Najma Ahmed @najmadoc Twitter profile

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

2 years

Doctors call for assault-weapons ban to be permanent |

Doctors call for assault-weapons ban to be permanent

The evidence is clear; so is the devastation, Najma Ahmed, John Kortbeek and Murray Trusler write

www.thespec.com

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

2 years

I am the chief of surgery at SMH @UnityHealthTO - with a thriving practice in trauma & emergency surgery. I am the Vice Chair Edu, @UofTSurgery I am a national figure in gun violence prevention. I am a Mom & that is my favourite job. Any questions?

Irfan Dhalla

@IrfanDhalla

2 years

Fortunately this is untrue at @uoftmedicine , @UnityHealthTO and many other universities/hospitals in Canada. Still lots to do to achieve gender equity, but I'm glad to know many women chiefs & deans who are very successful professionally and have a family.

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

4 years

The AR15 is not a sporting rifle. It is a killing machine. @Docs4GunControl 80% of Canadians agree. @BillBlair

Bill Blair

@BillBlair

4 years

The AR-15, and other weapons like it, have been used in mass killings in Canada including at École Polytechnique, Dawson College, the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, Moncton, and against children at Sandy Hook in the U.S. These weapons have no place in our communities.

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Najma Ahmed

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9 months

Canada take note: Some people in Canada are working very hard to reverse the order in council passed in 2020 to ban AR-15 style assault rifles after the Port a pique massacre. Weapons of war have no place in our civil society. @Docs4GunControl Support Bill C21.

K-12 School Shooting Database

@K12ssdb

9 months

The Lewiston, Maine mass shooter is straight out of a gun ad. An entire mass shooter market has been created by the gun industry. You don't wear gloves and a tactical vest to go to a shooting range. These guns are designed to kill as many people as possible in a public place.

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

4 years

Honoured to receive the ⁦ @CMA_Docs ⁩ Charles Tupper award tonight at the virtual gala on behalf of ⁦ @Docs4GunControl ⁩. And introduced my a legend in medicine ⁦ @DocSandyB ⁩

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

3 years

As a trauma surgeon I have witnessed the devastation caused by guns. Bullets blow apart everything in their path. They shred blood vessels, pulverize organs & shatter bones. AR-15 & like semi-automatic weapons rip apart tissues, families, and communities. @Docs4GunControl

Docs4ProtectionfromGuns

@Docs4GunControl

3 years

These are the guns @erinotoole has committed to making legal again - guns that can kill and injure many people in minutes. 17 health care organizations support banning these #AssaultWeapons because they are a risk to public health and safety. #Elxn44

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@najmadoc

5 years

An important discussion. Gun violence is a public health crisis. Canadians need an evidence informed public health approach. The gun is the vector. Decrease exposure to the vector. Public health 101 @Docs4GunControl

Robert Benzie

@robertbenzie

5 years

Liberal Leader ⁦ @JustinTrudeau ⁩ meets with healthcare professionals and candidates to discuss gun control. #elxn43

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@najmadoc

4 years

Canadians want stronger gun control. These are weapons of war, not hunting rifles. The self interested gun lobby must not be allowed to over run the will of the people @Docs4GunControl

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@najmadoc

3 years

Waking up to news of a terrible shooting in Regent park. Time for action. @Docs4GunControl supports a multi faceted approach: reduce guns in communities, stop illegal smuggling, address social determinants. Don’t let the gun lobby write gun laws.

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

4 years

Thank you @CMA_Docs for this incredible honour. Thank you to our hundreds of members and thousands of supporters @Docs4GunControl for your tireless advocacy to create evidence informed gun policy and make Canadians safer.

Irfan Dhalla

@IrfanDhalla

4 years

Congratulations @najmadoc ! Very nice to see your efforts to reduce gun violence in Canada be recognized with the @CMA_Docs Sir Charles Tupper Award for Political Advocacy.

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@najmadoc

4 years

This policy will save lives @Docs4GunControl Congratulations to all Canadians

Gerald Butts

@gmbutts

4 years

Congrats to @BillBlair and the whole team, and to @Polysesouvient @julie_maggi and the many others who fought so hard for this policy. You saved lives today 👏 👏 👏

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Najma Ahmed

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4 years

Thrilled to receive @CMA_Docs Charles Tupper Award for political advocacy. I humbling accept this honour on behalf of the thousands of @Docs4GunControl members, friends, supporters. This award belongs to everyone who is working to make Canada safer from gun violence.

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@najmadoc

4 years

The assault weapons ban is supported by 80% of Canadians and a mountain of scientific evidence. Strong gun safety laws save lives @Docs4GunControl

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@najmadoc

5 years

Thank you for the amazing support afforded by so many Canadians. Let’s remember that guns are intended to maim and kill. Firearm ownership is a privilege, not a right and should be subject to laws that put public health first. @Docs4GunControl

Mike Dickinson

@drmikedickinson

5 years

Dear gun lobby, This sad, pathetic strategy only makes me want to stand up and fight harder for handgun legislation to protect Canadian families. Canadian doctors will not be scared off so easily. Go find your own lane.

