THE FUTURE of cryptocurrencies such as the bitcoin might be unclear but the technology behind it is solid. Blockchain is the digital ledger where bitcoin transactions are [Continue]
BIG-TENT parties are standard in politics but in government, they rule from a small room. Getting as many voters into your tent ensures a win in the first-past-the-post [Continue]
THE MINDS of climate-change deniers won’t be changed with scientific facts. For them, the real issue isn’t science. There’s a temptation to think that if all the facts [Continue]
DOCTORS RELY on Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substances Act as a guide in prescribing drugs. Tramadol is not listed there but that could change soon. Tramadol is a sneaky [Continue]
WHAT WAS ONCE a trickle has become a torrent of reports from women of how they were groped, fondled, molested, assaulted, raped, and verbally abused; how they fought off the [Continue]
CANADA’S NEW food guide is being influenced by agencies whose chief focus is the consumption of their products, not our health. Food industries and a branch of [Continue]