Conversations That Matter: The great wealth transfer

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:00:31 +0000

“Over the next two decades,” Forbes magazine says, “an unprecedented shift of demographics and finances will take place and will likely be felt by every American.” And, by extension, every Canadian. That’s because baby boomers are expected to transfer more than $30 trillion to the next generation — an exchange of wealth that has been […]

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Conversations That Matter: Social media, good or bad?

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:00:05 +0000

Don’t you wish there was an app that lets you know which one of the people you know is an opinionated, bigoted, racist, misogynistic, conspiracy theory idiot? Oh wait, there is! In fact, there are many. Collectively, they are known as social media. “That is a big problem,” says Cody Buntain, an assistant professor at […]

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Conversations That Matter: The Last High

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:38 +0000

The Last High, by Dr. Daniel Kalla, “explores the perfect storm of greed, addiction, and crime behind the malignant spread of fentanyl, a deadly drug that is killing people faster than any known epidemic.” Kalla knows all too well the deadly consequences of an affliction that has been pushed out of the headlines while the […]

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Conversations That Matter: The Last High

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:38 +0000

The Last High, by Dr. Daniel Kalla, “explores the perfect storm of greed, addiction, and crime behind the malignant spread of fentanyl, a deadly drug that is killing people faster than any known epidemic.” Kalla knows all too well the deadly consequences of an affliction that has been pushed out of the headlines while the […]

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Conversations That Matter: What the Russian invasion of Ukraine means to Canada

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:00:58 +0000

On Feb. 24, Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian army to invade Ukraine. “It was a combination of irredentism, great Russian chauvinism and authoritarian rule in play and they have forced us to recast our thinking,” says Jeffrey Simpson, renowned journalist and Russian expert. By that, he means we have been fForced us to reshape our […]

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Conversations That Matter: Magic with mushrooms

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:00:25 +0000

Over the past couple of years, the legal use of psilocybin has been touted as an important and effective agent in the treatment of addiction, save one challenge – the cost is horrendous. It is far out of reach for the average person and the health care system. As a result, the concept,while tantalizing, was […]

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