impudent strumpet

I was shocked, ashamed, and rather disgusted to see this article in the Toronto Star, where reporters staked out public figures' homes ...

The substance of this post is a rerun from 2005 . University students can often swing it so they can vote either in the riding where they...

I previously blogged a rather complex idea to make corporate taxes support social services, with the ultimate goal of encouraging job creat...

I'm really surprised what a big deal the media makes of polls, because they're very nearly irrelevant. The percentage of people who...

They want to stop paying police officers who are suspended . One important question I haven't seen addressed anywhere: are suspended pol...

When I read that they're making an It Gets Better book, I had a visceral negative reaction. At first I thought this was because I don...

This is old, but I love this moment. Lady Gaga meets the Queen: It's interesting to me because what we have here is two people with very...

There was recently a letter in the Globe and Mail's Ask A Pediatrician column from a parent whose 8-year-old daughter wants to start sha...

One of my grandmother's treasured possessions back in the old country was her family crest from her family of origin. It had been hande...

This template I'm using is several years old, but I haven't been able to find a newer one I like. (Recommendations are welcome in th...

Overtime plus time change are kicking my ass, so this weekend's basically going to have to be a write-off. Which is unfortunate, becaus...

In an interview from Monday's Metro Morning on the ethics of spending money for employee morale in public organization. At about 5:00, ...

This idea originated as a solution to the maintenance problems reported at TCHC, but I think it could be useful for all tenants. If the land...

In elementary school and in high school, I mostly walked to school. I rather liked it. I liked being able to choose what time to leave (go...

Maternity and parental leave currently pay 55% of your income up to $468 a week , and give you up to 15 weeks of maternity leave and 35 wee...

The diet machine makes it harder to get at foods you shouldn't be eating and easier to get at foods you should be eating. If you want t...

A couple of times a year, we'd go up north to visit my great-grandparents. (Three were still alive when I was born, the last passed away...

There's been some debate recently here in Toronto about whether our city councillors should get a pay raise. On one hand, they already g...

Certain social conventions become detrimental once you start losing your faculties. For example, some people, if they need something, drop ...