LET’S TALK ABOUT BELL LET’S TALK

A closer look at one of Canada’s, if not largest then certainly loudest, corporate giving campaigns Today is “Bell Let’s Talk Day.” A day ostensibly designed to help break the stigma surrounding mental health by encouraging Canadians to tweet, text and generally talk about Mental Health. My social media feeds this morning are split into Read more about LET’S TALK ABOUT BELL LET’S TALK[…]

STATS CAN REPORT INDICATES MAJORITY OF ILLEGAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES IN CANADA NOT AFFILIATED WITH LARGE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS

(Originally written for Lift Cannabis 23 January 2017) Measuring organized crime in Canada: Results of a pilot project Statistics Canada, in partnership with a number of police forces across the country, recently undertook an ambitious pilot project. “Measuring Organized Crime in Canada” set out to identify gaps and opportunities in current data collection methods at Read more about STATS CAN REPORT INDICATES MAJORITY OF ILLEGAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES IN CANADA NOT AFFILIATED WITH LARGE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS[…]

MY SUMMER VACATION IN MALI & THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan recently returned from the former French colony of Mali to learn more about an ongoing UN Operation. Mali is on a shortlist of countries being considered by the Canadian government for potential peace keeping operations in Africa. In June of this year when I had the chance to travel to Mali. My mother Read more about MY SUMMER VACATION IN MALI & THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE[…]