(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
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No more Mr. Nice Guy: International response to unmarked graves of Indigenous children
(June 28, 2021) The discovery of hundreds, soon to be thought to be thousands of the unmarked graves of Indigenous children has made it clear “nice” is no longer one of Canada’s “brand values.” For decades, Canada has dined out on its international reputation for affability and harmlessness. But as the attempted genocide of Indigenous people becomes impossible to look away … [Read more...] about No more Mr. Nice Guy: International response to unmarked graves of Indigenous children
Should the Catholic Church lose its charitable status?
(June 1, 2021) The news that Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation had located the undocumented remains of 215 children, on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School run by the Catholic Church, broke late in the evening eastern time on Thursday, May 27. Some of the buried children were said to be as young as three-years-old. So urgent and tragic was … [Read more...] about Should the Catholic Church lose its charitable status?
Opioid-related deaths spike during pandemic
(May 25, 2021) In Ontario alone, 2,050 people died because of opioid-related deaths between March 16, 2020, to December 31, 2020, representing a 79 per cent increase in opioid-related deaths, says a report issued by Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital last week. Across the country, Public Health Canada reported in the six months following … [Read more...] about Opioid-related deaths spike during pandemic
Talking UP with Jamie Swift and Elaine Power, authors of ‘The Case for Basic Income’
(May 21, 2021) This episode of Talking UP takes on the issue of Basic Income. Many Canadians were pulled from the brink of poverty when the federal government instituted the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, which provided a form of basic income. It was inconceivable until it happened. Yet, political thinkers for the four centuries have advocate that wealth … [Read more...] about Talking UP with Jamie Swift and Elaine Power, authors of ‘The Case for Basic Income’