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?
By Jonathan Moreno Jonathan Moreno retired as a Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, of History and Sociology of Science, and of Philosophy, at the University... Read more.
INSIGHTS: Animal research is a failed research paradigm and not morally permissible
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... Read more.
INSIGHTS: Thinking outside the cage – how to advance science without sacrificing animals
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... Read more.
INSIGHTS: Is banning testing on dogs and cats the key to making animal research more ethical in Canada?
By Dr. Udo Schüklenk Udo Schüklenk is a Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University and the Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s... Read more.
Behind the Reporting: Arachnid composer uses live instruments to capture the struggle against child sexual abuse materials online
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,... Read more.
INSIGHTS: How online sexual exploitation disproportionally impacts vulnerable children
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... Read more.
INSIGHTS: An expert shares lessons from the Flint, Michigan water crisis that could reduce lead in Ontario’s schools
Siddhartha Roy is a research associate at the Water Institute within the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. The IJB’s ongoing investigation into drinking... Read more.
INSIGHTS: Why aren’t withdrawn MAiD requests tracked in federal data?
Neil Seeman is a senior fellow and associate professor at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, where he specializes... Read more.
INSIGHTS: Is poor planning the real problem in hospitals?
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... Read more.
INSIGHTS: Hospital complaints come with a silver lining
Craig Thompson is Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman. Serving as a bridge between patients and the province’s health care organizations, he offers us an inside look... Read more.
INSIGHTS: What could healthcare look like if we dare to listen more deeply?
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,... Read more.
INSIGHTS: Crushing workloads have made me fall out of love with nursing
Jenn Miller is a registered nurse in Ontario. In this installation of Insights, Miller reacts to an IJB investigation which found nurses working in acute medical... Read more.