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Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
Many hospitals are in deficit & plan cuts to staff. Meanwhile, health care is underspent by $2b in '22. $2b would bring Ontario staffing levels from last in Canada to the provincial average. This frugality at the expense of children, the aged & the very ill is disgusting.
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
I’m not saying there’s movement afoot to privatize Canada’s universal publicly funded healthcare system, but this is how you’d do it:
1️⃣ manufacture a crisis
2️⃣ obfuscate the blame
3️⃣ divide & conquer
4️⃣ provide knights in shining armour to save the day
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford — who was summoned to testify in front of the Emergencies Act inquiry on Nov 10th — will take the commission to court on November 1st.
Here’s the argument the premier’s making:
#onpoli
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
This guy has been the central bank governor of two G7 countries.
And he just endorsed @cmckenney.
Proud to support @cmckenney for our next mayor. Catherine knows how City Council works, supports smart, green development, has a fully costed program that prudently uses our tax dollars, & will continue to stand up for all to make Ottawa an even better place for everyone.
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
Canada’s largest corporations are making record profits and paying income tax at record-low rates, according to a new report from the non-profit Canadians for Tax Fairness. torstar.co/XFkV50L0M74
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
This photo of Poilievre giving donuts to occupiers in Ottawa last winter, makes me livid. The nerve of that little dirtbag, as he would call them. Now he thinks he’s good enough to be Prime Minister. The guy’s a delusional fascist just like them.
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
The last few years have been challenging for family physicians, who feel isolated & stressed. Hear Dr. Michael Allen, Director of Program & Practice Support at the College of Family Physicians of Canada, on how the CFPC is addressing primary care providers’ unique wellness needs.
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
Follow the money/business model is a pretty good heuristic when it comes to for-profit academic publishing—textbooks, journals (real or predatory), Elsevier/Mendeley debacle that was visible back when *checks notes* 2011.
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Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
The OR at my hospital goes from 10 rooms to 2 at ~ 4pm with 1 staffed overnight.
Public surgical infrastructure lays idle the majority of the time.
We don’t need private ORs.
Waitlists would disappear if hospitals were funded to fully utilize the infrastructure they have.
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
#GoLocalCanada! Stay current on #COVID19Vaccines, guidance, testing and self-assessment information specific to local areas. Find resources by province or territory here: canada.ca/en/public-health/s…
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
Beyond
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ᓀᑳᐣ ᐁᐧᐦᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ nîkân wehtamowin ~ a series by @bree_island Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, Treaty 8.
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More to come.
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
Pre-COVID: agencies charged ~$65/h to supply ICU RNs
Since COVID: agencies charge up to $110/h
Privatization diverts public $ to private companies who can take advantage of the situation hospitals face.
Shore up public healthcare instead of letting privatization undercut it.
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
There it is. A solid plan to address the staffing crisis in our hospitals.
Now we need swift, collaborative action.
Let's go #Ontario. Step up & get it done, Premier.
#onpoli #onhealth
#NEW in an effort to keep emergency rooms open, 3 healthcare unions are calling on the Ford government to implement a five-point plan they say will address staffing shortages at hospitals across the province. Details below. @ontarionurses @OCHU_Healthcare @SEIUHealthCan
Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM retweeted
It took a deadly 🦠,
& nurses facing it without PPE,
for me to step out of ‘toxic silence’ & ‘authentically engage’.
“Because without these voices, nothing will ever change.”
‘When niceness becomes toxic…’ - editorial by @debraejackson in @jadvnursing
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