The right to die has been the law in Canada for almost two years. But today in The Conversation Canada, Jocelyn Downie of Dalhousie University and Jennifer Chandler of the University of Ottawa says the way the law is worded is too ambiguous when it comes to who can be eligible to receive a medically assisted death. The authors says provinces should follow the lead of Nova Scotia, which has clarified the eligibility criteria.

Aeroplan got some bad press a few weeks ago when it was revealed that a customer survey asked plan members their views on immigration and other topics. Alina Nastasoiu of McMaster University says consumer research has a long history of learning about customers’ values that may seem unrelated to the product doing the research.

Jeremy Lawrence Caradonna of University of Victoria explains how as organic farming is becoming more prevalent, it’s starting to adopt some practices of traditional farming. But the trend is working the other way as well – traditional farmers are following some environmentally friendly tactics once used only by organic farmers.

And finally…this Saturday is what’s known as the National Day of Mourning. Deborah McPhee of Brock University explains that there are still too many people who face danger – and even death – in the workplace.

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