varun madhok

Scientist + engineer + explorer + Dad

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@globepolitics Isnt this how government is supposed to work? Progress is incremental and achieved through collaboration.
Well done

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

Hundreds of Toronto patients were left scrambling after a family doctor closed her practice and moved to a private health clinic that charges $5,000 annually. “This isn’t about just one doctor and thousands of patients abandoned. It’s about the erosion of our healthcare system.”

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@TorontoStar @bruce_arthur So much to unpack here - "Junior hockey is a system that encourages limited parental supervision, local empowerment and adulation, a code of brotherhood and silence, and is backed by powerful institutions."

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

Madagascar chameleon erupts in color in her last gasps before death https://t.co/P9AxaVFMEv

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@CP24 not a big deal. city is just saying it's not endorsing tobogganing and is not liable if someone has an injury on city owned property.

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@jennyleeshee @fordnation @OntarioPCParty peak dark humour.

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@fordnation this is not the flex you think it to be, Doug.

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@deAdder @SanhoTree I hope it doesn't overpower the pocket square on your jacket.

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@picardonhealth well deserved 👏. One of the reasons I subscribed to the G&M. I always enjoyed @picardonhealth articles - thought provoking, informative and solidly researched.
And good of the government to recognize journalists as a pillars of an informed society.

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@TorontoStar Because they get paid by the retailer not by the City. the uniform is essentially a prop. It's the same as when they are guiding traffic around construction.
I am surprised @TorontoStar questioning this. This was negotiated by the police union a decade or so ago.

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@jen_keesmaat ... insomuch that specialized resources are scattered across the city, the city must be accessible by cars; because it would be fundamentally unfair to deny an individual the access to a specific resource because they do not live within a walkable distance.

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@jen_keesmaat ... their child can participate in a diving program. And another parent who commutes from Scarborough once every week so their special needs child can participate in group therapy. And a senior who uses Wheeltrans from downtown Toronto to uptown to access a skin sleeve.

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@yourriverwood Are the Calvatias out yet @yourriverwood ? That's always a good discovery with the kids :)

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@TinaYazdani Well said.

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

This 12-year-old runner broke a world record. But competition isn’t the only thing she’s up against.

She set the world record for fastest 5K by an 11-year-old girl and regularly beats adult recreational runners. Her achievement has led to criticism. https://t.co/4WBllzDCyg

[CCTV Lunatics @StreetLunatics]

Matt Petgrave needs to be charged with manslaughter for killing Adam Johnson on the ice. What a dirty play.

Who lifts up their skate like that playing hockey?!?

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

In 1985, Frank Fournier captured the heart-wrenching photograph known as "The Agony of Omayra Sánchez."

At the age of 13, Omayra Sánchez became a poignant symbol of the tragedy Colombia endured after the catastrophic Nevado del Ruiz volcanic eruption.

On November 13, the volcano unleashed its fury in the Andes Mountains, triggering a devastating landslide that engulfed the town of Armero and its surroundings.

Omayra was trapped under the debris of her own home for an agonizing three days while harsh conditions and limited resources severely hampered rescue attempts.

Eventually, Omayra succumbed to the harsh elements of hypothermia and dehydration, her untimely death capturing global attention through the media.

During Omayra Sánchez's last moments, Fournier captured this photograph.

Reflecting on the experience, he recounted in an interview,

I reached the town of Armero at dawn about three days after the explosion.

I met a farmer who told me of this young girl who needed help. He took me to her; she was almost on her own at the time, just a few people around and some rescuers helping someone else a bit further away.

I could hear people screaming for help and then silence - an eerie silence. It was very haunting. There were a few helicopters, some that had been loaned by an oil company, trying to rescue people.

Then there was this little girl, and people were powerless to help her. The rescuers kept coming back to her, local farmers and some people who had some medical aid.

They tried to comfort her. When I took the pictures, I felt totally powerless in front of this little girl, who was facing death with courage and dignity. She could sense that her life was going. By this stage, Omayra was drifting in and out of consciousness.

She even asked me if I could take her to school because she was worried that she would be late. I gave my film to some photographers who were going back to the airport and had them shipped back to my agent in Paris. Omayra died about three hours after I got there.

Six months after her passing, the photograph was released, ultimately earning the esteemed title of World Press Photo of the Year for 1985.

[varun madhok @Varun_Madhok]

@CBCOlympics whoa!! another pull and he would have had the gold!! And Brayden is just 19. Good going.

[Tai Huynh @taimhuynh]

I know tenant rights are protected under the RTA, but if you’re desperate to secure a place in this ridiculous market, you’re not in a good position to assert your rights.

Exhibit A: a friend just agreed to pay 12 months rent up front

Exhibit B: https://t.co/dPalLwwNVD