The 4.2 billion people in the world living without safely managed sanitation services often face many forms of discrimination. They can be left behind as they try to access and manage sanitation services or improve their current facilities.Sustainable Development...
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ListenAndrew Scheer is not entirely to blame for Conservative electoral challenges. The party’s policies don’t mobilize enough Canadians to win. Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has a rough few months ahead of him. Despite an increase in votes and seats,...
ListenTrump and first lady light the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C. “At Christmas we remember this eternal truth: Every person is a beloved child of God. As one grateful nation we praise the joy of family, the blessings...
ListenBeyond BuzzFeed: The 10 Worst, Most Embarrassing U.S. Media Failures on the Trump-Russia StoryBuzzFeed was once notorious for traffic-generating “listicles,” but has since become an impressive outlet for deep investigative journalism under editor-in-chief Ben Smith. That outlet was prominently...
ListenToo much weed: Canadian cannabis producers are sitting on a mountain of inventory ‘I suspect it’ll be a race to the bottom with price because everyone now has more than enough supply’ Canadian cannabis producers and extractors are sitting...
ListenMaxine Waters calls for Trump to be ‘imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement’ Rep. Maxine Waters of California was one of the first congressional Democrats to call for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, which the House formally...
ListenLast week, we discussed – some say ridiculed – the New Zealand police for begging criminals to comply with the law. We thought this was a one-time aberration from the New Zealand’s Commissioner of Police and he would get...
ListenFederal Government Introduces Bail-In Legislation: Bill C-15 On April 20, 2016, the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C-15, which is legislation that provides for, among other things, a bank recapitalization or “bail-in” regime for domestic systemically important banks (“D-SIBs”)....
ListenThe Empire Strikes Back People capable of feeling shame would not have immediately followed up the Russiagate hoax fiasco with another transparently phony—and in “substance” nearly identical—attempt to remove President Trump from office, overturn the 2016 election, and shower...
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