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Sunday Steez. ☀️Shades 😎@rayban, sweater @s

Sunday Steez. ☀️Shades 😎@rayban, sweater @sunshineparkclothing, @adidasca sweats, @converse, @mackage jacket, @vonryan_doberman Doberman. 🐾

Happy Easter! Hope the Easter Bunny was good to yo

Happy Easter! Hope the Easter Bunny was good to you! 🐰💐💝

#TBT These photos were all taken within three week

#TBT These photos were all taken within three weeks in 2016. I launched a kids' clothing business, went to a Rihanna concert with co-workers/friends, travelled to Calgary for work, hosted an Invictus event with @therealcabbie, Prince Harry and Prime Minister Trudeau, travelled to London, England, was still commuting two hours each way for work and trying to fit in quality fine with my husband. What I didn't post at the time was that I was struggling with major anxiety and panic attacks. I'm smiling in these photos but hiding the fear, instability and sometimes terror that would grip me at unpredictable times. I am sharing this today because I'm once again working through anxiety that has re-emerged as of late - maybe it's the year-long pandemic taking its toll, maybe it's impending (third) Ontario shutdown, maybe it's just because. My usual remedies aren't working so I'm trying to approach this time with grace and calmness, and most of all kindness for myself. To all who are struggling in different ways, I see you, I'm with you. ❤️

This is not the time to conduct a massive experime

This is not the time to conduct a massive experiment on our seniors by delaying their second doses of the vaccines. It is time to listen to SCIENCE and follow the evidence and research. I am imploring @fordnationdougford to IMMEDIATELY mandate second doses be administered within the 21- or 28-day intervals as SUPPORTED BY SCIENCE and not with a hunch. My mom's science-based second dose deadline? Next Wednesday. Actual next appointment? June 23rd. (Article link in bio.)

#tbt Miami, to Bahamas, to Toronto. Clubbing Mel n

#tbt Miami, to Bahamas, to Toronto. Clubbing Mel never found a party she didn't love. Circa 2000.

This is what 80 and 78 look like. Today, my father

This is what 80 and 78 look like. Today, my father received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. It was uneventful, but a few months ago, I wasn't sure he'd choose to get it. He, like so many, was hesitant. His family doctor, unfortunately, didn't have much information to pass along from the province and he instead relied on the news, my sister and me for guidance. I feel so lucky that we are able to be there for my parents, navigating the websites, creating accounts, booking appointments, keeping up to date with the latest information from the province to the local public health unit (which aren't always on the same page with timelines)! This vaccine rollout is complicated! I think about the older population who don't have anyone to help them through this labyrinth and my heart breaks. 💔 After everything my parents have sacrificed for our family, it's an honour to be able to get them closer to crossing the COVID finish line with vaccines. Now, I just hope that our politicians work as hard and care as much as we do about protecting our parents. ✊

This is what Asian Swagger looks like.....Yes, we'

This is what Asian Swagger looks like.....Yes, we're known for being polite, quiet, even invisible, so when someone like @jokoy makes it, we all celebrate, cheer and scream our pride at the top of our lungs. For Filipinos, there's even more to celebrate because there are so few of us who break through, get respect, get seen on a global scale. He's got a familiar story: son of an immigrant mother, toiled his a$$ off and then became one of the lucky ones - he made it. And finally, for me, he is a mixed kid hero. He gets the nuances of sometimes feeling like you don't belong yet shining brightly anyway. I can't wait to talk with him again Tuesday on @thesocialctv about his new book, "Mixed Plate".

'Twas a lovely day! 😎☀️🌸🌺🌷 Video 🎥 and commentary by Marquesa 🤗

The end of an era for a beloved broadcaster! The y

The end of an era for a beloved broadcaster! The year? 2009. The show? @cp24breakfast. It all began with Ann Rohmer, me, @mattebabel, @mikamidoloto, Nalini Sharma and former O.P.P sergeant, Cam Woolley. It's evolved so much and continues to be Toronto's go-to, #1 morning show. Well, today, 12 years after the show began, Cam Woolley announced he's retiring! I know I'm not alone in appreciating his unique reporting style and no-nonsense approach to broadcasting. That doesn't mean he doesn't know how to have a good time. Trust me, I saw it first hand at my wedding!!! He will be missed on Ontario airwaves. I wish him and his amazing wife, April (one of my earliest cheerleaders!) the very best as they begin to enjoy the good life. ❤️❤️ So long, Cam. ❤️❤️

Our Filipina mothers are the backbone of my family

Our Filipina mothers are the backbone of my family. I cannot imagine any of them being targeted because of someone else's rage and racism. Contrary to the stereotypes, our mothers are strong, protective, opinionated, intelligent and very outspoken. They've raised us, the next generation, to be just as fierce. It's high time to move beyond the stereotypes that are proving to be deadly for Asians and so many other marginalized communities. We are daughters, mothers, sisters, fathers, brothers, uncles, professionals and so much more with families that we care for and care about us. #stopAsianhate

