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Aman-Preet-Kaur-Brar|| Gen Surg @UofTSurgery|| Ped Surg Critical Care fellow @UMichSurgery & incoming Ped Surg fellow @BCChildrensHosp||
Apr 29, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Our neighbourhood in Brampton positivity rate: 26%
Loss of life is hard to comprehend.

What's harder to comprehend is why workers are still manufacturing non-essential items & why they lack protection. On why new #PaidSickLeave fails to protect low-income workers Thread 1/4 1. Workers are ineligible for CRSB the week they receive WIPB. CRSB meant to complement paid sick days whereas this policy makes them ineligible. Workers already struggling now have to deal with granular details of multiple applications & still end up with financial loss 2/4
Apr 25, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Brampton positivity rate 22.4%. All-time high yesterday for Peel: 400 cases a week/100k. Sadly, one of lowest vaccination rates.

How can such stark inequities persist in Canadian universal health care? How can we curb Peel COVID-19 Crisis 1/4 Thread
thestar.com/opinion/contri… 1. Workplaces: Currently 426 active outbreaks, 35.9% manufacturing/industrial. Ongoing non-essential manufacturing. Agencies sending workers across region. Govt must re-evaluate essential designations. For truly essential work, regulate agencies & provide PPE #PaidSickDays 2/4