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Executive Editor of Canada. Lifestyle journalist. Formerly

Toronto
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Joined February 2009
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    Jul 28

    I've spent my entire career as a "lifestyle" journalist, and I'm fed up with being told my work doesn't matter. So I wrote about it.

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  2. Retweeted
    Aug 21

    Thank you for featuring Canada’s Feminist Recovery Plan in your piece! We can’t hope to have an economic recovery if we don’t put women, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people at the core.

    Women, especially working moms, are essential to the economy, and yet we are still treated like a niche special interest group, as reports for 🇨🇦 If we want to turn things around post-COVID, that needs to change. Like, now.
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    Aug 21

    Toronto's popular Misfit Studio curated an image of self-acceptance and inclusivity — but that contrasted with the realities behind the scenes, according to members of the community. (Many thx to for being a wonderful editor)

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  4. Aug 20

    Women, especially working moms, are essential to the economy, and yet we are still treated like a niche special interest group, as reports for 🇨🇦 If we want to turn things around post-COVID, that needs to change. Like, now.

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    Aug 19

    "Am I choosing to send our children back to learning, growth and development or am I sending them off to a horrific social experiment?" Thx for allowing me to share my real, raw unfiltered voice. via

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  6. Retweeted
    Aug 18

    My book This Is Not the End of Me is out today! It's a story about cancer, parenthood and - as so aptly put it - the constant caring, raging and measuring that go into a family's balancing act. Pick it up at your local bookstore or buy it online:

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  7. Aug 17

    "I constantly hear, 'Pay attention!' 'Do I need to go over the guidelines of social-distancing?' Last but not least: 'Are you blind?' Actually, yes I am." Before you rage at that person standing too close, read on social-distancing while blind

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  8. Aug 14

    A WOMAN WITH BARE ARMS?!?!

    . wore a sleeveless white dress in Parliament. This should not be news. And yet, by Friday morning, she was trending on Twitter. BECAUSE OF A DRESS
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    Aug 12

    Are jeans over? Will you ever wear your favourite jeans again? and talk about the future of fashion. We hope its comfortable. Listen Here:

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  10. Aug 12

    I spoke about the whether jeans are OVER with on yesterday. Thanks for having me!

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  11. Aug 12

    It me!

    “I am proud Poynter can bring these leaders together to build confidence, capacity and connection at one of the most challenging times in history. They will lead their news organizations — and our industry — forward.”
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  12. Retweeted
    Aug 10

    Alright , Kitty being compared to a young Sandra Oh in Grey's Anatomy left me squealing! Thank you for the article!

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  13. Retweeted
    Aug 10

    . declares War on denim and I am HERE FOR IT!!!!!

    I've assigned myself to the "things that are dying" beat. First up was lifestyle journalism. Now: Jeans. Part personal style essay, part trend piece, here's me on the hard hit denim has taken in 2020.
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    Aug 10

    "I’ve put on a pair once or twice in the past few months as an effort to feel more put together, but all I really feel is an assault on my crotch."

    I've assigned myself to the "things that are dying" beat. First up was lifestyle journalism. Now: Jeans. Part personal style essay, part trend piece, here's me on the hard hit denim has taken in 2020.
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  15. Aug 10

    I've assigned myself to the "things that are dying" beat. First up was lifestyle journalism. Now: Jeans. Part personal style essay, part trend piece, here's me on the hard hit denim has taken in 2020.

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  16. Aug 7

    With all due respect, I would still like a photoshop of André Picard in a Star Trek captain's uniform.

    While I appreciate all the kindness, and am flattered to have my own hash tag ,🗞️I would prefer that people focus not on trolls but on my initial concern, that a Canadian pediatrician is saying we don't need a vaccine.
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  17. Aug 7

    This is inspired by the excellent guide from my colleagues at . Which is here:

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  18. Aug 7

    Crossed off a year-old item from the work to-do list, and put together some (hopefully helpful) guidelines for freelancers looking to pitch 🇨🇦

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    Aug 5

    Why are we willing to build outdoor patios but not outdoor learning spaces? Some tarps, outdoor heaters + handwashing stations. I’m not kidding. I’d dress my kids in layers and feel way better about it than the disaster plan that’s in place

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    This Toronto neighbourhood has been transformed into a patio paradise
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    Aug 5

    Racism fuels reality TV, from who wins to who falls in love to casting to editing. It's always held a mirror up to the ugliest parts of our culture. But can it change? Ty to + for sharing their experiences.

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  21. Aug 4

    Would love to hear what thought-leaders working in advocacy around weight and body positivity think of Canada's new obesity guidelines and definition. Reporting here by

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