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You may have heard that Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis. In 2021 there were over 7,500 overdose deaths in Canada[i], giving us...

Political discussions often focus on moral topics. Parties primarily distinguish themselves along ideological lines, and it is usually...

A key philosophical/sociological issue that governments must grapple with is the creation, utilization and impact of social kinds.

The Doomsday Clock The Doomsday Clock is a metaphorical analysis of how close humanity is to destroying ourselves with dangerous...

Introduction As climate change and environmental degradation accelerate, so does the amount of economic and social disruption they cause....

The book was better. A common saying. Though the sentiment that books are better than movies is inherently unverifiable, it does seem...

Preamble When you make changes in a complex system, the consequences are unpredictable. In this post, I will be exploring the idea that...

I have, at this point, a masters degree in public policy and over a year of work experience. Yet I realized recently that I still found...

The team at Pure&Applied (https://www.pureandapplied.group/) and I have collaborated on an article on the importance of problem...

Making good public-policy can be highly counter-intuitive, for a number of reasons. In this post I will propose four principles which I...