In the last 20 years, the Métis nation has seen an historic increase in citizenship. From British Columbia to Nova Scotia, more and more people are claiming to be Métis on the Canadian census. The lousy truth is many self proclaimed Métis people are not in fact from the Métis nation nor do they have a historic ancestral connection. Before we can learn who are the liars we must learn; who are the Métis?

From February 2024

Coming around last year was a TikTok trend somewhat different than what one may expect from a social media outlet.  It’s called silent walking, where one puts away all their technology, primarily their phone, while going out for a walk. No texting, no music, no podcasts. Only the sounds of your surroundings and your footsteps to listen to. So, what caused the trend of silent walking to take off?

From January 2024

According to a study published in Lancet Psychiatry cannabis use early in life impacts the later diagnosis of psychosis among vulnerable individuals. Chronic cannabis use, more than twice per week, is claimed to be consistently associated with the onset of various mental health disorders while use more frequent than twice per week has been determined to be associated with 4 times the risk of psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in particular among those predisposed.

From September 2023

Since 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of anxiety have increased immensely in Canada. Similar findings have been revealed in many countries across the world wherein such data are monitored. As COVID wanes, despite the coming of new variants, anxiety seems to stay higher than usual among the general public.

From July 2024

July 1^st marked Canada Day, the 157^th anniversary of confederation in 1867. For so long people across the country celebrated wholeheartedly, proud of their flag and their country. In today’s day and age, as we work to address reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous people, the interpretation of Canada Day has changed for many, but not all.

While data continues to come out about the pros and cons of raising children with the aid of phones and tablets there is no clear answer as to what the long-term implications of prolonged screen time with children may be. This is primarily because there hasn’t been enough time for such studies to occur.

An award-winning documentary about the movement to remove First Nations mascots from teams across North America is now available on streaming platforms, including iTunes in Canada. Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting has won a multitude of awards at film festivals since it first debuted in 2022.

Submitted March 7, 2024 to Professor Cathy Mattes at the University of Winnipeg.

Beginning in the 1960s essentialist feminism emphasized the biological differences between male and female artists in Canada. Essentialist feminism empowered women to fight for women’s rights to equality and acceptance in Canadian galleries at a time when the social scales were shifting.

An article written admist the frustrations and anxiety of the COVID pandemic.

From November 27th, 2020.

Should we be worried about AI? As the technology rapidly unfolds across the world with little to no regulations or limitations, AI is becomming a greater part of every technological interaction whether we like it or not.

In recent years mental health has come to the forefront of our societal focus. Now more than ever, people are encouraged to talk abut how they are feeling rather than bottling up their emotions.

Written January 12th, 2020

My family recently had a visitor; a stout, old dog with a golden coat. Her name was Abby and she spent the week with us while her family watched the sun rise in Mexico.

I’m sitting on a bed, in a building 14 feet wide on every wall. There are two white pillows inside two blue cases with a deep blue sheet to match. There is a brown blanket to keep away the chill come nightfall. There is a book, a notepad and a kitten who has taken to ravaging a small white mouse with a jingling bell inside it.

After seeing three fights in the first 9 seconds of a hockey game between the Canadians and Americans I couldn’t help but watch video of the anthems being sung in Montreal.

May 2024

A pro-Palestine encampment of more than a dozen tents with an unknown amount of long-term protestors has been outside the University of Winnipeg for more than two weeks. Along the West side of the encampment are 4 banners describing what the encampment represents and what their objectives are.

Donald Trump is simply out of his mind. The trouble is a crazy man can cause a lot of damage. Here’s a few of my thoughts of Donald Trump’s recent obsession with making Canada “the 51st state.”

In an era of increasing social divide what are we to do? Are we better off hating our political opponents and pledging unwavering allegiance to our politicians? Probably not.

He won.

Every day it seems like the sky is falling and there isn't a single solution in sight. So, what am I supposed to do about it?