All over the Canadian news on Thursday: the verdict in the Gian Gomeshi sexual assault trial. Everyone, including the complainants, already knew he would be found not guilty. As the judge was careful to point out in his detailed, hour-and-a-half judgement, it wasn’t that anyone doubted the incidents took place. But the prosecution has to prove…
Month: March 2016
Social Commentary
The Economic Price of the Double Standard
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By User Dawidl on en.wikipedia Our metaphor today is that running a country is like running a car. Money spent in the right places is money well spent. A penny saved can end up a dollar wasted. If you spend your money on a new paint job instead of a wheel alignment, you may look…
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Magical Nines
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Most people probably learned in school the miracle of the nine times table. No matter how far up you go (within reason), if you add the digits of the answer, they’ll always equal nine. Did you ever wonder why? 2 X 9 = 18, 1 + 8 = 9 5 X 9 = 45, 4…