Paula Boutis

It is!

They're sure they will be saved.

On that subject:
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Tabby cat with a red bowtie.

This is a wonderful story from the Star (and Sue has gifted it.) It's numbers but, more importantly, it's very human. (I'll share the short video on Jason and his garden that is embedded in the story in the next post.)

#GiftLink 🎁

Good on the mayors. Also, I'd love to be a fly on the wall now with the comms consultants & Ford's comms ppl.

“A total ban on (automated speed enforcement) would reverse years of progress on safety,” said a letter that went out to Ford and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria"

#OnPoli

Please everyone in #WarRavagedPortland post your best photographs of the devastation there so that you will not suffer alone!!

At this point I have to assume Danielle Smith is in the Epstein files.
#cdnpoli #abpoli

Hands off our Schools petition

Got word that the TDSB Supervisor is now deciding on expulsions. Do you want a Ford crony from Metrolinx making decisions around school safety and your child? No? Then sign the petition! handsoffourschools.ca #topoli #onpoli #onted

Yikes

Thou shalt not end vaccines. God will not save you from plague. The Middle Ages should’ve made that very clear.

Northern Ontario First Nations are building a village in the path to the Ring of Fire Communities along the Attawapiskat River are reclaiming the land to stop Doug Ford’s massive mining project — and finding evidence of ancestral burial grounds

Northern Ontario First Nations are building a village in the path to the Ring of Fire: ricochet.media/indigenous/l...

They want us fighting so we never notice who is stealing from us all. Don’t get lost in the circus.

Stay out of state prosecutions, Donald. They aren’t your lane.

If I got kicked out of, say, being the CEO of a major company by the workers holding a collective public vote, my sense of shame would personally not let me force my way back. Anyways totally unrelated I wish Pierre Poilievre well in his return to politics

This is a helpful and informative thread.

Covid accelerates vascular aging
An 18-country, 38-center study of ~2,000 participants
—Effect predominantly in women, adding 5 years of aging
—Seen with non-hospitalized and mild-moderate Covid
—Reversible in some at 1-year; vaccination link to protection
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Bizarre.

A question for #BikeTO #ottbike #VeloMTL #BikeHFX #BikeWPG #YYCbike #YEGbike #BikeYVR #BikeSky. Know of any very bike-friendly employers in Canada? I'm thinking initiatives that go beyond good bike parking. Things like incentives for cycling, company bikes, repair stations, etc.

Canada is going to have their own MeidasTouch called MAPLE MEIDAS NEWS! This is so exciting.🥳🇨🇦🍁

Trump: "I think we're gonna be very successful fairly soon. We'll have drug prices coming down by 500, 600, 800, even 1,200 percent."

No one needs to protect Trump from himself. But damn those who could protect us from him are failing.

Front page today!

A tabby cat with giant pupils is sitting on a chair seat under a table staring at you, with two front paws visible under his chin

Adorable #caturday stare

Global News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada Globalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News

Creating barriers to access.

"Local pharmacies will no longer be given a supply of COVID-19 shots, which will only be available through public health clinics through a phased delivery in the fall." #ableg

Alberta Medical Association raises concerns over province limiting free COVID vaccines

Today:

Tanks are being moved en masse into DC.

Trump is deploying a state national guard over a governor’s objection to police protests.

Trump threatened a major donor with “severe consequences” if they support his political opponents.

If you’re still wondering what time it is, read this again

Graph showing 6.3 billion funding deficit in Ontario schools

This is why your child is not getting Educational Assistant support.

This is why there is no Special Education Teacher to help your child catch up on basic math or literacy skills.

This is why the ventilation in your child’s classroom is not working.

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Yikes

It’s necessary to repeat this message. #Measles is being spread in Canada by unvaccinated people who live here.