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The federal Health Minister said it’s “impossible” to release the $4B promised for national health projects, and won’t fund new team-based care programs.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Health promises walked back in run-up to Carney’s first budget
The federal Health Minister said it’s “impossible” to release the $4B promised for health projects, for now.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The federal Health Minister said it’s “impossible” to release the $4B promised for national health projects, and won’t fund new team-based care programs.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
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#OtD 24 Oct 1975 90% of women in Iceland went on general strike for equality with men. Working women stayed home, and house workers refused to cook, clean and look after children. Today Iceland has the lowest gender inequality in the world stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9692...
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#OtD 24 Oct 1975 90% of women in Iceland went on general strike for equality with men. Working women stayed home, and house workers refused to cook, clean and look after children. Today Iceland has the lowest gender inequality in the world stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9692...
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On top of everything else, a small but real thing that bothers me about this is that nobody, including a cabinet minister, should have to expose themselves to hate speech at a work meeting. Diplomacy is different; this is inviting a misogynist white supremacist *guest speaker* to an internal event.
I can't decide which is worse: either our government doesn't understand that these guys are Nazis, or they think it's a good idea to invite Nazis to their cabinet retreat.
If the idea is to hear directly from perspectives that otherwise perplex us, whom else might they invite? Sergey Lavrov? Nigel Farage? Marine Le Pen? Tamara Lich?
September 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
On top of everything else, a small but real thing that bothers me about this is that nobody, including a cabinet minister, should have to expose themselves to hate speech at a work meeting. Diplomacy is different; this is inviting a misogynist white supremacist *guest speaker* to an internal event.
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I was at PHAC post H1N1 with massive layoffs. Those decisions set us up again to be unprepared for when COVID hit. Here we go again 😔
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
PHAC cutting hundreds of jobs as part of 'post-pandemic recalibration' | CBC News
The Public Health Agency of Canada is cutting roughly 10 per cent of its employees as it continues to shrink its workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.cbc.ca
September 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I was at PHAC post H1N1 with massive layoffs. Those decisions set us up again to be unprepared for when COVID hit. Here we go again 😔
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Labour Day started as a workers’ movement to demand the right to fair wages and safe working conditions. That history lives on today, with unions members leading fights across Canada to protect and expand workers’ rights. 1/4
September 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Labour Day started as a workers’ movement to demand the right to fair wages and safe working conditions. That history lives on today, with unions members leading fights across Canada to protect and expand workers’ rights. 1/4
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La fête du Travail commémore la naissance d’un mouvement pour des salaires équitables et des conditions de travail sécuritaires. Encore aujourd’hui, syndicats et membres continuent de se battre partout au pays pour les droits des travailleuses et des travailleurs. 1/4
September 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
La fête du Travail commémore la naissance d’un mouvement pour des salaires équitables et des conditions de travail sécuritaires. Encore aujourd’hui, syndicats et membres continuent de se battre partout au pays pour les droits des travailleuses et des travailleurs. 1/4
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Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study
CONCLUSION: based on arterial stiffness measurements (cfPWV) COVID-19 is associated with early vascular ageing in the long term, especially in women
CONCLUSION: based on arterial stiffness measurements (cfPWV) COVID-19 is associated with early vascular ageing in the long term, especially in women
Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study
AbstractBackground and Aims. Increasing evidence suggests that COVID-19 survivors experience long-term cardiovascular complications possibly through develo
academic.oup.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study
CONCLUSION: based on arterial stiffness measurements (cfPWV) COVID-19 is associated with early vascular ageing in the long term, especially in women
CONCLUSION: based on arterial stiffness measurements (cfPWV) COVID-19 is associated with early vascular ageing in the long term, especially in women
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Reposted by Michele Girash
I keep getting told that our Prime Minister has a plan. That he is smart. But sucking up to gangsters isn't smart.
Ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine cannot be about the west going along with Trump's dreadful appeasement of Putin.
1938.
1938.
1938.
1938.
Ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine cannot be about the west going along with Trump's dreadful appeasement of Putin.
1938.
1938.
1938.
1938.
August 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I keep getting told that our Prime Minister has a plan. That he is smart. But sucking up to gangsters isn't smart.
Ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine cannot be about the west going along with Trump's dreadful appeasement of Putin.
1938.
1938.
1938.
1938.
Ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine cannot be about the west going along with Trump's dreadful appeasement of Putin.
1938.
1938.
1938.
1938.
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Genuinely curious how many people saying this think that it's never been public. I bet almost none.
Seeing various "Air Canada should be nationalized" takes. Yeah, you mean RE-nationalized.
"After the deregulation of the Canadian airline market in the 1980s, the airline was privatized in 1988."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Can...
"After the deregulation of the Canadian airline market in the 1980s, the airline was privatized in 1988."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Can...
Air Canada - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Genuinely curious how many people saying this think that it's never been public. I bet almost none.
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Obviously a lie, since the definition of PhD-level expertise, standard across universities worldwide, is that you can produce original knowledge.
OpenAI claims new GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’
GPT-5's release comes as tech firms continue to compete in an effort to claim the world's most advanced AI.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Obviously a lie, since the definition of PhD-level expertise, standard across universities worldwide, is that you can produce original knowledge.
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Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
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Charlie nails it!
Gaza is a death camp and the world is watching.
World leaders continue to tiptoe around the genocide. The international criminal court is gathering evidence of the crimes.
Ordinary people are standing up because our leaders fail.
Here's what you can do.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCDG...
World leaders continue to tiptoe around the genocide. The international criminal court is gathering evidence of the crimes.
Ordinary people are standing up because our leaders fail.
Here's what you can do.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCDG...
THE GAZA NIGHTMARE MUST END - CHARLIE ANGUS
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Charlie nails it!
