Radiation Oncologist (Ret), Undergrad Medical Educator x 20 years at Western University, Schulich SMD.

Ontario
Joined April 2011
Replying to @ccleighton
We need to ask @fordnation @PBethlenfalvy why they feel it is fine that they leave disabled Ontarians in extreme poverty struggling to survive, many with complex disabilities and significant care needs? @CBCNews @CBCQueensPark @CTVToronto @CTVWindsor @globeandmail @TorontoStar
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After letting a few private career colleges rip off the OSAP system with impunity, the Ford govt used the scam as an excuse to cut OSAP grants for all students, accusing them of wasting money on “basket weaving courses” & “fancy watches & cologne” thestar.com/opinion/contribu… #onpoli
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The polling expert believes the midterm elections could be so disastrous for Trump that the results will effectively end his presidency. thedailybeast.com/nate-silve…
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Alex Pretti's father: Our son was shot and killed by the government, federal immigration agents, on January 24th, 2026. We learned about his death from the media as we saw him being shot repeatedly in the back after helping a woman from his community. This was not a protest that Alex was at. His hands were in the air, and his face was on the ground when he was executed by ICE agents. We know exactly what our eyes saw. No one from the federal government called us on that day. But they did go on TV to tell lies about Alex. No one has called us since. No one has recanted those lies.
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"Can you explain why this member is getting a promotion after he ripped off the people of this province?" On the first day of the fall sitting, Premier Ford dodges questions about why Stan Cho, who resigned from cabinet this summer after charging taxpayers for local hotel stays, has been promoted to an education role with a $22K pay bump.
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Melania arranged it @GOP
This is horrific. Residents of occupied Oleshky who wish to escape to free Ukraine will not be allowed to cross the Dnipro River – which is less than 4 km away. They will be taken to occupied Crimea or to the Russian Federation, where they will be subjected to coercive measures.
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Tired of winning America?
Interest on the national debt topped $1 trillion this fiscal year. That’s $87 billion more than we spent on defense.
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Ground breaking and life changing.
BREAKING: Phillip Mullin has become the first child in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease 🎉
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Holy shit. Dutch intelligence has uncovered Jared Kushner’s role as a Mossad agent.
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I am following with concern the grave humanitarian situation in Yemen, particularly in the city of Taiz, where the population is suffering from a lack of food, water and medical care. I make a heartfelt appeal for hostilities to cease and for the Yemeni people and all the peoples of the region to be guaranteed the right to live in peace.
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Sylvia Jones' dumpster fire is on track to fire 2,500 nurses & remove 2,400 hospital beds by funding public healthcare below the rate of inflation by $400M & quietly issued an administrative "balanced budget (deficit) waivers" for hospitals take on bank loans to stay afloat.
In 2026, Ford gov bulldozed a democracy in only 29 sitting days⬇️ -privatized water -no FOIs -8 school supervisors -cut trustees & board chairs -$2.5B skills development fund -U.S. contracts -cut 2,500 nurses & 2,400 hospital beds -Billy Bishop & Lecce's lawless economic zones
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It’s time for Canada and the EU to strengthen their ties around research, care and prevention for infectious diseases. New with excellent colleagues: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Zelenskyy: I wanted the US envoys in Kyiv to visit Bucha. To see the horrific aftermath of Russian occupation and compare it with what Bucha looks like today. I wanted them to see how Ukraine is fighting for life and rebuilding. They didn't find the time. 1/
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Kushner also failed to disclose himself as an agent of a foreign government, having been paid nearly $2 billion in total by foreign leaders. trib.al/iVl4J9l
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JD Vance YESTERDAY: "We have underestimated Iran and we spent $30 billion on war." Obama TODAY: "All this to stop a nuke that didn’t exist and to open a Strait that wasn’t closed."
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BASH: The worry is that we end up in a situation where President Trump tries to overturn the election and the result of that could be like what we saw after January 6-- BLANCHE: Stop it! You gotta stop it with that! That's crazy BASH: This is a president who has a history
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“This is a huge slap again to Canada on our sovereignty, and the lack of communication,” said Mike Bradley, who saw the unusual watercraft, and wondered what it was. "Sarnia Mayor Bradley raises concerns as U.S. deploys drones on Great Lakes waterways." ctvnews.ca/london/article/sa…
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This is going to create a major issue for Trump if he goes through with it: pardoned staff lose their 5th amendment protections for the pardoned offenses.
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Christopher Leighton MD, FRCPC retweeted
Grateful to @NPR for the chance to talk about how stress and infections like COVID can stir dormant viruses in our bodies, and what that may mean for our immune system. Still much to learn, and I’m thankful to my team and colleagues for their work 🎧 npr.org/2026/10/23/nx-s1-598…
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Christopher Leighton MD, FRCPC retweeted
Elon Musk claims that Ukraine allegedly violated Starlink's terms of use and used the system on combat drones. As someone who was inside the process at the Ministry of Defense, I can say with certainty that this is not true. In February of this year, whitelists were introduced. Stationary terminals could be registered by both military personnel and civilians. But for any satellite terminal to work while on the move, it had to be added to a special list and connected to the military Starshield system. Otherwise, no satellite communication terminals in Ukraine would work. In other words, using civilian Starlink for drone missions was technically impossible. All drone missions that required satellite communication could only be carried out using Starshield. We are very grateful to the United States and SpaceX for access to critically important satellite communications. Ukraine did not violate the terms of use.
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