United Church members Jim and Eva Manly on campaigning for Palestinians by Pieta Woolley In 2012, Jim was an Israeli prison after joining 29 others on the Estelle, a sailing ship with a mission to run
Bhutan says it is the most blissful place on Earth. Is it true? by Tim Johnson The kingdom shuns measuring Gross National Product in favour of Gross National Happiness, yet not all is copacetic
Corporations control most of the global seed market; concern ensues by Alanna Mitchell Public seed breeding, financed by governments, has collapsed in Canada after generations of innovation
Food banks are reinventing themselves as new food security hubs by Chantal Braganza They're offering more than just food hampers. Now there are community gardens, farmers' markets and cooking classes
Refugees from the war in Syria are flooding into other countries by Vidya Kauri Lebanon, Jordan and other Arab nations are stretched by so many migrants, and peace is at risk in the region
Anti-vaxx parents push trend toward lower vaccination rates in Canada by Alison Shouldice Despite doctors’ urgings, growing numbers of Canadian parents refuse to vaccinate their children. Who should be calling the shots?
Psychologist, victim advocate Lori Triano-Antidormi questions crime bills by Patricia Clarke The proposed federal legislation would put in place harsher measures for mentally ill people who commit crimes and stigmatize them
Ontario panel of three routinely decides whether patients live or die by John Barber Members say this new frontier in Canadian jurisprudence takes wisdom, empathy
Chocolate relies on child labour in Africa’s Ivory Coast, a bitter truth by Tamsin Ford More than 800,000 children work on the West African nation's cocoa farms, despite efforts to cut down child labour
Communitarians live in a quirky enclave of conscious castaways by Anne Bokma Members reject climbing the corporate ladder and unrestrained consumerism in favour of working collectively