Cheryl Mack MD MA FRCPC

Politicization of science in Canada: what’s happening and what can we do about it? - CSPC Attacks on science and on equity, diversity and inclusion are gaining traction worldwide, and Canada is no exception. On October 1, 2025, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Researc...

Politicization of science in Canada: what’s happening and what can we do about it?

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I read dorky trans Bill Nye and I'm here for it. We desperately need science communication that counters the false narratives coming from the far right. Thank you.

From the DM’s…

(And a confirmed source)

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

If any news outlets are covering this and want to talk to a trans Genomics PhD who specialized in human genetics and the evolution of sex, please reach out to me

This is complete nonsense scientifically. It's fascist eugenics, not biology

Setting a horrifying precedent for genocide

Better health? Address poverty.
Safer communities? Address poverty.
Less addiction, less crime, less suffering? Address poverty.
Poverty isn’t a side issue.
It’s the engine driving most of the problems we claim to care about!

POVERTY KILLS.

Edmonton physicians warn province of ‘immediate, unavoidable' surgery disruptions over changes to compensation | CBC News In a letter obtained by CBC News, hospitalists warned two ministers last month about the potential impacts to surgery schedules and patient care if their compensation is cut on April 1.

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Omg we need more of this in politics

Similarly, Canadians shouldn’t be okay with 18 per day, even if that’s down from the 23 during the pandemic. One death is a tragedy. So many hospitalizations, not even considering how many survive with permanent (hypoxia-induced) brain damage.

I will forever connect spring forward to one less hour of call on the weekend.

Sadly...

Also most of the caregiving of sick family members

Out of the mouths of babes....truth...brutal, unsolicited truth

Declining Population Means Fewer People Left To Die by Sarah Auger, Petra Schulz and Angela Welz

Please read and share. Thank you!
Governments are responding to the toxic drug crisis with "organized abandonment," withdrawing support and leaving people vulnerable to harm, poverty, and death.
From myself, @msthpetra.bsky.social and @kokumsarah.bsky.social

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Nothing wakes you up faster than the sound of the dog puking.

Wide awake now

Might as well doom scroll

Its always about oil. Fossil fuels will be the end of us. The irony is we will meet our ultimate demise because of our obsession with long dead biomatter.

One can only assume the premise was taken literally as a playbook for this president.

27Feb26 Update Alberta
16: 688 (NDP)
17: 862 (NDP)
18: 956 (NDP)
19: 800 (NDP/UCP)
20: 1,413 (UCP-Lethbridge SCS closed)
21: 1,889 (UCP)
22: 1,778 (UCP)
23: 2,142 (UCP-Red Deer SCS closed)
24: 1,497 (UCP)
25: 1,264 Jan–NOV (UCP-RAH YEG SCS closed Dec)
Total: 13,289 DRUG POISONING DEATHS SINCE 2016

Reason why I dreaded group projects in school. There was always that one person who did not contribute.

The UCP love to spend our money on things that do not benefit actual average Albertans.

You need to be a UCP bro to have the Albertan advantage.

Someone tell me if the provincial property tax increase will completely negate the grocery rebate from the federal government...there seems to be a pattern that the UCP takes extra federal dollars directly from our pockets.

Really enjoy women's hockey and ringette.

When a political party targets populations of patients for discrimination and marginalization within our community....no healthcare provider should support that party.

Our professional obligations are to provide care without prejudice.

I love this

Its not just the NHL...its the feeder levels of hockey below that. The training ground for these behaviors starts early.

Alberta doctors say they haven’t been contacted about ER band-aid plan The spring sitting of Alberta’s legislature began Tuesday, and some Albertans are watching how the government addresses health-care concerns, with growing questions about a plan that was supposed to i...

“We discussed how we’re willing to do it if the resources and terms are correct, but the government has not met with us or done anything. Zero. Nothing.”

This is the opposite of moral leadership...

Canada needs to be a leader in compassionate care.

As a healthcare worker, we have a moral obligation to provide care.

Turning away people from care is not only devastating for the patients...it causes moral distress and injury in healthcare workers.

BPs erupted in cheers! Awesome!!!!

Backcountry ski touring paradise

My classroom for avalanche training

In my career I have provided care to people without any provincial health number...most were visitors of some sort to our country.

The majority of that work went unpaid. My colleagues did the same.

People in need of urgent and emergent care were not turned away.

That is the humanitarian choice.