Just walked into my local Tim Hortons. All of the staff were wearing their masks and all of the female customers were wearing them.
All the unmasked people were older white men.
This is not a statistical study. But fascinating.
Shout out to the Freedom Convoy for ruining the Canada 🇨🇦 flag for me.
Every time I see one now I assume someone is a People’s Party of Canada supporter.
Pierre Pollievre started a chant to defund the CBC at his rally in Fredericton.
He then claimed the CBC wasn’t covering his rally because of bias.
I just heard this on the CBC, who covered his rally.
I can’t with this BS.
The protesters called my mother, a 70 year-old retired nurse, a cunt. They told me to get raped. I had a cigarette thrown in my face.
#FreedomConvoy
is hot garbage.
My public statement regarding my experience being sexually harassed and solicited for sex by the cofounder and former chairman of Clearwater Seafoods, Colin E. MacDonalds.
#metoo
#fundraising
Gas prices have not exploded as predicted by our premier and his PR machine.
July 1 2022: $2.03 regular
July 1 2023: $1.48 regular.
Why are people acting like July 1 was doomsday when it was $0.55 more expensive a litre last year on the same day?
#nspoli
RCMP CIRG unit raided & dismantled the Savage Patch blockade to protect old growth forests from being logged this morning. Three land defenders arrested including Uncle Ricco, Cree Matriarch & two settler supporters. WATCH FULL 12 MIN COVERAGE ON MY INSTA
@bmorinstories
TW
Housing is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
I think we need to acknowledge the collective trauma that
#NovaScotia
has experienced the past 5 years.
We are a province on edge.
👉🏻 COVID-19
👉🏻Portapique mass shooting
👉🏻 Hurricanes
👉🏻 wildfires
👉🏻 housing crisis
👉🏻 inflation
Our mental health is taxed.
Some new followers today.
I am a cis-gendered, middle class, white woman with a lot of unearned privilege.
It's my responsibility to protest.
I am a fundraiser by day and have dedicated my career to equity and justice.
I will NOT welcome a racist convoy in my city.
Is anyone else in Nova Scotia sick and tired of the “old boys club” bullshit?
I’m so tired of the men and women that buy into the narrative that “this is just how it is” here.
We deserve better than the status quo.
Nova Scotia Strong, eh?
Except if you can’t pay rent.
Except if you are unhoused.
Except if you have drug and addictions problems.
Except if we think you’re not worthy of our support.
Those slogans and stickers mean nothing if they don’t apply to everyone.
Halifax. There is a life flight trying to come into point pleasant park and they are being blocked by the
#FreedomConvoy2022
.
Someone might die because of this gong show.
@CBCNS
@globalhalifax
A reminder: you can support truckers, respect the hell out of them, know them and love them, and still denounce the
#FreedomConvoy2022
.
Those things can be two separate things.
TW: Sexual Assault
While everyone is enjoying the
#WorldJuniors
, I just wanted to provide a reminder of the following:
👉🏻 2013 a team gang raped a woman in a hotel room.
👉🏻 2018 a team gang raped a woman in a hotel room.
👉🏻
@HockeyCanada
spent millions covering it up.
First, I want to thank firefighters, volunteers, and other crews helping to mitigate the
#Tantallon
fire. In times of crisis, and as a professional fundraiser, I want to warn the public about two things:
#nspoli
1. Scammers
2. GoFundMe
a thread 🧵1/
I have had a number of men reach out to me since the CBC article came out. They all say "when we worked together you were always professional."
This indicative of how we perceive sexual harassment.
It was never about MY level of professionalism.
My thoughts are with the plaintiff who bravely reported five
@HockeyCanada
players who gang-raped her at the 2018
@WorldJuniors
.
The woman who had her life ruined.
The woman who the police failed.
The woman who is likely suffering a lot today.
We are with you E.M. 🔥✊🏻❤️
This has been a long and difficult journey.
I am grateful that my husband, my mother, my friends, and my family believed me and supported me.
To the women who have not had the same good fortune, I see you and I believe you.
#nspoli
I’ve been sitting in the ER at the QEII since 9 am. It’s now 4:15.
Abdominal pain, chills, pain and guarding.
I’ve seen a girl projectile vomiting and alone.
No one can access food or drinks.
Health care isn’t just broken in this province, it’s beyond repair.
The hardest part of going public about my experiences w/ harassment has been the people I thought were friends who have gone silent.
This is an isolating experience in so many ways.
This said, the community who do support me are appreciated in so many ways. ❤️🙏🏻
So
@TimHoustonNS
and
@TimothyHalman
showed up at my friend's house this week for a "door to door" drop in.
My wonderful friend Kim told them she's extremely disappointed in their blocking of Bill 144.
Let me tell you the lies they told her to her face 1/
An ode to Nova Scotia Wildfire Insanity:
There once was a man (he/him) on Twitter,
@HRMFireNews
has the media a flitter.
He tweets all day long,
Helping Nova Scotians stay calm,
Not a single person would call him a quitter. 1/
Houston is hosting the premier meetings at The Marque.
The Marque is owned by Armour Group.
Armour Group is owned by Scott McRae
The largest donor to the premier’s campaign was the McRae family.
Fun.
Hi
#fundraisingtwitter
. Some people seem confused as to why I, and may others, consider Mr. Ahern's comments and sessions offensive. I've had some genuine questions, so let me do my best to explain here.
