Recent immigrants are finding employment and earning more money at a faster rate than they did a decade ago, new data shows
Author Archives: Meagan Gillmore
Meagan Gillmore is an Ottawa-based reporter with a decade of journalism experience. Meagan got her start as a general assignment reporter at The Yukon News. She has freelanced for the CBC, The Toronto Star, Broadview, Chatelaine, Toronto Life and The Walrus and contributed reporting to Accessible Media Inc. since 2016. She has been nominated for a Digital Publishing Award and a National
Magazine Award and is a recipient of the Corcoran Award. She holds a master of journalism degree from Carleton University.
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MAID endangering disabled Canadians, rights commission warns
Canadian Human Rights Commission warns disabled Canadians are turning to medically assisted dying because of socio-economic hardships
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Senate weighs requiring charities to report on board diversity
Requiring charities to report on board diversity would ensure consistency across federal companies. But some question whether it’s necessary
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Should Ottawa raise Old Age Security amounts?
Many seniors live in poverty in Canada. Experts disagree on whether a proposed increase to Old Age Security amounts is the right fix
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New data sheds light on provinces’ immigrant retention rates
The provinces’ immigrant retention rates rose in parts of Canada, and fell in others, new Statistics Canada data shows
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Supreme Court rules Indigenous child welfare law is constitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that Indigenous self-governance rights include the right to make Indigenous child welfare laws
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Canadian Bar Association affirms support for MAID for mental illness
At the Canadian Bar Association’s annual general meeting, lawyers rejected a resolution for the CBA to withdraw its prior positions on MAID
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Access to IVF a challenge for many due to long wait lists
Data from Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick indicates a majority of women wait more than six months to access IVF
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What are parents’ rights over their kids’ health care?
Alberta’s transgender policies raise questions about parents and kids’ rights over healthcare decisions. Experts explain the medical and legal landscape
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Why phonics-based learning is ascendant again
In many schools, children are not learning to read — because they’re not being taught phonics. Parents, teachers and experts are calling for change