Is it any surprise that the United States wants to heighten border security from Canada when people who lie to gain access to our country can stay for so long and/or come back two years later? When my lifelong friend from Ottawa, Lainie Towell, told me that she was getting married to a Guinean she had met in Conakry, West …
NHL has a duty to protect: could fisticuffs on the ice lead to handcuffs?
Employers have a duty to protect: could fisticuffs in the NHL lead to “handicuffs”? Those who oppose fighting tend to do so on moral and civil grounds or legal grounds. Like matters of taste, levels of civility and morality are much more variable than I had realized, thus difficult to argue without sounding righteous or patronizing. Criminal law and employment …
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Sofa diving could be the new sport for procrastinators everywhere
I have now taken procrastination to new heights (or perhaps I should say depths). Avoiding the work I needed to do, I decided to clean under the sofa cushions. Luckily, I feel justified in having done so. My daughter was home sick, eating a tea biscuit, while lying on the couch. Crumbs went everywhere. I got out the hand vacuum …
It doesn’t matter why Dalton wants more space — just give it to him
“Don’t stand so . . . don’t stand so . . . don’t stand so close to me,” go the lyrics to the Police song of the same title. The song serenaded my brain as I read reports of Dalton McGuinty asking for a little more room from reporters during scrums. Seems I wasn’t the only one, as Canadian Press …
Ban fighting in hockey because it’s the right thing to do
I’m on the ‘ban’wagon. I want to see fighting banned in hockey. Why? Because it is the right thing to do. Period. Need more reasons? Here are five against fighting. 1. It is wrong to punch people. That’s why in civil society you go to jail for punching people. That’s why in kid’s hockey it is not allowed. No one …
There are alternatives to stimulus packages to resolve economic crisis
You catch more votes with honey. To keep the coalition at bay, and endear itself to the voters, we expect our government soon to unveil a huge stimulus package. Since such incentives are historically unproven globally to resolve economic downturns, here are a few alternatives to consider, some more tongue-in-cheek than others. The government could begin by blaming the media …
Indulgence is allowed at Christmas — now it’s time to hit the gym
All year long, I avoid eating processed dinners because of a food allergy, and it helps keep me and my family relatively healthy. I also avoid baking or buying desserts, because once in the house, they are in my mouth. Inevitably, at least one questionable food group item ends up on my Christmas wish list, and somehow, the rest find …