A retired university instructor, cinematographer, photographer. A privileged settler & queer ally. A champion of all women behind and in front of cameras.
π³οΈβπHappy Pride! My late dad spent his entire life hiding from politicians, the RCMP, city police, churches, and the conservative business communities in Saskatchewan. His entire life- but for his last day on earth. On that day he let me know who he really was- I loved him β€οΈ
#pride
To all Sask Party MLAβs- but especially
@PremierScottMoe
&
@jeremycockrill
β shame on you all.
The fate of all trans kids in this province hung in the balance and you failed them, betrayed them, and told them they donβt matter. Despicable act of cruelty and hatred.
#skpoli
@PremierScottMoe
So you congratulated an American hockey team for a draft lottery position but youβve COMPLETELY ignored an Indigenous journalist from Saskatchewan who won a Peabody Award and a PULITZER PRIZE in journalism. Priorities man!
#skpoli
To
@PremierScottMoe
once youβre back from your desert jaunt- perhaps let us know your thoughts on 710 new cases, and 19 new Saskatchewan people headed to the morgue- all while youβve been away shaking hands and slapping backs w/ Stephen Harper.
#skpoli
#covid
Mr. Premier-not sure if you grasp this yet, but we taxpayers (of the carbon pricing system) get all if not more back than we paid.
Itβs only your carbon polluting industry donors that end up paying, and thatβs because theyβre doing all the polluting.
Your PST takes my $$ period
So
@PremierScottMoe
and his
@SaskParty
succumbed to the hateful bigotry of 18 people from who knows where to create a law that puts all trans kids in Saskatchewan in jeopardy.
The men and women in this cabinet are abhorrent.
#skpoli
A truly patronizing and pathetic rationale. Read the science, listen to paediatric specialists, and protect kids, yes, from their parents.
#dustinduncan
#skpoli
This is Saskatchewanβs Premier trying to legitimize his bigotry and hatred of trans and queer kids in our province.
@PremierScottMoe
is willing to out trans kids to appease his political agenda despite pleas from experts in the field. Shameful and dangerous behaviour.
#skpoli
Spent part of my afternoon shooting the 'trucker's protest' in front of the legislative building today. Despite the best efforts of some, I was told I was, "the enemy of the people". A "homojournalist". Then three bearded men behind me chanted, "Lynch him, Lynch him."
#skpoli
12 more Sask people are dead. Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab advises people to make their 'own personal risk assessment.'βAgain Shahab, how do we assess the risk without the proper information!!
@SKGov
@PremierScottMoe
#skpoli
photo credit: CBC Sask
Justin Trudeau spent some of his afternoon today out on a hike with school kids. He also answered a bunch of science questions from the kids and threw a quick pitch in for his 2 billion tree planting plan.
He also chopped all his hair off
#cdnpoli
As a vocal queer & trans ally for years now Iβm still shaken by the utter hate displayed on social media of all types.
This hate is now being openly fueled by our
@PremierScottMoe
provincial government in Saskatchewan- and the
@CPC_HQ
and
@PierrePoilievre
federally.
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Lemme get this straight
@skgov
, youβre going to spend 100βs of millions $$$ collecting corporate taxes in SK, which the Federal govt already does- for free! What?!
Sask. aims to launch new tax collection agency, take over federal program via
@leaderpost
Why does the rule of law not matter to these men when that law doesn't suit their political agendas? What's next for
@PremierScottMoe
and his cabinet? Banning bodily autonomy for women? Banning labour unions and collective bargaining?
Make these men accountable to the law.
Anyone see our βphobic Premier or any Sask Party MLAs/ministers at the π³οΈβπPrideπ³οΈββ§οΈ parade in Saskatoon??
Is important.
@PremierScottMoe
@SKGov
Phil Tank: Saskatoon Pride Parade still vital, perhaps more than ever via
@TheStarPhoenix
Men: When we dismiss misogyny as, βNobody died.β- βRelax, itβs just a jokeβ- we perpetuate that same misogyny. Fact: misogyny can and does = death for women and girls. Sask has an intimate partner violence crisis, so privileged male decisions = consequences for all women & girls.
Far-right groups against π³οΈβπinclusivityπ³οΈββ§οΈ are always fuelled by hate, disinformation, and ultimately violence.
βTake Back Albertaβ Organizer Leading Campaign Against Rainbow Crosswalk in Small TownΒ Alberta
I'm only one of the 1000's of people and businesses that
@BradWall306
hurt- I'm so very tired of the 'look back' beatification of Wall compared to
@PremierScottMoe
. Wall lied continually. Wall used his position for personal gain. He's no saint. He's a grifter like the rest.
