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Anyway, I'm pretty bummed at moment & try not to share when I'm feeling this down so I'll sign off. I know there are others who share my feelings about Rick Hansen and his foundation and I also know that I am one of the only who says things publicly bc I have nothing left to lose. Other are afraid.

This is pure grift. This is not how you create accessibility. Rick Hansen's brand wasn't even accessibility until there were govt funds on table. He was fundraising for a cure spinal cord injury & was given a platform by Brian Mulroney who wanted to BLOCK disability rights activism at the time.

This GoFundMe is three years old and there are no funds left but the need is still very real & urgent. The friend has temporary tenancy with someone but still no permanent housing, belongings still in storage. No funds for Aug 1st. Please help if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-nee...

Donate to URGENT NEED for a friend of G (Gabrielle Peters), organized by Bethany LindsayUPDATE (Feb. 19, 2026): It’s been a very long time since an update wa… Bethany Lindsay needs your support for URGENT NEED for a friend of G (Gabrielle Peters)www.gofundme.com

A Q&A with Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch on the anniversary of the deadly 2021 BC heat dome about her memories, lessons learned and her research on heat. substack.com/@mssinenomin...

Heat Beat: Q&A With Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch on the Anniversary of the Heat DomeThis is the first in a series of posts about heat and the five year anniversary of the BC heat dome.substack.com

Oh...I need a copy of this! Going to the top of my Wishlist.

Words like 'extremist', 'misinformation,' and 'anecdotal' are weaponized by proponents to limit opposition to MAiD. The target audience is not general public. Rather this is intended to play into respectability politics within the disability community. mssinenomine.substack.com/p/i-am-extre...

I Am An Extremist...ApparentlyAccording to some I am an extremist because I believe in the abolition of MAiD.mssinenomine.substack.com

I Am Extremist...Apparently I wrote about how some have accused me of being an extremist for maintaining a principled and consistent position about the need for abolition of MAiD open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...

I Am An Extremist...ApparentlyAccording to some I am an extremist because I believe in the abolition of MAiD.open.substack.com

Report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying www.parl.ca/Content/Comm...

I am often referred to as a disability activist or advocate and despite years of telling people that I don’t consider myself either of those, the miscategorization/mischaracterization persists. So I figured it was time to suggest an alternative. open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...

I am not a disability activist or advocate.I am often referred to as a disability activist or advocate and despite years of telling people that I don’t consider myself either of those, the miscategorization/mischaracterization persists.open.substack.com

Here's a story about how In the past the City of Vancouver did almost nothing and unsurprisingly almost no one came. They are now using that as an excuse to lower the already paltry access to a ballot marking device for disabled people in this election. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

‘Voter suppression’: Disability advocate slams proposal for single assisted voting device in Vancouver electionA proposal to provide just one assisted voting device for all of Vancouver during this year’s municipal election would amount to “voter suppression,” according to a local disability advocate.www.ctvnews.ca

"Educators come to work every day to make a positive impact in the lives of those they work with...Yet, we’re now doing this in a context where MAID debates are unfolding amid rising eugenic-ableist rhetoric..." theconversation.com/canadas-poss...

Canada’s possible expansion of MAID for mental illness is worrisome, including for high schoolsIn 2027, Canadians 18 years and older with mental illness who are deemed to meet age and other eligibility criteria could potentially access doctor-assisted death in Canada.theconversation.com

I wrote about how City of Vancouver almost celebrated National Accessibility Week by voting to reduce voter accessibility in upcoming election. The motion wasn't defeated. The agenda item was just moved to June 9th. Voter Suppression in Vancouver Election open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...

Voter Suppression In Vancouver Election: Reduced Accessibility On Vancouver Council's Agenda for National Accessibility WeekHighlights:open.substack.com

In the ever-lowering bar of what this country tolerates, a man was assessed for MAiD at Tim Horton's and then killed via MAiD at an industrial plaza with a holding facility where cadavers are prepared for transport to funeral homes. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Ontario doctor cautioned over MAID complaints can continue practice under supervision, regulator rulesOne patient of Dr. James MacLean’s resumed breathing after being declared dead, and another was assessed for assisted dying outside a Tim Hortons, probe findswww.theglobeandmail.com

MUST READ. You'll be 100% glad you did. "Those who are everywhere and nowhere" Incredible piece from Eskişehir Disability Solidarity Network. "In the ableist regime, how we look at our bodies and how we perceive our limits are not independent of power relations." bianet.org/yazi/those-w...

Those who are everywhere and nowhere: Toward an anti-capitalist disability movementThe Eskişehir Disability Solidarity Network transformed its slogan "Speed belongs to capitalism, life belongs to us," determined through common pursuits rising from different cities, into a bodily tru...bianet.org

Several media outlets have been obligingly regurgitating a Dying with Dignity narrative and talking point without doing their own research. Finally someone - @spichaksimon.bsky.social - actually watched the MAID Committee hearings before writing. simonspichak.beehiiv.com/p/who-s-shap...

Who's Shaping the Conversation On MAiD ExpansionAs the CEO of Dying with Dignity is set to testify, I highlight potential gaps in lobbying disclosure and question media coverage of the so-called bias in the hearings.simonspichak.beehiiv.com

Back in 2021 while fighting MAiD expansion I said to @kwardvancouver.bsky.social that we live in a country that will deny you access to proper pain meds bc 'risks' but will offer to kill you instead. That's what happened here. www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/04/21/t...

'The only thing left': One woman's journey from MAID critic to MAID widowMichelle Hewitt has long warned MAID endangers people with disabilities. But she made the ‘hardest decision’ to support her husband’s MAIDwww.canadianaffairs.news