Director / Editor: Victor Teboul, Ph.D.

Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.

Perfect pet presents this Christmas, and ones to avoid – from an expert in animal welfare

By Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University

Pets are increasingly viewed as integral family members. This often means owners want to offer their pets the same experiences as our human friends and family. But the holidays can bring added stress, worry and uncertainty for some pets, including noise, visitors, altered routines and potential exposure to dangerous foods, toys and decorations.

Vets report that Christmas is one of the busiest times…

Read complete article

~	Egypt’s Catastrophic Draft Criminal Procedure Code

~	Mexico Moves to Protect Platform Workers’ Rights

~	End Prosecutions Targeting Kurdish Language Activities in Türkiye

~	Detroit’s reparations task force now has until 2025 to make its report, but going slow with this challenging work may not be a bad thing

~	Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

~	The ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences

~	Language AIs in 2024: Size, guardrails and steps toward AI agents

~	2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans

~	In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work

~	Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers