Dr. D, gratefully retired
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Retired psychiatrist, celiac, and murderer of several Romance languages, including the official one here in Canada.
🚨update from @biff234523.bsky.social about Novavax/ Nuvaxovid in the USA: "📢💉Where we stand on the Novavax/Nuvaxovid rollout heading into this week: The current message from Sanofi representatives to Healthcare Professionals is that Nuvaxovid will begin..." threadreaderapp.com/thread/20967...
#Alberta's US representative: “I think the premier’s diplomacy-first approach has really not only been helpful for me, but certainly helpful for the province. If we look at the impact of U.S. tariffs on the Alberta economy, we have a disproportionately low impact.” (1/2) www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Elbows up or down? Why Alberta is diplomacy-first in the trade war | CBC News
Nathan Cooper, Alberta’s senior representative to the United States, told CBC’s West of Centre that compared to provinces that have taken a more aggressive approach, Alberta has come out ahead.
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Doug Ford doesn’t know about or care about what works or doesn’t work in city-building. He’s fine with hurting the city (and by extension the provincial economy), killing people, wasting public money, and making congestion worse. It’s about ego, ideology & red meat wedge issues for suburban voters.
Toronto Star@thestar.com · 3w agoToronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the province walked away from compromises to restore traffic lanes while keeping bike lanes on major streets.
The conservative/neoliberal answer to every question is lower taxes. Quebec is heavily taxed but after refundable tax credits and family allowances it has very low income inequality; Ontario's poverty rate is 50% higher than Quebec's. More equal societies function better. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Is Quebec actually the most taxed jurisdiction in North America? | CBC News
With the rising cost of living front and centre in the Quebec election campaign, a familiar refrain has emerged: Quebec is the most taxed jurisdiction in North America. But is the claim actually true?...
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Fun fact: U.S. shareholders account for ~60% of total equity of Alberta's major bitumen producers, Canadian Natural Resources, Cenovus Energy, Imperial Oil and Suncor Energy. Could this influence Danielle Smith's pronouncements on Alberta independence and international relations? Just wondering.
🚨🧵by @biff234523.bsky.social on XTwitter about Novavax/Nuvaxovid in Canada!!! "... Saskatchewan now joins Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick as provinces that have confirmed the 2026 return of Nuvaxovid." threadreaderapp.com/thread/20920...
Still COVIDing Canada@stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 5mo ago📣 Novavax now! Canadians need access to the Novavax vaccine Some good news! The vaccine will be available in British Columbia, PEI and New Brunswick. ✉️ Send letters to health ministers: stillcoviding.ca/en/take-acti... #NovavaxNow #COVID #CovidIsNotOver
For months, I have been raising the alarm in the House of Commons about Danielle Smith’s attack on public health care. I’ve raised it repeatedly during Question Period. I’ve written to the Prime Minister and the Health Minister multiple times. And for months, the federal gov’t stayed silent. (1/3)
Let's get #Novavax in Ontario this year! A letter to Sylvia.Jones@ontario.ca: copy at will! Dear Minister, The vaccine season for winter respiratory viruses is fast approaching, and so far the Ontario Ministry of Health has not released information about which vaccines will be available. (1/5)
Note: while BC's available COVID vaccines are safe and effective for many people, there are also some folks who can only tolerate a protein-based vaccine option like Novavax. BC doesn't currently offer this vaccine option, but it may be available in Canada this fall: covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxov...
Sanofi Making Nuvaxovid (Novavax) Available in Canada this Fall - Canadian Covid Society
The Nuvaxovid vaccine — more commonly known as Novavax — will be made available in Canada for the 2026-2027 season, Sanofi announced this week in a press release. Nuvaxovid is the non-mRNA protein-ba...
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Nuvaxovid™ COVID-19 Vaccine Showed Better Tolerability than mNEXSPIKE in Head-to-head Sanofi-led Phase 4 Study "First head-to-head, double-blind, randomized phase 4 study powered to directly compare the tolerability profiles of these vaccines in adults in a real-world setting"
Nuvaxovid™ COVID-19 Vaccine Showed Better Tolerability than mNEXSPIKE in Head-to-head Sanofi-led Phase 4 Study
Novavax is a biotech company with a proven technology, focused on developing our R&D assets and establishing partnerships to help protect health.
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Also, glad to see Novavax will bring theirs back again this Fall ... covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxov...
Sanofi Making Nuvaxovid (Novavax) Available in Canada this Fall - Canadian Covid Society
The Nuvaxovid vaccine — more commonly known as Novavax — will be made available in Canada for the 2026-2027 season, Sanofi announced this week in a press release. Nuvaxovid is the non-mRNA protein-ba...
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Sanofi will be making Novavax available in Canada this fall — but it’s up to the provinces or territories to order this vaccine. Send an email to your health minister and your local representative to tell them why Novavax access is essential for many people: covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxov...
