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New Law Encourages ‘Free Range’ Parenting

For the better part of the 20th century, children were trusted to make their way home from school and remain unsupervised for hours at a time. Now, we need laws to protect parents who want…

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Positive Attitudes Needed for Population Growth

New Brunswick’s efforts to attract and retain immigrants is making headlines again. And again, I’m left wondering what we’re doing to attract and retain everyone who doesn’t identify as an immigrant – and why we…

Teaching Mental Health Awareness through Heritage Minutes

Like most Canadians my age, I have a special infinity for Heritage Minutes. I recall one particular road trip during which my friend and I tried to recall every topic and personality covered in the…

Celebrating Female Entrepreneurs Could Boost Economy

‘Business is better when women are in business. We are all better when women are in business.’ Cape Breton Voices. ‘Community over competition.’ Ms. New Brunswick. ‘Inspiring women in Atlantic Canada: Not a supply problem.’…

Budget Needs a Work-Life Balance Lens

Much is being made of this federal budget’s gender-equality mandate,but I think the terminology is doing a disservice to the intent and distracting from the real work that must be done. We don’t need a…

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The Lockdown Generation Comes of Age

These students have grown up under the threat of school shootings. They were just being born when Columbine happened. They were just entering their teens when Sandy Hook happened. They are the first generation to truly grow up with this type of gun violence – and they are about to start voting.