Noralou Roos
@noralou.bsky.social
Retired academic. Enjoying Canada!! Healthcare, social programs etal although Winnipeg winter has arrived
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I probably should do more to let people here know about free posts on Substack. So here's today's: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-...
Attack of the Sadistic Zombies
The GOP budget is incredibly cruel — and that’s the point
paulkrugman.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I probably should do more to let people here know about free posts on Substack. So here's today's: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-...
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Canada can be a refuge for U.S. researchers, but we need to invest in research to capitalize on the brain drain: Globe and Mail editorial www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com
Globe editorial: Canada can be a refuge for U.S. researchers
Post-secondary institutions should look south to recruit top scholars – and not be afraid to focus on excellence
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Canada can be a refuge for U.S. researchers, but we need to invest in research to capitalize on the brain drain: Globe and Mail editorial www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Just a reminder for #Canadians to put their money where their mouth is. It’s time to donate to your political party of choice, if you can afford to. 
Federal political donations receive a tax credit for around 3/4 back.
A donation of $250 gets you $187.50 tax credit; donation of $100 gets $75.
Federal political donations receive a tax credit for around 3/4 back.
A donation of $250 gets you $187.50 tax credit; donation of $100 gets $75.
March 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Just a reminder for #Canadians to put their money where their mouth is. It’s time to donate to your political party of choice, if you can afford to. 
Federal political donations receive a tax credit for around 3/4 back.
A donation of $250 gets you $187.50 tax credit; donation of $100 gets $75.
Federal political donations receive a tax credit for around 3/4 back.
A donation of $250 gets you $187.50 tax credit; donation of $100 gets $75.
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How has this loophole never been fixed across many different governments?
Shameful
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Shameful
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers get no severance | CBC News
The beleaguered Hudson's Bay Co., which plans to close most of its 96 stores by the end of June, will pay up to $3 million total in retention bonuses to 121 managers and executives — but will not pay ...
www.cbc.ca
March 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
How has this loophole never been fixed across many different governments?
Shameful
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Shameful
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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University of Toronto names Melanie Woodin as school’s first-ever female president, by Joe Friesen
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @uoft.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @uoft.bsky.social
University of Toronto names Melanie Woodin as school’s first-ever female president
The current dean of arts and science will be the university’s 17th president and will succeed Meric Gertler, who has served in the role for more than 11 years
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
University of Toronto names Melanie Woodin as school’s first-ever female president, by Joe Friesen
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @uoft.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @uoft.bsky.social
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Why so many people seem to be sick right 🤧 now. Canada seeing the highest rates of flu in a decade. It's not too late to get vaccinated. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca #influenza
Hearing a lot of coughs and sneezes right now? Flu season's late start could explain it | CBC News
You may be seeing and hearing a lot of people coughing and sneezing around you right now as the Public Health Agency of Canada has said influenza is widespread in many parts of the country.
www.cbc.ca
February 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Why so many people seem to be sick right 🤧 now. Canada seeing the highest rates of flu in a decade. It's not too late to get vaccinated. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca #influenza
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The Gilded Age of Medicine Is Here: Health insurers and hospitals increasingly treat patients less as humans in need of care than consumers who generate profit, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/2024... via @newyorker.com
The Gilded Age of Medicine Is Here
Health insurers and hospitals increasingly treat patients less as humans in need of care than consumers who generate profit.
www.newyorker.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:16 PM
The Gilded Age of Medicine Is Here: Health insurers and hospitals increasingly treat patients less as humans in need of care than consumers who generate profit, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/2024... via @newyorker.com
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Spare me the outrage! Trump pardoned 144 individuals, with the likes of Flynn, Bannon, Stone! All three of them, there crimes where a lot worse than Hunters.
December 3, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Spare me the outrage! Trump pardoned 144 individuals, with the likes of Flynn, Bannon, Stone! All three of them, there crimes where a lot worse than Hunters.