We need to make it easier for parents to vaccinate their children
No child should die a preventable death. It's time Canada had a national vaccine framework
No child should die a preventable death. It’s time Canada had a national vaccine framework
Journalism takes another hit in wake of Mueller, Covington fiascos
The damage done to public trust in journalism by not following basic rules of journalism is, at this stage, incalculable
The damage done to public trust in journalism by not following basic rules of journalism is, at this stage, incalculable
Can we restore public trust in journalism?
Too many journalists tolerate peers who, through undisciplined abandonment of standards, undermine their craft’s credibility
Too many journalists tolerate peers who, through undisciplined abandonment of standards, undermine their craft’s credibility
Bad news makes headlines, good acts make humanity
For all the advances in the last century, a legacy of wars, gulags and holocausts remind us that things were never good
For all the advances in the last century, a legacy of wars, gulags and holocausts remind us that things were never good
The gutter-low standards of academic journals
They don’t fact check. They don’t edit for clarity. They care nothing about meaning. And a trio of writers have exposed them
They don’t fact check. They don’t edit for clarity. They care nothing about meaning. And a trio of writers have exposed them
Reckless rhetoric is no way to debate public policy
The basic presumption of democracy requires us to try to understand one another rather than calling opponents murderers
The basic presumption of democracy requires us to try to understand one another rather than calling opponents murderers
Has trust in journalists started to rebound from rock bottom?
A new survey says people are looking at journalism with new respect in these troubled times
It’s true. The 2018 survey by Cision of 1,355 journalists from across six countries discovered that perceived trust in professional journalists improved by 20 per cent this year. Cision is a global provider of media software. Yes, sadly, journalists felt underappreciated by 91 per cent of the general public up until last year. And fake […]
Did Canada expel Russian diplomats for a false reason?
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland plays fast and loose with the facts if she believes her grandfather wasn't a Nazi collaborator
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland plays fast and loose with the facts if she believes her grandfather wasn’t a Nazi collaborator
Social licence is just mob rule by another name
According to Brian Lee Crowley, social licence devotees disparage due process and are attacking the very foundations of democracy
According to Brian Lee Crowley, social licence devotees disparage due process and are attacking the very foundations of democracy
Pipeline opposition largely funded by rich Americans
To maintain secrecy, large U.S. environmental foundations simply "purchased" the co-operation of Canadian organizations to stop Alberta oil from reaching international markets
To maintain secrecy, large U.S. environmental foundations simply “purchased” the co-operation of Canadian organizations to stop Alberta oil from reaching international markets