Shortly after writing about the practice of recycling telephone numbers, “The growing importance of telephone numbers in the digital world”, I reached out to different stakeholders so that I could write a follow up piece. These stakeholders include privacy commissioners at the provincial and federal level, “the big three” telecom providers, and oversight bodies including… Read more »
Almost every “child soldier” story that gets told on the big screen makes it seem that child soldiers are exclusive to Africa, but child soldiers can be found around the globe, including the Americas, and their stories are just as terrifying. The biggest challenge to telling their stories is that there are a very small… Read more »
After more than two decades on TV, both The People’s Court with Judge Marilyn Milian, and Judge Mathis were not renewed for a new season, a result of the changing nature of daytime television, and it brings to end an era of controversial courtroom TV. Although the quality of courtroom TV shows has somewhat improved… Read more »
“Nothing about you makes sense,” “You’re like something out of a movie,” and “You’ve lived a million lives, eh,” are all phrases that I have become accustomed to hearing from almost everyone I meet. Most of the stories I share with people might lead them to believe that I am a tall-tale teller, possibly influenced… Read more »
Ever since the release of The Fergus Report by the Ethics Commissioner, the news talk has been flooded with bylines claiming that Canada’s democracy is devolving and exaggerations about Canada “dying a little”, but with little details on the specifics of this report. The day after the report was released, I went online to hear… Read more »
In 2020, it was estimated that close to 85% of Canadians owned a smartphone, and Canada’s big three telecom providers reported having a combined subscriber count of over 33 million subscribers. These statistics are a major positive as our economy looks to embrace the technology changes that are beginning to be brought about as a… Read more »
Not that long ago, I had a conversation with a person from the gym while we were on the treadmill, and the loose nature of the conversation led the person I was talking with to mention how they thought of themselves as somewhat of a “pushover”, how they disliked “letting people walk all over them”,… Read more »
Why do so many people find it difficult to be direct with others? Why do so many people prefer to sugar-coat an explanation instead of acknowledging the realities of a situation? Does it have something to do with people being aghast in “cancel culture” hysteria? Or does it have something to do with the deterioration… Read more »
Hearing the words “self-harm” may give people goosebumps. It can be said that almost everyone knows someone that has struggled or attempted to follow through with self-harm, and that is why being trained on how to prevent self-harm is so important. One organization that is committed to upskilling people and helping them understand how to… Read more »
The province of Ontario is organizing public consultations to create a consumer information package for the car buying process and, in cooperation with the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) at some point in 2023. It will be a unique chance for consumers to provide feedback to decision makers at Queen’s Park. I learned about… Read more »