Oh goody, another MAGA loving, god-fearing, right-wing SaskParty candidate wanting to run Saskatchewan. Ugh.
@PremierScottMoe
and his gang getting further and further right. Is there no end to these guys?
#skpoli
Hey-
@sskroughriders
and
@SKGov
if you demanded proof of vaccination at βRider games you would be encouraging people without a double dose to get there! Itβs win win if you do it- itβs loss of life if you donβt. You choose.
#DoTheRightThing
Stop minimizing my job loss as βsmallβ. Iβm devastated by the loss- I am not SMALL.
ββThe university is undergoing some "workforce adjustments," which includeΒ a "small number" of layoffs and not extending some short-term contracts, according to a U of R spokesperson.β
#skpoli
So ashamed of Saskatchewanβs government right now. Putting queer and trans kids at serious risk for right-wing dogma.
Disgusting and dangerous pandering to religious ideology over science and medicine.
#dustinduncan
@PremierScottMoe
The new parental inclusion and consent policies are dangerous and a threat to the safety and well-being of students.
The Federation is calling on the government to reverse this policy decision and engage in meaningful consultation with its sector partners and expert teachers.
This tweet is absolute spin-doctoring. Saskatchewan actually LOST more people than it gained. Second worst showing for a province in the country. The truth matters Scott.
@PremierScottMoe
Saskatchewan has just recorded its largest population increase ever!
In the second quarter of 2022, our province grew by 6,465 people, making this the largest population jump in any quarter since Statistics Canada began releasing quarterly population counts in 1971.
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"-the SHA is trying to improve patient and visitor experiences in its facilities. This should be a gradual transition, [now] is the right time to drop the mask mandate."- Dr. Shahab.
Yet another reason to feel profound disappointment in the words and actions of this doctor.
This is the guy chosen to investigate misogyny & sexism at REAL?- this quote is in his own bio:
βGeorge barely got through high school having found sports and girls a distraction from his studies.β
Why wasnβt the consultant a woman? Just asking.
@ExpRegina
@CityofRegina
@sasktoday
I think these young players will, someday, see that it was the teachers and schools that created and supported their sports teams. It was the teachers that filled the vital roles of coaches, managers, coordinators. It is the teachers that now need support- not the Premier et al.
If this bigoted event spewed anti-Semitic, racist, misogynistic, or any other hate speech it wouldnβt be allowed to happen in a publicly funded event space.
Yet- if itβs 2SLGBTQIA+ hate speech itβs deemed, by city officials, religious freedom.
Cβmon
@CityofRegina
this is hate.
@JeffBro45594051
@PremierScottMoe
Bullshit, read the studies, talk to an expert in the field, listen, donβt spew uneducated opinions to fulfil your political agenda.
Thatβs how kids die.
@sskroughriders
Your decision to follow
@PremierScottMoe
βs placation of anti-vaccination is a slap in the face to every βRider fan navigating cancer. Youβve made it impossible for any of them to attend a game this season while thousands of able-bodied deniers are rewarded.
So minister
@everetthindley
ran away from the media rather than answer questions about Saskatchewanβs crumbling health care at the 2022 SMA Assembly today. SP typical and unprofessional conduct. Photo by Paul Figueiredo.
#skpoli
@skgov
@PremierScottMoe
Hi
@GeneMakowsky
Have you seen these residences? Have you been inside one? Do you know where these properties of are? When you accepted the post of Min of Social Services you also accepted responsibility for the lives and well being of thousands of vulnerable people. Do better
As a person whoβs worked in the news media and entertainment media for 40 years this the first time Iβm asking the CRTC for anything. Here it goes, βPlease ban Fox News from being available in Canada. They, as a network, are dangerous, liars, conspiracists, and racist.β
#cdnpoli
Really? Is this really an official Tourism Regina rebranding?? Did no one in the meeting even once put up their hand and say, "But...don't you think this might not be a great idea?"
My queer father hid from these two men. Why? Because they would have done their political and religious best to throw my beautiful dad into prison, destroying his family and his career. I imagine this picture as their victory pose having heard my dadβs fate. F**k you both.
How wonderful was the Saskatchewan film industry? I got to work with Dennis Hopper, Jeff Bridges, Charlize Theron, Bob Hoskins, Margot Kidder, Tantoo Cardinal, Adam Beach, and Gordon Tootoosis and Shaun Majumder. π
@tammyrobert
I was escorted out of the Legislative building, roughly, by the then S.A.A.βs men for being in the Sask Party caucus office and asking a question, politely.
