Fran Schechter

Art writer, feminist, bubbie, Vietnam-era Canadian immigrant from U.S., second-generation artist

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

Une Américaine errante: Si tu vois mon pays/Mon pays malheureux/Va, dis à mes amis/Que je me souviens d'eux.

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

.@JohnTory,@Totrees,@beyrima,@TRCA_HQ,@C_Mulroney,@GOExpansion,@metrolinx,@TorontoPFR,@PaulaFletcherTO Let's limit any further damage to @SmallsCreek. We are ready to engage in the restoration process with @Metrolinx NOW.https://t.co/vn913gnhyT

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

Remember when ACT UP dumped ashes of loved ones at White House? Would that work now?

[Cheri DiNovo @CheriDiNovo]

Where is the #Canada #Ontario #Toronto equivalent? We need to HONOUR those lost to #COVID19 @JustinTrudeau @fordnation @JohnTory

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

It would probably be cheaper to fund services and housing than police, but states are willing to pay to keep us demoralized and fearful. #DefundThePolice
https://t.co/hOCreT7Bqx

[MPP Jamie West @jamiewestndp]

Can I get a retweet? If you believe the Conservative Minister of Long Term Care (@DrFullertonMPP) should come speak at the #TendercareLTC rally, please retweet! #OnPoli

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

Or imagine university was free.

[Nora Loreto @NoLore]

Imagine he was simply paid enough at Tim's?

This isn't lovely, it's really, really sad.

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

Is @fordnation going to try to privatize vaccine? Already we have privatized testing. Why are they holding back?

[Christopher Leighton MD, FRCPC @ccleighton]

Why isn't the very slow roll out of vaccinations in Ontario not the top story in every newspaper & on every news station? The "UK strain" is made irrelevant if we vaccinate everyone promptly. Not vaccinating on holidays, weekends? Should be
@globeandmail @TorontoStar @CBCNews

[A Girl Has No Name @StopEdCuts]

PM @JustinTrudeau Is there anything you can do to help us? You’ve given us the vaccine but our Premier is too busy at the cottage to get a proper rollout plan going. People need to be vaccinated and @fordnation is not taking our health and safety seriously. #onpoli #cdnpoli

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

The Queen’s Christmas message

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

A very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate the holiday. To you and yours, may the season bring you peace and joy.🎄

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

@BBFarhadi Highly recommend little rectangular stainless steel chain mail available from @LeeValleyTools for cleaning. I use soap sparingly. let pan sit with a layer of salt and rinse out to get rid of food smells.

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

Dr Warner is an absolute hero. Those who drove him off Twitter should be ashamed.

[Natasha Fatah @NatashaFatah]

This week 86 people died in Ontario of Covid-19.

5 were at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto.

And Dr. Michael Warner was with each of them when they died.

Scared. Finding it hard to breath. Without their families.

Please watch and understand the real toll of the pandemic.

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

When everyone is dead should the colour be black or white?

[Ed Tubb @EdTubb]

Taking a step back from a rough few days of pandemic news in this province: I'm finding myself struck today, of all days, with the thought that Ontario created a colour-coded COVID-19 response plan that tops out at grey.

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

If only....

[Cheri DiNovo @CheriDiNovo]

With up to 7000 cases by Christmas, over 500 new in the last week, 9 schools closed, overwhelming evidence around the world of school's role in the second wave both @slecce and Williams need to resign. Incompetent and negligent

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

@rabihalameddine Wow, so many checks! Who knew George Gershwin painted?

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

@shawnmicallef Sweet little place east of Portland on Richmond, think it is called Alex Wilson Community Garden.

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

Just as despicable as Trump. And we have 2 more years.

[Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park @gordperks]

I won't listen to any more of these. His school plan is a disaster. He screwed up COVID. He is enriching developers at the expense of the environment. He is sitting on $9.2B of Federal COVID funding. He is helping a racist homophobic donor get the right to hand out BAs and BScs.

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

St George is patron saint of Britain, St Jean Baptiste of France, who is patron saint of Canada?

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

Defund police

[Walk Toronto @Walk_TO]

Unfortunately the new "traffic agents" seem to be pedestrian control agents whose primary goal is to help drivers move quickly, and to keep pedestrians from "restricting traffic flow," so that drivers make right turns more easily.

https://t.co/YrBwyvbzN5

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

Resign

[Tristan Imgrund @tristan_sudbury]

I felt Sam Oosterhoff should first be given a chance to PUBLICLY apologize on SOCIAL MEDIA - the same venue he shared this really irresponsible photo. That won’t happen.

Given this “doubling down”, now is the time we must respectfully ask for his resignation.

RT if you agree.

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

@rabihalameddine A stream of consciousness in paintings, one leading to another - brilliant.

[Fran Schechter @FranSchechter]

@SophyRomvari Two excellent films I tried to get people to watch without success: Happy as Lazzarro (on Netflix); Sylvio (on Kanopy).