Dangerous tactics…

    Oct 26 2015  Ottawa Citizen – Erna Paris Canada is not immune to the most dangerous tactic in politics The article is a timely warning us of a most dangerous political tactic and to be wary of pitting the majority against an immigrant minority … [Read more...]

Go softly, softly…

    Sept 30, 2015  CBC Vote Compass Majority of Canadians support softer marijuana laws - Even Conservative voters favour looser laws  Over 14,000 Canadians answered a survey on the CBC Vote Compass about the review of marijuana laws.  Regardless … [Read more...]

Muslim and Canadian…

     June 7, 2015 Toronto Star - Ben Spurr and Noor Javed What it's like to be Muslim in the GTA 450,000 Muslim Canadians now live in Metro Toronto.  They want their story heard.  In a unique reporting format, the Star has 19 short interviews with … [Read more...]

A system of paralysis…

    May 14, 2015  CBC Radio – Anna Maria Tremonti Chris Hedges says America on road to revolution, even in Baltimore Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hodges is interviewed by Tremonti on the discontent in American cities and the US prison system.  He … [Read more...]

Women and the Military…

    May 1, 2015 National Newswatch – Stephanie Levitz — The Canadian Press Military, judge agree on sexual misconduct problem, but not on how to solve it  At first, General Tom Larson, Chief of Defence Staff, said there was no problem.  Now a … [Read more...]

Bail at last…

    April 24, 2015  Toronto Star – Michelle Shepherd Alberta judge grants Omar Khadr bail - The former Guantanamo detainee has been in custody since 2002 when he was captured at the age of 15 Alberta Justice June Ross has decided to grant a bail … [Read more...]

AG on mental health…

   Nov 25, 2014  National Newswatch – Murray Brewster, Canadian Press Vets seeking benefits plagued by delays, AG finds  The Auditor General says that vets are waiting up to eight months just to see if they are eligible for mental health … [Read more...]

“Like flies…”

   Nov. 14, 2014  Global TV News ‘We’ve been dropping like flies’: Soldier speaks out about mental health in the military Forty-two year old Petty Officer 2nd Class Kerry Houghton describes what it was like for her as she suffered through bouts of … [Read more...]

Looking for answers…

    Oct. 26, 2014  Montreal Gazette – Aaron Derfel Radicalization and mental health: Looking for answers  Mental health experts in Montreal are attempting to define the connections between the home-grown radicals and violence such as last week … [Read more...]

1 in 6

  Aug. 14, 2014  CBC News 1 in 6 soldiers affected by alcohol-related or mental health issues  Stats Can has just released a study of some 6700 full time soldiers and has concluded that one in six needs mental health attention.  Conducted from … [Read more...]