Jessie Clasen 🇨🇦

As the mother of an autistic boy, I am angered by the stupidity coming out of the US right now. As a scientist, I’m appalled by the statements being made without any scientific evidence.

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I’m turning 50 next week. I’ve decided in my 50th year that I am going to donate, volunteer and spread joy.

Care to join me?

My first three donations will be to: the Institute of Urban Ecology’s environmental science, workshops, the Canucks autism network and Fire and Flower girls.

Ways to vote – Elections Canada Ways to vote in the 2025 federal election in Canada.

🇨🇦 It’s Election Day, Canada!
Get out and vote 🗳️ (like our very country depends on it)

Rebecca can you also promote the Vancouver Bird Celebration? Lots of neat events coming up including a FREE event at Douglas College on May 12th hosted by the Institute of Urban Ecology.

vancouverbirdcelebration.ca/events/

Voting sticker with the text It’s our Vote on it.

Took an hour and a half but we have voted. Have you?

I heard from a former student who got into a Master’s project, and I watched my current students engage in a collaborative project with a university in New Jersey. It was a good week! 2/2

This was a good week: My research grant application was successful. I made a connection with the language department so we can deliver FREE ecology and environmental science programming to K-12 students in French here is BC. 1/2

The Federal election has been announced.

Do your homework.

Ask tough questions of your candidates.

Watch for mis/disinformation and foreign interference.

Vote wisely.

Vote for Canada.

Our future and sovereignty depend on it. 🇨🇦

Need to stress what is happening right now with the NIH. Govt IS NOT “saving” tax payer $$, they are DESTROYING the fundamental infrastructure that takes years to develop. This is absolutely reckless. I called my colleague to discuss a grant proposal on breast cancer. It is going to be shelved.🧪

Call these Senators—tell them to vote no:

All begin (202) 224 then the 4 digits ⬇️

Cortez Masto 3542
Duckworth 2854
Durbin 2152
Fetterman (is a yes) 4254
Gillibrand 4451
Hassan 3324
King 5344
Klobuchar 3244
Peters 6221
Rosen 6244
Schatz 3934
Schumer (is a yes) 6542
Shaheen 2841

Share far and wide!

Thankful for Justin Trudeau’s leadership the last few weeks. Hope he sticks around and continues to fight for Canada.

Elbows up, Canada. 🇨🇦

Thank you. As a
Mother of an autistic son.
Now go get him. We need you to be our voice.

A screenshot of the U.S. Senate chamber during a session. Several senators and staff members are present, some standing and talking while others are seated at their desks. The chamber has blue carpeting with gold accents, wooden desks, and a raised platform where the presiding officer is seated. Above the chamber doors, an inscription reads "E PLURIBUS UNUM." At the bottom of the image, a text overlay shows the results of a vote: "YEA 51 NAY 45" It states: "Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the consideration of S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Bill." In the top right corner, the CNBC TV18 logo is visible, indicating that this was a televised broadcast. In the bottom right corner, a red button labeled "SUBSCRIBE NOW" is also present.

BREAKING - a bill mandating genital inspections to participate at all age levels of girls' and women's sports fails in the U.S. Senate. It needed 60 votes to move forward.

I think this is straw that broke this camel’s back. I am not sad anymore, I am angry.

Elbows up!

Blue and yellow to support Ukraine

One of my students didn’t like my hair. WTF, eh?

Canada in overtime! We needed this!

Ahhhhhhhhhh. Blood boiling. I need to chill out. I will be in the woods if anyone needs me. I am going to go say ‘sorry’ to every tree/animal I can find, seems like the easiest way to express my Canada gene.

I swear I draw one at least five times a year even when I’m only teaching microbiology!

Indigo/Chapters is a Canadian bookstore that can ship to the USA.

This makes me happy.

Canada has never been more united

Happy Flag Day!

I’m not the first to say it, but I think I’d like to go back precedented times. Where the biggest topic of first conversation was the weather and the hockey game.