Apr 5, 20182 min read
LIFE IN KAMPALA
Me: a traveler passing through. Emma: a gainfully employed husband and father. We were talking about what it's like to live in Kampala....
Jan 15, 20183 min read
THE NEW REVENGE PORN
I just heard about Aziz Ansari. I worry you won't read the victim's words and just assume this case to be like most of the others. It is...
Jul 10, 20175 min read
OK
This Omar Khadr case is far more interesting than the banter in your local or national paper, on the evening news or on Twitter. ​ What I...
Jun 4, 20159 min read
THE GREATEST CANADIAN
Tommy Douglas is widely considered one of the greatest ever Canadians. The story most of us know is that, as a social-democratic...
Jul 25, 20146 min read
BUSINESS ETHICS
As of late there’s been an abundance of charitable campaigns on Twitter. This isn’t the seasonal call for money you get from your local...
Nov 11, 20127 min read
LEST WE REMEMBER
Some say that Remembrance Day is a time when we get to celebrate our freedom, a freedom hard-won by the brave veterans who fought and...
Jul 8, 20128 min read
I SEE WHY THEY CALLED IT A STING
So there was this news story a while back. It caught my attention as the top news item of the day on my newsfeed. The article was about...
Mar 13, 20129 min read
FUNDS
Recently I had some money I wanted to put away and, really, never think about again. I was convinced to talk to someone at my credit...
Jan 23, 20128 min read
PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC BOLLOCKS or WHY MATH AND SCIENCE MATTER
I was standing in the checkout line at my friendly neighbourhood grocery store when I noticed a display of homeopathic remedies above the...
Dec 9, 201120 min read
SAMASOURCE: LIBERATING FORCE OR TROJAN HORSE
In 2008 Leila Janah, an attractive, young, globetrotting Harvard graduate founded a not-for-profit called Samasource. She introduced the...