Reading Time: 4 minutes New powers will crush consumer freedom, tax and regulate content on the internet, stifle investment, and increase the cost of streaming subscriptions
Month: November 2020
The return of the Armenian Genocide must be stopped
Reading Time: 3 minutes Putting the health of the people in the South Caucasus at risk puts us all at risk. Diseases spread and mutate rapidly in refugee camps
How to deal with unsolicited advice and negativity
Reading Time: 6 minutes Ask the Conflict Coach: Why unsolicited advice often falls flat; how to deal with negativity
The war on drugs is costly and off-target
Reading Time: 5 minutes A report on drug abuse released by police chiefs is less about reducing drug abuse and more about protecting police budgets and jobs
Who will be getting Covid-19 vaccination first?
Reading Time: 5 minutes A national survey will ask Canadians their opinions of a just unveiled list of priority recipients
Fake commuting for a coffee is healthy and normal
Reading Time: 3 minutes People need to get replenished, energized and to physically separate themselves from the workplace, even if it’s home
Alberta taxpayers should be complaining, not union bosses
Reading Time: 3 minutes Union bosses need a reminder that every government-employee paycheque ultimately comes from taxpayers
The common – and elusive – humanity of wearing a mask
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s a common religious philosophy. The secular world calls it the ethic of reciprocity. It’s the ultimate social no-brainer
As domestic abuse victims move online for support, abusers can follow
Reading Time: 4 minutes Social services providing online help amid pandemic need to be aware of how technology can be used and misused, argues U of A researcher
Getting through a COVID-19 winter
Reading Time: 3 minutes A better future awaits if we use this period of uncertainty to work on our mental, physical and career well-being