Say your name is Joe.
You believe your name is Joe because that’s your name.
I insist your name is Jean because I believe I have the right to name you because of who I understand myself to be, and you do not have the right to name yourself because of who I understand you to be.
New FAO report shows that Doug Ford’s government underspent, against their own budget, in Q2 of the fiscal year:
✂️ $850 million from health care
✂️ $413M from education
✂️ $24M from children & social services
✂️ $99M from postsecondary education
#FordCutsHurt#onpoli
🙌 THE 4 DAY WORK WEEK HAS HIT IRELAND WITH ASTONISHING RESULTS. 🙌
The Irish Findings are as follows:
• 100% of the companies involved are continuing with the 4-Day work week ➡
• 85% of companies which reported data on revenue reported growth in revenue 📈 (1/X)
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Ontario’s use of the notwithstanding clause is yet another attempt from a gov in 🇨🇦 to rule over your rights.
It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, or even if you care about public schools.
We shouldn’t tolerate this level of abuse of power. It’s anti-democratic & not 🇨🇦.
A #ClusterFord Compilation of the Convoy-friendly Perjurer of Queen's Park:
Dean French, Doug Ford's original chief of staff forced to resign on charges of political cronyism and patronage after only one year on the job, emerges as Ford's behind-the-scenes messenger on.../2
1) Okay, so the Ontario Gov't just announced parents would get $250 per kid to "enhance learning". Let's look at one example of what that money could do if it was directed to schools instead of used as a political bribe to parents.
(THREAD) Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s destructive/misleading comments & false promises of stability, investments, fairness for taxpayers are full of holes and repetition of the same manipulation and lies we heard the last round of bargaining. #Onted#OnPoli
95% of hernia repairs in Ontario are outpatient procedures with patients going home the same day.
Shouldice does a 45 min hernia repair under local anesthetic yet requres 4-night stay covered by OHIP for a ward room or pay out of pocket for semi-private.
Is this innovation?
We used to have a Center that tried to Control Disease. Imagine if the agency that responded to the 2003 Monkeypox outbreak in the Midwest was with us today. When, exactly, did we go off the rails? Well, let's take a look at the last time Monkeypox came to 🇺🇸
The news has been full of challenging political news lately. But I want to take a moment to focus on a story that dominated for a day but really deserves much more scrutiny: the move to enhance mayoral powers in Toronto and Ottawa. Short version: it's really bad for democracy. /1
Hey Millennials 👋
Let's talk about one of the biggest drivers of inequality — monetary policy.
Everyone wants to talk about interest rates but many don't get the basics. Let's fix that with a 10,000 ft view of how this generational heist works.
<thread> 🧵👇
Any hopes that the Covid disaster unfolding in the emergency rooms of provincially controlled hospitals might shame the premiers into action were demolished when the media decided it was all tightwad Justin Trudeau's fault and the premiers deserved praise for their prudent.../2
The image taken by the JWST compared to one taken by Hubble, of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723.
It's s a gravitational lens, showing us the light of galaxies that are far behind the cluster in arcs around it. I tried to orient them the same. LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE.