To all my fellow moms in cishet relationships, this Mother’s Day, I wish you a partner who doesn’t take the kids once a year to give you a break, but spends time with his children regularly alone as their primary caregiver for the benefit of you, the kids and himself. 🥰 #HappyMothersDay

This is, in large part, pandemic revenge. As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do. They can't keep spewing carbon. They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying. They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.

What does a health-led, worker-first & Canadian response to the Trump tariffs look like? My latest, for @healthydebate.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi...

As a healthcare provider in Regent Park, I joined the community yesterday in mourning and rage as the supervised consumption site Bevel Up had its last day of service. It’s truly hard to express the cruelty this represents for people who use drugs. /1 #onpoli #medsky #topoli #cdnpoli

We are teaming up with @tngcommunityto.bsky.social to debrief and discuss any decisions that come from the Court today and tomorrow. Join us for this virtual session at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 26. Register in advance here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Applicants lawyer says that the correct question is whether Ontario’s law exacerbates risk to people who use drugs. The answer is yes, "unequivocally.” #SaveOurSites #CTSontario #CTSsavesLives #CTScourtchallenge #SaveCTS #Ontario #ONpoli #SayYesToHealth

Nobody disagrees that it is safer to consume in a supervised consumption site. Only Drs Bayoumi and Werb assessed the impact of SCS on needle disposal and even crime in Ontario. Ontario was restricted to only criticizing these experts as they did not present anything to the contrary.

Applicants lawyers are now introducing their experts and evidence. Dr. Ahmed Bayoumi is well regarded by the Government itself. Dr. Dan Werb is also the PI of investigating impacts of SCS on people who use drugs in Ontario. Both are published in peer-reviewed journals.

We have prepared a backgrounder on this Charter Challenge, including a Glossary of Terms. Find it here: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/backgro... #SaveOurSites #CTSontario #CTSsavesLives #CTScourtchallenge #SaveCTS #Ontario #ONpoli #SayYesToHealth

The Applicants lawyers note that Ontario can't prove an increase in crime around CTS locations because there is no evidence that crime has increased.

Applicants lawyers now focusing on the major harm to service users that would be caused by relocation. Even if possible, moving could make sites inaccessible to clients. 90% of clients are experiencing homelessness and can't just jump in a car to get to another CTS. #SaveOurSites #CTSontario

Applicants lawyers are speaking to the difficulties of locating a CTS, noting the government invested significantly to hire six experts and 21 private investigators, but nothing to help impacted CTS find new locations.

Thank you for your support! Join us on Monday, March 24, at 12 PM at 330 University Ave for a rally in solidarity. There will be speakers as we stand together to support the charter challenge to save our sites. #SaveOurSites

This is incredibly important! Follow live updates here for the legal challenge looking to strike down Ford’s cruel and unscientific policy of shuttering any supervised consumption site within 200m of a school or daycare. #harmreduction #saveoursites

Israel has blown up Gaza's only specialised cancer treatment hospital, the Turkish-Palestinian Hospital, along with an adjacent medical school, drawing condemnation for yet again targeting a medical facility ⤵️ aje.io/wpl2e4

Join Deputy Chief Bear Copenace and Judy Da Silva on Tuesday, February 25th at 11 am, at Queen's Park for a Vigil to honour #GrassyNarrows community members. RSVP - freegrassy.net/doug-ford-co... FordNation has been invited. Will he be there? #FreeGrassy

Vigils were held this week m in six cities acrosd thr province to condemn Doug Ford’s plan to shut down 10 supervised consumption sites. #onpoli #medsky www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

Extremely disturbing development south of the border. Trump is systematically erasing trans and non binary people and enacting a policy of widespread censorship. Where are all those freedom of speech warriors now? #lgbtq #transcareishealthcare #translivesmatter

Wondering why health workers across Ontario are raising the alarm about Ford’s closure of supervised consumption sites? Check out my interview with City News to learn more. #saveoursites #medsky

BREAKING: Philadelphia workers have won the first Whole Foods union under Amazon with UFCW. Since Amazon bought the chain, workers have lost benefits and felt the squeeze. Now they're fighting back against the multi-trillion dollar giant and hoping this win will be the first of many.

This is completely NUTS! CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately www.statnews.com/2025/01/27/c...

2024 was a year of reckoning, testing the integrity of democratic institutions and the principles of international human rights and humanitarian law. With more rigor and urgency than ever, governments should respect and defend human rights. bit.ly/4gUvG5f #Rights2025

The level of suppression of speech we have seen across this country when it comes to Gaza is unprecedented. We should all be very concerned about this direction in our academic institutions and society more broadly.

Thrilled to have the brilliant @dianacmcnally.bsky.social presenting to our team today on trauma-informed care. Such an important reminder that relationships are key, and being able to identify when the person in front of you is triggered, and responding calmly and supportively is critical.

Great piece by BC family doctor and primary care expert @ritamc.bsky.social on the problem with boutique primary care clinics. These models deny care to those who can't pay, make it harder to access primary care by serving small numbers, and do unnecessary tests billed to the public system. #medsky

This is what free speech has come to in the West. In a dense urban area, “bubble zones” like this are tantamount to outlawing protest, which is often the most accessible way to register dissent. And yes, it’s about Palestine. But also has broader implications. www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

Jimmy Carter Dead at 100: Fmr. Pres. Urged "Peace Not Apartheid" in 2007 DN! Interview on Palestine

Human Rights Watch mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, whose commitment to human rights left an indelible mark on the global human rights landscape. Read more about his human rights legacy:

When I tell people I've met lawyers and real estate agents who have become homeless, they often don't believe me. But it's true — and former Councillor and MPP Lorenzo Berardinetti is sadly not an anomaly. I only wish him well — no one deserves to be homeless. www.thestar.com/news/gta/i-m...

This is an extremely disturbing look into a private "addictions rehab," Muskoka Recovery, charging people $30-150,000 for stays while being run by individuals impersonating medical and mental health professionals, and dangerously allowing clients to withdraw without appropriate medical support. /1

“You can’t train yourself out of systemic racism, and that’s the core issue. The health system needs to look within to find out why these things keep happening." -- Dr. James Makokis www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... v @aptnnews.bsky.social

It was really nice to be able to write a (very short) piece about my friend and colleague, @zoedodd.bsky.social. She is one of Post City Magazine's 'Women of the Year'. She really did change how I think about advocacy and what it means to be both brave and just (really, a bad-ass).

Glad to hear the doctor talk about the environmental impact of metred dose asthma inhalers at an appointment for my son today. Great resources on Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing in outpatient care for primary care providers & patients -- via Cascades. #medsky cascadescanada.ca/action-areas...

Finally!!!!!! #RIPtwitter