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I am proudly Canadian with mix of British, French and Mi'kmaq Ancestry. I believe in justice for all and like to have a voice!

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The images of kids submerged in freezing floodwater, in flimsy tents that won't survive another winter, make me SICK. I think of Primo Levi’s words that every European learns by heart at school - only to forget when entering politics or diplomacy. The shame of our time.
Palestinians are crying for help from sewage-flooded tents. In just 12 hours, 70,000 tents have been submerged in floodwater and sewage after heavy rains.
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Did you know the Israelis concentrated the Palestinians in Gaza in the low lying areas, that always flood? Did you know the IDF will kill any Palestinian who leaves the flooded concentration camp? Did you know Israel bombed every single water desalination plant in Gaza?
Contrary to popular belief, Israel does not control the weather.
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I apologize for filling my feed with this news today, I am completely devastated by the plight of the Palestinians and it seems the world is not stepping up to help. #FREEPALESTİNE #Israel must let the aide flow through.
Israel did not create the rainstorms hitting Gaza. But it made sure that the people there have no shelter. Gaza’s first winter storm hit this weekend. Within 12 hours at least 70,000 tents had flooded. The UN, EU and World Bank put housing destroyed or damaged at 76.6%. The UN’s housing rapporteur says 92%. He called his report “Domicide.” OCHA, November 5: Gaza needs about 121,000 tents. The UN has about 2,800 inside. Timber is “being rejected by Israeli authorities.” The Shelter Cluster says tents and tarpaulins are “limited to one day per week.” 5,000 mobile homes from Egypt and Qatar are sitting at the Egyptian border, per the Times of Israel. Gaza Municipality says what’s left of the drainage can carry about 20% of the rain “under the best circumstances.” COGAT says more than 20,000 tents went in during one month and cites “genuine security concerns that Hamas could exploit certain components.” Even on its numbers, that’s a fraction of what the UN says is needed. The Israeli policy is that Gazans should have no shelter. It makes them more liklely to die or leave.
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Why is there simply no pressure on the Israelis to facilitate humanitarian relief in Gaza?
Heavy rain causes flooding in many parts of Gaza with nearly 70,000 tents damaged.
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For last 24 hours I’ve seen footage of horrific scenes from Gaza, just absolute human misery. Yet..it’s not there on any news outlet’s home pages, not discussed on our witless political shows. We’re just going to ignore it? Is that the plan?
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For the first time in my life a Prime Minister vows to end homelessness. I've been waiting for this commitment for a long time. Now the Premiers & Mayors need to step up like Premier Wab Kinew & the mayor of Winnipeg. We can do this.
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While many politicians are pushing involuntary care for people experiencing addiction and homelessness, Mark Carney is talking about something I've been advocating for years. HOUSING, with mental health and addiction services attached for those who need them. I've spent years saying we cannot punish our way out of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness. We need housing, resources, and support. Finally, we're hearing the political will to make it happen. I can't stress how much of a game changer this is if done right! cbc.ca/news/politics/budget-…
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It's time to report on this @CBC @GlobalNational @CTV @globeandmail @TorontoStar @MarkJCarney Canada MUST help! We have always been the country that has helped, why are we not doing anything for the people of Gaza!!!????? @AnitaAnandMP these children are NOT Hamas!
🚨 CATASTROPHIC SCENES IN GAZA RIGHT NOW. Heavy rainfall is flooding displaced Palestinians’ tents, leaving families exposed to the harsh winter with no alternative shelter. This is their fourth winter since Israel destroyed their homes and continues to block essential materials from entering Gaza.
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Please ensure the provinces spend it there, otherwise this will be funnelled straight to @fordnation’s donors.
In Budget 2026, we’re laying out a path to end homelessness within the next decade — backed by nearly $30 billion to bring help, housing, and health care together. Because in Canada, we take care of each other.
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Sprague brand launched in 1920s but doesn't get market traction until 2020s. Never wrong, just early.
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I think this is the sort of thing that will end @SylviaJonesMPP tenure as health minister....
A 31-year-old woman with a rare cancer asked Ontario to cover a treatment that could save her life. The government’s own experts said yes. Ford’s ministry said no, then blamed the experts. When Dr. Robin Lennox called that out today, she was thrown out of the legislature.
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At Ottawa's Queensway-Carleton Hospital occupancy hit 107% this week. Anything over 85% brings increased risks to patients and much longer waits. Ministry of Health says the staff cuts there have no impact on patient care.
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Why are you so afraid of Israel @MarkJCarney @AnitaAnandMP . Do something.
I admit that I completely broke down today. I cried uncontrollably. I couldn’t hold myself together after witnessing what I saw with my own eyes. Today, we went to film a journalistic report inside the displacement tents along the seashore. I swear, what we witnessed was beyond what any human being should have to endure. I saw men crying bitterly. Men I had never seen cry when they lost their children or when their homes were destroyed. Today, I saw them crying because they were powerless to do the simplest thing: protect their children from the water and the cold. We spoke to families who told us they had spent the entire night carrying their children in their arms after floodwater covered the floors of their tents and soaked their mattresses. They couldn’t find a single dry place to put their children. They couldn’t even give them a few hours of sleep. I saw children no older than five, without proper clothes to protect them from the cold, without heating, and without a dry place to sleep. Children shivering inside tents that cannot keep out the rain, protect them from the wind, or provide even the most basic sense of safety. What more must happen for this world to act? How much more suffering must people endure before someone remembers that they are human beings? I am sick of this world. I am sick of its hypocrisy and empty slogans. To hell with a world that talks endlessly about human rights while leaving children to drown inside their tents. To hell with everyone who has witnessed this suffering and chosen silence, and to hell with the governments and institutions that have the power to act but continue to turn their backs on us.