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@najmadoc

3 years

I know something about being targeted for advocacy that saves lives. I am grateful to the medical community and the many others who banded around me and called out the harassment @Docs4GunControl

Dr. Brian Goldman

@NightShiftMD

3 years

Thank you @SharkawyMD

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

4 years

Canadians need to take the growing problem of gun violence seriously. Don't be fooled by the Canadian gun lobby, with their talk of 'gun rights' & 'property rights'. The US should serve as cautionary tale. @Docs4GunControl

Jaime Watt: Evidence-based policy needed on gun control

The Liberal government needs to get serious about the growing problem of gun violence, Jaime Watt writes

www.thestar.com

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

4 years

Today the government took decisive, comprehensive & evidenced based action to decrease the proliferation of semiautomatic rifles. This makes us much more closely aligned with our peer nations and much safer. @JustinTrudeau @BillBlair 🇨🇦 @Docs4GunControl

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

4 years

Working at the covid-19 vaccination centre @UnityHealthTO - SMH site this evening. So happy to be doing my little bit. Great to see the Heath care teams working together to get this ✅

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@najmadoc

4 years

Thank you @CMA_Docs for recognizing the important role that doctors have in advocating for evidenced based public health measures. I share this award with all @Docs4GunControl and HC workers everywhere who work for the greater good.

Canadian Medical Association

@CMA_Docs

4 years

On Dec. 3, we will applaud @najmadoc for challenging the gun lobby through grassroots advocacy during the 2020 CMA Awards Gala! 🥳🎊 Join us by reserving your free ticket: #CDNhealth 1/

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

2 years

Canada’s firearm mortality is 5-8X greater than other OECD countries. We have work to do to make Canadians safer from gun violence. @Docs4GunControl looks forward to learning more about proposed legislation @marcomendicino

The Globe and Mail

@globeandmail

2 years

Ottawa set to introduce new firearms legislation

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@najmadoc

4 years

The presence of a firearm in the home, makes it 5 times more likely that a woman will get killed in a domestic abuse situation; one of the many reasons @Docs4GunControl is fighting to decrease the proliferation of guns in our society. On this Mother’s Day, spread this message.

Canadian Femicide Observatory

@CAN_Femicide

4 years

Heartbroken friends remember mom with ‘huge heart’ and her ‘special kid’ killed in double- #femicide suicide

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@najmadoc

4 years

The AR-15 is prohibited in Canada because of an OIC passed on May 01, 2020, after the horrific mass shooting in NS. The Canadian gun lobby have filed a legal challenge to have this overturned. Pay attention Canada. We are not immune to mass shootings @Docs4GunControl

Shannon Watts

@shannonrwatts

4 years

One year ago, a gunman in Dayton, Ohio, shot 26 people in 32 seconds. The AR-15-style rifle he used to kill nine bystanders was legally modified to hold a 100-round drum magazine and was legal to carry in public. Ohio lawmakers have yet to act. #ohleg

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@najmadoc

4 years

I was the PD for the largest training program in General Surgery in NA for 10 years. @UofTSurgery and am now VCE. Training female residents is not different than training male residents. Female residents are no more/less sensitive, dedicated or talented. Get over yourself.

Paula Ferrada MD FACS FCCM MAMSE

@pferrada1

4 years

These types of comments are the reason why we still need to train ALL on miroagressions. Education is not about “beating”. This comment is sexist- Gender, ethnicity or any other excuse that poor educators want to use to hide the shortcomings are inappropriate and unacceptable

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

2 years

We applaud this government for an evidence informed approach and for following the science to address gun violence @BillBlair @marcomendicino @JustinTrudeau @Docs4GunControl @CMA_Docs

Justin Trudeau

@JustinTrudeau

2 years

One Canadian killed by gun violence is one too many. That’s why we’ve banned 1,500 types of military-style assault firearms. And that’s why, today, we’ve introduced legislation to further strengthen gun control in Canada. Thread ⤵️

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4 years

This is what leadership looks like @BillBlair @JustinTrudeau @CanadianPM Today's OIC ban the mechanism that makes semi-automatic weapons so deadly. Strong work focused on community safety and public health @Docs4GunControl

GIFFORDS

@GIFFORDS_org

4 years

BREAKING: Canada is banning assault weapons—less than two weeks after 22 people were killed in the nation’s deadliest shooting in Nova Scotia. This is what leadership looks like. Preventing another tragedy starts with action.

