Veganuary is a movement that has really taken off in the past few years. This year there are more than 300,000 new signers on, a great sign of veganism’s growing popularity and inclusion into mainstream culture. I went vegan in 2008 after three years of transitioning from a omnivore to a vegetarian, to then...
On Belonging
This is a blog about abuse and how abusers use the feeling of belonging to groom their victims. If you are a survivor of abuse, you may be triggered. I hope you will find comfort and healing as well here, and that this blog will help you on your recovery and healing journey. One...
My Holiday Message 2018
Peace on earth! Another year is nearly over as unbelievable as that is, and I, like many others, am trying to wrap up my work in time for the holidays. As busy as this season is, I try to take a little time every year to reflect on the past year and to clarify...
On Conservation
I received a heartbreaking email today from the Humane Society International regarding the extreme heat and resultant bushfires in Australia. I get angry reading these emails because years of ignoring the warnings about global warming has brought our world to this point, and as usual its the most powerless, in this case animals, who...
On Western Culture: Politics, Progress and Limitations For All
Even though I’m fully an adult as a post 50 year old, I’m still evolving as as a person, as are my political beliefs. I would define myself politically as a democratic socialist liberal who believe in traditional Christian values. My being Christian as well as an activist defines my morality and they both...
A Step Forward on the Migrant Crisis
(Pic: The Town of Riace, Italy, brought back to life by its willingness to welcome and accommodate migrants. ALESSIO MAMO/THE GLOBE AND MAIL) Until you know the facts and truth of what’s going on, it’s very hard to form an informed opinion and know how to proceed. That is why I am very hopeful...
What’s Wrong with Culls
It was upsetting to read about two more culls being proposed by the hunting and fishing lobby, groups and some First Nation groups here in Canada. They want to target west cost seals and sea lions, and Ontario’s cormorants. Both of these share a common diet of fish which seems to the excuse or...
On Political Correctness
There continues the raging one sided debate online and in media about political correctness. This value system began in the 1980s along with the emergance of far conservative politics and the white supremacy, anti feminism, anti progressive, anti liberal western cultural and political movement. Political correctness is a pretty simple and basic concept and...
I Believe Her
Anyone who was a girl growing up in the 1980s recognizes the culture Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is talking about, and the plausibility that the events she is accusing Judge Kavanaugh occurred. Everything Dr. Ford and her fellow accusants have said rings true; about the era and party atmosphere, about the underage drinking and...
#bragaboutyourgeneration
This hashtag trended number one on Twitter on August 18, 2018. There were lots of interesting, funny and some angry tweets on the subject. It shows that we all, of all the post WW1 generations, feel a great deal of generational pride and rightfully so. It also shows that there is anger and disconnect...