Ask General Kang: Do you enjoy daylight savings time?
Yes, of course. There’s nothing I enjoy more than having to reset my body’s circadian rhythms because of your human delusion that you control things. Most of you can barely…
November 2011
Teacher Receives Death Threat Over Anti-Homophobia Policy
A teacher in Burnaby, British Columbia has received a death threat over the school board’s proposal to adopt anti-homophobia policies designed to reduce incidents of bullying and make schools safter…
Banging around the echo chamber #nlpoli
Last week’s top post was about media coverage of Jim Bennett’s decision to carry on his law practice - albeit not full-time – while he sits as a member of…
The Reformers Remain Out of Step With Canadians
Now that Stephen Harper has his majority, he has been pushing through the Reform Party agenda at lightening speed.If you want to know what that agenda looks like, read anything…
thereginamom dot com
the regina mom feels wealthy these days. She was fortunate enough to be a recipient of an Emerging Artists Award from the Canada Council for the Arts last spring. There’s…
The priorities of rebuilding
The Liberal rebuilding continues apace, with visits from party “heavyweights” to Victoria, and a major telephone town hall that took place last night. The message of course is that the…
Severity and Everyday Functional Impairment in the DSM5’s Autism Spectrum Disorder
In his recent Nature journal article Dr. Laurent Mottron repaints autism disorders in the image of his mentor Michelle Dawson, and the handful of high functioning autistic persons (represented by…
François Legault Will Bring No Change In Quebec Politics
The last few months in Quebec politics have been even more tumultuous than usual. An Orange Wave swept the province in the Federal election, Jean Charest finds new ways to…
ASAT President David Celiberti’s Fredericton Presentation on Evidence Based Autism Treatments
L: Harold Doherty R: David Celiberti I was privileged yesterday to be able to attend a presentation by autism expert David Celiberti Ph.D., BCBA-D, President of the Association for ...
The least of these
Montreal Simon has a wonderful post about the Occupy movement and the challenge of dealing with homelessness:I can't imagine an Occupy movement that wouldn't welcome the homeless and the marginalized,…
F-35, Canada’s Maginot Line?
The Maginot Line. It was a massive, intricate, costly and high-tech line of fortifications the French built along the German border to defend themselves after WWI. The line consisted of…
Ron Luce’s Teen Mania subject of documentary: Mind over Mania
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Teen Mania is a multi-million dollar independent religious organization run out of Texas, it’s known for it’s intense…
alberta candidate nomination update – november 2011.
The Progressive Conservatives have opened their nomination process, leading a number of candidates to declared their interest in opposition held constituencies. This first wave out of the floodgates have allowed…
The Occupy Movement and the Marginalized
I see the Mayor of Vancouver is using a tragic drug overdose to justify evicting the city's Occupy protesters."I have directed the city manager to expedite the appropriate steps to…
CBC Pat On The Head
There there CBC, it’s okay. The Conservatives are going to put you out onto the street anyway. If you can’t be fair during an election, Don’t expect the public’s protection.…
Piñera’s prostitute
Oh, Chile. What is happening to you? When the capitalist whores are literally coming out of the woodwork, you KNOW you’ve got a corrupt, ruined country. And look! Here comes…
NEW FEATURE: What’s New In Science
Edited by “ThingsBreak”, we introduce a new feature of Planet3.0, the What’s New in Science page, which will feature abstracts of recent peer reviewed publications that may be of interest…
Big-Oil Monopolies Engage in Price-Gouging
Last week Exxon-Mobil announced their 2011 third-quarter earnings, reporting $10.3 billion in profits, which is an increase of 41 percent from the same period last year. So far, Exxon has…
Big-Oil Monopolies Engage in Price-Gouging
Last week Exxon-Mobil announced their 2011 third-quarter earnings, reporting $10.3 billion in profits, which is an increase of 41 percent from the same period last year. So far, Exxon has…
Big-Oil Monopolies Engage in Price-Gouging
Last week Exxon-Mobil announced their 2011 third-quarter earnings, reporting $10.3 billion in profits, which is an increase of 41 percent from the same period last year. So far, Exxon has…