A new prescription for cancer treatments
Back in August of 2012, I received the devastating news that my mother had an aggressive form of breast cancer. She was quickly admitted to the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) in our hometown of Montreal, where she was immediately taken under the charge of an incredible team. Being by her side from diagnosis through treatment, […]
More data regulation needed as smart cities develop, say some experts
As the Trudeau government continues to review its private-sector privacy act, some experts are calling for a national data strategy to set the framework of ownership rights and usage limits around collected data. The issue was highlighted by the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal, said Brock University professor Blayne Haggart, but experts have been sounding the […]
‘For me, it’s personal’: Minister Sohi reflects on passion for infrastructure portfolio
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi doesn’t mince words when discussing the role infrastructure played in his ‘Made in Canada’ success story. An immigrant from India, Mr. Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) spoke little to no English when he arrived in Edmonton in the early 1980s, after being sponsored by an older brother. After moving to the […]
Infrastructure
House Ethics Committee open to looking at federal political parties in probe on global online data abuse scandal
Members of the House Ethics Committee are open to studying how federal political parties are using online personal information as part of an upcoming probe of the explosive Facebook data-mining scandal, which could see key players like Canadian whistleblower Christopher Wylie, co-founder of AggregateIQ Jeff Silvester, and Facebook executives asked to testify. NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay, […]
Medical marijuana: the forgotten issue in the new law
If the trend continues, once Bill C-45 on legalizing cannabis is passed, Canadians will find themselves in a totally absurd situation. On the one hand, there’s recreational cannabis, which is legal and carefully regulated. On the other, there’s medical marijuana, which is left out and will continue to be distributed solely by mail and without […]
Self-driving cars and the future of transportation
There are always some casualties when a new form of transportation comes along. In 1830, at the official opening of the world’s first railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a well-known British politician, William Huskisson, was struck and killed by a locomotive. He was known to be clumsy and accident-prone, but it still cast a […]
Amid tech’s dark days, wisdom from a mayor
Amid the considerable coverage churn of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the resulting widespread neurosis over what people have told shadowy Facebook quizzers about their pizza preferences and incriminating spirit animals, it’s worth noting that an excellent speech was delivered last week on this very subject. At South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, London Mayor […]
Free my grapes: Dismantling Canada’s interprovincial barriers to trade
In June 2016, the Senate of Canada released a report entitled “Tear Down These Walls: Dismantling Canada’s Internal Trade Barriers,” which called upon federal and provincial/territorial governments to take priority action on removing internal barriers to trade. The Senate views this call to action as an opportunity to lay the groundwork for growth and prosperity […]
Canadian Securities Administrators prepare report on climate disclosure as advocates push for new reporting requirements for businesses
The national body of securities regulators is releasing a much-anticipated report next month on companies disclosing the financial risk they face from climate change, as calls grow from industry and advocates for more fulsome accounting on how firms are preparing to weather the material impacts from changing global climes and efforts from governments to reduce […]
