(July 14, 2021) One year after the killing of George Floyd and the nation’s own identification of the systemic racial injustice faced in Canada by Indigenous Peoples, Black Canadians and racialized communities, people have new expectations for businesses and brands to take action in the fight against racial injustice, says the Edelman Trust Barometer’s Business and Racial … [Read more...] about Perception of Racial Injustice in Canada Measured by Global PR firm
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Episode 7 – Covering the opioid crisis with Marcus Gee
(July 9, 2021) What’s it like being a journalist captivated by a serious social issue? For the past two years, award winning journalist Marcus Gee has been writing about what some call the “other” pandemic—deaths from opioid overdose, an epidemic that's killing 17 people a day in Canada, and that the health system is struggling to cope with. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the … [Read more...] about Episode 7 – Covering the opioid crisis with Marcus Gee
Mental health of Canadians has taken a hit from COVID-19, new study finds
(July 2, 2021) Canadians’ physical health has suffered during the past 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s the mental health of Canadians that has taken the hardest hit, a new study, Mind and body: Impact of the pandemic on physical and mental health, finds The study was conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research in conjunction with the Future Skills … [Read more...] about Mental health of Canadians has taken a hit from COVID-19, new study finds
Calls to suspend the Canadian Catholic Church’s charitable status coming from people working in the sector
(July 1, 2021) After the discovery of 215 unmarked graves of children at the former Kamloops Residential School, North Vancouver resident, David Thomson, who has worked in the charity sector for 40 years, said he’d had enough and felt he had to do something. So he registered a petition with change.org, Suspend the Canadian Catholic Church’s Charitable Status over … [Read more...] about Calls to suspend the Canadian Catholic Church’s charitable status coming from people working in the sector
Jeanne Lamon: We join family and friends to mourn her passing
(June 29, 2021) The Canadian music world lost one of its most towering figures last week with the passing of Jeanne Lamon, concertmaster, and Music Director Emerita of the Baroque ensemble Tafelmusik. She passed away in Victoria, British Columbia on June 20 of cancer. Lamon was “a toweringly influential figure in the musical life of Canada,” said to the Canada Council of … [Read more...] about Jeanne Lamon: We join family and friends to mourn her passing