Did you know: less than 10% of #FirstNations communities have access to primary care & Canada's Food Guide is a result of experiments on Indigenous children - important discussion on #IndigeousHealth presented by Deloitte.

Proud to serve as the new #DeputyMayor at the Town of Ajax

You need to eat well to be able to learn well. Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program. Ranking 37th out of 41 of the world’s wealthiest countries when it comes to feeding kids at school: Coalition for Healthy School Food

Data collection takes on an added urgency with our rapidly aging and diversifying population. By 2041, more than one-quarter of seniors will belong to a racialized group. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Indigenous ppl disproportionately impacted by homelessness. While 5% of the population identified as Indigenous in 2021 Census, at least 31% of ppl experiencing homelessness identified as Indigenous. cbc.ca/amp/1.7204674

About once every hour in Canada, someone succumbs to an overdose, in communities as rural as Bell Island, N.L., or as urban as Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

At CAFCAN, we are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our respected elder Louis March. Louis March, with over 40 years of dedicated community activism, was a truly inspiring figure with unwavering commitment and passion for the African Canadian community. (1 of 3)

If you don’t have a supervised injection site, your whole community becomes an unsupervised injection site.

We wanted them when we were struggling with a labour shortage during the pandemic. Now we are reneging on our promise of a pathway to permanent residency and chasing them out. apple.news/AiT7m6Xa2QW2B3…

"We're holding on by a thread," says David Hatt, whose son Christopher can’t find a cardiologist or family doctor for his serious heart condition. The Hatt family isn’t alone. It’s time to stop the crisis and fix our health care. Learn more at stopthehealthcrisis.ca

Over 2.5 million Ontarians are without a family doctor, and it's projected to rise to four million in two years. This is not acceptable. Let’s make health care a priority and work together to #StopTheCrisis. StopTheHealthCrisis.ca #HealthcareCrisis #Onhealth

Stop giving a platform to racists in the name of “neutrality”.

Want a solution to addressing the imminent risks of gang-involved youth, a Hub Model - multi-agency collaboration, aiming to reduce harm and improve community safety. #CrimePrevention

In 1990, the education sector received 60% of its funding from the province - it has since dropped to 16.7%. The current post-secondary education system can hardly be considered publicly funded. apple.news/AXlGWtrcgQLOII…