Michael A. Scott

Lawyer. Ethical vegan. Nerd. @Trinity_College, @UofT, @QueensU, @QueensULaw, and @OsgoodePD Alum.

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

The Parliamentary Budget Officer should resign. He made an error in a major national debate. The report was already flawed as it didn't consider impact of climate change. Then he buried the error by quietly posting a website update (no news release). Leadership failure. #canpoli

[Reece Martin @RM_Transit]

It’s really sad that boomers retirements are being held up as young people are just crushed by housing costs

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

@LondonBluePod stoneWALL penalty missed.

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

@acoyne YouGov (the pollster) didn't ask about Canada in this poll. They didn't ask about a significant number of NATO allies. I don't think you can draw an inference from this. https://t.co/wGIAFVT9QG

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

It is one thing to call for peace in the Middle East or to protest at the Israeli Embassy/Consulate or at Government Offices, but I think protests that target the Jewish Community are reprehensible and undermine the protesters' message https://t.co/uwHrTAnJyl

[Crystal Heath DVM @drcrystalheath]

This is so disturbing:

“But Nawroth showed that goats did the same, the first time the experiment had been tried with a food animal. (Speaking of which, yes FBN has a slaughterhouse, and yes Nawroth has partaken in its spoils. This may be the only field of research where scientists eat their subjects when the study is over.) “Some of them started hoofing the experimenter, as if they were begging for help,” he says. “You thought it was a dog in goat’s clothing.”’

"She also worries that many people may not want to know if the animals they think of as dinner turn out to have rich inner lives. “Some would prefer to keep them dumb.”'

#onehealth #medicalethics #vetmed #vettwitter #vegan #plantbased #animalscience #animalwelfare #veterinarymedicine #veterinarian #animalrights #foodtruth #farmtofork #farmtotable

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

@adamconover and @AmyTheSchill, thanks for your conversation on philanthropy and "human flourishing". However, it seemed a bit limited to me, as I also care about non-human animals (who are often excluded and exploited in even the most democratic polities).

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

.@neiltyson, if we value all branches of the tree of life equally, shouldn't everyone become vegan?

Eating animals kills substantially more plants (and animals) than just eating the plants directly (because of trophic levels).

https://t.co/5qRN6xECZa

[Jessica Scott-Reid, M.A. @JessLReid]

The amount of articles published this week in mainstream media discussing turkeys as sentient individuals, highlighting their suffering in industrial farming, and advocating for alternatives this US Thanksgiving, is especially notable. And incredible.
https://t.co/xOGacVNkP3

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

@LondonBluePod Referee strikes again!

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

I am horrified by the vile #antisemitic attacks and incidents in Canada in recent weeks. https://t.co/UMCedgYlrb

[Jessica Scott-Reid, M.A. @JessLReid]

An oldie but a goodie (sadly still relevant): while many outerwear brands are dropping real fur —Canada Goose included— down feathers don’t appear to be on the radar of as many conscious consumers, nor brands. It should be. For @GlobeDebate, 2017:
https://t.co/atbb9wGrDc

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

Thank you @emmahayes1 for everything you've done for @ChelseaFCW! https://t.co/iq64ko4iAn

[Steven D'Souza @cbcsteve]

Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being contradicted by members of the iconic singer-songwriter’s own family and an extensive CBC investigation. https://t.co/1FPb09mK1R

[Jesse Brown @JesseBrown]

can't believe they cancelled this show.

[WIRED @WIRED]

Just 12 hours post-Neuralink implant, a helpless macaque lay suffering...
Shocking details have emerged as WIRED investigates the links between Neuralink and public university UC Davis, unveiling a story of concealed horrors 🧵
🎨Anjali Nair/PCRM / 🔗 https://t.co/B03GoiYmfE

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

So to recap:

The chief of staff, who received “packages” from developers and then sped up Greenbelt removals on their behalf — keeps his job.

His boss, the Minister of housing — keeps his job.

The Premier who approved the land swaps — keeps his job.

#onpoli

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

"Nothing brings Canadians together like #CONCACAF officiating" #CONCACAFGoldCup #USACAN #CANMNT

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

"It takes about 100 acres worth of biofuels to generate as much energy as a single acre of solar panels;"

Just an utterly deranged policy that exists for no other reason than rent-seeking.

https://t.co/tMcV4aHAeg

[Michael A. Scott @mascott22]

@Nerd4Cities, enjoyed your video on speed governors. Ontario (Canada) requires speed limiters in some commercial vehicles (105 km/h, HTA, s. 68.1). Trucker tried to constitutionally challenge (s. 7: security of the person), but Court of Appeal upheld law: https://t.co/ufD2gOgMRe