MD @Ualberta, Gen Surg @ucalgary, MIS Fellowship @UCIrvine, MSc @UniofOxford. Assistant Professor and PD Surgical Foundations. Husband, father, curler.
Calgary, Alberta
Joined April 2011
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Chris Armstrong retweeted
Le nom du lac Ontario tire son origine du mot wendat « Ontari’io », qui signifie « le lac est beau, le lac est grand ».
Ce nom remonte à plus de 400 ans, bien avant la Confédération canadienne et la Déclaration d’indépendance des États-Unis d’Amérique.
Nous savons que les États-Unis sont en train de changer. Leurs relations commerciales, leur politique étrangère, leurs monuments nationaux, leurs hydronymes.
Les Canadiennes et les Canadiens savent aussi qu’il faut appeler les choses par leur nom, et ce lac se nomme Lac Ontario – aujourd’hui et pour toujours.
Chris Armstrong retweeted
The hepatobiliary system (extrahepatic biliary ducts, cystic duct/artery, gallbladder) shows the highest prevalence of surgically relevant anatomical variants. Normal anatomy occurs in only 57-72% of people due to complex embryology; variants appear in 28%+ and risk major injury in common procedures like cholecystectomy.
Chris Armstrong retweeted
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“The current focus on tariffs is masking the more serious threats to our sovereignty and our resultant place in the world; I fear that Canada risks becoming a ‘strategic orphan.’”
“We are being intentionally isolated, economically weakened, and psychologically prepared for some form of future coercion or capitulation. Our national and provincial leaders have concluded that this is an all-out assault on our way of life. We need to accept that reality.”
Chris Armstrong retweeted
In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%.
While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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ALT The image is a black-and-white political cartoon depicting a man in a suit standing behind a counter labeled "Republican Platform." He is holding a bottle labeled "Untaxed Whiskey, 20¢ Gal." in one hand and a piece of cloth labeled "War-Taxed Common Cloth, Tariff 84%" in the other. Above the counter, a sign reads, "If you don’t see what you want, ask for it." The cartoon, signed by W.A. Rogers, appears to satirize the Republican Party's economic policies, highlighting the disparity in taxation between luxury items like whiskey and essential goods like cloth.
Chris Armstrong retweeted
Apparently it is once again time to bring back the lesson on tariffs from Ferris Bueller
Chris Armstrong retweeted
Stephen Fry, "The bullies have risen to the top"
"I call it fascism because that's what it is"
"It's a cult of power, and a cult of warrior worship, and a total contempt for the old world order"
"You have to remember the psychology of the bully at school"
"Bullies feast on the fears that they cause"
"Look at who Trump admires.. Putin's Russia.. Places moving towards fascism, nationalism, and they don't listen to people like Starmer"
"Starmer will be called a nice guy by Trump until he says something which expresses his support for Ukraine, something which he has to do, and then he'll be slapped down and Trump will say: I thought he was nasty"
"It's bullying, it's fascism, and we have to realign ourselves in recognition that this is no longer the proper world"
Chris Armstrong retweeted
The question is not whether Ukraine should be a member of NATO. The question is whether the US should be.
Chris Armstrong retweeted
The tariffs imposed by the United States today are a clear violation of our trade agreements and require the most serious trade and economic responses in our history.
See my statement: markcarney.ca/tariffs
Chris Armstrong retweeted
Governor,
Oil.
Natural Gas.
Hydro electricity.
Uranium.
We have it. You need it.
Keep your cotton.
I’m sure you’re a man of God so here’s one for you sir:
You’re Goliath but we are David.
Chris Armstrong retweeted
That’s my Canada. Peaceful, trustworthy, supportive, world-class excellence. I stand on guard for thee.
