Brenda Roche

Director of Research, Wellesley Institute. ICPHR member. Tweets are my own

[Jessica Bell @JessicaBellTO]

Why are U.S. companies being awarded public contracts to build Ontario hospitals?

The trade war has been going on for months. The government said they would prioritize Ontario businesses, but at the same time has given a $140m deal to a U.S. firm.

[CathyCrowe @cathycrowe.bsky.social 🇨🇦 @cathyacrowe]

🆘It’s 34C feels like 46C. Weather network says 47C. This is going to be deadly. We need cooling centres 24/7 ⁦@MayorOliviaChow

[Brenda Roche @Brenroche]

@JakePyne Hi Jake, two really great anthropology texts worth reading are Formations of Violence by Allen Feldman and Shattering Silence by Begona Aretxaga

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

Homeless in Ontario and want to vote in the upcoming provincial election? It isn't super easy, but I made you a one-page resource to help you to cast your ballot and make your voice heard!

You can download and print a PDF copy here: https://t.co/VL8p4NkaGM

[Brenda Roche @Brenroche]

For decades we've been trying (and failing) to get builders to build affordable housing. There's a better, simpler way https://t.co/ruxZGggNO8 via @torontostar

[Right to Housing Toronto @R2HTO]

The City of Toronto wants your feedback on addressing high indoor temperatures in apartment units. As the climate changes, tenants without air conditioning are at higher risk to heat-related health impacts.

Share your thoughts by September 30. ⬇️
https://t.co/eadGP9OXCJ

[Gillian Kolla, PhD @GillianKolla]

Very important point: overdose death rates in Northern Ontario are double rates in Southern Ontario. Sites in Timmins & Sudbury were forced to close because the Ford govt refused to fund them. Now the only site left in Northern Ontario - in Thunder Bay - is being forced to close.

[Brenda Roche @Brenroche]

@armp71 Congratulations!! 👏

[Ethics in Bricks @EthicsInBricks]

"The standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital."
- Noam Chomsky

[CCPA Ontario @CCPA_Ont]

Delighted to see the wonderful @SheilaBlockTO receive the Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research! Well-deserved recognition for a brilliant, progressive career. #onpoli #cdnpoli #cdnecon

[Ethics in Bricks @EthicsInBricks]

"The standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital." - Noam Chomsky

[Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN) @TODropinNetwork]

❄️TDIN HOLIDAY MEAL LIST❄️ View list of meal programs here https://t.co/gBoVTZlPxw that people experiencing homelessness can access during the winter holidays from Dec 22 to Jan 1, 2024. List will be updated regularly!

[Statistics Canada @StatCan_eng]

The price of groceries in Canada has risen significantly. To help Canadians better understand their food-related costs, we have launched the new Food Price Data Hub, with @ISED_CA and @AAFC_Canada: https://t.co/Vdrdw8wbVT

[TNG Community Services @tngcommunityTO]

"What started out as a temporary measure to help people during hard times has ballooned to the point where there are four times more food charities in the country than grocery stores" https://t.co/hMY0PtLyX5

[CathyCrowe @cathycrowe.bsky.social 🇨🇦 @cathyacrowe]

📢Tonight every @cityoftoronto councillor should be inundated with messages to provide immediate shelter to refugees & asylum seekers & Toronto's unhoused. Those councillors need to take a stand & ask @MayorOliviaChow & city manager to act.
Right now this federal armoury empty.

[Dr. Ingrid Waldron @ingrid_waldron]

Looking for South Asian and older adults in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area to participate in a study on loss and grief resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. $50 honorarium. Funded by a Future of Canada Grant.

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

This @Patagonia ad is freaking brilliant. Read down, then back up.

[CathyCrowe @cathycrowe.bsky.social 🇨🇦 @cathyacrowe]

Stop Barrie City Council Criminalizing Homelessness
Please sign.
When Toronto did this it was cruel, people suffered badly. The law prevented workers from feeding people and preventing freezing deaths. ⁦@SHJNetwork⁩ ⁦@TODropinNetwork⁩
https://t.co/QcReNoi0ok