Jackie Marchildon
About Jackie Marchildon
Jackie Marchildon is the Senior Bilingual Editor at Global Citizen in Toronto.
Stories
HealthMore Children Were Vaccinated in 2017 Than Ever Before
But almost 20 million infants did not receive full immunization in 2017. Read more
EnvironmentCanada's Largest National Park Is Deteriorating
UNESCO issued a warning about Wood Buffalo National Park in 2017. Read more
Girls & WomenReplacing Workers With Robots Will Increase Trafficking and Slavery: Report
In the coming decades, 36 million people could lose their jobs to automation in Vietnam alone. Read more
EnvironmentThese 'Tiny House Warriors' Have Occupied a Canadian Park for a Very Important Reason
They plan to place tiny houses in the way of the pipeline’s construction path. Read more
CitizenshipCanada Says It Has a Plan to Tackle Poverty — But It's Unclear How It Will Work
It’s not clear if the new strategy will have new money behind it. Read more
HealthAustralian Scientists Just Eliminated 80% of Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes in 3 Towns
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread diseases like dengue fever and the Zika virus. Read more
Water & SanitationThe Heartbreaking Reason Girls and Women Avoid Drinking Water During India's Heatwaves
They intentionally dehydrate themselves. Read more
EducationOntario Just Cancelled an Important Project To Update Indigenous Content in Schools
New curricula were set to include teachings on the legacy of residential schools. Read more
HealthItaly Will No Longer Ask Parents for Proof That They Vaccinated Their Children
This comes just months after the government announced it had reached an important vaccination goal. Read more
CitizenshipOntario Minister Asks Trudeau for Help Ahead of Looming Refugee Housing Crisis
The RCMP intercepted 20,593 asylum seekers in 2017 — in comparison to 2,464 in 2016. Read more