Tag: Voice

By Kris Kotarski

I watched When We Were Kings the other day with my friends and I was amazed. I knew Muhammad Ali was a once-in-a-lifetime athlete, but his originality and his style really shocked me. What the hell happened to athletes like him? Where are the pioneers now–the Wilt Chamberlains, the Jackie Rob-insons, the Maurice Richards? I… Continue reading Even Hulkamania was better than this

By Richard Norman

I watched Oprah the other day. I do not watch her show regularly, but I am occasionally interested because Oprah seems to express some of the most popular spiritual and moral ideas. On the day that I watched, Oprah spoke with a writer, Gary Zukav, who explained various ways of resolving relational problems for couples.During… Continue reading Sometimes there is a wrong answer

By Richard Norman

We buy things every day. We spend and we consume. You are a consumer of many products but have you ever considered the impacts you have as a consumer? Do you ever think that the jeans you bought might contribute to slave labour? That the paper you use causes deforestation and increases corporate control? We… Continue reading Credit not approved

By James Keller

Through this year’s election, it is becoming more and more obvious there is something wrong with the electoral process in this country. Democracy seems increasingly like an abstract sentiment far out of reach of the hands of Canadians. Most critics blame this on, among other things, the parties on the ballots. They shout accusations of… Continue reading Party policies bind candidates

By Carina Solda

"Queen Elizabeth photographed with marijuana in her possession!" An interesting headline, but a little embellished. This past weekend, during a visit to Manchester, a bystander handed the Queen a bouquet containing the cannabis plant. The bystander is a member of the Medical Marijuana Cooperative, an activist group that supplies the plant to individuals who believe… Continue reading Medicinal marijuana users losing battle

By Mike Bowerman

The world has become such an exercise in specialization that much of what goes on in business and politics skims over or under our awareness without making a ripple in the Lake Give-a-Damn of our consciousness. It isn’t so much that we don’t care what goes on in the world as there isn’t time to… Continue reading Consumers choose the direction of ethical business

By Esther E. Steeves

Have you ever been afraid to walk alone at night? Sometimes on my way home from late-night labs I’ve found myself imagining rustlings in the bushes and been afraid, but I have a feeling that my days of being intimidated by noises in the brush are gone. This past Thanksgiving weekend, I attended Safe and… Continue reading Finding confidence in defending oneself

By Mike Bowerman

Smoking is nothing if not an act of generosity. Non-smokers get to share tobacco with their smoking friends at bus stops, in doorways, in restaurants and at bars without ever paying for cigarettes or craving nicotine. The stuff is just given away, free of charge, to all of us and it’s time to stop the… Continue reading Revoking the licence to ill

By Corina Solda

With another Thanksgiving come and gone, we are once again reminded of all the things in life for which we have to be thankful. We often give thanks for our families, friends, freedom, homes and possessions. Yet how can we be truly thankful for these things when we seem to take them for granted every… Continue reading The reality of giving thanks

By Esther E. Steeves

How many of you women out there consider yourselves to be feminists?A feminist, in case there is any confusion, is an advocate of women’s rights–and a species that appears to be leaning slowly towards endangerment. Sure there are lots of women who consider themselves feminists but in reality, there are not many left who truly… Continue reading Fear of feminism hinders women’s rights