And They’re Off!!
If anyone thought it would take a few days to build up a NDP leadership lather, you would be mistaken, because the race has begun in earnest today. The apparently…
Fox News reporter in the crap
Fox News broadcasts a lot of crap and finally one Fox reporter got deep into it. He is covered in feces from head to toes. How appropriate and kudos to…
Canadian Government Funded Study Advice for Parents of Children with Autism: ABA Doesn’t Work, Set Your Children Free and They Will Prosper!
A study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has found, surprise, surprise, that ABA is of limited effectiveness in treating autism. The Pathways in Autism Spectrum Disorders…
Messages ignored
Loving. Hopeful. Optimistic. UR doin it wrong. Though from Thomas Mulcair's standpoint, I'm not sure the anonymous back-biting can't be turned into a plus: what better way to dispel questions…
The Economy: Stealing The Future, Selling it In The Present, and Calling It GDP
In this TED talk from last month, futurist Alex Steffen shares a vision of the way our cities offer the key to addressing climate change. Cities, Steffen says, can help…
celebrating jack: "one should always have a dream that is bigger than a lifetime"
Nothing remains to be said about Jack Layton, the man and the leader. I certainly can't say anything that hasn't been said so many times already. I can only continue…
The Politics Of Immortality
If we grant that aging is, like other pathological conditions, a matter of molecules out of place - though perhaps considerably more complex than "simple" and singular diseases like cancer…
Tim Horton’s Orders You To Drink More Plonk!
Reminds me of this movie. Anyway, no thanks; I'll stick with the gay coffee from Satanbucks. Or go to Coffee Crime, where the toilets are revolting but they have free…
Vancouver’s Gay Housing Discrimination Problem
Housing discrimination has always been a little difficult to measure. Yet, even in a city as diverse and vibrant as Vancouver, it’s reported to happen. While it’s illegal to deny…
Paving the way
Paving and asphalt companies in the province gave $52, 575 in political contributions to the provincial Conservatives between 2004 and 2009, according to figures available from the province’s Chief Electoral…
Missing the boat
There's good news and bad news about this Globe editorial today, "Canada in danger of missing the boat in the Arctic." The good news is that the Globe publicizes a…
Laying to rest, moving forward
Jack Layton, who has been described as “our Diana,” has now been laid to rest. His party also feels no shame at using his death for their political ends, saying…
Medicare’s Orphans: Autism and the Marinoiu Family
This third trailer for Medicare's Orphans, scheduled for release this fall, features the Marinoui family. While on a previous Toronto visit I had the pleasure of meeting Stefan Marinoiu and…
The Republicans on the Enviorment Part 3
Now I am going to analyze the stance of the last three candidates in the GOP on the Environment. These candidates are Rick Santorum from Pennsylvania, Business person Herman Cain…
Life, Death, and the Bollywood Hosers
(click pic to enlarge)I have to admit I'm having a hard time recovering from the overwhelming events of the last week. In all my life I've never seen anything like…
20 Tips in 20 Days for first-year students: #16- Where to go for support in residence
In the 16th post of the 20-part video tip series, fourth-year biology student Brittany Cain discusses where to find a support system in residence. It’s doubtful you’ll have any major…
Labour law in Alberta: If you want better policies, you’re just going to have to elect better politicians
Alberta labour minister Thomas Lukaszuk gazes toward a heady future in which there is only one official and obedient union. Note that Alberta political leaders may not appear exactly as…
Paulie Doesn’t Bother Fact Checking
We haven't made fun of Paulie for at least a few days now, but just when we're starting to get a bit twitchy, Paulie comes through for us in a…
Smarter Ways to Have School Boards Update Parents
Earlier this month the Vancouver School Board (VSB) released an iPhone app that - helpfully - will use push notifications to inform parents about school holidays, parent interviews, and scheduling…