#Canadians

My response to @jdmstewart1's op-ed in the @globeandmail today about the toppling of the statue of JAM. For context, JDM is a history teacher at a private girls boarding school
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1/6 #COVID19 key concerns in : since the first travel-related cases, the epidemic has progressed through the onset of community spread, to outbreaks in long term care facilities, healthcare settings
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Thinking back 15 years - to 3 days that changed the world. I was Tony Blair’s adviser on Africa. After 6 months of tough negotiations we arrived in Gleneagles for
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hockeys as john mulaney quotes: a thread artemi panarin travis konecny evgeny kuznetsov ryan kesler and patrick eaves the pending UFAs and RFAs tom wilson to jamie oleksiak erik johnson
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People almost always remark that my grandmother was "smoking hot".You don't know the half of it.1. Correct.2. Grandpa was just one on a menu. Multiple boyfriends during WWII.3. She said
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Feeling major fomo for just having discovered the gem that is @danjlevy So much that I stayed up till 5am and scrolled through his insta feed of 8 years
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A generation of Canadians was influenced by the Heritage Minutes, historical vignettes that began in 1995 and are still in circulation. While presented as neutral and apolitical, the Heritage Minutes
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making his daily address on this Tuesday after a plan for how parliament will continue in the weeks ahead was passed. You can watch it
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That woman was 111-year-old Foon Hay Lum (no relation) and she was an advocate who fought for a formal apology and redress for the Canadian government's racist Chinese head tax
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A little thread on CERB and the prospects for false claims....1/ We have all heard or read the anecdotes about someone's niece or cousin or friend who claimed CERB while
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As usual I like to warn people about my sometimes strong opinions on matters. This is neither a left or right rant. It is, however, a condemnation of stupidity &
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Our op-ed on the big $1 B announcement last wk. It’s critical we support gov't initiatives to create employment for Cndns trying to stay afloat. However ... it is impt
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15 things to do as a new permanent resident in CanadaI'm hopeful that the current situation across the world will not stop your goal of moving to Canada as a
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The problem I really have with this whole new pandemic culture of shaming people for failing to adhere to your interpretation of social distancing & isolation rules is that it’s
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Today in Gr 9 English a student asked, apropos of nothing, "Why do peaceful protests sometimes turn violent?"I put the question on the board and tabled it until the last
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Each week I get a dozen calls asking why ag needs migrant labour when so many students and Ontarians are out of work. We need both. Essential workplaces including farming,
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