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The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world and unrepresented communities as we continue to strive for a more diverse workforce. Join us as we celebrate National Volunteer Month to showcase the incredible contributions of our Chapter Executives from across Canada and globally.Discover the fascinating journey of Daniele Calista, a doctoral student at the University of Alberta's Canadian Center for Welding and Joining, as he shares his path from undergraduate studies to specialized research in high-frequency electric resistance welding. This compelling conversation reveals how Daniele's participation in Formula SAE racing sparked his passion for welding, eventually leading to industry-sponsored research that bridges theoretical knowledge with practical applications. Beyond research, Daniele discusses his role as president of the University of Alberta's Canadian Welding Association student chapter, highlighting how volunteering develops crucial professional skills that complement technical education.  Ready to connect with the welding community? Join Daniele and other professionals at the CCWJ Annual Seminar in May or Welding Industry Day in June – your next career breakthrough might be just a handshake away!Follow Daniele:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielecalista/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dan_c20/Find your Local CWBA Chapter Here: https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/chapters Thank you to our Podcast Advertisers: Canada Welding Supply: https://canadaweldingsupply.ca/ Canaweld: https://canaweld.com/ Josef Gases: https://josefgases.com/ There is no better time to be a member! The CWB Association membership is new, improved, and focused on you. We offer a FREE membership with a full suite of benefits to build your career, stay informed, and support the Canadian welding industry.  https://www.cwbgroup.org/association/become-a-memberWhat did you think about this episode? Send a text message to the show!

When Trudeau prorogued Parliament 26 bills were binned. Bills are the democratic process made concrete and the laws that they can turn into are the end product of the whole political machine. They decide whether you have the right to die by choice. They decide what you can and cannot say. They tell you whether or not you can go back to work or not because you can or cannot afford to send your kid to daycare. Each bill is the end result of years of campaigning, research, fundraising, debates, and compromise. So, multiply that by 26, then throw it all out.What bills were trashed? Are they gone forever? What should come back and what should stay in the bin?Jesse sorts the trash with conservative pundit and former Communications Director for Pierre Poilievre's leadership campaign, Ginny Roth, as well as Katherine Scott from the Canadian Centre for Political Action, and digital law expert Michael Geist from the University of Ottawa.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Guests: Michael Geist (Law Professor at the University of Ottawa), Katherine Scott ( Senior Researcher, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives), Ginny Roth (Partner, Crestview Strategy Conservative activist)Fact checking by max collins and Julian AbrahamAdditional music by Audio NetworkSponsors: Fizz: Visit https://fizz.ca to learn more about Fizz and activate a first plan using the referral code CAN25 to get 25$ off and 10GB of free data. Squarespace : Check out https://squarespace.com/canadaland for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch use code canadaland to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.oxio: Head over to https://canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!Tofino DistilleryTake a moment and fill out the Canadaland survey here! Your feedback will be immensely helpful to us.If you value this podcast, support us! You'll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You'll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you'll be a part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis, you'll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this week's episode we explore the historical and political context of Trump's annexation rhetoric and why the Canadian political system is ill-equipped to fight it on THE NORTH STATE, and hear Jacobin columnist Luke Savage in conversation with the Broadbent Institute, Canadian Dimension and the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives on an extra-length excerpt from the inaugural episode of PROGRESSIVE PUBLICS.The Harbinger Media Network includes 80 podcasts focusing on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated for community and campus radio and heard every week on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, at CFUV 101.9FM in Victoria, on CJUM 101.5FM and CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg, at CiTR 101.9FM and CFRO 100.5FM in Vancouver, at CJTM in Toronto and at CJBU 107.3FM in Sydney, Nova Scotia.Find out more about the network, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.com.

Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this week's episode we explore the historical and political context of Trump's annexation rhetoric and why the Canadian political system is ill-equipped to fight it on THE NORTH STATE, and hear Jacobin columnist Luke Savage in conversation with the Broadbent Institute, Canadian Dimension and the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives on an extra-length excerpt from the inaugural episode of PROGRESSIVE PUBLICS.The Harbinger Media Network includes 80 podcasts focusing on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated for community and campus radio and heard every week on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, at CFUV 101.9FM in Victoria, on CJUM 101.5FM and CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg, at CiTR 101.9FM and CFRO 100.5FM in Vancouver, at CJTM in Toronto and at CJBU 107.3FM in Sydney, Nova Scotia.Find out more about the network, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.com.

Curious about what a Minister thinks of Kendrick's new album, Jamie Foxx, and Kevin Hart? Find the answers in this episode of the IDEAA-nomics podcast! Niha Shahzad, Host and Sr. Director of the Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment, speaks with the ⁠Hon. Minister Marci Ien,⁠ Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth about Gender-Based Violence, Economic Abuse, importantly the health of men and boys, and how comedy and art have the power to heal. In this episode, they talk about the good work of Canadian organizations WhiteRibbon , NextGenMen to help men and boys. They also highlight the new way that the Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment (CCFWE) is engaging the public on Economic Abuse including the CCFWE's new original song, Ascending (out now on Apple Music and Spotify), the accompanying Music Video and Social Media and Dance Challenges (complete with Gift prizes) ending on Dec 20, to raise awareness about Economic Abuse.   Canadian artists and comedians that came into the mix:  ⁠Jesse Singh, a.k.a. The Punjabi Timbit⁠: The hilarious stand-up comedian and social worker, who is helping young men and boys find healthy emotional outlets through art therapy.  SABRE: the lead artist on CCFWE's song Ascending, raising awareness on Economic Abuse Ottawa Dance Schools Vibes Dance Academy and Upasana Spirit of Dance who brought the powerful story about women facing economic abuse to life in CCFWE's Help Us Rise Music Video. Nambi, the incomparable Award-winning musician, who produced the theme song for the IDEAA-nomics podcast. Cranium Arts Project that is hosting a Hip Hop Food Drive today, Dec 13, to support over 10 Food banks in Ottawa.  Koga, an Ottawa-based music collective, which includes R&B artist Yoharis, whose music touches on toxicity in relationships.

In this episode, Rene Fortier asks Niha Shahzad about her work as a Senior Director for the national non-profit, the Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment. She talks about the importance of raising awareness about Domestic Economic Abuse, a form of abuse that affects 1 out of 3 women in Canada. Niha also discusses the production of an original song by the CCFWE, for their annual Help Us Rise campaign to raise awareness about Economic Abuse. The song called Ascending with local Toronto artist, SABRE ft. Niha is about the experience of leaving any difficult relationship. The song will be accompanied by a Music Video, produced by CCFWE, which with local Ottawa dance schools, Vibes Dance Academy and Upasana Spirit of Dance. The video will release on Nov 26 Economic Abuse Awareness Day (Watch the teaser) Download the song Ascending on ⁠⁠Spotify or ⁠⁠Apple Music⁠⁠ Register for ⁠CCFWE's Panel event on Nov 26 about Digital Economic Abuse⁠, and follow @CCFWE on LinkedIn, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), or Youtube to learn more.

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-Why is mental health in BC getting worse? Guest: Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association of BC -What's driving up BC's liveable wage? Guest: Iglika Ivanova, Senior Economist at the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives' BC Branch and Lead Author of the Study -What caused the laughter epidemic of 1962? Guest: Dr. Christian Hempelmann, Professor of Computational Linguistics in the Department of Literature and Languages at East Texas A&M University -Why should we all become experts at something? Guest: Hannah Poikonen, Neuroscientist and Researcher at ETH Zurich (public university in Zurich) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sky-high rents, low vacancy rates and fierce competition for scarce homes have become the grim but familiar picture of housing in the Vancouver area. But this housing crisis does not affect us all equally. A new research project by the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives will dig deep into how the crisis impacts immigrants, and racialized and Indigenous people. We speak with researcher Véronique Sioufi.

Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts.On this week's episode we introduce Citizen's Assemblies on PULLBACK, unpack the crackdown on the Palestine solidarity movement in Canada on THE BREACH SHOW, and examine socialism or barbarism with the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives on THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR and discuss if it's possible to like hockey from the left on the ALBERTA ADVANTAGE.The Harbinger Media Network includes 77 podcasts focusing on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated for community and campus radio and heard every week on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, at CFUV 101.9FM in Victoria, on CJUM 101.5FM and CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg, at CiTR 101.9FM and CFRO 100.5FM in Vancouver, at CJTM in Toronto and at CJBU 107.3FM in Sydney, Nova Scotia.Financial support on this episode is courtesy of THE ALBERTA ADVANTAGE. Find out more about Calgary's #1 podcast albertaadvantagepod.com.Find out more about the network, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.com.

Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts.On this week's episode we introduce Citizen's Assemblies on PULLBACK, unpack the crackdown on the Palestine solidarity movement in Canada on THE BREACH SHOW, and examine socialism or barbarism with the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives on THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR and discuss if it's possible to like hockey from the left on the ALBERTA ADVANTAGE.The Harbinger Media Network includes 77 podcasts focusing on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated for community and campus radio and heard every week on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, at CFUV 101.9FM in Victoria, on CJUM 101.5FM and CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg, at CiTR 101.9FM and CFRO 100.5FM in Vancouver, at CJTM in Toronto and at CJBU 107.3FM in Sydney, Nova Scotia.Financial support on this episode is courtesy of THE ALBERTA ADVANTAGE. Find out more about Calgary's #1 podcast albertaadvantagepod.com.Find out more about the network, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.com.

There is a wealth of evidence highlighting the bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain. This communication highway, facilitated by many pathways, forms the cornerstone of what we now recognize as the gut-brain axis. But why should we care about this intricate web of connections? The answer lies in the profound implications it holds for our overall health and wellness. Research has shown that disruptions in the delicate balance of the gut-brain axis can contribute to a wide array of health issues, ranging from gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to neurological conditions such as anxiety and depression. However, amidst the challenges lie immense opportunities. By understanding how the gut and brain communicate, we can optimize the functioning of this axis, paving the way for improved gut health, enhanced cognitive function, and greater overall well-being. Speaker: Dr. Chelsea Matisz Chelsea Matisz obtained a MSc in Parasitology at the University of Lethbridge, and her PhD in Gastrointestinal Sciences at the University of Calgary (2016). She is an NSERC postdoctoral scholar at the Canadian Center for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, where her research seeks to understand how gut health affects brain health and mental health. She has received national awards, including an Alice E Wilson Award from the Royal Society of Canada (2022), and L'Oreal Wilson Women in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship.

This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about peace activism in Romania and worldwide with Maria Cernat who is the co-organizer and co-founder of World BEYOND War Romania, a chapter of World BEYOND War of which I'm the executive director. Maria Cernat is also the host of a new podcast called Pacifist Barricades. She is also an Associate Professor of Communication and Public Relations, and President of the Institute for Media Research and Human Rights, and lecturer at the Faculty of Communication Sciences and International Relations at Titu Maiorescu University. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal for Politics and Law published by the Canadian Center for Higher Education. World BEYOBND War: https://worldbeyondwar.org World BEYOND War Romania: https://worldbeyondwar.org/romania Pacifist Barricades Podcast: https://worldbeyondwar.org/category/podcasts/pacifist-barricade

Recently, the Canadian Center for Child Protection issued a warning to parents regarding an app called Wizz. . . that's spelled W-I-Z-Z. The app bills itself as the ultimate online platform for connecting young people from all over the world. It's a place of self-expression, camaraderie, and genuine human interaction. The app tells users that it's a vibrant space to build new friendships, boost self-esteem, and embrace the joy of social interaction. Like the Tinder app, Wizz users swipe the screen to find new friends and stories. Users can engage in real-time conversations with new friends around the world. So, why the concern with Wizz? Even with all of Wizz's efforts to make the app safe, Canadian officials are reporting that there have been over one-hundred-and eighty reports of child sexual exploitation, with ninety-one percent of those concerning sextortion, with male users being victimized the most. Parents, monitor you kids, and be sure to remove dangerous social media apps.

On this episode, Nate is joined by ER doctor, nuclear power advocate, and podcast host Chris Keefer for a broad ranging conversation including the basics of nuclear energy, how he engages with opposing opinions, and hypotheticals for a future medical system. Coming from a broad background, Chris understands what it means to have a human to human conversation and put together the pieces of our systemic puzzle in a clear and compelling way. What role could nuclear play for our future energy needs - and how are different countries making use of it today? How can we prioritize the health and safety of people under energetic and resource constraints? Most of all, how do we listen to others that we don't agree with - regardless of the issue - to foster the diverse perspectives necessary to navigate the coming challenges of the human predicament?  About Chris Keefer: Chris Keefer MD, CCFP-EM is a Staff Emergency Physician at St Joseph's Health Centre and a Lecturer for the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is also an avid advocate for expanding nuclear power as the President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy and Director of Doctors for Nuclear Energy. Additionally, he is the host of the Decouple Podcast exploring the most pressing questions in energy, climate, environment, politics, and philosophy. PDF Transcript Show Notes  00:00 - Chris Keefer works + info, Decouple Podcast, Canadians for Nuclear Energy 04:45 - Egalitarian hunter gatherer society, infant mortality 05:12 - Bow drill fire 07:10 - Yukon 07:30 - Humans and livestock outweigh wild mammals 50:1, not in the Yukon 08:10 - Dr. Paul Farmer 08:45 - Most humans use to work in agriculture, ~15% now involved in healthcare 10:56 - Ontario nuclear power, one of lowest electric grid in the world 12:01 - Justin Trudeau 12:24 - Simcoe Clinic, Canadian Center for Victims of Torture 14:01 - World population over time 14:36 - Paleodemography 14:59 - Degrowth 15:19 - Infant mortality in developed countries 15:55 - Tight link between energy, materials and GDP 20:54 - Duck and Cover Drills 21:05 - Environmental Movement and Nuclear 21:21 - Nagasaki bomb radiation injuries 21:49 - High dose radiation is deadly, low dose radiation less so 21:05 - Strontium-90 found in the teeth of babies 21:10 - Atmospheric weapons testing ban 22:33 - Fukushima meltdown, health impacts are negligible 23:09 - 20,000 people died from the Fukushima earthquake and following tsunami  23:47 - Fukushima contaminated water has been filtered out and is safe 24:24 - How radiation is measured 26:02 - Health effects from alcohol 26:16 - Drinking culture in the U.S. 27:22 - Nuclear energy density, land footprint 28:23 - Best nuclear applications and limitations 30:01 - Those who live in nuclear powered areas fare better 30:33 - Price of nuclear energy over the lifetime 30:45 - Nuclear power in France 31:18 - Canada energy history, center for nuclear research outside of the Manhattan Project 32:23 - 1000 people die prematurely every year due to coal 33:25 - Ontario population 33:38 - Candu Reactors 34:15 - Levelized cost of electricity, skewed with renewables 37:01 - Lazard Graphs 38:09 - Mark Jacobson 41:07 - Carbon emissions by power source 41:23 - Lifespan of nuclear plants 43:11 - Land use change impacts 43:31 - Nuclear and job creation 46:05 - US spending on military vs healthcare 48:49 - Meiji Restoration 49:33 - Vaclav Smil 50:42 - AI electricity demands 50:55 - AI risks 51:29 - Meredith Angwin  52:42 - Nuclear fuel 53:10 - 46% of uranium enrichment happens in Russia 54:15 - Known Uranium Reserves 54:25 - Haber Bosch  54:55 - Breeder Reactors 55:42 - Uranium in seawater 56:14 - Slow vs Fast Neutrons, fertile elements 57:04 - Sodium Fast Reactor 58:45 - China built a nuclear reactor in less than 4 years 1:00:05 - Defense in depth 1:01:11 - EMP, solar flare 1:01:30 - HBO's Chernobyl, wildlife thriving in chernobyl area 1:03:13 - Death toll from radiation in Chernobyl 1:05:13 - Scientific literature and confirmation bias 1:08:12 - Chernobyl Children's International 1:08:44 - Genome sequencing of highest exposures to radiation from chernobyl 1:09:09 - Germline mutations if the father smokes 1:10:02 - The Great Simplification animated video 1:10:32 - Peak Oil 1:12:10 - Complex 6-continent supply chains 1:12:30 - I, Pencil 1:15:19 - Nuclear Fusion 1:16:24 - Lawrence Livermore 1:17:45 - Tomas Murphy, Galactic Scale Energy 1:18:11 - Small Modular Reactor 1:19:26 - Cost saving in nuclear comes from scaling 1:19:34 - Wright's Law, economies of multiples 1:23:33 - Biden administration policies and advances on nuclear 1:24:00 - Non-profit industrial complex 1:24:24 - The size of the US non-profit economy 1:24:44 - Sierra Club, anti-nuclear history 1:25:14 - Rocky Mountain Club 1:27:15 - Hans Rosling 1:27:32 - Somalia infant mortality rate 1:27:42 - Cuba 1990s economic shock and response 1:27:42 - Vandana Shiva + TGS Episode 1:30:27 - Cognitive Dissonance 1:31:45 - Jonathan Haidt + TGS Podcast, Righteous Mind 1:32:48 - Fatality and hospitalization statistics for COVID for first responders 1:33:22 - Truckers protest in Ottawa 1:34:15 - The problem with superchickens  1:36:54 - How social media tries to keep you online 1:37:12 - Paleopsychology 1:37:55 - Tristan Harris and Daniel Schmachtenberger on Joe Rogan 1:39:45 - John Kitzhaber + TGS Episode, Robert Lustig + TGS Episode 1:39:55 - US healthcare 20% of GDP, 50% of the world's medical prescriptions are in the US  1:41:55 - Superutilizers 1:42:37 - Cuban medical system, spending, life expectancy, infant mortality 1:43:06 - Cuban export of pharmaceuticals 1:44:08 - Preventative medicine, chronic disease management 1:44:25 - Cuban doctor to person ratio, rest of the world 1:48:47 - Social determinants of health 1:49:20 - Cement floor reducing illness in Mexico 1:50:03 - Hygiene hypothesis 1:50:28 - Zoonotic disease and human/animal cohabitation 1:50:50 - Roundworm life cycle 1:52:38 - Acceptable miss rates 1:53:16 - Cancer screening effectiveness  1:53:58 - Drugs produced from nuclear plant byproducts 1:58:18 - Timothy O'Leary 2:02:28 - Superabundance 2:02:40 - Julian Simons and Paul Ehrlich bet 2:02:15 - Malthusian 2:06:08 - Pickering Plant Watch this video episode on YouTube

The federal government's been rolling out a stream of new measures on housing and renting, leading up to its budget this week. The new announcements have economists excited, and also concerned. We're joined by a political economist with Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives.

