There is a tremendous increase in deaths by #unintentional injuries, #suicides an #firearms in children since 2007. How can we prevent these incidents from occurring in the future. Should mental health be more strongly enforced in school curriculums? x.com/time/status/1002401928…
Deaths by suicide and firearms are rising sharply among kids, undoing years of progress ti.me/2J31GrM
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#Taxpayers money is going towards a $3.5 billion USD pipeline. We should be focusing on inventing in #renewableenergy and not years of unsustainable #fossilfuel extraction. Is the government really doing what’s best for their citizens or do they have other motives in place? x.com/ajplus/status/10023434…
The Canadian government plans to drop nearly $3.5 billion USD ... on an oil pipeline.
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A women was questioned regarding her son “being hers” before getting on a flight. This is #discriminatory and #racist. Simply because her son is biracial, #airline officials have no right to question whether or not that is her child. What do you think about this discriminaton? x.com/ajplus/status/10023792…
This mom was stopped from boarding a plane because airline staff didn't believe her biracial son was hers.
1/2 Not getting enough #sleep can have negative impacts on our cognitive development. The ration of sleep to wake should be 1:2, 8 hours sleeping, 16 hours awake. This is not the case for many #Canadians with full time positions. x.com/cbc/status/10019463603…
"You should give yourself permission to sleep more." | @CBCQuirks
cbc.ca/1.4675209
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1/2 Actress Jennifer Lawrence was punished for sanding up to one of her producers. She goes on to explain why it is so hard to come forward in Hollywood media production industries due to fear of punishment. bit.ly/2svoPrV
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2/2 Should stricter regulations be put in place to prevent unfair treatment? #JenniferLawrence #Hollywood
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I think this is unfair. How is it that #CivilRights organizations are now not even being heard due to new #policy changes? If the department believes the claim is “burdensome” they do not have to investigate further. Is this really the right way to deal with civil right issues? x.com/nytimes/status/1002339…
1 Jun 2018
3 civil rights organizations sued the Education Department over new procedures that allow its Office for Civil Rights to dismiss complaints that it determines to be burdensome nyti.ms/2IXtBcG
I think this is an inspiring story however there is some controversy surrounding it. A #Malian migrant was made a French citizen after he saved a baby boy. How can the French government prevent other #migrants from setting up “copy-cat” incidents in order to recieve #citizenship? x.com/bbcbreaking/status/100…
28 May 2018
After his dramatic rescue of a young boy from a Paris balcony, Malian migrant Mamoudou Gassama is made a French citizen bbc.in/2IQLwSz
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The CIA has been caught for inhumane treatment of 2 al-Qaeda suspects. These suspects have been held in CIA #blacksites that were never heard of and were being tortured. This tourtie violates their rights in the ECHR. Is money enough to compensate for how they’ve been treated? x.com/bbcbreaking/status/100…
31 May 2018
Lithuania and Romania assisted CIA torture of al-Qaeda suspects, European Court of Human Rights rules bbc.in/2L7h3w6
There had been a dramatic #spike in #gunviolence in Toronto recently. Police are said be looking for “simple answers to diffcicult issues”. Do you think Toronto’s police force is enough to create strategies to prevent/decrease these #shootings? Who else can we ask for help? x.com/globeandmail/status/10…
1 Jun 2018
Police investigate possible links between cases as Toronto sees spike in gun violence dlvr.it/QVnSrc @GlobeToronto
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Knowing this information about #medicalcannabis aiding major symptoms of #PTSD, it is time for some action. It should be looked at for more than just a drug and should be taken more seriously in the world of medicine. How can we ensure patients are receiving #optimal treatment? x.com/globeandmail/status/10…
6 more months added to Toronto police officers sentence after he shot an innocent 18 year old on a street car 3 years ago and pleaded guilty for #perjury. Do you think that the court was more lenient on him because he was a police officer? If so, is that just? x.com/cp24/status/1002333093…
Six months added to sentence of Toronto officer convicted in Yatim shooting cp24.com/news/six-months-add…
Trump is so focussed on the abundance of #German cars in the USA and it’s neglecting the fact that these cars are boosting America’s #economy substantially. These German car companies provide so many jobs to Americans. Why would Trump want to put that at risk for his citizens? x.com/cnn/status/10023563327…
#HurricaneMaria had already left tremendous casualties including 64 dead in the USA. Puerto Rico has faced 4600 deaths! This is saddening. How can Canada send aid to the states in need that have been affected? #HurricaneHelp x.com/cnn/status/10023590780…
"We knew that more deaths were [a] byproduct of the storm." Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló responds to a new report that estimates 4,645 people died in Hurricane Maria and its aftermath in the US territory, dwarfing the official death toll of 64. cnn.it/2La6kB6
This British #ISIS supporter owns up to planning and encouraging terrorist attacks. One of these included shooting down an air missle. He is on trial and should expect a “lengthy sentence”, however do you think he should be given a smaller sentence for pleading guilty? x.com/cnn/status/10023691614…
A British ISIS supporter, who called for jihadis to attack 4-year-old Prince George, pleaded guilty to terrorism offenses Thursday, two weeks into his trial at a court in London cnn.it/2J1Iqen
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This is sickening. A mother leaves her child to a #daycare she pays for, only to find out that he child was unsupervised, outside at a park that isn’t attached to the daycare. What do you think would be reasonable consequences for this Montreal #daycare? x.com/globalnews/status/1002…
31 May 2018
A Montreal mom is distraught after she found her 18-month-old daughter crying and alone in the yard of her daycare.
She says there were three educators responsible for the group of six children, and they told her they simply forgot to count the children. trib.al/uHvG3iW
Is this a good response to #trump? does adding a tariff both ways just defeat the purpose of bringing the product in and trading? Should #trudeau try to negotiate and remove the new #tariffs x.com/TorontoStar/status/100…
31 May 2018
#Breaking: Trudeau, Freeland say they'll impose tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum beginning July 1. Story to come: thestar.com/news/canada/2018…
This is why the #Government should legalize marijuana. By making and keeping something used to frequently by many illegal, it gives the population who produce it the power to do what they want with it since its not being #regulated x.com/CNN/status/99885218188…
Brooklyn residents are being warned about a "particularly toxic" batch of synthetic marijuana known as K2 that has caused nearly 50 overdoses since Friday cnn.it/2IBYLWP
Good to see that the #coaches are against these fines and are providing a way for their #players to still peacefully #protest without suffering x.com/BleacherReport/status/…
23 May 2018
Jets co-owner Christopher Johnson says he will pay any fines his players might be subjected to as part of the NFL's new national anthem policy, per @BobGlauber ble.ac/2IEJVit
