“Dogs know what to do with polls.” John Diefenbaker being punny. The only groups feeling worse than the NDP in the wake of the surprising Liberal election win must be all the pundits and pollsters. All their indicators and surveys showed there was to be a major change in the electoral makeup here in B.C. When the major upsets of 2013 are … [Read more...]
I think it’s just called ‘marriage’
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We used to call them “lady doctors”; today defining a doctor by gender is reserved for an aging generation, if not forgotten altogether. Fast forward 50 years, and we might feel similarly about defining partnerships as “same-sex” or not. It’s a good discussion to revisit with the recent debates in America on gay and lesbian couples’ … [Read more...]
Looking below the surface
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” — Chinese Proverb. Seafood is easy to prepare, nutritious and delicious. It’s the second most consumed food source worldwide after cereals. But at current rates of catch, due to commercial fishing — fleets of super trawlers and commercial … [Read more...]
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