The federal government's latest effort to regulate speech on the internet was met with relief from parents who've long advocated for a safer space online for their children, but with alarm from free speech advocates who believe the government's bill goes too far. This week on “It's Political,” we dig into the Online Harms Act with a number of experts, discussing what it contains and what the controversies are about. Then we sit down with Justice Minister Arif Virani. In this episode: Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani, as well as the Center for Media, Technology and Democracy founding director and McGill University associate professor Taylor Owen, the Canadian Constitution Foundation litigation director Christine Van Geyn, University of Calgary associate professor and Canada research chair in cybersecurity law Emily Laidlaw, the Canadian Center for Child Protection's executive director Lianna McDonald, University of Ottawa professor and Canada research chair in internet and e-commerce law Michael Geist, former Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission vice chair and Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Peter Menzies, University of Windsor law professor Richard Moon, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation's CEO Mohammed Hashim, B.C. Civil Liberties Association staff counsel Safiyya Ahmad, and NDP House leader Peter Julian. Hosted by Althia Raj. Some of the clips this week were sourced from CPAC, CTV, Global, The Canadian Press Gallery, CBC, City, The Rebel's YouTube and Privacy Lawyer David Fraser's YouTube. This episode of “It's Political” was produced by Michal Stein and Althia Raj, and mixed by Kevin Sexton. Our theme music is by Isaac Joel.  

The growth of TheMoon malware and its contribution to the Faceless proxy network, shining a light on the vital role of cybersecurity in safeguarding critical infrastructure. Featuring insights from Lumen Technologies' Black Lotus Labs and CISA's new reporting mandates. [00:02:53] The Moon Malware [00:07:37] Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Updates [00:17:08] Personal Cybersecurity Tips & Encouragement Original URLs: https://blog.lumen.com/the-darkside-of-themoon/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/04/giving-a-face-to-the-malware-proxy-service-faceless/ https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-notice-critical-infrastructure/711506/ https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/cisa-marks-important-milestone-addressing-cyber-incidents-seeks-input-circia-notice-proposed https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/key-lesson-from-microsofts-password.html Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_daily_decrypt/ Thanks to Jered Jones for providing the music for this episode. https://www.jeredjones.com/ Logo Design by https://www.zackgraber.com/ Tags: cybersecurity, TheMoon malware, Faceless network, Lumen Technologies, CISA, critical infrastructure, cyber incident reporting, Microsoft, Midnight Blizzard, NOBELIUM, password spray hack, IoT security, proxy services, cyber threats, router vulnerabilities Search Phrases: Exploring TheMoon malware and its impact on cybersecurity Understanding Faceless proxy service and cyber anonymity Lumen Technologies' fight against cyber threats CISA's new cyber incident reporting rules for critical infrastructure Microsoft's response to Midnight Blizzard cyber attacks NOBELIUM's tactics in cyber espionage How to protect routers from cyber attacks The significance of cybersecurity in safeguarding critical infrastructure Cybersecurity best practices for IoT devices Strategies to counter password spray hacks Importance of secure accounts in preventing cyber attacks Analyzing the growth of proxy networks in cybercrime The role of critical infrastructure in national cybersecurity Updates and insights from CISA on cyber incident management Microsoft's investigation into state-sponsored cyber threats Transcript: Transition (Short) Low Energy [00:00:00] Welcome & Introduction offsetkeyz: Welcome back to the Daily Decrypt. Fly me to the moon. [00:00:08] The Rise of The Moon Malware offsetkeyz: The Moon malware is now covertly amassing over 7, 000 SOHO routers and IoT devices each week into the faceless proxy network, as unveiled by Black Lotus Labs at Lumen Technologies, signaling a worrying escalation in cybercriminal capabilities. What steps can be taken to prevent devices from falling prey to the moon malware and contributing to the expansion of the faceless proxy network? Critical infrastructure entities such as power and water are now mandated to swiftly report cyber incidents and ransom payments following new rules proposed by the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency known as CISA. Marking a crucial advancement in bolstering the nation's cybersecurity defenses. And finally, we've got the expert dogespan back to discuss some lessons learned from the recent midnight Blizzard Microsoft breach. So stick around for that juicy goodness. So recently we reported on Soho routers, which is small home. What is small, dogespan: small, office, home office. offsetkeyz: small home office office, small. Is it small office, home office? dogespan: Yeah. South of Houston street, offsetkeyz: So yeah, recently there's been some news on Soho routers being vulnerable to these malwares. pulling them into proxy networks. And so this isn't necessarily breaking news, but there has been some recent research coming out that shows some pretty staggering numbers. So the latest findings by Lumen Technologies Black Lotus Labs spotlight a startling expansion of the faceless proxy network, with the moon malware enrolling over 7, 000 new users. per week into its ranks. That's a lot of routers. dogespan: ISP routers right there? offsetkeyz: I would hope not, but your ISP has no incentive whatsoever to replace that router and you're paying a rental fee. So dogespan: Yep. offsetkeyz: There's a little bit more information linked in the show notes below, but. An aggressive campaign in early March of 2024 saw over 6, 000 ASUS routers compromised in less than 72 hours. So at this rate, they're well over 40, 000 last we checked in February, plus 7, 000 each week. The Moon malware continues to refine its infection methods, targeting devices with accessible shell environments before implementing a series of IP table modifications. This prepares the compromised device to serve as a proxy facilitating anonymous internet usage for malicious actors through the faceless service. [00:02:53] The Moon Malware offsetkeyz: First of all, we can talk about what a proxy network is. It's essentially just. It's essentially just tens of thousands of devices that cybercriminals are able to route their traffic through. So that's bad news for you, whether you're trying to avoid people snooping on you, or you're trying to protect your privacy, or you're trying to not be an accomplice in cybercrime. In the article linked in the show notes below, you'll be able to see some indicators of compromise, but the biggest thing is that's the gateway to the internet for you. So everything going in and everything coming out of your house. is now accessible to these attackers. They're probably not interested in that. They're interested in just having the power to route their criminal activity through 40, 000 routers. But when you hand criminals a bunch of free data, they're probably going to get around to using it. So what can you do to prevent your router from being part of this proxy network? Make sure it's up to date. And that's kind of tricky for most users. You're going to actually have to go into the router, which is a bit of a process. You also really want to make sure the username and passwords to your router are changed because they're probably accessible via the internet. Like I could go Google your router model number and find out what the username and password is, enter it in, and B boom. dogespan: There's a number of them, just out on the internet, you can throw creds at them at any point in time. offsetkeyz: Yeah. Once you start getting into cybersecurity, you'll quickly come across the sites that just index all vulnerable routers, what, what's the site that I'm thinking of? Do you remember? Doja Span. dogespan: Shodan. Shodan. offsetkeyz: If you just go on there, you can, first of all, you can check your IP and see what the deal is. But yeah there, there's a lot of 'em. So this proxy network is growing quickly. Probably thanks to Shodan, but mostly because there's a lot of vulnerable routers out there, even if they're not end of life People just don't change their password. They don't know. So tell your mom, tell your friends, tell your grandpa, change your router password it's a big deal. Honestly. dogespan: Yeah, it's interesting, we like, of course there is the proxy implication, so the attacker is like you said, most likely just using it to hide and cover their tracks, and one of the things that could come out of that, I think you did mention it, that you could be legally implicated. for certain types of activity. And while you're not the person doing it, if you are like the exit node or close enough in the chain for beginning or end, you might get picked up. So Definitely see if this is something that is affecting you, a lot of this malware, you can just reboot the router, like give it an unplug for 10 seconds, 30 seconds, and plug it back in, a lot of the malware will will die off, but then of course, make sure it's updated. One thing you can do is request that your ISP updates your router. So if you have been paying that monthly lease, if it's been two years, call them and tell them that you want a new one. offsetkeyz: Yeah, I'm sure it's even built into your contract that you're entitled to a new router after X amount of months, and it probably isn't more than 18. dogespan: Mm hmm. offsetkeyz: know they're not updating it, they're not forcing updates, and they know you're not updating it. so they probably legally have to offer you a new one. So all you have to do is call, and you might be on hold for a while, but just, yeah, get a new router if you've inherited an ISP router and you feel really proud of yourself because you're not paying the 7 a month anymore, and you've had the same router for five years. this right here serves as your official notice to not do that. Go get a new one. So yeah, to wrap this up, the article linked in the show notes recommends a couple things. They recommend first of all blocking botnet traffic based on certain indicators of compromise. So if you're a network defender, see that article for those IOCs. But consumers with SOHO routers should follow best practices of regularly rebooting routers, as dogespan said, and installing security updates and patches. And they provide a full link on how to do that. offsetkeyz: by the Canadian Center for Cybersecurity. So thanks, Canadia. And, for organizations that manage SOHO routers, make sure the devices do not rely upon common default passwords. They should also ensure the management interfaces are properly secured and not accessible via the internet. And again, another article explaining exactly how to do that. So, do those things, call your ISP, and you should be good to go. transition: DOG. DOG. DOG. DOG. [00:07:37] Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Updates offsetkeyz: So one of the common themes, if you've been listening for a while, is critical infrastructure. The White House has been releasing guidance to critical infrastructure IT departments. There's been a real emphasis on securing critical infrastructure. Turns out that's because it's constantly under attack and it's our Achilles heel. If attackers can get our critical infrastructure, they can probably shut down our internet, and then we have no way of protecting ourselves. They can shut down our power, we have no security cameras, you know, We have no food, can't nourish our bodies, to go to cyber war. the most recent step in this effort is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, introduced a proposed rule mandating that critical infrastructure entities report significant cyber incidents within 72 hours and ransom payments within 24 hours. So this is pretty huge because we don't really have the data. We don't know how these critical infrastructures are getting attacked, if they're paying, if they're not paying. We're all kind of guessing. So It's gonna suck a little. Another checklist item while you're under attack. but it's going to help overall critical infrastructure stay secure. dogespan: Yeah, Critical Infrastructure definitely needs to be reporting that up as soon as possible. It's such a big deal. And I do like that they're imposing that on Critical Infrastructure. It's a really good step in the right direction. 72 hours? offsetkeyz: Yeah, that's a little generous and yeah, there's a lot of conflicting feelings about this, especially if. you're under ransomware attack, attackers are telling you not to report it, attackers are saying they're going to shred your data, they're going to destroy it if you report it up, and when you're under attack, you're afraid, and you might have the money, and you might just pay them, and you might forget to report, and that might cause fines or whatever, so that's just one of the cons to this, but we really need this data, It's going to help keep critical infrastructure more secure. It looks like this rule is expected to affect over 316, 000 entities with an estimated cost of 2. 6 billion. There is some debate as to what qualifies as critical infrastructure, and I'm surprised that this guidance came out with gray area at all. It should be pretty exhaustive, but it According to the article linked in the show notes, which we always encourage you to read for yourself, don't just listen to what we're saying as truth go read it for yourself. The U. S. recognizes 16 critical infrastructure sectors, but debates continue about the scope of entities required to comply. For example, UnitedHealthcare group. qualifies under the current definitions, but the status of change healthcare, which was recently breached, is kind of gray. It's uncertain, which doesn't make sense to me, if there's uncertainty, people aren't going to report and then they're going to claim they didn't know. So let's figure that out. dogespan: Yeah, definitely like to see them move in the direction of just, when in doubt, report. Because if you're getting CISA involved, they're going to lend that expert help. If you're not equipped to do the investigation, you're better off just letting them know and cooperating with them. Even with ransomware and you going and paying it, you're hoping that they live up to their word? And that's a criminal. offsetkeyz: Yeah, exactly. It's a lesson in all facets of life. from big enterprises down to personal as well. If you need help, ask for it. If you did something wrong, tell the people it impacts. Any smart person receiving this information is going to try to help as hard as they can, and they're not going to hold it against you. Simply telling the truth always wins, so do it, dogespan: That's exactly what I tell my kids. offsetkeyz: and they need to hear it, and so do many others. dogespan: Alright, so the last one. Midnight Blizzard, also known as Nobellium, a Russian state sponsored actor, got into Microsoft and they did so through the use of password sprays. So password spray being they just go down the line hitting as many passwords as they can on any account and hoping for the best. Well, this was against Microsoft and it ended up being successful. Nobelium got access to a dev account and This account ended up having elevated privileges. Throughout the stages of this attack, they ended up going up higher and higher and higher through privilege escalation. . This one was a privileged account, but it was in a development environment. They ended up getting access to an account and started sending off phishing emails across the board to their executives. Well, they ended up getting a couple of hits and there was no MFA. on those higher up accounts. That's probably the most shocking aspect of that. We know that. This was all previous information. So, what's happening now? Microsoft has gotten them out and they have been doing all their recursive investigations. So the evidence of this is that they got access to, well, source code and internal systems. Luckily, no customer facing systems were compromised. They did have access to source code, but nothing customer related, so we are still in the clear. However, go change your passwords. Now, being that they've had access to this stuff, they've been able to start probing at systems a little bit more in depth, and these Well, Microsoft has noticed since this that password sprays have increased by a tenfold. offsetkeyz: What? Against Microsoft, or in general? dogespan: Probably Microsoft systems since they have access to that kind of data, but they, it does say here that they are increasing their security investments. Good, good, good. cross enterprise coordination and enhanced defense capabilities against this persistent threat. So that sounds like they are working with customers to make sure that everybody's safe and sound. Good on them. Overall, I think they've done a good job with this response. In recent weeks, they have seen that Midnight Blizzard is using the information that they originally exfiltrated to attempt to gain more unauthorized access. This comes from two different sources. One was directly from Microsoft's blog and then the other was a summary from the Hacker News. I'd like how the Hacker News, they've gone and broken little bits of it and kind of translated it more targeted at a smaller organization and not so much, you know, how Microsoft got hit by this stuff. And one of the things that they mentioned is the importance of protecting all accounts. this ended up being an attack against a privileged developer account or an developer environment. And a lot of times what happens in larger organizations is you kind of create accounts, you create stuff, and it serves its purpose, and you never delete it. So it's super important to make sure that you're either, have good security on it in the first place, or you delete it as soon as you're done with it. Now, how does that translate to the regular user? You mentioned this yesterday's podcast. when you're downloading an app for a single purpose, do you typically leave it on your system or do you delete it afterwards? One of the things that I try to think about is, ordering food. a lot of them, you cannot order food through a web browser, unless you're actually like physically on a computer. it's going to be so persistent to try to get you to go to that app. A lot of times it won't even let you like McDonald's is one of those good ones. You are automatically rerouted to that app. Every single time I download that app, order my food, pick up my food, and then I delete that app. And it's not so much. That it's McDonald's, but you just don't know what else is involved in that. And McDonald's is all about food, not data security. offsetkeyz: No, I mean, they are a fortune five company, probably. so hopefully they have a good security system, but yeah, you'd be surprised at the permissions the McDonald's app asks for. And Hawkrow Farmer and I were discussing this a week or two ago. when you're hungry, there is a serious sense of urgency. And attackers know. Under what circumstances there's a sense of urgency. So if you're on DoorDash and you're having a hard time getting the food, you might pivot over to some other delivery service by Googling it, clicking on an ad, and then downloading the app from that ad. Because you're really hungry and you're just trying to get your food. So now you've downloaded the wrong app, you create an account, username, same password you use on your bank, same email you use on your bank, they now have that, they go to your bank, they get you, whatever. Now you're in a proxy network because you left that app. There's so many bad things that happen, but, but the one thing about, that's a good example, doges, is urgency. And when you're hungry, things feel very urgent. dogespan: Very, very urgent. If an attacker has access to a password and it's associated with an email, they're going to try it anywhere and everywhere. And one of the key areas that they're going to try it is your email provider, because that is clear evidence that you have an account there. So that's the main takeaway with it from this, even on a large enterprise scale, is all accounts need to be protected. [00:17:08] Personal Cybersecurity Tips & Encouragement dogespan: If you can't protect those accounts Use them for what you need to and remove it. Whether that's just getting an app on your phone or creating an account just for the purpose of ordering some food. Delete it afterwards. offsetkeyz: Yeah, we'd like to just harp on not reusing passwords. Um, if someone can get into your email, they can reset any password on any account that you have, because, I mean, what's the first step? I think I talked about it in yesterday's episode. When you click the reset password button, what does it do? It sends you an email to click on a link to go reset your password. And that's all it is. So if, if the attacker has access to your email address, they can reset any password, including your bank, including your Instagram. You know, the more I talk to people about password reuse and password managers and multifactor authentication, the more I met with fear and shame. Shame is really the key one, and the shame doesn't quite outweigh the fear. like it never is enough to get them going, but it is a negative feeling associated with passwords. And what I mean by that is people are just always ashamed that they haven't done this, or they haven't done that, whatever. They reuse their password. They're really ashamed. Well, this can serve as a good example for you that even executives at Microsoft haven't enabled multi factor authentication. You're doing okay. Just try to chip away at it. one piece at a time, try to enable multi factor authentication. Don't surrender to the shame. dogespan: It doesn't have to be something that you, you know, you decide Today when you wake up. That. I'm going to go enable MFA on all of my accounts. How I handle that is when I log in and I don't get prompted to authenticate myself, I think, is there a way to get MFA? Put a little sticky note somewhere that says, go check your security settings on this website when you're done with what you're doing. So you don't have to break focus, just real quick, security settings. Go back to it after you've checked your balance or whatever it is you went to. And then the next time you log into something else and you don't get prompted for MFA, offsetkeyz: it's a slow process. and that's okay. It's okay to be a slow process. Really focus on the important things to start and the more you get going, the easier it gets. But right now, if you haven't started, it seems like it's going to be really painful, but think about it. What happens when you accomplish really painful, really hard tasks? You get a flood of dopamine. Look forward to that dopamine hit when you actually enable MFA and change your password and download that pass password manager It sounds impossible right now. It will feel so good I still get that dopamine hit every time I make a little chip away at my security dogespan: Leave a comment. Let us know that you did it and we will praise you. offsetkeyz: We will we will I'll make a freaking whole podcast episode about you Dude, I was talking to my parents this week. Shout out to my parents my dad Unprompted made his first passkey for Amazon. dogespan: Oh, offsetkeyz: Yeah. and my dad is an electrical engineer and he actually informed me that he has some patents in encryption algorithms. And so I said, dad, I don't know how passkeys work. I spent two hours banging my head against the desk trying to figure it out. So if you figure it out, I'm bringing you on the podcast. You get to explain it to my listeners. So, really excited. You guys get to meet my dad, but he was so excited when he enabled his passkey and you too can share that joy. So yeah, to bring it back to the Microsoft thing, and I don't want to make this an ethics podcast per se, but it is always So it ignites fire within both me and DogeSpan, uh, just personal security and how easy it actually is, not to shame you by any means, but you can take certain easy steps to drastically improve your security. But Microsoft here is doing exactly what we were preaching in the previous segment, which is reporting things. They're doing a great job. They're saying they messed up and, hey, we're kind of on board. We're like, wow, great. Thank you so much. It's when. It's when companies try to hide it, like LastPass, for example. Um, I was a diehard LastPass user and hey, LastPass is better than nothing, even still, but it was really the fact that they hid their breach and tried to downplay their breach that ultimately got me to switch off of LastPass. I think their service now is great. It's fine. I would trust it a lot. So if you have LastPass, great. But it's ultimately. the way that LastPass makes you feel. Like, no more warm fuzzies. More like cold sharpies. You know, it's just stabbing me when I think about LastPass. So, good on Microsoft for just reporting and continuing to uncover new things, and we can all learn something from them. I dogespan: close to a month now, about how consumers are actually taking that into consideration more and more. Where I was under the impression that it was just us tech nerds that were looking at it and going, ew, you got a, you got a breach and you didn't handle it poorly, but more consumers are looking at that and everybody is going to get hacked. If you haven't been hacked yet, you just don't know it. It has happened. Own up to it, it's fine. Handle it well. Go the appropriate steps. offsetkeyz: mean, this story is evidence of that more than anything, that Microsoft just got hacked. I mean, they, they made the, they made the first computer. They made the internet. So yeah, no shame, especially nowadays when the weekly breaches are, it's a very long list of breaches out there. I like this article from the Hacker News. Another great thing is it has a section titled defend against password spray attacks. and it has four actionable steps. I'm surprised multi factor authentication isn't the first one. Should be the first one. but if you're in an organization and you have access to the Active Directory domain controller or admin rights there, you can run password audits. Have any of the passwords for any account on your Active Directory shown up on the dark web? there's search engines that just list passwords on the dark web. There's search engines that list email addresses, which is probably more applicable for the day to day user, but you can just, yeah, search. I think it's even Have I Been Pwned. Like they have a password search feature and Have I Been Pwned has an API, so you can set up using an API and automate it. but that's something I haven't considered. is just audits. That could have saved it if they're unwilling to enable multi factor authentication. Multi factor authentication, we talk about it like it's a, like a silver bullet, but it is susceptible to attacks too, especially MFA bombing or MFA fatigue. The weakest link in anything, in anything security is the human element. So even if you have enabled MFA, You can still do these password audits. You can only secure yourself more. So yeah, that's, those are just some of the action items you can take either as an individual or as a corporation. And yeah, the point of bringing this up was just to kind of recap on this big attack and have a discussion. So, got anything else for us dogespan? dogespan: No. Get a password manager. offsetkeyz: And as always, get a password manager. I'm gonna, it's like a drinking game around my house. How many times do I say password manager in a night? And I'm heading to a bar after this where you better believe I will be talking about password managers. [00:24:57] Closing Thoughts & Thanks offsetkeyz: But that's all we got for you today. Thanks so much to Dogespan for coming back. We've missed you. Our editing software has missed you and we hope you'll be more of a frequent guest. Oh, he's back, baby. And I hope your work or organization place where you work lets you have Friday off like mine does. Uh, so TBD, if we'll have an episode tomorrow, probably because I'm an addict, but if we don't have a great weekend, we'll talk to you later.

