(July 14, 2021) UK Charities warn that shift on 19 July to ‘personal choice ‘on virus precautions is instilling fear in many most at risk, reports the Guardian in a July 13 article End to Covid rules for England ‘leaves 3.8m vulnerable people feeling abandoned. On July 19, virtually all legal restrictions will be lifted, reports the BBC. The legal requirement to wear … [Read more...] about UK Charities warn against easing of COVID restrictions on July 19
Perception of Racial Injustice in Canada Measured by Global PR firm
(July 14, 2021) One year after the killing of George Floyd and the nation’s own identification of the systemic racial injustice faced in Canada by Indigenous Peoples, Black Canadians and racialized communities, people have new expectations for businesses and brands to take action in the fight against racial injustice, says the Edelman Trust Barometer’s Business and Racial … [Read more...] about Perception of Racial Injustice in Canada Measured by Global PR firm
Episode 7 – Covering the opioid crisis with Marcus Gee
(July 9, 2021) What’s it like being a journalist captivated by a serious social issue? For the past two years, award winning journalist Marcus Gee has been writing about what some call the “other” pandemic—deaths from opioid overdose, an epidemic that's killing 17 people a day in Canada, and that the health system is struggling to cope with. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the … [Read more...] about Episode 7 – Covering the opioid crisis with Marcus Gee
MAiDHouse: New charity seeks space for medically assisted dying
(July 8, 2021) A new charity called MAiDHouse has sprung up to help deal with the practical application of the legalization of medically assisted dying. When the federal government legalized medically assisted dying in 2016, many of the moral questions had been settled by law, but the practical application was left to emerge. One of those questions, the ‘where’ … [Read more...] about MAiDHouse: New charity seeks space for medically assisted dying
Mental health of Canadians has taken a hit from COVID-19, new study finds
(July 2, 2021) Canadians’ physical health has suffered during the past 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s the mental health of Canadians that has taken the hardest hit, a new study, Mind and body: Impact of the pandemic on physical and mental health, finds The study was conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research in conjunction with the Future Skills … [Read more...] about Mental health of Canadians has taken a hit from COVID-19, new study finds