Ontarioās Bill 5 erodes good governance in theĀ province
Ontario passed Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, in June 2025. The omnibus bill amended environmental laws and proposes āspecial economic zonesā where the government can decide what laws will or wonāt apply.
The AI bubble isnāt new ā Karl Marx explained the mechanisms behind it nearly 150 years ago
The future of AI is not in question. Like the internet after the dot-com crash, the technology will endure.
Cars versus kids: How resistance to change limits childrenās right to the city
By closing streets near schools for drop-off and pick-up, an innovative initiative called School Streets is helping children reclaim the city.
Smart textiles may soon be able to control devices or monitor health
Innovations in technologies and materials are unlocking new applications for textiles.
āBetter Than Chocolateā highlights lost 90s decade of lesbian CanadianĀ cinema
āIf coming out of the closet was really as much fun as it is for the sexually adventurous youths in Better Than Chocolate, then everybody would be doing it, even straight people.ā
āEat the richā ā Why horror films are taking aim at the ultra-wealthy
In films like Ready or Not (2019) and The Menu (2022), the rich arenāt simply out of touch; theyāre portrayed as predators, criminals or even monsters.
Want more orgasms? Choose a woman partner
The orgasm gap ā the consistent finding that men who have sex with women have more frequent orgasms than women who have sex with men ā has been shown in study after study of cisgender, heterosexual participants.
Cancellations at Canadian film festivals raise questions about accountability
Film festivals are unique cultural institutions, spaces to see diverse films by local and global filmmakers and an important market for distributors. These films are often difficult to see, or even know about, outside of festival circuits.