Vamini Selvanandan

A new vision for our towns and cities

Our small mountain towns are joining the ranks of world-class cities in pedestrianizing streets in the downtown core. The Towns of Banff and Canmore are mirroring actions in big cities like Paris, New York and Milan to make more space on downtown streets for people to maintain social distance while enjoying the commercial and recreationalContinue reading “A new vision for our towns and cities”

Re-imagining Work: We can do better

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a great revealer. While creating new challenges, it is also shining a light on those problems in our society that we have chosen to ignore. The pandemic has opened our eyes to the plight of seniors in long-term care, inadequate housing on reserves, and crowded shelters for the homeless. AsContinue reading “Re-imagining Work: We can do better”

Confidence during the COVID-19 Crisis

In times of crisis, we reap the benefits of the society we have built around us. This is why knowing that I live in Canada lets me sleep better at night. Although the novel coronavirus causing the global pandemic is virtually identical in all parts of the world, it is having dramatically different consequences inContinue reading “Confidence during the COVID-19 Crisis”

Public schools matter

Universal access to publicly-funded healthcare is a source of national pride and a social policy that Canadians are willing to go to great lengths to defend. But how passionate are we about preserving a robust public education system? Recent events locally and provincially challenge our resolve on this very issue. Exshaw School is under threatContinue reading “Public schools matter”