Opinion View all
What should we pay for in our publicly-funded health system?
HEALTH (Troy Media) If we are going to invest more money, we should place it where we can improve people’s health, recognizing that…
Counting calories is bad science, and doesn’t work anyway
HEALTH (Troy Media) It seems that those who eat at fast food restaurants know what they want, healthy or not, and nothing will…
Governor General apologizes for telling the truth
POLITICS (Troy Media) David Johnston told the unvarnished truth: all Canadians, including aboriginals, are immigrants from somewhere. No apology necessary…
Five (bad) assumptions caregivers must overcome
LIFESTYLE (Troy Media) These assumptions can harm caregivers over time. Happiness and fulfilment are emotions that must be generated from within…
Coming clean about the crimes of colonialism, at home and abroad
CHIDIAC (Troy Media) When we are truly honest with ourselves, we can find ways to heal society. This is the lesson we must…
The power of collaboration to spark success
LIFESTYLE (Troy Media) The mastermind concept is a simple yet wonderfully productive tool: spend time with the creative genius in your friend pool?…
Business View all
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Troy Media) A poll of entrepreneurs found that top CEOs are different because they take risks, are determined, are focused, and ask for and use the help…
BUSINESS (Troy Media) Ruth Kelly understood she had a unique responsibility: to cheerlead and promote but also to criticize constructively and objectively…
BUSINESS (Troy Media) Given its ability to fuse efficient distribution and strategic market insight, the e-commerce giant could well become the leading food retailer in North America…
POLITICS (Troy Media) Will a Horgan-led government keep the NDP’s election promise to balance the budget and, if so, how in the face of Green-driven spending plans?…
World View all
Meet Ireland’s new power pair
MURPHY (Troy Media) Polar opposites, Leo Varadkar and Arlene Foster together must help the Irish people navigate political and economic minefields…
Health View all
Spelling out your end-of-life care expectations
HEALTH (Troy Media) It’s time to expand assisted-dying legislation to include advance directives for dementia. Legally and ethically, they're the right path forward for Canadians…
Swimming against the current to prevent tragedy
HEALTH (Troy Media) Kids with autism have a significantly higher risk of drowning than the general population. It’s time we had programs across Canada that did something about…
We can’t be afraid to look into the dark corners of history
We need to learn from the lessons of history when considering assisted dying for those with disabilities – no matter how unsettling that history may be…
Making sense of health funding dollars and cents
HEALTH/POLITICS (Troy Media) There are provincial winners and losers in the changing world of the Canada Health Transfer and the future could hold even larger discrepancies in funding…
The problem with kindness – and its vast potential
LIFESTYLE (Troy Media) taking care of family, act of kindness, becoming a caregiverOnce we decide to be kind, we find ourselves experiencing belonging. This is what caregivers, paid…
Careers/HR View all
How entrepreneurial are you?
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Troy Media) A poll of entrepreneurs found that top CEOs are different because they take risks, are determined, are focused, and ask for and…
Simple rules to get your busy boss to listen
Three steps to creating your own job
Three crucial skills for leading without authority
Divide and conquer: how to deal with harsh criticism
How to influence people – and avoid headaches
Why listening, really listening, is so difficult
The secret sauce of effective leadership
When a degree isn’t enough to get you a job
Tips to finding a good (business) story to tell
Don’t be seduced by high starting salary
Putting a higher value on higher learning
Trust yourself to make a leap of (informed) faith
Valuing motherhood advances women’s rights
Set aside the stereotypes and put young people to work
How to portray confidence in an interview
The seven deadly sins of hiring
Pulling the plug on anger before it ignites real trouble
Your guide to unsticking your team’s potential
Travel View all
Ways to save at Canada’s top summer destinations
TRAVEL (Troy Media) A new weekly travel column by Russell Hannon, who calls himself an “ultra-economical…
Of sour toes, midnight golf, and birds singing for sex and war
Fado’s heartfelt strains infuse Portuguese life
The Algarve: Portugal’s magnificent beach of a south coast
Airports need to start to think of their furry flyers
Education View all
We need to broaden our focus as we push for innovation
EDUCATION (Troy Media) innovation in canadaAn inclusive talent strategy for innovation must include polytechnics and colleges…
Let student enrolment determine teacher hires
Literature has value, as a mirror and a window
How school systems respond to the pressure to be inclusive
Building a clean, green and smart Canada
Environment View all
Rural resilience: how the green movement on the farm can help us all
BOOKS (Troy Media) If we protect the food supply, maintain clean water, reduce runoff, and make…
Building a clean, green and smart Canada
The bear will have a tall skinny Americano to go please …
Macron moves to the head of the globalist, progressive class
Attacks against GMOs? Why this farmer takes it personally
Lifestyle View all
A summer reading list to challenge your perspectives
BOOKS (Troy Media) These authors examine death and dying, love and romance, the immigrant experience and…