Literary Fiction Enhances Empathy in Readers
Literary fiction, not popular fiction, can make people better understand one another according to a new study. Because literary fiction (i.e. books not for sale at airports) focuses on the…
2013
U.S. Debt: Never say never
You know, back before the 2008 crisis began there was a lot of talk about how it would “never” happen. That the subprime housing bubble would never pop. Yet despite…
A Dependency Worse Than Drugs
At least Fox thinks so: No word yet on whether a followup report will explore the perils of corporate welfare. Recommend this Post
British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds federal ban on assisted suicide
Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 BCCA 435: The Facts and Reasons of the Trial Judge: The plaintiffs Ms. Carter and Ms. Taylor, both of whom suffered from intractable and…
Malaysian LNG promise is actually a massive BC giveaway
What was touted as a $36 Billion investment commitment by Malaysian LNG giant Petronas is actually a massive giveaway of natural gas by BC – valued at up to $400…
Austerity pushing Europe into social and economic decline, says Red Cross | World news | The Guardian
Austerity pushing Europe into social and economic decline, says Red Cross | World news | The Guardian. Europe is sinking into a protracted period of deepening poverty, mass unemployment, social…
Leading the World #nlpoli
In your otherwise dull Thursday, take a look at an article in The Atlantic about an army of paid Internet commenters from Russia. This paragraph leaped out: Paid, pro-government commenters…
Analysis and range for manslaughter of children
R v Choy, 2013 ABCA 334: The judge did not have the benefit of this Court’s decisions in R v Nickel,2012 ABCA 158 (CanLII), 2012 ABCA 158, 524 AR 366…
NDP got hosed in Nova Scotia
With 46% of the vote, the Liberals probably deserved an outright majority in Tuesday’s election. But a landslide majority where they win almost two-thirds of the legislature? I don’t think…
Persons Day: The Indigenous Famous Five Contingent
Persons Day, October 18th, is a day when many women’s groups celebrate the efforts of The Famous Five for their role in gaining women’s rights in Canada. In 1927, Emily…
Not So Special, After All?
Unemployed Doctors? 1 in 6 New Specialists Can’t Find Work, Study Says CP | By Helen Branswell, The Canadian PressPosted: 10/10/2013 12:01 am EDT | Updated: 10/10/2013 10:01 am EDT…
Look At It This Way, Tomorrow’s Cold Will Be Today’s Hot
If we continue our rapacious consumption of fossil fuels, tomorrow’s “cold” will resemble today’s “hot.” Researchers at the University of Hawaii conclude that, from roughly 2047 onwards, the coldest years…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Your news links for today: Rogers apologizes for country-wide wireless outage, gives customers one day of free service (Financial Post) The wrath of a thousand Canadians is a mighty sight.…
Europe Falling into Economic and Social Decline – Red Cross Blames Austerity
Poverty, mass unemployment, widening inequality, social exclusion and collective despair – those, according to the International Red Cross, are the symptoms of the austerity measures enacted in response to the…
Dr. Tundra versus the flashmob zombies
Dr. Maximilian Tundra had never felt so paranoid. Earlier that day he’d lost his medical license; luckily, he also had a PhD in biochemistry, so he would still get everyone…
More On Duffy and Conservative Corruption
I must admit that while I really don’t much like Mike Duffy and the seemingly endless stream of evidence of corruption with him at the root of it is fatiguing…
Don’t speak. Tell me what you mean.
Yesterday’s image: I regret even adding tags, as any words, any explanation, ruin the thing. Filed under: art
My son’s schoolmate, Jaedan Washington
One of Son One’s schoolmates at St. Mike’s is Jaedan Washington. Jaedan is about as tall as my boy, but heavier and – as you will shortly see – probably…
PTSD Update!
Updates from Kate and Robin and Stewart are below, as they approach the end of their campaigns! Kate’s Long Way Home has passed 1,000 kilometres on her way to Ottawa.…