👇🏻 is my mom Linda. She’s 69,- retired nurse and now a
#COVID
testing volunteer in
#Halifax
. She spent 4 hrs on her feet (w a bad hip and arthritis) today. She’s never been happier to help. She smiled like this all day; she will do the same tmrw. She’s the best. ❤️
I’m just going to say it.
Our province’s response in the face of catastrophic climate change, massive wildfires, the carbon tax, the Atlantic Loop, etc are just embarrassing at this point.
Non-stop infantile behaviour.
This isn’t leadership.
#nspoli
@yashar
This is a tragic and horrific response. We will all regret the outcome in the days, months, and years to come.
Revenge is not a strategy. It’s a way to perpetuate the cycle of hated.
Hey
@TimHoustonNS
and the
@nspc
This is your minister of Justice? The same one who just said gender based violence isn’t an issue?
When people show you who they are, believe them
#nspoli
Afraid of the way North America and Europe are swinging towards right-wing extremism?
Good. You should be.
All the more reason for a vocal and truly progressive left.
Be loud. Speak up. Show up.
For all the bitching and moaning the
@nspc
has done about carbon tax I’m going to ask you this
#NovaScotia
..
How much do you think the damage from climate change is costing is all?
#nspoli
If you think it’s acceptable to counter someone questioning you on legislation by implying I am an unstable woman I have news for you.
I’m not going away.
#nspoli
I’ll tell you something, the premier does not love all 1 million of the people in this province.
He is arrogant, bombastic, entitled, and treats women with disrespect - myself included.
I was starting to write a piece about how deeply entrenched misogyny is in
#nspoli
when B.J. opened his mouth on Thursday.
It was proof of what we’ve been saying for 3 years.
The saddest part for me is the women of the
@nspc
party who are participating in it as well. 🧵1/
White people:
There is no such thing as anti-white racism.
We benefit from the system that was build on stealing land, slave labour, and white privilege.
We can experience poverty and other forms of inequity, but not racism.
It’s not a thing.
Sitting here just contemplating how many MPs, journalists, and other people in Nova Scotia have received cease and desist letters from the premiers chief of staff, Nicole LaFosse Parker for critiquing the premier.
I know of 5 so far.
That would be worth looking into.
#nspoli
Good morning
#nspoli
As the QEII health centre falls apart and there’s no business plan remember this:
👉🏻 the
@nspc
fired a competent CEO
👉🏻 they fired the board
👉🏻 the interim CEO is a friend of the premier
👉🏻 interim is supposed to mean temporary
Just a reminder
#NovaScotia
that there is an anti-2SLGBTQAI+ protest happening Wednesday starting at 10 am at
@hfxgov
city hall.
Join me at 10 am to stand up against hate. I’ll be there wearing the pink Trans Lives matter shirt.
#nspoli
#translivesmatter
In 8 days I undergo a procedure to remove my uterus, Fallopian tubes, and ovaries.
Up until today I’ve been looking forward to pain relief from
#endometriosis
. I didn’t consider the psychological impact.
Today I cried in the menstrual product isle.
Another day in Nova Scotia, and another group of white people telling African Nova Scotians what they can and cannot do.
This is structural racism in plain sight.
If the
@nsgov
lifts restrictions today, remember it’s based on science, not a bunch of trucks with F@$? Trudeau flags on them.
I put more faith in Dr. Strang to get us through the end is this pandemic than anyone.
Please
#fundraisers
stop using dating analogies when talking about how to meet with donors. We know power dynamics exist that lead to sexual harassment and abuse. This is not an appropriate way to teach fundraising skills.
What is the point of power, if we do not use it for our collective liberation?
I have struggled a lot with this award, this title, and this cover, but I plan to use this positional power to make change for all of us, not just some.
Death to white feminism.
#IWD2024
This was an incredibly lazy move by the
@nsgov
to delist The Hate U Give.
One complaint. One complaint. That’s all it takes to delist a Black author?
Bring the book back
@nsgov
#nspoli
A post on
@halifaxnoise
is full of comments saying they were happy I was hit. Many thought I was pro convoy. I don’t care what your beliefs are, there is no room for a human being pushed by a vehicle. Ever. Full stop.
I have experienced an overwhelming response and support since going public about Colin MacDonald.
But before everyone else knew, there was a small handful of people who knew the story.
@MarniTuttle
@SAPL
and
@officiallisaw
knew and had my back. 🧵1/
Three years ago I had a radical hysterectomy. I spoke out about a bunch of transphobic comments made by nursing staff during my care. I was absolutely swarmed by TERFS but that was nothing compared to this woman’s story.
Trying to find a law firm in
#Halifax
that doesn’t have their hands in the pockets of the IWK, QEII, Dal or Clearwater…
It’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
This is another reason why people don’t report.
👉🏻 cost is $$$$
👉🏻 legal options are ⬇️
#nspoli
Tomorrow is international women’s day.
Nova Scotia is one of the worst places when it comes to women’s issues: from healthcare, the gender pay gap, representation in politics, and gender based violence.
Do not let the government try to convince you otherwise.
#nspoli
A small child at the Walmart parking lot just yelled, “Ladies and Gentlemen, drum roll please… I just got a hot wheels truck and it is amazing.”
This is the energy I wish I had.
It’s been for days since I fell ill.
Fever, vomiting, pain, and other symptoms of what could have been a life-threatening bowel obstruction.
I never made it to hospital. Not because I didn’t want to, but because the emergency services were totally overwhelmed.
#nspoli