A River of Coca-Cola?
By Keith Douglas This month’s riddle will be a simple question that was posed a few issues back: Is there anywhere — not on Earth — where there exists a river of Coca-Cola?
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Learning About the Effects of COVID-19
By Sandra Dunham Alongside the medical research being conducted about COVID-19, there are a number of studies being carried out about the psychological, sociological, and mental health effects of the pandemic, social distancing, and closing of economies around the world. Many of these studies look at the effects of religion on the pandemic. It is…
Oh You Think You’re So Smart!
By Doug Skeggs What a bizarre world we have woken up in. Just in the past couple of days Twitter decided to put a fact-check warning on a couple of posts by the President of the United States. And the president has responded with freaky threats against the platform and others. In this information-overloaded, post-truth…
Why Secularists Disagree on Bill 21
By Sandra Dunham Has there been a more contentious issue for secularists in Canada than Quebec’s Bill 21? At CFIC, we’ve seen that this issue has been divisive for our secular community. We think that it is important to have a discussion about this topic, not to change minds, but to enhance our understanding of…
The Non-GMO Project
By Andrea Palmieri It seems like there are endless ways companies can use labels to promote their food products — sometimes, it can even take up most of the real estate on the package. Labelling the absence of ingredients is in right now: gluten-free, MSG-free, sugar-free, cholesterol-free, carrageenan-free, soy-free… the list goes on. Many of…