SUZUKI – Four-day workweek can spur necessary transformation
WHEN WE STARTED the David Suzuki Foundation in 1990, we implemented a four-day, 34-hour workweek. Staff consistently say it’s made their lives better, giving them time to [Continue]
Other Voices
SUZUKI – Coal power should be relegated to the ash heap of history
DURING AND AFTER his 2016 campaign, the current U.S. president promised to make coal great again. He also claimed climate change was a hoax, so it’s no surprise that he’d [Continue]
FIRBY – Lewis needs more experience before she can be a true contender
IF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY of Canada truly wanted to turn its party-of-angry-old-white-men image on its head, to herald a new era of principled conservatism, and to reach out [Continue]
SUZUKI – Reflections from an elder in isolation
I’M FORTUNATE. This slowdown is giving me time with my grandchildren who are with me, and to think about what has mattered most in my life, what has given me the greatest [Continue]
GUN CONTROL – Why Canada’s gun ban won’t put a stop to the shootings
By PAZ GOMEZ Research associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy A PROHIBITION is the easiest way out of a policy problem. In enacting one to target gun violence, the [Continue]
SUZUKI – Multiple crises signal the need to change course
THE VIRUS SPREADING COVID-19 worldwide jumped from non-human animals to people — as have most new diseases, from AIDS to SARS to Ebola. We may not know the precise origin [Continue]
SUZUKI – Reimagining streets could lead to healthier cities
DURING THE COVID-19 pandemic, cities worldwide have been repurposing streets to create more room for walking and cycling. In some, temporary measures to help people maintain [Continue]
POLICING – How police departments can identify and get rid of killer cops
By TEMITOPE ORIOLA University of Alberta THE GLOBAL CONDEMNATION of the death of George Floyd, one of the latest in a constellation of officer-involved deaths of unarmed [Continue]
COVID-19 – Current pandemic stirs memories of the Y2K scare
By LEE HARDING Research fellow Frontier Centre for Public Policy TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO, the world panicked over an invisible, media-hyped enemy. That enemy was Y2K, a [Continue]
SUZUKI – Rethinking roads can drive down the decline of species
WITH ROADS CLOSED and vehicle traffic down during the pandemic, some animals are getting a better shot at survival. Roads are a main driver of wildlife decline in Canada, [Continue]
COVID-19 – The importance of social connection in a time of isolation
Social isolation has become a defining feature of modern Western societies and there’s a growing concern about its effects By GERAINT OSBORNE Professor, University of [Continue]
POLITICS – Why leaders who bullshit are more dangerous than those who lie
By HAMID FOUROUGHI University of Portsmouth MARIANNA FOTAKI University of Warwick YIANNIS GABRIEL University of Bath BULLSHIT SEEMS TO BE the new currency in politics. Around [Continue]
SUZUKI – Do ‘murder hornets’ really pose a serious buzzkill?
AS IF WE DIDN’T have enough to contend with, now we’re facing a “murder hornet” invasion — but it’s more an invasion of newsfeeds than an actual descending [Continue]
HENRY – Why we don’t just ‘test, test, test everyone’ for signs of COVID-19
By Dr. BONNIE HENRY B.C. Provincial Health Officer TESTING FOR COVID-19 and other infectious diseases is a core tenet of public health.It tells us the what, who and where of [Continue]
