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KellyOT

@kellyot.bsky.social

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🇨🇦#OccupationalTherapist (She/ Her) Health content. Hospital sector x16yrs now employee & workplace health & wellness: RTW, accommodations & training, #NeurodiversityInclusion #EBP #ValueOfOT 🏃🏽‍♀️🏕️🛶

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 4d

Health and Climate Change – Solutions to meet new risks in Canada. If you missed this event live on Oct 6, here is a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u89z... via @theglobeandmail.com

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · 4d

Oh shoot, I hadn't even gotten to the part of this *same bill* that would ban cities from "reducing the number of motor vehicle lanes when installing new bicycle lanes." bsky.app/profile/camb...

Cambry Ardship @cambryardship.bsky.social · 4d

Some bad bike news stuff in that too (on page 18)

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · 4d

In particular, they want leases to no longer necessarily remain in effect indefinitely, so that landlords have more options for creating tenant turnover.

Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:

Left column:

Under the RTA, all tenants have "security of tenure", which means
that tenants have a right to remain in their rental unit as long as they
follow the lease agreement and the RTA. Landlords cannot evict
tenants without a legally valid reason, and after a fixed-term lease
ends, the tenancy typically continues on a month-to-month basis.

Right column:

The government would consult on alternative options on lease agreement expiry that could allow landlords to control who occupies their units and for how long, allowing them to adjust tenancy arrangements based on market conditions, personal needs, or business strategies. This could add flexibility for some landlords in the approach to leases, potentially unlocking additional rental unit stock.

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 4d

How does cutting the CRA’s budget help them answer more calls and more accurately? #QP

a girl wearing glasses says i have some questions

Alt: a girl wearing glasses says i have some questions

media.tenor.com

KellyOT @kellyot.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks so much @AshleyReina from Therabyte Inc. for an excellent session discussing using AI for #OccupationalTherapy documentation and demonstrating a number of platforms. #OccupationalTherapist #ValueOfOT #OT365 #OSOT2025

KellyOT @kellyot.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much Patty De Guia for sharing your story and the importance of client choice in the language we use to communicate, how they identify, in what they want for solutions & their life. #OccupationalTherapy #ValueOfOT #OT365 #OSOT2025

KellyOT @kellyot.bsky.social · 4d

Patty De Gaia shares about her experience on The Great Canadian Baking Show & “all shows and productions should have an #OccupationalTherapist “, noting her experience as a disabled person would have been so much better with #OT design sets or supporting cast & crew. #ValueOfOT #OT365 #OSOT2025

KellyOT @kellyot.bsky.social · 4d

Looking forward to this morning’s keynote. #OccupationalTherapy #ValueOfOT #OT365 #OSOT2025

KellyOT @kellyot.bsky.social · 4d

It’s a great day to be an #OccupationalTherapist & #OccupationalTherapyAssistant in #Ontario. Happy Occupational Therapy Month! #OSOT2025 #TheValueOfOT #OT365.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12d

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA

Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 13

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 31

Trump's DOJ just dropped a major antitrust case against American Express Travel.

This comes after Amex hired lobbying firm Ballard Partners — the former employers of Pam Bondi — to lobby the DOJ on "antitrust issues."

Funny how that works.

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Damon Seils @damonseils.bsky.social · Jul 1

Sprawl Is Still Not the Answer: "Instead of promoting sprawl, increasing housing density in existing urban areas through infill development and upzoning can help address the housing shortage while minimizing environmental impacts." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Sprawl Is Still Not the Answer

A chorus of critics insist that building on undeveloped land is the only way out of the US housing crisis. But the environmental costs of unrestrained growth are overwhelming.

www.bloomberg.com

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · Jun 29

This is why relying on charity to fund essential services is a truly wild policy choice.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jun 29

Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.

The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.

Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Autistic Science Person @autsciperson.bsky.social · Jun 30

"An NHS hospital that upgraded the type of face masks used by staff on Covid-19 wards recorded a dramatic fall of up to 100% in hospital-acquired coronavirus infections among those workers, research shows"

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · Jun 29

From 2021, all these years of avoidable infections 😔 www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...

Cambridge hospital’s mask upgrade appears to eliminate Covid risk to staff

Hospital infection study shows use of FFP3 respirators at Addenbrooke’s ‘may have cut ward-based infection to zero’

www.theguardian.com

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aslynn's tremendous 'tism horror show 👻 🎃 @audhd-psychnp.com · Jun 16

The murder of Jonathan Joss was a multiply hateful hate crime that included the murder of his dogs and attempted murder of his partner. His neighbor made it clear over a campaign of hatred for years that it wasn’t okay to be queer and/or indigenous in that neighborhood

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · May 11

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:

-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare

(But get your mom flowers, too)

KellyOT @kellyot.bsky.social · May 1

Can we start prosecuting all the white collar crime, tax evasion & close tax loopholes for ultra wealthy first.

KellyOT @kellyot.bsky.social · May 1

Kids start learning about it in grd 5 now. I’m pretty some of my peers never took civics in high school and likely the same for anyone older

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Apr 30

Any person that wonders about

Healthcare shortages
Affordable housing
High Utilities
High Insurance costs
Education shortages
Etc.

Are all under Provincial responsibility

Facts matter

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · Apr 30

Ontario has many better choices to meet peak electricity demand than wasting $2.2 B on a dirty gas plant which will increase our vulnerability to attacks from President Trump.
#cleanenergy #onpoli #phaseoutgas #energyefficiency
www.cleanairalliance.org/simple-choice/

A simple choice - Ontario Clean Air Alliance

Ontario has many better choices to meet peak electricity demand than wasting $2.2 B on a dirty gas plant which will increase our vulnerability to attacks from President Trump.

www.cleanairalliance.org

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Apr 30

There’s still time to voice opposition to New York’s mask ban.

Criminalizing a medical device will be devastating to disabled and marginalized individuals (not to mention anyone who values their health & wants to avoid covid infection).

Mask bans don’t stop crime. They put lives in danger.

Jews for Mask Rights @jews4maskrights.bsky.social · Apr 29

🚨 URGENT: Hochul announced a budget “agreement” that criminalizes masks, but IT’S NOT FINAL!
The budget has NOT passed, and we can still beat this. She’s hoping we’ll give up. We’re not going to. TAKE ACTION ⬇️

🚨URGENT 4/29: LAST CHANCE TO STOP ANTI-MASK POLICY IN NY
Hochul announced a budget “agreement” that criminalizes masks, but IT’S NOT FINAL!
The budget has NOT passed, and we can still beat this. She’s hoping we’ll give up. We’re not going to.
Update 4/29: Things are moving quickly, but it’s not over until the ink is dry. Tell your electeds to VOTE NO.

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Jeva Lange 🫎 @jeva.bsky.social · Apr 9

Final_Version_of_Tarrifs_actualFINALcopy_version7_USETHISONE.docx

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Diane Blais 🇨🇦 @dianeblais.bsky.social · Mar 26

Another throwback - to when Poilievre violated election rules
#cdnpoli #cdnmedia www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

MP's golf shirt sent wrong sign, elections watchdog rules | CBC News

Canada's elections watchdog says a former Conservative cabinet minister broke election rules when he decided to wear a party-branded shirt to announce an expansion of child benefit payments.

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Canadian Resistance 🇨🇦 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · Mar 26

Pierre Poilievre won’t protect Canada from Donald Trump because he agrees with Trump. He is not what Canada needs.