Judge Aquilina: A New Perspective on Sympathy

 Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting young girls and gymnasts, including Olympians. The once-doctor for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, admitted to abusing his position as a trusted medical professional in order to molest young women

New Study Says Millennials Should Be Living the Ottawa Life!

 A recent study by Point2Homes reveals that Ottawa is the 5th most attractive cities in Canada for Millennials in 2018. This young generation is now the largest in the country, and many are beginning to settle down. So, what makes a good city for a Millennial to stay in? The

Canadian Identity in the Shadow of ‘Trumpism’

 We’ve all been a part of that inevitable dinner table conversation: politics -- the awkward social divider that many a hostess would wish to avoid. Polite chatter turns to angry fist-pounding, and newly formed connections are promptly ended when political opinions clash. Since November 2016 and the election of Donald

Is Canada’s Net Neutrality in Danger?

 Late last year, regulations protecting net neutrality in the U.S. were eliminated, causing a controversy to erupted in that country over the matter. Many large tech companies such as Google and Facebook joined a segment of the population in voicing their opposition to the policy’s repeal. The scale of the

Montréal Heats Up the Winter Months

 Photos by Andre Gagne Right about now you’ve probably heard enough about these cold snaps moving into the Great White North. Welcome to Canada! I mean, it's not called The Great Warm North! While many hibernate like a BC black bear come these frigid months (only with more cranked central

RCMP Brass Incompetence Requires Intervention By Justice Minister, Says The Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada

 Feature image: From left: Const. Dave Joseph Ross, Const. Fabrice Georges Gevaudan and Const. Douglas James Larche (killed in Moncton in 2014) The Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada is demanding that the Trudeau government do something about the deplorable state of the RCMP leadership in Canada.  MPPAC represents thousands of

100 Youth Join MPs on Parliament Hill to Witness Democracy in Action

 By Jared Morrow / Images by Ben Welland—byfield-pitman photography “Youth In Office made me realize the importance of sharing my voice and knowing that I have the right to make decisions in this world,” said Boys and Girls Club staff member Tamika Malcolm, in a recent interview. “Now I have

Canadian History Sings with Sir John A. Macdonald: The Musical

 If the musical theatre world has taught us anything, it’s that pretty well any topic is ripe to have suddenly burst into song. We’ve had singing plants, dancing cats, shows on Mormons, the final days of Christ and even one about Spiderman. However, how would Canadian history fair if given

What Minister Lebouthillier Doesn’t Know About Diabetes.

 When my son was 14 he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. It came out of nowhere. It was the long weekend before Labour Day; he was about to start grade 10. That summer he had an adolescent growth spurt. When a colleague met him that summer he jokingly asked

Is your paycheque connected to your health?

 Research shows the positive connection between a person's socioeconomic status and their health. The idea that wealth is linked to health has been well-documented. Unfortunately, if you're one of the estimated 4.9 million Canadians living in poverty, you are more likely to develop a serious condition and less likely to

High rates of emergency and police services signal many adults and adolescents with autism in Canada are in crisis

 By Yona Lunsky and Jonathan Weiss Canadians routinely complain about the long wait times at hospital emergency rooms across the country – and health policy experts have long flagged the high costs associated with emergency services and the impact it has on the finances of our publicly funded health system.

REPORT: Universal Pharmacare Would Save Canadians Billions

 "All Canadians, including employers, would benefit from a national pharmacare program. Such a program would be the next phase of our health care system as envisioned by Tommy Douglas."  These are the words of  Ken Neumann, National Director for Canada, United Steelworkers and they come at a time when all Canadians

Refreshingly Candid: Lu Shaye, China’s New Ambassador to Canada

 I recently met with Lu Shaye, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Canada. Shaye was previously the Director-General in Bureau of Policy Research, Office of Foreign Affairs for the Chinese government. This is the agency that develops Chinese polices on everything from

We Meet Again — Canada and China

 In the spring of 2016, the first annual meeting between Canada and China’s respective foreign ministers took place and both countries expressed a desire to strengthen bilateral ties. Now, just more than a year later, the two nations have met once again to evaluate their progress and look towards the

Book Review: Historical Atlas of Canada

 Book Review: Historical Atlas of Canada Historical Atlas of Canada • Canada´s History Illustrated with Original Maps By Dereck Hayes 272 pages • ISBN 978-1-77162-079-6 The Historical Atlas of Canada covers a period of a thousand years and contains essentially all the historically significant maps of the country. Here are

Provinces must act to prevent another OxyContin debacle

 By Vanessa Gruben and Louise Bélanger-Hardy This past week, 10 provincial governments have accepted a class-action settlement with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin.  The settlement concerns the misleading claims Purdue Pharma allegedly made to physicians about the addictive nature of the drug. These claims may have contributed to Canada’s

Want an innovative economy?

 By Paul Armstrong and Carol Herbert With Canada’s 150th birthday squarely in the rear-view mirror, we should now look to our future.  Our current government has been staking much on an “innovation economy” – if the regular speeches by various ministries are anything to go by.  So how do we

National Pharmacare Makes Sense, So Why Don’t We Have It?

 Every developed country in the world with universal healthcare also provides universal coverage of prescription drugs. Well, except Canada. A national public drug plan, or Pharmacare as it’s more commonly called, has been in the works since the 1960s, when the Royal Commission on Health Services recommended its introduction following

Universal Health Care – Chapter 2 – National Pharmacare: Canadian Health Coalition

 As Canadians, we tend to be rather proud of our public healthcare system, scoffing at our Southern neighbor’s patchwork solutions and their latest president’s attempt to overturn the Affordable Care Act. However, the system we so often take for granted hasn’t been around for very long, and its developing stages

Could China Be the Answer to Canada’s Softwood Lumber Woes?

 When it comes to Canada’s softwood lumber market, 2017 has been anything but business as usual. Canada has long been in dispute with the United States concerning the sale of softwood lumber - as our southern neighbours argue that it undercuts the ability for American producers to compete, costing them

Canada: the leader of artificial intelligence

 Have you seen Ex Machina (2015)? A smart man creates a smart robot girl, Ava. This machine turned out to be more intelligent then its creator.  Or have you seen Her (2013)? A lonely writer falls in love with Samantha, his intelligent computer operating system with accelerated learning capability. "She" is personified

What medicines do we really need in Canada?

 By Nav Persaud Surveys and polls often show Canadians are proud of our universal health system, which provides publicly funded care for doctor and hospital services.  Canadians don’t have to worry about filing for bankruptcy to get care for themselves or their families when they need it. But when it

Eyes of the Tennis World Will Be on Ottawa This Weekend at the Davis Cup!

 This weekend, the eyes of the tennis world will be on Ottawa. For the first time in more than 20 years, Ottawa will play host to the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas international tennis tournament, as Team Canada takes on Great Britain in the first round of what many people

One in six Ontarians left behind in healthcare reforms

 Urban, poor and new immigrants less likely to get high quality care By Tara Kiran Primary care is considered the front door to our health care system. Whether you’re going for a general check-up or have just been diagnosed with cancer, your family doctor makes sure you get the tests,

The Key to Reining in Healthcare Costs in Canada is Better Health Human Resources Planning

 International conference brings together leading experts on health workforce issues  Speakers will include Kamal Khera, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health; Dr. Jim Campbell, Director of the WHO Health Workforce Department; Gaétan Lafortune, OECD Senior Health Economist and more. Policy makers, academics, researchers, practitioners and students from across the