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@najmadoc

4 years

Thank you @GlenBandiera - looking forward to doing great things with you to advance our mission of world class excellence at SMH and UHT

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@najmadoc

4 years

Canada let’s avoid this fate. Don’t let the gun lobby write our gun laws. @Docs4GunControl believe they are trying

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@najmadoc

4 years

80 % of Canadians support stronger gun control. Gun violence is a public health issue. Follow the science and let’s get this done @Docs4GunControl @BillBlair

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

3 years

This is a sign: the health system is severely compromised. Buildings & beds alone are not a health system. Nurses/physios/pharmacists/discharge planners/environmental support workers/ clinic staff, admins/doctors, scientists/ students & many others are the health system.

Aaron Derfel

@Aaron_Derfel

3 years

Breaking: Montreal’s McGill University Health Centre now postponing some heart and cancer surgeries as a result of the #pandemic . My latest #COVID story below. 👇 via @mtlgazette

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@najmadoc

5 years

Today was supposed a perfect day. 2 million Canadians celebrating an amazing Raptors championship. Except for the guns. Except for the guns. @JustinTrudeau @BillBlair ban assault weapons and handguns now @Docs4GunControl

CP24

@CP24

5 years

UPDATE: Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders now says that a total of four people sustained gunshot wounds in the shooting incident at Nathan Phillips Square earlier today.

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2 years

My heart - be a surgeon and a gun violence prevention advocate @Docs4GunControl

Marc Love

@marcslove

2 years

One of the surviving kids on CNN: I used to want to be a police officer, but now I want to be a surgeon so I can help people.

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@najmadoc

4 years

Women and girls are disproportionately at risk by the presence of guns in the home. The most common method of killing in femicide is by gun. The banning of assault weapons is a strong first step, and more needs to be done. @BillBlair pls fully implement C71 @Docs4GunControl

The Globe and Mail

@globeandmail

4 years

At least nine women and girls killed in domestic homicides in Canada during pandemic

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@najmadoc

5 years

Let’s be more like Australia and less like the US. I have been a surgeon in Canada for 18 years. I treat patients with gunshot wounds every week @Docs4GunControl @BillBlair @JustinTrudeau

André Picard

@picardonhealth

5 years

I’ve been a surgeon in Australia for 16 years. I’ve seen only two gunshot wounds, by @drnikkistamp via @PostOpinions @Docs4GunControl #gunviolence #guncontrol #ThisIsOurLane

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@najmadoc

4 years

Most Canadians don’t know that Canada has a well funded politically well connected gun lobby that is advocating for US style firearms laws. The cloak their rhetoric in talk of legal gun owners - observe the US wrt legal ownership @Docs4GunControl . Canada pay attention.

Lindsay’s Mum - #IStandWithTrudeau2025

@christmasali

4 years

And this is what we DON'T want in Canada! Open & concealed carry are stated policy of one of Canada's professional gun lobby groups, supported by @ErinOToole and the @CPC_HQ ! If you don't believe me, look it up! . And they want to carry at THEIR discretion!

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@najmadoc

4 years

Thank you @BillBlair @JustinTrudeau for preventing the proliferation of highly lethal weapons of war. They have no place in our homes and communities. This policy is supported by the scientific evidence. Applause and gratitude. @Docs4GunControl

Docs4ProtectionfromGuns

@Docs4GunControl

4 years

Our organization thanks Public Safety Minister @BillBlair and Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau for following through on their promise to health workers and the Canadian public last fall to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons. #cdnpoli

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@najmadoc

4 years

Okay ... can we move on now... we have a country to run.

Jaro Giesbrecht

@JaroGiesbrecht

4 years

PM @JustinTrudeau apologizes for not recusing himself from #WECharity student grant contract "I made a mistake in not recusing myself immediately from the discussions given our family's history & I am sincerely sorry about not having done that," #Cdnpoli

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@najmadoc

4 years

Calling women emotional is a old trick used to discredit women. No one is falling for it. @Docs4GunControl

Docs4ProtectionfromGuns

@Docs4GunControl

4 years

In @AlbertaViewsMag , CDPG's @najmadoc and CCFR's Rod Giltaca were invited to write op-eds answering the question, should Canada ban handguns? Both then had an opportunity to respond. Here are the opening words from each of their responses. Notice the difference. #cdnpoli

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@najmadoc

3 years

The remedy of hate is love. The remedy of dark is light. Silence & indifference emboldens evil. Peace, love & justice is achieved comes from unconditional acceptance of others & action. Speak out against hatred wherever and whenever you see it.

