December 6th, 2025

In This Issue

• AT LAST! Alberta’s Bill 13 Will Stop Professional Regulatory Colleges From Limiting Freedom of Speech
• All Those Indoor Air Fresheners May Actually Be Poisoning You
• Lessons From The Matrix: How We Can Liberate Ourselves From Our Own Societal ‘Grid’
• North American Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?

Executive Director’s Message

Last week was American Thanksgiving and it gave me another opportunity to reflect on the importance of gratitude and how it truly does improve our life, our outlook, and more often than not, our actual outcome.

Greg Reese recently wrote about this in his excellent Reese Report in which explained, “Neuroscientists find that the Medial prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex are involved in the self-perception of one’s life path, positive growth, motivation, and emotional intelligence. All the innate tools necessary to live a thriving and abundant life. And fMRI studies show us that when people express internal gratitude, bio-electric activation occurs in these same areas.

Like an on/off switch, gratitude connects with the brain’s reward centre and creates a feeling of peace. It puts us in a state of mind that allows for better assessment and calm response, even while under pressure. Gratitude effects the brain’s default mode network, or DMN, which is involved in self identity, morality, and social relationships. With gratitude, the DMN becomes a more focused picture, which allows one to see more connections and opportunities as they occur in real time.

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