Former #plane-flying, ballroom dancing with the elderly-ing, crop-circle-ing, party dress-wearing #reporter in a very small town transplanted to the big city.
And with a shrug, Ontario passes Bill 60, deregulating public oversight of taxpayer's money. We have the bricks and mortar, machines and staff in the existing public system, but Ontario casually siphons that off to 3rd party profiteers.
https://t.co/novh7nnAco
Make no mistake - Bill 60 is the most dangerous piece of legislation I have seen in my four terms at Queen's Park.
This Bill will worsen the staffing crisis in hospitals, opens the door for massive conflict of interest issues and corruption, and threatens our public system. 🧵
1. Toronto's founding cat arrived on a summer morning in 1793, sailing into the bay on a warship.
We don't know much about that brave little feline, but here's a thread about what we do…
BREAKING: The Ontario government has announced that they will NOT make COVID vaccination mandatory for health workers.
ALSO BREAKING: The Ontario government continues to pander to anti-vaxxers instead of prioritizing the safety of vulnerable patients.
The people most likely to be hit by the 3rd wave, are the same people less likely to be protected by Ontario’s shutdown.
Low income, racialized, frontline workers have been hardest hit by COVID-19.
Want to protect them? Paid sick leave & an expedited vaccine rollout, to start.
If $15/hr min wage bothers you because it's more/ the same or "too close to" what you're making, direct that anger to your bosses who are underpaying you, not to other people who are also underpaid.
One bit of this govt's pandemic response has been extremely successful: getting us to blame each other and not them.
Nine year olds' feelings. That is definitely the problem. Not parents w/o sick days who see no option but sending sniffly kids to school.
Do everything and do it now. The time for partial lockdowns or restrictions without supports like sick leave is over.
The science is clear. We’re on a direct path towards an absolutely devastating February. Nothing short of a decisive response will work.
The time to act is now.
Ahem. I have some things to say that may come as news to a lot of Canadians. Pay attention. There is a test. It's called "Life".
1. Canada is a sovereign nation. We are not part of the United States.
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@Bell_Support @littleweissy Would love to know the answer to this too. No luck getting through to tech support by phone yet and it’s been at least 24 hours with no access to the service we pay for already.
Step 1 declare climate emergency
Step 2 next day announce plans for massive new tarsands pipeline
Step 3 wonder why people are cynical about politicians