Food & Health

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May 29, 2020

With meat production, it's time to learn that bigger is not always better

After serious COVID-19 outbreaks at meat-packing plants across Canada, the time has come to take a hard look at how we produce and process meat across this country.

Podcast

May 28, 2020

Introducing the cruelty free meatball

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Liz Marshall talks about her documentary "Meat the Future," which explores a new process to create meat without killing animals. It's called cell-based meat and it's produced entirely in a lab.

Blog

May 27, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak at Ontario farm highlights deep problems in Canada's seasonal agricultural worker program

Jade Guthrie

The pandemic has shown just how essential agricultural workers are. Permanent status must be extended to ensure their safety, particularly as they risk their lives working on the front line.

Blog

May 22, 2020

It's time to end private profit in Canada's long-term care system

Archana Rampure

Seniors in long-term care facilities are dying of COVID-19 in the thousands. Ultimately, the well-being of residents in these facilities depends on the well-being of the staff who work there.

News

May 22, 2020

Parliament focuses on COVID-19 and women, but ignores nursing homes

Karl Nerenberg

The crisis has created a "shadow pandemic" -- violence against women and children. Increased isolation, and the stress it has created, has resulted in more severe violence than ever before.

Podcast

May 21, 2020

Plant a seed -- plant some hope

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Seedchange is working with farmers and gardeners to plant, share and breed new seed varieties. A conversation with a seed producer in Nova Scotia about the program and how to save your own seeds.

Podcast

May 20, 2020

Film explores the complex dynamics of cancer and mental illness

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Anastasia Phillips talks about her new film "Tammy's Always Dying," focusing on mental health issues, families, and why she never judges a character she plays on film.

News

May 7, 2020

More than 900 COVID-19 cases at Cargill plant, but governments allow it to reopen

Karl Nerenberg

Neither the workers, nor their union think the plant has become safe. The UFCW is taking legal action to force a shutdown, until Cargill can absolutely guarantee safe conditions for all employees.

Blog

May 7, 2020

COVID-19 highlights the need to switch to a community-living care model

Fiona Whittington-Walsh

Everyone has the right to live in a community setting receiving whatever levels of support they might need. After 150 years, it is time to end the institutional model.

Blog

May 5, 2020

Jason Kenney and the pharmaceutical pipeline

Adam R. Houston

The Access to Drugs in Exceptional Circumstances pathway allows a jurisdiction to temporarily import a drug or vaccine not approved by Health Canada, but approved in the U.S., the E.U. or Switzerland.

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