November 2010

Mathematicians and economists are the real reason why the US economy isn’t recovering

November 30, 2010 Business

You’re probably worried sick to your stomach if you’re an “average American”. If you haven’t already lost your job or your home, statistically it may just be a matter of time before you become the next victim of the “American economic anti-miracle”.

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The byelections and what they say about Canada’s parties

November 30, 2010 Politics

Monday’s byelections in Manitoba and Ontario had been feverishly awaited by pundits and voters. Win or lose, the result in Vaughan, Ontario, would have tremendous consequences for the Liberals and their leader, Michael Ignatieff, it was said. If Ignatieff can’t get people to vote Liberal in his own backyard in a riding with a long [...]

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Has the global warming movement petered out?

November 28, 2010 Science & Technology

No science is ever truly “settled”. One only needs to look at the recent controversy around the alleged MS treatment developed by Dr. Paolo Zamboni to know that science, while often mentioned in connection with “exact”, is anything but.

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When ‘Conservatives’ attack

November 27, 2010 Politics

Like everyone else, I hold dear certain principles and am prepared to compromise on others. Politics is, after all, about bargaining to achieve the best result for the largest number of people. While most of my “ideology” falls squarely into the small-c conservative camp, I am not wedded to the idea of voting for a [...]

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The way the cookie crumbles in Stelmach’s Alberta

November 22, 2010 Politics

Is there a crisis in health care, you think? Only someone living on the moon could think there’s no crisis, with wait times growing longer and longer, patients waiting for vital care in emergency rooms for days (quite literally), and more and more people suffering unnecessarily.

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Pensions! – Or one way of getting Canadians’ attention again

November 22, 2010 Politics

Rightly or wrongly, Canadians have always been known to jump on “bandwagons” and be enticed by “charismatic figures”. Pierre Trudeau is an example of the latter, while this past summer’s histrionics about the national census amply demonstrated people’s capacity for “caring” about and chiming in on something that they really don’t much care about at [...]

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What to do about Omar Khadr?

November 21, 2010 Politics

Sometime in 2011, possibly in 2012, Omar Khadr will return to Canada, at which point he’ll likely be released on probation. The Canadian public is torn over Khadr and his infamous terrorist family: some wish him and his family to hell, and others think he committed his terrible acts as a “child soldier”, which entitles [...]

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Court interpreting issue a symptom of Canada’s failed immigration policy

November 20, 2010 Society

The problem posed by the poor quality of court interpreters is gaining wider and wider currency in the media. The problem reflects two underlying issues: Canada’s failure to train and accredit translators and interpreters properly as well as its continued adherence to a dysfunctional immigration system.

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Even literati must adapt to changing times

November 19, 2010 Arts & Entertainment

Humankind has always wanted to express itself, through such early forms of art as cave paintings, runes chiselled in stone and letters printed on paper. More recently, there has been a swift move away from paper to e-readers, e-books and apps.

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Almost $700 for Galaxy Tab – who are they kidding?

November 18, 2010 Science & Technology

Have you tasted blood yet and become an avid tablet user, that is iPad user? I’m specifying “iPad” for good reason: except for the iPad, there is no other product yet that deserves to be assigned to the tablet category. The Galaxy Tab by Samsung, a so-called “tablet” based on the Android operating system, has [...]

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