There’s plenty of food on shelves, but many Canadians can’t afford it. Why have grocery prices stayed so high, and what would bring relief? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Carolyn Stewart (Feed Ontario), Gary Sands (Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers), and Mike von Massow (@uofguelph.bsky.social)
There’s plenty of food on shelves, but many Canadians can’t afford it. Why have grocery prices stayed so high, and what would bring relief? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Carolyn Stewart (Feed Ontario), Gary Sands (Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers), and Mike von Massow (@uofguelph.bsky.social)
Premier Ford of #Ontario is against a surveillance-pricing ban on groceries, though the gov't has banned ticket scalping, leaving consumers to scratch their heads on the gov't's affordability policy, explains @jmmcgrath.bsky.social
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#UofG | Dr. Mike von Massow appears on TVO to discuss how global unrest is impacting our food prices.
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Doug Ford --- and everyone else --- should have seen this coming. The premier and his jet: www.tvo.org/article/anal... #onpoli
“The real cruelty we have in this province is there’s lots of food on the shelf… it’s just that people don’t have the money to buy it,” Mike von Massow (@uofguelph.bsky.social), at 8pm with Gary Sands (CFIG), Carolyn Stewart (Feed Ontario), and @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: Mike Attenborough
Outdated social and labour policies are leaving people behind in today’s economy. Carolyn Stewart (Feed Ontario) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social that has real consequences for food insecurity. At 8pm with Gary Sands (CFIG) and Mike von Massow (@uofguelph.bsky.social) | Producer: Mike Attenborough
The health of the global economy has a lot to do with a roughly 170-kilometre-long waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On Unravelled Lucas Meeuse explains why shutting down the Strait of Hormuz has sent shockwaves around the world. youtu.be/8HW5XzB6Ulw?...
"There are few decisions in politics that are so controversial that both the left and the right are opposed. This was one of them." — @spaikin.bsky.social
What does equitable maternal healthcare look like when data gaps obscure disparities? This week’s #HearThis explores research, advocacy, and the ongoing work to improve Black maternal health outcomes in Canada.
h/t @namshine.bsky.social
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FemTech is driving innovation in women’s health, but innovators face hurdles in a market where funders still find the word “vagina” a challenge. In this (MIS)Treated Explains, @namshine.bsky.social explores why.
"Getting ripped off by Canada’s five-oligarchs-in-a-trenchcoat grocery industry will hurt consumers way more than scalpers do." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
Ontario hospitals are turning to bank loans to make ends meet. As of March 2025, they owed more than $66 million. @jeyantvo.bsky.social talks with @ijbstories.bsky.social's Stacey Kuznetsova and @blairbigham.bsky.social about what it means for health care.
More than 100 hospitals are forecasting deficits, with the Ontario Hospital Association warning of a $1.8B working‑capital gap. Did the budget move the needle? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Natalie Mehra (@onthealthcoalition.bsky.social) and @atulkapur.bsky.social (@uottawa.ca)
New from me at TVO, trying to divine how a government that's anti-scalper can be pro-surveillance pricing. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
🎙️ On #onpoli with @spaikin.bsky.social & @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social:
• @mikeschreiner.bsky.social on renewables, Billy Bishop & housing
• Big changes for school board trustees
• What college mergers signal in Ontario
• What the Liberal convention revealed
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How do conspiracy theories impact democracy? Mika Desblancs-Patel from @meo-cdmrn.bsky.social weighs in. Learn about his team's report on conspiratorial claims next Sunday at 8 PM on @tvotoday.bsky.social or Youtube @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social #conspiracies #conspiracytheories
The WHO says that up to 70% of women with PCOS don't even know they have PCOS. | (MIS)Treated
Experts say PCOS looks different for everyone — which helps explain why it’s so hard to diagnose. The WHO estimates around 70% of people with PCOS may go undiagnosed.
Listen to (MIS)Treated with @namshine.bsky.social
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As hospital deficits mount, @atulkapur.bsky.social (@uottawa.ca) says the issue isn’t a lack of solutions, but investing in what evidence shows works. Tonight at 8pm with Natalie Mehra (@onthealthcoalition.bsky.social) and @jeyantvo.bsky.social | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social
Several hospitals across the province are in dire financial straits. Most Ontarians have been kept in the dark.
“Hospitals are slashing wherever they can… it does affect patient care.” — @blairbigham.bsky.social tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social about an @ijbstories.bsky.social investigation with Stacey Kuznetsova that found Ontario hospitals relying on bank loans to survive. At 8pm | Prod: @carrletta.bsky.social
Are Canadian movies “not good enough”? After a box-office drop, @jeyantvo.bsky.social looks at what’s behind the slump and what it would take to break out, with Sonya Yokota William (Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors), Francesca Accinelli (Telefilm Canada) & Noah Segal (Elevation Pictures)
Napster. Message boards. MP3s. When music went online, everything changed. @colinellis81.bsky.social speaks with @camgordon.bsky.social, author of “Track Changes,” about the lost digital history that reshaped Canadian music.
