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Free Periods Canada fights against period poverty
Eden Chipperfield February 21, 2024When Zeba Khan came across an online video detailing the obstacles that people who experience periods have to face, she aimed to provide a solution. The former University of British Columbia student started a club on campus alongside other founding members, Niki Oveisi and Imad Ahmad. Together, they built a team to facilitate the collection and distribution of menstrual products to multiple bridge houses and shelters. “It made me frustrated to see that something many of us experience as a biological process, that there are not easily accessible ways to manage periods,” said Khan. “Seeing something like [the YouTube video]…
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Tampons shouldn’t be taxed. Period.
EIC March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1176" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo Credit: Talha Qadir[/caption] Let me start by saying that I understand that debating taxes can be difficult. I do think that taxes at their basis are good because they keep society functioning, and it’s important…
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