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Understanding what “loving your job” actually means helps organizations avoid confusing devotion with durability. Without healthy conditions and good management, that same love can make workers more vulnerable to overload, blurred boundaries, and exploitation.
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection has been advocating for reforms to the country’s Criminal Code that would better protect victims in cases of sexually explicit deepfakes. At the same time, as the number of exploitative images on the internet continues to climb, the organization is considering ways that it can use AI to support its research.
Structural racism continues to harm Black women’s physical and mental health, influencing the quality of care they receive and the outcomes they experience. Addressing these inequities requires institutions to adopt anti‑racist practices, rebuild trust, and redesign care systems with Black women’s experiences at the centre.
Colonial business financing methods do not often align with Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Doing Business. Instead of relying on loans that can lead to bankruptcy or venture capital funding that can lead to short-term, investor-centric goals, a Shared Earnings Agreement can ensure financial stability for founders.
Food insecurity is not caused by a lack of food — it’s driven by policies that keep millions of people in Canada living with insufficient and unstable incomes. Until governments address the structural roots of poverty, charitable food programs will continue to expand while the crisis itself deepens.
As generative AI becomes more immersive and emotionally responsive, it risks unintentionally reinforcing delusions in people already vulnerable to psychosis. Understanding these dynamics is essential for designing safer AI systems and preparing clinicians to recognize and respond to AI-shaped symptoms.
