Dad: Boss and Owner (owning your kids?)
In some households, dad is boss. In one Ontario household, the dad is not happy with just being the boss; he insists that he owns his kids. In a fight with the Ontario school board on the right to pull his children More...
The Struggle for Independence (Quebec vs Canada)
I think I finally know how parents with teenagers feel. Police fire tear gas at FTAA protesters. Quebec City, Canada. photo/Devinasch via wikimedia commons The Quebec provincial elections will take place in a matter More...
Attacking the Vulnerable (violence against the homeless) – Rants and Raves
Toronto has been plagued this summer with a series of unfortunate incidents, ranging from shootings to random acts of unnecessary cruelty to its least fortunate citizens. The latest is a video which has been posted More...
Cuddly Capitalism – Rants and Raves
A 29-year-old New York woman has opened up a ‘snuggery’ in her home, a place where clients can come snuggle her for $60 an hour. Jackie Samuel states that science has proven the health benefits of non-sexual More...
No More Sexy Imports by Rants and Raves
New immigration laws in Canada have called for the immediate removal of temporary foreign workers linked to the sex trade. This move has been received with disdain from Tim Bambrinos, the president of the adult More...
On the Charming Service – Rants and Raves
It used to be that only the strong survive. But with shifting career dynamics and an increased tendency towards client service-oriented professions, it appears that the new skill to survive is not so much strength, More...
I Hate Yoga by Rants and Raves
First, yoga as a philosophy and yoga as we know it today are two very different things. The original yoga philosophy dates back millions of years ago with Buddhist monks in Nepal. It’s the simplified notion More...
Art Lesson by Rants and Raves
There has been an outpouring of shock and rage over the burning of a $100,000 Birkin bag for the sake of ‘art’ by Tyler Shields and his girlfriend, Francesca Eastwood. If that last name sounds familiar, More...
Tax the Fat by Rants and Raves
The old motto used to be ‘tax the rich.’ It would be nice if that motto still stood. But a new motto appears to be taking its place, which is that of ‘tax the fat.’ The argument is much simpler More...
A Job’s a Job? by Rants and Raves
The Canadian government, in the midst of massive cuts to federal programs and layoffs of the public service, is introducing changes to its Employment Insurance policies which would force those who are on EI to take More...
