The View From the Top
I have spent the last two days in Quebec at Mont Tremblant celebrating my cousin's upcoming nupitals aka bachelor party. We spent the better part of today skiing. I grabbed these shots in that fun.
Growing Beards
Beard Graph. This one is for Tyler. With apologies to Demetri Martin
Cool Shoes and Good Business
For Christmas I bought my girlfriend a pair of Oliberté shoes. We went in yesterday to pick up the shoes and I was very impressed. The shoes are manufactured in Ethiopia with materials from Ethiopia and Liberia. The shoes are fair trade and Canadian designed. Artists like K'Naan and Snoop Dog are already wearing these
How could this happen?
I'm looking for more information on this, but apparently a couple of Jewish students were attacked threatened and intimidated at a lecture at U of T. The reason? They asked the typical question that anyone listening to discussions about Israel and Palestine should ask regarding the anti-semetic, anti-israeli nature of the Hamas charter. In typical
The Wisdom of Jean Chretien
I just had the opportunity to see Jean Chretien speak here at St. FX. I have to be honest, he has what's missing from Canadian politics these days: Charisma. He spoke with deftness and humour about his time, not just as Prime Minister, but also in various cabinet positions and as a junior MP. Though
Let Africa Sink?
This is a long promised response to something I read a while ago. It is neither exhaustive nor paints a complete picture of Africa. It is written mainly to say there is hope for Africa. Even as my heart breaks for Kenya hope is not lost. People in Africa long for change, people in the
Men and Feminism
Well based on the response "Feminists you can stop now" got from Noel Heikkinen's blog and podcast and Shrinkingisaac.com I feel compelled to say a few things. The Suffragettes were extremely important. Women should have been allowed and in fact had a right to vote. Fighting for job equality, this as well was and is