VEZINA: Would cutting back on health care administrators fix Canada's doctor shortage? In the midst of the ongoing problems with Canadian health care, one possible solution often discussed is to scale back on medical administrators and use the financial resources thus made available to hire more frontline medical professionals. with Video April 6, 2023 Columnists
VEZINA: Have we forgotten Afghanistan already? The Taliban has been the de facto government in Afghanistan for well over a year now. April 4, 2023 Columnists
VEZINA: Who should pay for the cost of disasters? Silicon Valley Bank has had much of its adverse financial impact covered by the banking industry, which may set a precedent with Video March 21, 2023 Columnists
VEZINA: On consumer boycotts and voting with your wallet Natural and human-engineered disasters often lead to people being asked to spend their money for a cause, or to not spend it, as part of a consumer boycott. with Video March 10, 2023 Columnists
VEZINA: Does Canada need its own CIA? The arguments against include reasons that might not be immediately obvious. with Video February 28, 2023 Columnists
VEZINA: Putting the enormity of the Turkey/Syria earthquake in context Magnitude is not all that matters -- so does population density with Video February 14, 2023 Columnists
VEZINA: The realities of responding to mental health emergencies Securing the scene is the fundamental first step in responding to these emergencies with Video February 13, 2023 Columnists
VEZINA: How false claims and divisive rhetoric impact public safety In today’s world, people have cellphones and because people have them, when someone makes an extraordinary claim, a common response is “Where is the video of that?” with Video January 30, 2023 Columnists
VEZINA: Lies, damned lies, and statistics Correlation is not the same thing as causation with Video January 19, 2023 Columnists
VEZINA: Decriminalizing impaired driving could reduce it Recently, I came across an interesting policy in B.C. which decriminalizes many cases of impaired driving. with Video January 15, 2023 Columnists
