Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 07/07/2025The Ford government's dismantling of Ontario's $15 million wastewater monitoring program was always about politics and not public health. 13511
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 18/05/2025British Reaction To The Story Of Terry Fox #Canada #TerryFox To most Canadians he is the definition of a selfless hero. youtu.be/oFERTSUISKY?...youtu.beBritish Reaction To The Story Of TERRY FOXYouTube video by Mert Can 1913938
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBrandy with a why? 🍁 @brandywithawhy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Here is another article about Jack and Lily. With new pictures. Please share widely, they are missing in Pictou County, NS. missingpeople.ca/we-just-want...missingpeople.ca‘We just want them home’: Mother of missing children in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County pleads for safe return - - Missing People CanadaThe mother of two missing children in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County is pleading for their safe return. Six-year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were last seen on Gairloch Road in Lansd... 12532
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/04/2025“…this morning, from a war zone half a world away, I was reading about your election. And for the first time in days, I exhaled. A small, almost invisible breath. Relief. And then came gratitude… You didn’t just choose kindness or experience… You chose not to flirt with fascism.” From Ukraine.viktorkravchuk.substack.comThe Nation That Trump Could Never BreakCanada didn’t just resist, they reminded the rest of us how to endure 251020274
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 29/04/20256/ I'm dismayed at the election of CPC candidates with extreme anti-science views, including those I mentioned before: Leslyn Lewis, Dean Allison, Roman Baber, and Matt Strauss in Ontario. They're a sign that Canada is ripe for the anti-science destructive populists we see in the US. 921167
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialDavid Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 29/04/2025CBC News projects 4th term 🇨🇦Liberal government! Wait to see if we get a majority! 🍁🍁🍁 313311
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialTara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Canadian COVID Forecast Apr 12-25, 2025 CANADA VERY HIGH (no change) About 1 in every 151 people infected Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~9X higher -Long COVID ~9X higher -Hospitalizations ~13X higher -Deaths ~12X higher 919393
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Doug Ford's Therme boondoggle at Ontario Place has always looked sketchy, now it smells even worse. Conservatives and Corruption both start with the letter C, especially in Ontario. 34716
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 12/04/2025 "in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, its authors describe how a positive test for COVID-19 is associated with increased rates of diagnosis of various non–SARS-CoV-2 infections in the 12 months following an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection" www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...cidrap.umn.eduCOVID-19 may put patients at risk for other infections for at least 1 year 115078
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 12/04/2025This is just one example of the mounting anti-science wave taking place within Canadian conservative governments. Ontario disbanded the Science Table during the pandemic, closed the Science Centre, and in Alberta the govt published a widely mocked faux pandemic report rife with disinformation. 17732
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 12/04/2025As I write this, the conservative government of Doug Ford is silent about the large measles outbreak, he gutted Public Health, and his CMOH is nothing but a muted political appointee who is not doing his fiduciary duty. 514054
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 12/04/2025We know from testing obvious symptomatic measles cases that measles is spreading after the fact. Wastewater surveillance would have more properly identified infections much earlier, more completely, and better framed the scale of activity. 27913
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Remember why you’re voting in this election. Canada does not want the continued dismantling of scientific progress as we see happening in the US. Be sure to vote. #canpoli #cdnpoli #canadastrong 317064
Reposted by deb02.bsky.social🇨🇦 Kari Raymer Bishop @kariraymerbishop.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Here in Ontario, Doug Ford gave us a handy map so we can always find the booze closest to us. 4349
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialGreg MacEachern @gregmaceachern.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Our CBC Power and Politics Friday panel takes stock of where the major parties are after week 3 of the campaign, and looks at what the path for a majority might look like: www.youtube.com/live/VGwblSU...youtube.comPower & Politics | Carney leaving 'instructions' to prepare for Trump negotiations in MayYouTube video by CBC News 1207
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Wow, you have to go to this page in MacLeans, all the articles about who stands to win, if the CPC won in Canada and it is not pretty, it's scary. Scroll down the page and read the headlines for all the articles. The people won't win, but wealthy would. macleans.ca/the-latest/macleans.caThe Latest - Macleans.cafrom Macleans.ca 711761
