Marian Leslie 🇨🇦 😷
@mororleslie.bsky.social
Trying to make sense of it all: Canada. Human Rights.
Refugees. Public Health.
Education. Literature and more
Refugees. Public Health.
Education. Literature and more
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Important read on schools and transmission of viral illnesses.
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The School Engine Behind Flu and COVID — and Why Clean Air for Kids Is the Missing Public Health Tool
Every winter we treat flu season as if it were driven by weather, chance, or holiday travel.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Important read on schools and transmission of viral illnesses.
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substack.com/home/post/p-...
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If Canada really wants to diversify our trading partners globally and bring down interprovincial trade barriers, we should start by adopting international standards nationwide and pivoting away from American ones. For example, elevators:
The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
North America's Elevator Problem
YouTube video by About Here
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January 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
If Canada really wants to diversify our trading partners globally and bring down interprovincial trade barriers, we should start by adopting international standards nationwide and pivoting away from American ones. For example, elevators:
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Ontario has the fewest hospital beds per person of any province in Canada.
Ontario funds its hospitals at the lowest rate per person of all the provinces.
We deserve better.
#OnPoli #OntarioHealth
Ontario funds its hospitals at the lowest rate per person of all the provinces.
We deserve better.
#OnPoli #OntarioHealth
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ontario has the fewest hospital beds per person of any province in Canada.
Ontario funds its hospitals at the lowest rate per person of all the provinces.
We deserve better.
#OnPoli #OntarioHealth
Ontario funds its hospitals at the lowest rate per person of all the provinces.
We deserve better.
#OnPoli #OntarioHealth
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Current levels of influenza represent a public health policy choice. @ipaccanada.bsky.social chose to demonize masks and fight against clean air rather than admit they royally f**ked up COVID AND buried #FluIsAirborne for decades.
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
December 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Current levels of influenza represent a public health policy choice. @ipaccanada.bsky.social chose to demonize masks and fight against clean air rather than admit they royally f**ked up COVID AND buried #FluIsAirborne for decades.
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
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Happy holidays to everyone who's in solitude today. You get to decide what this post-solstice 24 hours is like! You could mourn or reflect, give gratitude or binge-watch, join your chosen family or cozy up with your animals. You may not be surrounded by people, but a lot of us are in the same place.
December 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Happy holidays to everyone who's in solitude today. You get to decide what this post-solstice 24 hours is like! You could mourn or reflect, give gratitude or binge-watch, join your chosen family or cozy up with your animals. You may not be surrounded by people, but a lot of us are in the same place.
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Bill Marler has worked on foodborne illnesses cases for decades — and he orders his steak cooked gray, never pink.
“I’ve been in too many ICUs. I’ve been to too many funerals,” Marler said. “I know too much.” https://wapo.st/48Rw01P
“I’ve been in too many ICUs. I’ve been to too many funerals,” Marler said. “I know too much.” https://wapo.st/48Rw01P
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Bill Marler has worked on foodborne illnesses cases for decades — and he orders his steak cooked gray, never pink.
“I’ve been in too many ICUs. I’ve been to too many funerals,” Marler said. “I know too much.” https://wapo.st/48Rw01P
“I’ve been in too many ICUs. I’ve been to too many funerals,” Marler said. “I know too much.” https://wapo.st/48Rw01P
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The Huron Carol - Canadian Christmas Chant
The Huron Carol - Canadian Christmas Chant
The Huron Carol - Canadian Christmas Chant
YouTube video by Farya Faraji
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December 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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The Huron Carol - Canadian Christmas Chant
The Huron Carol - Canadian Christmas Chant
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
actionnetwork.org/letters/incr... Canads can do more. Stand with refugees!
Increase the 2026 SAH Global Cap
SAHs - Sponsorship Agreement Holders - privately sponsor refugees from around the world. We have the money, housing, and all settlement supports ready for refugees, many of whom have family members in...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
actionnetwork.org/letters/incr... Canads can do more. Stand with refugees!
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Excellent advice for the holidays. whn.global/how-not-to-g...
