Okay, so last week the head of the Canadian Armed Forces said, basically, “Boys will be boys. Harassment is a fact of life.” He got severely trashed for this bit of wisdom. I think it was unfortunate that he did not have the courage of his convictions. Instead of using the media attention to straighten…
Month: June 2015
Social Commentary
Is Science Losing its Clout?
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Is Science losing its clout in our society? This is a crucial question: some would say key to our survival as a race. The “Ideas” program on CBC has done an engrossing three-part series on the subject. The answer, I’m afraid, is a resounding “Yes,” for several reasons. In the first place, I blame Aristotle.…
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The Three Stages of the Politician
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Political Joke of the week has to go to Christie Clark, Premier of B. C. Without thinking much about it (when did she ever?) she decided it would be a cute idea to spend $150,000 of the people’s money to close the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver for a mass “yoga-in” for the International Day…
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Curing Residential School Trauma
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What is with all this “Gosh, we didn’t know!” about the Residential Schools? As I suggest in my book, “Why Are People So Stupid?” one of the main reasons that people act in irrational ways is that they really need to. The Canadian public cannot reconcile the nicey-nice image we have of ourselves with the…
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Europe Through Canadian Eyes
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< So I just spent a month in Europe. I assume my readership is expecting incisive observations. Of which I have none. Surprise, surprise. Europe just isn’t that different anymore. Sort of a pity. But don’t worry. The human race still contains enough variety that just having many of them speak at least a little…