The government of Israel is led by a dangerous reckless man desperate to divert attention from his anti-democratic power grabs and corruption, bent on war no matter the costs.

Many Jewish people do not support him or war.

Canada should not endorse war led by this man.

It turns out 8 days is as much as much as my spouse and I can stand when we're travelling in our camper together.

I've been struggling to express my feelings about the war in Israel/Palestine.

I'm grateful that Independent Jewish Voices has done it for me. This statement is powerful, true, and every point in it deserves amplification.

#canpoli , I urge you to read it all.

Folks, when Oct 16 arrives & Nova Scotians start receiving the fall dose, please ask to ensure it's the updated XBB vaccine. In fact, if you have one of the first appointments, maybe call ahead.

Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Opposition, can’t be provided with confidential updates on the situation in the Middle East because he has refused to undergo a security clearance background check. He has to watch the news like the rest of Canadians. But he wants to be PM.

I don't care if you call him #Scheer , O'Toole or #Poilievre . I still won't vote for #Harper .

CJPME’s Thomas Woodley was quoted in this Canadian Press story in the National Post (and elsewhere). Canada must call for a ceasefire in Palestine-Israel, including an immediate end to the daily brutal violence of Israeli occupation and apartheid. nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/c…

🚨 After years of Israeli assaults on Gaza, an attack by Hamas on Israel has killed at least 40. Now Israeli airstrikes have already killed 160 as Gaza braces for bloodshed. Canada must call for a ceasefire and an end to root causes of violence: occupation, siege & apartheid.

Israel has already violated international law in its response by targeting civilians in Gaza, incl. residential towers & hospitals, and cutting electricity as collective punishment. When Mélanie Joly offers support for Israel's actions, she gives a green light to war crimes.

It’s now 11 units including the ER. Masking has been instituted in all patient care areas. General masking has not. If you’re wondering why the hospital is floundering you should check out Neeja Bakshi’s thread.

Just a reminder that even if your province elects a far-right anti mask anti vaxx government, health leaders still have a responsibility to protect staff and patients from a preventable infectious disease.

In my opinion.

I've been pretty quiet on here for many reasons - self-preservation, trying to regain control in areas of my life, and simply put - healthcare still is in crisis and posting about it felt a bit like Groundhog's Day.

A negative Covid antigen test is less reliable these days.

In this study, symptomatic, PCR+ people didn’t reliably test positive by antigen test until the 3rd, 4th, or even 5th day of symptoms.

Sensitivity

Day 1: 30%-60%
Day 3: 60%-75%
Days 1-7: 60%-80%
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…

So here is the wastewater results for this week in Halifax Area Nova Scotia.. surpassed Winter 2022 levels.. close to reaching Omicron levels in winter 2021-2022... oh but according to Strang Covid levels are 'low' though. And not to test when you have flu like symptoms smh.

My mom was in for a minor pelvic fracture & was given a Hospital-Acquired COVID Infection by #BonnieHenry Policy on 03/04/2023. She was denied #PaxlovidBC . Mask mandates were removed 06/04. She went into palliative care on 20/04 & died 29/04/23. It's #LifeAndDeath w/ #DixAndHenry

According to the federal Health Infobase COVID-19 cases & deaths data resources, NS has reported 871 Covid-19 deaths. 111 of those lives were lost in 2020 & 2021. There have been 760 deaths reported by the province in 2022-the end of Sept 2023. This doesn't include excess deaths.

Did Strang really say virus was low in NS? The PHAC respiratory virus report for the last 3 weeks has SARS-CoV PCR positivity at 25, 25, and 30%. Extremely high.

Much higher than the rest of Atlantic Canada and the national %s.

NS is doing more testing than other provs.

Apparently, the website's been glitchy today but keep trying.