#Canadians

1) PMJT’s testimony at the Finance Committee provides more information on the #CSSG. The PM learned about the public service’s recommendation on using #WECharity to deliver the program on May
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Stuff I learnt on the Twitter this week:1. Rempel insists Canada "do my people a solid" and demands Feds provide Albertans with CERB - Canadian Emergency Rodeo Bailout2. Scheer's job
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Why Canada Summer Jobs isn’t enough to help students: a thread (1/11) #COVID19 #cdnpoli #CanadaSummerJobs @dontforgetstdns #DontForgetStudents @CFSMB @CFSON @CFSNL @cfsns Today PM @JustinTrudeau announced measures expanding the Canada Summer
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Ahead of the Federal Budget next week, I thought I would contribute to the online discussion about the Canadian research environment. For example, from 2000-2019 Canada was only the G7
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CANADIAN HEALTHCARE:Last week, I went to my family physician to get a new RX for my blood pressure meds and I asked him to look at a cyst on my
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One of the joys of carrying around a rad marked package is that everyone gives you plenty of social distance. Since it appears that I need to say it for
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.@althiaraj asks why not a universal $2K benefit, instead of rolling out wk x wk revisions to programs to fix problems coming to the attention of the government, delaying receipt
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I was in the room in 1996 when the United Church of Canada took the decision to be the first church to apologize for its role in colonization and the
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Time for another takedown. Today, it’s the editors of @NEJM for today’s editorial.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2029812 I will start with the references: 2 database queries, and 2 newspaper articles. Definitely typical for
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Partner and I experienced some anti-Chinese racist harassment in Ottawa tonight. Just wanted to share it and let people know that it is absolutely unacceptable that this is the "new
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Okay! A thread on my personal take (with the explanations by really smart friends of mine in their respective fields) on the #CESB. In short - this is REALLY good
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rating countries from personal experience! (dont get offended)thread - - sex - powerful - lived here my whole life- kinda small 9.7/10 - flag reminds me of carrots - apparently
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Statement on yesterday’s events: Yesterday, my office was appointed to represent a detained Canadian in the aftermath of a peaceful demonstration. I expected I would need no more than 30
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So, working at home should come with a pay cut? I don't think so. Here's why: /1https://globalnews.ca/news/7090216/coroanvirus-salary-changes/ 1) Most jobs where "work from home" is possible are knowledge work. In
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1. @jkenney is fucking little bastard weasel.On @PnPCBC he was asked directly about his reckless and dangerous decision to not wait for Health Canada vetting of tests, test vaccines, and
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25 years ago, Canada braced for a Quebec referendum on separation that was too close to call. My most vivid memory , other than the obvious existential dread, is of
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