Katie Arnup
@KArnup
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Advocate, feminist, mama. Passionate about social justice, fighting inequality & building a better world.
Joined August 2010
As public colleges face "shortfalls [that] will lead to thousands of job losses...friends of Ford’s are getting more money. This has shades of the Greenbelt all over again...the more that we dig, the more we may find there’s a reason this stuff is not transparent." #onpoli
‘Shades of the Greenbelt’: questions raised about Ontario’s $2.5-billion private career training fund
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Where are the Ford govt’s school supervisors? Parents tell us they haven’t been able to contact them & without trustees, they have no one to turn to with concerns like large classes: “it’s incredibly disappointing,” says Kiera Chion, whose SK daughter is in a class with 32 kids.
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No one asked for alcohol in corner stores, but they have been asking for our health care to be fixed. Ford has given Ontarians a handy map of all the new places where we can buy booze. Who needed this? #Opinion
thestar.com
As I waited in the hospital, I read the Ford government's social media posts, which touted the big win for business with alcohol now available in corner stores. I haven't
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"Our first priority must always be protecting our communities," Health Minister Sylvia Jones says as she announces Ford's "ban" on supervised consumption sites within 200m of schools/daycares. As a reporter, my #1 question today is: Who do we consider part of our communities?
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Let me get this straight. 7/11 locations where people fuel up their cars will now allow folks to drink on the premises? What could possibly go wrong?
#NEW: Not only are almost all Ontario 7-Eleven stores going to sell beer wine and coolers starting September 5th, but most locations will soon allow consumers to drink the booze inside its stores.
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What kind of government tells families forced to give up their children to the state because there are no supports in place “That’s unfortunate “? Ontario’s government. We are in free fall. My response here https://t.co/ujPLKaX8eW
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thetrillium.ca
The premier announced that the province has launched an audit and review of the child welfare system
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When healthcare is for-profit, there is a financial incentive to keep you unwell. When healthcare is for-profit, you're a customer.
'The docs don’t have a lack of customers': Ford defends plans for expansion of treatment at Ontario pharmacies https://t.co/YbawHOGEQh
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Excellent to see @bechardmel & CDM speaking out about the profitization of our health care system and the impacts of fees on patients’ equitable access to care.
"CDM Chair @bechardmel said the recommendations are reflection of where the nation lies in public-private healthcare debate. 'The voice of Canadian doctors is clear: the debate is settled and privatization will not solve problems in the healthcare system'" https://t.co/N8iPz816VG
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I think the word he’s looking for is “patients,” which is why we need to invest in our public health care system.
'The docs don’t have a lack of customers': Ford defends plans for expansion of treatment at Ontario pharmacies. https://t.co/vuBQWJ703H
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Today being Monday a new LabourStart Photo of the Week just got posted to our main page. Last week almost 10,000 public sector alcohol sales workers in Ontario, Canada ended a 2-week strike with a victory in their fight against privatization and precarious work. (Photo: OPSEU)
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Ontario pharmacists have conduced more than 1-million minor ailment assessments so far. But unlike with doctors, OHIP funding goes to the pharmacy, not the pharmacist, leading to concerns that private companies have gained backdoor access to public healthcare cash. #onpoli
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Pave paradise, put up a parking lot. At what cost?
#topoli The official cited the recent rise in construction costs, suggesting a previous estimate of $125k/underground stall has doubled & offering $800m as the possible final price tag of parking to service the Therme spa, Budweiser Stage & Science Centre.
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Premier who cut fire fighting budgets offers to help Premier who cut fire fighting budgets.
Along with the people of Ontario, I’m devastated to see the terrible impacts of the wildfires in Jasper. Ontario stands with our friends in Alberta and we are sending anyone and anything we can to help, including firefighting crews, helicopters and all the equipment we can
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The Science Centre: this is a manufactured crisis.
RECAP: As Province edges towards demolition of Science Centre, documents point to a manufactured crisis https://t.co/zac1zw5fMk
#ScienceCentre #ONpoli #TOpoli #OntarioScienceCentre #Toronto #Ontario @SaveOSC @TDotResident @ONPlace4All @adammcnamara @SabiVM A thread 🧵… 1/14
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From astronomical grocery prices, to alcohol sales, to our health care… grocery & convenience chain tycoons are making it rich in @fordnation’s Ontario while the rest of us suffer. We won’t recognize this province when Ford’s done with it unless we (continue to) fight back.
#ONpoli Shopper Drug Mart has been lobbying the government frequently over the past year, including a new lobbyist registration from 2 weeks ago.
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Natural disasters like wildfires and floods don’t give a damn about provincial borders or political parties. All levels of govt need to be acting with urgency - listening to the experts, empowering the frontline workers, and protecting our communities.
Canada’s premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters
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Ontario Conservatives put convenience over competence and profit over public. The Ontario Medical Association is concerned about patient safety and fragmentation of care, and so am I. @OntariosDoctors
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