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Keeping our word
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In recent weeks, Neil Young’s Honour the Treaties tour has brought much attention to the important issue of treaties and First Nations land rights in Canada. Unfortunately, a lack of early education on the...
Living wage a win-win for Manitobans
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The problem with having to live while earning less than the living wage is that it is very stressful. Families living on less than a living wage have to face hard choices: for example,...
Saving Your Fingers
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It was a cold night, even for October. I had brought gloves and a scarf, and my pea coat had buttons I knew how to use.
She always looked beautiful when she was cold. When...
These are the Lines They Make in the Light
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At night I hang my paper dolls across the ceiling –
they sway like dancing children
by the open window
They are charcoal slivers when my lids are shut
or the long black stems of the hydrangea plant
These...
Many Little Eyes
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The other day I ran across a naked man who had a rather wide beard. I was in the field, cutting hay, and he came out of the woods and walked up to my...
DECEMBER 2014
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People are dying all around me. Food is scarce, water sources are undrinkable and running out. Winter is about to hit us hard. There are huddled masses and garbage as far as the eye...
More than a feel-good project
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This is not quite a love story, but there are many happy endings, and more to come. It’s the story of a little local porn site that was born out of a very uncertain...
