Tatum Wilson
@tatumwilson.bsky.social
Proud Dad. CEO of Children’s Mental Health Ontario. Mostly sports, theatre, and politics on here.
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This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
If you care about equity and diversity, particularly in education, please read this excellent piece by Lawrence Hill. And yes - it’s about the word you think it is. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: About that word, and about those books
Any serious high school student knows that even literature that entertains can land with a wallop. It exists to challenge. To ask hard questions. To provoke conversations. And to stir the reader’s mor...
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:52 AM
If you care about equity and diversity, particularly in education, please read this excellent piece by Lawrence Hill. And yes - it’s about the word you think it is. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Always nice to be back at the old stomping grounds! #QueensParkDay #ForUsForYou
December 5, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Always nice to be back at the old stomping grounds! #QueensParkDay #ForUsForYou
I loved skipping as a kid. And apparently so does our son. Sound on, if you really want to hear the joy!
December 4, 2024 at 11:23 PM
I loved skipping as a kid. And apparently so does our son. Sound on, if you really want to hear the joy!
Thank you Children’s Healthcare Canada for the chance to talk about children’s health and well-being and some thoughts on our successful advocacy journey, in Ontario, to “right-size” the children’s health sector. www.childrenshealthcarecanada.ca/en/spark/pod...
Podcast
www.childrenshealthcarecanada.ca
November 25, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Thank you Children’s Healthcare Canada for the chance to talk about children’s health and well-being and some thoughts on our successful advocacy journey, in Ontario, to “right-size” the children’s health sector. www.childrenshealthcarecanada.ca/en/spark/pod...
I joined Bluesky for some more positive interactions. How about this, of our son showing pure joy upon seeing Santa Claus!
November 25, 2024 at 2:53 PM
I joined Bluesky for some more positive interactions. How about this, of our son showing pure joy upon seeing Santa Claus!
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If they’re going to accuse road safety folk of waging a war on the car, let’s actually talk about who’s operating in good faith & who isn’t. And some history.
If they accuse cyclists and pedestrians of waging war, a war they should get.
My column this wknd.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
If they accuse cyclists and pedestrians of waging war, a war they should get.
My column this wknd.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: Think there’s a ‘war on the car’? Here’s the truth behind the rhetoric in Toronto
The fight over cycling lanes and other safer-street infrastructure in our city is marred by obfuscation, scapegoating and rhetoric.
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:55 PM
If they’re going to accuse road safety folk of waging a war on the car, let’s actually talk about who’s operating in good faith & who isn’t. And some history.
If they accuse cyclists and pedestrians of waging war, a war they should get.
My column this wknd.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
If they accuse cyclists and pedestrians of waging war, a war they should get.
My column this wknd.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
This is all too common a problem, requiring a comprehensive solution across all children’s health and social services.
'We can't do this by ourselves anymore' -- Sudbury family had to send their autistic 8-year-old five hours away just to get her help, by Megan Ogilvie, @amydempsey.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/canada/... via @torontostar.bsky.social #ASD #autism
Sudbury family had to send their autistic 8-year-old five hours away just to get her help. ‘We can’t do this by ourselves anymore’
The only place for the girl with complex needs was Mississauga, a 400-kilometre drive away, making it hard for the struggling parents to even visit.
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:53 PM
This is all too common a problem, requiring a comprehensive solution across all children’s health and social services.
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The federal government's Recruitment of Policy Leaders program is now accepting applications - great opportunity to do meaningful work on issues that matter. Certainly changed trajectory and nature of my career!
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/career-carri...
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/career-carri...
Recruitment of Policy Leaders
By becoming a policy leader, you can help develop government policies to address today's key challenges and prepare for tomorrow's.
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
November 23, 2024 at 1:03 PM
The federal government's Recruitment of Policy Leaders program is now accepting applications - great opportunity to do meaningful work on issues that matter. Certainly changed trajectory and nature of my career!
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/career-carri...
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/career-carri...
Haven’t joined a new social media app in a while, and haven’t been posting on Twitter/X with any regularity. Truthfully - I kind of forget how to use this thing!
November 24, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Haven’t joined a new social media app in a while, and haven’t been posting on Twitter/X with any regularity. Truthfully - I kind of forget how to use this thing!
I feel like my posts on this site are going to be a lot of quoting our 5-year old son. The latest: Daddy, can we get a pet? Come on…please? Can’t you just order one online?
November 17, 2024 at 12:13 AM
I feel like my posts on this site are going to be a lot of quoting our 5-year old son. The latest: Daddy, can we get a pet? Come on…please? Can’t you just order one online?
I’m usually careful about this, but yesterday, I accidentally said “Cleaning Ladies”. And our 5-year old son corrected me and said “Cleaning People”.
November 16, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I’m usually careful about this, but yesterday, I accidentally said “Cleaning Ladies”. And our 5-year old son corrected me and said “Cleaning People”.