schools, cities: speed cameras have now been shown to work and therefore will reduce deaths
Doug Ford: my friends yelled at me about speeding tickets so more deaths it is
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I've been reviewing attendance statistics re: student illness for September.
There was a confirmed case of COVID reported in my classroom (never disclosed to me - I had to look it up myself😓).
Even with a +ve case in my classroom, our free N95s & desktop #CRboxes prevented rampant spread...
There was a confirmed case of COVID reported in my classroom (never disclosed to me - I had to look it up myself😓).
Even with a +ve case in my classroom, our free N95s & desktop #CRboxes prevented rampant spread...
September 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I've been reviewing attendance statistics re: student illness for September.
There was a confirmed case of COVID reported in my classroom (never disclosed to me - I had to look it up myself😓).
Even with a +ve case in my classroom, our free N95s & desktop #CRboxes prevented rampant spread...
There was a confirmed case of COVID reported in my classroom (never disclosed to me - I had to look it up myself😓).
Even with a +ve case in my classroom, our free N95s & desktop #CRboxes prevented rampant spread...