Brooke Carter
@upthedownspouts.bsky.social
Official gravity tester. Kelpie-like thing. Goonie. Life outside; lab inside; labour always.
I am certainly quite sorry about this
Brooke Carter@upthedownspouts.bsky.social · 6d agoTough rounds of collective bargaining over two years. No one unscathed. Just barely out of Mordor Season™️. Going into municipal elections… I think a provincial election would be terrific fun right now let’s do it
The feds will roll out the “special mediator” and then say it’s not them doing the dirty work. This bill will be an attack on the fundamental right to strike and bargain collectively. Don’t trust Hajdu.
NDP@ndp.ca · 6d agoA strike is by definition a labour disruption. Liberals are going after the right to strike.
Tough rounds of collective bargaining over two years. No one unscathed. Just barely out of Mordor Season™️. Going into municipal elections… I think a provincial election would be terrific fun right now let’s do it
"Carney's not *selling* our airports, he's just offering concessions to *run* them" translated: Private capital controls them & enjoys all the profits for generations, but infrastructure or cleanup costs are still the public's problem & the door stays open for more public capital flowing into them.
Could have paid better attention to my first rodeo
A reminder of why Ottawa Public Health is the undisputed world leader in good social media public health communication.
The feminine urge to put every candidate’s lawn sign on my lawn just for the chaos of it.
“We have enough pickleball space. What our communities need right now is a roller rink.” Said no council/mayoral candidate so far. And yet here I am with oh so many spots still open on my ballot.
Carney: "Europe and Canada are stronger together … The objective is not self-sufficiency, it’s collective resilience.” I really wish he felt that way about public health
Another big shoutout to the MapQuest developers! A very small team that scaled to 10x the output in 3 weeks making the app better everyday. Questies, thank you all for riding with us as we continue to improve the user experience.
Cases of rabies is up. Vaccination of dogs and cats are down. I'm sure there is no connection.
If there was ever any doubt, the Gordie Howe Bridge fiasco proves it: You can't trust Trump's America, or any deal within this administration's orbit. thewalrus.ca/the-gordie-h...
The Gordie Howe Bridge Is What American Betrayal Looks Like | The Walrus
Canada spent billions on the crossing. Trump turned it into a shakedown
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I see that the term “single family mansion” is already hot out of the gate this municipal election
It’s Equal Pay Day in Canada coming in the midst of a trade war. Deep divisions in the labour market are set to get worse including the gender pay gap. A report from the CCPA looks at recent trends and the fight for equal pay over the last 75 years. A recap👇 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Dismantling gender pay discrimination in Canada: Current trends and policy responses | CCPA
The gender pay gap has narrowed but remains unacceptably wide, with the average woman earning only 72% of what men earn
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No. No. No. Nooooo! 🛑 Full-body MRI a good idea? No! nationalpost.com/modern-life/... "Professional organizations such as the Canadian Association of Radiologists, among others, strongly oppose whole-body MRI screening in symptom-free people." > cost > anxiety > iatrogenic injury > system strain
Am I rich enough to pay for my own full-body MRI scan for peace of mind?
MRI scans are marketed by private clinics as a tool to detect diseases lurking inside asymptomatic bodies and cost upwards of around $3,000.
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A Health Canada inspection of a Grifols facility in Regina found multiple plasma donors with punctures and bruising on their arms & sexual contact with someone with HIV who were allowed to donate without proper medical assessments #cdnpoli #skpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Grifols permitted donors to give plasma despite punctures, bruising on arms, Health Canada finds
The safety of drugs made from plasma has not been compromised, says Canadian Blood Services
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My latest analysis: 350 private lab workers make less than their hospital co-workers for the same work. Their strike was broken The Manitoba government should stand up to U.S. corporate greed—and stand up for our health care sovereignty #mbpoli #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Dynacare workers are standing up to U.S. health care in Manitoba | CCPA
The private lab—owned by a U.S. corporation—oversaw a relative drop in workers’ wages. Manitoba stepped in on the side of the company.
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 12 - Sep 25, 2026 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: none HIGH: BC MODERATE: CAN, AB, MB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK About 1 in 158 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Air travel in Canada is about to get more expensive The impacts of airport privatization on travellers and workers #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Air travel in Canada is about to get more expensive | CCPA
The impacts of airport privatization on travellers and workers
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"A recent @policyalternatives.ca analysis of data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information found that from 2021 to 2023, private health-care spending per person grew by 8.1 per cent — almost twice as fast as public spending." #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Food and shelter have driven Canada's affordability crisis. Health care isn't far behind | CBC News
Food and shelter grab headlines, but out-of-pocket health-care expenses have climbed at a nearly identical rate since 2022, Statistics Canada data shows. Economists and policy experts break down the s...
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I think holding a fire sale for foreign investors, including Americans, and selling off Canada’s critical infrastructure is a bad idea and inconsistent with shoring up our sovereignty. Just one man’s opinion!
Might fuck around and try to pull an all-dayer today idk
Northern flicker is starting shit while the ravens are away
Hey not all the t-shirts need to be boxy just like not all of you need to own a dog.