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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…
