The Day The Stompin’ Stopped
Canada bowed its head in sadness on Wednesday with the news that a Canadian legend had passed away...
Awaiting America’s Answer to Newtown
The human spirit can endure unspeakable horror if there is hope...
Who Are the Taliban?
As Malala Yousefzai lies in a Pakistani hospital recovering from a gunshot to the head, the Taliban have once again grabbed the headlines.But who are they? Once we start down the road of believing extremism to be a more devout form of Islam where does that leave the peaceful Muslim majority? Where does that leave Malala?
How eco-friendly is Canada?
So many things exist here as polar opposites: the freezing winters and hot summers, the high quality of fresh fruit and veg and the omnipotence of junk food, the friendly polite people who turn into savages when they get behind the wheel... The same can be said of Canada's attitude to the environment...
MAD Blog Awards
It's not three days! It's ONE day! Please vote for me in the Best Family Life blog category by clicking on this button! Before time runs out!
Kids in crisis – the repercussions of abuse
Picture yourself in the following situation… As a baby, you entered the world unwanted. If you had any doubts about that as you got older they were erased by the knowledge that your mother “gave you away” to be raised by a fellow stripper with a long history of drug and alcohol abuse. So it’s true; she really didn’t give a **** about you. You tell yourself you’re glad you never knew her. Does it stop the pain?
Brave Little Blogger Contest 2012
Emily Suess is a writer, blogger, editor, proof-reader and one of my go-to's for info about the writing business. She's informative in an informal kind of way and makes learning the many and varied tools of this trade seem a little less intimidating. In short, she makes it all seem somehow achievable...
A Matter of Faith
I remember the furore about Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses", and the apoplexy over the Danish newspaper cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). When the Monty Python film “Life of Brian” was released it was shunned by the big broadcasting corporations and banned by borough councils around Britain. But is making it illegal to criticise religion the way to go?
Lowe’s sinks to new low
Lowe's, the home improvement chain, removed their ads from a programme that portrays muslims as decent average people - just like you and me.
Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
I didn't even know nude yoga existed, nevermind that you can do it in Toronto if you so choose. Why anyone would want to practice their asanas naked in a roomful of similarly (un)clad people completely eludes me, unless it is to decrease their sensitivity to unpleasant sights.
