Ottawa’s approach to foreign aid has shifted in a way that is hard to reconcile with our aid laws, experts say
Author Archives: Alexandra Keeler
Alexandra Keeler is a Toronto-based reporter focused on covering mental health, drugs and addiction, crime and social issues. Alexandra has more than a decade of freelance writing experience.
Posted inDrugs
Psilocybin bill takes centre stage at Toronto psychedelic screening
Momentum for legalizing psychedelic therapy grows as politicians, physicians and media convene to urge reform
Posted inDevelopment Aid
‘Moving in a herd’: Global shift in development aid underway
Experts say a decades-long shift toward more altruistic aid is now reversing across much of the world
Posted inFamily
Secret soulmates: How AI companions are reshaping intimacy
Many young people in relationships have — and hide — relationships with AI companions. Experts say this is worrisome
Posted inDrugs
Does drug decriminalization deserve another kick at the can?
Police are crucial to Portugal’s decriminalization success, a new study finds — yet their role is largely ignored in North America
Posted inHealth
‘Guerrilla’ tactics for navigating Canadian health care
Two health-care insiders created a handbook of strategies for patients facing long wait times and a family doctor deficit
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Dirt poor: The debate over herbicide resistant crops
Thirty years of genetically modified crops have reshaped Canadian farming — but at what cost to the nation’s soil?
Posted inDrugs
New drug centre to generate intelligence for law enforcement
The new Canadian Drug Analysis Centre will analyze seized drugs to help police trace the origins of illegal substances
Posted inDrugs
From homeless to the House of Commons: A MP’s journey through addiction
Kelly DeRidder speaks about her addiction journey, listening to people with lived experience, and how incarceration needs to change
Posted inFamily
Love outside the law
A sizeable number of Canadians are in polyamorous relationships. Canadian law does not recognize them