“Many Canadians would agree that if their sexual partner had Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), they would want to know about it before consenting to sexual activity – the Canadian criminal law upholds this value. But what if I told you there was a 0% chance of you being infected by HIV, and a very high risk to your HIV positive partners’ safety if they made the difficult decision to disclose, would you feel the same way?”
Read More“Canada is at a policy crossroads. Climate change, shifting demographics, emerging political dynamics, and COVID-19 have caused governments and policy decision-makers to rethink the status quo. We want to think that those sharing their ideas have our collective best interests at heart, but how do we know that for sure?”
Read More“Poverty puts a massive strain on individuals and their families, and eventually, on public finances. In 2017, among persons with more severe disabilities, 38% had unmet needs due to costs not covered by their employment or government programs.”
Read More“In Alberta, public health orders have been updated many times following the advent of COVID-19. Nonetheless, the reference guide for PWD has been left to rot.”
Read More“Women have been continually underrepresented in the skilled trades workforce in Alberta. In 2019, 4,600 of the 44,000 registered apprentices were women, roughly equating to 10%.”
Read More“The federally chartered banks have become a major source of credit in Alberta providing some 80 percent of all loans, with 39 percent of their funding sourced from elsewhere through large national and international banking networks.”
Read More“During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have shifted to virtual care. Understanding clinicians’ experiences providing virtual services may help identify strategies to support the continued use of virtual care beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Read More“Social vulnerability is exacerbated when families are prevented from comprehensively accessing services needed for daily function.”
Read More“In the wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, Canada will need to use every policy tool in its arsenal to service its massive levels of debt, support an ageing population, attract the best and brightest from around the world, retain influence and relevance on the world stage, and preserve its way of life for future generations of Canadians.”
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