#Conservative Party policy convention 2021: Watch live

#Conservative Party policy convention 2021: Watch live

“#Conservative Party policy convention 2021: Watch live” Watch our livestream of the Conservative policy convention, including Erin O’Toole’s speech on Friday evening, all the policy proposals debated by party members and Saturday panel discussions Conservatives are gathering virtually for a policy convention after two delays. The party’s leadership contest, and then the global pandemic, forced…

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#Sané Dube: Saving Black lives in a global pandemic

#Sané Dube: Saving Black lives in a global pandemic

“#Sané Dube: Saving Black lives in a global pandemic” The pandemic has hurt some far more than others. Sané Dube made sure this devastating inequality wasn’t ignored. Like many people, Sané Dube really started to pay attention to the spread of a new virus in late February 2020, when the wave of infections hit Europe….

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#Everyone hates a queue jumper. But are Canada’s current vaccine queues fair?

#Everyone hates a queue jumper. But are Canada’s current vaccine queues fair?

“#Everyone hates a queue jumper. But are Canada’s current vaccine queues fair?” Queue-jumping is perhaps Canada’s ultimate social transgression, especially when it comes to our health care system. And butting into line is particularly egregious right now, when people are desperately waiting to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Perhaps the most famous example occurred in late…

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#What it’s like to be on trial in China

#What it’s like to be on trial in China

“#What it’s like to be on trial in China” Kevin Garratt and his wife, Julia, spent about 30 years living, teaching and doing Christian aid work in China before—to their utter shock—they were arrested in 2014 on accusations of espionage. Charges against Julia were dropped after she’d been in detention for six months. But Kevin…

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#Vaccine passports are inevitable and Canada should prepare

#Vaccine passports are inevitable and Canada should prepare

“#Vaccine passports are inevitable and Canada should prepare” Marcus Kolga: A pilot project led by Estonia uses technology that would protect privacy while accelerating our return to normal life Marcus Kolga is a Canadian-Estonian human rights activist and an expert on foreign disinformation and influence operations. He is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute….

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