John Dowe
@johndowe.bsky.social
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Representative plaintiff for Mefloquine lawsuits ⚖️ Co-founder of the International Mefloquine Veterans Alliance 🌐
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"Dowe’s reputation as an advocate brought him to the attention of Paul Miller & the two never looked back.

Partner at Howie Sacks and Henry, Miller had teamed up with lawyers at Waddell Phillips in pursuit of this unprecedented mass tort lawsuit..
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Veterans’ Advocate in the Fight of His Life | Best Lawyers
When deployed to Somalia in 1993, Dowe - like other members of the Canadian military - was prescribed mefloquine, an anti-malarial drug. Years later, when...
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Subaru imported a small pickup in the 1980s called the Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter, or BRAT that circumvented the 25% truck tariff. It wasn’t a taxable truck, because it had two seats bolted to the open bed, facing backward. #cdnpoli
The last question he asked during my radio interview with him was if our #MefloquineMassTort litigation was 'about the money'.

I said although many of our sick & disabled veteran litigants would welcome the needed support-VAC doesn't acknowledge us-this is about public health.
#OTD 6 Years Ago

Ireland 🇮🇪

"Prior medical history not ascertained before he was prescribed Mefloquine/Lariam & defendants didn't provide adequate support, treatment or management when he made complaints of symptoms of being prescribed this anti-malaria drug."

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Former soldier settles case over health problems he claims were caused by anti-malaria drug
He brought proceedings over what he claimed were the effects of taking Larium while he served with the Defence Forces.
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From 6 years ago this month:

Like Ireland, costly litigation does not serve the economic interest of the public or country.

How much has Canada paid out so far with our own #MefloquineMassTort litigation?

Will PM Carney decide to save Canada from this financial waste and resolve this issue? ⚖️💰
On This Day, 6 Years Ago

#MefloquineMassTort ⚖️
C'mon, Dusker Doo, make a funny face by the green couch on #StPatricksDay ☘️🍻 for me, willya!?

Dusker Doo:
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I'm picturing those squeegee guys at the red light with a bottle of bleach and some Q-tips.
How does that work?
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Nah...call it what it is...

Changing your ring tone
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And those of us who are Irish, Scottish...and English (with a wee bit of Welsh.)

We're conflicted on any given day.
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We’ve loved our dogs with everything we had, same with our cats. It’s cute though when people suggest we adopt another dog. This is the extent of my energy and it works for her. Except for 3 o’clocks when action is required.😂
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"Derek Guy" was born in Vancouver of Vietnamese parents and emigrated to the US from Canada.
Once you establish that people can be punished because the administration doesn't like their speech, expanding the bounds of who can be treated that way becomes inevitable.
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As someone who would rather stick a fork in my eye than be a politician, I’m deeply grateful for those who lead our country, all the MPs who support them, who love their job and love Canada.

Thank you for your service.
Prime Minister Mark Carney reads a note left behind on his desk from former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
“Mark, my friend, welcome to the best job in the world.”

Photo and caption by @larshagberg.bsky.social on one of his other social media platforms.

#CanadaStrong #cdnpoli
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My good boy chilling by the fire pit
TY, ❤️🙏🐾