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My new book, "Wazo the Wildcard: Things Go Wrong, Mostly," is out. You can buy it here, and I'd be eternally grateful if you did: US: amzn.to/3KrPFwU Canada: amzn.to/4nOH2dY #Books #humour #humor #Fantasy #YA

At least 22 Indigenous women underwent forced sterilization in Quebec from 1980-2019: report trl.ca/2va

How Idle No More transformed Canada trl.ca/2v9

@WabanoHealth Indigenous Service's Canada's website still claims a processing time of 1 year, or 2 years for complex cases. If this was ever accurate, it hasn't been since COVID. My friend's application took 6 years to be approved. Don't pretend you're better. Do better. Be better.

@WabanoHealth Wabano has no moral high ground in pretend it protects Indigenous persons and their health any better than the settlers. But you should know better. Taking away a doctor providing active care and follow up is despicable, when your patients have no way to get their status faster.

Hypocritical, considering @WabanoHealth is unenrolling Indigenous clients from their clinic who are actively in the process of reclaiming status or membership. nationalobserver.com/2022/10/21/new…

So just to recap: - kids getting hit with RSV & other viruses hard - no public health push for flu or covid vaccines from govt - no public health push for masking indoors in public spaces - no fever & pain meds - ERs pushed past capacity - major shortage of amoxicillin Cool

Doctors say they are seeing an unprecedented number of cases of RSV — and warn that winter could bring a "tripledemic." Here's why young kids are so vulnerable and what's causing this year's outbreak. n.pr/3E4Sm1q

Another 120 people died from COVID-19 in Ontario this week. Here's what you need to know trl.ca/2v4

Because people spending lots of time on social media are some of the loneliest people I know. Including me, sometimes. trl.ca/2v1

@AnishNation @ChiefsofOntario @MetisNationON @ONgov @AIAI_Comms @NANComms @cityoftoronto @YRDSB @PeelSchools @DurhamCatholic Next week is Treaties Recognition Week! With many opportunities to listen and learn from Indigenous voices about treaties in Ontario, we encourage you to explore online resources and participate in events during this week. Ontario.ca/page/treaties | #TreatyON

“[They] offered teenagers natural-high alternatives to drugs and crime. [...] We didn’t say to them, you’re coming in for treatment. We said, we’ll teach you anything you want to learn: music, dance, hip hop, art, martial arts...”

Why Was the Lyme Disease Vaccine Taken Off The Market? trl.ca/2uy

The anecdotes of sudden death in young- mid age adults is like nothing I’ve seen in my career as a cardiologist. At what point does “anecdotal” evidence translate into urgent investigation & consensus documents to empower us to prevent these terrible outcomes? #MedTwitter

Why Covid-19, the flu, and RSV could combine to form a “tri-demic” this winter trl.ca/2ux

Today we remember Cpl Nathan Cirillo, who was killed by an act of terrorism while performing his duty in service to Canada. #CanadaRemembers veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembranc…

I know you are tired of being reminded that the pandemic has not ended but please understand many of us are tired of having to keep reminding you.