The Daily Populous

Monday April 29th, 2019 morning edition

image for Obama: ‘Leaders Who Feed Fear Typically Are Also Ones Who Avoid Facts’

“Leaders who feed fear typically are also ones who avoid facts,” Obama said.

Barack Obama: "Leaders who feed fear typically are also ones who avoid facts.".

Via The Hill pic.twitter.com/bCCvcg0v5Q — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 28, 2019.

Obama continued his thoughts with a familiar message of hope conquering fear: “There is always a struggle between hope and fear, between the world as it is and how we’d like it to be… The good news is that fear is typically the province of the old.

Barack Obama: "There is always a struggle between hope and fear, between the world as it is and how we'd like it to be… The good news is that fear is typically the province of the old.

His passing is a reminder of the constant and pressing need to expand international nonproliferation agreements.

And it’s a call to remember what a public servant can be. »

Ukraine president offers Russians citizenship in snub to Putin

Authored by theguardian.com

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the comedian who last week won Ukraine’s presidential election, has dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who “suffer” under the Kremlin’s rule.

Kyiv has been fighting Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine since 2014 in a war that has killed 13,000 people.

A political novice, Zelenskiy has pledged to “reboot” peace talks with the separatists that also involve Russia and the west. »

'I had to crawl': Amputee seeks damages after United Airlines and airport security seize scooter batteries

Authored by cbc.ca
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Stearn Hodge demonstrates how he was forced to crawl on his holidays, after United Airlines and an airport security agent seized the batteries needed for his portable scooter.

He has now hired a lawyer and is fighting to have his case heard before the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

"When security can — even with regulations in place — seize what otherwise should be able to go onto the aircraft, that leaves people with disabilities very vulnerable.". »

'Torontonians will die': City calls on province to end public health cuts amid debate over financial impact

Authored by cbc.ca
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"Toronto Public Health became more like a best friend during several months of quarantine," she said.

At city hall, board of health chair <a href="https://twitter.com/joe_cressy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joe_cressy</a> asked health minister <a href="https://twitter.com/celliottability?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@celliottability</a>'s staffer <a href="https://twitter.com/traviskann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@traviskann</a> if province will share numbers.

"A dollar invested in public health results in significant savings … These are investments that are made to support people and communities. »