Michele Girash

On top of everything else, a small but real thing that bothers me about this is that nobody, including a cabinet minister, should have to expose themselves to hate speech at a work meeting. Diplomacy is different; this is inviting a misogynist white supremacist *guest speaker* to an internal event.

PHAC cutting hundreds of jobs as part of 'post-pandemic recalibration' | CBC News The Public Health Agency of Canada is cutting roughly 10 per cent of its employees as it continues to shrink its workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

I was at PHAC post H1N1 with massive layoffs. Those decisions set us up again to be unprepared for when COVID hit. Here we go again 😔

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Labour Day started as a workers’ movement to demand the right to fair wages and safe working conditions. That history lives on today, with unions members leading fights across Canada to protect and expand workers’ rights. 1/4

La fête du Travail commémore la naissance d’un mouvement pour des salaires équitables et des conditions de travail sécuritaires. Encore aujourd’hui, syndicats et membres continuent de se battre partout au pays pour les droits des travailleuses et des travailleurs. 1/4

Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study AbstractBackground and Aims. Increasing evidence suggests that COVID-19 survivors experience long-term cardiovascular complications possibly through develo

Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study

CONCLUSION: based on arterial stiffness measurements (cfPWV) COVID-19 is associated with early vascular ageing in the long term, especially in women

88% of Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants, new poll confirms New polling conducted by Abacus Data confirms that nearly 9 in 10 Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants’ fight for fair pay – and they want the federal government to back off and let them neg...

88% of Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants, new poll confirms

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I keep getting told that our Prime Minister has a plan. That he is smart. But sucking up to gangsters isn't smart.
Ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine cannot be about the west going along with Trump's dreadful appeasement of Putin.
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Genuinely curious how many people saying this think that it's never been public. I bet almost none.

OpenAI claims new GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’ GPT-5's release comes as tech firms continue to compete in an effort to claim the world's most advanced AI.

Obviously a lie, since the definition of PhD-level expertise, standard across universities worldwide, is that you can produce original knowledge.

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Charlie nails it!

Where will the federal government cut to pay for military spending and tax cuts? - CCPA Supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, and international aid could be on the chopping block—just for starters

New from @policyalternatives.ca: Federal public sector cuts mean supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, international aid could be on the chopping block—just for starters. By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #cdpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Where will the federal government cut to pay for military spending and tax cuts? - CCPA Supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, and international aid could be on the chopping block—just for starters

There is much more in the full analysis including cuts to new Canadians integration, biz sectoral and regional supports. Read it all here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 8/x

‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders World leaders must take “immediate, unprecedented action” to prevent devastating climate tipping points, experts say. The Global Tipping Points Conference is taking place in Exeter this week, and almo...

In a sane world, this would be the biggest, most important news story in the world.

‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders.

“Every fraction of a degree above 1.5°C matters. And every year of “overshoot” matters too.”

“It’s ultimately a matter of survival.”

#ClimateCrisis

When he was 64, Mike Kessler retired from his job in the auto industry because he felt like his brain wasn’t working as it should.

A breakthrough drug could slow Alzheimer’s. Many Canadians won't be able to access it www.thestar.com/life/health-... @cfrangou.bsky.social @thestar.com

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I just read my tenth #COVID19 research study in the past month or so that demonstrates COVID infections cause brain changes that may accelerate Alzheimer's disease, are associated with cognitive decline, and cause fatigue, memory impairment, and sleep disorders. (1/?)

A New Kind of Corner Store | Perspectives Journal A grocery model that puts affordability and access ahead of margins could nourish something we’re starved for: a little more stability, and a little more imagination.

What if Canada could make groceries more affordable for underserved communities and support Canadian farmers / food workers all while taking power back from Galen Weston and the price-fixing grocery barons?

@vassb.bsky.social says public grocery stores could be a good idea in Canada too:

More often than not, I get asked where I got mine. Or thanked for wearing it.

Ice agents are complaining that they are getting glitter bombed.

Love it ✊

ICE agents are complaining that every time they go out (unmasked/in unmarked cars) protesters are dumping pounds of glitter on them.

So people can identify them as ICE for days afterward.

Time to buy glitter . . .

Thank you to Canada's national parks staff who protect our parks, wildlife, and visitors every day.

This #NPSW2025, we recognize the commitment of public service workers and will continue pushing for the fairness and support you deserve.

Remercions le personnel des parcs nationaux qui les protège et assure la sécurité des visiteurs jour après jour.

En cette #SNFP2025, nous reconnaissons le dévouement des fonctionnaires et continuons de lutter pour l’équité et le soutien auxquels ils ont droit.

Exempting CMOHs from following science/evidence and letting measles (and COVID) rip through the population, won't serve the public well. It also sends the message to med students, if you want to avoid accountability/College scrutiny, choose public health - what a message. 2/2

It's every season, all season.

A CMOH is responsible for an entire province. Acquiescing to a political agenda is not appropriate. Medical regulators should not have exempted public health MDs/CMOHs from accountability. 1/2

‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America Young, progressive and relatable, the former prime minister of New Zealand tried to do politics differently. But six years into power, she dramatically resigned. In an exclusive interview with the Gua...

“Something had been loosened worldwide,” with rage everywhere. We all recognise this rage but Ardern was at the centre, representing progressive politics, tough Covid measures, empathy, emotion, anti-racism, femaleness; a symbol of a different time, more rational, kinder, when rules meant something”

In QC, I can't get a COVID vaccine because 'it's seasonal'.

More contagious + just as deadly = time to pay attention.

But try to get a COVID booster in QC...''not until fall. It's seasonal"