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The tragic irony is Sabrina Apitz-Grossman’s cancer treatment costs the same amount. And Ontario's claim her treatment would set a precedent for $5 billion more is with zero evidence. This government has lost its way.
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How much did the Mraiche/Marshall network steal from us? "While authorities have not yet declared a specific, finalized dollar figure for the exact net profit pocketed by the network, forensic tracking by the Auditor General and the RCMP centers around hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds distributed through highly inflated, non-competitive pipelines. The specific contract values and individual profit margins currently under audit by authorities provide a clear roadmap of the massive financial scale: The Total Public Contract Value under Probe: Sworn evidence from Athana Mentzelopoulos's wrongful dismissal lawsuit reveals that the public health authority routed over $614 million in total supply, PPE, and service agreements to corporate entities owned by Sam Mraiche, including MHCare Medical and Carver PA Corp. Investigators are currently auditing what percentage of this $614-million pool constituted illegitimate or artificially inflated margins. The Outsized Surgical Multipliers: ASG Heritage Valley Internal AHS cost logs obtained by investigators show that ASG Heritage Valley was billing the government $8,300 per hip replacement procedure, while the baseline public hospital cost for the identical surgery sits at just over $4,000. Authorities believe that these double-rate contract structures allowed the private clinic to clear millions in excessive, taxpayer-funded profits per surgical block. The Turkish Pain Medication Margin: The Auditor General's review into the $70-million emergency contract for Turkish children's acetaminophen discovered a catastrophic loss of value: The province paid out tens of millions of dollars upfront. Out of the initial shipment, only a small fraction was safe or clinically viable for use. The vast majority of the medication sat completely unused and had to be incinerated as hazardous waste, meaning the contractor's massive payout yielded virtually zero public benefit. The 12-Week Land Flip Profit: A separate probe by the Auditor General focuses on direct real estate exploitation. Land titles show a numbered company controlled by Mraiche purchased an Edmonton commercial property for $1.7 million in mid-2024. Exactly 12 weeks later, the company flipped the same property to Alberta Infrastructure for $2 million, walking away with a swift $300,000 taxpayer-funded profit without conducting any upgrades or structural changes. Private Recovery Centre Lease-Back Pipelines: Authorities are tracking a network of decentralized addiction-recovery facilities, spearheaded by Marshall and funded under Minister Williams' multi-million dollar budget. These buildings were purchased by Mraiche-linked companies, like Melewka Homes Ltd, and leased back into the provincial network for as much as $480,000 per year per facility. This structure created a permanent, highly lucrative private rental income pipeline. Because the specialized RCMP anti-corruption unit has escalated its probe into potential money laundering and fraud, forensic accounting teams are actively mapping out shell company bank registries to determine exactly how many millions were siphoned out of these health contracts into the hands of private stakeholders...1/
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The disgusting @SylviaJonesMPP and her broadcasting diploma need to go🤬 #SaveSabrina
Too bad, so sad says @SylviaJonesMPP to 31 year old cancer patient. No life saving medically necessary treatment for you. We MUST stand up and #SaveSabrina! This is disgusting.
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I admit that I completely broke down today. I cried uncontrollably. I couldn’t hold myself together after witnessing what I saw with my own eyes. Today, we went to film a journalistic report inside the displacement tents along the seashore. I swear, what we witnessed was beyond what any human being should have to endure. I saw men crying bitterly. Men I had never seen cry when they lost their children or when their homes were destroyed. Today, I saw them crying because they were powerless to do the simplest thing: protect their children from the water and the cold. We spoke to families who told us they had spent the entire night carrying their children in their arms after floodwater covered the floors of their tents and soaked their mattresses. They couldn’t find a single dry place to put their children. They couldn’t even give them a few hours of sleep. I saw children no older than five, without proper clothes to protect them from the cold, without heating, and without a dry place to sleep. Children shivering inside tents that cannot keep out the rain, protect them from the wind, or provide even the most basic sense of safety. What more must happen for this world to act? How much more suffering must people endure before someone remembers that they are human beings? I am sick of this world. I am sick of its hypocrisy and empty slogans. To hell with a world that talks endlessly about human rights while leaving children to drown inside their tents. To hell with everyone who has witnessed this suffering and chosen silence, and to hell with the governments and institutions that have the power to act but continue to turn their backs on us.
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Remember how outraged we were when Ford: 😡tried to steal the Greenbelt for his developer friends? 😤tried to buy a luxury jet with our $? 🤬closed Science Ctre & destroyed Ont Place? 🤨gave $10M to a strip club? 😥cut student OSAP? Have we had enough yet?👇
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