Author Archives: impact ethics
“Wine O’ Clock:” Alcohol and Gender Norms
Samantha Brennan critiques the ‘feminist-friendly’ framing of wine consumption and suggests that not all rejections of gender norms are good for women.
“European” health care not a “fix” for Canada
Colleen M. Flood and Bryan Thomas discuss the current legal challenge before the BC Supreme Court about whether public medicare violates the Charter by forcing patients onto long wait lists.
SickKids’ New Ad Campaign: Fighting words?
Michael Orsini and Anne McGuire offer a critical disability studies perspective on the Hospital for Sick Children’s latest ad campaign.
Insuring for Climate Change
Vanessa Lam considers how the federal government might respond to climate change.
Impact Ethics 