Lisa Richardson MD

@RicharLisa

3 years

It is hard not to feel despair. But we must rally against this brutal hate with love and with justice. Sending unconditional love to the little one who lost his family, to his community and to all of our Muslim friends and colleagues on this tragic day. #AllOurRelations

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@najmadoc

5 years

Shout out to first responders, docs and RNs who treated the wounded and sick today at St. Mike’s with dedication & compassion. We ask our public officials ban handguns and assault weapons. @Docs4GunControl @BillBlair @JustinTrudeau

B Lawless

@healthpolicyMD

5 years

Sadly gun violence and injured victims overshadow an event that should have made Toronto shine. No one attending a rally to celebrate needs to bring weapons. @Docs4GunControl @JustinTrudeau @BillBlair @Bill_Morneau

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@najmadoc

7 months

A very important step to make Canadians safer from harm, injury and death from guns. Congratulations Canada - this Bill, soon to be law is based upon the best available evidence. Thank you to our parliamentarians for listening. @Docs4GunControl

Docs4ProtectionfromGuns

@Docs4GunControl

7 months

Victory! The Senate just voted for #C21 . Congratulations and thank you to our members and supporters, to the advocates who have been working for decades for a safer country, and to all the MPs and Senators who listened and cared. Evidence won. The public interest won. Canada won.

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@najmadoc

9 months

This cannot be said strongly enough. Say No to Hate.

Justin Trudeau

@JustinTrudeau

9 months

When we see or hear hateful language and imagery, we must condemn it. The display of a swastika by an individual on Parliament Hill is unacceptable. Canadians have the right to assemble peacefully – but we cannot tolerate antisemitism, Islamophobia, or hate of any kind.

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@najmadoc

4 years

The US has the highest per capital gun death rate of any developed nation on earth. Canada, let’s not be like them, let’s be more like us. @Docs4GunControl @JustinTrudeau

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@najmadoc

4 years

Remember their names. Lives needlessly taken too soon by a man with a gun. The proliferation of guns makes us all less safe. Take action - join the movement. @Docs4GunControl

Gabrielle Gallant 🇺🇦

@G_Gallant

4 years

Remember their names. #MontrealMassacre

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@najmadoc

4 years

Horrific & tragic loss of life, compounded by the fact that this was preventable. The AR15 is not a sporting rifle as the gun lobby would want you to believe. It is a killing machine. In Canada the gun lobby is trying to make them legal again. Stop them @Docs4GunControl

Shannon Watts

@shannonrwatts

4 years

DENVER: A 36-year-old man shot and killed Isabella from the window of his apartment with an AR-15 as she and her boyfriend walked a dog. The gunman was angry that the dog was going to the bathroom in front of his apartment. Isabella’s boyfriend was shot and injured. #coleg

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@najmadoc

4 years

Canada - take heed. We have a choice. Allow the proliferation of guns and see the same fate as the US. Or follow the lead of the UK, Australia and NZ and minimize harm and death from guns. Time to choose Canada @Docs4GunControl @BillBlair @JustinTrudeau

Shannon Watts

@shannonrwatts

4 years

This is at least the 225th US mass shooting since 2009, and the 2nd mass shooting in 2020. About 61% of mass shootings take place in private homes. 1,311 North Carolinians are killed by guns annually, and guns are the 2nd leading cause of death for children/teens in the state.

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@najmadoc

9 months

Not okay. Do better Toronto. Let’s take care of each other. Work for peace. Our shared co-existence may well depend on it.

Michael Warner

@drmwarner

9 months

If targeting Jewish businesses becomes an accepted form of Jew hatred in Toronto...how long until Jewish schools, synagogues, homes and even individuals...are next.

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@najmadoc

3 years

Hear, hear. @Docs4GunControl agrees. Firearms in the home make it much more likely that a woman in a domestic violence situation will end up dead. Time for action Canada.

Pam Damoff

@PamDamoff

3 years

Gun control is a women’s issue. During the #16Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women, we must recognize that Access to firearms by an intimate partner increases the likelihood of femicide by 500% Watch my statement below⬇️ @Polysesouvient @christmasali @HaltonWomensPl

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@najmadoc

3 years

Canada - we must do better. Gun violence is a public health issue. The proliferation of guns is making us all less safe. @Docs4GunControl call upon the gov’t for a national handgun strategy

CP24

@CP24

3 years

#BREAKING : 14-year-old girl in critical condition after shooting in North York

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@najmadoc

4 years

Pleased to have worked with our government @BillBlair @JustinTrudeau @cafreeland to make Canada safer. Proud to be Canadian today @Docs4GunControl

Chrystia Freeland

@cafreeland

4 years

Thank you to Dr. Najma Ahmed and @Docs4GunControl for your longtime advocacy in support of responsible gun control measures in our community. We must all continue to work together to prevent firearm-related injury and death in Canada.

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3 years

Honour to represent the work that we do @Docs4GunControl

Surgery 101

@surgery_101

3 years

“The truth of the matter is, I am not doing this for myself. That’s why physicians have such a powerful voice… we have nothing to gain by this advocacy”. Dr. Najma Ahmed, Co-Founder of @Docs4GunControl . #Surgery101 #MedTwitter #GunControlNow

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@najmadoc

4 years

An honour to be recognized by my peers, colleagues and mentor @cpso_ca

CPSO

@cpso_ca

4 years

@najmadoc thanks the #CPSOCouncil for this award. Read the in-depth interview with our #CPSOCouncilAward recipient in the next #CPSODialogue , coming soon!

