Worth a listen. As someone who has worked on the frontlines Dr. Chown understands the harsh realities our unsheltered friends face.

Our petition closes in 10 days. If you are a Canadian citizen or resident please consider signing and sharing. An apology is a vital step towards healing. #AdoptionCoercion #ForcedAdoption #Cdnpoli

Canada’s postwar adoption policies have caused irreparable harm and trauma to these unmarried mothers, their children, and families. Please consider signing and sharing this petition. #ForcedAdoption #AdoptionCoercion #AdoptionTrauma #cdnpoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Housing is #harmreduction

#Barrie residents concerned about the housing crisis facing our community and country are encouraged to attend this important and informative discussion. ##HousingCrisis #HousingIsAHumanRight #cdnpoli #onpoli www.barrietoday.com/local-news/b...

"Regardless of the societal pressures or social norms of the day, cruelty has never been an acceptable part of Canadian society." Please sign and share this petition and help the healing to begin. #ForcedAdoption #AdoptionCoercion #AdoptionTrauma #cdnpoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Our city's response to addressing the housing and homelessness crisis is cruel and costly! It costs a lot let to house people than it does to criminalize them. #Barrie #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #HousingIsAHumanRight #onpoli #Cdnpoli ricochet.media/justice/hous...

"Canada must take steps immediately to try to atone for the harm to some of those lives, to relieve some of the suffering, and to let these individuals know that their stories have been heard and that we are sorry for what they have lived through. " #cdnpoli sencanada.ca/en/info-page...

"Where are they supposed to go? You're just shuffling them all around the city at the taxpayers' expense, causing more harm and trauma every single time that you do this," #HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingCrisis #Homelessness #cdnpoli #onpoli #Barrie www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The City of Barrie's reactive and punitive response to addressing the housing and homelessness crisis is harmful, ineffective, and a waste of tax dollars. Housing Solves Homelessness! youtu.be/-a3by-brvr4?... #HousingCrisis #HousingIsAHumanRight #streetoutreach #cdnpoli #onpoli #Barrie

If you tried to sign the petion in the past few days and were unable the issue has been resolved. Please try again and like and share. We are 127 signatures away from our goal!

We are more than 1/2 way to our required 500 signatures. If you are a Canadian citizen or resident of Canada please consider signing. Reminder, you need to respond to verification email for your signature to count. #ForcedAdoption ##AdoptionCoercion #AdoptionTrauma #Cdnpoli

Premier Ford was in Barrie for a photo op to help further his and Mayor Nuttall's harmful narrative on PWUD and experiencing homelessness. Residents of this encampment told me neither man stepped foot inside the encampment or spoke with any residents. They used it as a backdrop for their photo op.

I was grateful to be panelist and a part of this informative and insightful discussion. Lived Experience Matters! Housing Solves Homelessness!

I was one of over 350,000 young unwed mothers who were separated from their children at birth due to Canada's post-war forced adoption practices. If you feel moved please sign and share the attached petition. 1/ www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #AdoptionCoercion #ForcedAdoption #Cdnpoli

Join myself and others Barrie advocates for an important discussion on the State of Emergency our City is currently under. #StopTheSweeps #HomesNotHandcuffs #SolidarityNotCharity

Yesterday I was at the encampment to witness and document what was taking place. It was heartbreaking to bear witness to but we needed to be there. We will continue to show up to challenge the false narrative that people are refusing housing. No one refufed housing! A SHELTER BED IS NOT HOUSING!

I will be one of the panelists for this important discussion on the State of Emergency our City is now under. #HousingSolvesHomelessness #HealingStartsWithHousing #Barrie

I spoke with Pam yesterday about the atmosphere at the encampment and she said it's wasn't goid. People are tired and scared. Some have been evicted multiple times this year each time adding to trauma and a feeling of hopelessness.

Pam, an encampment resident shares her experience and challenges finding shelter and the atmosphere. She says people have no where to go and they are scared. Healing Starts with housing! #HousingCrisis ##HousingIsAHumanRight #Cdnpoli #Onpoli #Barrie www.instagram.com/reel/DOgElCB...

Newly elected PM Carney has committed to making Canada a leader on the global stage — however, he has been vague about what actions he will take in response to the ongoing genocide in #Gaza. Tell Carney and MPs to implement a full, two-way #ArmsEmbargo without delay 👉 leadnow.ca/campaigns/ca...

This is about all of us. Never forget that.