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As Hamas begins releasing hostages and Palestinians desperately make their way to safer ground, Ontario Today brings together two guests to talk about the special needs facing many refugees. Nazim Baghirov co-founded IG Vital Health and specializes in helping newcomers and refugees. Psychiatrist Dr. Clare Pain and works with the Canadian Center for Victims of Torture for refugee mental health.

This weeks episode is a rebroadcast of Mark's interview with Stephanie Gray Connors, Co-founder of the Canadian Center for Bio Ethical Reform. Stephanie is an international speaker, debater, and author of several books including Love Unleashes Life and Conceived by Science. You can purchase her books here: https://loveunleasheslife.com/ On this episode, you'll be inspired by one of the world's foremost pro-life apologists as she discusses abortion, infertility and invitro fertilization. LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE The Mark Harrington Show is on Mark's Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts. Mark's show is available on all the popular podcast platforms as well as on Mark's flagship websites: MarkHarrington.org   ✔️ Instagram – https://instagram.com/mark.r.harrington   ✔️ iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id827982678 ✔️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/62oyyCZG2LBk5OxR9z1c3t  ✔️ Everywhere else - https://markharringtonshow.com/link-tree

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Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this week's episode we:look at labour actions, picket lines, labour boards and the role employer's dirty tricks play on THE ALBERTA ADVANTAGEtalk with the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives' David Macdonald about the CCPA's annual alternative budget on REDEYEsit down with Dimitri Lascaris for a conversation upacking why are there so many super old Nazis in Canada on GREEN PLANET MONITOR explore how the Israeli arms industry uses the occupied Palestinian territories as a testing ground for weaponry and surveillance technology on Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East's CJPME DEBRIEFThe Harbinger Media Network includes more than 60 podcasts focusing on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like Alberta Advantage, The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated for community and campus radio at CIUT 89.5FM in Toronto, CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg and at Vancouver Co-op Radio.Financial support on this episode is courtesy of The Alberta Advantage podcast, Sierra Club Canada and Fernwood Publishing. Find out more at albertaadvantagepod.com, get involved to limit oil and gas sector emmisions at sierraclub.ca/cap and find Kimia Elagh's 'Enough' at fernwoodpublishing.caFind Lesley Choyce 's new release 'The Untimely Resurrection of John Alexander MacNeilby' at fernwood publishing.ca Find out more about the network, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.comSubscribe to the shows featured on this episode wherever you get your podcasts.

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Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this week's episode we:sit down with Simeon Tshakapesh and Anastasia Qupee to explore Newfoundland and Labrador's Inquiry Respecting the Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in the Child on The Independent's BERRYGROUNDStalk with the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives' Ricardo Tranjan about his book 'THE TENANT CLASS' on PULLBACKspeak with researcher Moss Robeson about the University of Alberta's 1.5 million in endowments and donations dedicated to Waffen-SS veterans on THE FORGOTTEN CORNERlook back at the history of Blairmore, Alberta, which elected Canada's first communist town council in 1933, on THE ALBERTA ADVANTAGEThe Harbinger Media Network includes more than 60 podcasts focusing on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like Alberta Advantage, The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated for community and campus radio at CIUT 89.5FM in Toronto, CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg and at Vancouver Co-op Radio.Financial support on this episode is courtesy of The Alberta Advantage podcast, Sierra Club Canada and Fernwood Publishing. Find out more at albertaadvantagepod.com, get involved to limit oil and gas sector emmisions at sierraclub.ca/cap and find Kimia Elagh's 'Enough' at fernwoodpublishing.caFind out more, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.comSubscribe to the shows featured on this episode wherever you get your podcasts.

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Series 8 | Episode 1: Infectious Diseases in the NICU - RSV GUEST:Joanne M. Langley, MD, MSc, FRCPCProfessor of Pediatrics and Community Health and EpidemiologyGSK-CIHR Chair in Pediatric Vaccinology, Dalhousie UniversityHead, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, IWK HealthHalifax, Nova ScotiaBiography: Dr. Langley is a pediatric infectious disease physician at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, and Director of the Evaluation Group at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology. She conducts studies on the prevention of infectious diseases using vaccines, from phase 1 (first in humans) through to efficacy trials (phase 3) and post-marketing studies of how well vaccines work when they are used in immunization programs (phase 4). These studies are done with collaborators in public health, industry, universities, and non-governmental organizations. Dr. Langley has a particular interest in prevention of respiratory infections such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus and influenza. Her work also focuses on vaccine policy and evidence-based decision making in immunization programs. She is a member of the COVID-19 Science Expert Panel, the Expert Group on Health Systems of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada, a former member of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (Chair, 2007-2011), and serves as an advisor on several immunization decision making expert groups. She is an active investigator in the Canadian Immunization Research Network and leads its Clinical Trials Network (CTN). This podcast is sponsored by Sanofi

Jonathan Van Maren of the Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform addressed our summer interns during their graduation ceremony this year. Jonathan's message we very encouraging even for veterans of the culture wars. His inspiring talk will provide you hope for the battles ahead.   You can learn more about Jonathan's work at CCBR by going to EndTheKilling.ca.   To join the fight against abortion through volunteering, or financial support, visit CreatedEqual.org Stay up to date on the fight by following Mark: MarkHarrington.org/link-tree

It's hard to imagine a more relevant scientific field than virology and vaccinology. And a Nova Scotia-based research facility has been on the forward facing innovation through the work of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology. Doctor Scott Halperin is the director of the lab that's been making contributions to the research since long before COVID-19. And recently, they received a $1 million grant from GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) to further the work of the staff of 100 working in the Halifax area. Dr. Halperin tells us why the work is important and how it will make a difference. He also weighs in on the mis and disinformation that has been a side-effect of the information revolution and getting ready for the next dangerous human pathogen on the horizon.

What if I told you that the key to improving your health and weight loss goals lies in your relationship with alcohol? This episode dives into the challenging topic of alcohol and men's health, as recent recommendations from the Canadian Center of Substance Use and Addiction suggest limiting drinks to just two per week. We explore the negative effects of alcohol on various aspects of men's health and discuss how it can hinder your progress towards a healthier lifestyle.To help you make better choices when it comes to alcohol consumption, we share strategies for managing your drinking habits in a healthy way, including planning ahead and reminding yourself of the potential harm caused by overindulging. Our upcoming guests, Patrick Fox and Jordan McCarter, will offer their insights and provide actionable steps to improve your relationship with alcohol. So, tune in and discover how you can prioritize your health and reach your weight loss goals by optimizing your relationship with alcohol today!Did you find this episode helpful insightful or motivating? If so, let's connect! You can find me on....InstagramLinked InThe Spear Method Website

As some prospective home buyers watched prices climb to dozens of times their income during the pandemic, they pinned their hopes of ownership on a market crash. And for nearly a year starting last April, prices did fall – in Toronto, the average price of a home dropped about 18%. But now, for the last two months, prices have been on the rise again. So with houses still historically unaffordable, what would it take for Canada's home prices to drop or crash toward affordability, and would the economic damage do more harm than low prices can help? Today, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives senior economist Marc Lee explains the paths that remain to ownership for the low and middle class. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

  Mark is on the ground at Buffalo State University in Buffalo, NY. Joined by Blaise Alleyne of Canadian Center for Bio-ethical Reform and Michelle Caluag of Toronto Right to Life, Mark discusses the power of abortion victim photography on a campus and in the public square. As Mark often says, if a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million. Get involved in the discussion by checking out the resources available at CreatedEqual.org. ✔️ Instagram – https://instagram.com/mark.r.harrington ✔️ iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id827982678 ✔️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/62oyyCZG2LBk5OxR9z1c3t ✔️ Everywhere else - https://markharringtonshow.com/link-tree The Mark Harrington Show is on Mark's Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts. Mark's show is available on all the popular podcast platforms as well as on Mark's flagship websites: MarkHarrington.org and MarkHarrington.TV

Robin and Ryan are back after a few months away to kick off season 5! This episode is called Real Talk as the guys wanted to chat about some important issues impacting the craft beer world and broader beverage world in general.  This episode Robin and Ryan chat about the new drinking guidelines from the Canadian Center on Substance Abuse and Addiction which were released earlier this year. Ask the question "Does Social Media have a negative impact on consumption, and does it promote or even celebrate unhealthy consumption?"  2023 seems to be the year of the Non Alcoholic options and the guys dive deeper into what may be causing this and some offerings that are out there.  And finally they talk about the closing of one of the podcasts all time favorite breweries People's Pint and reminisce on the fun times they had visiting the brewery.   This season will bring a new direction to the podcast with a focus on not only craft beer but other topics that are of interest to your hosts. We hope you enjoy the new direction! 

Episode Description How can you sustainably serve and steward the people God has entrusted you with? John Pellowe views his 20-year tenure as the CEO at Canadian Center for Christian Charities (CCCC) not as his career but as his calling to serve the whole church. In this episode, John reflects upon his journey. He shares the key things that he has learned in his faith and the navigation of the complexities of effectively running an organization. His first goal always is to love others as Christ has loved us. John shares with us the roles that he has stepped into over the last 20 years. From an outside hire and change agent, to a builder leader, visionary, and currently as a legacy leader.   One of the things that has sustained John throughout those seasons is understanding that it's all about God and seeking his ways. Only when that is the top priority, can a leader serve their organization and people well. The path to faithful stewardship is confidently following Christ and where he leads you!   In this episode, you'll hear John and Bobby discuss:  Learning how to let God lead you   How looking to Christ sustains us as leaders and stewards  How to be teachable and cultivate a culture of trust in your organization  The centrality of faith in our calling  Looking ahead to the future while faithfully serving in the present   Live Workshop with Q&A February 28th at 2pm ET: Engage Your People to Build an Irresistible Culture Register Today >>> https://values-driven-leadership-llc.ck.page/478437b4c9   About the guest: John Pellowe is the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Centre for Christian Charities (known as the 4 C's) and is ordained by the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. His passion is to equip the Church in Canada to fulfill its mission by helping churches and Christian agencies become ever more exemplary, healthy, and effective Christian ministries. A staff of 22 people combines their expertise in legal and regulatory matters, human resources, finance, fundraising, marketing, leadership, and governance to provide a single source resource for help with running a Christian organization. Since 2003, John has led 4 C's to expand its services and model excellence in everything that it wants Christian ministries to become.   John has an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, a Master of Divinity from Tyndale Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.   About the host: Following a successful career as CEO, Bobby sold his business to a publicly-traded company.  In what he calls his "second half of life", Bobby seeks to pour Biblically-based principles into growth-minded business, church, and non-profit leaders.   Through Values-Driven Leadership, Bobby serves as an Executive Coach and Training Consultant for organizations.  He shares many of his principles and practices through a weekly blog, the True North Leader podcast, and through three books he has authored: Principled Profits: Outward Success Is an Inside Job True North Business: A Leader's Guide to Extraordinary Growth and Impact The Freedom Paradox: Is Unbridled Freedom Dividing America? To learn more, visit valuesdrivenculture.com

Stanford's Evelyn Douek and Alex Stamos weigh in on the latest online trust and safety news and developments:Twitter CornerTwitter announced it is ending free API access, potentially cutting off hobbyist developers and their weird and helpful content and tools. - Ryan Browne/ CNBCMusk said the change would help rid the site of malicious bots. But cats might save the internet once again, as the Twitter owner later backtracked, replying to @PepitoTheCat that he might still allow “bots providing good content that is free.” - Ivan Mehta/ TechCrunchThe change has stark implications for public interest researchers and journalists who use the Twitter API to analyze current events, conduct studies on important societal issues, and develop open source tools that democratize online research. - Cristiano Lima/ The Washington Post, Justin Hendrix/ Tech Policy Press, Coalition for Independent Technology ResearchThe New York Times and the Canadian Center for Child Protection found child sexual abuse material continues to spread on Twitter with more than 200,000 engagements and hundreds of accounts sharing explicit content. - Michael H. Keller, Kate Conger/ The New York TimesTwitter trust and safety head Ella Irwin outlined how Twitter makes decisions about whether to suspend accounts for “restricted content,” such as threats and calls to violence or. She also said removal reasons will be made public soon — we'll see about that! - @ellagirwinMore: Irwin said the company pushes back against government demands, but “Not everyone has a sense of humor.”- @ellagirwinSpeaking of questionable orders:India set up its government-appointed panels that will review user appeals of social media content moderation decisions. - ScrollWikipedia was blocked in Pakistan for blasphemous content, and then restored after three days (just before recording). - Kamran Haider/ Bloomberg NewsMeta denies its moderation of the Ukraine war is biased. The company's response may be raising more questions than it answers. - Jacob Turowski/ MetaRep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) introduced the Social Media Child Protection Act to ban children under 16 from accessing social media. It's almost certainly unconstitutional. - Cristiano Lima/ The Washington Post, Office of Representative Chris StewartThe battle to get rid of TikTok has inevitably resulted in pressuring app stores. Senate Intelligence Committee member Michael Bennet (D-CO) sent letters to the CEOs of Apple and Google last week calling on them to ban TikTok from their digital marketplaces. - John D. McKinnon/ The Wall Street Journal, Daniel Flatley/ Bloomberg NewsFormer Twitter executives will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. They will be grilled on the decision to limit a New York Post story about Hunter Biden's laptop during the 2020 presidential election cycle. Take a drink of (Irish) coffee for every mention of “jawboning.” - Rebecca Klar/ The Hill, Anders Hagstrom, Chad Pergram/ Fox NewsJoin the conversation and connect with Evelyn and Alex on Twitter at @evelyndouek and @alexstamos.Moderated Content is produced in partnership by Stanford Law School and the Cyber Policy Center. Special thanks to John Perrino for research and editorial assistance.Like what you heard? Don't forget to subscribe and share the podcast with friends!