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@najmadoc

3 years

Canadians should work to preserve and strengthen our gun safety laws. The gun lobby is currently in litigation with fed gov’t to reverse the ban that made the AR15 illegal in May 2020. @Docs4GunControl US gun culture is trying to seep into Canada.

Pete Bear

@MadHabber

3 years

In Canada, the odds of a Rittenhouse doing this at a protest would be close to zero, since open carry not allowed anywhere. The chance he would be acquitted on all counts if it did happen? Definitely zero.

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@najmadoc

5 years

Sorrow, grief, horror. Condolences for families & victims. Shout out to police, paramedic, nurses, doctors, who are fighting and will fight for many months with survivors to restore life. Stand up against hate. @Docs4GunControl #ThisIsOurLane

ThisIsOurLane

@ThisIsOurLane

5 years

”This is one of New Zealand’s Darkest Days.....” @jacindaardern Americans stand with our #NewZealand family. Unfortunately we know far too well what it’s like to experience such senseless tragedies. #ChristchurchMosqueAttack #NZMosqueShooting

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@najmadoc

3 years

Let’s make sure that @HomerTien succeeds. Everyone needs to lean in. All docs and RNs should volunteer to vaccinate. Let’s enlist everyone. This effort will need an all hands on deck approach. Wear masks. Stay home. Do not congregate. Get vaccinated. Let’s get this done.

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@ASPphysician

3 years

I wish Dr. Tien luck. We need him to succeed.

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@najmadoc

5 years

The evidence is clear. Countries with stricter gun laws have fewer civilian deaths from suicide, homicide. Greater tolerance for civilian guns results in higher gun fatality rates. @Docs4GunControl Join the movement. We are changing the discourse abt guns.

Sen. Pierre J. Dalphond, Canada

@DalphondPierre

5 years

#Gunfact #8 : Correlation between more stringent firearms regulation and gun deaths per 100,000 is clear. UK: 0.3 < Australia: 1.0 < Canada: 2.1 < US: 10.6. More #GunControl = increased security. #FirearmsFreeCanada #cdnpoli #SenCA @Polysesouvient

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@najmadoc

4 years

It is well past time to get very serious about gun control, including a national ban on semiautomatic handguns @Docs4GunControl

CTV Toronto

@CTVToronto

4 years

A massive gunfight that left one man seriously injured involved at least 80 rounds of ammunition, police say.

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@najmadoc

2 years

The evidence is clear: the more guns in a society - the more gun deaths. Canada should not make the same mistakes the US has. We should ban the most lethal types of weapons, invest in our communities and follow the science @Docs4GunControl

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@najmadoc

2 years

An important day that will make our children safer. @Docs4GunControl applauds the gov’t for following the science and stopping the proliferation of lethal weapons in communities @marcomendicino @BillBlair @JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @PamDamoff @MarciIen

Marco Mendicino

@marcomendicino

2 years

Canada's Trudeau announces bill to cap sales, transfers and imports of all handguns in the country - ⁦⁦ @CNN ⁩

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@najmadoc

2 years

An important step forward in solving the complex problem of gun violence. A multi-pronged approach is needed. This ban means that fewer people will die or be injured by guns @Docs4GunControl

Justin Trudeau

@JustinTrudeau

2 years

We said we’d make it impossible to buy, sell, or transfer handguns anywhere in Canada. And that’s what we’ve done.

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1 year

A heartbreaking tragedy. The presence of guns makes us all less safe. @Docs4GunControl

Catherine McDonald

@cmcdonaldglobal

1 year

A tragic day in Leslieville after a mother in her 40s was killed, struck by apparent stray bullets after police say 3 men got into a fight and a gun was discharged. I spoke to a witness who was in the park next to the South Riverdale Community Health Centre where it all began.

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Years of dismantling gun safety laws because of pressure from the gun lobby has delivered this moment in time. The NS mass shooting, an armed attempt on the PM’s life. Time to enact stronger gun legislation @Docs4GunControl @BillBlair

PolySeSouvient / PolyRemembers

@Polysesouvient

4 years

#Mississauga traffic stop leads @PeelPolice to seize drugs and 19 pistols & 15 long guns. Suspect charged with "possession of weapon for dangerous purpose, carrying concealed weapon, careless storage"... but not illegal possession. #TooManyGuns @CodiWilson

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@najmadoc

4 years

mmmhhhh... if this rating is anything like the NRA rating, Canadians beware. The gun lobby is trying to write our gun laws. @Docs4GunControl

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@najmadoc

2 years

We must address all sources. The legal sale, straw purchases and illegal importation of handguns. They all must be stopped. Agree that - taking handguns out of the domestic supply will definitely help. A multi-faceted approach is needed @Docs4GunControl

