HWess 🇨🇦
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Canadian Healthcare & Education 🦠👩🏫👩⚕️
September 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ozon...
I grew up listening to the dangers of CFCs and the need to take care of the only home we have. As an adult I heard Tim Harford's Cautionary Tale "The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World" We need to celebrate innovation and pursue positive climate impacts.
I grew up listening to the dangers of CFCs and the need to take care of the only home we have. As an adult I heard Tim Harford's Cautionary Tale "The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World" We need to celebrate innovation and pursue positive climate impacts.
September 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ozon...
I grew up listening to the dangers of CFCs and the need to take care of the only home we have. As an adult I heard Tim Harford's Cautionary Tale "The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World" We need to celebrate innovation and pursue positive climate impacts.
I grew up listening to the dangers of CFCs and the need to take care of the only home we have. As an adult I heard Tim Harford's Cautionary Tale "The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World" We need to celebrate innovation and pursue positive climate impacts.
I have had cats in my home my whole life and yet only recently started learning about Bengals. I think ours (rescue, age 3y) is part Bengal by markings, body shape, fur texture and behaviour 🤣 His siblings are tabbies.
September 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I have had cats in my home my whole life and yet only recently started learning about Bengals. I think ours (rescue, age 3y) is part Bengal by markings, body shape, fur texture and behaviour 🤣 His siblings are tabbies.
It is. Graphic from JAMA and "The US health care system ranked last overall among 10 other high-income countries on key issues such as equity, access to care, and outcome measures, according to a new report, Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing US Health System, by The Commonwealth Fund.""
September 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It is. Graphic from JAMA and "The US health care system ranked last overall among 10 other high-income countries on key issues such as equity, access to care, and outcome measures, according to a new report, Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing US Health System, by The Commonwealth Fund.""
In reading this I see in my mind's eye the maternal mortality rate graph compiled for Texas. While not as high as 50% it's trending upwards, without living in a country of the same internal turmoil that Afghanistan women face. The trends in these outcomes are directly related to policy choices.
September 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
In reading this I see in my mind's eye the maternal mortality rate graph compiled for Texas. While not as high as 50% it's trending upwards, without living in a country of the same internal turmoil that Afghanistan women face. The trends in these outcomes are directly related to policy choices.
After 20 years in healthcare for the first time (while looking at informational sources for developing a public educational infographic) I questioned the validity of published CDC web content - questioned enough to not include any CDC information in my own Canadian context public health creation.
September 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
After 20 years in healthcare for the first time (while looking at informational sources for developing a public educational infographic) I questioned the validity of published CDC web content - questioned enough to not include any CDC information in my own Canadian context public health creation.
So many changes taking place
September 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So many changes taking place
A quick search shows they researched cross reactivity during 2023 MPox outbreaks - supply might be the issue but an effective vaccine already exists.
August 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
A quick search shows they researched cross reactivity during 2023 MPox outbreaks - supply might be the issue but an effective vaccine already exists.
The birds can always tell first, when the seasons are changing 🐦
August 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The birds can always tell first, when the seasons are changing 🐦
I don't know why either. All the data points to worse health outcomes over time for people living in the US
May 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I don't know why either. All the data points to worse health outcomes over time for people living in the US
First unelected Prime Minister to subsequently win an Ottawa area riding 🇨🇦💪
April 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
First unelected Prime Minister to subsequently win an Ottawa area riding 🇨🇦💪
April 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
States should remain the representative body for impacts to local environments - protections for the air the residents breathe, the water they drink and the ecosystems in place can't be overridden without diligent evidence based consideration for future impacts on human and planetary health 🌎
April 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
States should remain the representative body for impacts to local environments - protections for the air the residents breathe, the water they drink and the ecosystems in place can't be overridden without diligent evidence based consideration for future impacts on human and planetary health 🌎
Posted by a friend living in Alberta Canada
Elbows up 💪🇨🇦
Elbows up 💪🇨🇦
March 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Posted by a friend living in Alberta Canada
Elbows up 💪🇨🇦
Elbows up 💪🇨🇦
Aka how Trump brought Canada together against Maple MAGA - note Quebec!! 😳
Elbows up 💪🇨🇦
It's going to be interesting to see where everything settles April 28.
