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#AutismAcceptanceDay: I’m Aaron Goss, MCHP's Knowledge Broker. My #autism shaped who I am & how I experience the world. My creativity & thirst for knowledge drove success in music & academia. Frequent misunderstanding made me value clear language, informing my work.
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‘A life-or-death program’: non-profit’s successful at-risk youth training awaits Ottawa funding decision An inner-city non-profit that helps at-risk youth in Winnipeg has warned it will be forced to end an employment and training program March 31 unless government funding comes through.

An inner-city non-profit that helps at-risk youth in Winnipeg has warned it will be forced to end an employment and training program March 31 unless government funding comes through.

It’s down in Winnipeg, too

Patrick Allard is the Northeast Regional Director for Manitoba Progressive Conservatives, so I have no option but to take his comments as an official stance of the party as a whole and endorsed by its leader, Obby Khan.

Autism and Tylenol: what the science says | CBC Radio The Trump administration has said that Tylenol may cause autism, and that leucovorin may treat it — but the established science does not support those claims, and health professionals around the world...

There's no evidence Tylenol exposure causes #Autism, & rising diagnosis rates reflect better screening & awareness, not an emerging epidemic, says @AllianceAutism Scientific Director & #MCHPResearch Adjunct Scientist Deepa Singal in a @cbcradio interview.
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Rising #Autism numbers aren't a crisis, they reflect better understanding of a diverse genetic condition. @allianceautism.bsky.social Scientific Director & #MCHPResearch Adjunct Scientist Dr. Deepa Singal says we need more & better data to create inclusive supports.
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Agreed 100%. Under first past the post, I’m not completely opposed to strategic voting, either, but whoever runs that account sure showed their true colours as a thin-skinned, arrogant, partisan hack.

Apparently the arrogant, partisan hack who runs the smartvoting.ca Bluesky page would rather block me than answer legit questions about the limitations of their methodology or why they’re recommending voting against NDP incumbent Leah Gazan in a riding their own, flawed, model shows as tied.

Did @smartvote.ca block you too? They sure didn’t want to address any of the valid points I made!

“The data just isn’t there for them to win”…? Say what? YOUR OWN WEBSITE, right now, shows the riding as tied/toss up, yet you’re advocating voting against an NDP incumbent, in a riding the conservatives haven’t won since 1958! I’ve read your methodology, local dynamics underscore its limitations.

And, fwiw, I do understand data and stats. You’re putting far too much weight on a rare liberal win here two elections ago, a win that was due almost entirely to factors related to two candidates, neither of whom is running this year. And why even weigh in on a riding the conservatives can’t win?

Love the condescending response, replete with a partisan dig (and grammatical error), it says a lot more about who you are than it does about those of us critiquing your “strategic vote” recommendation.

Why the hell is smartvoting.ca recommending a vote for the Liberal candidate over a sitting, and highly visible NDP MP in Winnipeg Centre, a riding that hasn’t voted conservative since 1958 and their you own (flawed) model shows as essentially tied with zero chance of a conservative win???

Poilievre unveils Quebec platform, promises to respect province’s autonomy Conservatives are hoping to build on the nine seats they currently hold in the province.

“A Conservative government would put an end to the imposition of woke ideology…in the allocation of federal funds for university research.”

Where have I heard this rhetoric before? In which country has this rhetoric seized state power? How is that working out?

Iowa Becomes the First State to Repeal Civil Rights Protections for Trans People GOP lawmakers said that they couldn’t enforce bathroom bans with the civil rights protections on the books.

GOP lawmakers said that they couldn’t enforce bathroom bans with the civil rights protections on the books.

Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.

BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.

Navajo Nation leaders address reports of ICE detaining tribal citizens Social media reports of Navajo citizens being detained by ICE prompted Navajo leaders to explore ways to protect their people.

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Trump Halts Sanctions on Israeli Settlers, Threatens to Seize Assets of War Crimes Investigators Trump lifted sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Within hours, Netanyahu launched a new invasion.

Who could have seen this coming?

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