Friday, May 15, 2015

The worldview of the shy Tory

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Another thought-provoking article in The Guardian comes courtesy of American novelist and now English resident and Guardian columnist, Lione...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

The Guardian explains water

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Sojourning unexpectedly in England while my mother goes through a bad patch, I have been reading The Guardian in between hospital visits, a...
Saturday, May 02, 2015

Changing times in Wildrose Country

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It's difficult to ignore the electoral seismic shift that appears to be occurring in Alberta in the run-up to next week's provincial...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Be cautious of contact with evangelical teenagers

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I seem to be on something of a non-fiction jag at the moment, courtesy of the wonderful Toronto Public Library . Currently, I am working thr...
Monday, April 27, 2015

We all have creative minds

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I have been reading a thought-provoking new book by Kevin Ashton called "How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention ...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Toronto is pretty happy, but the rest of Canada is even happier

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A report from Statistics Canada called "How’s Life in the City? Life Satisfaction Across Census Metropolitan Areas and Economic Region...

Parents with their heads in the sand

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It is against my better judgement, perhaps, but I can't help but mention the recent developments in the proposed introduction of a revis...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Turtles vs. Wind Turbines

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A tricky dilemma has arisen in eastern Ontario, as two issues dear to my own heart - species conservation and renewable energy - face off in...