Sanofi Making Nuvaxovid (Novavax) Available in Canada this Fall - Canadian Covid Society
The Nuvaxovid vaccine — more commonly known as Novavax — will be made available in Canada for the 2026-2027 season, Sanofi announced this week in a press release. Nuvaxovid is the non-mRNA protein-ba...
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Lol... let's check in in 6 months to see if Doug the grifter has really sold the private jet that he used taxpayer's money to purchase. How about focusing on emergency rooms and doctor shortages Dougie rather than a quick trip to your cottage? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ford, province to sell $28.9M private jet 'as quickly as possible' after public backlash | CBC News
Ontario is looking to sell the $28.9 million private jet that was recently purchased for Premier Doug Ford's use "as quickly as possible," following backlash days after the purchase was confirmed publ...
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📣 Novavax now! Canadians need access to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine ✉️ Use our online tool to send emails to health ministers stillcoviding.ca/en/take-acti... Please share! #NovavaxNow #COVID #CovidIsNotOver
I have a new @thestar.com opinion piece out today all about my deeply-held desire to join Doug Ford's war against Ontario! It's an Easter Monday miracle! www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
General Doug Ford’s got the military on his mind — and we loyal troops are super ready to follow him
The mask is off. Gloves, too. Doug Ford is speaking the language of war. And I say: sign me up.
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Funny how they just cant afford to oay rhe actual workers only CEOs Adding fuel to the fire for the union is Metro's strong financial performance, with revenues exceeding $22 billion according to the company's 2025 annual report. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Fruit and vegetable supply dries up at some Quebec grocery stores amid ongoing Metro strike | CBC News
Shoppers at Metro, Super C and Adonis grocery stores may notice that some stores have fewer fruits and vegetables lately. That’s because Metro Inc. and its distribution centre workers are at odds over...
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Even Alberta has allowed #nurse practitioners to independently bill the provincial government. But not #Ontario. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario misses federal funding deadline for nurse practitioners | CBC News
Ontario's health minister shut down one avenue of publicly funding all nurse practitioners Wednesday as the province missed a federal deadline for ensuring their medically necessary services are cover...
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NEW: Changes to booze laws, road regulations and last-minute, last-ditch attempts to ban an annual protest hours before it was due to start. Critics say a hailstorm of announcements from Queen's Park is to distract from a transparency crackdown. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1173523...
Critics say Ford is ‘flooding the zone’ to distract from transparency controversy | Globalnews.ca
Since announcing sweeping changes to Ontario's freedom of information laws, the Ford government has unveiled a flurry of new policies.
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Will the Ontario NDP and Liberals ever work together strategically or are we forever ever doomed to Doug the Doofus' corruption and incompetence?
Julie S. Lalonde@julieslalonde.bsky.social · 7mo agoI am begging my fellow Canadians to take a break for a second from obsessing about American corruption to focus on our home grown versions. Ford is a corrupt crony goon who has done countless shady backroom deals. He wants to remove one of our most powerful tools to hold him accountable. Fuck that!
Received response from Ontario Ministry of Health re: availability of #Novavax later this year. After a few paragraphs extolling the safe and effective mRNA vaccines (they are, just not for everyone) came the bottom line:
What's still missing: 1) Adoption & training 2) Routine CO₂/ventilation checks 3) LAYERED DEFENCE promoting source control, ventilation upgrades, filtration & HEPA air cleaners to reduce risk for respiratory pathogens We know what's needed. We're just not doing it. #PublicHealth #CdnPoli #IAQ 2/2
#4?! Really? No breakdown of the metrics are given in the article, so it's hard to know what this means. But we sure have room for improvement, especially when it comes to wait times and equity.
Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · 7mo agoTop 5 Healthcare Systems in the World 5 Countries with the Best Healthcare 1. Taiwan 2. South Korea 3. Australia 4. Canada 5. Sweden worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...
What we should have said in the first place. That first press release from the PM was a complete comms failure. #cdnpoli
Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 7mo agoFM Anand on Iran strikes: “Canada wasn't involved. We weren't notified, and we do not have intention to be involved in any military strikes or operation. Canada believes in a diplomatic and peaceful solution.”
Carney puts rules-based international order sign back in window
Carney puts rules-based international order sign back in window
OTTAWA - After publishing an official statement on behalf of the Canadian government supporting the joint US-Israel bombings in Iran this morning, Prime Minister Carney was spotted happily putting the...
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🚨🧵by @biff234523 on XTwitter, about availability of #Novavax in the US: "📢 Novavax / Nuvaxovid availability update Novavax has confirmed that the JN.1 product will continue to be available through May 31st." Link: threadreaderapp.com/thread/20236...
Doug Ford says there's not enough money to keep funding Ontario healthcare. He should make a TV ad about that.
Ontario spent record $112M on taxpayer-funded advertising, auditor finds | CBC News
Ontario spent a record $112 million on tax-payer-funded advertising last year, with the province’s auditor saying nearly 40 per cent of the campaigns could have left a “favourable impression” of Premi...
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