Mark Collison

Seasoned health advocate. Enjoys cycling, kayaking and most thing outdoors. Loves to grow food and observe the wonders of nature. Opinions are solely my own.

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Well, we have screwed up our planet, perhaps beyond repair. So why not start on an unexplored frontier, like space? And all in the name of improved and cheaper internet. This is idiocy of cosmic proportion!

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[Canadian Nurses Association @canadanurses]

Please join us on Sept 7 for an exciting Election Panel featuring award-winning national health writer @picardonhealth to hear about health-care priorities during the 2021 federal election! Register now: https://t.co/ammCOKVR95
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[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Globe editorial: Want the pandemic to come roaring back? Don’t get vaccinated /via @globeandmail https://t.co/eG5bx8N5xb

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

A good read and reality check for all of us 🤔

Perhaps while returning to ‘normal,’ we should review what ‘normal’ means: letter https://t.co/bteFeLUYbK

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

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[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

This is fantastic! Good for health, environment and economy, all of which we really need right now. Let's learn from this pandemic and turn the corner on some priority earthly pursuits. 🌎❤🚲
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[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

John Horgan is secure in himself and an empowering leader. He does not need to dominate the podium and control the message like other leaders. How refreshing! https://t.co/NkAQ7UldVA

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Protecting children from the marketing of foods high in sugar, saturated fats & salt should be a priority in this election. Ask your candidates where they stand on this issue. For health sake! #Marketing2Kids in the @cmaj https://t.co/IESf7zQAYi #cdnpoli #elxn43 #canadavotes

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Totally! Huge shout out to Mayor Helps and Victoria City Counsel. Keep it going - we will.look like Eugene Oregon soon. Awesome!

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Again, caveat emptor! Scheer states that carbon taxes don't work when there is now unequivocal economic evidence they do. Their plan is just heating up the planet further with a lot of hot air & no solid goals/metrics. C'mon cut the rhetoric & get real!
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[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Keep your eye on this guy! Food guide WAS evidence-based with a TON of consultation. But of course, some in food industry unhappy, so now must be redone. Bah! He is now making equally egregious statements around climate change! Caveat emptor folks!
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[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

With all due respect Senator Kutcher, Bill S-228 didn't need improving. It was complete & evidence-based. Once again industry wins over public health by raising a few bogus concerns & people react like the sky is going to fall. I guess sober 2nd thought was trumped by lobbying.

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Believe me Senator Petitclerc, you are not the only one disappointed. We were so close to doing doing something revolutionary that would have paid both immediate and long term health benefits. Unfortunately this does not reflect well on the Senate overall. #SenCA

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

You are too right Senator Seidman. Why are we allowing industry to have unfettered access to our kids' health? We know there are harms and to continue to do so is unethical. Let's make a positive step in the right direction and approve Bill S-228 this coming week!

[Hon. Judith Seidman @JudithSeidman]

Can we give our kids a head start on good health by prohibiting ALL advertising that attempts to lure them to high risk habits: foods, tobacco, vaping, alcohol, cannabis...A step in the right direction to protect the health &wellbeing of our kids is #S-228 Let’s do it! @SenateCA

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Senator Dean is passionate about the fate of Bill S-228 and rightly so with all the shenanigans in the Senate these days. He's also concerned about the functioning of the Senate itself. Get it together @SenateCA and pass S-228 this week and show Canadians you care about kids!

[Tony Dean @TonyDean_TO]

.@SenateCA Here’s my statement in the Senate on Bill s-228 which would protect kids from advertising of harmful foods. The Bill has been in Parliament for almost theee years and deserves a final vote: https://t.co/UfXWiE81Y6
@heartandstroke #marketing2kids @jamieoliver

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Nice summary Dr. Eyolfson! Playing games with children’s health is rather reprehensible as is thwarting a former Senator’s admirable and nonpartisan hard work. Come on Conservatives, demonstrate that you have some ethics and credibility and pass Bill S-228 today!

[Dr. Doug Eyolfson @DougEyolfson]

Despicable! Pam Wallin & @CPC_HQ senators filibustering own colleague @SenNGreeneRaine's bill to ban junk food ads to kids. They already voted for the bill in 2017. No shame, no honour for @andrewscheer's unelected obstructionists. #cdnpoli #senca

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

So don’t believe just me. Have a look at what a number of notable individuals have to say about the Senate expeditiously passing Bill S-228. The only unintended consequence of this Bill is not approving it and embracing our current culture of diet-related disease. Come on Senate!

[Heart & Stroke @HeartandStroke]

Bill S-228 has a broad range of voices supporting this landmark legislation to restrict food and beverage marketing to children 12 and under. #SenCA – time is running out. Vote on and pass Bill S-228 to stop #Marketing2Kids.

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Time to ask Senator Wallin why all the oblique and unrelated questions at the 11th hour? Why the stalling after so much study and debate? This is the majority will of the people of Canada, not the food and beverage industry. This is a no-brainer. @SenateCA

[Dr. Doug Eyolfson @DougEyolfson]

Some senators are obstructing a final vote on Bill S-228, banning junk food ads to kids. Vote on minor amendments delayed 8 months - appears to be shameful attempt to quietly kill the bill for lobbyists. As House sponsor, I ask for a vote Tuesday! #cdnpoli #senca

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

This is a fantastic and forward-thinking initiative Shirley. Cardiac arrest is so often ‘unnecessary death’ as time is of the essence and a promptly deployed AED becomes the game changer. No doubt countless lives will be saved by your bill. Congratulations and thanks! 🙏

[Shirley Bond 🇨🇦 @shirleybond]

Today I introduced a Private Members Bill that would increase public access to life saving Automated External Defibrillators or AEDs.

Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere. CPR combined with an AED increases survival rates by 75%

https://t.co/qdy11CbHYr @HeartandStroke

[Mark Collison @MarkCollison3]

Last ditch desperate effort by industry to “kill the bill”. The self interest here is both blatant and nauseous. Let’s choose children’s health over corporate profits. Come on Senate call the vote and pass Bill S-228 now!

[Heart & Stroke @HeartandStroke]

Former Conservative Senator Nancy Greene Raine worked across party lines to develop Bill S-228. Almost 1,000 days later and it still hasn’t passed. Children will be the victims. @SenateCA, it’s time to call the vote! #cndpoli #Marketing2Kids https://t.co/Wqoh1Yusha