😠Don't mess with the Oak Ridges Moraine. @fordnation If we start paving over (capping) the Moraine it can't replenish the aquifers. The Legislation for it + the Greenbelt were science based decisions, not economic. 250,000+ depend on the well water. 25+ rivers flow from here.
Families of Ontario, would you rather receive $200 per child or have your child's school get $200 per student? Imagine what $100,000 could do for a school with 500 students. #onted
GOOD NEWS: Brock University [@BrockUniversity] will continue to require indoor masking & proof of vaccination.
Why? Because cases & hospitalizations are rising. Because we're in a 6th wave. Because they realize that protecting the vulnerable is still important.
KUDOS TO THEM!
BREAKING @TVDSB Child pulled from class with COVID after a morning. Admin told teacher not to tell others and parents. This breaks Canada Health rules for reporting #UnsafeSchools or does any Board care anymore? Lawyers? All it will take is one child with #LongCovidKids or in ICU
Per what the prime minister just said, Ontario is getting nothing today that they couldn't have gotten months ago on childcare. So, Doug Ford wasted months, costing families thousands, so he could have a talking point for his re-election campaign. #onpoli
Many individual scientists trying to sound the alarm
I don’t see any political leaders doing so
Public sentiment around masking & mitigation in general - unclear right now
What is clear:
-#BA2 is here
-immunity wanes
-Big booster gaps
-#LongCovid is a problem
In the midst of a pandemic, at one of the hardest hit hospitals in Ontario, a skilled, dedicated & respected physician leader and health advocate loses his job because he was critical of the government.
This is wrong.
How on earth did wearing masks that prevent infection and transmission of multisystem disease suddenly become about “comfort levels” and “personal choice”?
I've cared for people who have lost their home because they had to pay for their dental care. I've cared for people who have gone hungry because they had to pay for their medications.
It’s a privilege to think national dental care & pharmacare aren’t essential.
I just spoke to one of my best friends who teaches high school and he tells me that even today, 100% of his students are still wearing a mask.
The next generation is AWESOME.
NEW: The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has decided to extend its mask mandate beyond the provincial one.
Even if it meant defying the Ontario government, they chose to follow the science and protect students & educators.
KUDOS to them!
Ontario’s doctors and nurses are the foundation of a strong and sustainable health care system.
We need more medical students to build up our health care workforce so that patients can access the care they need and deserve—no matter where they live.
Ontario’s doctors and nurses are the foundation of a strong and sustainable health care system.
We need more medical students to build up our health care workforce so that patients can access the care they need and deserve—no matter where they live.
Oil & Avg Gas $ June 2008:
•Oil: $181.58/barrel
•Gas: $4.10/gallon
Oil & Avg Gas $ Mar 2022:
•Oil: $99.76/barrel
•Gas: $4.32/gallon
If you're blaming anyone but greedy oil companies for their price gouging—you've bought into propaganda that hurts you more than anyone else.
Learning to "live with COVID" doesn't mean we ignore COVID...It means we upgrade ventilation. Offer PCR tests. Wear masks to protect each other. Provide paid sick days for workers. Build trust to increase vaccine uptake....It doesn't mean we ignore it. It means we deal with it!
Lecce constantly tweeted Sick Kids when they advocated for a return to in person learning.
Now, Sick Kids recommends keeping the masks and Lecce ignores them.
Vote them all out.