Vanessa Mobeault
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Let's put this into context:
There were 15,149 violent crimes in Winnipeg in 2024 (StatsCan).
284 of them took place on or near transit. That's 1/168,229 journeys.
Meanwhile the average risk of being involved in a violent crime in Winnipeg in any given day was 1/20,326.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There were 15,149 violent crimes in Winnipeg in 2024 (StatsCan).
284 of them took place on or near transit. That's 1/168,229 journeys.
Meanwhile the average risk of being involved in a violent crime in Winnipeg in any given day was 1/20,326.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Winnipeg's rise in transit violence among the sharpest in Canada, data shows | CBC News
Winnipeg has seen one of the sharpest increases in violence on its transit network among Canadian cities, and although the number of reported incidents dipped slightly last year, violence across the s...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let's put this into context:
There were 15,149 violent crimes in Winnipeg in 2024 (StatsCan).
284 of them took place on or near transit. That's 1/168,229 journeys.
Meanwhile the average risk of being involved in a violent crime in Winnipeg in any given day was 1/20,326.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There were 15,149 violent crimes in Winnipeg in 2024 (StatsCan).
284 of them took place on or near transit. That's 1/168,229 journeys.
Meanwhile the average risk of being involved in a violent crime in Winnipeg in any given day was 1/20,326.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A masterful essay worth everyone’s time.
I have a feature essay for The Guardian today on the mirage of AI medicine, why care cannot be automated, and how overwhelming uptake of AI by American health capitalism threatens to undermine the very possibility of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A masterful essay worth everyone’s time.
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By using the notwithstanding clause pre-emptively - which, again, they *can* but *need not* do - the UCP is not simply admitting that their laws are breaching Charter rights and bypassing the courts.
They are further admitting that their laws cannot be justified in a free and democratic society.
They are further admitting that their laws cannot be justified in a free and democratic society.
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
By using the notwithstanding clause pre-emptively - which, again, they *can* but *need not* do - the UCP is not simply admitting that their laws are breaching Charter rights and bypassing the courts.
They are further admitting that their laws cannot be justified in a free and democratic society.
They are further admitting that their laws cannot be justified in a free and democratic society.
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This is pretty incredible.
People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine
mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is pretty incredible.
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I called on the 🇨🇦 govt to guarantee, no-cost access to COVID-19 vaccines, including for every child under 12.
Under the Canada Health Act, every Canadian deserves equal access to care no matter where they live, or how badly their provincial gov’t ignores science, health guidelines & their citizens.
Under the Canada Health Act, every Canadian deserves equal access to care no matter where they live, or how badly their provincial gov’t ignores science, health guidelines & their citizens.
August 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I called on the 🇨🇦 govt to guarantee, no-cost access to COVID-19 vaccines, including for every child under 12.
Under the Canada Health Act, every Canadian deserves equal access to care no matter where they live, or how badly their provincial gov’t ignores science, health guidelines & their citizens.
Under the Canada Health Act, every Canadian deserves equal access to care no matter where they live, or how badly their provincial gov’t ignores science, health guidelines & their citizens.
Reposted by Vanessa Mobeault
Solidarity with the Madleen.
Solidarity with Gaza.
Solidarity with LA.
Solidarity with Gaza.
Solidarity with LA.
June 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Solidarity with the Madleen.
Solidarity with Gaza.
Solidarity with LA.
Solidarity with Gaza.
Solidarity with LA.
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Let's be clear: three of the four books flagged by the Alberta government today as containing "inappropriate content" feature queer and trans people.
This is moral panic.
This is the same blueprint of book bans in the US.
And this is happening in Canada.
calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
This is moral panic.
This is the same blueprint of book bans in the US.
And this is happening in Canada.
calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
‘Extremely graphic’ sexual content found in books at K-9 schools, province says
Books found in some school libraries in Calgary and Edmonton had “explicit sexual content,” said the provincial government.
calgaryherald.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Let's be clear: three of the four books flagged by the Alberta government today as containing "inappropriate content" feature queer and trans people.
This is moral panic.
This is the same blueprint of book bans in the US.
And this is happening in Canada.
calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
This is moral panic.
This is the same blueprint of book bans in the US.
And this is happening in Canada.
calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
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"History ended in a sealed file, history ended in a silent scream, history ended with the last man warning you that if you tell anyone, you'd end too."
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
RIP Virginia Giuffre
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
RIP Virginia Giuffre
April 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"History ended in a sealed file, history ended in a silent scream, history ended with the last man warning you that if you tell anyone, you'd end too."
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
RIP Virginia Giuffre
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
RIP Virginia Giuffre
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For four years, the Alberta government has buried the 2020 Medical Examiner's report on Substance Toxicity Deaths in Alberta.
I forced the report out through a freedom of information request.
You can find it here:
open.alberta.ca/publications...
I forced the report out through a freedom of information request.
You can find it here:
open.alberta.ca/publications...
Substance toxicity deaths in Alberta in 2020 : review of medical examiner data - Open Government
open.alberta.ca
March 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
For four years, the Alberta government has buried the 2020 Medical Examiner's report on Substance Toxicity Deaths in Alberta.
I forced the report out through a freedom of information request.
You can find it here:
open.alberta.ca/publications...
I forced the report out through a freedom of information request.
You can find it here:
open.alberta.ca/publications...
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Price comparisons of surgeries done at private facilities vs AHS costs, courtesy of the new documents obtained by the Globe and Mail.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
February 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Price comparisons of surgeries done at private facilities vs AHS costs, courtesy of the new documents obtained by the Globe and Mail.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.