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Many years ago, Bob Dylan said the reason he started writing songs was because "nobody wrote the kind of songs that I wanted to sing."
A while back, I received an e-mail from an accountant in Newmarket who specializes in disability-related matters. Could I go see a fellow with a serious brain injury who needs some help in navigating the tax system? He is the relative of a prominent political figure.
This anatomy of a confrontation with police is based solely on the account of the event given by the civilian who was involved in the conflict with police. It is being credited for two reasons: it details his own stupid, impulsive, antagonistic behavior without any attempt to cover it up, and some of the police behavior alleged in this instance has been seen in other cases. So what happened?
Most people experience at least one traumatic experience in their lifetime. That is what psychologist Katie Bendell recently told an audience at a lecture held at the Royal Ottawa Hospital. She and her colleague Keegan Barker spoke about trauma and loss.
What is wrong with humanity? Why have people from time immemorial been clinging to the absurd notion that God is to blame for everything bad, from personal suffering to the seemingly never-ending evil in this world?
Canadians can't be blamed for missing the anti-Islamophobia motion that passed in parliament last week. If you Google it, you won't get a single hit in mainstream media: not in CBC, not in Postmedia, not in the Globe and Mail, nowhere.
Donald Trump has been speaking aloud what Republicans have been dog-whistling—racial concern and xenophobia. That has been his strength in certain sectors of the population and his weakness elsewhere. So said Prof. Richard Johnston, University of British Columbia Canadian Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation. He was speaking recently at a Big Thinking event on Canada's Parliament Hill.
Having reached the age of 72, I cannot help thinking more about death.
Study and Work Permit holders from visa-exempt countries who received their permit on or before July 31, 2015 now need an Electronic Transfer Authorization or an eTA to fly or transit to Canada. The leniency period that allows travellers to board their flight without an eTA ends on November 9, 2016. However, up until November 9, 2016, you can board your flight without an eTA, as long as you have appropriate travel documents such as a valid passport. During this leniency period, border services officers can let you enter the country as long as you meet the other requirements to enter Canada.
No one should be under the illusion that University of Lethbridge president Dr. Mike Mahon is giving the case of suspended professor Dr. Anthony Hall proper legal procedure and due diligence.
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