The Trudeau government’s focus on pregnancy centres distracts from real issues surrounding abortion access, family planning and policy
Category: Commentary
Downtown revitalization in rural communities: A necessity, not a luxury
Many rural towns are hurting. They do not have to accept decline as inevitable. Smart downtown revitalization plans can make all the difference
Q&A with dermatologist Dr. Lisa Kellett, on raising ‘Sephora Kids’
Social media is driving many pre-teens and teens to develop complex skincare routines. We asked a dermatologist to weigh in on navigating this trend
‘We eliminated the waiting lists’: Dr. Hugh Scully on health-care reform
Having led successful health-care reform efforts in cardiac care, Dr. Hugh Scully knows what needs to change in the rest of Canadian health care
Dean Mary Wells: ‘We need to educate a different kind of engineer’
The University of Waterloo’s dean of engineering on the joys and challenges of leading one of Canada’s top programs and the surprising changes she’s observed in her career
An interview with John Rustad, the unexpected contender for B.C. premier
After being ejected from the former BC Liberal Party, the BC Conservative Leader now stands within reach of victory
Editorial: Stop taxing Canadians with poverty incomes
The BC NDP and Saskatchewan Party are both proposing eliminating the income tax for thousands. They’re right to do so
A conversation with the Alberta premier’s outgoing chief of staff
Marshall Smith, the architect of Alberta’s recovery-focused drug policies, on what he has learned as an addict and policy leader and what’s next for him
Editorial: Old Age Security must be reformed — not expanded
The government should consider the family income of senior couples when determining eligibility for Old Age Security — as it does with other social programs
‘It horrified me’: British actor Liz Carr takes on MAID in Canada
‘We have seen everything that we feared come true in Canada,’ says actor Liz Carr, on how MAID laws have affected people with disabilities
