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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 6m

They will witness and report conditions so horrific and war crimes so egregious that the reputation of the Jewish state may never tecover.

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 6m

The war in Gaza may be over, but the repercussions for the state of Israel have just begun. Reporters from the Western world, including the United States, will flood into the occupied territory.

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 5h

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

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The same old discredited responses with doctors are expected to set up their own teams rather than the province managing things such as community health centres

Ontario Newsroom

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

Canada and the Three Public Policy Taboos: Promoting Health Equity in Difficult Times
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Canada redistributes less income than most nations leading to higher poverty rates..

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

Raphael, D., Bryant, T., Mikkonen, J. and Raphael, A. (2020). Social determinants of health: The Canadian facts, 2nd edition. Oshawa: Ontario Tech University Faculty of Health Sciences and Toronto: York University School of Health Policy and Management.
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The Canadian Facts

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

Raphael, D., Bryant, T. and Amin, R. (2025). Promoting health equity in an era of growing contradictions between capital accumulation and social reproduction in capitalist economies. Community Health Equity Research and Policy.
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

Suthakaran, K. and Raphael, D. (2025). Canada and the three public policy taboos: Promoting health equity in difficult times. Critical Studies.
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Canada and the Three Public Policy Taboos: Promoting Health Equity in Difficult Times | Critical Studies: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal

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nicollneedschange.bsky.social @nicollneedschange.bsky.social · 1d

Tune into Small Change on Dec. 18 to hear my conversation with Dennis Raphael about his critique of Jan Philpott's book, Health for All. We discuss the issues Philpott left out and what really needs to be done to improve healthcare and the social determinants of health. doreenn.substack.com

Small Change | Doreen Nicoll | Substack

Welcome to my site where the topics and issues not covered by mainstream media find a home. If you find yourself asking, "How did she know that?" then you're in the right place, because a little Nicol...

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

Critical Analysis of Jane Philpott's Health for All
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

Book Review: A Critical Analysis of Jane Philpott’s Health for All: A Doctor’s Prescription for a Healthier Canada
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

Critical Analysis of Jane Philpott's Health for All
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

Relevance of Georg Grosz’s Weimar-era drawings to promoting social justice and health equity in contemporary society.
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Relevance of Georg Grosz’s Weimar-era drawings to promoting social justice and health equity in contemporary society

The arts and humanities can direct attention to the health-threatening effects of adverse living and working conditions and the political and economic systems that spawn them. Most of these efforts ai...

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 1d

Impacts of social determinants on the transient and persistent inefficiency of health systems in OECD countries
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Impacts of social determinants on the transient and persistent inefficiency of health systems in OECD countries

This study examines the impact of social determinants on the transient and persistent technical inefficiency of health systems in OECD countries betwe…

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 2d

You don't mean using AI for learning, but rather using AI for not learning.

Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 2d

It’s not just young Canadians, but old ones too.

More young Canadians are tapping AI for learning, even when concerned about it

Educators must guide students to supplement, not circumvent their learning, says prof. #AI #education #employment

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More young Canadians are tapping AI for learning, even when concerned about it | CBC News

More Canadian students are turning to AI, eager for additional opportunities to learn how to use it. Yet worries about cheating and impact to critical thinking persist, with some experts saying more c...

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 2d

It’s not just young Canadians, but old ones too.

More young Canadians are tapping AI for learning, even when concerned about it

Educators must guide students to supplement, not circumvent their learning, says prof. #AI #education #employment

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More young Canadians are tapping AI for learning, even when concerned about it | CBC News

More Canadian students are turning to AI, eager for additional opportunities to learn how to use it. Yet worries about cheating and impact to critical thinking persist, with some experts saying more c...

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 2d

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The Daily — Distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption, saving and wealth of Canadian households, second quarter 2025

The income gap remained at a record high in the second quarter of 2025, unchanged from the previous year, amid a weakening economy that negatively affected household income and net saving across the i...

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 2d

3/3 Raphael, D., Bryant, T., Mikkonen, J. and Raphael, A. (2020). Social determinants of health: The Canadian facts, 2nd edition. Oshawa: Ontario Tech University Faculty of Health Sciences and Toronto: York University School of Health Policy and Management.
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The Canadian Facts

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 2d

2/3 Raphael, D., Bryant, T. and Amin, R. (2025). Promoting health equity in an era of growing contradictions between capital accumulation and social reproduction in capitalist economies. Community Health Equity Research and Policy.
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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 2d

A man walks down the street
He says, Why am I soft in the middle now?
THE REST OF MY LIFE IS SO HARD
-- Paul Simon

1/3 Suthakaran, K. and Raphael, D. (2025). Canada and the 3 public policy taboos: Promoting health equity in difficult times. Critical Studies
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Canada and the Three Public Policy Taboos: Promoting Health Equity in Difficult Times | Critical Studies: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

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Kanadensiskt larm: Svensk hälsa hotad

Kanadensiska forskare har framhållit Sverige som ett föregångsland inom välfärd och folkhälsa. Men nu larmar en ny studie om en ideologisk U-sväng som riskerar

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 3d

Barrie #Ontario recently declared a "state of emergency" over homelessness.

But for its mayor, the risk to human lives is not the emergency. The visibility of poverty is.

New op-ed from Nir Hagigi:

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#onpoli #Barrie #housingisahumanright

In Barrie, poverty is the crime and visibility the emergency

The Ontario city’s so-called ‘state of emergency’ is a manufactured crisis built on cruelty, not care

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

Coming up on one year anniversary of Philpott being coopted by Ford. This review of her book may be of interest.
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Review: A Critical Analysis of Jane Philpott’s Health for All: A Doctor’s Prescription for a Healthier Canada
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Randall Denley: The Ford government finds a brilliant way to silence health critics

The Philpott appointment should get the PCs off the health-care hook until after the next election. In politics that’s everything.

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile, the overall rate of property crime was higher in Canada (1,995 incidents per 100,000 population versus 1,906 in the United States).
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The Daily — Crime comparisons between Canada and the United States, 1998 to 2023

In 2023, the rate of police-reported violent crime continued to be lower in Canada than the United States, though the gap between the two countries has narrowed over the last 25 years. Meanwhile, the ...

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 3d

In 2023, the rate of police-reported violent crime continued to be lower in Canada than the United States (252 incidents per 100,000 population versus 334 incidents), though the gap between the two countries has narrowed over the last 25 years.

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 4d

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Dennis Raphael @dennisraphael.bsky.social · 4d

Here we go again!
Aspiring NDP leader who has raised thousands may be breaking party rules, official says

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