Aaron Derfel @aaronderfel.bsky.social I'm an investigative journalist at the Montreal Gazette. You can also find me on Mastodon at mas.to/@aderfel and Telegram at t.me/AaronDerfel.
My bio: https://www.concordia.ca/faculty/aaron-derfel.html
Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social "End Times Fascism" book available now.
Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire.
UBC Professor of Climate Justice.
π https://linktr.ee/naomiklein
The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social The Intellectualist delivers fact-based analysis and thoughtful commentary focused on defending democracy and fostering informed public discourse. At a time when truth and civic engagement are under threat, it serves as a vital platform.
Michael Beschloss @beschlossdc1776.bsky.social Author, PRESIDENTS OF WAR, 9 other books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. @PBS contributor. Called "normally sober" by Financial Times. X address is @BeschlossDC. Born in Chicago. 
Cult MTL @cultmtl.com Love for Montreal culture. https://linkin.bio/cultmtl/
Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social Editor and CEO, Zeteo
Author, βWin Every Argumentβ
British-American
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
Signal: muellershewrote.23
Podcast: https://the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/
Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social Follow for features, news and to-the-minute updates on developing stories β‘οΈ montrealgazette.com
David Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social Notorious pro-vaxxer and pro-masker. Famously unfair to pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, and the Toronto Star.
Weary of all these death threats with so little follow-through.
https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/fisman-david-n
Minor Mobius @minormobius.bsky.social Lost in Space
Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social DEI hire. Prof of Primary Care, Uni of Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social Infectious disease news.
Sharing reports on outbreaks, from bird flu to Ebola.
Now on Substack :)
https://outbreakanalyst.substack.com/
Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health, McGill University, Montreal & Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health π¨π¦
Tweets: own views. He/him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhukar_Pai
Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social Associate Professor of OBGYN.
MFM Clinician-Researcher (placenta & cardiometabolic health) at Western University, London (the one in Ontario)
Striving to become the kind of woman my ancestors would have shunned & excommunicated.
Opinions are my own.
Tabatha Southeyπ¨π¦ @tabathasouthey.bsky.social Tabatha Southey is a freelance writer who is based, in Toronto. She/Her. Bylines Globe and Mail, Macleans, Foreign Policy, National Post, Toronto Life, Explore Magazine, Toronto Star and more, author of three books, and the River-Daughter. π¨π¦
π¨π¦Joe Vipondπ¨π¦ @jvipondmd.bsky.social an emergency doctor desperately trying to save the future (and the present) for his children
Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social Host of the podcast\radio show Canadian History Ehx. Author of "Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of The Trans-Canada Highway" Sharing Canada's history daily!
Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social Canadian Urbanist and Chief Planner for the City of Toronto π¨π¦
Raywat Deonandan ππ¨π¦ @deonandan.bsky.social Personal account of Prof Raywat Deonandan, PhD: Epidemiologist, award-winning educator, bestselling author, scourge of the ignorant & servant to a small child.
Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social rural Ontario family doc | writer | Family Medicine @queensuhealth.bsky.social | she/her
Health equity, health policy, wellness pseudoscience, women's health, history of medicine.
π www.michellecohen.ca
Nosferatu @realnosferatu.bsky.social That burning is pleasurable, that which enlightens the darkened path of others
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit
Credo nos in fluctu eodem esse
LFC
Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social Science communicator & writer βπΌ π§¬
MSc epidemiology grad student @ LSHTM
Activist
πVancouver, BC
My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social Gardener. From flack to florist. From PR to peonies. Still fluent in spin. I media scan, therefore I am. Mister Rogers/Mary Oliver stan. Born at 326 ppm. Old married broad. Mom. Dogs' person. Canadian. she/her #BlackLivesMatter #LFC
Mike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social Data Visualisation and Data Integration specialist - Melbourne, Australia
https://linktr.ee/mike_honey_
Support my projects by sponsoring me on Github: https://github.com/sponsors/Mike-Honey
RevivalCare π¨π¦ @revivalcare.bsky.social Commentary skews Canadian. π¨π¦ ππΊπ¦
Commentary skewers irrationality.
