The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Is a Sorry Sign of the Times
Volkswagen was caught cheating on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions tests by installing "defeat devices," which allowed its diesel vehicles to pass nitrogen oxide emissions checks but spew...
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7 Ways to Protect Your Personal Information With Facebook
With all the wild rumours circulating about Facebook, it's sometimes hard to know what to believe. Will we start to charge people money to use our service? No. Do you have to copy and paste that scary...
View Article5 Major Trends That Will Affect How You Retire
Retirement planning can seem challenging. How do you plan for an event that may be so far in the future? How do you know how much money you will need? And how do you avoid many people's biggest fear --...
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My Marriage Survived Its Rough Patches
It was our fifth anniversary and I was a few months pregnant with our second child and we had a toddler at our newly purchased home. I think we went out for dinner, but honestly can't really remember....
View ArticleFATCA Court Challenge Fails to Make a Dent
Canadian banks have already begun sharing information with the IRS As expected, the court challenge to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) by two Canadians failed to stop the flow of...
View ArticleThe Ontario Health Minister's Math Doesn't Add Up
"Physician salaries have risen 61% since 2003." Health Minister Eric Hoskins often uses this impressive sound bite to drown out any criticism of his government's bully-boy conduct. It's a good...
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Bringing the Miracle of Eyesight to Madagascar
His ragged sweatshirt has "Life is Wonderful" in bold letters across the chest. Yet life is anything but for nine-year old Jean-Claude Tafitaheriniaina. Corneal scarring he contracted from a fungal...
View ArticleWhy a Popular Pope Is Willing to Be Unpopular
The visit of Pope Francis to the United States and his unprecedented address to the U.S. Congress and the United Nations in the same week is making headlines everywhere and ruffling some feathers too....
View ArticleShould Eye Exams Be Mandatory for School-Age Kids?
Currently only 14 per cent of Canadian children under the age of six receive professional eye care. Since the measles outbreak in North America a few months ago, more school districts and provinces are...
View ArticleGrowing Social Inequalities Are a Major Issue in Quebec
Again this week, I'm going to talk to you about social inequalities. Some might think that this issue isn't important in Quebec. Yet the data show a particularly disturbing growth in inequalities. In...
View ArticleHow Modern Education is Adapting to Millennial Lifestyles
That the education technology and tools available today are based on the online consumption habits of today's youth is not surprising. According to recent data from Pew Research, 24 per cent of teens...
View ArticleHow to Find Calm After Retirement
Much has been written in recent years about the blessings of life after work and parenting. Aging baby boomers were told that the best was still to come if they only kept dreaming big. What was...
View ArticleBill 52 Won't Protect Past Whistleblowers Like Me
In 2012 I received a call from an investigative reporter asking for comment on my 12-year experience as a former employee of Marineland Canada. After much introspection and many sleepless nights, I...
View Article3 Tips for Losing Those Tricky Last 10 Pounds
There's a trick to losing those last 10 pounds, but it's not the same one you used to lose the first 20. We all tend to gain a little fat where we don't want it to be as we age. Some people are okay...
View ArticleThe Majority of Albertans Want to See the Province Take Climate Action
A poll of more than 1,800 Albertans conducted by EKOS Research Associates shows more than half the population wants the province to take stronger climate action by introducing policies that limit...
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Searching for My Hockey Hero
I understood the importance of the Toronto Maple Leafs as an institution when my dad took me to a Toronto Marlies game around 1973 and I caught my first puck. In my 10-year-old mind, that black piece...
View ArticleThe First Thing You Should Do When You Get a Cold
Here's a fall riddle for you. Which comes first, the blankets and hot tea or the cold that keeps you from enjoying anything but? Cold season is descending upon us as quickly as pumpkin spice-everything...
View Article8 Fall Coats Every Woman Needs in Her Wardrobe
In addition to this being sweater season (yippee!), it's also coat and jacket season. You know what that means -- our favourite toppers get to come out and see the world again! So, let's take a look at...
View ArticleThe End Does Not Justify the Means
Volkswagon stated a clear goal that they wanted to be the world's largest automaker; a goal they achieved in the first half of 2015. Prior to reaching that goal, they realized that in order to be...
View ArticleCould This Be the End of Offshore Oil Drilling in the Arctic?
Written by Robert Powell, Lead Specialist, Priority Conservation A moment of silence was observed at the start of the Arctic Energy Summit in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Monday, September 28, in response to...
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