Thursday, 4 December 2025

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines 🌲**

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

I am still feeling weak, but at least my stomach is behaving. I was up and about as usual, doing my daily morning rituals. I don't know how much energy I'll have for anything else today, except right now to do the News and get my butt in the bathtub sometime today. I need to get off this liquid diet and onto more solid nutrition, but neither my stomach nor my gums are ready for that yet. As for how much weight I lost during this bout, I have not stepped on a scale since before I got sick, that's... I forgot how long ago. And now I'm almost afraid to step on it again.

Well, I took my pills, and I am now going to empty the dishwasher and make the coffee.

🙏 ~ PRAYER ~ 🙏

May we take this moment of silence, prayer, and meditation that

THE LAW AND JUSTICE OF THE LAND and the heart and the light of the people be returned to them.

I just got back in my nest here on the couch after weighing myself: 106 lbs. I've lost 14 lbs since my last weigh-in. 120 lbs should be my normal weight. I guess I have some exercising to do, too, when I get a bit stronger.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION

THE HEALTH SYSTEM

_*My Pet Peeve Of The Day*_

Just what is happening here in Canada with our health system? Are we, the provinces and government of CANADA, copying the same health care system as the US? NO HEALTH CARE FOR THE WORKING CLASS, AND THE WAGE-EARNING POOR because their federal government sees them as unimportant NON-PERSONS?

Doctors are leaving the US IN droves to continue their professions elsewhere because, according to one clown 🤡 in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services, now known as... The Loony Bin, or The Trash Bin, says nobody needs vaccines and injections anymore, people don't get sick anymore, they're not allowed to.

And here we are, with rural hospitals closing down, emergency rooms closing, a shortage of family doctors, specialists getting scarce to the point it can take up to a year to see one. WHERE T.G.H. ARE THE AMERICAN DOCTORS?

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Careers in Ontario's health care sector

Learn how American-educated health care workers can work and practice in Ontario, Canada immediately.

Bring your skills to Ontario — start working right away

If you're a U.S.-licensed physician, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, practical nurse, or medical or health researcher, it's easier than ever to start working in our health care system.

Thanks to new rules, physicians and nurses can begin working in health settings in Ontario, Canada, immediately for up to 6 months while you complete your registration. This fast-track process removes a significant barrier and helps you get started without delay.

We've also expanded where you can work. Previously, U.S.-licensed professionals were limited to hospitals and long-term care homes. Now, you can also practice in:

primary care clinics
home and community care
community laboratories

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Application forms are not hard to find; they're all over the Web, depending on what career you're searching for.

The two-year high school requirement is a new rule from the Ontario government for international medical graduates (IMGs) to be eligible for the first round of medical residency matches in the province. This policy change, which went into effect in October 2025, has been criticized for potentially excluding many immigrant physicians and Canadians who went to medical school abroad, as they now must have completed at least two years of high school in Ontario to apply for the first round of residency spots. The goal is to prioritize Ontario-educated candidates for residency programs, but critics argue it will worsen the doctor shortage by making it harder for qualified IMGs to enter the system, notes CBC and

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Who it affects: This rule primarily impacts internationally trained doctors and Canadian citizens who completed their medical degrees outside of Canada, especially those who did not attend an Ontario high school.

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) has expressed concern about the potential negative consequences for the healthcare system.

What it's meant to achieve: The government states the change is intended to prioritize graduates of Ontario's high schools for residency spots, although the policy's overall impact remains debated.

Ontario's new residency policy leaving some internationally trained doctors in limbo - CBC - News

Oct 21, 2025 — Here's some news about Canada:
Ontario's new residency policy:

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Physicians' groups cry foul over new rule for international ...

Oct 17, 2025 — Physicians groups cry foul over new rule for international medical grads. Ministry is now demanding international medi...

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Looking to do a medical residency in Ontario? Check ... - CBC -

Oct 14, 2025 — Social Sharing. Ontario's government is introducing new requirements that could see fewer residency spots for internat...

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No, American-trained doctors are generally not required to have two years of high school in Ontario. However, recent policies have created new requirements for internationally trained doctors applying for residency in Ontario, which can impact some U.S. medical graduates depending on the residency match process. For licensing purposes, U.S.-certified doctors can often obtain a full independent license with no additional certifications or examinations required. However, the new residency application rules for 2026 require international medical graduates, including some U.S. graduates, to complete high school for the first round of the R-1 residency match.

I think there is a tremendously big kink in this pipe, and no one has bothered to address it or repair it.

I pray that if I'm right, that regulation was set up for international student doctors, not DOCTORS IMIGRATING from the U.S.

OK! I hope. Clear as mud, eh!. 🫟 It's sometimes easier to bring the whole classroom to the students instead of just the blackboards.

I can understand this two-year high school thing, especially if you are going to work in the medical department, you need to communicate in the official language; miscommunication could cost someone's life. If you're going to fly an Alien Space Craft, you'd better learn the local dialect. It may not mean the same as what's written below the red button.

Well, folks, it seems that all we have to eat so far at this poker table are fart sandwiches. (‿ˠ‿) 💨 🥪 At least they're a little more nutritious than air sandwiches 🌬️ 🥪

BREAKING NEWS:

CDC advisers are meeting to weigh major change to the childhood vaccine schedule

What We're Covering Here

• Today’s meeting: Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are meeting today, the first of two days, and are expected to vote around 2:30 p.m. ET on a major change to the childhood vaccination schedule.

• On the schedule: An updated agenda for the meeting includes presentations about hepatitis B disease and vaccine safety. The vote could abandon the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for infants. On Friday, the discussion turns to ingredients and timing for vaccines on the childhood schedule.

• About the panel: The members of the committee were handpicked by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, after he abruptly fired the 17 sitting members earlier this year...

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17 min ago

Doctor reacts to ACIP: “They are not following science”

More To Read:

Updated 11:13 AM EST, Thu December 4, 2025

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US Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration gutted it earlier this year

President Donald Trump’s name has been installed on the building and signage around the US Institute of Peace (USIP) – an independent agency that the administration gutted earlier this year*

The president’s moniker appeared on the Washington, DC, headquarters ahead of a peace agreement signing ceremony between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due to take place there on Thursday.

“Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The best is yet to come,” the State Department posted on X Wednesday, announcing it had renamed the institute “to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s history.”

The Trump administration has essentially shuttered the institute, which works to resolve conflict and was created by Congress in 1984. The administration’s budget request for the next fiscal year called for the elimination of federal funding for USIP...

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PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2025, 8:41 PM ET - 14 hr ago

What can I say or do, as I sit here with tears rolling down my cheeks 😢 🥺 as I pray? 🙏

G-D BLESS AMERICA

CANADIAN NEWS:

Carney to meet Trump on sidelines of FIFA event, as U.S. president threatens to leave trade agreement

U.S. business leaders defending CUSMA trade agreement at hearing in Washington today

The Latest

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup Draw event in Washington tomorrow:
Trump could decide next year to withdraw from CUSMA, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a report from Politico released today:
Greer also said the U.S. might divide the agreement into two, with the U.S. negotiating separately with Canada and Mexico:
Business leaders are defending the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade (CUSMA) during the second day of hearings on the trade deal in Washington:

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