How Not to Give or Get COVID for Christmas - WHN
No one wants to be sick for the holidays! Gathering with friends and family during the holidays can spread more than just good cheer; some guests could unknowingly pass along a viral illness like COVI...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Excellent advice for the holidays. whn.global/how-not-to-g...
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🧵1/ Flu is surging again, & patterns look uncomfortably familiar. The lesson from covid remains unchanged: individual responsibility isn’t enough. We need systemic measures that make protective behaviours easy. @profstevegriffin.bsky.social Stephen Reicher & I offer some thoughts @bmj.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🧵1/ Flu is surging again, & patterns look uncomfortably familiar. The lesson from covid remains unchanged: individual responsibility isn’t enough. We need systemic measures that make protective behaviours easy. @profstevegriffin.bsky.social Stephen Reicher & I offer some thoughts @bmj.com
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55% of Ontarians didn't vote in the last provincial election. People have lost faith in government because of politicians like Doug Ford.
That's my challenge. Getting out there and earning people's trust. Showing them government doesn't have to be corrupt. That it can change things for the better.
That's my challenge. Getting out there and earning people's trust. Showing them government doesn't have to be corrupt. That it can change things for the better.
December 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
55% of Ontarians didn't vote in the last provincial election. People have lost faith in government because of politicians like Doug Ford.
That's my challenge. Getting out there and earning people's trust. Showing them government doesn't have to be corrupt. That it can change things for the better.
That's my challenge. Getting out there and earning people's trust. Showing them government doesn't have to be corrupt. That it can change things for the better.
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On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, celebrating at a Syrian restaurant in Doha:
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, celebrating at a Syrian restaurant in Doha:
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35 years ago today, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality
December 6, 2024 at 1:03 PM
35 years ago today, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality
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Canada welcomes the positive steps taken by the Syrian transitional government since the end of the Assad regime towards a peaceful Syrian-led political transition. Canada stands steadfast with the people of Syria in their quest for an inclusive, stable and prosperous future.
Canada announces measures related to Syria
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, today announced measures taken by the Government of Canada in relation to Sy...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Canada welcomes the positive steps taken by the Syrian transitional government since the end of the Assad regime towards a peaceful Syrian-led political transition. Canada stands steadfast with the people of Syria in their quest for an inclusive, stable and prosperous future.
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For instance, shouldn’t we be requiring, by law, that all daycares and kindergartens have supplementary air cleaners?
Shouldn’t employees be, at minimum, be supplied with and encouraged to use KN95, Q100 or N95 respirators? I’m not even saying to require them to be used. Just supplied.
Shouldn’t employees be, at minimum, be supplied with and encouraged to use KN95, Q100 or N95 respirators? I’m not even saying to require them to be used. Just supplied.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For instance, shouldn’t we be requiring, by law, that all daycares and kindergartens have supplementary air cleaners?
Shouldn’t employees be, at minimum, be supplied with and encouraged to use KN95, Q100 or N95 respirators? I’m not even saying to require them to be used. Just supplied.
Shouldn’t employees be, at minimum, be supplied with and encouraged to use KN95, Q100 or N95 respirators? I’m not even saying to require them to be used. Just supplied.
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Seems like just about everyone I talk to these days knows a family member or friend suffering from COVID-induced heart problems.
Most recent guy's cardiologist tried to blame it on the vaccine.
Nope. Its always more likely to be a recent COVID infection (as it was with him).
#N95
#PreventCOVID
Most recent guy's cardiologist tried to blame it on the vaccine.
Nope. Its always more likely to be a recent COVID infection (as it was with him).
#N95
#PreventCOVID
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Seems like just about everyone I talk to these days knows a family member or friend suffering from COVID-induced heart problems.
Most recent guy's cardiologist tried to blame it on the vaccine.
Nope. Its always more likely to be a recent COVID infection (as it was with him).
#N95
#PreventCOVID
Most recent guy's cardiologist tried to blame it on the vaccine.
Nope. Its always more likely to be a recent COVID infection (as it was with him).
#N95
#PreventCOVID
Shameless!
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Star Editorial Board: Doug Ford’s latest scandal is almost too brazen to be believed
It suggests Ford has established a system where public money is being handed out not based on need or merit but on who you know or who you pay
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November 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Shameless!
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”