A convicted murderer gets the royal treatment and a seat in the house.
@skgov
@SaskParty
@SaskParty
I am happy that this govt is investing in the film industry again. I am also one of almost 2000 filmmakers that had EVERYTHING taken from them after 25 years of gruelling work. The Sask Party did that- stop this hubris, stop. It inflicts even more pain to those that you hurt.
My father spent his entire life in fear of, and hiding from politicians like
@WarrenSteinley
, my dad was queer.
@CPC_HQ
and many of their candidates want to return LGBTQ2S π people to the dark. Letβs stop the fear. Vote against hate. Vote for acceptance. Vote for life.
#skpoli
This man. This father. This beautiful wonderful soul was forced to hide his queerness to the world.
Why?
Because of hate, fear, and government persecution.
Let that sink in
@PremierScottMoe
@jeremycockrill
He died alone- surrounded by his family, but alone. π
Okay
@sskroughriders
@SKGov
The two universities in Saskatchewan have mandated full vaccination for students/faculty/employees this term- what are the βRiders and the
@SaskParty
waiting for? More deaths? More sickness? Whatβs your metric for too many?
#CovidVariants
This is my dad, Jack Burton. He lived his entire life in secret. Hate did that, bigotry robbed him of queer love. This Pride Monthβ letβs remember the fight and the sacrifices queer and trans people make everyday. Like Jack π³οΈβπ
Watch βSeparate Bedsβ
#Vimeo
If you only read one factual and truthful post on Twitter today, make it this one. Thank you Doug.
Doug Cuthand: First Nations are fighting the Sask. First Act via
@leaderpost
βThese protocols have been in place, and weβd expect the teacher to follow it and hope they do.β β Scott Moe
Says the Premier thatβs threatening to break a Federal law - unbelievable stupidity, and hubris from the supposed leader of a province.
@PremierScottMoe
#skpoli
Our Premier,
@PremierScottMoe
is pitting parents vs. kids. This is dangerous politics. Saskatchewanβs Premier is doubling down on his govtβs (expertise) as parents vs. scientific research by paediatric health & medical professionals- but he and
#dustinduncan
profess to know more
βCause this SASK PARTY LAWYER and MLA struts and clucks his intellectual and scientific superiority over every mental health and addictions expert and harm reduction advocate in the province. People will die on Minister Tim McLeodβs watch. Does he care? Not on your life.
@SKGov
Makowsky said, [Conway] was playing, βgutter politics...β- courtesy the Leader-Post.
I find it interesting that when the opposition tries to hold government accountable or even somewhat transparent- that opposition is labelled as being 'petty'.
C'mon
@GeneMakowsky
do better.
To anyone who attended Petersonβs βshowβ in Regina recently, or to anyone who selfied with Peterson, how do you reconcile this? Whether your longtime friends or just audience, how do you justify his views? This is abhorrent.
Programs at the University of Regina are already being affected. Pausing intakes, cutting instructors, cancelling courses, and not allowing the hire of much needed sessional positions to fill in for instructors that have been let go.
@PremierScottMoe
et al know this & donβt care.
Iβm a post-secondary instructor, whoβs losing his job due to a lack of funding to universities by this government.
My students feel betrayed and angry.
Murray Mandryk: Government fails to believe in students and growth via
@TheStarPhoenix
Good people, great teachers, mentors, professionals, gone. This breaks my heart.
This is
@PremierScottMoe
βs growth that works forβ¦those he deems deserving.
Post-secondary Ed and the University of Reginaβs very future are on the line.
These job losses will continue.
#skpoli
Well, since the gov belongs to us taxpayers- I guess we can do what the f**k we want with the logo.
βThe government said it holds the copyright to the logo but offered no other immediate response to the controversy.β
#skpoli
'I have no time for that': Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister was dismissive of any talk of western separation. Here's the comparison he made.
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
βIf the Ministry of Health in Saskatchewan has information that upends 25 years of addictions research on a global scale and HIV research on a global scale β¦ we would love to see it,ββ Minister McLeod and his ministry putting the most vulnerable at risk again.
@PremierScottMoe
Cβmon Mike Walters, 18 letters (emails)- Did you count the THOUSANDS of emails you got telling you your ministry will hurt and possibly KILL trans kids?
@PremierScottMoe
via
@torontostar