Mother, GOC policy analyst, bookworm, runner (on a pregnancy hiatus). PEI roots. @UPEI and @UofT alumna. @Patriots and @MapleLeafs fan. Chai latte, please.
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined April 2011
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“Imagine if Tom Brady were being held by Russian officials right now.” nymag.com/intelligencer/2022…
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Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly resigns amid protests
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Can't stress enough that the Canadian public, by and large, support vaccine mandates.
From a survey @abacusdataca completed yesterday. Expect a full report out later this week.
n=1,500 adult Canadians, Feb 9 to 13, 2022
Views on vaccine mandates
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Premier @fordnation will lift vaccine passports on March 1st, knowing that kids under 5 are ineligible for vaccination and only 55% of kids aged 5-11 are vaccinated. The health and safety of our kids was not mentioned ONCE in his presser. I guess this is the "new normal".
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Trudeau seeking to invoke never-used Emergencies Act to deal with convoy protesters, sources say teapawt.net/i/events/1493242515927…
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The streets of Toronto are clear, the Ambassador Bridge is now clear, there have been protests across country in major cities and local police have been able to enforce the rule of law…@OttawaPolice has not been able to despite having weeks to prepare #cdnpoli #ottawa #onpoli
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Before the blockades I spoke to multiple law enforcement & intel agency sources who said Ottawa Police were not taking things seriously & planned to treat it as a "traffic issue" despite publicly available evidence raising red flags this protest didn't fit the model of past ones
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BREAKING: Ontario Premier Doug Ford was snowmobiling on Feb 5, as the City of Ottawa was under siege and dealing with an insurrection.
The premier acknowledged that he was at the cottage.
toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-p…
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Truckers/protesters who HAVE NOT BEEN TICKETED FOR TWO WEEKS will soon face up to $100,000 in fines and a year in jail under @fordnation state of emergency #ottnews #OttawaOccupied #onpoli
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is declaring a provincewide state of emergency. He calls the demonstration in Ottawa 'an illegal occupation.' He adds: 'This is no longer a protest. With a protest, you peacefully make your point and you go back home.'
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It's going to take a while for #Ottawa residents to regain faith in municipal leaders/institutions. The last 14 days have been a mess. The staggering loss of control by those purported to be in control has shaken the city to its core. People are demoralized, disgusted & incensed.
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#BREAKING: For 3rd time @fordnation gov’t has declined to participate in a meeting this aft of trilateral table set up by the feds to deal with the ongoing blockades in Ontario. A source w/ province telling @CBCNews “it doesn’t accomplish anything” #cdnpoli #onpoli
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Canadian politicians have proved themselves willing and eager to lend credibility to this occupation — and that's been a real shot in the arm for those who don’t want a shot in the arm.
macleans.ca/opinion/the-curs…
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GoFundMe says the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser “is now in violation of our Terms of Service (Term 8, which prohibits the promotion of violence and harassment) and has been removed from the platform.”
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Ottawa: No lemonade stands for children without a permit.
Also Ottawa:
Protesters at Confederation park, right across from City Hall and beside the NAC and Rideaul Canal, appear to be building some type of wooden structure. They've also collected a stockpile of propane tanks and diesel fuel. @CTVNews
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NEW: Only 1 of the 140-plus hospitals in Ontario told Premier Doug Ford that it was against a province-wide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for hospital staff, @NatashaCBC_RC discovered through a freedom of information request. #COVID19Ontario
En octobre, Doug Ford a écrit aux hôpitaux de l'Ontario pour informer sa décision sur la vaccination obligatoire en santé. La mesure a ensuite été écartée et les réponses gardées secrètes. Nous les avons obtenues via la Loi sur l'accès à l'information. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle…
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Calls grow for return to 10-day isolation period for COVID-19.
“There was no scientific or medical reason to shorten the isolation period to five days." torstar.co/aqOO50HAqBa torstar.co/RHl950HAqws