Kate Lawson

English Professor UWaterloo Victorian lit/ Academic labour/climate, urban trees & forests/cycling infrastructure 🇨🇦

[PolySeSouvient / PolyRemembers @Polysesouvient]

PolySeSouvient’s thoughts are with the family and colleagues of the officer who was killed, the officer who was injured, the loved ones of the civilian who was killed, and all members of the community and @MTL_Ville shaken by this gun violence. We are grateful to first responders for their courage and professionalism. We await further information as the investigation proceeds.

[Waterloo Region Community Legal Services @WRLegalServices]

📢 Myths and Facts About the Waterloo Region Encampment Case

Over the next few weeks, we'll be addressing some of the common myths and misconceptions that have been circulating about the 100 Victoria St. encampment case and Justice Gibson's ruling.

[Gil Meslin @g_meslin]

Here is the link to participate in the federal public consultation on the future of Billy Bishop airport. There is an online survey, and an e-mail address for long-form comments. Consultation period runs to July 24th.

https://t.co/a6FnoKTBKh

[Luke Savage @LukewSavage]

What if, call me crazy, we introduced a wealth tax instead

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

#Opinion: Mary Simon has devoted her career to serving Inuit and all Canadians, writes Natan Obed. Her legacy will be appreciated more as time passes, especially as we begin to understand the unrelenting racism she has faced throughout her life. #cdnpoli https://t.co/DTDsMl0Q3m

[Darwin @ThisIsDarwino]

BREAKING: We now know the municipal/provincial and federal lobbyists behind the Billy Bishop airport expansion in Toronto is Nieuport Aviation, an asset among many, controlled by the IIG which was founded by JP Morgan. Yes, an AMERICAN bank is trying to destroy our waterfront.

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

What will my ER wait time be? Jason Turnbull is a software developer from Cape Breton, in the great province of Nova Scotia, and developed this website. In talking to ER doc peers who know the exact waits - this site's reporting is accurate.
https://t.co/n8snRQoomJ @CAEP_Docs

[Kate Lawson @LawwsonKate]

“Private college students’ share of Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) grants grew to about 12 per cent in 2019-20, about 14 per cent in 2021-22, and 28 per cent in 2023-24. In the 2024-25…about 40 per cent— over $1.3 billion — went …to students at private colleges.”

[TheTrillium.ca @Thetrilliumca]

40% of OSAP grants went to private career college students in 2024-25: data https://t.co/9Tfe7wFryV

[MichaelHurleyCUPE @HurleyOCHUCUPE]

Despite a national nursing shortage, income support for student nurses is never proposed. Quebec had success recruiting psw's by paying them to go to school. It is high time to end the gender discrimination in the allocation of training supports.
https://t.co/WVyepofvqs

[Neil Pasricha @NeilPasricha]

Canadians, please help:

Please sign this petition sponsored by MP @ElizabethMay and @NoJetsTO urging PM @MarkJCarney to stop Premier @fordnation's plan:

I have signed & so have 6587 (!) others.

Sign here:

https://t.co/ZhpzJIHzQh

My letter here:

https://t.co/JZnFfR5Sgg

[Dr Bill Hughes (William the Bloody) @BillBloodyHughe]

Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/7K07mRkh0U via @UKChange

[Canadian Femicide Observatory 🇨🇦 @CAN_Femicide]

It requires re-posting - long post. Share among your networks and re-post.

Please read to end then contact your local, provincial, or federal leader/representative

[Link to news story at end]

Male judge Craig Parry (Kitchener) acquits neurologist of 48 counts of sexual assault against 48 female patients.

Yes, that's right - 48 female patients came forward.

48 female patients were not believed.

48 female patients apparently deemed unreliable

Male judge discounts expert testimony of Dr. Vera Bril - yes, female doctor and expert - who told the court that it is not norm to do vaginal exams, breast exams or exams of other intimate areas during appointments for neurological concerns.

Go figure!

However, male judge knows better than female doctor/expert.

He finds the evidence of 48 women unreliable.

He acquits male accused anyway, despite the 'doctor' having had license revoked in 2019 by College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

Looking for any male who has had a prostate exam when they went to doctor for neurological concerns.

We'd love to year from you.

What happened during the acquittal of Jeffrey Sloka?
https://t.co/UzWlkxMQmw

[Marc Spooner @drmarcspooner]

Dr. Ken Montgomery's full review of our book Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities is out on University Affairs @UA_magazine

https://t.co/q1V5sYEcdx

[Marc Spooner @drmarcspooner]

Canada’s quiet economic driver: Universities and colleges

https://t.co/BX8NAN8lpe

[Marc Spooner @drmarcspooner]

I can't say enough about this new joint UnivCan/CAUBO report.
That the report calls for an increase in funding with a decrease in gov interference is truly historic.
-speaks volumes to just how pronounced & alarming the authoritarian turn we’re seeing is
https://t.co/3XFkdKf5yO

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

1) Government refuses to clean the air in classrooms and tells staff and kids to be “more resilient” and come to school while symptomatic.

2) Staff and kids continuously infect each other and absences increase.

3) Government punishes staff and kids for staying home while sick.

[Unifor @UniforTheUnion]

#Cuba is facing a deepening #humanitarian crisis due to fuel shortages and sanctions—impacting food, healthcare, and essential services. Workers are feeling it too, including in air transportation with cancelled flights. #Canada must act. Sign the petition https://t.co/r3KcqxQjPf

[Kate Lawson @LawwsonKate]

“In Canada, government data shows that in the week ending March 8, 2026, 34 per cent of COVID patients in hospital acquired the virus while in hospital.”

[Sam Kaufman @uhwuhna]

The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID 'Airborne' via @thetyee.ca https://t.co/YBWSV9BLey

[Kate Lawson @LawwsonKate]

@NoLore Disgraceful: admonishing cyclists not drivers

“Stop, look, listen. Use all of your senses. Same thing for drivers,” said Angelo Dicicco, president and CEO of Ontario Safety League.“It’s also a time for caregivers to remind their child …of the rules on the road…”

[Isaac Callan @isaaccallan]

📈📊: Ontario appears to have pulled back on sharing data. That's an idea we put to the premier's office, which told us:

"To imply the government has reduced or removed process measures is factually incorrect and misleading to your readers.”

Here are some examples #OnPoli