Beautiful Algonquin Park. Early morning mist. Happy Thanksgiving.

If you are feeling hopeless and overwhelmed right now, please know that not only did the enormous political propaganda machine not work on you, but you are the exact kind of person we need to engage, raise your voice, vote, and speak truth to power. We need you. Do not give up.

#Ottawa 's wastewater surveillance site is back online, warning us that funding is gone in 2027, & asking for donations to keep it going. Premier Dorg killed funding for most testing sites in 2024 (because he's far beyond stupid). 613covid.ca/wastewater/

People with high needs are often called "frequent flyers," "hard to reach" or "hard to house." Andrew Boozary is reaching them. And housing them.

Andrea Woo@andreawoo.bsky.social · 6d ago

Toronto's "Dunn House serves unhoused ppl who were frequent UHN emergency-department patients. After one year, residents saw emergency visits drop by 52% and their days in hospital drop 79%, for reported savings of $2-million+" From @alexbozikovic.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Why heart attacks in women are often missed in Canadian emergency rooms and why new international guidelines may help women’s get diagnosed faster @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Why heart attacks in women are often missed in Canadian emergency rooms

For years, the way doctors diagnose heart attacks has largely relied on research and testing standards developed using data that came mostly from men.

ctvnews.ca

More on US food safety: Three (red) states have passed legislation to limit lawsuits against companies for failure to warn about health risks. Another six (red) states are proposing similar bills. See the problem? We need to take steps to protect Canadians from pesticide-friendly red state exports.

Bill Comeau 🇨🇦@bill-comeau.bsky.social · last wk.

Good. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The buck stops at Queen's Park. Hospitals run a $70 million debt while Doug Ford spends $48 million ripping out bike lanes. We live in the stupidest timeline.

Hey Ontarians, Covid is in the ascent so if you qualify for priority vaccination, now's the time.

Nosferatu@realnosferatu.bsky.social · last wk.

Toronto hospital to greatly expand permanent housing program that reduces ER visits -- from 51 units to 300. Dunn House is more humane way to helping vulnerable people, Dr. Andrew Boozary says, by @liamdevlincasey.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca @jryerson.bsky.social

Toronto hospital to greatly expand permanent housing program that reduces ER visits | CBC News

A Toronto hospital network is set to greatly expand its unique permanent housing program that largely serves homeless people who visit hospital emergency departments an inordinate amount of time.

cbc.ca

“ General Ford flies private with all his soldiers”. Private jets, expensive hotel bills, costly TV ads & the largest staff in a Premier’s office than previously.Vote wisely next time. www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

‘General’ Ford flies private with ‘all his soldiers’: cabinet minister

Opposition MPPs raised the premier’s penchant for chartered flights during government spending plan reviews

thetrillium.ca

When I hear about the Cornell 7, I had just had an experience at the playground with my daughter. It serves to remind us of the patriarchal structures that allowed such an apparently disgusting rape and complicity to have occurred.

Resilient roses.

Best of luck to everyone in locating a Covid or flu vaccine. www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

Free flu and Covid-19 vaccination starts for priority groups in Ontario this Monday before being rolled out to the general public on October 26.

Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦@geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Staying up to date on recommended immunizations remains one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of serious illness, helping to keep our communities healthy,” said Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

The agenda put forth by Carney in his election campaign is massively different than what is being done. www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

Convoy terrorists were permitted to shut down Ottawa with impunity for weeks. But this? Not cool, Carney. Not cool.

Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · 3w ago

Not a good look: arresting seniors calling on Mark Carney to not walk back our climate obligations. In my last 2 years as MP I ran a gauntlet of threat, swarming and harassment everyday from conspiracy ragers. House security and Ottawa police just watched. Seems instructions have been issued.

Carney is taking advantage of the fear and loathing Canadians feel towards Trump to justify remaking the country in a way that primarily benefits business interests, not the rest of us. #canpoli buff.ly/yuePlg0

Mark Carney is using the threat of Trump to remake Canada in ways that should alarm us

Carney is taking advantage of the fear and loathing Canadians feel towards Trump to justify remaking the country in a way that primarily benefits business interests, not the rest of us.

buff.ly

The US already got a do over. A mulligan. A second chance. Much of the world, especially US allies, were ready to write off Trump’s first term as a fluke. The American people’s choice to put him back in power—as a convicted felon, after an openly bigoted, anti-democracy campaign—showed it was not.

Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate. The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.

“It’s an auction of Canadian public resources, institutions, infrastructure, airports and highways and water and power plants,” said Rachel Small from the World Beyond War. “Our money is covering the risk, and investors will be the ones making off with the profits.” www.thestar.com/news/gta/pro...

Protests target Mark Carney’s global investment summit as it kicks off in Toronto

The protest began at Nathan Phillips Square then moved towards the AGO, where the perimeter was cordoned off for several blocks.

thestar.com

"Come with me into the field of sunflowers. Their faces are burnished disks, their dry spines creak like ship masts, their green leaves, so heavy and many, fill all day with the sticky sugars of the sun." – Mary Oliver #BloomScrolling

Why are public health care advocates and researchers concerned about Alberta's two-tier model? What happens in Alberta, won't stay in Alberta Quebec already musing that it will follow Alberta's terrible precedent #cdnpoli montrealgazette.com/quebec-elect...

Fréchette says CAQ would allow more private health care to reduce wait times

The proposal would also allow doctors to work in both the private and public sectors, reversing a policy introduced by the CAQ.

montrealgazette.com

Hear, hear. “He has a disdain for democracy,” [Marit Stiles] said. “He has tried to escape accountability and transparency. He has gone so far as to change the laws of the province to avoid accountability, now he is shutting out the public and the media. Frankly, that’s very Trumpian.” #OnPoli

Done. I called Ford's feedback line & said it was completely unacceptable for him to hold pseudo pressers, without the press and then say, “Thank God we don’t have the media...No answers, no questions — we’re good to go.” Said questions from the press were the way voters held him accountable.

“Canadians across country are sending a message, demanding feds take a stand against U.S.-style, two-tier care before it spreads.”

National Day of Action takes aim at Liberal politicians in Kingston

Canadians across country are sending a message, demanding feds take a stand against U.S.-style, two-tier care before it spreads.

thewhig.com

It is *extremely* funny to me that Apple literally LITERALLY built its brand as an imagined hero against Orwellian manipulation of information and is, in 2026, re-writing maps because Donald Trump says so. Not ha-ha funny, exactly, but you get it.

John Michael McGrath@jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · last mo.

New from me at TVO: Okay, fine, I had thoughts about the Lake America stupidity and why it shouldn't just be laughed off. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

So, I called Ford to say he was imperiling the lives of healthcare workers who ride to work. It feels like the BB airport saga but without the Fed gov pushback to aid in the fight. Still, pls join me if you oppose this vindictive move for CAR VOTES IN THE BURBS. Ford (open 24/7): 416 325-1941

Sue Gowans@sueinnovates.bsky.social · last mo.

Removing bike lanes will also impede the safety & ability of healthcare workers to ride to work at Toronto Gen, Mt Sinai, Toronto Rehab, Princess Margaret & Sick Kids. Ford knows this since a letter from hospital CEOs, supporting bike lanes, was entered into evidence in the original trial.

The Ontario govt took $60M out of public education and handed it to Staples. Tomorrow, 80K elementary teachers each get $750 of the misappropriated money to buy overpriced classroom supplies at an 🇺🇸 corporation. Please remember this the next time Captain Canada tells you to #BuyCanadian. #OntEd

Driving through Scarborough Southwest and some of the PCPO candidate’s signs have a new yellow sticker that says “Fight Trump.” You mean the guy who sticks up for Lake Ontario by trying to dump a jet runway and a sketchy waterpark onto it?

Absolutely this. As the weather turns cold in the months ahead, let’s resolve, as Canadians, to help our neighbours. If someone in your community has lost their job due to this economic warfare against 🇨🇦, or is otherwise impacted, look for ways to help. Collect food donations etc. #CanadaStrong

Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦@maryfernando.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I understand. We’re mad as heck. I’ve been asked to swear at them more but channeling our anger into helping our neighbours is more productive. Don’t let this ruin your health by stressing you out. Be resolute. Be determined. Be Canadian. #MedicalAdvice #CanadaStrong

Quoting someone: “Dolly Parton’s life is a political statement for those with eyes to see and ears to hear.”