Category: Opinion
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The only way to solve the housing crisis in big cities is to build more and higher
in OpinionToronto, Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago. All of these are cities in North America where there is an scarcity of housing. There are many advantage to living in a big city: Better job opportunities More efficient public transportation Opportunity to meet with a greater variety of people Great diversity of cultural events…
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How food addiction is slowly killing us
in OpinionWe have always been addicted to food We were addicted to food before we were addicted to drugs. The thing is that when we were hunter-gatherers, we didn’t have access to numerous bags of chips and sugary sodas, so we didn’t have health problems related to food addictions and obesity. However, with time, food became…
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Yes, America is racist, but it’s becoming less so
in OpinionAs a Latino, I have always felt that America is racist, but to be honest, every member of my family has flourished in America. My brother married a white woman from Florida and lives very happily in his ethnically diverse community, he’s a real estate agent and gets enough business selling houses, and lives a…
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Saving for retirement is hard, Spending money after retirement is even harder
This year, I hit my FIRE (Financial Independence Retirement Early) number. During the twenty-two years that I have been in Canada as an immigrant, I knew exactly what to do. Work hard Save as much as I could Invest in real estate and the stock market I taught myself how to invest in the stock…
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Organized religion is becoming less important for Canadians
in OpinionAccording to a new report by Statistics Canada, the percentage of Canadians who care about organized religion continues to shirk. Statistics Canada reported that in 2019, less than 70% of Canadians have any religious affiliation. About 23% of Canadians declared that they attend religious ceremonies, at least once a month. People are also declaring that…
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The decline of religion and how it affects politics in the U.S.
in OpinionEver since I have been alive (54 years) people have been telling me they believe in God. Since I was a little boy, I have asked the following question: “How do you know God exists?” and many times the answer has been. “Well, if God doesn’t exist, how else can you explain our universe?” Just…