Alex Munter

Congratulations to Dr Trevor Arnason on his appointment as #Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health! 👏
And congratulations to all of us who live here - we’ve been blessed with public health leaders truly committed to the common good. Trevor will very much be in that tradition.
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Alberta judge grants temporary injunction blocking a transgender health-care bill | CBC News Judgement puts on hold a provincial law that bans doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth.

We are relieved to see the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta grant an injunction which restores Alberta physicians' ability to make clinical decisions based on evidence, in consultation with patients and their families.

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Why it’s important Canada accredits its own medical schools

Canadian and American medical schools are, well, consciously uncoupling. 🇨🇦 This will protect Canadian universities from US political interference in medical education and will enable quicker, nimbler response to homegrown issues.
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Welcoming U.S. doctors to Canadian practice | Medical Council of Canada

From November 2024 (when Trump was elected) to April 2025, there has been a 788% increase in American doctors applying for licences to practice in Canada.
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Interesting new update from the Medical Council of Canada about American physicians coming to Canada: 718% increase in US doctors opening a portal.physiciansapply.ca/Account/Init... account, first step in pursuing registration in Canada.
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Learn about Canada’s movement to delay kids’ smartphone adoption #UnpluggedCanada @alexmunter.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines!

But you may be worried about what's in them?
So, let’s break it down ⬇

This is my friend Vera Gara and her late husband George. Vera survived two Nazi death camps. The National #Holocaust Memorial in #Ottawa is an important place of solace and remembrance for her and for all who care about the Holocaust and its lessons. Saddened to hear of its desecration today. 💔

Manitoba launches campaign to recruit health-care workers from U.S. states facing political challenges | CBC News The Manitoba government has launched a campaign to attract health-care workers from U.S. border states as the province continues to face medical staffing shortages and political tensions have some Ame...

Another province welcomes American clinicians targeted by cuts, criticism and political interference: “We recognize that they're facing some tough challenges right now in the United States and we want them to know that Manitoba will welcome you with open arms.”
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When I was growing up, governments and other institutions tried to render LGBTQ people invisible in the hopes we would disappear. It didn’t work.

As Harvey Milk said, «  I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.«

RFK Jr.’s stance on Covid vaccines for pregnant women is profoundly unethical It is squarely unethical to treat healthy pregnant women differently than other groups that are similarly at elevated risk of serious Covid illness, writes one bioethicist.

RFK Jr.’s stance on #COVID19 vaccines for pregnant women is profoundly unethical. Removing the Covid vaccine recommendation jeopardizes the health of pregnant women and babies alike, by Ruth R. Faden www.statnews.com/2025/06/03/c... via @statnews.com @caulfieldtim.bsky.social #vaccination #bioethics

We're thrilled to share that our CEO @alexmunter.bsky.social has received the Champions for Children Award from Children First Canada. His leadership & dedication to advancing the rights of children and youth have left a lasting, positive impact across Canada.

Calgary adding fluoride back into drinking water starting on June 30 Fluoride will officially be reintroduced to Calgary’s drinking water at the end of June.

Calgary adding fluoride back into drinking water starting June 30- after rise in cavities and plebiscite that supported the move. @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social
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Canadian Medical Association files legal challenge to protect the rights of patients and families to make medical decisions Today, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), along with three Alberta doctors, will file a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s Bill 26, to protect the relationship between patients, their families...

While we wish it wasn’t necessary, the Canadian Medical Association has joined three Alberta doctors in filing a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s Bill 26, to protect the relationship between patients, their families and doctors when it comes to making treatment decisions.

I have apparently reached an age too ambiguous for young people. I was both carded and offered a seniors’ discount in the same week by youthful retail staff.

#MiddleAgedManOfMystery

WC’s last mayor Eastman passes at 80 - West Carleton Online KINBURN – Lifelong farmer and community leader Dwight Eastman who served as West Carleton Township’s last mayor and West Carleton-March’s first councillor following amalgamation with the City of Ottaw...

Sad to learn of the death of Dwight Eastman, my seatmate on the first council of the newly-amalgamated city of Ottawa. Smart, thoughtful, cared deeply about his community and had little patience for political games.
Condolences to his family and many friends.
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With a new government in place, what's next for Canadian health? Join us on May 12 for a virtual discussion with @jossreimer.bsky.social and Scott Reid, moderated by @alexmunter.bsky.social, where we’ll outline how to keep health care solutions top of mind.

Register now: bit.ly/3H0O4fq

I just want to know I won’t die from drinking a glass of milk, I don’t need to meet the cow, is that too much to ask

Unbelievable and so tragic.

A Brief History of Kids Today Need More Discipline

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A kid using a phone while lying on his back

Let’s take the pledge to give our kids a smartphone-free childhood ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pled... @alexmunter.bsky.social

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Aaron and Munter: Let’s take the pledge to give our kids a smartphone-free childhood The Unplugged Canada Campaign is a voluntary effort of parents and caregivers to commit to delaying smartphones until at least age 14.

Robyn Aaron and @alexmunter.bsky.social urge parents to take the pledge to ensure kids have a smartphone-free childhood. #ottnews @ottawacitizen.com ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pled...

CMA ready to work with the Liberal Party of Canada to improve health care for Canadians The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) congratulates Mark Carney and the Liberal Party of Canada for winning this election. The important voter turnout speaks to the urgency of the moment and the need...

The Canadian Medical Association congratulates @mark-carney.bsky.social and @liberalca.bsky.social for winning the federal election. Now, the real work begins to fix #CDNhealth.

We are ready to work with the government and all parliamentarians to move forward with concrete solutions.

I feel grateful every day for the scientific wonders like the measles vaccine and advanced health system we’re fortunate to have in 🇨🇦. When I’ve worked in an extremely resource challenged setting, parents would walk 4-days through the jungle just to get their kids vaccinated against measles.

Federal election tracker: Where do parties stand on key health issues? What the major political parties have promised Canadians on health care during the 2025 federal election campaign.

Where do each of the federal parties stand on the biggest healthcare issues? The Canadian Medical Association has compiled this scorecard.
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Protect ‘valuable’ Canadian health data from Trump’s AI aspirations, experts urge Medical researchers and lawyers say our rocky relationship with the U.S. creates an urgent need to protect a critical Canadian resource: patient health information that can be used to train artificial...

This.👇

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The Nazi Era: Fredy Hirsch Podcast Episode · Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive · S14 E11 · 31m

On #YomHaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, sharing the moving story of Fredy Hirsch. A gay Jew, Fredy devoted the last few years of his short life helping make things just a little more bearable for children imprisoned at Theresienstadt and Auschwitz death camps.
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“Are men growing more feminine and women becoming more masculine?”

Milwaukee Journal, 100 years ago today

We're pleased to see the Liberal party platform includes health-care plans that the CMA has been advocating for. 🧵👇
 #Elxn45 #CDNpoli #FightingForCare