Thoughts about the garment factory in Bangladesh
Stories are coming out about the Bangladesh clothing factory that collapsed and various groups are taking aim at different companies whose clothing was being made there. A Canadian group is…
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“Tim Horton’s Employees don’t deserve $14 an hour”
Ontario needs a $14 minimum wage just to allow full time minimum wage employees to earn above the poverty line. (Or more accurately, above the low-income cut-off line, one of…
My response to the news about the bombing in Boston
Of course I feel horrible for those directly effected by the bombing in Boston, but I hate how it becomes a national tragedy. What right do we in North America…
When it comes to climate change, the devil is in the details
The Fall 2012 edition of Our Schools Our Selves includes an article by Victoria Wills about environmental education in schools. She points out that school field trips are the dominant…
Balancing Act is a False Analogy for the situation Charles Sousa is in.
An article describes Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa as having to pull of a miraculous balancing act: He’s trying to prepare his first provincial budget while walking a high wire…
Balancing Act is a False Analogy for the situation Charles Sousa is in.
An article describes Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa as having to pull of a miraculous balancing act: He’s trying to prepare his first provincial budget while walking a high wire…
three stories about Canada
In my newsfeed this morning there’s a story about the Royal Bank of Canada hiring temporary foreign workers. Don’t worry, the company says that most of the workers will only…
three stories about Canada
In my newsfeed this morning there’s a story about the Royal Bank of Canada hiring temporary foreign workers. Don’t worry, the company says that most of the workers will only…
Social Justice Activism and the pursuit of low-hanging fruit
An older picture of one of my sons at a political protest. One of the questions that keeps popping up in my life is whether or not we should take…
Social Justice Activism and the pursuit of low-hanging fruit
An older picture of one of my sons at a political protest. One of the questions that keeps popping up in my life is whether or not we should take…
Teaching history to my homeschooled kids
Wow. A letter to the editor in the Nanaimo Times reminds me why teaching history properly is so important. The letter has been removed but a screen shot of it…
homeschooling history
Wow. A letter to the editor in the Nanaimo Times reminds me why teaching history properly is so important. The letter has been removed but a screen shot of it…
religion and politics
I want to write some more thoughts about Christianity, but not assume that everyone is Christian. This isn’t an effort to convert anyone, just an attempt to explore some more…
religion and politics
I want to write some more thoughts about Christianity, but not assume that everyone is Christian. This isn’t an effort to convert anyone, just an attempt to explore some more…
political protest and the police
A province wide campaign has been launched to raise Ontario’s minimum wage to $14 an hour. To initiate the campaign blocks of ice containing $10.25, the current minimum wage, were…
political protest and the police
A province wide campaign has been launched to raise Ontario’s minimum wage to $14 an hour. To initiate the campaign blocks of ice containing $10.25, the current minimum wage, were…
Meme-y Monday: Prisoners treated better than the elderly?
There is a meme going around the internet that says: “Here is some food for thought…We should place the elderly in prisons. They will get a shower a day, video…
Meme-y Monday: Prisoners treated better than the elderly?
There is a meme going around the internet that says: “Here is some food for thought…We should place the elderly in prisons. They will get a shower a day, video…
Homeschooling Topic of the Week: Afghanistan
I noticed the book The Sky of Afghanistan, by Ana A. de Eulate and Sonja Wimmer, with the library’s collection of new kids’ books. The title of the book brought…
Homeschooling Topic of the Week: Afghanistan
I noticed the book The Sky of Afghanistan, by Ana A. de Eulate and Sonja Wimmer, with the library’s collection of new kids’ books. The title of the book brought…