The Great Unveiling: Iranian Women Are Ditching Their Head Scarves
We receive information and news from our own sources e.g., the CBC,CTV, major newspapers and the like. Fortunately the internet allows us to gain insights and views from people on…
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Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Your news links for today: Netflix Speed Rankings Raise Rogers Internet Traffic Management Questions: What Did It Know & When – Michael Geist Net Neutrality in Canada: We have a…
Ontario could spread Pharmacare to the rest of Canada — Dr. Danielle Martin
If we did a good enough job with it, Ontario could spread Pharmacare to the rest of Canada says Dr. Danielle Martin. Asked what one issue she would like to…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 13, 2014: U.S. refuses to recognize ‘illegal’ Donetsk referendum to secede from Ukraine More than 150…
How the Hair will save Whitby-Oshawa.
We all know him now. He is not Stephen Harper, mystical leader from the nether world. He is the Hair, the only Prime Minister of Canada to keep a hairdresser…
Practice makes perfect
Whenever I’m asked for advice from new ukulele players on how to get better, or what secret they need to know to play better, I tell them it’s simple: Practice.…
PCs health care policy: cuts, privatization, mergers, and cuts
The PCs have developed two papers on health care policy, one dated September 2012 and another (which “builds on that foundation”) dated February 2013. Here are some key excerpts, with…
The Boy Who Can by Marcy White: An Inspiring Book Review for Disability Parents
Marcy White was like just about every other young mother-to-be. She was excited, nervous, happy and brimming with the anticipation of seeing her new baby boy. But when her baby…
They Were — And Are — Expendable
Last week’s Day Of Honour, we were told, was about Canada’s veterans.The vets know better. The day was about Stephen Harper. Michael Harris writes: If you want the quintessential Stephen…
What Stephen Harper, Tim Hudak And The Rest of The Neocons Really Think
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From Ukraine—"Basically we’re screwed"
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And then there were two … decline of the Alberta Tory leadership race mirrors decline of Progressive Conservative Party
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