On the front page of the National Post today is a story about my client Sarah Lilleyman's lawsuit against her former employer, Google. She was fired shortly after disclosing her pregnancy and her need for medical accommodations (because it was a high-risk pregnancy).
I spoke to my grandma today. She was so sad. Has been locked in her room in a long term care home for several weeks now. Can not receive visitors or leave her room. Spent Christmas alone. This is so wrong.
9:13 just got email from TDSB announcing closure of in-person learning. ZERO REGARD for parents and kids. What are parents supposed to do? Scramble for impossible to find childcare on no notice? Stop using our kids as pawns in your negotiations.
So why can malls stay open but the single mom down the street who runs a salon can't safely operate? Can't earn a living for her family? Can't save money for her kid to go to college? Has to live off of EI for months and months on end...
As a female I no longer feel safe taking public transit or going for night time runs or walks. A few days ago I was groped by two men outside of the Eaton center and managed to run off (I am almost 6 feet). It was daylight and many people were around. It was scary.
Not so fast, Minister. Let's take a closer look (courtesy of FI):
96 % of jobs were in 2 provincesβON and QC
71 % were PT βthat is, of the 81,000 new jobs 57,200 were PT
FT jobs decreased by 7,500 jobs for those over 25 yrs old
31.5 k jobs for women LOST
#NotAsAdvertised
Great news as Canada blows past expectations, creating more than 81,000 new jobs last month! With over 1 million new jobs created since 2015, we have a choice to make this election: build on this progress, or go back to the Harper years.
Governments make bad decisions. We all do. But owning it and listening and reversing a bad decision deserves credit. Thank you
@fordnation
for listening.
Everyday CUPE members contact me wanting to join our lawsuit against Fred Hahn and CUPE for discrimination. Not just Jewish members too. Many allies who are sick and tired of Fred spewing his hate using union dues.
keep in mind
@FredHahnCUPE
is being sued for discrimination by 80 CUPE Jewish members and still posts this vile trash. He knows exactly what he is doing.
I have cross examined many many people over the years. Taking a sip of water something people often instinctively do when they become stressed as a result of being asked a question they know corners them.
So lemme get this straight. The Liberals were aware of their candidate's despicable anti-semetic comments for, by their own admission WEEKS, but only decided to dump him when they were publicly exposed.
That says all you need to know.
#notasadvertised
"Iβm a kid who grew up in a townhouse, in a family that didnβt own a car, whose mother lived with her eight siblings in a two-bedroom house on a dirt road, and today I am running to be prime minister.
I want Canada to be that place for everyone." - Andrew Scheer
#elxn43
I had to read this twice to believe it. The CBC actually wrote an article about how Scheer's universal income tax cut isn't 'universal' because it doesn't apply to ppl who don't pay income tax.
#elxn43
The right to choose is a womanβs right and a womanβs right alone. Every woman in Canada has a right to a safe and legal abortion. Itβs time men stop telling other men that itβs ok for them to decide what women can or cannot do with their bodies.
As a lawyer who stands up to sexual harassing men, I have come across many narcissist "fake feminist" bullies. I can tell you he checks every single box of a narcissist who doesn't like strong women. Look at the way he talks to her when he isn't getting his way.
After a grilling from Global BCβs Neetu Garcha (on reconciliation, housing, Bill 21, feminism, and Afghanistan), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau complains that he didnβt get to talk about what he wanted to talk about β then gets scorched for it. π¬
#cdnpoli
How about we stop treating the oil industry like the enemy? It creates jobs and tax revenue for our country. It is not controversial to support this important sector.
Trudeau only took short questions for the first 3 days of the election and has taken NONE since.
Why won't his campaign let him speak? What are they afraid of?
@gmbutts
is he under a gag order?
#elxn43
#firstdebate
summary:
Scheer looked and sounded Prime Ministerial. Was calm, cool and clear- and only leader in stage who consistently spoke to the viewers
Singh did fine. He needed to do better. He missed many opportunities to go after Trudeau.
May was May. Overrated.
My eyes have been opened these past few months about how close to the surface anti-semitism is in Canada. Looking forward to holding
@CUPEOntario
to account in 2024.
The Liberals are good with using what candidates said in their teens? Ok. Hereβs Justin Trudueau in 2001 saying βQuebeckers are better than the rest of Canada.β
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
The Liberals have been running a gutter campaign since before the election even started. Now they are crying foul and claiming they want to talk only about policy.
#elxn43
How the heck is the Liberal Party denying this whole Goldy drinks thing when a few days ago they apparently didn't know Trudeau had done blackface so many times he couldn't remember the number.
Trudeau can't be trusted. Period.
I unequivocally agree with The University of Albertaβs decision to dismiss the director. All spaces including university campuses need to be safe for all. Anti-semitism of any kind must not be tolerated.
People calling for a ceasefire don't seem to understand there was a ceasefire. Then the Hamas decided to murder Jewish babies and rape Jewish women and slaughter Jewish people.
