Jackie Gillard
Jackie Gillard is a writer from the Toronto area.
Jackie Gillard is a writer from the Toronto area.
Topics: Justice | Health
Data released this month shows an uptick in online searches for domestic violence hotlines
Topics: Ethical Living | Opinion
We ought to be comfortable and secure enough in our own faith, religion, bodies and sexuality to accept a little irreverence
Topics: Ethical Living | Opinion
I make scornful comments on social media that I’d never utter in person
Topics: Ethical Living | Opinion
Canadians are boycotting travel to the U.S. during the current presidency, and a recent Quebec law has caused this writer to do the same for that province
Topics: Ethical Living | Opinion
Instead of grousing, let's start thinking more about those in the periphery of our lives
Topics: Justice | Society
From a pioneering Black minister to a doctor who attended to Abraham Lincoln after he was shot, these Canadians have amazing stories.
Topics: Spirituality | Opinion
This adoptive mom writes that she's frustrated by the common evangelical Christian message that adoption is always the best outcome for a child.
Topics: Ethical Living | Opinion, Relationships
A writer explains why she and her husband chose each other, instead of divorce, which "often seemed the easiest solution."
Topics: Justice | Activism
The Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States requires asylum seekers to apply in the first country they arrive in. This means people from Mexico or Central America, who would logically arrive on American soil first because of geographic proximity, cannot travel through the U.S. to apply…
Topics: Justice | Politics
After her high school graduation in 2010, Morgan Wienberg decided to go to Haiti to help after the earthquake. She has never left.
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