PolySeSouvient / PolyRemembers

@Polysesouvient

2 years

“Guns are coming illegally from the 🇺🇸, but taking handguns out of the domestic supply will definitely help in 🇨🇦. It’s just that simple” says father of victim of ⁦ @DanforthFSC ⁩ mass shooting involving handgun stolen from a shop in another province

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

4 years

Because 80% of Canadians support stronger gun control @Docs4GunControl

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@najmadoc

3 years

Canada time to pay attention: the link between guns, conspiracies and threatening behaviour. The proliferation of guns makes us all less safe. The US serves as a cautionary tale @Docs4GunControl time for action @BillBlair

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@najmadoc

4 years

It is time for Canadians to understand ... we have a gun problem. Sound public health principles based in evidence are necessary to reduce injury and death from guns. Other countries have acted with stricter gun legislation. Canada we can do better @Docs4GunControl

Toronto Star

@TorontoStar

4 years

One dead, three in custody after shooting in Danforth Village

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@najmadoc

5 years

This is leadership. This is bravery. This is necessary. We stand with you PM Jacinda Ardern. Lives will be saved because of the actions of NZ government today @Docs4GunControl

Kyle Griffin

@kylegriffin1

5 years

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern moves to ban all military style weapons, effective immediately: "Every semi-automatic weapon used in the [Christchurch] terrorist attack will be banned in this country." Via BBC

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@najmadoc

4 years

80% of Canadians support this assault weapons ban. A very small, but vocal minority of people are attempting to intimidate those of us who advocate for gun violence prevention strategies, including the banning of semiautomatic weapons. @Docs4GunControl

PolySeSouvient / PolyRemembers

@Polysesouvient

4 years

Since @ZannLenore supported May 1st #AssaultWeaponBan , her office got steady flow of calls with "unkind, vile, disgusting" language, Nazi anthem & warning of "blood spilt on the ground", prompting installation of home security system #cdnpoli @mtuttoncporg

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@najmadoc

5 years

Proud to be Canadian - 80 different witnesses, intense study by our respected Senator. People can disagree, and hold differing points of view. In the end, public good and the will of the majority prevailed @Docs4GunControl @JustinTrudeau

Ralph Goodale

@RalphGoodale

5 years

Better background checks, sensible license verifications, best practices in commercial record keeping, safe transportation + impartial classifications - common-sense firearm safety, enacted today in Bill #C71 .

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

3 years

The vast majority of Canadians agree - these weapons have no place in civilian life. @Docs4GunControl A vocal minority of people should not determine gun laws and matters of public safety. Gun violence is a public health issue. @CMA_Docs

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@najmadoc

5 years

Trauma is a chronic disease. The victims of gun violence live with disabilities, pain, social isolation and lost dreams for years after the ambulance & police sirens have moved on. This suffering is preventable. Enact legislation now @Docs4GunControl @BillBlair

Luna Luvgood ✨💥✨

@LunaLuvgood2020

5 years

He was in the library with his friends, trying to decide whether they were going to go fishing or play golf after school, when they heard the sound of gunshots. He was shot. At School. PTSD can kill you, too. Only later. Rest in Peace, Austin

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3 years

The majority of people who survive a suicide attempt do not go on to die by suicide. The death rate from gun suicides 92% making a mental health intervention essentially impossible. @Docs4GunControl

No Guns In Canada 🇨🇦 🇺🇦🟧

@NoGunsInCanada

3 years

The “they were going to commit suicide anyways” myth appears to have been busted by a large scale longitudinal study.

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@najmadoc

5 years

Thank you @spaikin for the important question about our lane. Docs have a long history of informing public health policy... nicotine, asbestos, seatbelts.

TVO Today | The Agenda

@TheAgenda

5 years

Why trauma surgeon @najmadoc says @Docs4GunControl refuse to #StayinYourLane on the issue of gun violence and gun control. Tonight on The Agenda with @spaikin at 8/11pm | Producer: @sandragionas #cdnpoli #cdnhealth

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

5 years

It is heartening to see so many engage in this important public policy debate that impacts the health of communities. Not only that - also about our duty as doctors to act in the public good.Join the movement @Docs4GunControl @JoshNgKamstra

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

3 years

We have lost the battle. We have cancelled surgery except for patients with imminent risk to life/limb/vision. There will be incalculable harm beyond covid related disease. If someone in Toronto has a heart attack, there may or may not be resources to care for them.

gelareh-zadeh

@gelarehzadeh

3 years

I think the correct headline should be - we HAVE lost the battle .. Now let's at least do damage control properly All our collective voices, anger, screams ... seems so insignificant ...in the face of a massive systems failure

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@najmadoc

4 years

An honour to be recognized @CMA_Docs . Humbled to share the stage with @picardonhealth awarded the CMA Owen Adam’s Award, as Picard says: “Health is a societal issue.” @Docs4GunControl

André Picard

@picardonhealth

4 years

Trauma surgeon Dr. Najma Ahmed @najmadoc received the Sir Charles Tupper Award for Political Advocacy for spearheading the group @Docs4GunControl via @CMA_Docs #GunViolence #GunControl

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

4 years

The evidence is to the contrary. A gun in the home increases the chances that a woman will die in a domestic violence situation five fold. @Docs4GunControl

Everytown

@Everytown

4 years

An important reminder as the surge of gun sales in America continues.

