Felicia Flowitt

Health promoter, advocate, pundit, amateur chef, and idealist. Trying to get things done. Tweets are my own.

[Prime Minister of Canada @CanadianPM]

More than a century ago, Canadian soldiers from across the country stood shoulder to shoulder to achieve a decisive victory at Vimy Ridge – one that came at a profound cost.

Today, their legacy endures. It reminds us that unity must be built and that freedom must be defended.

[Richard Stengel @stengel]

We have a robust 75-year-old defense agreement with Denmark that gives us exclusive and full military access to Greenland for our security. During the Cold War we had 50 bases there; today, we have 1. Yet, today, we need to invade it for our own security? Makes no sense. If it was so vital, we'd have more than a single base there.

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada cite the benefits of acetaminophen use in pregnancy and the risks of not treating fever.

https://t.co/z7Tv44TVzn

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Jill and I are disgusted by the attack on the Shapiro family and their home during the first night of Passover. We are relieved that they are safe and grateful to the first responders. There is no place for this type of evil in America, and as I told the Governor yesterday, we must stand united against hatred and violence.

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann responds to the White House press secretary’s attack after he suggested France should reclaim the Statue of Liberty:

“Dear Americans, since the White House press secretary is attacking me today, I wanted to tell you this:”

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[Tasha Kheiriddin 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇺🇦 @TashaKheiriddin]

Lists are already circulating of Canadian alternatives to US products. Here’s one.

[Evan Solomon @EvanLSolomon]

What a disgraceful message and Marc you should retract this asap. Heritage and religion have nothing to do with loyalty to Canada and this spreads hate and suspicion. Really really disturbing to see this. Would you say the same about Irish or French or British folks?

[Felicia Flowitt @FeliciaJV]

Its hard to argue with this "I led the Ontario Science Centre for five years. This is the real reason it’s time to let go of the old building" https://t.co/bIWshRBGR2

[Felicia Flowitt @FeliciaJV]

Opinion: Canada's family doctors should welcome shift in tax burden https://t.co/Jy7bQvMgmI

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

"My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane." via @NewYorker

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Deeply disturbed and saddened by news of the death of Alexei Navalny.

Putin fears nothing more than dissent from his own people.

A grim reminder of what Putin and his regime are all about.

Let's unite in our fight to safeguard the freedom and safety of those who dare to stand up against autocracy.

[Felicia Flowitt @FeliciaJV]

Hypocricy is such a gift to political satire.
https://t.co/YzouPOkNn4

[Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid]

“Argentina 🇦🇷 strongly condemns the terrorist attacks by Hamas, that are the root cause of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We regret that these acts have not been condemned by the @UN Security Council. We recognize Israel's 🇮🇱 right to self defense.”

[Noa Tishby @noatishby]

Making lemonade 🍋 from watermelons 🍉

[Seamus O'Regan Jr @SeamusORegan]

In Canada,
It is illegal to intimidate doctors and nurses.
It is illegal to intimidate their patients.
It is illegal to obstruct those providing care or those receiving it.

[Noa Tishby @noatishby]

HOW DARE YOU @GretaThunberg. How DARE you call for ethnically cleansing the Jewish people from our ancestral land?? You know nothing. No history, no reality, no truth. So I have this to say to you.

Israel is not a colonialist state – it’s a refugee state which was literally decolonized from Britain.

The majority of Israeli Jews are people of color, whose families were ethnically cleansed from other parts of the Middle East.

Throughout history, the only indigenous sovereign entities to exist in the land have been Jewish states.

Jews originate from the land, derive our religion and our practices from it and despite centuries of exile and displacement have always kept an unbroken presence there.

And you Greta Thunberg, are chanting “crush Zionism” on the streets of Sweden.

Zionism is the Jewish people exercising our right to self-determination in some parts of our only historic, ancestral and indigenous homeland.

Hamas showed us on October 7 what “crushing Zionism” looks like and you want to cheer that on Greta?

Greta Thunberg, if I can borrow your famous phrase, “how dare you!”

But this is how antisemitism works – Find what is most evil to you, and blame it on the Jews, or today - on the Jewish state.

I can understand that younger generations in western societies feel guilty about the evils of colonialism.

But Israel’s history is not your history, and whatever guilt you feel, supporting the massacre of Jews in their ancestral land will not wash away the sins of your fathers. When your ancestors were colonizing the world, my ancestors were being slaughtered by Cossacks.

We were dreaming – next year in Jerusalem – of building a life raft in our homeland. We fled genocidal violence in Europe. We were ethnically cleansed from Arab countries all over the Middle East. And we built a liberal, democratic Jewish state. That is not a colonial enterprise.

Zionism is not a colonial enterprise – Zionism is the decolonization movement of the Jewish people.
And to anyone who cannot accept our presence or who slanders Israel as something it is not, we are here to say: “how dare you.”

[David Jacobs @DrJacobsRad]

This wasn't spray painted on the Israeli consulate. This was spray painted on the Jewish Cultural Center.

Why? Because this is about the hatred of Jews.

This can't be tolerated by any level of government. Arrests must be made.

#antisemitism #HateCrime

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

When you start to believe your own propaganda… you end up sounding like a movie trailer.

[Tom Green @tomgreenlive]

Thank you Dad for your service. My Dad was a tank commander with the canadian armed forces and served overseas in Vietnam and Cypress. And thank you to all veterans. Here is a picture of my 82 year old Dad selling poppies today and the day before to support veterans. #rememberanceday

[All That Dazzles @ATDazzles]

How Matthew Perry wanted to be remembered. I think we can honour his wishes today.