Zach Armstrong (he/him)

Dad. Fundraiser. Liberal. Change maker. I help unleash philanthropy for a healthier world.

[CBC News: The National @CBCTheNational]

She was upsold thousands of dollars in extra services at a private for-profit clinic, and when she started to ask questions, the doctor asked her to leave.

[Zach Armstrong (he/him) @zb_armstrong]

1/4 of hip and knee replacements are not done in the medically-recommended timeframe.

And that’s getting worse, not better.

[Mike Crawley @MikeCrawleyCBC]

NEW data on surgical wait times shows that Ontario was best in Canada in 2022 for hip & knee replacements (and has been so for most of the past decade).
Story from @LaurenPelley, data from @CIHI_ICIS
https://t.co/K0Ia7vRzrD

[Zach Armstrong (he/him) @zb_armstrong]

Prediction: Hard no.

There will be lots of "largest! ever! investments!" (cuz inflation) and "1.5 million new homes" (not said: that'll also be the price) and "making life more affordable" (just not true).

[CBC Gem @cbcgem]

In honour of the iconic Catherine O'Hara's birthday, we present one second of every single outfit Moira wore on Schitt's Creek 💛

[Zach Armstrong (he/him) @zb_armstrong]

@TheresaLubowitz Happy a help in a small way!

[Zach Armstrong (he/him) @zb_armstrong]

I’m not an economist, but that seems like an issue.

[David Rosenberg @EconguyRosie]

Today’s Globe & Mail reported that 20% of CIBC’s residential mortgage portfolio is in a state where monthly payments aren’t even fully covering interest payments -- and overall loan balances are growing. No wonder the BoC hit pause button!

[Western Health Sciences @westernuFHS]

Our partnership with @SpecialOCanada is advancing research on the social impact of sport and physical activity. #ChooseToInclude and support an organization that is committed to making positive change across Canada.

[Bob Bell @drbobbell]

Thx to ⁦@globeandmail⁩ for the opportunity to make this case.

Ontario hospitals and NFP community surgery centres have plenty of capacity to increase surgery if they’re funded to do so.

Ontario does not need more for-profit surgery https://t.co/iWFR46KHe9

[Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @ShamjiAdil]

Today, Doug Ford and Sylvia Jones missed an opportunity to prove themselves capable of managing our healthcare system.

Instead of tackling the intricacies of publicly funding surgical and diagnostic centres, they ignored them.

Here’s what I wish they said.

#onhealth #onpoli

[Zach Armstrong (he/him) @zb_armstrong]

Incredible!

[Danny Richman @DannyRichman]

I mentor a young lad with poor literacy skills who is starting a landscaping business. He struggles to communicate with clients in a professional manner.

I created a GPT3-powered Gmail account to which he sends a message. It responds with the text to send to the client.

[Shit Nonprofits Say @nonprofitssay]

Today is #GivingTuesday so if you have any money left after #blackfriday and #cybermonday please give it to us now

[Jamie Mitchell @realJ_Mitchell]

Charging students to apply to post-secondary is a systemic barrier to education. Pass it on.

[CBC Marketplace @cbcmarketplace]

With inflation at a 40-year high, CBC’s Marketplace looks at the ways companies are passing increased costs on to consumers. https://t.co/D2WXGc8tTm

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Loblaw reports 29% spike in profit, cites sales growth at drugstores as grocers face inflation scrutiny https://t.co/ibhI40Wc5W

[MS NOW @MSNOWNews]

BREAKING: The Democratic Party will keep control of the U.S. Senate, @NBCNews projects. https://t.co/H6qT72IRew

[Craig Needles @NeedlesOnNews]

Look, I'm pretty skeptical of "Canada is so much better than America" content, but this tweet is absolutely correct.

Voter conditions in some (cough) neighbourhoods there are just absolutely ridiculous.

https://t.co/0TIt7rxqe8

[Supriya Dwivedi @supriyadwivedi]

So just to recap:
- kids getting hit with RSV & other viruses hard
- no public health push for flu or covid vaccines from govt
- no public health push for masking indoors in public spaces
- no fever & pain meds
- ERs pushed past capacity
- major shortage of amoxicillin

Cool

[Supriya Dwivedi @supriyadwivedi]

“…as most of the kids who are hospitalized with Omicron actually don't have an underlying risk factor."”

1% of kids under 5 have both doses of the vaccine

https://t.co/FihrnztjSi

[Molly Jong-Fast @MollyJongFast]

This is an Obama level speech