@nigmendra

Personal acct | Lecturer PoliSci UWO & KUC | TJ UG Chair | UWOFA PastPrez 23-24 | OCUFA Pres 23-25 | Chief Butler for 3 dogs| Serial Gif(t)er | Optimist

 London, Ontario
Joined April 2009
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EASILY make Tweet images Accessible: 1) add pic/gif/etc.; 2) under pic click "Add description"; 3) type description and save; 4) post pic/gif/etc. EASY! Thanks to @A_Kim_Clark for nudge. @uwofa1 @OCUFA @CAUT_ACPPU (see gif below: click ALT next to Gif) help.twitter.com/en/using-tw…
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OCUFA@OCUFAOct 13
"We're still way behind" - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson on Canada’s post-secondary funding crisis ctvnews.ca/video/2026/10/13/…

Canada’s post-secondary funding crisis leaves students and faculty concerned

Funding shortfalls are hitting post-secondary institutions across Canada. Heather Wright examines the government’s response and why students fear it’s too late.

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Eyewitness News
@ABC7NYAug 27
A Rutgers dean has been arrested for allegedly taking inappropriate "upskirt" videos while working at the university's New Brunswick campus. 51-year-old Josh Kohut, dean of research at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has been placed on administrative leave amid a pending investigation.
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Kenny Jacoby@kennyjacobySep 30
NEW: I analyzed seven years of Cornell's sexual violence case data. Expulsions are very rare. 1,216 reports of sexual assault, DV and stalking from 2018-2024. 162 formal investigations. 51 findings of fault. 14 suspensions. 7 expulsions or dismissals. usatoday.com/story/news/nati…

Cornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | Exclusive

A third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year.

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“Investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” “President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation" - Jack Smith Former DOJ Prosecutor 9-29-2026 TikTok credit @MeidasTouch
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A political disaster. We won’t recover from this President for a generation.
Amy McGrath
@AmyMcGrathKYSep 28
Our president just called Canada “one of the worst countries in the entire world.” Canada. This is an absurd thing for an American president to say about one of our closest allies. If he’ll say something this ridiculous with a straight face, why should anyone trust a word that comes out of his mouth?
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APTN News
@APTNNewsSep 29
What is residential school denialism? University of Manitoba professor Niigaan Sinclair explains that it isn’t the denial of the existence of residential schools – it’s the downplaying of experiences that have been proven time and time again.
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This week, Ontario steel workers in Hamilton received devastating news: Trump’s tariffs would lead to more layoffs. #onpoli
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Aaron Rupar
@atruparSep 29
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Marit Stiles
@MaritStilesSep 29
The number’s don’t lie: Doug Ford’s privatisation scheme is a failure. Patients are waiting longer for cancer surgeries, MRIs, and more — while over $600M goes to private for profit clinics every year. This isn't how things are supposed to be in Ontario. Your bank account balance should never determine what kind of care you get. We need to put that funding into our public hospitals, and get everyone the care they need, when they need it. cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/o…

Wait times for most priority surgeries in Ontario have increased since 2017, study says | CBC News

Wait times for most of the province’s publicly funded priority surgeries and procedures have increased between 2017 and 2025, according to a study released Monday.

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Despite her son being unable to walk, talk and requiring 24/7 care — including an overnight nurse — Kristi Hall-Busque was dumbfounded when told by AISH that he was employable. #yeg #ableg globalnews.ca/news/12081320/…

Severely disabled 18-year-old denied AISH benefits — until media made aware | Globalnews.ca

Despite her son being unable to walk, talk and requiring 24/7 care, including an overnight nurse, Kristi Hall-Busque was dumbfounded when told by AISH that he was employable.

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Gator⚡Gum
@gator_gumSep 29
Donald Trump engaged is serious crimes against the United States.
Brian Allen
@allenanalysisSep 29
BREAKING: JACK SMITH UNDER OATH: “Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation.”
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This guy, like every one of Trump's guys, is a convicted felon who faked several books under the name Ron Vera. Seems important.
Josh Wingrove
@josh_wingroveSep 29
Trump's trade adviser tells Canadians working on K Street (Washington's lobbying shops) to "get the hell out" of the US.
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What happened at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is beyond disturbing. A masked group arrived on the Nation’s land displaying hateful signs targeting the children who never came home from residential schools. There must be a full investigation to hold those responsible accountable.
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Jim Acosta
@AcostaSep 29
Disgraceful
The Washington Post
@washingtonpostSep 29
A bipartisan effort to ban the demolition of presidential memorials — including the Kennedy Center — was blocked Monday night in the Senate by an objection from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). wapo.st/4hisG5g

GOP senator blocks bill to stop Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center

The bipartisan effort to ban the demolition of presidential memorials was thwarted in the Senate by an objection from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).

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70% of teachers feel overwhelmed and 50% have recently considered quitting. Working conditions, primarily student behaviour, is taking its toll on educators' well-being. #onted #cdned #edchat share.google/BBUmUHUD9zPgDHW…

70% of teachers feel overwhelmed, many recently considered quitting: Survey

"The lack of funding has a direct impact on support that students need and resources that teachers rely on every day."

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Up to 500 steelworkers are facing layoffs as Stelco idles operations in Hamilton. Doug Ford’s government knew this was coming, just as they did with Crown Royal and Algoma Steel. But they won’t say when they knew, what they did to prevent the job losses, or how much support has actually gone out the door. They announced a $5-billion Protect Ontario Financing Program, cut it to $1 billion, and then made it virtually impossible to access. If the government knows layoffs are coming but can’t show what it’s doing to protect those jobs, Ontarians deserve to ask: What is this program actually protecting? #onpoli
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Toronto Life
@torontolifeSep 28
Last spring, Doug Ford’s government seized control of the TDSB, promising to rein in wasteful spending, improve test scores and restore order to public education. A year and a half later, teachers are angry, trustees are powerless and students are floundering torontolife.com/deep-dives/h…

Hostile Takeover: Inside the disastrous oversight of Canada’s largest school board - Toronto Life

Last spring, Doug Ford’s government seized control of the TDSB, promising to rein in wasteful spending, improve test scores and restore order to public...

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Catherine Fife@CFifeKWSep 29
“Would LG really need government money for an expansion, or would it expand anyway because it already built the facility…Instead the premier is offering a corporate handout before the corporation has even asked for it.” National Post nationalpost.com/opinion/sco… via @nationalpost

Scott Stinson: Doug Ford's love affair with corporate subsidies shows no sign of waning

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A Calgary police officer who broke a 12-year-old autistic boy’s skull won’t be prosecuted. Alberta’s police watchdog believed the officer may have committed a crime, but the Crown refused to prosecute calgaryherald.com/news/calga…

Calgary police officer who broke autistic boy's skull won't face criminal charges

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"British Columbia’s landmark Cambie surgical case concluded that private clinics do not shorten public wait times. They divert limited health-care staff to for-profit facilities and increase wait times for everyone else." #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thestar.com/opinion/contribu…

Iris Gorfinkel: Same doctor, different price tag: How universal health care is under attack

Alberta’s Bill 11 is a direct assault on the Canada Health Act, but the greater danger is federal complacency. What starts in Alberta doesn’t stay in Alberta.

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