Deb Matthews

Doing my best to create a better world.

[Jill Promoli @jillpromoli]

Yesterday MPPs voted on whether to reverse changes to OSAP. How did your MPP vote?

There's some thought that the government feels this is fine because 'students don't vote'. They will, after this. Count on it. You know who else votes? Their parents and grandparents. #onpoli

[Tim Nash, CFP® @TimNashCFP]

How is everyone feeling about Mark Carney these days?

I’m seeing a couple of things happening behind the scenes that make me very excited! Check out my latest video podcast and let me know if you agree that he might just be a sheep in wolf’s clothing.

https://t.co/R9p801xpEC

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

Family physician Dr. Danielle Martin is running in the federal by-election in University-Rosedale. She's running to replace Chrystia Freeland. I strongly believe Dr. Martin could be one of the most consequential Canadian parliamentarians ever elected. @docdanielle

[Діана @katze_chick]

@SecVetAffairs

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Number of people who go bankrupt a year due to medical debt:

Germany: 0
France: 0
UK: 0
Japan: 0
Norway: 0
Denmark: 0
Finland: 0
Sweden: 0
Italy: 0
Australia: 0
Canada: 0
Spain: 0
Portugal: 0
Iceland: 0
Netherlands: 0

United States: 530,000

Yes. We need Medicare for All — NOW.

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

A bird smarter than most humans.

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

The 27 ER patients I took care of last night received medical care based on need and not ability to pay. Investors, profiteers and some MDs in Canada want to change this. Money buys everything - but let's leave healthcare off that list. @CdnDrs4Medicare https://t.co/OoSL6yiKz9

[Tim Nash, CFP® @TimNashCFP]

.@SoniaVinogrado4 and @CTrottierChi are inspiring the next generation of sustainable investors! Learn how they got into the scene.

Watch the whole video: https://t.co/5bo6At6AnC
Listen to the podcast: https://t.co/YRjWtjdiZ1

[Steve Paikin @spaikin]

I know these guys won, but I still say Toronto should give the @BlueJays a parade next week. Great season. Sad ending. #WANTITALL #WorldSeries #mlb

[Tim Nash, CFP® @TimNashCFP]

Any CBC radio fans in the house??

Catch me not once, but TWICE this weekend. Saturday 5pm answering questions live on Just Asking and Sunday 11am What on Earth. Both episodes will be available as podcasts next week.

[Jean Charest @JeanCharest_]

Thank you President Trump for drawing our attention to a historic and foundational document in the Canada–U.S. economic relationship. I invite everyone, especially our American friends, to listen to President Reagan’s full speech and form their own opinion about what he was truly saying.

[Stefan Moore ★ @2StefanMoore]

My 13 year old Daughter died from #BrainCancer 4,679 days ago. 💔

I would LOVE to see my Ashley’s name 4,679 times in comments for all the days she’s been missing.

When you lose a Child, the most beautiful word you can hear is their name. ❤️

A Repost & Follow would mean the world to us to keep our Ashley’s story alive.

💜 𝒜𝓈𝒽𝓁𝑒𝓎 💜

[Deb Matthews @Deb_Matthews]

@Mikeggibbs I am so sorry to hear this. Please be kind to yourself.

[Andrew Boozary MD @drandrewb]

Housing for All is about human dignity and sound health economics.

1 month in hospital is over $30k
1 month in prison is nearly $15k
1 month in shelter is $6k
1 month in supportive housing is < $4k

[Andrew Boozary MD @drandrewb]

It’s been one year since we opened Dunn House — Canada’s first social medicine housing initiative. And this has been family over the past year.

The data is staggering. Emergency Department visits for the tenants have plunged by over 50%. And days spent in hospital have similarly plummeted by nearly 80%.

What started as a “radical” idea — turning a parking lot into 51 homes — became a place where people who were living inside and out of hospitals, shelters, or on the street could finally exhale.

But the real drive for change, I hope, is how human dignity and health economics are completely aligned in the stories we tell.

The first story is from @_VictoriaGibson at the Toronto Star — about Jason Miles, a man whose addiction and homelessness cost more than $260,000 through ER visits, shelters, and jail stays. Not because he wanted that path, but because there wasn’t another one.

The second is from @liamdevlincasey in the CBC, about our @UHN teams and community partners deciding to try something different and center those patients that been sidelined in the health system. The cost calculus is clear when it can be over $50k per month in hospital, $15k in provincial jail and $4k for supportive housing.

I believe both these stories show the cost of crisis — and the return on compassion.

It’s still early, and there’s a lot more to do across the province. But one year in, I’m certain of this more than ever:

housing is healthcare.
compassion saves lives.
and dignity has to be co-designed into the system — not left to chance.

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

Our country has fallen‼️ #Fascism

[Ontario Liberal Party | Parti Libéral de l'Ontario @OntLiberal]

A powerful reminder from @brucefanjoy’s keynote last night: winning starts with the work. By offering Ontarians a positive vision for the future, there’s no community out of reach.

#OLPAGM2025

[Wab Kinew @WabKinew]

When my dad and uncle were young, they weren’t allowed to vote in this country. On October 3, 2023, my Uncle Fred was the first to raise my hand in the air after the people of Manitoba elected me their 25th Premier.
To the young people in our communities: look-you can do it too.

[Theresa 🇨🇦 @TheresaLubowitz]

I couldn't be more excited for our episode with Premier Dalton McGuinty dropping September 12. Check out this clip where he shares his thoughts on leadership.

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

Medicine and public health have added three decades to the human lifespan. Vaccination alone produced 40% of the reduction in child deaths.

And now a disturbed and unqualified man driven by crackpot theories is destroying the foundations of this work, including CDC.