A quote caught my eye the other day: “Gross National Product measures everything, except that which makes life worthwhile.” — Robert Kennedy. I agree with this on so many levels. Acknowledging that I am no economist, for me the market value of all products and services produced in one year by Canada has very little to do with my quality …
Post-university life isn’t that different from post-secondary life
I keep thinking about graduating students and how excited they are to get into the work world. Graduates should be rightly proud of their achievement, and I don’t want to sully that and take anything away from them and their moment; but I have to ask, should we burst their bubble now? They’re so happy that the school phase of …
The F Word doesn’t just mean feminist, it also means fairness
Please don’t use the “f” word. I may be a feminist, but I don’t want the label. I grew up in the 1970s, when I was told I could have it all. I wouldn’t be “limited” to being a mom, a nurse or a teacher. I could be a doctor or an astronaut, and have a family. I played the …