Catch ‘em young
JUSTIFIED ENVY At the Montreal Olympics in 1976, India failed to win any medal. This was also the first time since 1928 that the Indian Men’s Hockey team had failed…
Stolen Earring
Manner Of Speaking ‘Words matter.’ We started hearing this as a political phrase some years ago. In short order, this morphed into ‘Words can hurt.’ It is difficult to disagree…
A League Of Their Own
ELEMENTARY QUESTIONS Soon after Prime Minister Trudeau announced a $ 221 million fund to provide financing to businesses owned by black Canadians, I was in a discussion about it on…
Collateral Damage
How new development in wind power technology can harm our food supply
You’re Next
In an earlier article, Windward Islands, I explored reasons behind the curious phenomenon in Canadian politics, where immigrants from socially conservative societies tend to vote for parties with socially liberal…
Pre-Authorized Plunder
From time to time, we see a controversy erupt about people connected with government (of any party, in any country) getting fat contracts from the said government. Most often, these…
WHO STOLE MY TEDDY BEAR?
Public debate in Canada on fossil fuels mostly tends to revolve around their use as a source of energy. The contribution of oil to other areas of life in the…
STARVING BY CHOICE
Nature & Traditional wisdom can help us find a path forward in formulating policy around Universal Basic Income
DAD’S LAST LETTER
Activists are demanding that Toronto change the name of Dundas Street, due to Henry Dundas's alleged support of the slave trade. But the historical record says something else.