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Why Your Brain Opens Apps Without Permission

Doom scrolling habits reveal something unsettling about your brain. You're standing in line at the coffee shop. Your phone is already out. Instagram is already open. You don't remember deciding to look. Your thumb just moved there, automatic as breathing, and now you're three posts deep into content you don't care about.

Stats Canada also projects population could hit 57 million by 2075, a prediction with a 31 million person margin of error. The projection range itself, 44 million to 75.8 million, shows how difficult long-term forecasting becomes when immigration policy shifts every election cycle. What seems certain: Canada grew from 26 million in 1990 to over 40 million today, and that trajectory continues regardless of which government is in power.

Topics: doom scrolling habits, social media addiction, phone usage patterns, digital detox, notification management

Why Refugee Health Care Costs Changed

Refugee health care costs ignite before the facts land. You're scrolling. You see "refugees will co-pay health costs." Your blood pressure rises. But the fine print reveals hospital care stays free, doctor visits stay free, and the $4 prescription copay applies to services many Canadians already pay for out of pocket.

Federal cuts: 28,000 jobs. Unions want to know which ones. The government hasn't said yet, possibly because collective agreements require specific notice periods.

Topics: refugee health care costs, asylum seekers Canada, immigration queue jumping, federal job cuts, media clickbait

GUEST: Jamie Ellerton | Conaptus.com, Lindsay Broadhead | BroadheadComms.ca

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