Canadians mostly believe we've achieved gender equality. But it's not true.
Data show nearly half of Canadians believe the playing field for men and women is finally level — but we're still a long way from that being true.
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How many reports will it take to fix the crisis in long-term care?
Will the military report finally be enough to result in clear and sustainable reform of the long-term care business in Ontario?
Bold vision needed to restore lower Fraser River salmon habitat
The Fraser River has historically produced more salmon than any other place in North America. But that spawning ground is threatened.
Stop killing my people
This country was designed to oppress our people. It was designed to target us, to keep us in line.
Indigenous-led conservation signals path forward for Canada's first marine protected area network
The Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, also a Haida Heritage Site, is a prominent example of Indigenous-led, co-operatively managed marine protected areas (MPAs) in Canada, write Ross Jameson, an ocean conservation manager with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and Stephanie Hewson, staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law.
Why 'apocalypse' is the wrong word when describing insect declines
A few years ago, the world was electrified when someone, somewhere, declared an “insect apocalypse,” the ignominious end of all those tiny creatures we depend on daily, pay virtually no notice, and who, all by themselves, make up the vast majority of the animal kingdom. But was the description accurate?
N.S. government stands still as women bear the brunt of COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis is an absolute disaster for women in so many ways.
Indigenous and Black people in Canada share social exclusion and collective outrage
The violence being wrought on the environment and Indigenous communities will come back to all of us.
Climate activists have a lot to learn from listening
If we continue on our current trajectory, human and other forms of life on this planet are in jeopardy.
I wonder who will march with Indigenous Peoples?
Systemic racism against Indigenous Peoples runs deep. It's in every facet of society.
How Canada's managed forests became super-emitters
The ongoing collapse of our managed forests — from needed carbon sinks into dangerous super-emitters — reached record levels in 2018. So here's an illustrative walk through the latest data.
It’s time to call out denialism — on racism and on climate change
Murphy’s columns present factually incorrect arguments on issues that disproportionately affect minorities and marginalized people
Will America tear itself apart?
Is America truly unravelling? I think what we’re seeing is a country coming apart for real.
If life before this was ‘normal,’ I don’t want to go back
Systemic racism, unfettered capitalism and environmental destruction have reached a boiling point in 2020.
How to rebuild after the economic pain from COVID-19? Study Cuba
Whatever one believes about Fidel Castro and his authoritarian regime, the response of his government was to embrace science and intelligent and pragmatic policies for recovery after an economic shock.
