

STITCHES FOR PAPER-CUTS
Wow, this Valizedeh shit just won’t stop. In case you don’t know, Daryush Valizadeh (aka “Roosh”) is an American writer known (but mostly...
Feb 5, 20164 min read


SO MUCH HOT AIR
Downplaying the Islamic State shows not only our lack of courage and compassion but also our failure to learn from the past. I think of...
Jan 15, 20165 min read


I BELIEVE YOU
If you told me, clearly and specifically, that you went to Hawaii to swim with the dolphins and turtles I would say you had swimming or...
Dec 20, 20152 min read


THIS IS NOT THAT
Racism is a very serious allegation and we should be very harsh in our condemnation of acts of racism – even more so than we are today....
Nov 10, 20155 min read


EDUCATION GAP
It has been said my entire life that schools strongly favour boys while making a sport out of either passively neglecting or actively...
Oct 20, 20158 min read


TODAY'S CLIMATE RANT
It's not like we haven't been up against ecological catastrophe many times before in my short life. But in the past we just did it...
Aug 17, 20151 min read


THE GREATEST CANADIAN
Tommy Douglas is widely considered one of the greatest ever Canadians. The story most of us know is that, as a social-democratic...
Jun 4, 20159 min read


MOPS AND COFFEE or CAPITALISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS
I thought the deal was that “privately owned productive enterprises, in a highly competitive marketplace, will produce ever-better...
May 29, 20157 min read


MIND THE GAP
In the last few weeks the media has been full of reports about the gender pay gap. Now, this issue has always bothered me, for its...
May 6, 201515 min read
ENTITLED MUCH?
An amazing new report was published by researchers out at UBC. Some of it you already know, but together and in detail I think it packs a...
Apr 14, 20153 min read


IDEAL CANDIDATE
I just saw this fun job ad for an outdoor school near Vancouver. The job required a minimum of two years experience working in...
Mar 26, 20153 min read


TSO WHAT?
I always love a good food documentary. Last night I watched The Search for General Tso . Though a little bland, the doc had some funny...
Mar 13, 20153 min read
ENDING THE CONFLICT
It feels like we’re having a really tough time with this. So let’s walk through it together. There is no conflict between freedom of...
Feb 27, 20152 min read


THE SKY HAS NEVER LOOKED SO BLUE
I was recently blessed with an eye exam. I’d never been to an optometrist and thought my vision was fine, but I’ve spent about ten years...
Feb 23, 20158 min read
CHARLIE WHO?
Regarding the issues surrounding Charlie Hebdo, and the murders that recently took place in France, many folks I know have quoted or...
Jan 11, 201512 min read


THE PATH MOST TRAVELLED
One of the things I love about winter is the snow; but not for the skiing or snowmobiling, for the aesthetic or even the quiet it brings,...
Jan 6, 20153 min read


HOW TO SAVE LIVES
Hamilton RIDE checks snag 30 impaired drivers. Hamilton chapter president for Mothers Against Drunk Driving says RIDE program is...
Jan 1, 20155 min read


LITTLE CHANGE
Yesterday I was having a discussion with someone about cars and driving. (I’ve always said that I have no plan to buy a car until I can...
Dec 4, 20146 min read

























































































