Thoughts on the world and the things in it.
There were two news stories recently that I found very encouraging. The first was the Panama Papers. The Panama papers is this massive leak about the offshore holdings of the filthy rich. While having offshore accounts isn’t illegal in and of itself, it usually smacks of something nefarious and maybe …
So I was bouncing this idea around in my head for awhile. Originally I was thinking of a maximum salary. Like if we said you can only have a maximum income of $1M and every dollar after that gets taxed at 90% or something. But when I watched this video, …
So I had this shower thought last night about the Oscars. I don’t normally think about the Oscars, I don’t really care. This year the hot button issue was race and the lack of people of colour amoung the nominees. I think it’s an important issue to raise and perfectly …
The Pan Am Games will be a disaster for Toronto. God, where to begin with this clusterfuck. Union station a complete wreck with a week to go. I walk through it on a regular basis and there is still lot of work to be done; there is still sections cordoned …
I have had this post bouncing around in my head for over a week now. Everytime I sit down to write it I decide something else is more important. I suppose that subconsciously I don’t want to think about it but it’s important and something I have become fixated on. …
Charlie Hebdo published it’s cover amid world wide attention, and it’s largest run ever – a million copies. The cover depicting Mohammad with the phrase “All is forgiven” shows the French resistance to anything smacking of tyranny. Canadian publications including the Star, the Globe and Mail and the CBC have …
So there is some hubub around the landing of a spacecraft on a comet. But the noise isn’t about how incredible amazing that feat is, or the potential to learn about the origins of the universe. No, the hue and cry is about some guy’s shirt, and it is so …
I felt compelled to respond to this tragedy. Riding across Canada was one of the greatest adventures of my life and I love reading about people doing the same thing. More recently having been hit while cycling, I know how easy it would have been to be fatal. I suppose …
Quebec became the first province in the country to pass into law legislation allowing “medical aid” in dying and as a result sparked a debate regarding end of life care. There is a lot of push back from religious and palliative care groups against assisted suicide and according to media it …