The recent events in Atlanta, Georgia are not isol

The recent events in Atlanta, Georgia are not isolated to that city alone. The mass shooting and killing of Asian women working at massage parlours reveals a much larger problem: the vulnerability and danger that many migrant workers face every day across Canada and the U.S. While we don't yet know enough details in this case, generally, it is a largely invisible crisis and one that I have yet to learn even more about but am committed to. Violence against any woman, but specifically a targetted ethnic group IS A HATE CRIME and cannot be ignored and explained instead as a "sex addiction" gone wrong. Please be critical of news coverage of this horrific story and let's call it what it is: anti-Asian racism, murder and domestic, white supremacist terrorism. To learn more, follow @butterflycsw and @redcanarysong.

Just over one year ago but feels like a lifetime!

Just over one year ago but feels like a lifetime! Going green on @thesocialctv with hair and make-up by amazing team @nameisbluewill @shashuhair @stephaniekcruz @nikkistrachanmakeup. I miss these days!!!!! 😩😩😩☘️☘️🍀☘️ Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀🍀🍀

It all started off well enough. March 4th, my 80-y

It all started off well enough. March 4th, my 80-year-old mother received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The appointment for her second dose was immediately generated online for exactly 21 days later - a feat! Well, it's all taking a turn now. We received an email that her second dose has been postponed until late June! In fact 112 days AFTER for first dose! Can a doctor or epidemiologist please explain how this can happen to one of the most vulnerable cohorts in the country? @oslerhealth @fordnationdougford @celliottability

#TBT Exactly one year ago today. The last in-studi

#TBT Exactly one year ago today. The last in-studio episode of @thesocialctv .... No audience, just us and our amazing crew. We thought it may only last a few weeks! If I would have known then we'd still be at home one year later, I would have given A LOT more hugs and told people how much I appreciate them. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Wow! Thank you, @viewthevibe for including me in t

Wow! Thank you, @viewthevibe for including me in this list of bada$$ women like @kayla_grey, @sashaexeter, @aurorajames, @chrystiafreeland, @lilly, @eileendevilla, @thetracymoore and so many more power players! I'm humbled and honoured. 🙏💪

This girl.... Seven years ago today, on Internatio

This girl.... Seven years ago today, on International Women's Day, she made me a mother, and made Ryan a father. It took us years to conceive her and ever since she arrived, life has never been the same. She is a bright light who is teaching us far more than we could ever teach her. Happy birthday, baby girl. ❤️🥳🎂🎉

SO. MUCH. TO SAY!!! Monday on @thesocialctv, we'll

SO. MUCH. TO SAY!!! Monday on @thesocialctv, we'll be discussing THE interview. Racism, mental health, favouritism, hypocrisy, tattered family ties, safety, money, the future of the monarchy and who wins and loses the most after all of the revelations? A once-in-a-generation interview deserves one hell of a discussion! What did you think? See you at 1 pm ET on @ctv.

Friday Real Talk... That C-section pouch.... Some

Friday Real Talk... That C-section pouch.... Some call it a FUPA, panniculus, or my least favourite, a gunt. Whatever you call it, my InstaStory has garnered an interesting debate: Do you fight it (shapewear?surgery?) or embrace it?

#TBT In-studio dance battle, 2018, my @jlo "Get Ri

#TBT In-studio dance battle, 2018, my @jlo "Get Right" vs. @laineygossip's @beyonce "Single Ladies". Led by @clarkechris1983, @mrleonblackwood and a great team, Lainey (with my gentle bullying) and I learned our dances at a studio in about an hour then a few days later, gave 'er in studio in front of a live audience. I haven't been that nervous in a long time! Here's to being back in studio soon and acting like (diva) fools! 👯💃🏻💃🏼 (Still trying to get my hands on Lainey's video!)

This is my mom. She's 80 years young. Today, she r

This is my mom. She's 80 years young. Today, she received the first dose of her COVID-19 vaccine. I don't think I anticipated how happy and relieved I'd be, but I am!!!! Just a year ago, we were all gripped with fear about the unknowns and this virus. We've lost over 22,000 Canadians since then with the largest majority being the elderly. After all the pain, suffering, isolation and sacrifice, there's finally a little light at the end of the tunnel. I'll happily wait until it's my turn but until then, let's protect our most vulnerable, especially the elderly....the keepers of our history, of wisdom, the backbones of our families. We already know what life is like without a vaccine, and I am thrilled that we are finally getting a chance to live again in the world because of one. #VaccinesSaveLives 📷 @triumphanttitan

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