Being aware of economic abuse is important. Meseret Haileyesus, executive director of the Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment, joins to fill us in on what it means, who does it affect and what can be done about it. Find out more on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

A program that teaches you the basic skills you need to take control of your finances. Alison Howard tells us about ABC Life Literacy Canada's Money Matters workshop. And, the financial security risks you may encounter while travelling. Nora Dunn from NerdWallet shares her tips to avoid them. Then, critical illness insurance from PolicyMe. Co-founder and COO Laura McKay takes us through the product's features. And, what you need to know about economic abuse. Meseret Haileyesus from the Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment tells us what's needed to address the issue. Plus, a digital real estate platform called Wahi. CEO Benjy Katchen tells us how it differs from other real estate companies. To find out more about the guests check out: Meseret Haileyesus: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram Laura McKay: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Alison Howard: ca | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram NerdWallet: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Nora Dunn: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Wahi: com | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter Benjy Katchen: LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Bruce Sellery is a personal finance expert and best-selling author. As the founder of Moolala and the CEO of Credit Canada, Bruce is on a mission to help you get a better handle on your money so you can live the life you want. High energy & low B.S., this is Moolala: Money Made Simple. Find Bruce Sellery at Moolala.ca | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

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Tasha Kheiriddin is a public affairs consultant, political commentator, writer and speaker based in Toronto. She is a principal with Navigator Ltd. , Canada's leading high stakes strategic advisory and communications firm and Vice President of the Canadian Center for the Purpose of the Corporation . She is also the national political columnist for Postmedia. Named one of Canada's “Top 100 Most Powerful Women” for her work in media and communications in 2016, her career in media spans two decades, as host of the daily radio program The Tasha Kheiriddin Show on Global News Radio in Toronto, a host with CTV NewsChannel, a member of the editorial board and columnist at the National Post, a columnist at iPolitics.ca, a producer with CBC Newsworld, and an award-winning host-producer at the Cable Public Affairs Channel. She was also a political analyst for Radio Canada for nine years and she continues to comment on both Radio Canada and CBC News Network. *************************************************** Get Tickets to the Calgary 7th Book Launch: Calgary Book Launch: https://optimumpublishinginternational.com/shop/the-right-path-book-launch-calgary *************************************************** Follow the Cross Border Interview Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterviews Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2i25ZVKTO84oUsLyO4jig Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Back the Show: https://www.patreon.com/CrossBoderInterviewPodcast The Cross Border Interview Podcast was Produced and Edited by Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc © 2022

Guest: David Macdonald, Senior Economist, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives 

Will Ottawa's Emergencies Act Inquiry be transparent enough, Why is Russia's Church backing Putin's War in Ukraine, How inflation is driving down real wages in Canada, & Elon Musk takes Twitter  - April 25th, 2022   Will Ottawa's Emergencies Act Inquiry be transparent enough?    Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.   Why is Russia's Church backing Putin's War in Ukraine  Guest: Scott Kenworthy, Professor of Comparative Religion, Miami University, Ohio.   How inflation is driving down real wages in Canada Guest: David Macdonald, Senior Economist, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives   Elon Musk takes Twitter: the business case Guest: Brett Chang, Co-host of The Peak Daily   Elon Musk takes Twitter: the impact on the tech sector Guest: Carmi Levy, Technology Analyst & Journalist

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频词汇提示1.inquiry 调查2.disqualification 取消资格3.presided 主持4.proceeding 诉讼5.mandatory 强制6.subsequent 随后7.rippling 扩散8.bureaucracy 官僚9.eagerly antiquated 热切地期望10.testimony 证据11.submission 文件12.disclosed 揭示13.aftermath 后果14.combat 解决15.oriented 导向16.emphasizing 强调17.immense 巨大的18.further indication 进一步的迹象19.rampart 泛滥20.cheat 作弊21.epidemic 流行病原文The Dubin InquiryThe Dubin Inquiry was a Canadian federal government inquiry into the state of amateur sport in Canada，more specially into the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Canadian athletes.The inquiry followed in the footsteps of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson's disqualification in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.The inquiry was named after Charles Dubin，a Canadian judge who presided over the proceedings.Johnson won the Olympic men's 100-meter final in world record time of 9.79 seconds.However，his post-race mandatory drug test was positive.Johnson was found to have taken the steroid Stanozolol.The subsequent stripping of Johnson's gold medal turned into probably the most famous case of drug use in the history of sports.It also sent shock waves rippling through the Canadian sports establishment，which various members of government and the sport bureaucracy pointing fingers at each other.Many observers of the sports establishment around the world followed the Dubin Inquiry and the Johnson case.Several countries were dealing with the growing problem of their own athletes using drugs to enhance performance，so the result of the inquiry were eagerly anticipated.The inquiry heard testimony from a large number of athletes，coaches，sports administrators，and others.The most interesting submissions were made by Johnson's coaches Charlie Francis，his physician Jamie Astaphan，and of course from Johnson himself.The inquiry disclosed drug taking on a scale never before suspected.It was discovered that，besides the common practice of coaches encouraging athletes to take drugs，many others were guilty of turning a “blind eye” to the problem and ignoring it.In the aftermath of the inquiry，a new organization，The Canadian Center for Drug-Free Sport，was created to combat the problem.This organization has taken various measures in its attempt to combat drug use by Canadian athletes.However，critics of the Dubin Inquiry have accused the inquiry of being little more than a government inquisition，the real purpose of which was to direct attention towards individual athletes and coaches and away from the government itself.Increasingly in the 1980s，Sport Canada-the governing body responsible for the administration of elite amateur sport in Canada had taken a “success-oriented” approach to Canadian sport：emphasizing winning medal above all other goals.The result，critics have pointed out，was to put immense pressure on Canadian athletes，leading in turn to drug use-among many other extreme measures-to enhance performance.The Dubin Inquiry，in other words，has had mixed reviews.A further indication of the effectiveness of the Dubin Inquiry can be seen in the state of Canadian sport since the inquiry.Despite attempts by The Canadian Center for Drug-Free to educate athletes and coaches on the dangers of drug use，there is little doubt that rampant drug use continues.This has led some observers of the Canadian sport scene to claim that drug use is less a reflection of individual athletes who cheat，but more a reflection of a cultural and institutional epidemic in sport.Drug use has perhaps become so common in the culture of elite sport that dealing with the problem by punishing individual athletes might be ineffective.翻译杜宾调查杜宾调查是加拿大联邦政府对加拿大业余体育状况的调查，尤其是对加拿大运动员使用兴奋剂的情况。这项调查是在加拿大短跑运动员本·约翰逊被取消1988年首尔奥运会参赛资格之后进行的。调查以主持诉讼的加拿大法官查尔斯·杜宾的名字命名。约翰逊以9秒79的世界纪录赢得了奥运会男子100米决赛。然而，他的赛后强制药检呈阳性。约翰逊被发现服用了类固醇司坦唑醇。随后约翰逊的金牌被剥夺，这可能成为体育史上最著名的药物使用案例。这也给加拿大体育机构带来了冲击，许多政府成员和体育官僚相互指责。世界各地体育界的许多观察家都在关注杜宾调查和约翰逊案。有几个国家正在处理本国运动员使用药物提高成绩这一日益严重的问题，因此人们热切期待调查结果。调查听取了大量运动员、教练、体育管理人员和其他人的证词。最有趣的是约翰逊的教练查理·弗朗西斯、他的医生杰米·阿斯塔潘，当然还有约翰逊本人。调查显示药物使用的规模前所未有。研究发现，除了教练鼓励运动员服用药物的常见做法外，还有许多人对这个问题视而不见。调查结束后，成立了一个新的组织，即加拿大无药物体育中心，以解决这一问题。该组织采取了各种措施，试图打击加拿大运动员的药物使用行为。然而，杜宾调查的批评者指责该调查只不过是一次政府调查，其真正目的是将注意力转移到运动员和教练个人身上，而不是政府本身。20世纪80年代，加拿大体育部（Sport Canada）这个负责管理加拿大业余精英运动的管理机构对加拿大体育采取了一种“以成功为导向”的方式：将赢得奖牌置于所有其他目标之上。批评人士指出，其结果是给加拿大运动员施加了巨大的压力，进而导致药物使用和其他许多提高成绩的极端措施。换言之，杜宾调查的评价褒贬不一。杜宾调查的有效性可以从调查后加拿大体育界的状况中进一步看出。尽管加拿大无药物体育中心试图教育运动员和教练吸毒的危险，但毫无疑问，猖獗的吸毒现象仍在继续。这导致加拿大体育界的一些观察家声称，药物使用与其说是运动员个人作弊的反映，不如说是体育文化和体制流行病的反映。在精英体育文化中，药物使用可能已经变得如此普遍，以至于通过惩罚个别运动员来处理这个问题可能是无效的。

In this episode, host Grace La interviews Kersten Geers, who is a founding partner together with David Van Severen of OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen and the Kenzo Tange Design Critics in architecture at the GSD. Kersten recounts his early encounters with David in Belgium and the U.S., and the influence of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros during their studies in Spain. Commenting on the nature of collaboration with David, Kersten underscores the significance of dialogue in their process, in which design is understood as a cultural project and a conversation between people and across time. Reflecting on their long-standing academic inquiry of “Architecture without Content,” Kersten comments on the incapacity of architecture to keep pace with changes in technology, program, lifestyle and behavior; instead, he argues for space that is pleasurable and for an understanding of architecture as well-proportioned frames within which the complexities of life unfold. Discussing the purpose of representation, Kersten describes how simple, collage drawings are leveraged as design guides from the initial concept stage to construction detailing. For more on Kersten and David's investigation into the history and representation of American architecture, please see their fall 2019 GSD option studio. This episode of Talking Practice was recorded prior to the pandemic, and as we resume programming this Spring of 2022, we are delighted to release it and future episodes. Kersten Geers and David Van Severen are the founding partners of the Brussels-based OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen and the Kenzo Tange Design Critics in architecture at the GSD. Spanning a wide range of programs and types, the work of OFFICE has been the subject of multiple international publications and was awarded the Silver Lion in the 2010 Venice Biennale. In addition to their architecture practice, Kersten and David have taught widely in the U.S. and Europe and served as the curators of two recent exhibitions at the Canadian Center for Architecture. Together with Pier Paolo Tamburelli, Kersten was also one of the founding editors of the San Rocco magazine. Kersten and David taught their fall 2019 studio at the GSD titled “An American Section."   About the Show Developed by Harvard Graduate School of Design, Talking Practice is the first podcast series to feature in-depth interviews with leading designers on the ways in which architects, landscape architects, designers, and planners articulate design imagination through practice. Hosted by Grace La, Professor of Architecture and Principal of LA DALLMAN, these dynamic conversations provide a rare glimpse into the work, experiences, and attitudes of design practitioners from around the world. Comprehensive, thought-provoking, and timely, Talking Practice tells the story of what designers do, why, and how they do it—exploring the key issues at stake in practice today. About the Host Grace La is Professor of Architecture, Chair of the Practice Platform, and former Director of the Master of Architecture Programs at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She is also Principal of LA DALLMAN Architects, internationally recognized for the integration of architecture, engineering and landscape. Cofounded with James Dallman, LA DALLMAN is engaged in catalytic projects of diverse scale and type. The practice is noted for works that expand the architect's agency in the civic recalibration of infrastructure, public space and challenging sites. Show Credits Talking Practice is produced and edited by Maggie Janik. Our Research Assistant is John Wang.  The show is recorded at Harvard University's Education Support Services by Multimedia Engineer Jeffrey Valade. Contact For all inquiries, please email practicepodcast@gsd.harvard.edu.

In this episode of the podcast, Tony and Barry discuss the Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines, as outlined in the 2021 report by the Canadian Center on Substance Use and Addiction. The report is available here: LRGG-Developing-Lower-Risk-Gambling-Guidelines-Report-2021-en.pdf (gamblingguidelines.ca) The podcast is proudly sponsored by Gamban. If you would like to support the podcast and the frontline work of the Project, by paying a €5 per month subscription you can do so here. (All Payments Show as 'Extern Therapy Service' on Your Bank Statement) www.problemgambling.ie www.extern.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theproblemgamblingpodcast/message

Can you recognize the signs of human trafficking? Would you know what to do to support someone who is being victimized by a trafficker? February 22 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, so this week we're discussing prevalence, signs, and what you can do if you or someone you know is at risk. Call the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-833-900-1010. Or chat online at www.canadianhumantraffickinghotline.ca And don't forget to go back and listen to Episode 147: How to Help Someone in an Abusive Relationship Big thanks to our sponsors AdamandEve.com — use code DRJESS to save 50% off almost any single item + get FREE gifts and free shipping. From dildos to butt plugs to lube and lingerie, they've got you covered.   If you're looking to add a new toy to your collection or for something that will buzz and vibrate bringing new and intense pleasure, check out our friends at We-Vibe and Womanizer. Use code DRJESS at checkout to save!     Check out the Mind Blowing Oral: Penis or Clit video courses at HappierCouples.com. Use code PODCAST to save 25% on this comprehensive video course designed to help you perfect and learn new skills all while laughing along with Dr. Jess and her hilarious jokes. If you've got questions or topic suggestions for the podcast, submit them here. As well, you can now record your messages for us! Please record your message/question in a quiet room and use your phone's headphones with a built-in mic if possible. If you have questions for the podcast, submit them here. And please be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode! You can find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music & Stitcher!     Rough Transcript: This is a computer-generated rough transcript, so please excuse any typos. This podcast is an informational conversation and is not a substitute for medical, health or other professional advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the services of an appropriate professional should you have individual questions or concerns. Healthy Relationships & Human Trafficking Participant #1: You're listening to the Sex with Dr. Jess podcast, Sex and Relationship advice you can use tonight. Welcome to the Sex with Dr. Jess podcast. I'm your co host, Brandon. We're here with my always lovely other half, Dr. Jess. Hey. Getting lovelier by the day because I just had a birthday. You did? So you're extra lovely today. Yeah. That's how I'm going to frame it. Yeah. February is a big day for me. And Brandon was February 12, but I missed it. I was away. That's okay. I mean, I cried a little bit, but then I was okay. You got over it. I got over it. You got over it. So moving through February very quickly and February 22, just a few days ago, was the International Data End Human Trafficking. And if you're on my IG, you know, I've been working with the Canadian Center to End Human Trafficking to just raise awareness because really I have a lot to learn. And I was reading through some of their recent research. And I have to say the findings don't surprise me because I fall into the vast majority around 77%, who don't know how to recognize the signs, especially the more subtle ones. And I don't think I would know how to respond if someone I saw, if I was concerned about someone, especially if it was someone I didn't know. And I've been learning as we go. So we're going to be talking about human trafficking and sex trafficking today, including what it is, how to recognize the signs, and how we can all be a part of the solution. And just before we get started, I want to be really clear that we're not confusing trafficking with sex work because somebody brought that up on IG. And I know there are some folks who conflate the two, but I think, you know from listening to this podcast that we know that sex work is real work. We have sex workers on our show sharing their perspective on all things.

Can you recognize the signs of human trafficking? Would you know what to do to support someone who is being victimized by a trafficker? February 22 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, so this week we're discussing prevalence, signs, and what you can do if you or someone you know is at risk. Call the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-833-900-1010. Or chat online at www.canadianhumantraffickinghotline.ca And don't forget to go back and listen to Episode 147: How to Help Someone in an Abusive Relationship If you've got questions or topic suggestions for the podcast, submit them here. As well, you can now record your messages for us! Please record your message/question in a quiet room and use your phone's headphones with a built-in mic if possible. And be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music & Stitcher! Rough Transcript: This is a computer-generated rough transcript, so please excuse any typos. This podcast is an informational conversation and is not a substitute for medical, health or other professional advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the services of an appropriate professional should you have individual questions or concerns. Healthy Relationships & Human Trafficking Participant #1: You're listening to the Sex with Dr. Jess podcast, Sex and Relationship advice you can use tonight. Welcome to the Sex with Dr. Jess podcast. I'm your co host, Brandon. We're here with my always lovely other half, Dr. Jess. Hey. Getting lovelier by the day because I just had a birthday. You did? So you're extra lovely today. Yeah. That's how I'm going to frame it. Yeah. February is a big day for me. And Brandon was February 12, but I missed it. I was away. That's okay. I mean, I cried a little bit, but then I was okay. You got over it. I got over it. You got over it. So moving through February very quickly and February 22, just a few days ago, was the International Data End Human Trafficking. And if you're on my IG, you know, I've been working with the Canadian Center to End Human Trafficking to just raise awareness because really I have a lot to learn. And I was reading through some of their recent research. And I have to say the findings don't surprise me because I fall into the vast majority around 77%, who don't know how to recognize the signs, especially the more subtle ones. And I don't think I would know how to respond if someone I saw, if I was concerned about someone, especially if it was someone I didn't know. And I've been learning as we go. So we're going to be talking about human trafficking and sex trafficking today, including what it is, how to recognize the signs, and how we can all be a part of the solution. And just before we get started, I want to be really clear that we're not confusing trafficking with sex work because somebody brought that up on IG. And I know there are some folks who conflate the two, but I think, you know from listening to this podcast that we know that sex work is real work. We have sex workers on our show sharing their perspective on all things. So before we get started, I just want to make that very clear. When we're talking about human trafficking, sex trafficking, we're talking about coercion into doing things against your will. And we're talking about solutions and support that have to be centered on the needs of trafficking victims and survivors who are really the ultimate experts. And I know the Canadian Center to End Human Trafficking is focused on centering these voices reflecting the voices of those they serve and their campaigns and services really reflect this. So we're going to dive in. But one more thing, one more important piece of housekeeping. If this is a topic that feels like it might be distressful for you, I can encourage you to pause, maybe take a break, perhaps save it for later or skip it altogether if it feels like too much. And if you're feeling distressed or triggered by the topic an...

Joe Dallas & Jonathon van Maren: In Part One: Joe who is an Author & Christian Counselor discusses how we speak truth about sex and marriage with love but focus on truth. In Part Two: Jonathon is Communications Director for the Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform. He discusses the use of language to promote immoral behavior thus making those behaviors socially acceptable.  For more information explore the following links: Referring to sexual offenders as ‘adults who commit sexual offenses' is troubling. Here's why! & There'll

Jonathon van Maren & Ryan Bomberger: In Part One: Jonathon is Communications Director for the Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform. He discusses the use of language to promote immoral behavior thus making those behaviors socially acceptable.  For more information explore the following links: Referring to sexual offenders as ‘adults who commit sexual offenses' is troubling. Here's why! & There'll be hell to pay for the Sexual Revolution's destructive effects on the family. In Part Two: Ryan is founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Radiance

Featuring David Dick, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of the Canadian Center for Advanced Leadership at the University of Calgary and the Haskayne School of Business. (Recorded 12/15/21)

Saint John pediatrician Dr. Sarah Gander and Dr. Scott Halperin, director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology join host Julia Wright in a province wide Q & A. We take listener questions about COVID vaccines for children aged 5-11. .

