Canada’s health care system is considered by many to be its single-most defining national characteristic and Tommy Douglas is who Canadians have to thank for it.  Prior to Douglas’ universal health care system, it was not uncommon for Canadians to get sick and only be able to turn to their family, neighbors, or church.  Trained… Read more »

A truthful and reconciliatory realisation is necessary when looking back upon the newly founded Canada.  A Canada that had a lot of supposedly uninhabited land that the federal government had hoped could be put to use for farming.  Many of the earliest waves of immigrants that crossed the ocean to get to Canada were rewarded… Read more »

On March 27th, 2024, stage one of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions (The Commission) began.  The first two days were more of an overview of the elections system and included impact statements from different ethnic Canadian leaders who were members of different diaspora communities, their experience interacting… Read more »

A child’s early interactions with their parents and caregivers as well as their surrounding environment is what sets out the starting point for much of the behaviors and actions that eventually end up making a person. That is why there is no time that is more formative or more important than the years of life… Read more »

There is no single narrative in the multi-layered history of Canada.  It may be one of the few places where the ideas and actions of individuals can go on to shape larger social changes and where those changes end up getting incorporated into an evolving national identity.  However, the celebration of such individuals is often… Read more »

One of Canada’s most cited criminology professors is Carleton University professor, Darryl Davies, who studied criminology at Cambridge University and has witnessed the differences between policing in Canada and the U.K.  in action, and his expertise on policing has even been requested by the likes of the RCMP.  A recent meet and chat with professor… Read more »

The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions (The Commission) may end up being the single-most important democracy-orienting event of the 22nd century.  The Commission intends to conduct a thorough assessment of interference by China, Russia and other foreign states or non-state actors, as they relate to the 2019 and… Read more »

Tax season is upon us and there are a few things that the CRA wants all students to know.  The CRA’s notice of assessment looks different this year as it has been simplified.  Everything that students need to know is available on the CRA’s designated webpage “Students”, but here are a few highlights that every… Read more »

The controversial practice of police carding individuals and carrying out random street checks was said to have stopped with new provincial legislation. However, those original challenges may have morphed into something far more dangerous because Ontario’s institution of policing lacks standardization.  Just how bad can it be? Well, how does hearing multiple policing stakeholders confirm,… Read more »

Job cuts and layoffs are constantly on the news cycle.  Canada may be better insulated against extreme financial hardships from global financial conditions.  The majority of the world is not so lucky.  One example of extreme financial hardships across the ocean can be found with Lebanon, which finds itself in a triple financial crisis.  Lebanon’s… Read more »