Equality Is Key To Success For Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among nations. By Julie Delahanty and Denise Byrnes The world's governments have committed to an ambitious agenda for the next 15 years: not to reduce poverty but...
View ArticleWe Must Not Downplay Canada's Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia
* Co-authored by Peggy Mason, President of the Rideau Institute, and Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. Pressed by reporters in the final days of the federal election...
View ArticleNewcomers Are Leading The Way In Small Business Ownership
I am always impressed by the courage it takes for someone to pack up and begin again in a new country. In September, Statistics Canada released the latest population numbers which showed that Canada's...
View ArticleHow To Host A Hauntastic Halloween Party
Halloween is one of the most exciting holidays. It's a time of year when communities all across Canada come together to create a really magical evening for our children (and adults too, of course) with...
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Why Do Halloween Costumes For Teenage Girls Have To Be Slutty?
When my girls were little, they were content to wear old dance costumes and be "princesses" for Halloween. Then, as they got a bit older, everything had to be a "scary-something": a scary bride, a...
View ArticleDiscovering The Spirit World In Toronto's Distillery District
Toronto's Distillery District is swarming with spirits -- and not just the drinking kind. A decade ago, the cluster of dilapidated 19th-century industrial buildings were mostly used for filming movies...
View ArticleThe Time For National Healing Is Upon Us
"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people," Mahatma Gandhi stated, and if that's true Canada could be in for a difficult time. The reason? Without putting too much of a...
View ArticleSustainable Development Goals Offer A Path To Prosperity
Sustainable development means different things to different people. The concept was popularized in 1987 by the groundbreaking Brundtland Commission report to the United Nations, "Our Common Future."...
View ArticleMarlon James Is A Ray Of Hope For The Caribbean LGBTQ Community
After being chastised by my own country of birth for coming out as a lesbian in April of this year and speaking out against the discrimination and harassment I had endured, I began to think that our...
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Millennials Leading Shift In Tattoo Taboos
Walking the streets of Toronto on a daily basis, you begin to realize that there is a certain dichotomy that exists within the people you see. There are those with visible tattoos, and those without....
View ArticleOnline Dating As An Older Woman Has Not Been A Blast
Everyone knows someone who has tried online dating. Was it fabulous for them? Perhaps from the outside looking in. From inside, it can be rather dingy and depressing. Speaking personally, there may be...
View ArticleAuthenticity Determined This Election's Winners And Losers
"Take me like I am, that's the only catch." - Todd Rundgren It is obvious that Justin Trudeau was the big winner in the federal election. You might be surprised that we believe Stephen Harper was also...
View ArticleListening To Patient Complaints Can Improve Health Care
"I am leaving you," she said. "I'm finding a new doctor." I remember feeling stunned. My patient looked at me and continued, "You aren't here often enough." Over the next few minutes, she explained how...
View ArticleWe Need Fewer Obstacles To Education For Aboriginal Students
By: Craig and Marc Kielburger Canada's Saanich First Nation people have a word for success gained after much struggle: le, nonet (pronounced le-non-git). It means "paddling a canoe in a storm and...
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Yes, I Am The Mother Of That Child
Dear Mom in the Green and White Shirt, You probably think I didn't notice, but I did. I saw you gossiping about my son with another child's guardian and I want you to know that I felt like I was in...
View ArticleThe Reckless Rush to Sign the Port Mann Bridge Deal
You would think Ben Franklin was working in public procurement when he coined the phrase "take time for all things: great haste makes great waste." It's one possible explanation for why the Port Mann...
View ArticleCaitlyn Jenner Shouldn't Be A 'Woman Of The Year'
Glamour magazine has named Caitlin Jenner one of its "Women of the Year." And I call bullshit. I hardly know where to begin in this clusternut of ridiculousness. I suppose we could start where many...
View ArticleLet's Keep The Art Of Reading Alive
I can actually remember when the black scratchings on the pages of my favourite books turned into print, into words I could understand, and then into stories I could read by myself. It was quite a...
View ArticleTrudeau's Win Signals A Restoration Of Canadian Values
Without question, the demand for change displayed by Canadians in the October 19 federal election was enormous. From the moment the returns from Atlantic Canada started to roll in and the entire region...
View ArticleElection Results A Reason To Be Optimistic About Animal Rights
As the dust settles on the long and hard-fought Canadian federal election of 2015, it's a good time to take a closer look at what the results mean for animal protection in Canada. After all, while...
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