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialKaren Cook Fine Art Photography 🇨🇦🍁 @karencookphotos.bsky.social · 12/04/2025On this date in 1980 Terry Fox began his #MarathonOfHope for #Cancer awareness. He never finished the race but the fight continues to this day #CancerAwareness fineartamerica.com/featured/ter... @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social @terryfoxaward.bsky.social 13116
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialThis Hour Has 22 Minutes @22-minutes.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Delete, delete, delete… 📲 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tjU...youtube.comWhen U.S. Customs goes through your camera roll... | This Hour Has 22 MinutesYouTube video by 22 Minutes 0248
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 12/04/2025As I warned repeatedly last July, the foolhardy cancellation of the world class and inexpensive Ontario wastewater surveillance program was a mistake. I cautioned that we would be less prepared as new infectious disease risks rose during the winter. #measles #H5N1 www.cbc.ca/news/health/...cbc.caAmid Canada's largest measles outbreak in more than a decade, experts say this COVID-era tool could help | CBC NewsAs Canada deals with its largest measles outbreak in more than a decade, health experts say a COVID-era tool could help tame the spread. 18450213
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Letter in response to my column: The federal election is a chance to reform health care, if we would be so bold. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett... www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com 0308
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 10/04/2025"We are witnessing the destruction of science in America." 04115
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Measles is highly contagious, the best way to control the spread is to ensure that over 95% of the community is immunized against the virus. Failure to do so will lead to this sort of ongoing outbreak. 61 have been hospitalized, eventually the growing numbers will lead to a death, likely a child. 1287
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill 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 deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Canadian (blue) and American (red) major stock indexes over the past three months. Canada is down -6.4%, the US is down -9.84%. Trump announced 25% #tariffs on Canada on March 4th, that's when the divergence began. #CanadaStrong 16319
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialJeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 01/04/2025On the subject of Paul Chiang...... 104921
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialNosferatu @realnosferatu.bsky.social · 30/03/2025More than anything THIS. 17820
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialDavid Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Public health needs to be independent. During COVID, I experienced firsthand how political pressure twisted science—and nearly destroyed reputations. A short thread on conflict-of-interest theatre, redacted emails, and lessons we still haven’t learned. 31915290
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialChristine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Didn’t take ‘em long. Cue cheap child labour. 182
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialChristine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 28/03/2025You just couldn’t say the word “airborne”. 0102
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialChristine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 28/03/2025People will die. The babies will die. The children will die. They do this with intention. They know people will die and they’re going to do this anyway. What’s it going to take America? 4165
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 26/03/2025"Mr. Arya took a trip to India last August and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The source said Mr. Arya had not informed the government of that trip even though bilateral relations are in a deep freeze over accusations that India carried out murder and other violent acts in Canada." 094
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 26/03/2025"The source said the Canadian Security Intelligence Service had briefed the government about Mr. Arya’s alleged close ties to the government of India, including its High Commission in Ottawa." 184
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Poilievre still refuses to get a security clearance so he can know which CPC MPs have ties to foreign governments. #canpoli "Ousted Liberal MP Chandra Arya barred from running under party’s banner over alleged ties to India" - Globe and Mail www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...theglobeandmail.comOusted Liberal MP Chandra Arya barred from running under party’s banner over alleged ties to IndiaA source says foreign-interference concerns caused the party to revoke his leadership and nomination bids, but the expelled MP says it was because he opposed Sikh separatism 79026
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Heavily mutated covid variant detected in Canada, likely related to a chronic infection. As @kgandersen.bsky.social explains, such variants, such as the recent one in South Africa, may not be fit enough to outcompete other variants. But eventually we may see one spawn a new wave later this year. 1145
