Reading Time: 3 minutes A grassroots Canadian movement called Not Just Tourists encourages you to take suitcases filled with medical supplies to needy countries
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John F. Kennedy: an anglophile for all seasons
Reading Time: 4 minutes The storied president was more English than Irish, despite being seen as the ultimate symbol of Irish-American success and social acceptance
NFL star’s racism narrative falling apart
Reading Time: 4 minutes Seattle Seahawks’ Michael Bennett’s claims that Vegas cops took him down because of his colour refuted by video evidence
Back to school, back to uncontrolled government spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian education spending facts belie misguided perceptions about public school funding
Committed citizens can change the world
Reading Time: 3 minutes While Colin Kaepernick still doesn’t have a job in the NFL, history suggests his protest for minority rights will ultimately be successful
In search of the Promised Land
Reading Time: 4 minutes Migration has always been part of the human experience, as people escape natural disasters, drought, famine and/or oppression
Environment-friendly “plyscrapers” blocked by red tape
Reading Time: 3 minutes The USDA estimates every four storeys would save the same amount of carbon emissions as created by 500 cars every year
Spending on B.C. public schools up despite dwindling enrolment
Reading Time: 3 minutes Per-student spending is up, flying in the face of claims that education funding has been slashed or that B.C. schools are starved for resources
What’s missing in Ontario’s approach to marijuana distribution
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ontario says it won’t allow edibles. But the black market will fill the gap and may impact the province’s attempts to mitigate public risk
Headlines about economic growth hide underlying problems
Reading Time: 4 minutes Private businesses and international investors are losing confidence in Canada as a competitive place to do business