We continue our Q & A with Saint John pediatrician Dr. Sarah Gander and Dr. Scott Halperin, director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology. They answer listener questions about COVID vaccines for children aged five to 11.

For this final episode of Women, Work, More, host Alyha Bardi speaks with Sheila Block, a senior economist from the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, and Jo-Ann Hannah, retired Director of the Pensions and Benefits at Unifor, and board member at the BC Financial Services Authority. Sheila and Jo-Ann speak in conversation about retirement incomes with a gender and racial equity lens, and explore how pay gaps and gendered life-patterns influence income security for senior women. They speak to the flaws in existing public and private pension systems, discuss the benefits and downfalls of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), and explore solutions in the realms of structural changes, public services and healthcare, and pooled retirement pensions systems. Throughout the episode we hear from four senior women, as they speak about their life-work trajectories, and the resulting money struggles, worries, or “lucks” they have now — while expressing dissatisfaction with lacking assistance from government systems. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/women-work-more/145-evelyn-encalada-grez.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/145-evelyn-encalada-grez.html Resources: — Sheila's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SheilaBlockTO — Colour Coded Retirement: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/ColourCodedRetirement — Sheila's Other Reports & Commentaries: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/authors/sheila-block — Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives Toronto: https://twitter.com/SheilaBlockTO — BC Financial Services Authority: https://www.bcfsa.ca/about-us Bios: Sheila Block is a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Sheila's research focuses on Canada's labour markets, public finance, and inequality. She has worked as both a political advisor and a public servant in the Ontario government and as an economist in the labour movement. Sheila has an Honours B.A. in Economics from the University of British Columbia and a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Toronto. Jo-Ann Hannah is currently on the board of directors on the BC Financial Services Authority, which regulates pensions, credit unions, mortgage brokers, and trust companies. In 2016, Jo-Ann retired as Director of the Pensions and Benefits Department at Unifor, one of Canada's largest private sector unions. She worked with Unifor for over 25 years and bargained with many of Canada's major corporations: CN Rail, Air Canada, Rio Tinto Alcan. She was invited to speak on pension issues in Canada as well as Europe and the United States. She also represented the union in international work in various countries including Swaziland, Bolivia, and South Africa. Her education includes an MA (Psychology, UBC), LLM (Osgoode Hall Law School), and PhD (Education, University of Toronto).

Featuring Glenda Reynolds, Director of the Canadian Center for Advanced Leadership in Business at the Haskayne School of Business at University of Calgary.    (Recorded 10/28/21)

Born in Ghana, West Africa, Samuel Sey moved to Canada at age 10. His father suggested he'd rather Samuel wasn't born and walked out on his mother before Samuel's birth. As a former staff member at the Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, Samuel started a blog in response to Black Lives Matter and their antipathy towards efforts to end abortion. Since 2018, when social justice ideology became widely accepted and promoted by prominent evangelicals, his blog has received 500,000 visitors and over 100,000 shares on social media—and it's rapidly growing. On this episode, among other things, Mark discusses Samuel's blog posts on social justice and the Evangelical Church, critical race theory, abortion, and Black Lives Matter. Find Samuel at SlowToWrite.com In the second half of the program, Mark shares a road map for the pro-life movement if the SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade. https://overturnroe.org/   For your marching orders watch, listen, and share this episode. The Mark Harrington Show is on Mark's Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts. Mark's show is broadcast on American Family Radio's 180 stations and Salem Radio on Saturday in Ohio. The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, and all the popular podcast platforms as well as on Mark's flagship website: MarkHarringtonShow.com   Facebook Personal - https://www.facebook.com/MarkCreatedEqual Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/TheMarkHarringtonShow/ Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Vy6WFo8v8lNi1MtV4cbKw Twitter - https://twitter.com/mharringtonlive iTunes – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/activist-radio-the-mark-harrington-show/id827982678 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jcmVhdGVkZXF1YWwucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vZmVlZC8 Podbean - https://createdequal.podbean.com

Just about anyone in Canada who is older than 11 years old who wanted to get vaccinated for COVID-19 has been able to. And that leaves children unvaccinated and unprotected. On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the process the vaccines are going through to be approved for children. Contact: Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter Dave McIvor - @dmcivor770 on Twitter This is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca Guests: Dr. Karina Top, pediatric infectious disease physician and a vaccine researcher at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology in Halifax See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conservative leader Erin O'Toole gambled on a centrist strategy being the key to dethroning Justin Trudeau, but it didn't work. A Conservative Party of Canada national councillor has initiated a petition to recall O'Toole, which has been signed by thousands of Conservative members and activists. True North's Andrew Lawton lays out a few critical flip flops from the campaign. Also, Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform spokesperson Jonathon Van Maren joins the show to discuss the social conservative effect in Monday's election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative leader Erin O'Toole gambled on a centrist strategy being the key to dethroning Justin Trudeau, but it didn't work. A Conservative Party of Canada national councillor has initiated a petition to recall O'Toole, which has been signed by thousands of Conservative members and activists. True North's Andrew Lawton lays out a few critical flip flops from the campaign. Also, Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform spokesperson Jonathon Van Maren joins the show to discuss the social conservative effect in Monday's election. Support the show: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeremy Luke is Senior Director of Sport Integrity at the Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport (CCES), the Canadian national anti-doping organization (NADO). He also led the anti-doping program for the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2010. Jeremy joins us in this episode to talk about CCES, discuss how NADO's have been dealing with the pandemic, and share his insights into what it takes to run anti-doping efforts during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In 2021 we've seen many organizations move forward to adopt inclusion and diversity into their key pillars. They are increasingly trying to build and create a space where their employees who are black, people of colour, indigenous and/or LGBTQ2+ can feel a sense of belonging and genuine inclusion. This does not just mean having a seat at the table but having valuable input. What steps have these organizations been taking and how can we all work to offer diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces? In this episode of the Pivot, we are joined by Anne-Marie Pham, Executive Director at the Canadian Center of Diversity, and Inclusion (CCDI).

NS public health says it's up to people who received a first dose of AZ to decide if they want a second one, or if they'd rather get the mRNA vaccine for their second dose. We try to sort out the information with Dr. Karina Top, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Dalhousie University and a vaccine researcher at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology in Halifax.

Kids, Covid and Vaccines. We speak with the Deputy Director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology at the IWK about clinical testing and timelines.

In the second episode of our month-long March4Women series, we speak with Meseret Haileyesus, who is the Founder and CEO for the Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment. Meseret is an economic justice advocate, change-maker, intersectional feminist, and entrepreneur. She discusses domestic abuse and how it's been exacerbated by COVID-19, and economic abuse—what it is, and why it must be addressed, and what we collectively can do about it.

This week, Jonathon interviews international pro-life speaker and co-founder of the Canadian Center for Bioethics Reform, Stephanie Gray Connors.The two discuss her decades-long involvement in the pro-life movement, her speaking experiences, and much, much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's episode W. Scott Olsen is talking to Michael Jantzen.Michael Jantzen received a BS degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and a MFA degree from Washington University in St. Louis Missouri. His work is very well known around the world. It has been featured in thousands of articles in books, magazines, newspapers, and on the Web. His work has been shown in many galleries, and on various TV documentaries. It has also been exhibited at the National Building Museum, the Canadian Center for Architecture, the Harvard School of Design and Architecture, the Santa Fe Institute, and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Most of his work merges art, architecture, technology, and sustainable design into one unique experience. Extreme innovation is his goal in everything he creates. Most of this innovation has been focused on the re-invention of the built environment, sculpture, and photo based art.Click here to visit Michael's website.Click here to visit Michael's Instagram account.This podcast is brought to you by FRAMES - upcoming photography magazine in print.Click here to find out more about FRAMES Magazine and join our community.

In this podcast we discuss Krista's athletic and academic journey, my family experience with health, Krista's mental health story, the Student-Athlete Mental Health initiative she co-founded, the Canadian Center for Mental Health that she co-created, and mental health in academia. A truly interesting conversation with an inspirational person! Thank you Krista! Guest: Krista Vanslingerland Research: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krista_Van_Slingerland CCMHS:https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/krista-van-slingerland To donate to the Canadian Center For Mental Health and Sport: https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/support-us Contact info for the Canadian Center For Mental Health and Sport : info@ccmhs-ccsms.ca Canadian Sport Helpline: 1888-837-7678 Case Study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340041083_Providing_Mental_Health_Care_to_an_Elite_Athlete_The_Perspective_of_the_Canadian_Centre_for_Mental_Health_and_Sport_Team Honourable mentions Dr. Natalie Durand-Bush:https://health.uottawa.ca/people/durand-bush-natalie Poppy Desclous PhD(c): https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/poppy-desclouds-bio Dr. Bradley Young: https://health.uottawa.ca/people/young-bradley Dr. Göran Kenttä: https://www.gih.se/Personal/Goran-Kentta/

Today is a conversation with Sylvia Lavin and we’re discussing her recent book ‘Architecture Itself and Other Postmodernization Effects’. Book Sylvia Lavin is Professor of History and Theory of Architecture at Princeton University. Prior to her appointment at Princeton, Lavin was a Professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA, where she was Chairperson from 1996 to 2006 and the Director of the Critical Studies M.A. and Ph.D. program from 2007 to 2017.   She is the author of Form Follows Libido: Architecture and Richard Neutra in a Psychoanalytic Culture. Her most recent books include, Kissing Architecture, published by Princeton University Press in 2011 and Flash in the Pan, an AA publication from 2015.   Professor Lavin is also a curator: including, Everything Loose Will Land: Art and Architecture in Los Angeles in the 1970s, was a principal component of the Pacific Standard Time series supported by the Getty Foundation and traveled from Los Angeles to New Haven and to Chicago.  Her installation, Super Models, was shown at the 2018 Chicago Architecture Biennial and most recently Architecture Itself and Other Postmodernists Myths, was an exhibition at the Canadian Center for Architecture. 

On episode 123 journalist Drew Brown (The Independent, VICE) joins host Andre Goulet to lament the loss of Newfoundland shed culture, analyze the gigantic hole in Trudeau’s Canada Emergency Response Benefit plan and explore why the global pandemic may be an extinction event for journalism. This episode was recorded on April 5th, 2020. Check out Tom Baird's COVID-19 math at https://theindependent.ca/2020/03/31/crunching-the-numbers-on-covid-19/ Read the Canadian Center for Policy Alternative's breakdown of CERB aid at http://behindthenumbers.ca/2020/03/18/what-to-make-of-the-federal-covid-19-aid-package/ Find out more about why the crisis may be an extinction event for journalism at https://www.icfj.org/news/key-quotes-frontline-lessons-international-news-outlets-reporting-pandemic-maria-ressa-ritu

Doctor Natasha Crowcroft, Direcitor of the University of Toronto's Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases explains social distancing and its effectiveness in preventing the spread of the coronavirus; Bayan Yammout is a teacher in Toronto. She's also an ambassador for UNICEF Canada. She grew up in war-torn Lebanon and returns every year to teach Syrian children in refugee camps; Personal finance expert Jessica Moorhouse offers some advice on how to deal with big market drops brought on be fears of the effect of COVID-19; John Dehooge, Meaford's explains how they are having difficulty obtaining N95 protective masks because they are being bought up be concerned members of the public; Adam Smith, one of the owners of the sports bar Hooligans in Barrie tells us what the scene was like over the weekend; David MacDonald an economist with the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives outlines how low income Canadians will be particularly vulnerable to the fallout from the spread of the coronavirus; Lisa Levin of AdvantAge Ontario describes what procedures are in place to ensure people in seniors' residences and long-term care remain safe and comfortable;

Dr. Neil Swart of the Canadian Center for Climate Modelling & Analysis says a new model predicts nearly 8°C of heating by 2100 in a high emissions scenario.

Oil and Gas dominated the conversation for both elections here, and the people involved are caught in the crossfire. The workers who are mostly men have come to demonstrate the stereotype of Alberta men, the pickup driving, beer-drinking, hard ass.  Yet, they are just humans as well. How has this industry affected the men who work there, and affected the community around it? The way that we look at Oil in Alberta is very common to how we look at dominant masculinity.  Articles mentioned: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/alberta-canadas-tar-sands-is-growing-but-indigenous-people-fight-back/ (National Geographic) https://www.pyriscence.ca/home/2017/9/30/boys-will-be-boys-albertas-toxic-oil-culture (Pyriscene) https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/how_gender_and_race_shape_experiences_of_work_in_albertas_oil_industry (Parkland Institute) https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/monitor/extractive-populism-and-future-canada (Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives)  

Technology created and is now destroying the middle class. Floyd Marinescu - CEO Activist for Universal Basic Income talks about how UBI is a way to make winner takes all economics act in service to humanity by paying a dividend in the form of a UBI. UBI is also known simply as basic income. According to the advocacy group Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), the essential principle behind basic income is the idea that all citizens are entitled to a livable income, whether or not they contribute to the production and despite the particular circumstances into which they are born BIEN lists the following five defining characteristics of basic income: Periodic: Distributed in regular payments, Cash payment: Distributed as funds rather than, for example, vouchers for goods or services. Individual: Each citizen (or adult citizen) receives the payment, rather than each household. Universal: All citizens receive the payment. Unconditional: Recipients are not required to demonstrate need or willingness to work. Guest: Floyd Marinescu https://floydmarinescu.com/ Floyd Marinescu is CEO and co-founder of C4Media which provides software development news and learning events serving 1.2M online on InfoQ.com, and 8000 attendees annually via QCon conferences in SF, NY, London, Beijing, Shanghai, and Sao Paulo. Floyd is an angel investor in over a dozen startups and has built teams and businesses in the US, Canada, China, Brazil, Europe. Floyd is also a CEO activist for universal basic income. Floyd is the founder of UBI Works whose mission is to shift the conversation about basic income to recognize it as an economic need and economic opportunity, with the goal of seeing UBI implemented in Canada. https://ubiworks.ca 120 Canadian CEOs Say UBI is Urgent https://ceosforbasicincome.ca/ In Oct 2018 we organized the launch of the Canadian CEOs for Basic Income with a letter signed by over 120 Canadian CEOs with combined corporate incomes of over $2.3B CAD. The letter lays the economic arguments for basic income and asked Doug Ford to not cancel the Ontario Pilot. The founders and CEOs who understand the issues overwhelmingly support a basic income in Canada Economic analysis of child benefit bolsters the case for national basic income https://ubiworks.ca/canada-child-benefit-basic-income-economic-contribution/ Canada has a national-scale unconditional basic income in place for people with children, it is called the Canada Child Benefit. It’s good for families and it is good for the economy. This new paper released Sept 19 by the Canadian Center for Economic Analysis shows us how it works.   Listen on Itunes http://tiny.cc/fwtvcz Sticher http://tiny.cc/so9mcz Google Podcast http://tiny.cc/dekncz Spotify http://tiny.cc/fxtvcz  

Show notes so you can follow along at home: * [Sonny Perdue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Perdue) * [CRISPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR) * [Dr. Richard Linton](https://norocore.ncsu.edu/about/our-team/dr-richard-linton/) * [USDA, Risk Assessment & Cost-Benefit Analysis](https://www.usda.gov/oce/risk_assessment/forums.htm) * [Agricultural Communications Major, Auburn University](http://bulletin.auburn.edu/undergraduate/collegeofagriculture/agcommunications_major/) * [FSIS Mass Media Campaign Plan](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/8f313f7f-57bc-465b-b78d-c8204db01e48/BFS_Theoretical_Framework.pdf?MOD=AJPERES) * [Loitering](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/loitering) * [Fortunate Son, Do By Friday podcast](http://dobyfriday.com/45) * [How to Make Mind-Blowingly Delicious Burgers with Sous Vide - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIoo3TqKe-M) * [Food Safety Talk 85: I'm the jerky police (with Dan Benjamin)](http://foodsafetytalk.com/food-safety-talk/2015/12/18/food-safety-talk-85-im-the-jerky-police) * [Food Safety Talk 79: You’re Into Botulism Country (with Merlin Mann)](http://foodsafetytalk.com/food-safety-talk/2015/8/6/food-safety-talk-79-youre-into-botulism-country-with-merlin-mann) * [Death Wish Nitro: Safety Recall – Death Wish Coffee Company](https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/pages/important-safety-notice-recall-death-wish-nitro) * [A Weeknight Meal That Needs No Introduction - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/dining/sausage-peppers-recipe.html?&_r=0) * [Ewen Todd](http://ewentoddconsulting.com/2.html) * [Food Waste : ReFED | Rethink Food Waste](http://www.refed.com/?sort=economic-value-per-ton) * [Debra Palmer, Nutritional Sciences at Rutgers SEBS)](http://nutrition.rutgers.edu/faculty/debra-palmer.html) * [Transfer of Escherichia Coli to Lemons Slices and Ice during Handling](http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jfr/article/view/69114/37663) * [Canadian Center of Science and Education FAQs](http://web.ccsenet.org/faqs.html) * [Multistate Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Campylobacter Infections Linked to Contact with Pet Store Puppies](https://www.cdc.gov/campylobacter/outbreaks/puppies-9-17/index.html) * [Trendy beer names, invented by neural network](http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/post/166075083502/trendy-beer-names-invented-by-neural-network) * [Don’t use a neural network to name your next pub](http://lewisandquark.tumblr.com/post/165081046962/dont-use-a-neural-network-to-name-your-next-pub)

On this episode the boys go international to discuss the finer details of nutrient timing with Canadian Center for Strength & Conditioning head nutritionist and functional medicine guru Dan Garner. Dan discusses in detail carbohydrate timing around workouts and explains the benefit of adequate protein intake to maximise hypertrophy over a 24hr period.

