Canadian SOGI-Inclusive Student Policies Receive Push Back

Canadian SOGI-Inclusive Student Policies Receive Push Back

British Columbia’s education minister, Rob Fleming, believes that people against new in-school LGBT inclusivity policies have gone too far. Critics have gone as far as to launching personal attacks on teachers, parents, and LGBT youth.   The sexual...
How The Legalization Of Marijuana Will Impact Policy In Canada

How The Legalization Of Marijuana Will Impact Policy In Canada

The legalization of cannabis in Canada is expected to be in effect by the end of summer. With this implementation of this law, new policies will have to be put in place for retailers, employers, and the military. The challenging aspect is creating a policy that...
Canada’s Response to the Opioid Crisis

Canada’s Response to the Opioid Crisis

Canada is currently in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis. The Public Health Agency of Canada revealed that in 2017, almost 3,000 people lost their lives in opioid-related deaths. That is averaging to about eight deaths a day. The opioid crisis has been linked to...
5 Ways Public Policy Impacts Health

5 Ways Public Policy Impacts Health

Having equal access to health care is critical, but not the only factor that influences health policy. The state of our physical, social and economic environments play a large part in our wellbeing. Policy changes can improve community well being by reducing or...
What is Public Policy and How Does it Affect me?

What is Public Policy and How Does it Affect me?

Public Policy is important, because it affects the everyday individual. Changes to public policy can be big or small and can range on a local, national or international level. Despite the size or level, changes in policy can help to improve the lives and well beings...