Reposted by Christine McNabMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 29/04/2025If you’re in line when the polls close, stay in line. You can still cast your ballot. Your vote matters. 588232093896
Reposted by Christine McNabMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 28/04/2025This is Canada — and we decide what happens here. 27779441813
Reposted by Christine McNabMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 28/04/2025It’s Election Day, Canada. Go vote Canada Strong. 910223393945
Reposted by Christine McNabCatherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Exercise your right to vote today, Canadians! Own your democracy! 🇨🇦🗳️ 201124291879
Christine McNab @christinemcnab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Canada, we have every reason to stay #CanadaStrong. Get out and vote today. Vote strategically. Vote pragmatically. Vote with your #elbowsup. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 #Never51. And we must simply move on from the relationship with the US. It's over.nytimes.comEven on Canada’s Election Day, Trump Again Insists Country Should Join U.S. (Gift Article)The American president repeated his “51st state” talk on social media as voting began. 082
Reposted by Christine McNabBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/04/2025“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs less to house people.thebetter.newsFinland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.meIn Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness. 422537981
Reposted by Christine McNabAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Ontario #measles outbreak continues unabated, prompting New York state to issue travel advisory. There have been 816 cases in the province since October, including 155 last week, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #vaccinationtheglobeandmail.comOntario measles outbreak continues unabated, prompting New York state to issue travel advisoryThe past week saw 155 new cases reported in the province 815891
Reposted by Christine McNabBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Now 816 #measles cases in Ontario from outbreak, up 155 in week. "The sharp increase in the number of outbreak cases and the geographic spread in recent weeks is due to continued exposures and transmission among individuals who have not been immunized." www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Docu...publichealthontario.ca 912165
Reposted by Christine McNabAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Tragic, but also notable that this 4th death in North America is someone who is either a child or a person over the age of 65. That does not describe the vast majority of confirmed cases, who are adults under the age of 50. We really don't want to find out what H5N1 would do at population scale. 210837
Reposted by Christine McNab60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 07/04/202560 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5 10522771812823
Reposted by Christine McNabAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Peter is a great scientist and an even better person. Wonderful to see him here 113816
Reposted by Christine McNabCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Of course Poilievre is standing by a candidate who made despicable comments about Indigenous people. When people show you who they really are, believe them. 30839741320
Reposted by Christine McNabProf Jeffrey S Morris @jsm2334.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Opinion | RFK Jr. mimics AIDS denier Thabo Mbeki - The Washington Post apple.news/ABAVdBvCCRg-...apple.newsOpinion | RFK Jr. mimics AIDS denier Thabo Mbeki — The Washington PostThe South African leader paid a price for allowing thousands of needless deaths. 26913
Reposted by Christine McNabThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 04/04/2025The slow death of newspapers has led to a plunge in media diversity and local storytelling. When newspapers began shutting down in big numbers a decade ago, it was hoped that moving online would broaden news diversity and ownership. Sadly, the opposite has happened. New research:australiainstitute.org.auNewspapers are dying. News diversity died years ago.New research by The Australia Institute has found the slow death of newspapers in Australia has led to a plunge in media diversity and local storytelling. 311629
Reposted by Christine McNabProf Danny Altmann @daltmann.bsky.social · 04/04/2025www.science.org/content/arti... This can only be good news for pandemic-threat spillover viruses out there. What’s next after SARS, MERS, COVID-19..?science.orgSaying ‘pandemic is over,’ NIH starts cutting COVID-19 researchGrant terminations halt research on improving vaccinations and preventing future pandemics 35325
Christine McNab @christinemcnab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Pierre Poilievre does have a woman problem - including a drop in the # of women candidates running for the Conservative party. About 75 of 332 - 22.5%, down from about 1/3rd in 2021. @robynurback.bsky.social, women don't want to run with them, or vote for them. Made their own bed. 141
