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Executive editor, @thenarwhalca | 20+ yrs on the verge of quitting Canadian journalism | https://t.co/Gd8kEmT9oy
Jul 26, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
After 30 yrs of abuse, Helen Naslund killed her husband. She was sentenced to 18 yrs, perhaps the longest such sentence in Canadian history. @cfrangou did such a good job on this story about Helen, and how women who resist abuse are criminalized. chatelaine.com/living/helen-n… @cfrangou It's hard to pick out the most upsetting part of this story, but I'll have a go. Maybe this, about how many women in prison are survivors of physical or sexual abuse.
May 28, 2021 8 tweets 2 min read
A couple of years ago, I confirmed with my high school history teacher that we did not learn about residential schools, and then asked why. I never used the interview cause I switched jobs soon after and I've always regretted it. /1 I asked for a phone call but he would only email, and I made it clear that one teacher is not responsible for a school board's curriculum, but he was quite defensive. He said that the board at the time prioritized other parts of Canadian history, incl the two World Wars.
Dec 31, 2020 15 tweets 7 min read
Never forget that 2020 was the year that Black, Indigenous and otherwise racialized journalists in Canada stopped whispering and said it all out loud. In the order that I remember: "Objectivity is a privilege afforded to white journalists," @Pacinthe on her time at CBC thewalrus.ca/objectivity-is…
Dec 29, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
Extendicare paid out shareholder dividends totalling $29 million by third quarter this year. It's homecare subsidiary received $82.2 million in fed wage subsidies as of Sept. 30. thestar.com/news/gta/2020/… HuffPo: Extendicare lobbyist Melissa Lantsman was formerly Doug Ford's spokesperson and has donated $5,580 to his party since 2018. google.com/amp/s/m.huffin…