I wish you'd be consistent in either helping me access your visual content with Alt text. Every fifth one is a weird way to be exclusive.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association on Doug Ford’s attack on Judges today: #cdnpoli #onpoli #lawtwitter

Ontario chief justice, superior court chief justice and court of justice chief justice issued a joint statement on judicial independence and constitutional democracy in wake of premier Ford's comments on judges. #onlaw #onpoli www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/files/Tr...

One of the better retrospective articles about the NDP and the last election. I particularly like the calls for a bold vision, cooperation with the Greens, and electoral reform. By @jagerrosenberg.bsky.social in the @thetyee.ca #cdnpoli #NDP thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978? 100%? 500%? Try 1,085% Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Here are my initial thoughts on the 2025 election - what it means for Canada in the short term and what it means for the movement of social democracy in the long. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Message from Ukraine: Thank you, Canada. For being yourselves when so many others are trying to be worse. You reminded us that we are not alone. Because of you, this morning felt a little less like the end of the world. And more like something worth staying alive for. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Know your rights, Toronto renters! Good news!! 👏👏👏Now let’s hope everyone who’s currently renting doesn’t get N13ed for renoviction before July 31, 2025 🤞 #TOpoli #ONpoli

I missed this and I think the media did too. Far right democracy hater, authoritarian Pierre Poilievre wants to ignore the courts. On Hate Speech! #FreedomToTerrorize? #Terrorism #cdnpoli

Could Canada be about to finally abandon FPTP? Most Canadians want electoral reform. Mark Carney doesn't rule it out. His predecessor Justin Trudeau named not changing the voting system as his big regret. We hope the new PM doesn't repeat his mistakes. Best of luck to our friends at @fairvote.ca!

Just add some context, Stephen Harper was an absolutely atrocious prime minister and took a surplus and turned it into a deficit while in office

As an NDP supporter who voted strategically for the Lib candidate for the sake of avoiding vote splitting, I'm frankly disgusted by how few Lib supporters could bring themselves to do the same for the good of the country.

Most harm is caused not by drugs but by punitive drugs policies that: Fuel crime; gangs; turf wars, cartels; envornmental damage; overdose; violence; disease; dodgy drug cultures; and ruin people's lives with drug convictions and incarceration.

I don’t always campaign on the taxpayers’ dime full-time for three years and still lose the election, but when I do, I lose my own seat in Parliament too.

Deep gratitude to @jagmeetsingh.ca for your leadership. Thank you for being a leader who listens and values the voices of lived experience. As a mother who lost her son to our country's failed drug war I thank you for your commitment to reform and your support of our fight. Love and light 💖 #MSTH

Relived with the election results but also heartbroken. Many NDPers put country over party to stop a conservative win. We should have been able to vote our values not strategically. Hoping @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social does the right thing and bring in electoral reform. All our votes should count!

If *anyone* tries to blame the NDP for anything, they need a reminder that Trudeau campaigned on 2015 being the last election with this electoral system. & Liberals are #VoteSplitting in ridings that are NDP-Conservative competitions. It goes both ways in a first-past-the-post system #cdnpoli

If you’re in line when the polls close, stay in line. You can still cast your ballot. Your vote matters.

Made some #IVoted banners for anyone who wants to yoink. No credit/thanks/acknowledgement expected. Just want to help people express their civic pride & excitement with our democratic process. Feel free to repost. ♥️🤍♥️ ✊🇨🇦 #Elxn2025 #CdnElxn #CdnPoli #GreenParty #Liberal #NDP #NeverPoilievre #ElbowsUp

Here are the voting hours across Canada. Get out and vote! #elxn2025 #cdnpoli

Poilievre doesn’t even know his own constituency’s boundaries. This is the second time of this campaign he’s holding a rally not in the constituency he thought he was in. Dumbest politician ever elected in Canada. Thankfully, Bruce Fanjoy 🇨🇦 will bring real change to Carleton. #cdnpoli

"In every deliberation, in every decision, think seven generations into the future. This is the Seven Generations concept: the belief that an individual’s choices have the potential to impact their descendants for generationss, and that an individual is affected by choices made by their ancestors."

Today's the day. Get out and vote! This is the most important election of our lifetime. Our children and grandchildren future depends on what we do today. Vote wisely. #NeverVoteConservative #NotPierrePoilievre #TeamCanada #TeamCarney #cdnpoli

Liberal leader Mark Carney discussing his leadership, courting NDP votes, the housing crisis, resource development and the drug crisis. Looking forward to seeing him here in Victoria tomorrow. #CdnPoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAMU...

Nailed it Rick