Reposted by Christine McNabDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 01/04/2025What success? None of the HART Hubs have funding agreements. They didn't "open" — just a handful of services have been brought online, and none of these services are new. All that's happened is that supervised consumption sites have been shut down. www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...torontotoday.caHART hub services missing as government touts 'successful transition'Toronto still waiting for provincial money: board of health chair 0135
Reposted by Christine McNabGavi @gavi.org · 01/04/2025If there are cuts to our funding, “the world's ability to protect itself against outbreaks and health emergencies will be compromised”. Dr @sanianishtar.bsky.social explains why: bit.ly/4caxXHO Via @afpnews.bsky.socialbit.lySlashed US funding threatens millions of children: charity chiefA halt to US funding for Gavi, an organisation that vaccinates children in the world's poorest countries, will leave a dangerous gap threatening the lives of millions, its chief warned on Monday. 011
Christine McNab @christinemcnab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025The Canadian Conservatives now have almost a full field of candidates. Only just over 20% are women. That's down from 31% in the last election, which was still low. They've had a long time to plan.. and that's the best they could do. 010
Reposted by Christine McNabCrawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 30/03/2025When NYU cancelled @drejoanneliu.bsky.social, former head of MSF International, it caved in just as Columbia did: www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...ctvnews.ca‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentationA Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration. 12115
Reposted by Christine McNabMatthew Kavanagh @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 30/03/2025“Your silence will not protect you” Audrey Lorde www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...ctvnews.ca‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentationA Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration. 063
Reposted by Christine McNabThiru Balasubramaniam @thirugeneva.bsky.social · 30/03/2025ici.radio-canada.caUne conférence de la Dre Joanne Liu annulée par NYUL'université de New York allègue que son contenu peut être perçu comme antisémite, mais Joanne Liu croit que NYU craint en fait de déplaire à Donald Trump. 022
Christine McNab @christinemcnab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Ontario’s #measles outbreak is as large as the one in Texas yet very little said about it. 572 cases , most since February. 42 hospitalized. Two in ICU. Vast majority unvaccinated including unknown vx status. This is not good. Measles is amongst most transmissible and most preventable. 000
Reposted by Christine McNabJocalyn Clark @jocalynclark.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Current chaos and challenge needs.... greater global cooperation. In the area of multilateral & #globalhealth, we argue that Canada should take a greater leadership role. Me, Tim Evans & Kelley Lee in today's @bmj.com #cdnpoli #CanadaElectionbmj.comCanada should seize the opportunity to lead on global health challenges and cooperationGreater cooperation in global health is needed to tackle challenges and to harness new opportunities. Canada should take a greater leadership role, write Jocalyn Clark , Timothy Evans , and Kelley Lee... 23416
Reposted by Christine McNabRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/03/2025"The researchers focused on viral families that include some of the most worrisome pathogens known, such as Ebola and Nipah virus. Scientists had discovered a number of promising molecules and were advancing toward clinical trials..." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...nytimes.comH.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future PandemicsFederal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens. 19726051032
Reposted by Christine McNabKrassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 24/03/2025BREAKING: In past 24 hours, it appears that two journalists — Mohammad Mansour and Hossam Shbat — were specifically targeted and killed by Israel, simply for doing their job: reporting on the devastation. This is deeply troubling and not something I can remotely support as a supporter of Israel. 1451617638
Reposted by Christine McNabMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Today at noon EDT! 072
Reposted by Christine McNabAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 23/03/2025A healthy media is vital to our democracy. As the federal election kicks off, ask your local candidate where they stand on protecting Canadian newsrooms, by Dave Adsett ottawacitizen.com/opinion/dave... via @ottawacitizen.com #cdmedia #journalismottawacitizen.comDave Adsett: News is vital to our democracyAsk your local candidate where they stand on protecting Canadian newsrooms 45721
Christine McNab @christinemcnab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025#PierrePoilievre likes to talk about the importance of 'unhyphenated' Canadians.. but his party even has a woman problem. Fewer than 1/4 of candidates so far are women. And Pierre's enormous shadow cabinet of 74 includes just 16 women: 21.6%. It's like they're not even trying. #CanadaStrong 000
