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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉
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Political economist, health policy researcher, SFU PhD candidate. Research Associate with CCPA and others. Health care finance & delivery, wait times, privatization. BC-based, Canada-wide views. https://sites.google.com/view/andrew-longhurst
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · Jun 1
CBC’s The National
coverage of my new @policyalternatives.ca report on Ontario hospital finances and contracted for-profit staffing

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Ontario hospitals spent $9.2B on private agency nurses and staff, report finds
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13h
Trump got his COVID19 vaccine today.

He will always have access to everything he needs to maintain his health while denying others the same.
White House memo that says MEMORANDUM October 10, 2025 TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness. Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters. In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations. President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction. SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5d
Some big bombshells in our new episode with Dr Paul Parks!

Including that Danielle Smith was warned by many experts her healthcare "refocusing" would only make healthcare in Alberta much, much worse!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2d
New mandate letters!

And Danielle Smith has directed Rick Wilson to introduce forced treatment to Alberta!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 13h
Today, a former Ontario privacy commissioner is calling for an external investigation into why, for a decade, the B.C. government agency denied the data breach, which a fifth estate investigation shows affected 28,000 health-care workers.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
They were victims of a massive data breach in 2009. Their employer denied it for a decade | CBC News
For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 13h
Anyway. All of us working in health evidence and info use MMWR at one point or another. This negatively affects people in Canada and our healthcare system as well.
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Katie DeRosa @katiederosa.bsky.social · 4d
Thousands of striking BCGEU and PEA members and their supporters rally on the legislature lawn demanding a better wage offer. The PEA lead negotiator says the government latest offer “takes us backwards” when considering inflation and cost of living increases.
#bcpoli
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Duane Nicol 🇺🇦🇨🇦 @duanenicol.bsky.social · 1d
The editorial team at the @winnipegfreepress.com calls out Smith and Moe on their hypocrisy and ridiculous arguments.

"It is all too familiar, and frankly tiresome."

Indeed!

Albertan when we want, Canadian when it suits us
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Opinion: Albertan when we want, Canadian when it suits us
It’s an odd world Alberta Premier Danielle Smith inhabits: one where her province keeps the benefits of its natural resources, while other provinces should simply surrender the bounty of nature that m...
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Erika Shaker @ershaker.bsky.social · 7d
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... "I think the language from the current parliamentary budget officer, Mr. Jason Jacques, is just wrong and he should walk that back, quite frankly”
Federal budget watchdog's comments are 'just wrong,' says one of his predecessors | CBC News
A former parliamentary budget officer says it is “just wrong” to suggest that the federal finances are unsustainable and is publicly disagreeing with the current fiscal watchdog.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 1d
We could be treating Canada Post as not just an essential delivery service, but an essential social infrastructure in our communities.

Instead the government prefers to treat it as a costly burden that must be subject to death by a thousand cuts.
For isolated seniors, Canada Post delivers more than mail | CBC News
As the Canada Post strike hits the one-week mark, there are growing concerns for one group of Canadians who typically rely on the delivery service more than most — seniors.
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Peter McCartney @climatepete.bsky.social · 3d
This country is such a one trick pony sometimes. You cannot tell me that nobody has a better idea than building pipelines during a climate crisis and energy transition 🤦
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Julia Levin @jflevin.bsky.social · 3d
So Carney's "elbows up" strategy is to double down on our dependence on the US AND fossil fuel exports??

Basically a lose-lose proposition revealing just how short sighted he is

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Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News
Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Andrew Gregory @andrewgregory.com · 2d
Almost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been identified as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed.
Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates
Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d
Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions.

Corporate profits will increase. NHS budget will buy less. People to pay higher taxes or face public service cuts.

To avoid bullying UK Govt must produce cheaper generic drugs.

Who governs UK - Govt, Trump, Corporations?
Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn
Anew deal will only trigger further increased price demands and make healthcare in the UK more expensive, say experts
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 2d
UN experts have said the IDF's "targeted destruction" of Gaza's health-care system amounts to "medicide." The UN has accused Israel of deliberately attacking and starving health-care workers, paramedics and hospitals in order to wipe out medical care in the besieged enclave.
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 2d
2 years into the [genocide], these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza
2 years into the war, these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza | CBC News
For two years, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have faced unrelenting bombardment, mass hunger and recurring displacement as Israeli fighting continues in the desolate territory.
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 2d
2 years into the [genocide], these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza
2 years into the war, these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza | CBC News
For two years, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have faced unrelenting bombardment, mass hunger and recurring displacement as Israeli fighting continues in the desolate territory.
www.cbc.ca
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 6d
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 2d
Fascism below the 49th

Meanwhile Carney is busy polishing the narcissist autocrat’s ego

Appeasement didn’t work in the 1930s. I don’t think it will today
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 2d
I’m so damn spooked by this headline

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National Guard poised to enter Chicago as Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 3d
“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight
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Still COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 3d
Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

The Washington Post
October 7, 2025
By Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello, David Satcher

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#WarOnScience
Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d
Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 4d
“There’s something deeply powerful about committing each day to a cause you truly believe in"

www.theglobeandmail.com/life/social-...
Young Canadians’ happiness has nosedived. They’re coping by redefining a meaningful life
Economic hardship and the climate crisis have forced young adults to reshape their ideas of a successful life
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 5d
There's a telling moment in CBC's Cross Country Checkup call-in show where the host asks the doctor heading Alberta's expansion of involuntary treatment for addiction if it works - and he can't answer. (It has not been shown to work for addiction.)
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d
This is grim & dangerous over reach.

This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.

Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.
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NXO @heloderma.bsky.social · 6d
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Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · 6d
Activists were allegedly deprived of food, water and sleep, physically and verbally abused, and humiliated, all for the crime of trying to break an illegal siege.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
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