the “behind the scenes” of egg dyeing with a toddler is a lot less aesthetic 🐰

Food retail profits set a records $6.3b in 2024, more than 2x pre-COVID norms. The profit margin (as % of revenue) has also doubled even as profits in other industries fell. So the @ndp.ca proposals to bring down food prices & profits are timely. My take: www.progressive-economics.ca/2025/03/yes-...

2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and calls on us to reflect on the progress that has been made against racial discrimination, while also highlighting the ongoing challenges and barriers to improvement. 1/

Read our Winter 2025 edition of On Call, our digital newsletter, to learn how to stand for election to the College’s Board, updates on the 2024 Professional Development Portfolio, information for internationally educated midwives, Board highlights, and more! cmo.on.ca/on-call-wint...

During Black History Month and beyond, the College of Midwives of Ontario reflects on this rich history and the profound impact Black midwives have had on maternal health and reproductive justice, both historically and today.

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

F E S T I V E👏S P E C I A L

Shame

Time to (re)nationalize it.

Santa supports striking postal workers! Thank you to the postal workers who are still connecting our kids with Santa during their strike. If you’re in Toronto stop by their line at commissioners with a Santa letter and solidarity (& if you can, some hot beverages or treats for folks out in the cold)

planning this year’s holiday baking and wishing I could eat all these cookies again

How can I monetize being good at Zorse?

“Britain’s railways are set to come back into public ownership after legislation to renationalise the train services was passed by members of the House of Lords.” uk.news.yahoo.com/railways-set...

adding an offering of a very cute 14 year old dog

Before the College was established 30 years ago, there were public demonstrations from midwifery clients calling for midwifery to become regulated. The CBC Archives have posted a 1985 report where reporter Susan Harada talks to midwives and their clients in Ontario: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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If you benefited from paid maternity leave in Canada (or parental leave), you must support CUPW postal workers on strike today. History lesson from the Toronto & York Region Labour Council Labour 150 project: labour150.ca/maternity-le...

Hearing a range of democratic views from left to centre-right is not an “echo chamber” or “information bubble” just because you excluded the far-right Creating space for conspiracy theorists, bigots and literal Nazis to yell at and berate you is not a serious benchmark for diversity of thought

You like one post with a picture of a cool parrot and suddenly it’s all parrots

are we making charmingly naive first posts on here (“guess I’ll see if the grass is greener under a blue sky”) or can we jump straight into cynical misery