Reposted by Christine McNabMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22/03/2025NONE of this is normal 1716258777652
Reposted by Christine McNabBrooke Fairplay Nasty Canadian🍁🌻🎗🏳🌈 @brookefairplay.bsky.social · 22/03/2025#MarkCarneyForPm #PierrePoilievreIsUnelectable 7446179
Reposted by Christine McNabCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Vimy or Vichy - the choice is simple. We know where Danielle Smith and Pierre Poilievre stand. I stand for Canada. See you on the ridge my friends. #elbowsup 1383392970
Reposted by Christine McNabMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Elbows up, Canada. 14735201113261
Reposted by Christine McNabAtul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 20/03/2025It’s the world’s most deadly infectious disease. But it strikes the world’s most downtrodden and neglected, including here at home. So we turn our eyes. Not you, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social. You’ve made the story of TB personal. And your vivid, moving, vital book makes us grateful you did. 226248
Reposted by Christine McNabDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 20/03/2025On the ground, every agency who applied for HART Hub funding, and who currently operates a supervised consumption site, hasn't received a funding agreement from the province — just start-up funding. And the Ford government is obfuscating this — why? www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...torontotoday.caSouth Riverdale supervised consumption site closing before March 31 provincial deadlineUncertainty around HART hub funding prompts Leslieville site to shutter 10 days early 1128
Reposted by Christine McNabDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Is everyone going to ignore the ongoing $95 billion lawsuit by 10 Ontario first nations against the jurisdiction of provincial and federal governments over Crown lands in the Ring of Fire? 1126
Reposted by Christine McNabMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 19/03/20252023: mRNA vaccine scientists win the Nobel Prize 2025: US government cuts research on mRNA vaccines 418874
Christine McNab @christinemcnab.bsky.social · 20/03/2025I would like to see Doug Ford actually stand up for all residents of Ontario the way he professes to do in American news interviews. Stop bullying people who are vulnerable, and knock it off on the bike lanes. 000
Reposted by Christine McNabHelen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Abrupt cessation of US aid funding has plunged programs to fight #malaria, #TB, & #HIV into a crisis, #WHO said Monday. Director-General Tedros said while the US has the right to decide how to spend its money, if it is to withdraw it should do so in a planned way. www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/w...statnews.comWHO issues starkest warning yet on fallout from U.S. withdrawal of aid for global healthBreaking: The WHO issued its starkest warning yet on the consequences of the abrupt cessation of U.S. global health funding, saying it is threatening to reverse years of progress worldwide. 412254
Reposted by Christine McNabThe Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response @theindpanel.bsky.social · 17/03/2025The IHR Expert Committee report on the #Mpox public health emergency is now published by @who.int The Committee heard that the freeze in USAID funds is affecting testing in the DRC, & that the conflict in the eastern provinces were also hindering the response. bit.ly/4kYzDIi 1/2bit.lyThird meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024Concurring with the advice unanimously expressed by the Committee during the meeting, the WHO Director-General determined that the upsurge of mpox 2024 continues to meet the criteria of a public healt... 143
Reposted by Christine McNabThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/03/2025Trump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECDtheguardian.comTrump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECDEconomic organisation downgrades forecasts for growth in UK as well as US, Canada and Mexico due to tariffs * Business live – latest updates Donald Trump’s trade wars are splintering the global economy and unpicking progress made to reboot growth… 18555180
Reposted by Christine McNabDavid Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Nice but could have written and run this before RFK was confirmed www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | A Reminder of What Pre-Vaccine America Was LikeThe worst manifestations of preventable diseases have faded from public memory. 1534851
Reposted by Christine McNabAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Health in Canada: a pivotal political moment. Canada must fiercely defend the integrity of its cherished universal health-care system. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.bsky.social 314460
Christine McNab @christinemcnab.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Great to see a new strong Cabinet but very disappointed there is no Minister for Women and gender equality. Terrible signal at the exact wrong time. 000