Elbows up 💪🇨🇦
It's going to be interesting to see where everything settles April 28.
March 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Aka how Trump brought Canada together against Maple MAGA - note Quebec!! 😳
Elbows up 💪🇨🇦
It's going to be interesting to see where everything settles April 28.
Elbows up 💪🇨🇦
It's going to be interesting to see where everything settles April 28.
Agree with you TanimSea
Corporal is one step up from private in the Canadian Forces... You stay in the Marines (!! Serious soldiers !!) for 5 years and only make Cpl I say you probably aren't *great* at your job.
Corporal is one step up from private in the Canadian Forces... You stay in the Marines (!! Serious soldiers !!) for 5 years and only make Cpl I say you probably aren't *great* at your job.
March 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Agree with you TanimSea
Corporal is one step up from private in the Canadian Forces... You stay in the Marines (!! Serious soldiers !!) for 5 years and only make Cpl I say you probably aren't *great* at your job.
Corporal is one step up from private in the Canadian Forces... You stay in the Marines (!! Serious soldiers !!) for 5 years and only make Cpl I say you probably aren't *great* at your job.
Haha yes you make an excellent point. I'm not of the Quebecois stock though I used to cross the border regularly. The French descendants know how to protest (usually ending in cars on fire!) - this image was from March 8 protests.
March 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Haha yes you make an excellent point. I'm not of the Quebecois stock though I used to cross the border regularly. The French descendants know how to protest (usually ending in cars on fire!) - this image was from March 8 protests.
Canadian MPs are starting to see their Fbook feeds with pro-Conservative ads and being declined ads for alternate liberal aligned viewpoints. The corruption spills outside of the US borders.
March 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Canadian MPs are starting to see their Fbook feeds with pro-Conservative ads and being declined ads for alternate liberal aligned viewpoints. The corruption spills outside of the US borders.
Fun fact: ON electric rates are the same as California (I checked).
March 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Fun fact: ON electric rates are the same as California (I checked).
Protests in Quebec, Canada and Paris, France against donald trump and elon musk 🇨🇦💪
We will not kiss the ring.
We will not kiss the ring.
March 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Protests in Quebec, Canada and Paris, France against donald trump and elon musk 🇨🇦💪
We will not kiss the ring.
We will not kiss the ring.
I can recall the crisp freshness of the air and the warmth of the sun on my face despite the cold temperature - spring was beginning to return as we watched the waves under the ice floes 🇨🇦
Ottawa River, Eastern Ontario
March 2024
Ottawa River, Eastern Ontario
March 2024
March 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I can recall the crisp freshness of the air and the warmth of the sun on my face despite the cold temperature - spring was beginning to return as we watched the waves under the ice floes 🇨🇦
Ottawa River, Eastern Ontario
March 2024
Ottawa River, Eastern Ontario
March 2024
Day Three 🇨🇦
-LCBO has pulled all US liquor
-Ontario Provincial Government cancelled Starlink deal; Italy may follow suit
-LCBO has pulled all US liquor
-Ontario Provincial Government cancelled Starlink deal; Italy may follow suit
March 7, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Day Three 🇨🇦
-LCBO has pulled all US liquor
-Ontario Provincial Government cancelled Starlink deal; Italy may follow suit
-LCBO has pulled all US liquor
-Ontario Provincial Government cancelled Starlink deal; Italy may follow suit
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite measure used to evaluate a country’s overall development based on standardized measures of health, education and standard of living.
The HDI ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater human development.
Credit: Amazing Maps (edited)
The HDI ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater human development.
Credit: Amazing Maps (edited)
March 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite measure used to evaluate a country’s overall development based on standardized measures of health, education and standard of living.
The HDI ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater human development.
Credit: Amazing Maps (edited)
The HDI ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater human development.
Credit: Amazing Maps (edited)