There is a massive disconnect between the Trudeau campaign rhetoric and what is happening in the world right now. The disconnect will only become more glaring as the campaign continues.
Having said all that, the reality is that most Canadians want civil discourse whatever their views. And I have amazing discussions every day with passionate people including where we donβt agree.
We live in a great country. We just need to make sure we keep it that way. β€οΈπ¨π¦
Children can't go to school, see their friends, go to parks and playgrounds. This is profoundly cruel to kids and detrimental to their brain and social development. Especially kids who do not have the privilege of a backyard.
Women have fought for decades to defend women's rights. One thing is clear, the
@liberal_party
will always be there to continue their hard work, protect what we have and never go back. Together, we choose forward.
#lib2019
@AnnieTalbot4
Trudeau was elected in 2015 on a promise to be open, accountable, and transparent. Now, just four years later, he begins his re-election campaign the subject of an RCMP criminal investigation.
#elxn2019
"Kathryn Marshall, a lawyer with Levitt Sheikh LLP who is representing the CUPE members in the complaint, said she expects the number of complainants to grow."
And who is also a conservative activist who materially benefits from criminalizing this speech!
In order to do politics differently, we need to be different in politics. Despite our differences, arguments and political affiliations, I believe we must move forward and work together for the greater good. Our communities, country and world are counting on it. CCC
One of the resolutions submitted at CUPE Ontario's recent convention a few weeks ago.
I am looking forward to Fred Hahn explaining in human rights court what this disgusting hate has to do with labour relations in Ontario.
Pretty sure the Liberals dropped their platform earlier than planned because they want to take focus off their zero tolerance to sexual harassment policy. By zero tolerance, I mean lots of tolerance.
Grab a copy of the Globe and Mail and read
@robyndoolittle
story at A4. I am proud to be representing a courageous, brilliant medical resident in a case that will change the way medical residents are treated by the hospital and university system.
I wish I was a fly in the wall during the meeting when the PM and his team decided that serving the Opposition leader with a libel notice was a good strategy. I just really want to know what the reasoning was.
I find it really strange that vaccinations for the federal public service are a key issue in this campaign. Most of these workers have been working from home since March 2020. Most will probably WFH for the forseeable issue. Media should ask: why the focus on these workers?
Idea: What about focusing this election on policies that will actually make a difference in ppls lives?
Response: *crickets*
Idea: What about focusing this election on the most disturbing sh*t we can find on eachother.
Response: ππΌββοΈππΌββοΈππΌββοΈππΌββοΈππΌββοΈππΌββοΈ
This election is ridiculous.
#cdnpoli
This pandemic has exposed a massive class divide. Privileged people making decisions that mostly negatively impact those who are far less advantaged in life. It is wrong. It is completely unfair. There needs to be a reality check.
2/2
I just received the statement of defence from CUPE and Fred Hahn in our discrimination case on behalf of approx 80 Jewish union members. Its a disturbing, long-winded manifesto that shows how deep the union's antisemitism runs:
Today
@cafreeland
said "people shouldn't travel" when pushed on reports of sexual assault at a federal quarantine facility. I asked
@PattyHajdu
if this meant the victim deserved it. She disgustingly said, "Every woman deserves to live a life free of violence, BUT..." Watch.
Has anyone from the media asked Trudeau to explain what specific "rigorous" processes have been followed re: Saini? External investigation? Is there a report? What were the findings?
"Nobody in here wants to have to pick who to believe between Jody Wilson-Raybould and Chrystia Freeland," says Trudeau to young women in the House. "Nobody wants to know that one person has to be right and another person has to be wrong between Jane Philpott or Maryam Monsef."
I couldn't leave the Island without visiting
@CowsIceCream
β and, while there, I ran into Brooks from the Prime Minister's Youth Council! He's committed to climate action and spoke to me about the provinceβs ban on plastic bags. Together, let's
#BeatPlasticPollution
!
Tragic news from our neighbours is obviously on Canadaβs mind this weekend. But a big, important and positive thing happened in the
#Arctic
this week too. A lot of people are going to get help. If you missed it, check out this thread. π¨π¦
The prime minister pointedly made clear that he did not agree with everything that the ethics commissioner had to say about how his government handled the SNC-Lavalin affair. And he was right to do so, writes the Star editorial board.
I have been thinking alot about how Wilson-Raybould was gaslit, pressured, harassed and later defamed by the old boys crew at the PMO. As an employment lawyer, it is shocking how often I see this behaviour towards senior female execs.
It was really awful to watch this. I felt horrible for her. I think all women have been there. A man you don't know thinks it is ok to touch you and invade your personal space. You can really tell she is uncomfortable.
Why does this man gets away with this kind of behaviour?!
It's 100% inappropriate, not tolerable.
WHERE THE HELL IS THE MEDIA ON THIS?!
#metoo
#elxn43
#cdnpoli