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

4 years

Canadians have waited long enough. We have spoken. Ban semiautomatic weapons. This is a public health issue. @Docs4GunControl

André Picard

@picardonhealth

4 years

As Ottawa irons out details of its proposed assault-rifle ban, new weapons are coming to market, by @Nut_Graf via @globeandmail #cdnpoli #gunviolence #guncontrol

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@najmadoc

3 years

The data is compelling. The science is clear. More guns per capita means more gun deaths. It this were not true, the US would be the safest country in the world from gun violence @Docs4GunControl

Dennis Kendel

@DennisKendel

3 years

Why Does the U.S. Have So Many Mass Shootings? Research Is Clear: Too many guns. @Docs4GunControl @najmadoc @alandrummond2

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

5 years

In 2019, 151 women died by femicide in Canada. The most frequent method of killing was by gun. The most frequent perpetrator was a current or previous male intimate partner or male relative. The most frequent location a woman was killed was in her own home @Docs4GunControl

Canadian Femicide Observatory

@CAN_Femicide

5 years

On Nov. 25, 16 Days of Activism against #GBV , #VAWG begins. Join us to increase awareness/education, initiate/support advocacy, & work together to prevent #VAWG , #femicide in Canada & globally. #RememberMe begins Nov. 25. #CFOJA releases 2nd #CallItFemicide report Dec 6. #ItsOnUs

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

5 years

My trauma surgeon colleague @JosephSakran explains the devastation of gun violence to @ChrisCuomo . Listen this wealth of experience. We know what we must do Canada. Let’s get after it! @Docs4GunControl @JustinTrudeau @BillBlair

CNN

@CNN

5 years

Mass shootings are just a small proportion of the American gun epidemic, says Dr. Joe Sakran. "We have young black men that are being killed on our streets every day in cities like Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, and those stories often go untold." #GunCrisisTownHall

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@najmadoc

4 years

Guns are the most common method of killing of women and children in domestic homicide situation. Guns are used to control and intimidate and finally to kill. Ban semiautomatic weapons @Docs4GunControl

Canadian Femicide Observatory

@CAN_Femicide

4 years

Family issues statement to prevent further speculation and distorted reporting on killing of Jennifer Quesnel. #CallItFemicide Abusive husband 'ambushed' Salt Spring Island woman, family says | CBC News

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@najmadoc

3 years

Beyond tragic. Enough. Time for greater focus on getting guns out of homes and communities. @Docs4GunControl

Dr. Chethan Sathya, MD MSCE

@drchethansathya

3 years

5-year-old girl in life-threatening condition after birthday party shooting in Toronto ⁦ @najmadoc ⁩

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

2 years

@Docs4GunControl stands with @DanforthFSC and all Canadians who are fighting for a Canada safer from gun violence. I will never forget that day and the beautiful lives lost and lives changed forever.

Toronto Paramedic Services

@TorontoMedics

2 years

Our hearts are with those whose lives were forever changed four years ago today. We remember the victims and the survivors, their families, and all of the first responders who came to the aid of those in need that day. We remain #DanforthStrong . @TorontoPolice @Toronto_Fire

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@najmadoc

4 years

This is such an important message. 90% of suicide attempts with guns result in death. Other means are much less lethal. The proliferation of guns is a public health crisis. @Docs4GunControl

Dr. Chethan Sathya, MD MSCE

@drchethansathya

4 years

The Rise of Firearm Suicide among Young Americans — excellent report by @Everytown that highlights the urgency for us to focus on suicide prevention

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@najmadoc

5 years

Great call this evening with leaders from across the country - getting ready to launch advocacy group - Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns. Injuries, suicide, homocide from guns is preventable public health crisis. #ThisisOurLane . Stay tuned. Join in, make a difference

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@najmadoc

9 months

Hate has never solved anything. Let’s take care of each other.

Michael Warner

@drmwarner

9 months

Do not make space for Jew hate.

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@najmadoc

9 months

I have taken my lessons from @alandrummond2 and Dr. Philip Berger.

alan drummond

@alandrummond2

9 months

She is brave and she is fierce. Two qualities I admire (and she's nice!)

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@najmadoc

4 years

We don’t have to live like this. An American style rhetoric around gun rights is taking hold in Canada. Engage, study the matter, make up your own mind. The gun lobby is trying hard to control the agenda, There is too much at stake @Docs4GunControl

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@najmadoc

4 years

Canada -pay attention. Civilian access to semiautomatic weapons results in the militarization of police & excess civilian mortality. Time to stop the gun lobby in their tracks. Ban semiautomatic guns @Docs4GunControl @BillBlair

Shannon Watts

@shannonrwatts

4 years

It’s almost like putting 400,000,000 guns in the hands of civilians, militarizing the police, and then letting gun lobbyists write our gun laws was a recipe for disaster.

