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David Fisman

@DFisman

Physician-epidemiologist, inactive account

 Toronto, Canada
dlsph.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/fisman-david-n/
Joined February 2019
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There’s a great feature in @torontolife today on ideas on how to fix the housing crisis. And for my contribution? It’s time to modernize our building code and build form rules so that we can enable both more affordable and more beautiful homes to be built. Great stuff here by @BlairScorgie @CPPlanning_ @DianaCMcNally and more! Give it a read. torontolife.com/deep-dives/d…
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Image from Eric Lombardi 🇨🇦🚀 (@EricDLombardi)
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Fox: Why are you here this morning? Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.
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Canada will endlessly review massive stalled military procurement programs with a speed not seen in generations.
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Oh, nothing to see here, just another provincial infrastructure project quadrupling in cost. Remind me who is the new Minister for Infrastructure again?
Eric Lombardi 🇨🇦🚀 (@EricDLombardi) profile pictureEric Lombardi 🇨🇦🚀
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The original estimate for costs was $2.8B. We can’t go on like this. How is there is little scrutiny over the exploding costs of infrastructure in Ontario? Taxpayers are getting absolutely fleeced. At what point do have an inquiry?
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Morgan Grenfell@Corruptario4eva9h
Canadians are financing Peter Thiel to surveil us.
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Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) profile pictureMark Carney
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Canadians will own a stake in Cohere’s world-leading secure AI.  An investment for Canadians, by Canadians.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The Cohere model is not world-leading by any measure. x.com/ArtificialAnly…
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@mattgurneyOct 29
I’ve been reassured here that either it’s not real or, if it is, that it’s totally under control and being well handled by local officials who can do no more. So. All good!
Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie) profile pictureLorrie Goldstein
@sunlorrieOct 29
Jewish community in Canada facing unprecedented threats, security officials warn /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/politics…
Jewish community in Canada facing unprecedented threats, security officials warn

Jewish community in Canada facing unprecedented threats, security officials warn

The warning comes as Ottawa prepares to release a long-awaited national security strategy on Thursday

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NEW: Ontario's integrity commissioner obtained many months of text messages between PC MPP Laurie Scott & John Mutton (aka Mr. X). The texts show the pair building rapport around 2 efforts: getting special zoning approvals for his clients & helping her political fundraising.
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@jason_kintOct 29
A 'whisper campaign' - sounds familiar to me. Unfortunately, Meta can be fairly effective when it uses all of its tentacles to suppress the credibility of a vocal critic. Noting for a friend. gizmodo.com/meta-considered-…
Meta Considered a 'Whisper Campaign' to Discredit Its Biggest Critic, Court Documents Show

Meta Considered a 'Whisper Campaign' to Discredit Its Biggest Critic, Court Documents Show

Easier than fixing the problem, apparently.

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Replying to @TDotResident @DFisman
His bank account?
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sarahkbingler@sarahkbinglerOct 28
Imagine being so medically unwell that you need emergency hospital care and all your medical assessments and treatment occur while you are in a crowded hallway. It’s inhumane.
Tina Yazdani (@TinaYazdani) profile pictureTina Yazdani
@TinaYazdaniOct 28
Ontario’s hallway health care numbers have hit unprecedented highs: On an average day in Jan 2025, Ontario hospitals treated 2,088 patients in hallways, break rooms and other spaces never meant for care. It was the most since Ontario Health began tracking the number in 2017 and 52 per cent more than January 2018, the winter before Doug Ford won a majority government promising to end hallway health care. Story by @AidanChamandy thetrillium.ca/news/health/o…
No place for patients: Ontario’s hallway health care numbers hit unprecedented highs

No place for patients: Ontario’s hallway health care numbers hit unprecedented highs

New internal government data shows Ontario’s hallway health care problem is vastly outpacing population growth

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If a senior can go to hospital for a hip replacement and go home in two days, then my bet is Stan Cho could have gone home in two days as well.  This excuse doesn’t explain why the Minister needed to spend $15,000 on hotel stays when his wife and child lived just 6km away.
TheTrillium.ca (@Thetrilliumca) profile pictureTheTrillium.ca
@ThetrilliumcaOct 27
PC MP Stan Cho says he stayed in Toronto hotel ‘for family convenience’ thetrillium.ca:443/insider-n…
PC MP Stan Cho says he stayed in Toronto hotel ‘for family convenience’

PC MP Stan Cho says he stayed in Toronto hotel ‘for family convenience’

Premier Doug Ford said that Stan Cho’s appointment as a parliamentary assistant after being ‘fired’ from cabinet is not a promotion

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TDot Resident@TDotResidentOct 29
Is there a single thing that Doug Ford has made better in Ontario?
Charlie Pinkerton (@CharliePinkerto) profile pictureCharlie Pinkerton@CharliePinkertoOct 28
NEW: Internal government data shows Ontario’s hallway health care problem is as bad as it’s ever been. More from @AidanChamandy: thetrillium.ca/news/health/o…
No place for patients: Ontario’s hallway health care numbers hit unprecedented highs

No place for patients: Ontario’s hallway health care numbers hit unprecedented highs

New internal government data shows Ontario’s hallway health care problem is vastly outpacing population growth

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Arthur H. Lam@arthurhlamOct 28
Stelco and Stellantis show the limits of branch-plant economics. Public support should go to firms that commit to lasting jobs, ownership, and benefits in Canada. Glad to participate in this public conversation. See my new @globeandmail op-ed here: theglobeandmail.com/business…
Opinion: The branch-plant economy is breaking in Canada. Now what?

Opinion: The branch-plant economy is breaking in Canada. Now what?

At the end of the day, foreign owners will answer to their own shareholders rather than to Canadians

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@jason_kintOct 29
If you’re someone who holds Meta accountable, here is a good discovery document reminding you how they work. Here to discredit Jonathan Haidt as he was holding them accountable for harming the global youth. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive...."
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