Opinion

Ed Broadbent and Rick Smith: Now is the time for ’bold experimentation’ to address the needs of Canadians and our economic and social rights

There could be an increase in unintended pregnancies just as abortion becomes less available, putting women who are self-isolating in abusive situations at higher risk

Before You Go: After a divorce, Sue Carter moved into a small basement apartment. She thanks her friends—and ex-landlords—for the new life she found.

Tabatha Southey offers guidance on e-commerce, TikTok fame, podcast fame, Facebook concerts, Zoom poetry readings and even the nature of time itself

Leo McKay Jr: A gap has opened between what we thought the world was like and how it now appears. In Nova Scotia, there is surreality upon surreality.

David Hollander: Nerf basketball happens to be the best version of basketball that fuels the imagination to jettison us beyond our confines. When I need to mentally elevate—literally think outside the box—I turn to Nerf.

Alex Neve: There is no doubt that governments across Canada have launched important programs and announced unprecedented funding, but they do so without a thorough human rights analysis

Timothy Sly: The entire population is still susceptible, and the virus has not gone away. It’s lurking, waiting for the opportunity to infect innocent Canadians as they push open the gate and rush out toward spring barbecues.

Sadiya Ansari: In North America, instead of seeing masks as a form of communal protection, they evoke panic

We want universities to be fair, to not treat anyone arbitrarily or differently from their peers. Accordingly, the conditions of student assessment should be universal.