Celebrating Jack Layton’s legacy across Canada

, August 22, 2012

Today is the first anniversary of the passing of former NDP leader Jack Layton, and all across the country, Canadians are honouring his memory. Many of these celebrations have been organized by the Broadbent Institute, as part of their Dear Jack campaign. At the campaign’s official page on Facebook, you’ll find a list of memorial events in various […]


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Two weeks on the south coast

, August 21, 2012

My wife and I are currently spending a couple of weeks in the UK, and this time, for the first time, we’ve brought our daughter with us. So far, she’s settled in nicely; the overnight flight went surprisingly well, and she seems to have gotten over her jet lag faster than we did. We arrived […]


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Listen, not to defend whatever the hell the mayor did now, but…

, August 14, 2012

Earlier today, Rob Ford admitted to reading while driving on the Gardiner Expressway, after a photo of him doing so went viral on Twitter. Although this isn’t technically illegal, I think we’re all in agreement that it’s a dangerous and stupid thing to do. All of us, that is, except the mayor, whose so-called admission […]


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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes for the White Ribbon Campaign

, August 13, 2012

On Thursday, 27 September 2012, the White Ribbon Campaign wants you to put on a pair of high heels and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. This innovative annual event is a wonderful and powerful way to generate awareness and support in the campaign to end men’s violence against women, and this year the WRC […]


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AIDS Walk Update: Just a few weeks to go!

, August 9, 2012

This year’s AIDS Walk for Life is now just a few weeks away. At the time of this writing, according to my sponsorship page, generous people like you have already donated a total of $315.00, which of course is 31% of my $1,000.00 goal. These donations, as I’ve noted, will benefit the AIDS Committee of […]


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A man who disowns his gay son has no right to call himself a father

, August 8, 2012

In case you haven’t yet seen it, a fellow named James who goes by RegBarc on Reddit posted a copy of a five-year-old letter from his father yesterday. A week after he came out to his father over the phone, he found out through the mail that his father had chosen to disown him. “This is how […]


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The ever-changing Everyone’s a DJ returns this Saturday

, August 8, 2012

I’ve just posted an event listing on Facebook for this month’s edition of Everyone’s a DJ, which is happening this Saturday night at Disgraceland. I haven’t yet been able to follow through completely on my pledge to hand the series off to a team of volunteers, but I’m glad to say we’ve been making progress. We’ve […]


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The meat industry is “beating out transportation as a source of global warming”

, August 7, 2012

“There are many reasons for going veg,” according to a cookbook called New Vegetarian. “During a vegetarian’s lifetime, one can switch from one reason to the next and never run out.” One of the more notable reasons is the environment, which the meat industry compromises in a whole host of ways. “In 2006 the Food […]


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Get your tickets now for Literature for Life’s Words 2.0 fundraiser

, August 6, 2012

Literature for Life is proud to present Words 2.0, the second edition of its newest annual fundraiser, at 99 Sudbury on Friday, 7 September 2012 at 8:00 PM. I did some work on the first fundraiser during my time with Literature for Life, and I can tell you that it’s a terrific event for a […]


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