(text of an email sent to Brian Lee Crowley of the MacDonald Laurier Institute on September 2, 2026) Dear Brian, I am writing to you and your board with respect to the publication “The equity excelle...

The world of science has been stuck in an existential crisis over whether we actually know the things we thought we knew. Re-running an old study today doesn't always yield the same result. Same with ...

The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness is proposing a transformed Canada Housing Benefit that could reduce homelessness by more than 60%.

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Patients are living longer with MBC but don’t tell them they look ‘great’ in spite of the disease

Patients are living longer with MBC but don’t tell them they look ‘great’ in spite of the disease

Term/ Start Date: 24-month contract  Position Type: Hybrid  Salary: $41.99 – $59.09 (hourly) Duties:   This position combines project management for the SSCAN Data Space project with leadership in res...

A new book examining far-right extremism in Canada argues the movement has evolved dramatically in the past decade, shifting from small, organized groups to a broader network fuelled by social media, ...

Historical censuses from around the world are available on-line at sites like or  A few hours spent looking up old family records made history come alive for me.

The 2026 Census Has Landed. Fill It Out — and If You Got the Long Form, Wear It Like a Badge. The envelope showed up this week. Beige. Bilingual. Statistics Canada return address, PO Box 99995. Ins…

A new audit has found that the city of Chicago is losing millions of dollars each year on its 75-year lease of its parking meters — all while the meters owners, Chicago Parking Meters LLC (CPM), are r...

In my last post, I argued that the Carney government is dismantling Canada’s women’s state not through cuts but through the expiry of time-limited funding — and that the trajectory take…

Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

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