#Québec

1) Quebec on Thursday posted a big increase in #COVID19 cases in yet another region off the island of Montreal: Lanaudière. In this thread, I will explain how the resurgence
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1) As promised, here's my response to @francoislegault’s criticism of my coverage of the #pandemic. I’ve been on the health beat for more than 21 years. During this time, I’ve
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Irrégularités dans les données ouvertes de Santé QuébecEntre la version du 14 (hier) et celle du 15 (aujourd’hui), un très grand nombre de cas ont été ajoutés. Les ajouts remontent
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I have a friend I just text periodically to say “will Villeneuve pull this off?” with absolutely no context because it matters so so much to us that Villeneuve pull
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1. Aujourd’hui j’essaie de comprendre pourquoi, au cours mon cheminement en français, je frappe si souvent un mur. Je crois que c’est souvent l’orgueil, le fait d’avoir une idée complexe
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Yesterday, @alexmcclelland and I released the white paper for our #PolicingThePandemic Mapping Project. For those who may have missed this or didn't have time to read it, a tl;dr: Across
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For the past year, a common argument from Canadian "anti-lockdown" protesters was that none of them got caught COVID, which was then used to dismiss the threat.There was always reasons
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questions for non - canadians ! starting off simple: what is the last line in our national anthem? who is our prime minister? (bonus points if you know who the
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Here is the fed. gov't piece on John A. MacDonald-nothing on his being so drunk he could not be roused during the Fenian Raids, the Pacific Scandal, Chinese Head Tax,
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CBC article is a good analysis of why #COVID19 is surging across but doesn’t talk much about Québec. So let’s take a look at our beautiful province & what’s
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1/ Today is #orangeshirtday for residential school survivors & their families. Sharing this image to show solidarity, but fully aware that systemic racism continues in Canada and this week's headlines
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Many Indigenous children would’ve been connected to their cultures, speaking their languages, healthy, thriving, living lives they should’ve been allowed to live. Yet because of the architect of residential schools
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While everyone is focused on the care of seniors in LTC homes in Quebec & Ontario, good time to point out that seniors are also struggling in hospitals. And none
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1) The number of #COVID19 outbreaks in Montreal has risen to more than 200 from 130 two weeks ago, the city’s public health director disclosed Wednesday. Hospitalizations are up by
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It's time to arbitrarily rate the flags of Canada! Unlike the American state flags, there's a very good chance I've never seen these flags so this will be my first
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25 years ago, Canada braced for a Quebec referendum on separation that was too close to call. My most vivid memory , other than the obvious existential dread, is of
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