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Should not be lost on anyone that the Oil Sands is majority owned by American shareholders and the transfer of resources to the US is essentially a US-to-US activity. Most of the profits go to the US, some also to China. The Alberta political landscape is influenced by these foreign interests. 02910
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 26/03/2025In a world needing limited resources, I believe Canada has to look after its own interests. That should include national investment in strategic resources. Norway made such a decision in 1972 regarding oil and is one of the richest countries in the world. www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-bu...theglobeandmail.comWhat Norway did with its oil and we didn’tHow a country with an economic base much like Canada’s leverages its natural resources to diversify its economy 67120
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025White House officials announce today the US government will no longer use the Signal app to share military intelligence among its leadership and will instead use Facebook Marketplace. 39886156
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025If I am informed about things then I will not be able to speak about those things in an uninformed manner so I must continue to be uninformed in order to keep Canadians informed about the things no one is telling me. This is just Conservative common sense. 52749246
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialMike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Unfortunately, she's so much on their side, not ours... 02010
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialMike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Politicians are like sleazy salesmen trying to sell you something. Once you buy their product, the warranty is up and they ignore your complaints. Then you get buyer's remorse and feel cheated. 67210
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialMike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 26/03/2025In another fail by federal & provincial Public Health, they are not using wastewater testing for detecting measles. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...cbc.caAmid Canada's largest measles outbreak in more than a decade, experts say this COVID-era tool could help | CBC NewsAs Canada deals with its largest measles outbreak in more than a decade, health experts say a COVID-era tool could help tame the spread. 051
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialDavid Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre is lying about his 10 year old security clearance as a Harper Cabinet member. It’s stale-dated and lapsed. If he actually wants to stop foreign interference via his already compromised party, he needs a new one. Now. #ElbowsUp🇨🇦 🍁🍁🍁 17421124
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialThe Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 17/03/2025‘Canada or America?’ Touring folk duo Cassie and Maggie questioned by state troopers www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...saltwire.com‘Canada or America?’ Touring folk duo Cassie and Maggie questioned by state troopersIt was after the state troopers who had pulled them over receded from view that Cassie said, “Well that was wild. He asked me ‘which do I prefer, Canada or America?’” 42518
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialDenise Dewald, MD @denisedewald.bsky.social · 12/03/2025So many people are failing to meet the moment. The American news media are sanewashing Donald Trump’s imperialist threats and ongoing illegal actions. They should be stating unequivocally that his plans are a breach of international law and condemning them. I understand now how Hitler came to power 36014
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialDavid Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 12/03/2025As always, Chris Holcroft is on-point. Canada is in the fight of, and for, its life. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...thetyee.caCanada Is in a Fight for Its Life | The TyeeTrump attacks from outside and the right undermines from within. Here’s what’s needed. 1718582
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBrittlestar @brittlestar.com · 12/03/2025KRAZY KARL'S KARS WHITE HOUSE CAR LOT 501117387
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 12/03/2025OK, this is almost funny 2142421402
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Oh Canada! The Current's Travel Bucket List What’s your favourite vacation spot in Canada? The Current wants to know www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...cbc.caOh Canada! The Current's Travel Bucket List | CBC RadioThe Current is building a bucket list of the best travel destinations in Canada, made from your suggestions. 109538150
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Following the Butter Tart Trail #Canada www.readersdigest.ca/travel/canad...readersdigest.caFollowing the Butter Tart TrailThere's more than one Butter Tart Trail in Ontario, so fans of ooey, gooey goodness are in for a treat. Here's what you'll find en route. 3383
Reposted by deb02.bsky.socialCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Is that grocery product really Canadian? Or is it 'maple-washing'? #MapleWashing #Canada #NovaScotia Tagging shelves with maple leaf 'might in some cases be an oversimplification,' says professor www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caIs that grocery product really Canadian? Or is it 'maple-washing'? | CBC NewsGrocery store shelves are full of maple leaf stickers and shelf talkers indicating products are, in some way, Canadian. But they don't always tell the whole story. 85922
