Slow fashion is the idea that clothing should be made ethically, using solid materials and styles that last, and preferably materials with a low ecological footprint. Supporting slow fashion means shopping locally at boutiques which investigate their sources, buying from local seamstresses or tailors, and avoiding box stores as much as possible. For me, this […]
This is an artist’s depiction of Isaac Umbauch, Stony Plain’s first mayor and Sherrif. During his tenure he chained CN Rail’s trains to the track for nonpayment of rent, built the first jail (using his basement originally; I used to play in his house) and built the first one-room schoolhouse. There’s a statue […]
First, I need to explain that to me, neuroscience is not a cold unfeeling thing. It’s as close to working with what we might call “divinity” that I can think of, and should be approached with sensitivity and compassion – even a sense of sacredness. My introduction to neuroscience is profoundly personal. First, there’s the […]
In Irish clans, black watch is the tartan of Irish folk of no particular known clan group, and it is regarded with suspicion. Shall we ban that? There’s a subtle language of scarf arrangement – shall we ban that – which allows for rapid visual communication by those in the know. Like the time Ricky […]
What the hell country did I wake up to? My standing PM is harping on about the fact that less than a handful of women wore their niqab at their citizenship ceremonies. Jason Kenney is talking about establishing a “barbaric cultural practise” hotline for people to rat on their neighbours. When I say less than […]
This is how I’ve come to view leaving my rather reclusive FOB at the end of the universe. A friend of sorts who is somewhat familiar with my psychosocial history gave me the SO to take myself alone into town three times a week for a minimum of half a day. I’m building up to […]
And when, for the love of God, are we going to stop giving two craps about “what motivated the killers” and start caring about “how can I improve my community”?
I decided to do my part in something Malala asked for, which is to stop military defense spending for eight days, and use the time to try and come up with better ideas that involve less war. My wifi is supposed to be back up today. NATO is hiring for their Brussels command centre. They’re […]
The Great Satan once told me that refugees should be considered foreign investors temporarily obstructed from their material wealth, and that by delaying in accepting refugees, Canada was giving up the opportunity to have essentially the first draft. Like choosing a sports team basically. It’s damning that the response to the refugee crisis by the […]
The issue of whether or not the wearing of the niqab at citizenship ceremonies has been raised; I personally disagree with the pwearing of niqab in Canada, particularly during the citizenship ceremony, and for the most part tend to consider it a conflagulated non-issue; there are less than seven individual cases per year and one […]
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