Late Friday Night Ode To … Holidays Spirits
Nothing to say except - I wish you all happy holidays, folks! And for your enjoyment - here's Rush: Keep on rockin' - and party responsibly, eh?
Herbal Medicine may be risky for kids
Herbal medicine may be risky for kids, says a CBC headline. "Perhaps the most serious harm occurs when effective therapies are replaced by ineffective alternative therapies," he said. "In that…
X-spouse from Hell
I have been reading up on the new 2010 changes to family law in Australia. Apparently significant changes have been made there with respect to family law and child rights.…
I’m Dreaming of a Drenched Christmas
I’m dreaming of a drenched Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the sidewalks glisten, and children listen To hear rain-gear squeak below I’m dreaming of a…
Environmental Reassessment
Everyone, even Environment Minister Baird, is calling for world class environmental regulations these days, it seems. The Canadian Council of Chief Executives also got on the bandwagon recently. " assurance…
Happy Holidays …
... and all that jazz. Enjoy yourselves with family and friends. Party hard, but responsibly, eh? In the meantime, a little food for thought, to which I say "hear, hear!":…
Control Group
I want somebody to pay me a million bucks to state the obvious. I can prove that black is darker than white, for example. Or that cars can go faster…
Native Leaders Reject New Child Welfare Agency
Child Welfare has become my nemesis. I am disgusted by the entire “policy” that directs services on reserve and by the Child Welfare Act in general. I think the system…
Native Leaders Reject New Child Welfare Agency
Child Welfare has become my nemesis. I am disgusted by the entire “policy” that directs services on reserve and by the Child Welfare Act in general. I think the system…
Native Leaders Reject New Child Welfare Agency
Child Welfare has become my nemesis. I am disgusted by the entire “policy” that directs services on reserve and by the Child Welfare Act in general. I think the system…
Native Leaders Reject New Child Welfare Agency
Child Welfare has become my nemesis. I am disgusted by the entire “policy” that directs services on reserve and by the Child Welfare Act in general. I think the system…
Christy Clark Changing BC
Christy Clark is was in Kelowna on December 21, speaking to a crowd of over 50 BC Liberals she outlined her vision for changing British Columbia. Of the policies she…
tory senator larry smith wants us to sympathize with him for taking a cut in his pay
Awwwe... isn't that nice? The newly appointed Conservative Senator wants us to thank him and sympathize with him for taking a pay cut (using our tax-dollars) to sit in an…
Closing Time
You knew it was coming. Thanks to everyone who read and commented, agreed and disagreed, linked and un-linked, and especially those who’ve hung in here over these past few erratic…
Feelings About Masculinity
I was recently puzzling over why I was having such difficulty doing a particular piece of writing. Everything I tried felt a little off key, a little false, and I…
Witnessing The Nearing End Of The Modern Experiment In Democracy
As I wrote previously, a democratic society - whether breathing through a parliamentary system or a republic one - can only bring about and sustain the commonwealth of its citizens…
WTF?
What could be more delicious? The CIA has established a WikiLeaks Task Force, widely known as WTF. Perfect! Rarely in official circles do functionaries assign titles that so aptly capture…