OMG!!! "Think and Grow Rich for WOMEN, by Sharon Lecter...coming to Toronto thanks to Agata Klimczak. and Agata will be our featured guest this week on Turning Point - a GPS for Your Success. You can reach us at www.Judithlharrison.com This event - November 22nd - will be featuring Sharon Lechter, a 7 course dinner and so much more. HEAR ALL ABOUT IT FROM AGATA THIS COMING MONDAY ON TURNING POINT... Agata will fill us in on Sharon as well as another powerful keynote speaker: Shanna McFarlane, gift bags and a worthy cause: the Canadian Center of Abuse and Awareness Association (CCAA).

Tonight's special guest is Aime Hutton from Calgary, Canada, an Empowerment Leader, and a double International Best Selling Author! Her two co-authored books "Success in (high) Heels", and "The Missing Piece" became international best sellers on their launch days both in 2013! Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, Aime works with young girls in her programs of Wonder Girls Camp helping young girls break free from their shells to live with confidence and courage. Empowering them to be brave, bold, and celebrate their unique self. Aime also helps women through her "Awakening Goddess" programs. Using dance and movement, Aime teaches women to live with radiant joy, playing full on in their lives, and live with confidence in all areas of their lives. In January of 2013, Aime was approached and named the Canadian Teen Ambassador for the Freedom & Empowerment Teen Campaign. Where she educates and supports the next generation about the warning signs of dating violence, the different kinds of abuse, and sharing her own journey from survivor to thriver. Then in Sept of 2013 Aime was appointed Ambassador of the Full Campaign helping women move through the stages of domestic abuse so they can heal fully. Aime now writes a monthly column for the eZine called "Abuse Hurts". A magazine put out by the Canadian Center for Abuse Awareness. The column is called "Youth Booth" targeting teens and young adults about situations/themes that are important to them such as bullying, dating violence, healthy boundaries, healthy relationships, and what love is/is not. 

Tonight's special guest is Aime Hutton from Calgary, Canada, an Empowerment Leader, and a double International Best Selling Author! Her two co-authored books "Success in (high) Heels", and "The Missing Piece" became international best sellers on their launch days both in 2013! Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, Aime works with young girls in her programs of Wonder Girls Camp helping young girls break free from their shells to live with confidence and courage. Empowering them to be brave, bold, and celebrate their unique self. Aime also helps women through her "Awakening Goddess" programs. Using dance and movement, Aime teaches women to live with radiant joy, playing full on in their lives, and live with confidence in all areas of their lives. In January of 2013, Aime was approached and named the Canadian Teen Ambassador for the Freedom & Empowerment Teen Campaign. Where she educates and supports the next generation about the warning signs of dating violence, the different kinds of abuse, and sharing her own journey from survivor to thriver. Then in Sept of 2013 Aime was appointed Ambassador of the Full Campaign helping women move through the stages of domestic abuse so they can heal fully. Aime now writes a monthly column for the eZine called "Abuse Hurts". A magazine put out by the Canadian Center for Abuse Awareness. The column is called "Youth Booth" targeting teens and young adults about situations/themes that are important to them such as bullying, dating violence, healthy boundaries, healthy relationships, and what love is/is not. 

Throughout Remaking Research, graduate students in the Master of Applied Arts Program at Emily Carr University of Art + Design will be holding a parallel event in response to the content of the symposium. Listening Works will be facilitated by visiting educator David Gersten. David Gersten is an architect, writer and educator based in New York City. He has been a Professor in The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union, since 1991, where he has served as Associate Dean under Dean John Hejduk and Acting Dean of the School of Architecture. He has taught studios and seminars at every level of the School’s five-year program, as well as a series of seminars titled ‘The House of Poetry’ in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He has held the Ellen and Sidney Feltman Chair and is a former Chairman of the School’s Administrative, Curriculum and Admissions Committees. Professor Gersten currently heads Architectonics, the first-year Design Studio and teaches an Advanced Concepts seminars entitled; ‘A Material Imagination of the Social Contract’. David has been a visiting professor in the U.S. and abroad at City University of New York; Rhode Island School of Design; Universidad Politecnica de Valencia in Spain; Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark; Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar and Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz in Bolivia; and Universidad Catolica de Cordoba in Argentina. He is currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Studies division at RISD teaching seminars and studios across sixteen Masters of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture departments. He regularly teaches workshops and lectures in academic and cultural institutions though-out the world, including: The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, (Denmark), McGill University (Canada), Cranbrook Academy of Art, Harvard University, Yale University, The Canadian Center for Architecture, the National Science Foundation, the Círculo de Bellas Artes, (Madrid, Spain), The University of Puerto Rico, and the United Nations International School. Gerstens’ drawings, stories and constructions have appeared in numerous international exhibitions, and are held in the collection of the Canadian Center for Architecture, the New York City Public Library’s print collection and many private collections. He has published widely in national and international publications including: RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics, the Peabody Museum; Ineffable; Architecture Computation and the In-expressible; The Making Of Design Principles, RISD; Critical Digital, Harvard; Boulevard, Saint Louis University; Making Science Visible, National Science Foundation; Nacho Criado, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid Spain. The Paris-based publisher Editions Firmin-Didot will soon release “Hunting Life: A Forever House”, a collection of Professor Gersten’s drawings and writings. Gersten has published and lectured extensively on diverse areas of research including: The financial markets, ethics and technology, the poetic / material imagination and social justice and the linkages between: memory, perception, language and space. David Gersten is a graduate of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union. He has also pursued studies in phenomenology at the New School for Social Research as well as Islamic Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Radio FreeThinkers Episode 169 - Poisons Pastor EditionThis week we talk about the send the Queen up the river with questions about the press on the jubilee, Snake handling Pastor dies by snake bit like his father - a look at snake handling, Do dogs really feel guilt or are we projecting? andpart 3 of 3 of an interview with Seth Klein from the Canadian Center of Policy Alternatives - This week a talk about Inequality - Its harms to society.Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio FreeThinkers Episode 168 - Jane the Ripper EditionThis week we talk about the phenomena of celebrates offering parts of the selves for other to eat, A study explains why the oceans have more water than they should, part 2 of 3 of an interview with Seth Klein from the Canadian Center of Policy Alternatives - This week a talk about Taxes - What the story? andA discussion about the Jack the Ripper and a new claim that Jack was actually Jane.Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio FreeThinkers Episode 167 - Global Austerity EditionThis week we talk about the launch of Dragon Space craft, A study about how overselling vaccination can backfire, Harper's Budget cuts are making Canadian scientist and endangered species andpart 1 of 3 of an interview with Seth Klein from the Canadian Center of Policy Alternatives - This week a talk about Austerity- does it work?Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Reverend Joe Boot debates Abortion with Gretta Vosper, member of the Canadian Center for Progressive Christianity, on the John Oakley Morning Show AM640

Reverend Joe Boot debates Abortion with Gretta Vosper, member of the Canadian Center for Progressive Christianity, on the John Oakley Morning Show AM640

Dr. Scott Masson debates euthanasia with Gretta Vosper, an ordained pastor with the United Church and Founder of the Canadian Center for Progressive Christianity, on the John Oakley Show AM 640.

Dr. Scott Masson debates euthanasia with Gretta Vosper, an ordained pastor with the United Church and Founder of the Canadian Center for Progressive Christianity, on the John Oakley Show AM 640.

