Business owner, educator, PhD. student, and advocate. If you can't reach me, it's probably because I'm napping.
Waterloo, Ontario
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Suicide is in the news again after the recent death of a celebrity. & there are many ppl begging those who are struggling to "reach out" & "get help". While those sentiments are well-intentioned, they aren't always helpful. So, I give to you:
Helping a suicidal loved one - a 🧵
You know what might help? Speed cameras in school zones! A study by SickKids found the use of speed cameras led to a 45% reduction in the proportion of vehicles exceeding the speed limit in school zones.
Oh, wait.......🙄
Every parent wants to know their child is safe on their way to and from school. It's a peace of mind we want for every student, in every community.
From kindergarten to high school, student safety is everyone's responsibility.
This School Bus Safety Week, I remind all drivers to slow down, stay alert and take extra care around school buses and school zones throughout the school year.
Just so everyone, including @therealrthorat, is aware, per Statistics Canada:
"In 2025, youth & young adults had higher rates of sexual assault than the general population. 10% of girls and women aged 15 to 24 years were sexually assaulted in the 12 months preceding the survey".
Suicide Prevention Month Hot Take:
Suicide prevention is treating ppl w/ mental illness w/ the same dignity & autonomy as you would a person w/ ANY serious illness. NOT feeding them some paternalistic "suicide is a permanent answer to a temporary problem" BS. Some MI ARE forever.
Also, if you're posting ANYTHING about #suicideprevention & not actively advocating for at least one of the following, know that we can see through your performative garbage:
- affordable housing
- timely access to comprehensive healthcare
- higher social assistance rates
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Trump has a bad day & renames a lake. @fordnation is tanking in the polls & rips out bike lanes. Two woefully incompetent leaders desperately trying to distract you from their failures.
Don't let the "Captain Canada" shtick fool you. Ford is cut from the same cloth as Trump.
We’re keeping our promise to fight gridlock and get people moving again.
Bike lanes are coming off Ontario’s busiest streets and going back onto side streets, where they belong.
news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
There is SO much that remains unfair, inhumane & ineffective in how mental illness is treated in Canada (and much of the world). But this is an important decision that will hopefully lead to bigger discussions.
ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…
Here's @fordnation's AG, using people w/ disabilities as props in his photo op. We know his government doesn't give a s*** about them. 33% of single PWD in ON live in poverty. And 20 000 disabled kids can't attend school full time b/c his government won't properly fund education.
It was great to connect with @EmpowerSimcoe & learn more about their work to strengthen communities.
From breaking down barriers to supporting employment, Community Living Ontario works alongside 125 local agencies to provide supports for people with disabilities.
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It was great to connect with @EmpowerSimcoe & learn more about their work to strengthen communities.
From breaking down barriers to supporting employment, Community Living Ontario works alongside 125 local agencies to provide supports for people with disabilities.
It was brief, but today's episode of The Pitt showed important, but rarely acknowledged, truths about suicidality.
1. Even smart, accomplished ppl can struggle w/ suicidal ideation.
2. Suicide is OFTEN not about wanting to die, but being unable to see oneself continuing to live.
This guy needs to hire two outsiders to tell him why test scores are down, when teachers have been screaming at the top of their lungs what is needed - smaller classes, more support staff, more resources! This government is absolutely inept.
ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/…
In @fordnation's ON, people DIE waiting for healthcare.
"ON recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including > 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where pts died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery."
ctvnews.ca/health/article/mo…
Remember this the next time you hear any @fordnation MPPs bragging about "historic investments" in education.
Starting today, a proven method of reducing traffic speeds will be outlawed. Why? Who knows. My guess is that one of the Premier's buddies got caught a few times & doesn't like paying fines. (P.S. It's not a "cash-grab" if you obey the speed limit. 🤷♀️)
sickkids.ca/en/news/archive/…
So extraordinarily disappointed to see @berryonline standing with @fordnation, ignoring the evidence that speed cameras slow traffic & lower speed means fewer fatalities. Speed cameras aren't a cash grab if you don't speed!
sickkids.ca/en/news/archive/…
#RegionOfWaterloo
"Settlers killed off huge numbers of people in conflicts & also by spreading disease, which reduced the indigenous population by 90% in the century following Christopher Columbus’s initial journey to the Americas & Caribbean in 1492."
And maybe review who built the railroad. 🤷♀️
Why would school boards be struggling financially, @PaulCalandra ? Would it be because "The inflation-adjusted funding shortfall between the 2018-19 and 2024-25 school years is now $1,500 per student"? Does that maybe have something to do with it?
policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
Just a reminder that @fordnation has decimated healthcare (including mental health & addictions programs), while vastly increasing the availability of alcohol.
This is not an individual problem. It's societal.
#BREAKING: 3 children dead, 19-year-old arrested after alleged impaired crash on Hwy. 401
cp24.com/news/2025/05/18/3-c…
Remember, this is one of the "journalists" granted access to the English Leaders Debate. Ask yourself - what would the reaction be if the president of Global or CTV was telling people to NOT vote. 🤷♀️
I applaud the members of the Guelph Accessibility Advisory Committee. These committees are often set up to give the appearance of listening to PWD, nothing more. Thank you for calling out the City of Guelph for doing exactly that. ctvnews.ca/kitchener/guelph/…
I sincerely hope that the next federal government takes advantage of the situation in the U.S. & increases funding for research & post-secondary education. This is a rare opportunity & we can reverse the "brain drain" Canada has experienced over the last few decades.
"… universities must take decisive steps now—diversifying funding sources, strengthening private-sector collaborations, and engaging in policy dialogue—to preserve an ecosystem that has shaped the world in revolutionary ways," write Stefan Raff-Heinen and Fiona E. Murray in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4hYUdWo
ALT A quote on a red background reading, "The cuts to research support ... are provoking scientists in the US to seek opportunities in other countries ...," attributed to Stefan Raffi-Heinen and Fiona E. Murray.