Reading Time: 5 minutes The phrase ‘you are now on treaty land’ is part of a slick marketing campaign with clear financial goals
Month: May 2018
Discovering Monet’s lifelong fascination with architecture
Reading Time: 4 minutes London’s National Gallery exhibit offers rare glimpses into the artist’s examination of the play of light on human structures
Giverny and Monet’s Gardens
Reading Time: 3 minutes TRAVEL: Stop in Giverny at least for a few hours to wander among Monet’s gardens and you’ll feel like you’ve entered one of his paintings
Saskatchewan budget misses opportunity on rental housing assistance
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s more effective to supplement rents in times of high vacancy because each dollar spent gets the tenant more
Electric cars won’t save the world but they will destroy lives
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are gasses and pollutants far worse than carbon dioxide. Just ask the cobalt miners in the Congo
Ireland’s abortion referendum puts it all on the table
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you probe the granular views of most people, I suspect you’ll find they’re somewhere between the two extremes
The ministry of loneliness wants to be your friend
Reading Time: 3 minutes But it’s far more likely that the institutions at neighbourhood levels are better positioned to address key aspects of loneliness
Public library is where democracy, learning and inspiration meet
Reading Time: 3 minutes A good public library provides an easy access point for any journey of discovery and a place to find directions when one feels lost
CPP expansion will shrink available investment capital in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes CPP expansion could result in a reduction in domestic investment up to $114 billion from 2019 to 2030
Private care is an essential part of an effective health system
Reading Time: 3 minutes We should stop demonizing private clinics – and the patients who need them – and recognize that they’re part of the solution