Find or recommend a Covid safe dentist.
http://www.covidsafedentists.ca
Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work He/Him | CBC News reporter in #HamOnt | @cmglaguilde.bsky.social / @cwacanada1.bsky.social union organizer | Comic-book enthusiast | Ex: @wearetvo.bsky.social, CBC Radio, Radio Free Krypton | DM for Signal | https://www.justinchandler.work/
John Dupuis @dupuisj.bsky.social Librarian at York University in Toronto. Check out my Covid-Is-Not-Over Substack: https://johndupuis.substack.com/
AnnaHalifax @annahalifax.bsky.social She/her
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halisky
Long Covid
Knitting
Dogs & cats
Urban gardening (zone 6b)
Climate change
Transit
Liz Whitmere @lizwhitmere.bsky.social π¨π¦
I like making movies, I like taking pictures. You can find my photography/videography on instagram @LizWhitmere
www.lizwhitmere.com
Signal: @lizw.85
Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social STEM mom dodging airborne pathogens. Ankylosing spondylitis warrior. Very sweary π
Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social Person. Cat supplicant. Teen wrangler. Worshipped by my dogs because I feed them.
Tamara @procrastamara.bsky.social Chaotic gardener. Seasonal knitter. Library enthusiast. Very, very distractible. #HamOnt (Canada). Xennial. βοΈ #ProtectTransKids she/her
Saskboy from Saskatchewan @saskboy.bsky.social Ex-Twitter user. Human being, cyborg, mutant, zombie.
Opposed to dying and the destruction of our habitable #climate.
#blogger
COVID-19 thoughts on how to survive this pandemic.
Still a Prairie Girl @prairiegirl.bsky.social Leftist, ally, Canadian, dog lover, gardener. Sarcastic af.
PoP Nova Scotia @popns.bsky.social Protect Our Province Nova Scotia is a community-care initiative focussed on reducing COVID transmission through evidence-based mitigation.
popns.org
Clean Air Library, HRM: bit.ly/HRMcleanair
NS reported Covid deaths: https://nsheartstrings.online/
Penelope Morrow @penelopejmorrow.bsky.social Advocate. Bibliophile. Champion for local. Mother to one, cat mom to more. Music is my stress relief. I write, I mask, I get stuff done. 
The 3rd Corey π @undacuvabrutha.bsky.social Baker. Hart. This guy.
Living on Treaty 3 land. #UndergroundRailroad descendant πΊπΈπ¨π¦ #BLM βπ½ π
#Hamont π¨ represent
Concerned Citizen @malolisica.bsky.social Proud #Canadian. Fierce advocate. Politically engaged. Health conscious. Navigating the world with a COVID-Competent approach. #NotASnowballsChanceInHell π¦
Unbranded @unbranded63.bsky.social Canadian, progressive, father of a brood, world traveler since birth, worked equal time in both public service and the private sector. I may reveal my real name soon. It will excite no one. π¨π¦
Pat Rich @pathealth.bsky.social Canadian medical writer, editor and content curator
Anneke @littleann4ever.bsky.social Parent. Writer. Lifter of rugs to expose truth while searching for glimmers of hope. Always rooting for the underdog. Oh & I love dogs-& crows! #LongCovid #LongCovidKids #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne B.C, π¨π¦
Diane Therrien-Hale @dianetherrien.bsky.social Former mayor, forever socialist.
Rescue dog aficionado.
Fan of turtles, reading, dancing, decolonization.
Catherine Adare π¨π¦ @fitinfounder.bsky.social (She/elle) Entrepreneur, feminist, F1 fan depuis 1996, ukulele is life. BLUE JAYS FOREVER π
(Interim) CEO @IEF-FIE.bsky.social
COO @CanWCC.bsky.social
Canadian Womenβs Chamber of Commerce https://CanWCC.ca/join
Opinions my own.
Greg Saysso @gregsaysso.bsky.social All music made after 1979 is garbage, and other interesting facts.
I wear an N95 in all indoor spaces, because I'm not a selfish idiot.
Nova Scotia, Canada
Healthy Debate @healthydebate.bsky.social Healthy Debate publishes journalism about health care in Canada. Free to read. Free to republish.
http://linktr.ee/healthydebate- S Suze M @suze-morrison.bsky.social
The Cautious MaJo @mamamtoto.bsky.social Feminist. Professional. Parent. Nerd. Runner. Knitter. Intellectual omnivore. Settler. Kindness matters. Tries to be an expert on the experts. She/Her/elle
The Bearded Giant @stewfromhamont.bsky.social They/Him - Vincent in #HamOnt is Home. Advocating for our most vulnerable neighbours & the good of all. Pfp by @davidbrace2.bsky.social
Dr Karen Pinder π¨π¦ π¬ @drkarenpinder.bsky.social Professor of Teaching. Part owner of Canada. Covid conscious. I block mAgAts. βͺππ³οΈββ§οΈ ally. Also π + πββ¬ = π»
Lori Bird @lorianebird.bsky.social Treaty 1. π¨π¦ Mother. LoLo to 6 beautiful grandkids β€οΈ My daughter is a physician therefore I believe in science 𧬠vaccines π that masks π· save lives & abortion is healthcare so MYOB(ody).
Margaret Shkimba @margaretshkimba.bsky.social Writer. Grandma. Hamilton, Ontario
Contributing columnist, Hamilton Spectator. 
Minden Paper @mindenpaper.bsky.social Evidence-based advocacy team focused on systemic inequity in Ontario's healthcare sector. Our research on finance and governance issues is publicly available at mindenpaper.com
Mark Cripps @markcripps.bsky.social People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
-Soren Kierkegaard
Erin Luyendyk, RHN @bcnutritionista.bsky.social Zero deprivation Nutritionista, healthy food and beauty blogger, vegetarian in heels, endo nutrition expert + advocate. Get ready to nourish yourself sexy!
Suffia Malik @suffiawrites.bsky.social Health Journalist & Resident Doctor in Family Medicine
π©Ί Reporting on medical education, global health, and Cdn health systems
ποΈ Fellow with @dlsphjournalism.bsky.social
Tips? suffiawrites@gmail.com
David Elfstrom π @davidelfstrom.bsky.social P.Eng, Energy management, measurement & verification. Toronto, Canada. Born 327ppm CO2. Climate Action & electrification; Safer infrastructure; cycling; air filtration & ventilation
The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social Proudly serving the communities of western Manitoba since 1882.
Amelinda BΓ©rubΓ© @metuiteme.bsky.social Writer, editor, terrifying bog witch, werewolf of productivity ππ Ottawa, she/her
Three spooky YA books on shelves now!
Latest: THE ONES WHO COME BACK HUNGRY
Writing romantasy as Elise Saint-SΓ©verin π
Rep: Jacqui Lipton
Justin Ling @justinling.ca Uh-oh!!!!!!! Columnist/journalist @thestar.com, sometimes @wired.com, @foreignpolicy.com
Newsletter: www.bugeyedandshameless.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
Signal: JustinLing.42
Chris Houston @chrishouston.ca Executive Director @canadianpeacemuseum.ca, occasional writer, teaching humanitarianism @utoronto.ca, consulting at @humanitarianassociates.org
Ex @redcrosscanada.bsky.social π³π΅π±π§, @who.int πΎπͺ, @msf.org π¨π¦π΅π¬π³π¬πͺπΉπΉπ·π΅π°, @gccanada.bsky.social
π chrishouston.ca
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social Raised gifted; non-practicing.
If your reply doesn't have alt text, I won't see it.
