Helen Hirsh Spence

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Recent work

• Hirsh Spence: Want a healthy society? Bridge the gap between generationsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 4, 2025
• Hirsh Spence: Let's 'rebrand' what it means to age, CanadaOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 5, 2023
• Hirsh Spence: It's time to tackle ageism — no matter how old you areOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 3, 2022
• Hirsh Spence: As Canada's demographics shift, it's time to embrace 'Age Liberation'Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 5, 2022
• Opinion: As Canada's demographics shift, it's time to embrace 'Age Liberation'Opinion · Montreal Gazette · May 4, 2022
• Hirsh Spence: COVID-19 strains the kid-grandparent connectionOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 12, 2020
• Hirsh Spence: COVID-19 strains the kid-grandparent connectionOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 12, 2020
• Spence: Older adults could be our ticket to prosperity after the pandemicOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 5, 2020
• Spence: Older adults could be our ticket to prosperity after the pandemicOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 5, 2020
• All ‘seniors’ shouldn’t be lumped together | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 8, 2020
• The (old) elephant in the room: value of older workers ignored | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 19, 2019
• Spence: Let's change our narrative around what it means to be a 'senior'Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 28, 2019
• Hirsh Spence: Let's change our narrative around what it means to be a 'senior'Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 28, 2019
• Hirsh Spence: Let's change our narrative around what it means to be a 'senior'Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 28, 2019
• Hirsh Spence: Let's change our narrative around what it means to be a 'senior'Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 28, 2019
• Hirsh Spence: Let's change our narrative around what it means to be a 'senior'Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 28, 2019