SUMMARY Recovery from COVID-19 provides remarkable opportunities for transition to a just and green economy that would ultimately boost universal mental health. Policy professionals Trish Hennessy (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) and Arden Henley (Green Technology Education Centre) talk about transformative concepts such as ‘doughnut economics', ‘well-being budget', ‘inclusive economy', and the ‘three-sided coin'. They also explore how lessons learned about mental health during the pandemic, can guide economic reform while informing solutions to other global challenges, such as systemic racism and climate change. TAKEAWAYS This podcast will help you understand: Role of policy in economic reform that supports social, environmental, and economic well-being Link between policy and mental health Role of all levels of government in the move toward a just and green economy that fosters mental health at all scales Alternative Federal Budget (Recovery Plan 2020) Rebuilding BC: A Portfolio of Possibilities Social solutions within a green economy; environmental solutions within a just economy Challenges such as systemic racism, poverty, and inequality in a market economy vs. solutions in a just and green economy Potential for positive change using emerging concepts such as ‘doughnut economics', ‘well-being budget', ‘inclusive economy', and the ‘three-sided coin' Economic reform and the World Health Organization Sustainable Development Goals How lessons learned about mental health during the pandemic can guide economic reform while informing solutions to other global challenges such as systemic racism and climate change Upstream approach to economic reform that supports universal mental health   SPONSOR The Social Planning & Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC) is a leader in applied social research, social policy analysis, and community development approaches to social justice. Lorraine Copas and her great team support the council's 16,000 members, and work with communities to build a just and healthy society for all. THANK YOU for supporting the HEADS UP! Community Mental Health Summit and the HEADS UP! Community Mental Health Podcast.   RESOURCES Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Think Upstream Seth Klein (The Good War) The Leap Well-Being Budget Rebuilding BC The Spiritual Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett A Roadmap to a Renaissance Amsterdam City Doughnut   GUESTS  Trish Hennessy Trish Hennessy is a senior communications strategist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and director of Think Upstream, a project dedicated to policy solutions that foster a healthy society and community well-being. She is focused on the social determinants of health, sustainable development goals, income inequality, decent work, and an inclusive economy. Trish was the founding director of the CCPA Ontario, a progressive think tank that focuses on provincial and municipal social justice and economic issues. She co-founded the Ontario Living Wage Network. She was the founding director of the CCPA national office's growing gap project, which began in 2006. Trish was a former newspaper journalist, originally from Saskatchewan but now lives in Toronto. She has a B.A. Sociology from Queen's University, a B.S.W. from Carleton University, and an M.A. in Sociology from OISE/University of Toronto.  Email: trish@policyalternatives.ca Website: www.thinkupstream.ca Phone: 613-563-1341 (323) Facebook:  www.facebook.com/upstreamAction Twitter: www.twitter.com/UpstreamAction Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/trish-hennessy-25b9395/   Arden Henley Arden Henley is founding board chair of British Columbia's Green Technology Education Centre. He is a former Vice President of City University in Canada, and one of the founders of its Masters of Counselling program. He has a BA from McMaster, an MA from Duquesne in Pittsburgh, and a Doctorate in Education Leadership from SFU. Arden is also an Honorary Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Well known for his innovative leadership style and thought-provoking presentations, Arden consulted broadly with community and government agencies, and practiced family therapy and organizational development for more than 40 years. These experiences are outlined in his book, entitled Social Architecture: Notes & Essays.  Website: www.gteccanada.ca  Email: nwpses@gmail.com  Phone: 604.317.4128 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rc-arden-henley-977752122/?originalSubdomain=ca   HOST Jo de Vries is a community education and engagement specialist with 30 years of experience helping local governments in British Columbia connect with their citizens about important sustainability issues. In 2006, she established the Fresh Outlook Foundation (FOF) to “inspire community conversations for sustainable change.” FOF's highly acclaimed events include Building SustainABLE Communities conferences, Reel Change SustainAbility Film Fest, Eco-Blast Kids' Camps, CommUnity Innovation Lab, Breakfast of Champions, and Women 4 SustainAbility. FOF's newest ventures are the HEADS UP! Community Mental Health Summit and HEADS UP! Community Mental Health Podcast. Website: Fresh Outlook Foundation Phone: 250-300-8797   PLAY IT FORWARD The move toward a just and green recovery economy becomes possible as more people learn about its social, cultural, spiritual, environmental, and economic benefits. To that end, please share this podcast with anyone who has an interest or stake in the future of mental health for individuals, families, workplaces, or communities. FOLLOW US For more information about the Fresh Outlook Foundation (FOF) and our programs and events, visit our website, sign up for our newsletter, and like us on Facebook and Twitter.   HELP US As a charity, FOF relies on support from grants, sponsors, and donors to continue its valuable work. If you benefited from the podcast, please help fund future episodes by making a one-time or monthly donation. Trish Hennessy, Arden Henley Interview Transcript You can download a pdf of the transcript here. The entire transcript is also found below: RICK  0:10 Welcome to the HEADS UP! Community Mental Health Podcast. Join our host Jo de Vries with the Fresh Outlook Foundation, as she combines science with storytelling to explore a variety of mental health issues with people from all walks of life. Stay tuned! JO  0:32 Hey, Jo here! Thanks for joining me with my two guests as we explore the emerging economics of mental health, prompted by COVID-19, and how we can mobilize a just and green recovery that enhances well-being for all Canadians. But first, a huge shout out to a major podcast sponsor, the Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia. SPARC BC is a leader in applied social research, social policy analysis, and community development approaches to social justice, and works with communities of all sizes to build, a just and healthy society for all. Thank you for supporting the HEADS UP! Community Mental Health Podcast and the HEADS UP! Community Mental Health Summit. For more info about the summit, visit us at freshoutlookfoundation.org. Our guests today are both passionate big-picture thinkers with innovative insights and ideas about the need for economic reform as we adjust to our post-pandemic reality. Trish Hennessy is director of Think Upstream, an initiative of the Canadian Center for Policy alternatives. A former journalist, Trish earned a bachelor's degree in social work, and bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology. Her work focuses on the social determinants of health, sustainable development goals, decent work and income, equality, an inclusive economy, and well-being budgeting. Welcome, Trish, it's so great to have you here. TRISH  2:09 Great to be here. JO  2:10 Before we get into the discussion about the link between mental health and economy, can you tell us a little bit about the Canadian Centre for Policy alternatives?  TRISH  2:22 Absolutely. We're an independent, nonpartisan think tank that has been advancing policy solutions to promote greater equality, social inclusion, as well as social and economic resilience and sustainability. I work out of the national office, which is based in Ottawa, and the national office is actually celebrating its 40th anniversary this year…we're one of the older think tanks. We also have offices in BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Ontario… I founded the Ontario office in 2012. Those offices focus on provincial and municipal issues, whereas the national office tends to focus on national issues. Sometimes we go into sub-national as well. JO  3:06 So how much of the work you do relates to mental health? TRISH  3:09 I think mental health and physical health are deeply intertwined, and the pathways toward improved mental and physical health include access to adequate income, to decent work, to an inclusive economy, to an economy that leaves no one behind and that protects the health and well-being of both our people and our planet. So, all of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative's work intersects on that front... is kind of like the hip bone's connected to the leg bone. If you leave one of those things out, you have worsening mental and physical health outcomes. So, we look at those social determinants of physical and mental health. JO  3:50 When we spoke to prepare for this podcast, you said that policy is "behind everything that shapes our world." Now, I'm sure that, as a policy wonk, you can elaborate on that. First, what is policy? And why is it important for us moving forward toward better mental health? TRISH  4:11 Year in and year out, governments at every jurisdictional level... whether it's local, provincial, or federal... make decisions and policies that affect our lives, for good and for bad. [In 2020], for example, [we saw] the federal government make a series of rapid policy decisions in the face of COVID-19 to create income security programs to try to soften the blow for the millions of workers who lost their job or their working hours due to the necessary economic lockdown in the spring [of 2020]. The government quickly realized that its previous policy for unemployed workers... the unemployment insurance system... wasn't designed for a moment of mass unemployment like we experienced at that beginning of the global pandemic. And we're still experiencing a lot of unemployment when you compare it historically. So, the federal government created CERB, the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit, and it's like a form of income guarantee for those who couldn't work at the start of the economic pause, so that we could all shelter down and give public health officials a chance to implement policies to try to get ahead of the virus, and limit the spread, and make sure that our hospitals weren't surged to beyond capacity. And that is about as dramatic an example as you can get for how governments make policies that, in this case, save millions of people's lives in Canada. And it's so important because the number-one job of any government at any jurisdictional level is to protect public well-being. And governments don't always live up to that task, but governments who succeed use wise and strategic policies to get there. JO  5:53 What types of policies affect public health in general, and mental health in particular? TRISH  5:59 Public health is like this great invisible infrastructure of experts and health care experts, whose number-one job is prevention. They promote vaccines to prevent people from getting the chicken pox or the flu. They promote safe consumption sites to prevent even more deaths in the opioid crisis that's rippled across Canada. Because we are living in the age of a global pandemic, they promote policies to protect the public. Public health officials are usually rarely visible, but now they're hugely visible. We see them on the daily news advising us to physically distance, to wear masks when we can't physically distance, to wash your hands, to protect ourselves against COVID-19. But the meat and potatoes of their work in a pandemic still kind of remains invisible. They're tracking the epidemiology of the virus, they're contact tracing, they're following up with those who are infected with COVID-19… and a lot of that isn't in front of the public eye. And yet that invisible work is what saves lives and what guides government policies to either reopen the economy or, like what's happening in Toronto where I live, to return to a modified stage two. We can't eat indoors in restaurants, the bars are closing, the gyms are closing, all to avoid swamping our hospital system, because there's a disconcerting rise in COVID cases here and in other places in Ontario, as well. And so that's public health, quietly in the background, trying to keep the wheels on the bus. JO  7:35 What about the mental health meat in all of that? TRISH  7:38 In terms of mental health policies, I think we have a long way to go to get to that preventative phase of mental health issues. Most of the policies that are in place are there to help you after you've developed a mental health issue, and even then those policies are inadequate to the task... we treat the symptoms downstream. A lot of people don't have access to mental health services. Many people can't afford them. They can't afford to go to the private market, and the public sector has not created a robust plan here. I'm actually hoping that the pandemic is the push that our governments need to invest in a national mental health plan. It's something that the federal government has promised to do in its recent throne speech. It's a long time coming. And I think with COVID-19, we're going to see a rise in mental health issues and anxieties, depression, agoraphobia for people who are going to be afraid to go out after staying sheltered for so long. And so, we're still at the baby stages of a mental health system that is more upstream in nature and that prevents things that get to the root of mental health issues. JO  8:52 I know we don't have any details, or either a firm commitment for a national mental health plan, but what might that look like to you? TRISH  9:01 A national mental health plan for me would look like what a national dental plan should look like, too, because it's in the same boat. We don't have a holistic, universal public health system right now. You can get treated if you break a bone in your arm or your leg... you can walk right into a hospital and they'll fix you up. But you can't necessarily get treated if you've got something wrong with your teeth, or if you're in emotional distress. And so, it would be a coherent, coordinated plan, where just like I can walk into my family doctor to talk about an infection that I have, I would be able to walk into a mental health facility and immediately access counseling. But that's still addressing an [existing] mental health issue. A really upstream mental health national plan would look at those social determinants of health. There's just tons of research that shows that if people have adequate access to safe and clean and affordable housing, if they have food security, if parents have access to affordable, high-quality childcare... all of these are supports that take a lot of the pressure off of a household. And they can influence the amount of mental health issues that are out there. When we think about mental health, we tend to think about what you personally can do to work through a depression or through anxiety. But it's so interrelated with everything else, like how we live, and whether we're poor, whether we're scrounging to earn next month's rent and worried about getting evicted, which many people in the middle of this pandemic are worried about. So, thinking about health in all policies, not just a mental health plan, but every federal ministry, every provincial ministry, would look across all of their departments and ask what investments would actually fuel greater mental health? And it's a holistic approach. It's big. JO  11:03 Are there any countries actually doing this kind of massive policy change and implementation of great programs like what you're discussing? TRISH  11:14 I'm really inspired these days by New Zealand. The Prime Minister of New Zealand has basically said GDP growth isn't your measure of success, because if you don't have public well-being, then it's failure. And so, in New Zealand, they're investing in well-being budgeting, and that includes investing in mental health initiatives, investing in inclusion and empowerment of indigenous communities, investing in climate change interventions, because if you don't have a healthy climate, you can't even have a healthy economy. So, she's kind of flipping the conversation where I think, for far too long and certainly in Canada, we have politicians who look at the job growth [and say] we're doing great. But the questions I asked are: Is that job growth part-time, crappy wages, where you don't even earn a living wage? Is every job that we're creating a good job that has a living wage that is not precarious, where you can actually plan for a future where you might have benefits at work in case you get sick… if you need prescription drugs? Those sort of things. That is a worldview that is counter to just looking at GDP growth and job growth. It's not asking how big is the growth, what's the percentage? It's asking about who's impacted by that? And are we lifting everyone up? JO  12:44 For each of the past 25 years, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released an Alternative Federal Budget. These what-if exercises outline what the federal government could do differently to ensure and integrate social, environmental, and economic well-being. This year's Alternative Federal Budget is called ‘A Recovery Plan' that closes the chapter on the old normal, because it says the status quo after COVID-19 is no longer an option. "This is our chance to bend the curve of public policy toward justice, well-being, solidarity, equity, resilience, and sustainability." The plan goes on to say that economic issues can't be disconnected from everything else, and promotes a health-in-all-policies approach, "because if this pandemic has taught us anything, it's that public health is the requirement for economic health." So, Trish, in keeping with these quotes, tell us about the key principles and recommendations outlined in your recovery plan. TRISH  13:56 As we were writing that recovery plan, it wasn't lost on us that it's the 25th anniversary of the Alternative Federal Budget that we've been putting out every year that the federal government could take up to reduce income inequality, to battle climate change, etc. So, our recovery plan, it's like a weighty document… it's 200 pages long. We work with civil society organizations from across Canada, they help inform this document. So, obviously, I can't tell you everything in it because it's quite a commitment. But the key principles are we're advancing income security, and that to me is the core role of public policy. It's to ensure that those who are getting left behind by an economy that has been growing, but the benefits of economic growth have been growing disproportionately to those who are at the highest end of the income ladder, while more and more people are getting left behind. We promote income security for the unemployed, for people who can't get into the labour market, and we promote ideas of income adequacy as well. And if you look provincially, anyone on social assistance is trapped in poverty. Social assistance is hugely inadequate, and we think that has to be addressed. We look for income security and income adequacy, but we also look at four supports for households and individuals. I was just saying earlier about the social determinants of health, affordable housing, food security, and affordable, universal public childcare. All of these are key to helping people not only survive, but to thrive, and no full economic recovery is possible without these things, and especially with childcare, since right now, in the middle of this pandemic, too many women are actually stepping out of the paid labor market because of the lack of childcare. We're seeking an explicit equity-seeking agenda to address anti-black, anti-Asian, and anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination. And we know that COVID-19 has disproportionately affected these communities in terms of work, their ability to safely quarantine, and we've seen a rise in anti-Asian racist incidents during COVID-19. And there are higher incidences of COVID-19 among black communities, especially being tracked in Toronto and Montreal. So, we're taking a racial and gender equity strategy. And last but not least, we're also promoting a caring economy and a public health agenda. This includes investments in long-term care. We've seen far too many vulnerable seniors who have been impacted by COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities, as well as personal support workers who were not protected in the workplace from COVID-19. We're promoting investments in home care. We do think it's time for a universal pharmacare plan and the throne speech, once again, promises that there's one around the corner. And then the creation of a universal mental health care plan, as we've already discussed. We address climate change. We address trade issues, taxation, how we pay for it all. You name it, there's a chapter on it. JO  17:15 What's the URL if people want to get more information about the plan? TRISH  17:20 www.policyalternatives.ca. JO  17:23 For this plan to work, we'll need political and administrative buy-in from all levels of government, I assume. TRISH  17:31 Over 25 years, let me tell you, it's been a long uphill climb. We've had our victories, and particularly, it's kind of notable to me, particularly in moments of economic crisis, we've noticed governments are a little bit more ready to act on some of our recommendations. In the 2008-2009 global recession, we wrote an Alternative Federal Budget plan to get through the worst of that. Surprisingly, the Stephen Harper government implemented a number of our recommendations at that time, which kind of surprised us, but we were happy to see it happen. And then, again, now we're in the middle of a crisis, and we're seeing the federal government, now it's a Liberal government, and we're seeing them implement a number of the policies that we're advocating for, partly because what we're advocating for, it just makes sense. It's like we suddenly noticed public health, it's suddenly visible in the middle of a pandemic. Problems that need to be fixed, like employment insurance, suddenly become glaringly obvious in the middle of a pandemic, or a global economic crisis. The sad thing is, had more governments taken up these policy recommendations over the years, we would have been more prepared for all of this because it wasn't a surprise that employment insurance wasn't up to the task. We've known for more than a decade, that far too many unemployed workers didn't even qualify for employment insurance. And if they did qualify, it still isn't adequate. Because, remember, I was talking earlier about the importance of income adequacy. It's one thing to provide income benefits to Canadians, but if you're trapping them in poverty, you're actually just perpetuating cycles of poverty. And that's bad policy decision-making. So, long story short, we've had our moments. We do feel like there's greater receptivity to our just recovery plan because these are just obvious solutions. But I would just submit that they shouldn't just be obvious in the middle of a crisis or an emergency. If we'd had investments in these policies decades ago, we would be fighting a pandemic from upstream instead of downstream. JO  19:53 To talk more about the provinces' role in recovery and some options that are being explored in British Columbia, I welcome our next guest. Arden Hanley is Board Chair of the Green Technology Education Centre in BC, which has recently established the Council for the Green New Economy. With a Doctorate of Education, Arden is former vice-president of City University in Seattle. His recently published book, entitled Social Architecture: Notes and Essays, summarizes his 35 years experience as both a family therapist and organizational development consultant. Hello, Arden. And thanks for joining us. ARDEN  20:36 Hi there Joanne, and hi Trish. I'm delighted to have this opportunity to have this conversation with you both. JO  20:44 So, why don't you start by telling us what we need to know about the Green Technology Education Centre. ARDEN  20:50 GTech, as we like to call it, will celebrate its fourth year in the spring of 2021. It's a nonprofit and its mission is to inform, support, and activate communities in responding to the climate crisis. JO  21:09 You recently released a report called Rebuilding BC: A Portfolio of Possibilities. Can you summarize the principles and recommendations in that document, and how they mirror the model outlined in Kate Raworth's book, Doughnut Economics? ARDEN  21:29 Let me give you a bit of background first. At the time COVID struck, we were delivering a community-based program called the Neighborhood Environmental Education Project in conjunction with Vancouver's Association of Neighborhood Houses. And basically, the objective of the program was to deliver education at a community level. We had 14 different environmental organizations make presentations at the neighborhood houses. We also held town halls to listen to the community and where they were standing in relation to the climate crisis. Then along came COVID, and we pivoted at that point and formed the Council for a Green New Economy based on some of the thinking that Trish has already shared. It was very clear to us that when COVID was said and done, there was no way we can or should return to business as usual. What's the alternative? That was our question in terms of economic recovery. What a social justice and green environment and recovery looked like was the mission of the council. The council consisted of a core seven people of economists, environmentalists, lawyers, social workers, and we then surrounded ourselves with a circle of subject matter experts in areas ranging from building retrofits to corporate social responsibility. The report, as you know, is based on what we might call ‘doughnut economy' principles, and the doughnut economy suggests that in shaping the economy, we should consider not just how much money the society is making... what the GDP is... but we should also consider the social and mental health of the society, the education of the society. We should also consider its relationship to its environment or its ecology. So, if you picture the doughnut, then it has these three major layers, the 'social foundation', including mental health, education, and also social justice issues like income, equity, childcare, housing, and so forth. The inner layer is a social foundation. The next level is the relationship with the environment. If we destroy our environment, of course, our economy isn't going to function at all. And then finally, the outer layer is the economy. JO  24:16 So, Arden, what are the specific recommendations outlined in the report? ARDEN  24:23 First of all, the overall recommendation is to take the opportunity of reconstructing the BC economy, post-COVID, in terms of sustainable rather than extractive principles. And within that, then we make four key recommendations. First of all, to generate employment through the construction of new affordable housing, including modular construction for the homeless. And this would be done by an expanded and more effective nonprofit sector. We go on to say, number two, create jobs and reduce carbon emissions through programs that support large scale retrofitting of buildings. Interestingly, buildings are one of the major sources of carbon emissions up to 60% in cities. There's a tremendous carbon payoff from this, as well as great opportunities for employment. The third recommendation addresses our food supply by encouraging BC to secure its food supply by supporting farm employment and increasing land use. And finally, here, there's a tremendous convergence with mental health. As you know, we encourage the government to employ up to 30,000 young people as Recovery Rangers to help with BC's economic recovery. And in the report, we spell out a number of areas where youth employment could be particularly an asset, such as the restoration of environments such as wetlands, the further enhancement of walkability in cities... we identified several areas like that as employment opportunities for young people that would also result in a more green environment for us all. JO  26:26 We heard from Tricia about the federal government's role in policy change. Ideally, what is the province's role in achieving your recommendations? ARDEN  26:36 Well, as you know, the province has very many key domains, such as energy, mines and petroleum; municipal affairs; social development; and poverty reduction… all of those areas fall under the auspices of the provincial government. Provincial government does also have a lot to say about the environment and climate change strategy and has a ministry with that title. The provincial government is also responsible for forest lands and natural resources and rural development. So, all those domains, then there's tremendous steps forward that provincial governments can take to complement the broader strategy of the federal government. JO  27:23 I know that you released this report a number of months ago, and I'm just wondering where you're at with that. Are you having discussions with the provincial government? And if so, how are they unfolding? ARDEN  27:36 Jo, we've had three very productive conversations with government at the cabinet level. We've been very encouraged by their response and also by the inclusion of some of our recommendations in their first economic recovery strategy. But most importantly, we've opened channels for ongoing dialogue. The report has also been a springboard for some further definitive action on the GTech board's part, which we're very excited about. JO  28:09 I know that you've also had discussions with a number of different organizations throughout the province, what has come of those? ARDEN  28:19 In the construction of the report, we had a lot of great feedback from environmentally concerned organizations and environmental organizations. And we incorporated that in the report. But from our point of view, and it also enabled us to build on the relationships that we'd begun to establish through the Neighborhood Environmental Education Project, with a range of the many environmental organizations in BC. And through that, we also began to see a picture of not only tremendous industry and accomplishments, but also continued fragmentation, and a lack of consolidation of effort, which is really been a part of a new strategic plan that the board has been working on, in which GTech has a role in addressing this issue of fragmentation or, in more positive terms, consolidating our efforts. JO  29:20 You've mentioned numerous times that a prime focus of this is enriched employment opportunities, especially for younger people. Have you had any input from organizations like the BC Federation of Labor, for example? ARDEN  29:38 Yes, we have actually built a very positive relationship with the Fed, and we're engaged in ongoing discussions with them. Of course, they have tremendous sensitivities on behalf of their members about where employment takes place, and what government policy supports. I think what's very unique, and I think they would say that as well… that we have not taken a proselytizing stance. With the Fed, we've taken a stance that says let's find common ground, and they certainly do have environmental concerns. And they also have social justice concerns, which we share. JO  30:22 Looking again a little deeper into the employment aspect of this, I know Arden that you have been long involved in counseling and social development and those kinds of things. Why do you think these kinds of green tech opportunities will be embraced by younger potential employees? ARDEN  30:45 While there's no question that the next generations from Gen Z and on are already deeply concerned about the climate crisis. I recall vividly marching across the Cambie Street Bridge with nine- and ten-year-olds, along with parents, teachers, and people of all ages, carrying signs clearly very concerned and aware about environmental issues. There's no question that young people are aware of the climate crisis, its implications, and feel a tremendous urgency, understandably, about this issue being addressed. JO  31:27 And they're also looking to make a contribution to their communities, aren't they? ARDEN  31:32 Definitely. We have a great pilot project going right now, by the way, with Gen Z via two BC high schools, and we're doing an education project about electrified transportation, using an AI mediated application. It's so much fun, and they have so much concern, but also a really sophisticated understanding of these issues. JO  31:57 That's great. It sounds like you're doing amazing work. ARDEN  32:00 I hope that's the case... I certainly feel good about it. The other thing I wanted to mention to you is that Rebuilding BC has also inspired the GTech board of directors to take GTech in a much more definitively educational direction, with the ultimate goal of creating an educational institute in a much more formal way than it is now, including, eventually, degree granting. So, we're quite excited about that development. And I want to assure you, by the way, that as we began to design what this center will look like, that mental health, providing support through counseling and community development initiatives, in relation to mental health has a key role to play in our view. JO  32:48 Well, we'll have to have another discussion once that is all set and ready to go. ARDEN  32:53 For sure... be delighted to. JO  32:55 So, we talked about federal and provincial roles in the move toward a more sustainable economy that also supports mental health. What about the role of local governments in that transition? Arden, do you think local governments have any clout here? Or are they at the whim of senior government policies? ARDEN  33:18 Well, I think Trish was very right in saying that municipal governments, city governments, right now are really struggling. They've lost enormous tax revenue, and at the same time, have had to provide additional services. But Vancouver, for example, does have a plan. And they've put a great deal of energy and attention into it. So, I think cities can play a very important role. JO  33:43 Trish, any more thoughts on that? TRISH  33:46 I agree, they've got one hand tied behind their back, for sure, because they don't have the fiscal tools that provincial and federal government have. But also, I think sometimes local governments have more weight, and some of them think they do, because all of those downstream problems have an economy that's not sustainable in terms of income inequality and climate emergencies. Those present themselves as major problems at the doorsteps of our municipal governments and our health units. So, municipalities are on the front lines, sending word back to senior levels of government to hopefully inform policy and fiscal transfers from those governments. So, I think sometimes municipalities don't have the strength. But especially when they get together and make demands of senior levels of government, real change can happen. JO  34:39 We did a podcast about the role of local government in community mental health, and the big takeaway for me there was that it's not only important for local government to work with senior governments but also with people within their own communities. Groups like businesses, universities, colleges, schools at all levels, and particularly community groups, who not only have ideas about how things can be improved, but also they have the manpower and the passion to get these things on the ground. So, I think that's something else that's really worth noting. TRISH  35:23 Absolutely. Whether it's city council, or provincial or federal, governments cannot make policy in a vacuum. It has to be shaped by the lived experience of people on the ground.  