π productpicnic.beehiiv.com πΌ UX Design π¦ Sick of rectangles π§ he/him
Tim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate π @djdynamic.ca He/him. Fighter, writer, work-all-nighter. Ace. Sewer Socialist. Raver. ADHD. Toronto. Organizer, not organized. #HappyHardcore keeps me going. Democracy first and always. Canada strong. For campaign account, follow @VoteTim.ca
Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social Retired college teacher, recovering novelist. Born 1941 (CO2: 310 ppm). Still doing journalism and walking the dog. Writing for @thetyee.ca for over 20 years.
Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social Journalist. Contributing Ed, Scientific American. Senior Fellow, Emory Univ Center for the Study of Human Health. Books: BIG CHICKEN, SUPERBUG, BEATING BACK THE DEVIL. Stories: https://authory.com/marynmckenna. Location: points on the 44th parallel.
daily dose of estragon @craigburley.bsky.social Craig Burley (the other one). He/him, cis, all power to the people. Hamilton, Ontario. Look me up anywhere.
Iβm going. (He does not move.)
Allen @rockyhi.bsky.social W. Canadian last boomer. Travel, politics, hope
Elizabeth Stephenson @estephensonmd.bsky.social Pediatric Electrophysiology at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. All opinions are my own.
π«πScott Martian Invaders ππΌ @youcaughtscott.com Landback | He/Him | Award-winning CDN Journalist | News Media Critic | Pod: The North State | Words: rabble, Toronto Star, The Beaverton, The Maple, Ricochet | YouTube: Pinko Punko | Subscribe to The Catch: https://readthecatch.ca/
J Youngwardπ¨π¦ @volodiscere.bsky.social Canadian. #Skeptic #Stoic #Minimalist #BCPoli #CdnPoli Living on the ancestral & unceded territory of the Ktunaxa people.
Erin Candy ππ¨π¦ @erincandy.bsky.social π¨π¦Just a chronically ill East Coast girl with a sailor mouth. #NB
History/Science/Politics/Gaming/Movies/ #Leafs Hockey/Creator/Cat Rescuer
Leukaemia cancer survivor!
Anti-fascist/Anti-disinfo activist.
Battling #LongCovid since March 2022
#MCAS
#POTS
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BITTER PIGEON @smoki248.bsky.social Angry, tired, and menopausal. Unwilling resident of Hellberta. 
Sonya π¨π¦ @icedsnowberry.bsky.social Mom to 2 β Wife β HCW
Guardian of Kali the Samoyed πΎ
Powered by Coffee βοΈ
Often found on hiking trails π₯Ύ π²
(she/her)
πCalgary, AB
PoPNB @popnb.bsky.social PoP NB (Protect our Province New Brunswick) is a grassroots volunteer driven advocacy group with the goal to create easy-to-access information on Covid-19.
protectnb.ca
Joannie π¨π¦π @joannie.bsky.social Common Sense is a Super Power π€¦π»ββοΈ Immunocompromised π· #KeepMasksinHealthcare
β¨οΈNew Brunswick
Worldofhiglet @worldofhiglet.northsky.social Just making connections. Same as the Goose place. Writing, creating, teaching, surviving. Likes cool science, nature, art, music, food, tech, healthcare, games stuff. Thankful to be on the unceded territories of the StΓ³κlΕ peoples.
π·π
Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social uOttawa PhD student specializing in ritual studies; researching ritual in Christo-fascism in Canada and abroad; if I pin you, it's probably research; granola aficionado; bike commuter; π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ ally; frequently swearing π¨π¦
https://onritesandwrongs.com/
Marie Snyder @mariesnyder.bsky.social Mask and relax with an N95! I post and repost about covid, climate, conflicts, cycling, psychology, philosophy, and politics. Longreads at https://apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com/ and https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/author/mariesnyder
Mare @mare71.bsky.social Homesteading in the quebec wilderness π¨π¦ Amateur mycologist, Twitter refugee, πΊπ¦ π 
Markwayne Carney β @barrhavenist.bsky.social Probably communist. Land Back Free Palestine
Jace @jxce.bsky.social Tech | TTRPG | Books | EV | Foodie | Music | π¨π¦ | π³οΈβπ
Posts are my own and may not reflect the views of organisations that I may be affiliated with. You can also find me on mstdn.ca/@jace or @jacesplaces on twt
Cathy Crowe, C.M. π @cathycrowe.bsky.social Longtime π¨π¦ street nurse|βοΈDying for a Home & Knapsack Full of Dreams|βοΈon urban issues.
