The Social Determinants of Health
(Note: This post contains a portion of the talk that I gave last month at the 16th International Conference of the Association of Psychology and Psychiatry for Adults and Children…
Fordmania/Slight-Dipper-Mania in Toronto
As noted by BigCityLib, a Forum research poll for the City of Toronto shows some relatively interesting numbers today, both on the municipal and provincial scene. Let's start with Rob…
Dr. Jack Checks Out
Assisted suicide champion, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, has departed this mortal coil - apparently without assistance or intervention. The 83-year old died in hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan from pneumonia and…
When The Ex-Mossad Chief Thinks You’re Crazy…
This article in the New York Times is interesting. The recently retired head of the Israeli Mossad (i.e. CIA) is using his newfound civilian freedoms to run around and say…
Will the Conservative majority placate the West?
The West has in the past had a number of grievances against Ottawa, some legitimate, some not so much. The sense of grievance is strongest in Alberta for various reasons…
Orange Wave Comes To T.O.?
The recent poll also asked residents which party they would support should a provincial election be held today. Among those residents who were decided / leaning it was found that…
Throne speech to lay out ConservAntive plan
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/03/throne-speech.html
Keith Olbermann: “ That woman is an idiot”
Who else that can be other than Sarah Palin – The worst person of the day.
Today’s U.S. Economic News: This Parrot Is Dead
The jobs report is out and like all of the other economic indicators, it shows that the US economy is going nowhere fast. The whole of this year has been…
Headed in the Wrong Direction
On the day that the U.S unemployment rate went up for the second month in a row, Paul Krugman wrote that: "To be sure, things could be worse — and…
Lost Open Data Opportunities
Even sometimes my home town of Vancouver gets it wrong. Reading Chad Skelton's blog (which I frequently regularly and recommend to my fellow Vancouverites) I was reminded of the great…
adam kokesh dance party part two: happening tomorrow and why you should care
In an interview with some UK media, talk-radio host and veteran war resister Adam Kokesh explains why he organized the dance party at the Jefferson Memorial that ended with his…
Montreal group takes over ad space – Artung Collective replaces ads with art all over city
Art takes over ads in Montreal and the result is audacious.
Vous n’êtes pas seul, mes frères d’armes. Un gouvernement libéral ne pas chercher à porter atteinte à Québec
Récemment, on a eu des nouvelles de plus en plus provenant d'Ottawa témoigne de l'importance croissante des provinces de l'Ouest, comme l'Alberta et la Colombie-Britannique, en politique fédérale. Ce qui…
HARPER THE RAMBO SET TO RULE
Afghanistan already mission accomplished according to Harper yet he has extended the mission for 3 years. Lead role in Libya intervention.Contracts for F35 for $9 billion plus and warships $50…
arash azizi and stephen james kerr: inexperienced ndp mps will be just fine
The media has had a jolly old time ragging on the new, young, inexperienced Members of Parliament in the NDP caucus. Even the most casual observer of mainstream Canadian news…
Under the Blue Curve (Short Fiction)
When Elisa sat down for lunch, Henry Overduin had no idea how much she was going to change his world. She and her colleagues from the Department of Corporate Oversight…
Roadwork in the Walkable City: Necessary, and Less Trying for Pedestrians than Drivers
Traffic is mess in Montreal these days. Because not enough infrastructure maintenance was done for the last couple of decades, the city and road and bridge authorities are having to…
Michael Coren: The Most Despicable Columnist In Canada
There is no more hateful, hurtful columnist published in Canada than Michael Coren. -He openly advocated a nuclear attack on Iran in the pages of the Toronto Sun. -He is…
Battling Ontario’s Anti-Wind NIMBYs
Environmental Defence has a nice take-down of John LaForet and the gang at Wind Concerns Ontario. Below is my favourite bit, because it answers a question that has bothered me…