Terra Loire Gillespie

Nov 2, 2023 | readthemaple.com | Alex Cosh |Terra Loire Gillespie |Nora Loreto

On October 7, Palestinian resistance factions led by Hamas broke through the Israeli military’s fence surrounding the Gaza Strip, and proceeded to kill more than 1,400 Israelis and take another 230 hostage. The majority of the Israelis whom the Palestinian factions killed were civilians, but the dead also 373 Israeli military personnel and police officers.

Sep 19, 2023 | readthemaple.com | Terra Loire Gillespie |Nora Loreto |Mitchell Thompson

Hospitals and their foundations are complex organizations that rely on good governance to keep critical parts of the public health system running smoothly. But what does good governance actually look like, and are these standards being met? In this third article in our series looking at the makeup of hospital boards in Toronto, we examine the gap between the skills required to run hospital boards properly, and the business and corporate interests of those who are actually sitting on the boards.

Sep 12, 2023 | readthemaple.com | Nora Loreto |Terra Loire Gillespie |Mitchell Thompson |Alex Cosh

For “big tent” political parties, internal contradictions are part of the political game. And nowhere were the contradictions that plague Canada’s modern conservative movement more on display than during the Conservative Party of Canada’s recent plenary dedicated to policy issues. The policy plenary block closed the party’s convention in Quebec City this past weekend.

Aug 3, 2023 | readthemaple.com | Terra Loire Gillespie |Emma Arkell |Robert Hiltz |Nora Loreto

Editor's note: When sharing the graphics in this story on social media or elsewhere, please give credit to Terra Loire Gillespie at The Maple and include a link to this article. Amid surgical backlogs, increasing privatization, a health care staffing shortage, emergency room closures and changes to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP), Ontarians overwhelmingly that their health care system is in crisis.