COVID-19 and African Canadians: a festering, unresolved problem
PLEASANT RIVER, N.S.—COVID-19 has bluntly shown all of us that African-Canadian front-line essential workers have been disproportionally affected with this highly contagious and deadly virus, even without supporting comprehensive scientific data. We now know that visible minority researchers throughout Canada have been demanding the collection of race-based and socio-economic data for years, because it is required […]
COVID-19, conspiracy theory, and terrorism?
OTTAWA—There is clearly no question that the ongoing novel coronavirus crisis is sending all us scurrying here and there for information on what’s going on. As in most things, there are good and bad sources of information and it is incumbent on all of us to look for, consume, and rely on solid data. Our […]
Two thumbs up for Senator McPhedran
HALIFAX—Not everyone might agree on the fix, but most Canadians would admit that democracy is ailing in Canada. A sense that something is wrong, something is missing, is the key driver behind the demand for electoral reform. The Trudeau government once championed that cause but has since cast it aside. The PM’s failure to replace […]
Pompeo’s mission: a deal in Jerusalem?
LONDON, U.K.—Israel’s new two-headed government, with Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister, was supposed to be sworn in on May 13. Then suddenly the inauguration was postponed by one day to accommodate a quick visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. What brought Pompeo so far for so short a time? It obviously wasn’t the […]
As countries despair, UAE begins to reopen thanks to early action plan
BERLIN—Two months after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic, it has become clear that some countries are handling the crisis better than others. With the wide spectrum of containment strategies at play, one pattern has emerged quite clearly: quick decisive responses succeeded in curbing the spread. Take Europe, for example, […]
Let’s not leave anyone behind
COVID-19 is a global crisis, and without doubt, requires a global solution. Whoever gets sick, in any town or country, can transmit the virus to others. The virus highlights our collective interdependence and the profound interconnectedness of our world. And yet, every year, many millions will continue to succumb to poverty because of health problems […]
Financial crisis and the pandemic: is it time for international money?
OTTAWA—The devastating global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a number of unprecedented emergency measures launched to fight the disease, to combat the deepening recession, and to lay the groundwork for economic recovery. The challenge for the world’s poorest countries has been particularly severe. Not only is their public health infrastructure weak; they […]
Implementing drug regulator’s changes doesn’t put patients first
The federal government is currently on track to implement regulatory changes to the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board on July 1. These changes will negatively impact the lives of Canadians who depend on medications. The proposed changes determine the maximum price drug companies can charge for patented drugs sold in Canada. The PMPRB regulatory changes […]
Misogyny is horrible, but it is not ‘terrorism’
The abuse of women in society is a crime that must be condemned: we can do so without conflating it with terrorism. In this so-called “post 9/11 world,” many seek to both understand and explain terrorism. Many theories have been put forward that cause X or cause Y is responsible, and I have frankly lost […]
Investing in women entrepreneurs ensures economic recovery
The world economy is facing unprecedented crisis due to COVID-19, impacting entrepreneurs and firms across every sector. Women founders (defined as all entrepreneurs who identify as female), face unique challenges. Critical but fragile, nascent gains made by women founders and funders at significant risk of being eroded by the global pandemic. The Government of Canada […]
