I'm invested in women's health research, because like most women who have navigated our health care system, I have a story. I waited eight years for a hysterectomy. Eight years of being told to try one thing, then another, then another, and my personal favourite: what if you want more children? I …
Calling Out the Liberal Staffers Button Stunt, Even If It Hurts
I consider myself a fairly principled person, primarily because of a very humbling, very embarrassing lie I was caught in during my late teens. I won’t bore you with the details, but let’s just say it left a mark. A permanent one. Thirty-eight years later, that moment still lives rent-free in my …
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When News Becomes Noise: CTV’s Capitulation to Political Pressure Undermines Journalism
CTV fires Rachel Gilmore and has once again demonstrated whose voices carry weight in their newsroom. Spoiler, it's not those of dedicated women journalists, and it's not the Canadian public. https://www.instagram.com/p/DH69uaPRa7Q/ In 2022, they unceremoniously dismissed Lisa …
The Weight Of This Moment Is Real. So Is Our Strength.
Someone I’ve been thinking about a lot these past few days is my grandmother. Not because we were particularly close — in fact, I barely knew her, growing up in another province — but because in moments like this, it feels natural to reach back. To draw a line between ourselves and the generations …
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Make Politics Boring Again: Why I’m Craving Calm, Competent Leadership
More than anything, I just want politics to be boring again. I long for headlines so dull they barely register. “Minister Attends Meeting, Leaves On Time” is the dream. I want a government so functionally beige that I forget who's in charge, because everything is just...working. No daily drama. …
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