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Nursing week May 6-12 needs some grit

In 2022 my rabble.ca Nursing Week column was titled Don’t Mourn, Organize! I decried the state of nursing: Glowing electronic hearts in windows,...

06.05.2024 30

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Jeopardy – my personal health care journey in a broken system

March marked the three-year anniversary of my concussion and a journey that taught me that unless you’re an athlete or have money to go to the US...

10.04.2024 8

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Brian Mulroney was the architect of my career as a street nurse

The names Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and Brian Mulroney are often spoken together. They were the perpetrators of neoliberalism that promoted...

12.03.2024 30

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Toronto, you should be ashamed of yourself

How did we sink this low? How did we as a city allow bureaucrats and politicians, even a new, progressive mayor, get away with denying unhoused people...

13.02.2024 10

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Is Finland’s Housing First really the miracle cure for Canada?

Last week I had a dream, more like a nightmare. I’m speaking on a stage at a housing conference that has 30,000 people in attendance. My talk is my...

09.01.2024 3

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The displacement machine is alive and well

When I collaborated with outreach worker Greg Cook to produce Displacement City. Fighting for Health and Homes in a Pandemic (2022, UTP) I did so...

12.12.2023 7

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Is National Housing Day being co-opted by developers?

The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) says the following about National Housing Day: National Housing Day began in 1998, with the...

14.11.2023 4

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Toronto continues to exhibit mediocrity in its response to homelessness

10.10.2023 6

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The government is absent from keeping students safe from COVID-19

September marks the return of students, teachers, and support staff to the classroom. Added to the annual emotional mix of anticipatory anxiety and...

12.09.2023 8

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