The CBC Should Be a Top Election Issue for Canadians
It took a tragic photograph of an innocent's death to finally raise the question of Canadian values in an otherwise petty, parochial election campaign centred mainly on divvying up the spoils of a...
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L.A. Froyo Fave Pinkberry Opens First Ontario Location
The last wisps of summer are lingering in the air, which means we're devouring as much gelato, ice cream, and frozen yogurt as humanly possible (well- at least, I certainly am). But there appears to be...
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48 Hours in Los Angeles - With Kids
Los Angeles is a sprawling city full of low strip malls, palmed avenues, film studios and over-crowded attractions, BUT that SoCal living is still so sweet. The city's full of beautiful parks,...
View ArticleA Costly Toronto Olympic Bid Is Unlikely to Pay Off
With the deadline for Toronto to submit its commitment to bid for the 2024 Olympic Games just days away, I thought I would ask Smith College professor of economics Andrew Zimbalist his thoughts about...
View ArticleNew York City Is a Kinder Place Than You Think
I often think how fortunate we are to live in a digital age. Technology like computers and smartphones enable us to make purchases from the comfort of our homes. Social media digitally connects us to...
View ArticleConfessions of a New Journalist Reporting in a Conflict Zone
I've been spit at by an imam when I tried to shake his hand in Sudan, I've been interrogated in North Korea (unknowingly pregnant and very hormonal at the time before I was allowed on a flight home)...
View Article5 Things Our Next Government Should Do to Combat Climate Change
This campaign season, HuffPost Canada is going past the sales pitch, away from the attacks and beyond the ballot. Our Beyond the Ballot series is deep diving into three major problems facing Canadians:...
View ArticleHow to Be My Friend As a Mom of a Special Needs Kid
Friends come and friends go. And if friendships change when you become a mom, then they change even more radically when your child has special needs. A strange thing happened when my son was diagnosed...
View ArticleCanada Needs More Meaningful Consultation on Physician-Assisted Death
Last month, Ottawa's expert panel on PAD -- physician-assisted death -- launched its website so that we could provide our views, not on if it should be legal (the Supreme Court decided that in...
View ArticleCanada Can and Must Do Better for the World's Most Vulnerable
Having spent the first part of my life living in Somalia, Canada was a beacon of light. I came to Canada in 1993 as a refugee, and was welcomed with open arms. Coming to Canada was not just an...
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A Letter of Gratitude to My Doctor
Have you thanked your doctor lately? How about all those other really important people in your life, who truly contribute to your happiness and well-being. My doctor just retired. It was a moment....
View ArticleWhat's Hiding Under the Calanques of Southern France
"You can smell the rosemary in the air." Jean Marc Naridini is a jovial fellow with a bright burst of silver hair and sentences punctuated with giggles. In his thick French accent he tells me that he...
View ArticleWe Must Turn Our Empathy for Syrian Refugees Into Action
While little shocks us these days, one cannot help but be shaken by the stories emerging from the unfolding refugee crisis. The image of Alan Kurdi, who drowned off Turkey's coast on September 2nd,...
View ArticleWhy Water Is an Election Issue
It may be an obvious understatement that it is easier to get kicked out of a Harper campaign event than it is to get in. Recently, I did both. Last week I attended the Conservative's invitation-only,...
View ArticlePublic Servants Should Be Able to Exercise Their Full Political Rights
For those who missed it, Tony Turner and friends posted an online performance of Mr. Turner's song Harperman detailing a litany of criticisms of Prime Minister Stephen Harper including his government's...
View ArticleHow Canadians Really Feel About Refugees
Neko9: The silent majority doesn't want them. For obvious reasons. Here in Munich, social media networks have been abuzz 24 hours a day with updates on arriving refugees. Volunteers enthusiastically...
View ArticleI'm a Millennial Who Broke Up With Fast Fashion
It's the story of our generation: we love our stuff. Case in point: the people who run fast fashion retailers are now among the very wealthiest in the world, and tend to be unlike the 1 per cent who...
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For... Modified Milk?
The other day while at the grocery store, I saw an ice cream container that stated, "Now made with real cream." Odd, I thought to myself. Isn't ice cream made with cream and sugar? Is this something...
View ArticleCourt Fight to Stop FATCA Impacts Every Canadian
Canada Revenue Agency and Internal Revenue Service to swap information to keep taxpayers honest Ginny Hills and Gwen Deegan are taking the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to Federal court....
View ArticleHow Microbes Could Give You a Heart Attack
Twenty years ago, heart disease was the number one killer of Canadians. That number has dropped over the years thanks in part to research examining the causes of heart attacks and recommendations for...
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