The Remic Rapids lookout beside the Ottawa river is almost accessible for wheelchairs and walkers, except for one small step between the two ramps. C'mon Ottawa, we can fix this kind of thing.
I don't normally do this, put out a Christmas Wish List, but sadly being oin ODSP my finances are very tight this year. Thank you in advance for your friendship.
#ClimateDiary There is no question that #COP28 will be the most important yet. The #GlobalStocktake will be the “biggest accountability moment in history”, and on its basis leaders will need to make crucial key decisions about fiscal and policy commitments. With less than two months to go, we need to all be as well informed as possible and put pressure on leaders as much as we can. I thought I would start a 🧵that I will keep going in the run up 1/n
35/n Another lovely term to look out for at #COP28 is the “Oil Demand Sustainability Programme" or #ODSP - essentially a plan to drive UP the use of #FossilFuels in #Africa, as rich countries increasingly switch to clean energy. Thank you @ariadne
for drawing our attention to this! As Ariadne says, it is just like what was done with #tobacco - now that smoking is curtailed in Global North, Indonesia is the smoking capital of the world; that’s the market now.
38/n #COP28 🧵 An important addition/corrective to post 35 ⬆️ on #ODSP above, especially as that got quite a lot of traction. Thank you to @WahbAllat for providing this - it’s really important to not go down the “those bad Saudis” route. In fact, the #US remains the world’s leading oil and gas behemoth and continues to grow, with a record 12.9m barrels of crude oil, more than double what was produced a decade ago, forecast to be extracted in 2023.
New town and still can't find us a dentist because dentists are choosing not to accept #HealthySmiles or #ODSP#ChathamKent
So much for getting into a profession because you want to help and care for people. Now you only matter if you have money & they want you to know.
Petition to "call upon the Government of Canada to create and implement a disability emergency relief benefit to provide immediate support to people with disabilities while awaiting the implementation of the Canada Disability Benefit."
Please sign and share this link everywhere you can.
Poverty is crushing disabled ppl in Canada (including me). We need your advocacy. 💪🧡
Some good news on the housing front. A multi -sector plan that is comprehensive, innovation, smart. I am feeling more hopeful than I have in a long time.
What will it take to solve Canada's rental housing crunch?
"This plan will channel billions of dollars in private investment into purpose-built rental construction, provide resources to the non-profit and co-operative housing sector to increase non-profit housing, remove bottlenecks that are slowing down construction and immediately support those who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless with expanded housing benefits."
@sammi Thanks for the suggestions but I am not a senior and I have spent several years trying to access these services. They are either unavailable or inappropriate for my needs. It has been heartbreaking and humiliating TBO.
I need to be in a kind of care for #chronicIllness folks that doesn't exist yet. Basically hospice care for ppl not dying. Light support, focus on comfort and quality of life, rest and hopefully some recovery.
More info #convalescentCommunities
I added some personal text to the message about my circumstances and the need for #convalescentCommunities - will drop that in another toot if anybody wants to use it for their own message.