Fighting for a nationalπ‘ program.
www.cathycrowe.ca
Tu Thanh Ha @tuthanhha.bsky.social Globe and Mail health reporter, in Toronto after postings in Quebec City, Ottawa, Montreal.
Tha@globeandmail.com
Jean Eng @jeaneng.bsky.social I like democracy and science
Sometimes yoga instructor, peer health coach
Former tv news producer (BNN- when it was Report On Business and CBC)
Raptors and Jays fan
Toronto is home π¨π¦
Rupinder (Rup) Sahsi, MD π§ π @hotsahs.sahsi.net π¨ββοΈ Emerg MD β’ π EMS Asst Director β’ π¨π¦ Canadian β’ π¨π· Clean air enthusiast β’ ππ₯π₯΅ Climate pessimist β’ π¨π½βπ» Geek with bad code β’ β Coffee achiever β’ π£οΈ Syllable abuser β’ π€¬ Profane misanthrope β’ π©Ί #MedSky β’ ππ½ Just this guy, y'know?
Harry Rasmussen π¨π¦ @harryrasmussen.bsky.social Emporium Of Digital Hallucinations
http://linktr.ee/harryrasmussen
http://harryrasmussen.ca/blog/home
https://www.youtube.com/@HarryRasmussen
Taylor Lambert @taylorlambert.ca Investigative journalist at CBC Edmonton β’ Author of Darwin's Moving & other fine-ish books β’ he/him β’ taylorlambert.ca
Tips welcome! Contact me securely on Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/uX+mBaJwF75zOw0nJ1vWbuHW4iZmjOPIWgaSTWlXkvIC05g03+hNyKap2dVjMcF7
Andrew Lewis FC @andrewlewisfc.bsky.social Dad of 3. Human of 2. Husband of 1. Citizen of Toronto. Rider of bike. Partner @ Paliare Roland. No legal advice here.
And yes that IS an original goddam 1979 Participaction Canada Fitness Test Gold Badge.
https://paliareroland.com/people/andrew-lewis
Still COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social https://stillcoviding.ca/ | https://linktr.ee/stillcovidingcanada
#StillCoviding #COVID #CovidIsntOver #LongCovid #CovidLongue #BringBackMasks #Never51
John Lorinc @johnlorinc.bsky.social Toronto journalist & editor. Contributor to Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Corporate Knights, Walrus, Spacing. Co-editor: Messy Cities (Coach House, 2025). Author: No Jews Live Here, A Memoir. https://chbooks.com/Books/N/No-Jews-Live-Here.
Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social Collector of social media sites. Infectious disease epidemiologist. Writes about vaccine hesitancy, science misinfo, zombies. Probably somewhere on a trail. Views own etc.
Jason Kindrachuk @kindrachukjason.bsky.social Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in emerging viruses, U.Manitoba. Expert in the emerging zoonotic viruses with a focus on WHO priority pathogens. All views expressed are my own
Josh @bustystclaire.bsky.social You can also call me Chesty LaRue. π¨π¦
Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social Accounting Manager at Grafton Apparel, Treasurer of VΓ©lo Canada Bikes, Road Safety Advocate, & Bike Blogger. Bilingual EN/FR. #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VisionZero π²
π Toronto, ON (Born in Moncton, NB)
π www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
Michael Hoffman @michaelhoffman.bsky.social Chair, Computational BIology and Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network.
Associate Professor, Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto.
Disclosures: https://github.com/michaelmhoffman/disclosure/