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Maxwell Smith, PhD
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Bioethicist, Associate Professor, and CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Ethics & Health Emergencies at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. Also Associate Director of Western's Rotman Institute of Philosophy. Views are my own.

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Join us for the launch of the Western University Centre for Bioethics, featuring a lecture by Prof Francoise Baylis, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at Dalhousie University @dalhousieu.bsky.social and President, The Royal Society of Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social

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An image advertising an event celebrating the launch of the Western University Centre for Bioethics. The ad features information about the event (Dec. 4, 3-6pm; Conron Hall, Western University) and the speaker (Professor Françoise Baylis), and includes a photo of Professor Baylis.
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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I'm excited to announce the establishment of the Western University Centre for Bioethics (@westernbioethics.bsky.social), a research centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences @westernu.ca. I'm honoured to serve as the Centre's inaugural Director. #bioethics

Join us for a launch event (cont 👇)
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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The unfortunate news about a Liberal win is the F*ck Trudeau / F*ck Carney flags are sticking around. Too bad those who fly these flags don't get the message sent by this win: F*ck off.
A screenshot of the CTV News homepage indicating that the Liberals have won the Canadian election.
April 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Bridge Research Consortium website is now live!

Part of Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub, BRC aims to better understand and support public trust & equitable access to new vaccines & immune-based innovations that strengthen 🇨🇦 readiness for future health emergencies.

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A screenshot of the Bridge Research Consortium webpage, which includes snow-peaked mountains and the Bridge Research Consortium logo.
April 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Measles cases in Ontario, by year:

2013: 15
2014: 22
2015: 20
2016: 7
2017: 7
2018: 8
2019: 14
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 1
2023: 7
2024: 64
2025: 804

And it's only April 10. Nearly 5x more than the previous 12 years *combined*.

From Public health Ontario: www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Docu...
The image is a graph showing Number of Measles Cases and Incidence Rate per Million Population in Ontario from January 1, 2013 – April 9, 2025, showing a significant spike in 2025.
April 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM