#Canada

In 2012 my mother got laid off from her job of 13 years rather abruptly. She took her life savings, paid our housekeepers 2 years worth of salary, packed her
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Curious about the closure of Clinic 554 in Fredericton, New Brunswick? A thread: #Clinic554 #nbpoli Clinic 554 is not an abortion clinic, as news implies. It's Private Health Care—expensive—and wants
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Why every Canadian Prime Minister Sucks (especially your favourite); A Thread 1) John A. Macdonald was the first (and the third) PM, and somehow manages to surprise me every time
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#ZeroCovid is possible even starting with high case numbers, overwhelmed hospitals and inability to test/trace/isolate. Italy did it last year. It wasn't the good weather that brought them close to
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Today #Ontario enacted a new emergency measure providing hospitals with the authority to transfer patients who no longer require acute care (so-called "alternate level of care" or ALC patients) to
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I was very happy to chat with @ramraajh @sjmorningshow today. Interviews can't provide unlimited time to delve deep so here are a few further thoughts (a thread) on remote working
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Anyone else tuning in to the federalism showdown of the century? #carbontax This just in: Rowe is clearly not a fan of the AG of Canada’s position. Minute 35: The
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This is gross. A child. Police are required by law to divert children, as much as possible, away from the criminal legal system. Youth charged with a crime are 6x
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1/ So #COVIDzero is trending. What's not to like about zero cases of #COVID19? 1. How can we get there? 2. Is this feasible in Canada?Some unpopular opinions & perhaps
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Did you know @McDonalds is available in over 100 countries, nearing almost 40k locations? I decided I wanted to do a thread of some of the unusual and tasty sounding
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The consultation process on the new curriculum has been the most open, transparent, and extensive of any previous. This included hundreds of teachers (including over 100 in the curriculum working
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(1/4) As we learn more about reported COVID-19 positives in pro-wrestling locker rooms, some gentle reminders:A majority of North American promotions, including the more prominent ones, are testing for the
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True capitalism.USA. True capitalism.Britain. True capitalism.Russia. True capitalism.France. True capitalism.Switzerland. True capitalism.Greece. True capitalism.Canada. True capitalism.Australia. True capitalism.Norway. True capitalism.Ge
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In Canada, provinces have jurisdiction over both healthcare and education. In my province of Ontario, some terrible things have happened in the past week. A thread. #onpoli #onted 1. Yesterday
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The @CPC_HQ’s new leader is promoting a backwards foreign policy agenda which would violate principles of human rights and int’l law. @ErinOTooleMP wants Canada to increase support for Israeli and
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1) There’s a fair bit of misinformation going around about the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) & WE‘s involvement. Having previously worked in a central agency that was involved in
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