Reading Time: 3 minutes How a period television drama taught us to embrace change, no matter how unnerving it may be
Month: March 2016
Donald Trump, Republican chaos and pundit conniptions
Reading Time: 4 minutes Trump’s rise may not be as disastrous for the Republicans as the critics believe
It’s time to test a basic guaranteed annual income
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even with all the social supports in place, the resulting income is often only enough to maintain a family in poverty
Energy East pipeline delays unconscionable
Reading Time: 4 minutes There is no justification for continuing to do business with the Saudis or selling our oil to the Americans for cut rates
Misguided minimum wage policies hurt low-skilled workers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Most Canadians who earn the minimum wage are not “poor,” and most of the working poor earn more than the minimum wage
Donald Trump can be beaten. Here’s how
Reading Time: 4 minutes Start by focusing on changing the hearts and minds of the angry old white men who support him
Did Justin Trudeau succeed or fail on 60 Minutes?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The 60 Minutes interview worked – mostly – to Trudeau’s advantage, but was it really necessary to insult Americans?
Denmark supermarket selling expired food products
Reading Time: 3 minutes The store’s aim is to reduce waste, repurpose unwanted food and raise funds for regions of the world where food supply is an issue
B.C. should keep the carbon tax but make sure it’s revenue neutral
Reading Time: 3 minutes Return the tax to true revenue neutrality through income tax cuts rather than gifts to special interest groups
Downton Abbey mirrors upheavals plaguing modern world
Reading Time: 4 minutes Modern society is experiencing a social hurricane driven by forces not dissimilar to those at work in the early 20th century