Samir Esmail

Mostly tweeting about sports, business, and politics

[Eric Lombardi 🇨🇦🚀 @EricDLombardi]

It’s honestly pretty upsetting to see this. Alberta seemed to be the one province in Canada genuinely offering young Canadians good job opportunities and housing affordability.

This decision will only lead to higher housing prices long term, which I suppose is great for existing owners but it’s just another example of governments pulling up the ladder of opportunity on the next generation.

Edmonton in particular was probably the only city in the country permissive enough to growth that demand would translate into new supply rather than higher prices, and ultimately this will change that.

It’s so frustrating because a lot of Canadians want growth and opportunity to make their lives better, but reject the change that comes when growth and opportunity actually occur. It’s a huge problem, and I’m not sure how we build a better country when so few are willing to accept minor inconveniences that benefit others enormously.

Ultimately, when I talk about our cultural and economic decline, it’s exactly this reasoning that is the culprit.

[Oh The Urbanity! @OhUrbanity]

This is The City to Beat on Housing Reform: https://t.co/VtWqhBXENz

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

Puss in Boots is the superior movie 🙌

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

@arkellsmusic @RogersPlace Thank you @arkellsmusic for the free tickets and thank you @RowanLey for hustling over to secure the tickets!

[Azan Esmail @AzanEsmail]

Happy Canada day from the pancake breakfast 🇨🇦

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

I think this is the most important thing we need to stress. For those who are concerned about catching Covid, high-quality masks are amazing at preventing infection. This is more important than trying to force people to wear ineffective cloth masks.

[University of Alberta Students' Union @UASUualberta]

🧵 (3/3): High-quality masks will continue to be available free-of-charge at our InfoLink desks. Over 3,000 masks have been given out in the past week. Thank you for doing your part to keep our community safe. ❤️

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

At the same time, isn't it unfair to force the high school student earning less than adult minimum wage at your favourite store to enforce this mandate?

[Courtney Theriault @cspotweet]

A reminder for today.

The high school student earning less than adult minimum wage at your favourite store who politely reminded you to mask up is not going to be able to change the City of Edmonton's bylaw, no matter how much you yell at them.

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

@CityofEdmonton instead of forcing people to wear masks that don’t work, why don’t we start doing things that actually make a difference? We should be encouraging the at risk groups to wear high quality masks. 1-way masking works. Cloth masks do not. So stop the mandate.

[Vinay Prasad MD MPH @VPrasadMDMPH]

If cloth masking does not work & it doesn't, wearing a cloth mask around immunocompromised to make us feel better actually jeopardizes their life.

Lying about evidence for a cloth mask has resulted in many casualties due to false information

Road to hell paved w good intent

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

Active case counts should not be the metric the city uses. By that logic, every winter when cases spike will we all be forced to wear masks even if hospitalizations and deaths remain low? Active cases should no longer matter as we move out of this pandemic.

[City of Edmonton @CityofEdmonton]

On March 1, @YourAlberta will lift most provincial masking requirements. #YEG's Temporary Mandatory Face Coverings Bylaw will remain in effect until further action is taken… (1/2)

Learn more: https://t.co/NO1a9I2w8w #COVIDAB

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

He should try pleading the fifth instead

[Ravi Zab @Ravi_Z]

Tamara Lich’s husband just said he believed protesting was one of his First Amendment rights. Justice replies “What First Amendment rights?” 👏🏻👏🏻

[University of Alberta Faculty of Law @UAlbertaLaw]

We received some very exciting news over the weekend! The #UAlbertaLaw team competing at the MacIntyre Western Canada Trial Cup Moot placed third, securing their ticket to the National Sopinka competition later this year! Congratulations to all students and coaches. Well done!

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

I'm still waiting for my tuition refund from last year.

[University of Alberta @UAlberta]

President Flanagan provides an update on the U of A’s Winter 2022 start safe plan, which includes extending online courses and enhanced safety measures until February 28: https://t.co/w8UlKxaPcv #UAlberta

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

Not soon enough!

[THE BOYS @TheBoysTV]

Payback's coming June 3rd, and it ain't gonna be pretty. Heads will explode, and not in the figurative kinda way.

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

History has a tendency to repeat itself

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has entered health and safety protocols, team says.

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

I got covid. But a reminder that I'm a fully vaccinated healthy 23-year-old so there is nothing to worry about.

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

Imagine having Spider-Man tickets for this week!!!

[Cineplex @CineplexMovies]

An important thread for Quebec moviegoers ⬇️

Based on recent government directives, all 17 theatres in Quebec will be closed as of 5pm EST tonight, December 20, and will reopen as soon as we are allowed. All bookings will be cancelled for a full refund. (1/2)

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

@Emilio_Filomeno @jackmacks_ None of the above

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

@hkkandola No better reward for finishing finals!!!

[Samir Esmail @samir_esmail]

Canadians support Canadians 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[OKC THUNDER @okcthunder]

day-to-day life in the regular season

📊 | 39 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK

[Kevin Stewart @stewak2]

So it appears every country is going seal it’s borders again, against a variant that’s already within them.
Wonderful.