Alex Vezina

LATEST STORIES BY ALEX VEZINA

VEZINA: Hamas is a death cult

Its adherents cannot be reasoned with and they represent an existential threat to western society

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October 31, 2023 Columnists

Police officers check cars that were burnt during Hamas' attack on the Israeli south border at a site where police collect damaged and burnt cars from the attacks on October 31, 2023 in Netivot, Israel.

VEZINA: The moral dilemma of civilian deaths in a war zone

Tuesday’s tragic explosion killing hundreds of innocent civilians at a Gaza hospital drives home the point — no matter who was responsible — that it’s hard to avoid killing civilians in war, particularly in the Mideast.

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October 19, 2023 Columnists

A picture shows the covered bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike, at a hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 19, 2023.

VEZINA: We’re good at food safety today, but not perfect

Some foods are delivered to the lab and store shelves for sale to customers simultaneously

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September 14, 2023 Columnists

Scientist in microbiology laboratory working with E. coli culture.

VEZINA: Canada’s military is not a disaster management service

Once again, a disaster is occurring in Canada and once again the government has called in the military to “fix it”.

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September 13, 2023 Columnists

VEZINA: Medically assisted dying and the slippery slope

There are few issues more emotional than medical assistance in dying (MAID).

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September 5, 2023 Columnists

Sixty-one per cent of those recently surveyed say they support the MAID law in Canada, which lets people get treatment under certain circumstances but without facing foreseeable death.

VEZINA: It's the job of government to protect workers and our job to make sure they do it

With the increasing cost of living and the rising frustration of those trying to cope with it, many people are acting out.

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August 22, 2023 Columnists

Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) walk the picket line outside of Disney Studio, in Burbank, California, on August 16, 2023.

VEZINA: Police, media have different priorities when it comes to crime

The police and the media have an important, symbiotic relationship.

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August 4, 2023 Columnists

Toronto Police duty Insp. Michelle Olszevski speaks to the media.

VEZINA: A radical proposal for addressing the housing crisis — part 2

Here are some questions that were asked, and answers that other readers provided

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July 26, 2023 Columnists

A couple get keys to their new accomodations.

VEZINA: A radical proposal for solving Canada’s housing crisis

Given Canada’s ongoing housing shortage, here is a radical idea to completely overhaul the system.

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July 19, 2023 Columnists

VEZINA: Some ideas to address our housing crisis

For some people, houses are an investment first and a place to live second.

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July 15, 2023 Columnists

Alex Vezina

LATEST STORIES BY ALEX VEZINA

VEZINA: Hamas is a death cult

VEZINA: The moral dilemma of civilian deaths in a war zone

VEZINA: We’re good at food safety today, but not perfect

VEZINA: Canada’s military is not a disaster management service

VEZINA: Medically assisted dying and the slippery slope

VEZINA: It's the job of government to protect workers and our job to make sure they do it

VEZINA: Police, media have different priorities when it comes to crime

VEZINA: A radical proposal for addressing the housing crisis — part 2

VEZINA: A radical proposal for solving Canada’s housing crisis

VEZINA: Some ideas to address our housing crisis

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