Brian Wall

Breaking: Doug Ford’s removal of Toronto’s bike lanes has been deemed unconstitutional by the courts. “Applicants have established that removal of the target bike lanes will put people at increased risk of harm and death,” writes justice Paul Schabas in his decision.

ER doc here. Here's what we need to improve access to medical care - not strongly enough said by ICU MD @kwadwo777 1) Ensure NPs are publicly funded. @markhollandlib has to act - we have waited too long for his interpretive letter - 1/7 thestar.com/opinion/contri…

I am so deeply honoured to be appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada.

Four Vancouver Island residents are among a list of 88 Officers and Members awarded the Order of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon, announced Wednesday. cheknews.ca/order-of-canad…

'A colossal failure': Advisor resigns in protest of Trudeau government's disability benefit thestar.com/politics/feder… via @torontostar

As an ER doctor I've never seen a driver injured by a cyclist but too many cyclists gravely injured by drivers. I like the idea that more protected bike lanes could improve automobile flow. Solid writing by ICU Dr. Christopher Yarnell thestar.com/opinion/contri…

@BrentToderian Here's an article from an ER doc (me!) about bike infrastructure. No mention of bike helmets. theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

1. I support helmet use 2. I oppose mandatory helmet laws 3. When ER docs specifically mention helmets, and don’t mention safe bike infrastructure (the much more important solution), they are helping distract and enabling inaction See thread & my tweets on helmets & #HelmetLaws

If you’re an ER doctor who has seen horrible injuries to people doing us all a favour by choosing to ride their bike for transportation, and you’re calling for using helmets rather than calling for safe protected bike infrastructure, then you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Alberta emergency doctors sometimes work for free: AMA edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta-e… via @edmontonjournal

@andrewwaugh13 @TJProvincial @CBCNB When beds are scarce, processes are strained…

This is the reason your ER doctors are leaving. You don’t have a family doctor, and you can’t get an admission bed. So you end up waiting and waiting in the ER for a physician who might not be able to help much, by @Wall_BF thestar.com/opinion/this-i… @TorontoStar @raghu_venugopal

Proud to have contributed this opinion piece to the @TorontoStar: This is the reason your ER doctors are leaving: thestar.com/opinion/this-i… cc: @alandrummond2 @PaulAtkinsonEM @HumanFact0rz @EMCases @NightShiftMD @petrosoniak @DrShazmaMithani @JK_Khangura

Dr. Brian Wall from Victoria, speaks for all ER docs. @Wall_BF "As eight-, 10-, 12-hour waits become the standard, I find myself apologizing 20 times per shift, 15 shifts a month, likely thousands of times per year for something that is not my fault" torontostar.pressreader.com/article/282398…

Article by an esteemed colleague of mine: “Here’s why your ER doc­tors are leav­ing”pressreader.com/canada/toronto…

Read my latest op-ed: The awful cycling injuries I’ve seen are preventable – governments must build bike lanes /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/british… cc: @CapitalBikeCa @CriticalMassOB @CityofVictoria @BrentToderian @TheBikingLawyer #yyjbike

For all the awesomeness of sing-alongs, THIS is a bad idea with Covid Omicron on Vancouver Island. @adriandix @VanIslandHealth

That feeling when you've flipped so many homes you can't remember how much money you've made🥴 #Elxn44 @Taleeb @JustinTrudeau

So...New York City just announced that it will require proof of vaccination for indoor dining, bars and gyms. This is an important step to incentivize vaccination and address the Delta variant. So...Which Canadian city wants to be the first to showcase this kind of leadership?

@SharmanMinus @AbstractDev #abstractdestroys

Well oops, @AbstractDev you did it again. Part of the wall on Prospect Pl. came down today and now there is another Stop Work Order on the heritage protected wall which you have been nibbling away at since Oct. 2019. You’ve removed your excuse from then - what is it this time?

If we are to take Katie Telford at her word, it must be very hard for her to realize that she has unwittingly become a part of the problem she hoped to address as a feminist. Matt Gurney: Katie Telford's feminism has done little for women in Canada's... nationalpost.com/opinion/matt-g…