Category Law & Policy

Canada’s Complicity in the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins

Andrew Fenton outlines the Government of Canada’s failure to live up to Canadian law on cetacean captivity and raises doubts about merely extending efforts to phase out the captivity of other large mammals.

Centering Marginalized Voices Is Not Musical Chairs

Daphne Pereira points out that expanding the circle doesn’t mean shrinking or displacing anyone else.

Reconciliation, Not Confrontation: Notes from a Cancer Journey

Sarojini Nadimpally relates some lessons from her experiences of living with cancer.

Lost in Translation? How AI Language Tools are Reshaping Access to Care

Alia Busuttil examines the ethical trade-offs clinicians make when they invite AI into the circle of care as translators.

Empathy-Simulating Chatbots: A Double-Edged Sword in Mental Health Care

Vanita Fernandes warns that the use of empathy-simulating chatbots in mental health care poses ethical concerns including the risk of deception.