Foreign workers deserve Canada’s respect, hospitality
Chris Hearn A small amount of Canadian corporations—a few Tim Hortons and McDonald’s franchises, for example—have reportedly been abusing Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Some…
Chris Hearn
It takes a village
Chris Hearn, volunteer staff According to a statement made in mid-December by Canada’s Industry Minister James Moore, it is not the federal government’s job to…
Polar bears don’t belong in captivity
Chris Hearn, volunteer staff Why do we humans love to play the role of God or Mother Nature? What gives us the right to decide…
Foreign intervention in Syria a mistake
It seems things have deteriorated to a point in the Syrian civil war that chemical weapons have been used against civilians. As with much in…
Getting serious about male-on-male violence
The Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman story needs little introduction. Even though it occurred far south of the Canadian border in sunny Florida, the media coverage has…
An open letter to Evan Wiens
Why I support your efforts
Keystone controversy
There has been plenty of controversy over the proposed Keystone Pipeline project that will see an oil pipeline stretch through Alberta into the U.S., carrying…
Pope Benedict XVI
As most everyone with access to a television set or a computer knows, Pope Benedict XVI has resigned his position as, well, the pope. He…
Important lessons
What Idle No More has taught me
Keep calm and marry on!
Marriage equality becoming a reality in Britain