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Sir Frederick Banting wasn't just the co-discover of insulin.
He was the youngest recipient of the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine, an accomplished artist, and a decorated war hero.
This is the story of one of the greatest Canadians.

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Covid-19: Major study compares myocarditis risk in children after vaccination or infection Young people’s risk of developing myocarditis is higher and longer lasting after covid-19 infection than after vaccination against it, the largest study of its kind suggests.1 The research—based on w...

"Young people’s risk of developing myocarditis is higher and longer lasting after covid-19 infection than after vaccination against it, the largest study of its kind..."

Covid-19: Major study compares myocarditis risk in children after vaccination or infection www.bmj.com/content/391/...

The Future Is Electric - YouTube Explore how electrification is reshaping the global economy. The Future Is Electric from Energi Media examines how the rapid shift toward electricity is tran...

The Future Is Electric - a free online training course that explains the global energy transition.

5 videos = ~1 hour of watch time.

Watch for future modules:
*The Future of Oil
*The Future of Canadian Oil and Gas
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The Skybox/CorruptCare scandal was center stage today in the legislature!

Nenshi asked Smith if the skybox tickets were "worth it" and Smith responded by predictably blaming AHS.

Again.

Even though it was her idea and executed on ministerial order.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Healthcare workers in Alberta have voted 98% in favour of strike action. In preparation for the inevitable strike, my UCP gov't has commissioned new attack ads just like we did with teachers.

Take a look! 👀

#abpoli #ableg #abhealth #UCPPubliInquiryNOW

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research When states prohibit parents from opting their kids out of vaccines for religious, philosophical or other nonmedical reasons, communities stay better protected against infectious diseases.

Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research theconversation.com/strict-schoo...

"...policy-level solutions work. But they require comprehensive implementation and adequate enforcement mechanisms."

NDP MLA David Shepherd held very little back as the UCP effectively fired the Auditor General in committee today… Including highlighting that for a government under suspicion of covering up massive scandals, this only makes things look worse. streamable.com/tvhkfp

White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated into a network that includes three key branches: Diagolon, the propaganda arm; the Dominion Society of Canada, an incorporated political arm; and S...

Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated.

www.antihate.ca/white_nation...

Screenshot from report linked below.

“Permanent Standard Time gives your body a healthier rhythm. Energy, metabolism, and immune system stay more synchronized, lowering risks of chronic conditions.”

Alberta premier ‘cannot double-talk’ about Ottawa depending on her interests: Chrétien | CBC News Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien is taking a swing at Alberta’s simmering separatist movement, and says Premier Danielle Smith “cannot double-talk all the time” about Ottawa depending on he...

Calling out Deluded Dani!

Premier Danielle Smith “cannot double-talk all the time” about Ottawa depending on her interests.

“You know, you’re not alone in a country. You live with other provinces, we’re all Canadians & the values of Canada says we’re able to share,” the former prime minister said.

Screenshot from study linked in our first reply.

📒 NEW STUDY: “Permanent Daylight Saving Time hinders the stability of circadian rhythms, posing public health risks, especially for adolescents and evening chronotypes.” 👉 Permanent Standard Time is needed instead!

Meanwhile, in Manitoba…

At least one premier has a grasp of just how serious using the notwithstanding clause is…

And is taking steps to ensure that at least one province doesn’t use it before hearing from the courts.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

She arrived in Canada as an immigrant and now teaches newcomers how to resist misinformation - Poynter Journalist Mona Awwad runs media literacy workshops in Toronto, giving immigrants tools to spot scams and false news

Love this...👇

She arrived in Canada as an immigrant and now teaches newcomers how to resist #misinformation www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

Mona Awwad: "...newcomers can be vulnerable to disinformation, especially when it affects critical areas like health, employment, or housing."

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

Just a reminder…

While Smith and Lagrange are talking about the biggest factors influencing health outcomes and why they’re profitizing Alberta’s healthcare…

The #1 factor that determines health outcomes is made worse by the policy.

It’s poverty.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The cracks are forming! #cdnpoli 👇

The UPC, once againg doing something no one aked for, while doing nothing to address real concerns of Albertans.

Winning with misinformation: New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.

Key!👇

Winning with #misinformation: people endorse easily disproven claims to prioritize symbolic strength theconversation.com/winning-with...

"...some people consider it a 'win' to lean in to known falsehoods."

"...mindset was also strongly associated with authoritarian attitudes."

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

Good night my Amazing Bluesky Friends! Take pride in knowing that you are ANTIFA and will rise to the challenge as your grandparents and great-grandparents did before you. Those not here would be proud of you.

I Appreciate You All! 🇨🇦❤️💙❤️🇨🇦

Not today Satan 👻🎃💀🐶🐾😂😂💙

COVID Vaccines and Cancer Risk: Experts Dissect Flawed Study Retrospective study from Korea proves nothing about COVID shots and cancer, experts say

Hundred of large well done studies from all across the world vs 1 deeply flawed assoc study? www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Amazing how antivaxxers ignore large body of evidence & expert opinion, but when they find something that they think supports their view?

Cognitive bias fest.

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Timothy Caulfield warns of a “knowledge crisis,” urges unions to push back against health misinformation cupe.ca/tim-caulfiel... via @cupescfp.bsky.social 🙏

"Vaccine debates are no longer about data — they’ve become symbols of political identity."

YouTube video by Tod Maffin I Am the Very Model of a Modern-Day Canadian

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k7O...

The MAGA Pipeline to Breakup Canada MAGA Alberta’s latest attempt to sow division came in the form of a two-pronged assault.

Danielle Smith and maple MAGA separatists are setting the stage for a manufactured “unity” crisis to try and break up our country. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-p...