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New from @policyalternatives.ca: Federal public sector cuts mean supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, international aid could be on the chopping block—just for starters. By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #cdpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Where will the federal government cut to pay for military spending and tax cuts? - CCPA
Supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, and international aid could be on the chopping block—just for starters
www.policyalternatives.ca
July 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New from @policyalternatives.ca: Federal public sector cuts mean supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, international aid could be on the chopping block—just for starters. By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #cdpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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There is much more in the full analysis including cuts to new Canadians integration, biz sectoral and regional supports. Read it all here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 8/x
Where will the federal government cut to pay for military spending and tax cuts? - CCPA
Supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, and international aid could be on the chopping block—just for starters
www.policyalternatives.ca
July 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
There is much more in the full analysis including cuts to new Canadians integration, biz sectoral and regional supports. Read it all here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 8/x
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In a sane world, this would be the biggest, most important news story in the world.
‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders.
“Every fraction of a degree above 1.5°C matters. And every year of “overshoot” matters too.”
“It’s ultimately a matter of survival.”
#ClimateCrisis
‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders.
“Every fraction of a degree above 1.5°C matters. And every year of “overshoot” matters too.”
“It’s ultimately a matter of survival.”
#ClimateCrisis
‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders
World leaders must take “immediate, unprecedented action” to prevent devastating climate tipping points, experts say. The Global Tipping Points Conference is taking place in Exeter this week, and almo...
news.exeter.ac.uk
July 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
In a sane world, this would be the biggest, most important news story in the world.
‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders.
“Every fraction of a degree above 1.5°C matters. And every year of “overshoot” matters too.”
“It’s ultimately a matter of survival.”
#ClimateCrisis
‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders.
“Every fraction of a degree above 1.5°C matters. And every year of “overshoot” matters too.”
“It’s ultimately a matter of survival.”
#ClimateCrisis
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A breakthrough drug could slow Alzheimer’s. Many Canadians won't be able to access it www.thestar.com/life/health-... @cfrangou.bsky.social @thestar.com
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
July 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A breakthrough drug could slow Alzheimer’s. Many Canadians won't be able to access it www.thestar.com/life/health-... @cfrangou.bsky.social @thestar.com
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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I just read my tenth #COVID19 research study in the past month or so that demonstrates COVID infections cause brain changes that may accelerate Alzheimer's disease, are associated with cognitive decline, and cause fatigue, memory impairment, and sleep disorders. (1/?)
July 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I just read my tenth #COVID19 research study in the past month or so that demonstrates COVID infections cause brain changes that may accelerate Alzheimer's disease, are associated with cognitive decline, and cause fatigue, memory impairment, and sleep disorders. (1/?)
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What if Canada could make groceries more affordable for underserved communities and support Canadian farmers / food workers all while taking power back from Galen Weston and the price-fixing grocery barons?
@vassb.bsky.social says public grocery stores could be a good idea in Canada too:
@vassb.bsky.social says public grocery stores could be a good idea in Canada too:
A New Kind of Corner Store | Perspectives Journal
A grocery model that puts affordability and access ahead of margins could nourish something we’re starved for: a little more stability, and a little more imagination.
perspectivesjournal.ca
July 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What if Canada could make groceries more affordable for underserved communities and support Canadian farmers / food workers all while taking power back from Galen Weston and the price-fixing grocery barons?
@vassb.bsky.social says public grocery stores could be a good idea in Canada too:
@vassb.bsky.social says public grocery stores could be a good idea in Canada too:
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Ice agents are complaining that they are getting glitter bombed.
Love it ✊
Love it ✊
June 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ice agents are complaining that they are getting glitter bombed.
Love it ✊
Love it ✊
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ICE agents are complaining that every time they go out (unmasked/in unmarked cars) protesters are dumping pounds of glitter on them.
So people can identify them as ICE for days afterward.
Time to buy glitter . . .
So people can identify them as ICE for days afterward.
Time to buy glitter . . .
June 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
ICE agents are complaining that every time they go out (unmasked/in unmarked cars) protesters are dumping pounds of glitter on them.
So people can identify them as ICE for days afterward.
Time to buy glitter . . .
So people can identify them as ICE for days afterward.
Time to buy glitter . . .
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Thank you to Canada's national parks staff who protect our parks, wildlife, and visitors every day.
This #NPSW2025, we recognize the commitment of public service workers and will continue pushing for the fairness and support you deserve.
This #NPSW2025, we recognize the commitment of public service workers and will continue pushing for the fairness and support you deserve.
June 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you to Canada's national parks staff who protect our parks, wildlife, and visitors every day.
This #NPSW2025, we recognize the commitment of public service workers and will continue pushing for the fairness and support you deserve.
This #NPSW2025, we recognize the commitment of public service workers and will continue pushing for the fairness and support you deserve.
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Remercions le personnel des parcs nationaux qui les protège et assure la sécurité des visiteurs jour après jour.
En cette #SNFP2025, nous reconnaissons le dévouement des fonctionnaires et continuons de lutter pour l’équité et le soutien auxquels ils ont droit.
En cette #SNFP2025, nous reconnaissons le dévouement des fonctionnaires et continuons de lutter pour l’équité et le soutien auxquels ils ont droit.
June 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Remercions le personnel des parcs nationaux qui les protège et assure la sécurité des visiteurs jour après jour.
En cette #SNFP2025, nous reconnaissons le dévouement des fonctionnaires et continuons de lutter pour l’équité et le soutien auxquels ils ont droit.
En cette #SNFP2025, nous reconnaissons le dévouement des fonctionnaires et continuons de lutter pour l’équité et le soutien auxquels ils ont droit.