Reading Time: 3 minutes The popularity of Canada’s parks and protected areas is creating problems that will require more than simply banning people to solve
Month: August 2017
NAFTA renegotiations threaten Canada’s steps toward pharmacare
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada must both defend the existing public health-care system as well protect its aspirations to creating a better one
Environmental propaganda masks positive reality
Reading Time: 3 minutes Al Gore, David Suzuki and others would rather scare our children than tell them about the valuable contributions Canada makes every day to protect our planet
Will Trudeau finally pay the price for his arrogance?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Indigenous leaders were upset about Trudeau’s comments about his boxing match with Patrick Brazeau. Some called him arrogant; others, racist
A tale of two Carolines and their impeccable political pedigrees
Reading Time: 3 minutes Brian Mulroney’s daughter, Caroline, wants to run in the next Ontario election. She shares may characteristics of another Caroline, JFK’s daughter
A Bolt of lightning seared into our memories
Reading Time: 4 minutes Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen, has retired but his legacy will endure. He defined great in every sense of the word
Canada’s economic outlook positive, YPO’s Global Pulse confirms
Reading Time: 4 minutes Rising commodity prices, increased tourism revenue, higher investment and an overall strong economic performance all contributed to the positive outlook
Evidence clear: Minimum wage hikes hurt most vulnerable
Reading Time: 3 minutes University of Waterloo study confirms that the young and immigrants lose out on jobs when minimum wage rises
The dangerous metaphor of medical warfare
Reading Time: 4 minutes Portraying baby Charlie Gard as a “warrior” led to a cascade of events detrimental to both him and all who cared for him
Learning about life from my first real boss
Reading Time: 4 minutes What we think of as progress doesn’t cut it for someone who actually remembers when it took hard work and skills training to make a living