Reading Time: 4 minutes Canadian governments should be investing in youth mentorship programs to help build an inclusive, supportive and more progressive society
Tag: University of Calgary
The family that reads together, thrives together
Reading Time: 4 minutes Almost nine million Canadians can’t read well enough to perform everyday tasks. We need a cultural shift to a family-centred approach to literacy
When a new mom has disturbing thoughts about hurting her baby
Reading Time: 4 minutes Postpartum OCD is frequently misdiagnosed and misunderstood – but it is treatable, help is available
Donor-conceived people need to know their medical history
Reading Time: 4 minutes The first international Genetic Identity Day comes just as Health Canada seeks to prevent people from knowing their genetic identity
The fundamental flaw of populist politics
Reading Time: 4 minutes The populist trinity of direct democracy – initiative, referendum and recall – is incompatible with the Canadian political system
A spiritual leadership grounded in reality
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fostering collaboration rather than conflict, the Aga Khan builds bridges between people, religions and cultures to help the world’s most vulnerable
The heavy footprint of climate change can be seen everywhere
Reading Time: 3 minutes I’ve been alive to observations and anecdotes of climate change for years. I now have hundreds of them stored in my memory
No guarantee of quality supports for disabled Canadians
Reading Time: 4 minutes The tangled web of disability governance and policy in Canada needs to clarified and centralized
Money targeted for health better spent on social programs
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why? Expenditure on social services mitigate the factors that lead to these poor health outcomes, thereby reducing the need for health care
How to provide consistent health care to all Canadians
Reading Time: 4 minutes We all must have access to high-quality health care. Unjustifiable variations are still too common across the country