Mercy Traveller with Philip Maher

In this month's 'Mercy Traveller', columnist Philip Maher recounts his visit to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

'Political elections need to build a case, but do we have to lower ourselves to have the kind of ideological showdown that ends with the death of fair mindedness and reasoned debate?' asks Mercy Traveller columnist Philip Maher

We have so much to learn from Africans

Civility means courtesy – recognizing that we can disagree while working together for the greater good

Why I believe in foreign assistance

In practice, most of us see Canada Day as a celebration of where we live. We also appear to see it as an opportunity to either make money or save cash on Canada 150-themed flip-flops, tic-tacs, T-shirts and stuff

Everyone makes mistakes but some people believe a person is made by their mistakes - and their apologies

April is national volunteer month, so it seems appropriate to remember the dedication of those who reach beyond their front door

I’ve been trying to avoid writing a column about the newly minted U.S. administration. But it’s like watching a train wreck on fire — I cannot avert my eyes

They are many good things about 2016 you may not have heard about. Did you know that the Public Health Agency of Canada was a key player in creating a vaccine against ebola? And that's just one example.