Matt MacDonald

1 month ago | mnp.ca | Matt MacDonald

March 13, 2025 Synopsis 11 Minute Read Shifting trade policies and tariffs are challenging Canada’s food and beverage industry, bringing cost pressures and supply chain obstacles. Businesses face higher prices on ingredients and materials, tighter margins, and changing consumer preferences. However, challenges also create opportunities — adapting pricing strategies, sourcing locally, and leveraging the buy-local movement can help businesses stay resilient.

Jan 4, 2025 | goodmenproject.com | Matt MacDonald

This is a follow-up to my brief article, “A Call To Legalize Pepper Spray in Canada,” published on August 30, 2024. Here is Minister Virani’s recent response to my original email, followed by my response to his response:On 2024–12–06 2:17 p.m., Ministerial Correspondence Unit — Mailout wrote:Dear Mr. MacDonald:Thank you for your correspondence concerning the possession of pepper spray.

Oct 22, 2024 | goodmenproject.com | Matt MacDonald

an Open Letter to Federal Justice Minister Arif ViraniI’d like to preface this article by saying that writing the email that I’m about to share with you very much went against my grain. My reasons for this are probably ones that not a lot of you can relate to. As someone who remains sympathetic to anarchism despite no longer adopting the label to describe myself, writing letters to government officials is simply not something that I do.

Aug 2, 2024 | coemergence.medium.com | Matt MacDonald

Now that I have a few followers (thank you for your interest, by the way :)), I'd like to give you some idea of what you can expect from this blog in terms of both content and publication regularity. As a first-time blogger, I've heard the conventional wisdom that consistently and regularly publishing new content is how to maintain an engaged readership. This leads many bloggers to publish on a fixed schedule, be it daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or whatever.

Jul 6, 2024 | coemergence.medium.com | Matt MacDonald

Part 1: Intersectionality and Individuation There is love/hate relationship between activism and academia. On the one hand, activism tends to prioritize actions over ideas and often looks upon academia with disdain or at least distaste. On the other hand, this unfavourable attitude doesn't prevent a certain cross-pollination of ideas between the two spheres. An example of one such idea is intersectionality.