Autism and the Stigma of Intellectual Disability: Some CDC Facts
CDC: Intelligence quotient (IQ) of children aged 8 years with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for whom psychometric test data were available,* by site and sex (IQ) score-Autism and Developmental…
Did Gary Mason Just Say Christy Clark Has Connections To The BC Rail Scandal?
AllTheCastingsThatFitAspersionsVilleWhy yes, I believe he did. It was a classic, drive-by from the man known by the Pythons who walk among us as he who once tried to eat Chichester…
Slut Walks take back the power
When police officer Michael Sanguinetti was giving York University law students tips on personal safety, he said the following:"You know, I think we're beating around the bush here... I've been…
Real change isn’t forced top-down
I'm working on a post in my ongoing Liberal Party reform series, and the theme today is how the mentality of the party is too top-down, instead of bottom-up. When…
A follow-up to the on-going fracas over Mulcair questions
Impolitical weighs in. She criticises the pigeon-holing of Mulcairs words regarding the photos. Hopefully, her opinion helps to dull the more partisan Liberal Party commentators’ attacks on what Mulcair had…
Time Flies And So Does Conor – Dad’s Run Jump Fly Boy
The first two pictures show Conor today at 15 and the last four show him 4 years ago at 11. He is no longer the baby faced boy in the…
Awesomeness from the Inbox
Nation, this crossed my desk recently from a really nifty blog/social experiment called One Hundred Jobs, and it's too good to pass up. One Hundred Jobs: Job 87: Get Yer…
Forget the book – I’m waiting for the TV movie…
As predicted by us local media types a few weeks ago, musing as we were over a beer on a Friday afternoon at the Huron Club, former Simcoe-Grey Member of…
Don’t Let Life Get You Down . . . .
Two weeks from tomorrow it'll all be moot, anyway.Stock up on emergency supplies and offer to take care of your "believing" friends' pets when they are released from their earthly…
The activist-terrorist complex – A Review of Better this World
A new documentary charts the courageous and tragic course of two activist's lives, now charged under anti-terrorism laws.
"USB stick-sized computer runs web, email, costs $25"
"David Braben, British game developer and co-founder of Frontier Developments, has created an ultra-low cost computer the size of a USB stick called Raspberry Pi. The expected price would be…
"USB stick-sized computer runs web, email, costs $25"
“David Braben, British game developer and co-founder of Frontier Developments, has created an ultra-low cost computer the size of a USB stick called Raspberry Pi. The expected price would be…
"USB stick-sized computer runs web, email, costs $25"
"David Braben, British game developer and co-founder of Frontier Developments, has created an ultra-low cost computer the size of a USB stick called Raspberry Pi. The expected price would be…
"USB stick-sized computer runs web, email, costs $25"
“David Braben, British game developer and co-founder of Frontier Developments, has created an ultra-low cost computer the size of a USB stick called Raspberry Pi. The expected price would be…
Jane’s Walk 2011: This Weekend Biggest Ever now in 15 Countries
This weekend is the fifth year of Jane's Walk, and it is the biggest ever. Volunteers will lead 491 walks spread across 72 cities and 15 countries. What I love…
The Liberals: From Natural Governing Party to the Political Wilderness
There is much to be said about the utter failure of Michael Ignatieff’s Liberal Party during the recent election campaign. Here I’m going to look at the demise of the…
The Liberals: From Natural Governing Party to the Political Wilderness
There is much to be said about the utter failure of Michael Ignatieff’s Liberal Party during the recent election campaign. Here I’m going to look at the demise of the…
The Liberals: From Natural Governing Party to the Political Wilderness
There is much to be said about the utter failure of Michael Ignatieff’s Liberal Party during the recent election campaign. Here I’m going to look at the demise of the…
First-past-the-post creates a conservative English Canada vs. a progressive Quebec
The NDP scored a number of firsts for itself in the 2011 election: the first time with seats in the triple digits, the first time as Official Opposition, the first…