Dr. Brian R Joseph

Cape Bretoner, Grandfather, Social Justice Campaigner, Sports Fan, Knox Canada Fellow at Harvard

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

#Haiti: Mud cakes become staple diet as cost of food soars beyond a family's reach https://t.co/uaQsbQFCwJ

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

@TheCurrentCBC Hey Matt! Come on' Man: Winter fitness it ain't that hard! Grab a pair of cross country / cross town skis or snow shoes or go for a skate! Shame on Dr. Deonandan who declines to do what he advises. What a winter wimp!

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

@BobRae48 Thank-you Bob for your courageous denunciation of China's treatment of Canadian hostage prisoners! -BRJ (Privy Council 1978)

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

And the laws of physics never sleep - as I reminded my grandson Jeff - recently fallen out of a tree ( with minor damages).

Keep well - and find new ways to have fun!

[Gerald Butts @gmbutts]

Spring breakup on the Ottawa. Nature stops for nothing.

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

BBC News - Coronavirus: Are cruise ships really 'floating Petri dishes'? https://t.co/KSI7GsdHXj

WHO THE HELL IS STEWART CHIRON?? ( and who pays him?) Is this guy a cruise industry spokesman/ promoter? Terrible BBC editing!

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BBC News - Coronavirus: When will the outbreak end and life get back to normal? https://t.co/MzCsPoPN6a

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@gmbutts @MargaretAtwood The wife of detained French-Brazilian auto executive Carlos Ghosn- caught in a merger battle between Renault and Nissan auto - has not been allowed to see or speak to her husband since his arrest in Japan. This should be a matter of urgent concern to all.

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

@gmbutts Oh my. This brings back memories of working with Fr. Ora MacManus at CBU on ways to improve safety in the underground coal mines that have taken so many lives at home in Cape Breton. Everywhere coal is mined sadly there is blood on the coal and tears at home when that siren blows

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@RodgerCuzner Thank you Rodger! You were a great hockey coach for my young son Alain - now himself a father of three - when you worked with the great John Hanna of the New York Rangers. And you have been a blessing to your colleagues in Ottawa. Yea, your family gets you back! "WAY TO GO RODG!"

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

@gmbutts and John Donne's original is also a thing of very great beauty!
Perhaps my favourite Donne piece of all, but it's a tough choice with Donne.

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@gmbutts Now perhaps with a bit more time available, please consider completing a biography of our friend from Lake Ainslie. A truly great Canadian who also deserves to be remembered. That his wisdom and commitment to public service may be shared with a new generation!

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

@gmbutts @MargaretAtwood A stunning reminder! But not altogether shocking. Compare maternal mortality and infant mortality rates where the US also ranks quite poorly.

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@gmbutts Given the date of this memorial marker some mere weeks after the Normandy landings, can you provide more information about where and how R Butts died while serving Canada. ( My Uncle Peter Andrea was torpedoed 6 times on the Murmansk run and somehow survived w the George medal)

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

@gmbutts make that you "OWE" me 2 beers - at the Steel City. Preferably, with a Blue Jays game on! I'll throw in some E O Wilson memories between innings and give you a tour of the local hockey heroes gallery at the Cedars Hall next door -.
No extra charge. LOL

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@gmbutts

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@LisaLaFlammeCTV @WendyFreeman Lisa, You rock! And when you sang "Route 66" at the Cape Breton Fundraiser Christmas Daddies Show at CJCB television, I KNEW you were the next CTV anchor. Way to go Lisa! Congratulations to you and all your team!

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

@LisaLaFlammeCTV @WendyFreeman Lisa, You rock! And when you sang "Route 66" at the Cape Breton Fundraiser Christmas Daddies Show at CJCB television, I KNEW you were the next CTV anchor. Way to go Lisa! Congratulations to you and all your team!

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

@gmbutts the lab of the great man and left Hauser's article on EO's workbench
suggesting this might be a bridge to examining human societies. The rest as they say ... You own me a beer!

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@gmbutts One day, E O Wilson came to our Thur Seminar atop William James Hall
to tell us about Ants and Lions and how their behavior changed with colony/herd density. A crazy Cape Breton kid there remembered Philip Hauser explaining US crime rates by pop density. He shyly approached 1/2

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@IndiGo6E ALKA, Thk you for your prompt reply. Because your flight ops are "back to normal" from Chandigarh to Delhi, we will make NO CHANGE to our scheduled flight plan at this time. CAN YOU CONFIRM (1) YOUR FLIGHT 6E455 OPERATED THIS MORNING FEB 28 AND (2) GIVE LANDING TIME IN NEW DELHI

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@IndiGo6E My wife and I are Can. diplomats flying from Chandigarh on March 1 to Delhi then on to Goa. Under the present situation we prefer to drive to Delhi and resume our flight there for Goa. Must be notify you ahead or cancel the Chandigarh - Delhi portion?? PL reply ASAP!

[Dr. Brian R Joseph @brianrjoseph]

correction: should read "must WE notify you" PL REPLY ASAP! Thank you.