It’s time for a national conversation on the use of seclusion rooms in Canadian schools

It’s time for a national conversation on the use of seclusion rooms in Canadian schools

I’ve often wondered why there’s very little public outcry when the media reports on the cruel use of seclusion rooms for kids with developmental disabilities and delays in schools across…

By Rae Martens

Exclusion of Indigenous voices in U.S.-Canada water agreement

Exclusion of Indigenous voices in U.S.-Canada water agreement

Salmon used to swim all the way up the Columbia River from the Pacific…

By Graeme Lee Rowlands

Too many bureaucratic hurdles for cannabis research

Too many bureaucratic hurdles for cannabis research

Researchers are studying cannabis for promising anti-seizure medication   We’ve lost many years of…

By Mohammad-Reza Ghovanloo

Let’s not “whitewash” Cindy Gladue’s death

Let’s not “whitewash” Cindy Gladue’s death

Missing and murdered Indigenous women not on trial   This week, the Supreme Court of Canada heard the most important case in a generation regarding the Canadian legal system’s response…

By Emma Cunliffe

Emotions and politics in the wake of the Kavanaugh Crisis

Emotions and politics in the wake of the Kavanaugh Crisis

The fallout from the confirmation of President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, riveted…

By Michael Orsini

Climate change is a global health emergency

Climate change is a global health emergency

Federal pipeline needs independent assessment, global health leaders say   After a summer that…

By Tim K. Takaro and Jennifer Miller

When pilot projects go off the rails

When pilot projects go off the rails

Research subjects caught between elected politicians and research ethics boards   Calls for evidence-informed policymaking have grown louder in recent decades. Advocates argue that the systematic use of the best…

By Evelyn L. Forget

Why a Canadian Basic Income is inevitable

Why a Canadian Basic Income is inevitable

In Canadian policy circles, Basic Income has come to mean a stipend paid to…

By Evelyn L. Forget

Mental health therapies should be fully funded by medicare

Mental health therapies should be fully funded by medicare

Publicly funding comprehensive treatment for depression is cost-effective   Could we be doing more…

By Helen-Maria Vasiliadis