Our thing, for Thanksgiving dinner, a ritual of sorts, is before we all dive into the piles of food, is to go around the table and everyone say what they are thankful for in their life. It can be awkward for some, and I feel for newcomers to the family, partners of our kids 1/8
Because it does sort of put one on the spot. (And our kids should be prepping their partners in advance). But this year I am pretty clear on what I am thankful for. 2/8
I am thankful that none of us was hurt in the random gun violence last night. I am thankful that we have places we can be safe, while acknowledging that many people do not. I am thankful that my kids have love and compassion at the core of their beings. 3/8
I acknowledge that it is hard to have love and compassion if you have not known those things in your life, so I am thankful that we have had the privilege of being able to raise our children without the encumbrances of generational trauma, 4/8
Or poverty, or systemic racism. I know I can't begin to understand how hard it is to have to fight all of that while still doing the work of raising children. We were poor in the early days, but we had openings to get ourselves out of that, and many do not. 5/8
I am grateful that I live in a society where we can, if we choose to, change the course of life for those who have been alienated, discriminated against, persecuted, impoverished, disenfranchised, cheated of their birthrights... 6/8
And I am grateful that I have a voice to urge other to join in the movement to embrace reconciliation, justice, and equality. I am also grateful for my family. My ancestors who shaped who I am, my values and my voice. And also for my children... 7/8
To whom I entrust the legacy of speaking out against injustice, carrying of the torch of honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, love, & loyalty. We need to foster the fire of change & justice in our children & I am thankful that I have have had the privilege to do that. 8/8

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8 Oct
I'm going to quote tweet this because I have a lot to say on this topic. Sorry, but Twitter is very tiresome if you are trying to post a series of replies... 1/9
First, yes, "people" are the ones who decide to use whatever is at hand when they are angry or whatever. But it isn't that simple. People are not born "criminal". Yes, some people are born sociopathic, i.e. lacking the ability to feel empathy. 2/19
But most sociopaths do not commit crime. They tend to do well in business or politics because stepping over people doesn't bother them, but they aren't out on street corners randomly shooting at people. 3/19
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So... Andrew Scheer was found to be receiving monies from the CPC (that's donor money) to pay for his kids' tuition in a private school, and a van, etc, and he didn't win the election, and the pot boiled over and he had to be replaced. 1/8
Now O'Toole is being revealed (by a right wing organization) to have been feeding at the trough as well. He is on his way out the door. But this raises some questions. 2/8
Is abusing and taking advantage of monetary gain opportunities just endemic among those who run for leader of the CPC? Or are there deals being struck behind the scenes? 3/8
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7 Oct
First, and I can't believe I need to say this, but apparently I do: DO NOT THREATEN PEOPLE! Do not threaten journalists. Problems in our media are not going to be solved with violence.

OK, now I would like someone, a journalist perhaps, to explain to me why... 1/20
An article is now out fomenting outrage against the PM and the current government over something that was done by the Harper government. The facts, had anyone in the media bothered to google them, were in the Globe & Mail at the time. Simple search. 2/20
The new cabinet, including JWR, was sworn in November 4th, The decision was made October 30th. Are we operating under conditions of retroactive responsibility now? Anyone care to blame PM Trudeau for the 1950 flood in Winnipeg? 3/20
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7 Oct
There's nothing like getting shot at to make you think hard about societal problems. We, as a society, need to do better. In a country as wealthy as Canada, abject poverty shouldn't be a thing. I would much rather risk a few people gaming the system than anyone going hungry..1/21
We need to bring mental health care under the universal health care umbrella (along with dental care, pharmacare, and vision/hearing care). 2/21
We need to decriminalize or legalize all drugs and make drug use/substance addiction a health care matter rather than a legal matter. Clean supply, supervised use, and many points of contact with resources to help with underlying issues. 3/21
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3 Oct
Things are coming apart. We have had a respectful journalistic tradition in Canada for a very long time. Family was off-limits. It differentiated us from many countries. Our journalists took pride in their ethics. No longer it seems. 1/7 #CdnMediaFailed
Journalists do not need to become paparazzi to do their job. It is unbecoming to be taking spy shots of our PM and his wife while they are having some personal time. 2/7
Given the current political climate, it actually endangers our duly elected PM to be leaking his location when he is on personal time. 3/7
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Are you comfortable with the idea that you are being manipulated? I am guessing you are not. Let's dig into this. 1/5 #cdnmedia
Yesterday someone began circulating a photo of the PM from 2019 at Easter, surfing with his family. They presented it as a photo from 2 days ago. And conservative twitter gobbled it up. Even people on the fence saw it and thought bad things. 2/5
This photo is from 2019. The other photo is a walk on the beach from a couple of days ago. 3/5
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