The 2010 Winter Olympics: for better, or for worse embodying the human spirit
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games were not yet a week old before the international media unleashed their hounds. The games and their organizing committee, VANOC,…
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Refusing to be a grown up
At the beginning of February, Carson Jerema, former Editor-in-Chief of the Manitoban, wrote an article for the Winnipeg Free Press criticizing students who choose to…
Government’s role in higher learning
Government must recognize that higher learning is crucial to a country’s success. As chair of the Government Post-Secondary Education Caucus, I have met with many…
Proposals for advancing higher education
Though post-secondary education is a provincial jurisdiction, the federal government has an important role to play. I don’t need to spew out any rhetoric on…
Thoughts on the future of you, me and humanity
Think of a world where anything is possible. Ahhhhhh, bliss. The colours. The smells. The joy. This world is like a never-ending lucid dream, where…
Letters to the Editor – March 3, 2010
RE: Liberals want abortion and contraceptives included in G8 health initiative The exclusion of contraception and abortion in an initiative aimed at improving women and…
umWHAT, dedicated to bring change worldwide
Nowadays, a vicious cycle exists in the world of poverty — approximately 25,000 children around the world die every day due to the effects of…
Peace – the vision of Islam
Many people have heard that Islam, as a religion, means peace, but very few people have seen a parallel depiction in mainstream media — from…
Starving will mess you up
The worst has happened. Jason Alexander is the new face of Jenny Craig. According to his Jenny Craig blog, Alexander decided to lose weight after…
Who will rescue the rescuer?
For anyone who questions the inherent goodness at the core of the human spirit, the story of Faron Hall should quiet their doubts. This man,…