JO  35:34 Exactly. Both of your documents… Trish, your Alternative Federal Budget recovery plan… and Arden, your Rebuilding BC document, they both outline the need for a just and green economy. Let's dig a little deeper here, starting with a just economy. Trish, how would you define that? TRISH  36:00 I talked a little bit about that earlier. And so really, to me, the core of a just economy ensures that economic growth isn't the only measure of success, because then you're leaving a lot of suffering out of that frame. A just economy operates on key principles of income, security, greater equality on all fronts... that caring economy that I talked about earlier. And it also understands that a green economy has to be embedded in the just economy, because if we can't save our planet, if the next 40 years is more trying to deal with climate emergencies, then the people in the communities who will be hardest impacted by that by climate change and those climate emergencies, will be people on the lower end of the income spectrum. We see it with every kind of crisis, and we're seeing it with COVID-19. It impacts lower income communities more… it impacts racialized communities more. So, a just economy really is focused more on like that doughnut economy that Arden was talking about. JO  37:11 Arden… additional thoughts? ARDEN  37:13 Let me start with a story. I teach a course called the Psychology of Aging. And one of the exercises I ask students to do is imagine themselves as 72 years old, and looking back over their lives, to ask questions like: What were the most significant turning points in your life journey? And are some of those ones that you would decide differently? Looking back, are there others that you're absolutely delighted with? I have them do it in triads. So, if you can picture that situation, and then following that, the class's debriefing their experience of the exercise, by the way, this exercise, speaking of social justice, has the effect of getting younger people under the ages of barrier. That's one of the intentions. In any case, we're debriefing this exercise, and suddenly, one of the students in the class, it's a graduate class, she's probably around 28, and she suddenly started sobbing. It was so powerful. And she and I talked, and what she said was, "I can't be sure that I'll be even alive when I'm 72. I don't know whether I want to get married. I don't know whether I want to have children. The future of the planet, the environment, but also the social world is so uncertain." It really broke my heart. And there you begin to see that connection between the climate crisis and mental health. It's very evident. JO  38:54 Can you give us some examples as to how a just economy would support better mental health outcomes? Trish... TRISH  39:04 Let me try to loop it in with a just economy and a green economy, and how that could foster better mental health. And just thinking about Arden's exercise... I wish everybody would go through that thought exercise and really think about the future that faces them if we continue with the status quo. There's this term called 'eco-grief'. It describes the deep sense of angst and dread that many people feel, and especially young people, when they realize that our economic activities are compromising the health of our planet. And that time is really running out quickly. And it describes the despair that many people feel over the lack of concerted government efforts to treat climate change like the emergency that it is. Arden mentioned Seth Klein, earlier in his comments, and Seth Klein has a new book called 'A Good War', and it draws on the lessons from previous war time in Canada, where governments treated things like an emergency and made incredible policy advances, and how we need to treat climate change like that emergency. And that's why it's called 'A Good War'... it's definitely a book worth reading. I think that if you address climate change, like the emergency that it is, you would be addressing some of that eco-grief that's out there. And eco-grief isn't just when you think about your future and you wonder, "Am I going to have a future, because are we going to have a healthy planet?" But eco grief is already happening to people whose communities have been ravaged by wildfires, by flooding, by other community-related emergencies. And so, dealing a plan that anticipates more of this, and supports people through these climate emergencies, would also be part of addressing eco-grief. Human beings are deeply connected with our natural environment. We live in a built environment, but we have a deep connection with that natural environment. And if that natural environment isn't doing well, we aren't either… physically or mentally. JO  41:11 Before we move on to a rather complex question. Arden, I'd love for you to just very briefly explain what a green economy is. ARDEN  41:21 I think the major criteria of the green economy is its environmental sustainability. Are we relating to our environment in a way that will result in future generations having the same abundance that we've experienced? And clearly, our current economy does not meet that key criterion. If we continue to use fossil fuels at the level that we currently use them, we will fundamentally destroy environment of the planet. So that's, to me, the first criteria. And the second is how can we relate to the environment in a way that also supports our resilience as communities, families, and individuals. And this whole idea of connection is so important. When I asked Jody Wilson-Raybould, who represents our riding [federally], and is also a colleague, what was the most important thing that Indigenous people had to say about a green economy, she talked, as Trish did earlier, about connection. We need to foster, embrace, and celebrate our connection to the natural world. JO  42:36 So, ideally, we need policies and practices at all levels of government that foster a just economy, and that support a green economy as well. Now, let's talk specifics about how those can best intersect. In your two documents, there are areas of focus that overlap. And I'd like to explore those one at a time and their impacts on mental health. Let's start with climate change. How can what we know about green technology enable not only environmental outcomes, but social sustainability as well? ARDEN  43:17 Well, I think New Zealand, Norway, Finland, are showing us a lot about how to create a healthy society. Let's take for example, how business operates. In all of those countries, government is requiring that corporations…  businesses… address environmental and social justice issues in their business planning and operations. So, that requirement is one way to bring the commercial sector of the economy on board with creating not only a more sustainable, but a more compassionate, supportive, and respectful society. JO  43:58 Trish, any comments on that integration regarding climate change? TRISH  44:03 I totally agree with Arden... I would just add one thing. There's this nascent but growing movement in Canada around inclusive economy initiatives. And here they're looking at what public anchor institutions can do in any community across Canada to foster a just economy that's inclusive, sustainable, and that is also a green economy. So, with public anchor institutions... your city council, your hospitals, your universities... these are examples of public institutions that make spending decisions every day, whether it's for procurement, they're putting out RFPs for work that has to get done. And so, with regard to procurement, they're saying, why not make your criteria for procurement social procurement criteria. Instead of just putting out an RFP, and the criteria is we're going to give the RFP to the lowest bidder... how are you the lowest bidder, well, you're  paying your employees low wages. And some government policies and spending decisions are actually reinforcing the low-wage precarious economy. If you actually make an inclusive economy, an element and a goal out of your procurement policies would be to look at RFPs from companies in our community who show a commitment to green sustainable practices, who hire and/or offer training opportunities and apprentice opportunities for people from marginalized and historically disadvantaged communities. You think of all the money that gets spent from all these public anchor institutions, and we forget the social and the sustainability question within it. So, ideally, they would intersect by saying, we're not putting out RFPs, or making contracting-out decisions based on cheap. We're making those decisions based on inclusion and resilience and sustainability. And by the way, if public anchor institutions did this, this would be good for their local economies, because they would be less dependent on these external multinational corporations [that] are only interested in your community if you're a low tax jurisdiction, if they can actually get away with a low-paying workforce so that they can extract more profits that don't stay in the community. So, an inclusive economic approach, if you're building a bridge, you would have a community benefit agreement, so that the general contractor who's building the bridge would be hiring people from the community who are on the sidelines of the labour market. They want in, but they don't have access to those opportunities. So, there's a lot more power that our public anchor institutions have, I think that they could be exercising, that we have to change the frame from cheap and low bidder, to social and sustainable. JO  47:02 Trish talked in detail about inclusive economy, and both of your reports talked about equality. Are those the same thing? TRISH  47:12 They're interconnected, for sure. I co-founded the National Income Inequality Project in 2006. Actually, since then, we've been tracking the growth of income inequality in Canada, and the storyline is the same today as it was in 2006. As we've grown the economy, the benefits of that economic growth haven't been redistributed.... that more and more, if you're well off, you're even more better off. Corporations and CEOs, the CEO pay gap compared to the average income, keeps going through the roof. So, if you actually want to attack income inequality, and protect the middle class and the working class, and eliminate poverty, then you have to change how you do your economy. And you have to make sure that the economy isn't simply extractive. That economy has to have social goals that say, we want to be a Canada that leaves no one behind, and we're one of the wealthiest countries on the planet, we actually have the resources to do it. The pandemic is forcing us to spend some resources to do some of this stuff, but it can't stop there. We can't go back to an old model because it wasn't working in the first place. JO  48:32 Arden, any comments about inclusivity or equality? ARDEN  48:37 Absolutely. Let me channel first Bernie Sanders a little bit… and looking at the example of the United States… three billionaires... Bezos, Gates, and Buffet... command as much wealth as the lower 50% or 150 million people in the US. This is income disparity. Now, let me link it directly to mental health through a book that I found so informative and fascinating, The Spiritual Level by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. And what that book does, and their subsequent research does, is report on the social and mental health impact of income disparity. It turns out that there's a very direct relationship between income disparity and a whole range of societal wellness and mental health issues, ranging from infant mortality to longevity, including teenage pregnancies and delinquency. There's just a remarkable connection. And this research was enabled, of course, because over the last 50 years, the developing countries have kept very comprehensive statistics of the social dimensions or determinants of societies. So, let's talk about taxation and banks. If we want to have a healthier society, we need to adjust the tax system so that it redistributes income much more equitably. And we also need to provide sources of funding that recognize, explicitly, wellness and sustainability. We need instruments like social banks. JO  50:24 Both of your reports also included information about affordable housing. So, Trish, starting with you, what is the link between that and both a just and green economy? TRISH  50:38 Here, I'm just gonna give you an example. The City of Medicine Hat [Alberta] became the first city in Canada to eliminate chronic homelessness. And how did they do that? They gave people housing... they gave them access to housing. And once they had access to housing, they offered other income and community support to help the homeless integrate back into the community. This is a model of how you actually look at solutions that aren't just one dimensional. Yes, the homeless need housing, but they also benefit from wraparound services so that they can get back on their feet and integrate into the community again. Unfortunately, I think too many times when we think about affordable housing, we think about it in commodified private market-sector terms. We think about affordable housing as the housing market is too expensive. Say, can we do something to lower my mortgage rate? And, [with] that focus on the private sector… can I buy my own home and afford to?" [This] pushes a lot of people out of the window... the homeless number one, but also people who will never be able to afford to carry a mortgage, people who will always be in the rental market or rental market that is squeezing more people is increasingly unaffordable, and not regulated to protect renters and tenants. I think that you have to look at all of these things in an integrated way. And not just in that commodified private sector market. What can a government do to make it easier for you to buy a house or a second home... the well off? We have to think about who's missing from this frame? JO  52:28 Arden, what about the impact of education on a just and green economy? ARDEN  52:34 Let me just say one thing about housing if I can, Jo. One of the things we recommend is the support and further development of nonprofit housing providers, which can really make a substantial difference in the availability of housing to minorities and the economically disadvantaged. The other thing… I just want to highlight what Trish was saying about once you have people housed, then you can wrap services around them much more easily than if they're on the street or moving from place to place. Education's my bias, one of the fundamental predictors of sustainability and health in a society. And there's so much that we can do with education. Let's just take the example of assuring that we're educating girls and young women. The level of education of women in the society is one of the most vibrant predictors of the society's wellness and its economic development. JO  53:36 This last one is really near and dear to my heart as a communication specialist to all levels of government with regard to public outreach and engagement. What is the link between public engagement, a just economy, and a green economy? TRISH  53:53 In researching what some communities across North America and in the UK are doing to foster an inclusive economy, I was struck by what the City of Seattle has done. They've actually set up a table where all of the representatives from frontline service workers in those most marginalized and disadvantaged communities, they have a table to inform the city policies and budget decisions. In Canada, often there'll be consultations, and there might be a brief mayor's table that's created. And you might be able to come in and weigh in at that one time, and then you're gone. This table is a permanent table. The people who are actually seeing the devastation of public policies and an economy that leaves too many behind have a permanent place influencing the city's budget and policy decision-making. And those are frontline leaders who are deeply connected in their communities and they're bringing back the information, the stories. and the recommendations from their communities. I think that's a powerful model. JO  55:06 It's very progressive. Arden? ARDEN  55:09 I was just thinking of in terms of an inclusive economy. And I'm sure that an inclusive economy contributes to the mental health of the society and its members. It's about the availability of money. And this is another strength of public banking, which is very well developed in Europe, for example, public banking is much more inclined to make money available to disadvantage groups. JO  55:38 So, you're talking about public investment, then? ARDEN  55:41 Yes, absolutely. Public banks are generally owned by government. It's an instrument that government can use to generate a more just and more fair economy. TRISH  55:54 And imagine if we had that here, and that if you were very low income and needed cash quickly, that your option wasn't solely to go to payday lenders who are charging exorbitant, I would say criminal, amounts of interest that can just keep you stuck in poverty forever. Imagine if we actually delegitimize the payday lender sector and said, there's a role for government here. ARDEN  56:22 Thanks so much for getting there, Trisha. That's where I was going to go next. Yes, let's get rid of a loan outfit. TRISH  56:29 Exactly. JO  56:30 I know you both agree that social justice, resilience, and sustainability are three sides of the same coin. So, have we already covered that? Or are there other things that you'd like to add here? Arden? ARDEN  56:45 COVID made it very clear, I think Trish was saying that earlier. The people who are suffering most, let's even say dying, or frequently are the disadvantaged members of our society. So, you can begin to see there... the sides of the coin relate to one another. Or if you look at climate change... the communities and the countries in the world who are already suffering the impact of climate change, most dramatically, are the countries who are in poverty with disintegrating societies, and so forth. We need to approach these issues from all three sides of the coin, that is including social justice and resilience along with sustainability. JO  57:30 So, that triples the complexity then of the challenges and the opportunities? ARDEN  57:36 It also amplifies the benefits of making significant progress, and any side of the coin, because it's likely to influence the other sides in a positive way. TRISH  57:48 I think it acknowledges the complexity… it acknowledges that all of these things are interconnected, that the Minister of Health doesn't just look at doctors and nurses and hospitals. If the Minister of Health really wants to promote healthy societies, that Minister of Health is working with the Minister of Education is working with the Minister of Labour, to create decent work, to create educational opportunities, skills, training, lifelong skills, an economy that keeps changing and demands more and more of us. So, it's like what I said earlier about the leg bone being connected to the hip bone. Sometimes public policy acts as though they're not connected at all. But if you acknowledge that complexity, and how interconnected all of these things are, then you're actually not putting good money after bad money, you're actually investing in solutions that can lead to a healthier, more cohesive society. And also more inclusive economies that give people hope and make them feel like they have a chance in life. And all of that is deeply interconnected with the health and vibrancy of our democracies, because I've long said that democracies can't run on autopilot... it requires a deeply engaged citizenry. And you can't do that if you're just fighting to keep a roof over your head. If you're fighting to get some kind of food, any kind of food into your home, you can't feel like you're actually engaged. You've got this other full-time job and it's trying to stay alive and keep your family going. So, acknowledging those complexities would be a very upstream approach to government policymaking. JO  59:33 How do both your organization's recommendations for a just and green economy stack up against the World Health Organization's sustainable development goals? Arden? ARDEN  59:46 We know that Rebuilding BC is fundamentally aligned with the sustainability goals of the United Nations and was something that we took into consideration and were aware of. And the amazing thing is, so many of these documents, these reports, these policy recommendations, are aligned with one another. And my hope for the future is that we'll work more closely together and have more dialogue.  TRISH  1:00:14 If we embraced well-being budgeting and inclusive economy initiatives, we would make far more progress on those Sustainable Development Goals than we're making today. As I said earlier, Canada is one of the wealthiest countries on the planet. The only thing preventing Canada from achieving those Sustainable Development Goals has been political will, at every jurisdictional level. And so, I'm hoping that if one good thing can happen from a pandemic, that will snap us out of the status quo approach, because the status quo hasn't been the option. Both of our documents that we're talking about today give us a pathway to achieving those goals. JO  1:00:53 Talking about what we've learned from the pandemic, what have you learned about each of the following? First of all, the potential for rapid policy change and financial support? Trish? TRISH  1:01:05 Everything is possible. Everything's on the table, and everything is possible. And like I said about Seth Klein, what he has to say... treat it like an emergency... and the solutions present themselves. ARDEN  1:01:16 Governments can pivot enormously quickly when they have to, and they can command more resources than they've allowed us to know. JO  1:01:27 How about the drawbacks of bipartisan politics and their impact on our ability to move toward better mental health? TRISH  1:01:37 I think we've seen less performative politics... performative, partisan jostling during the pandemic. I mean, there's still some of it, but there hasn't been a huge public appetite for that sort of thing. JO  1:01:48 Not in Canada, anyway.  TRISH  1:01:50 That's right. Watching the US news can feel very defeating some days. So, there's been more cooperation than I think we're used to seeing in recent years. And I think that you're seeing how things can work when provinces and municipalities and the federal government work in common cause. And I just want to see more of it over the long haul. JO  1:02:10 What about the role of innovation? TRISH  1:02:13 We've seen huge innovation from the public service to create federal programs to support those workers and businesses that were sidelined at the start of the pandemic. There were public servants who were writing new policy overnight, and doing very innovative work under duress, often from their homes with children under foot at the beginning of the economic lockdown. It's not just in this moment that we see it. Economist Mariana Mazzucato, she's written about the history of the public sector, and how governments have historically led the way on innovations that later get picked up by the private sector. And so, governments and the public sector often get short shrift when it comes to appreciating the power that they have to create innovative new solutions to the problems that are before us. But I actually hope that this pandemic is fostering a renewed appreciation for the role and the responsibility that governments have not only to protect the public good, but to spur the innovations required to meet that goal, to protect and support the public good. ARDEN  1:03:23 On the ground level, my local coffee shop has been so innovative in continuing to connect with, reach out, and serve the local community. And also, I think the business sector of the economy has been incredibly innovative, and shifting a great deal of their transactions, meetings, and work online to lower the risk of transmission through face-to-face encounters.  JO  1:03:52 This next one is really key to me in that the Fresh Outlook Foundation has really focused on increasing communication and collaboration. So, what have you learned about the importance of collaboration during the pandemic? That could be across geographies, governments, businesses, NGOs, academics, demographics, etc. We could go on. Trish, what's your takeaway there?  TRISH  1:04:23 This is a big one. But I'll just focus on how we have seen public health experts and epidemiologists from around the world collaborating on learning in real time about this virus, sharing that information so that other countries can be better prepared to deal with outbreaks, working collaboratively to try to develop in real time vaccines that can sometimes take decades to create. And so, I'm seeing a level of cooperation for all around the public good that is not just national in scope. You're seeing it across Canada, but you're also seeing it globally as well. And that is very heartening to me. ARDEN  1:05:08 I think the level of collaboration, level of action, and hot networks has increased quite dramatically. And it's really heartening. And it's really a lot of fun. So, let's reach out, listen, connect, learn, and then take action together. JO  1:05:28 When we talk about these revelations for rapid policy change, financial support, the role of innovation, the importance of collaboration, how can we use these revelations to best inform response to other very big societal challenges such as loneliness and systemic racism, for example? TRISH  1:05:53 I'm going to go back to Seth Klein's findings from his book, The Good War. Treat it like an emergency. Treat loneliness and depression like it's an emergency, instead of putting people on six-month waiting lists that they may or may not ever be [able to] afford or to have access to help from. Treating homelessness like an emergency. Before this pandemic, we just really became complacent, and I'm really hoping that this pandemic jolts us out of that. ARDEN  1:06:24 I think we need to work together on the fundamentals. And to me, the fundamentals are building communities and supporting families. That's the cornerstone of our society. JO  1:06:36 Given the tenure of existing free-market economic policies and practices, how can we make the break to a more just and green economy? TRISH  1:06:49 We might be reaching the tipping point with this global pandemic. It broke down supply chains. It's illustrated the power of governments to act. It's reduced many private-sector actors to businesses begging for government help, and we can't unsee that. That is something that's happening, and it's affecting how we view who acts and where the leadership needs to come from. ARDEN  1:07:12 To go back to Trish's point, I think the fundamental flaw is prioritizing material gain over the public good. And I think that we need to prioritize the public good, and all of our thinking, and especially our thinking about economies. And yes, COVID has helped us to make that transition. The great majority of people are very aware of the imperative to take care of one another during this period, to wear masks to keep appropriate distance, to limit our social contact, at the same time finding new ways to be connected with one another. JO  1:07:54 Exactly. And I hear over and over again amongst my family and friends and professional networks that people are really thinking about what really matters. And I think that's just a hugely important shift. Let's say that we do hop on that path to a more just and green economy. How long would it take before we start seeing positive impacts of that? TRISH  1:08:22 I think almost immediately… you put the inputs in, and the outputs will start presenting themselves almost immediately. It will take as long as required, but not a second more, and change can happen swiftly. ARDEN  1:08:35 I live near a very busy street called King Edward. It's an east-west thoroughfare in Vancouver, not quite as dramatic as the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto, but a very busy street. For two weeks, during the height of the pandemic, King Edward went quiet. There were occasional vehicles rather than herds of vehicles. And those vehicles were driving very slowly. There w