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@najmadoc

3 years

Hospitals are scaling down surgical activity to redeploy resources for patients with covid. That means that some may not get surgery for cancer or heart disease today. Who thinks this is an acceptable trade off to keep malls open?

Michael Warner

@drmwarner

3 years

Another day. Another #COVID loss. Every time I write "COVID-19" on a death certificate, I consider the death preventable. How much longer will we wait to protect those consistently placed in harms way?

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@najmadoc

4 years

Another mass shooting Canada. 14 dead. Sorrow for those suffering loss. Shoutout to 1st responders/HCW working to minimize loss of life. Guns make all Canadians less safe. Bullets are the vector in this deadly disease. @Docs4GunControl @BillBlair

Ian Hanomansing

@ianhanomansing

4 years

NS #RCMP Chief Superindendent says "in excess" of 10 people killed, including officer, but doesn't know all locations in that were involved. But more victims may be there. On motive "too early to tell... but very random in nature." Suggests some, not all, had relation to shooter.

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Najma Ahmed

@najmadoc

5 years

The medical community agrees, a ban on assault style weapons would limit their proliferation in our communities and prevent harm, injury, death and suffering. @Docs4GunControl

CoalitionforGunControl

@CGCguncontrol

5 years

Hey @JustinTrudeau , what are we waiting for to ban military assault weapons in #Canada ? #cndpoli

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@najmadoc

5 years

A honor and an obligation to assist the sentors in their study of Bill C71. The WHO identifies harm and injury from guns as a preventable public health issue in which physicians should engage and policy makers must act. @Docs4GunControl

alan drummond

@alandrummond2

5 years

Senate hearing on Gun Control for ⁦ @Docs4GunControl ⁩ with me as a representative for ⁦ @CAEP_Docs ⁩

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@najmadoc

5 years

This is not responsible governance, if true. @AndrewScheer . How can you say you represent Canadians. The vast majority of Canadians want these weapons banned. @Docs4GunControl @BillBlair @RalphGoodale @JustinTrudeau

Chris Bittle

@Chris_Bittle

5 years

Unbelievable. @AndrewScheer Conservatives are having a fundraiser by firing the same type of gun used in NZ Mosque terror attack and Sandy Hook (and so many other mass shootings) #cdnpoli

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@najmadoc

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"I will prevent disease whenever I can for prevention is preferable to cure." Hippocratic oath reminds docs of our charge: to do no harm, & to prevent harm. Proliferation of firearms results in preventable suicide, harm and death @peter_masiakos @Docs4GunControl #ThisisOurLane

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@najmadoc

4 years

80% of Canadians want stronger gun legislation. That is how democracy works. This is a public health issue, needing a public health approach. The proliferation of guns is making us all safe. The answer is in the science. @Docs4GunControl

Danforth Families for Safe Communities

@DanforthFSC

4 years

And when particular firearms (legally available for purchase in Canada) are stolen?..sold in straw purchase?..used in suicide?..accident?..domestic abuse?.. Too much risk perhaps for Canadians who care about public safety. Our case.. #cdnpoli

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@najmadoc

4 years

An honour to be recognized by my colleagues at the CPSO @cpso_ca @Docs4GunControl @UnityHealthTO

CPSO

@cpso_ca

4 years

Dr. @najmadoc ’s experiences as a trauma surgeon have shaped her advocacy for safer gun laws in Canada. Read the interview with our latest #CPSOCouncilAward recipient + 🎥 of her acceptance remarks in #CPSODialogue : #ONHealth @Docs4GunControl

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@najmadoc

4 years

Canada, are you paying attention? This is what happens when the gun lobby writes gun laws. The Canadian gun lobby has filed a Charter challenge against the gov't's ban of 1500 types of semiautomatic rifles, many used in mass shootings. @Docs4GunControl

Shannon Watts

@shannonrwatts

4 years

Most other high-income countries won’t experience a single mall shooting this year. But then again, they also don’t let @NRA lobbyists write their gun laws. We don’t have to live like this. Our children sure as hell shouldn’t die like this. ACT. Text READY to 644-33.

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@najmadoc

2 years

The US has the highest age-adjusted firearm mortality among economically developed democracies. Because US laws allow the relatively unregulated proliferation of guns in homes & communities. Evidence-informed firearm policy works to keep us all safe. @Docs4GunControl

Docs4ProtectionfromGuns

@Docs4GunControl

2 years

Children. This is horrific. Our deepest condolences to this community. If in the US, we urge you to support advocates for common sense gun laws such as @Everytown , @MomsDemand , @fred_guttenberg . If in Canada, do not allow the gun lobby to weaken our laws.

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