By Mama Fatima Singhateh Ms. Singhateh is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale, Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse of Children. She was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in 2020. When I assumed my function as the UN Special Rapporteur, I decided that one of my thematic priorities would be on the […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Siddhartha Roy is a research associate at the Water Institute within the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
INSIGHTS: An expert shares lessons from the Flint, Michigan water crisis that could reduce lead in Ontario’s schools| Investigative Journalism Bureau
INSIGHTS: An expert shares lessons from the Flint, Michigan water crisis that could reduce lead in Ontario’s schools| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Ari Joffe, MD, FRCPC is a clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Alberta, and a clinical professor (secondary) at the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre at the University of Alberta. He is also an attending physician in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, with a special interest […] The post INSIGHTS: Animal research is a failed research paradigm and not morally permissible appeared first on Investigative Journalism Bureau.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
By Dr. Charu Chandrasekera Dr. Charu Chandrasekera is the founder and executive director of the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods (CCAAM). My career in biomedical research began twenty years ago with the prevailing conviction that animal experiments were essential to saving lives—the benchmark of a scientist’s impact. This belief remained unchallenged through years […] The post INSIGHTS: Thinking outside the cage – how to advance science without sacrificing animals a...| Investigative Journalism Bureau
By Allison Leyton-Brown Allison Leyton-Brown is an award-winning composer, pianist, and musical director who has collaborated with the IJB on two podcast projects, Arachnid: Uncovering the Web’s Darkest Secrets and The Ultimate Choice. Both series are hosted by the IJB’s Rob Cribb and produced by Susanne Reber of Piz Gloria Productions in partnership with TVO. […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
People with severe disabilities have been told a wheelchair ramp costs more than an assisted death. Living in poverty and food insecurity have also been linked to the demand for MAiD.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy is an international expert in health workforce planning and research and the key architect behind the needs-based planning model. She is the past Vice President of Research, Innovation, and Discovery and Chief Nurse Executive at Nova Scotia Health. She is now Director of Dalhousie University’s PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre, providing technical guidance […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
INSIGHTS: Our way of thinking about informed consent has evolved over the last century. In a world of human guinea pigs, does it need to evolve further?| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman Craig Thompson discusses how hospital complaints can drive systemic improvements in healthcare.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Kelly Turner is the operations manager of Care Opinion Canada, a program of the Alberta-based non-profit Imagine Citizens Network that enables patients, families, and healthcare professionals to share their experiences with health and social care services. Health systems around the world are awakening to a critical truth: when we truly listen to those who use […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
A registered nurse reacts to an IJB investigation which found nurses working in acute medical units at Niagara Health Services hospitals were sometimes assigned 10 patients each.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
