Doctors require the right to refuse treatment based on beliefs

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is currently reviewing its policy which accords doctors the right to refuse to treat a...

World Cup: the beautiful connection

I don’t usually watch soccer. I am not saying this as some badge of honour in some attempt to put myself ‘above’ soccer, nor am...

Israel/Palestine: one state solution

It is easy to label the erupting crisis in the Israel-Palestine corridor as a meaningless tragedy; in many ways, this is correct. What began...

Religious, irreligious, whatever

I suppose I am what we call irreligious, or perhaps a humanist, maybe even an atheist. I bring this up now to stress that I...

Instagram’s nudity policy is an insta-no

  Considering Instagram’s conception and birth happened in modern society, it baffles me that their nudity policy is archaic and works hard to strengthen classic...

Bull$#!+: China treating Internet addiction ‘disorder’ at militant style facilities; eating

China treating Internet addiction ‘disorder’ at militant style facilities By David Ly It’s been highly debated in the psychological associations, but Internet addiction disorder (IAD) isn’t...

New anti-spam laws aren’t all they’re cracked up to be

For Canada Day, our country’s Parliament gave Canadians a birthday present: an anti-spam legislation that would ensure electronic users have the option to free...

Nanaimo city council violates Canadian rights

Just over two months ago, Nanaimo’s city council made a decision, the controversy of which was only matched by the lack of reporting on...

Open Letter: Taking the time to remember Nelson Mandela

In Seneca’s sixth letter to Lucilius, he writes that the behaviour of a teacher could instruct more than any moral lesson they taught, noting...

Hobby Lobby ruling harms women’s rights in the US

The Supreme Court has chosen religion over human rights in the case of Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby. On June 30, the Court ruled that...