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Put the Beaver to bed
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Halfway through the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, I became profoundly and intensely embarrassed for our country. Everything was fine until Neil Young finished his performance. The Olympic torch was extinguished and...
Critics of local food miss the point
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A few months ago, you may remember, there was a big kerfuffle in the press: it seems organic (i.e. grown without synthetic pesticides) vegetables are not, in fact, better for you. Oprah fell off...
And another one
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On Feb. 27, Chile experienced an earthquake that ranks in the top five strongest earthquakes ever recorded. This tragedy comes on the heels of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, but, fortunately, Chile was much...
The worship of Santa Muerte
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Over the last decade, one saint in Mexico has attracted 2 million followers: Saint Death. Known as Santa or Santisima Muerte, this figure has become an issue for the government and Catholic Church of...
Refusing to be a grown up
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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 stay in school longer in order to “delay adulthood.”...
Government’s role in higher learning
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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 student organizations and toured universities and colleges across the...
Proposals for advancing higher education
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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 the importance of education. In addition to running for...
