- Air Canada Faces Fine Over Soda Order
In Canada, there are two official languages: English and French. The government and certain private organizations are obliged to provide service in both languages, according to law. Air Canada, as a former Crown corporation, is subject to these language laws, with all passengers entitled to service in the language of their choice. So even [...]
- Toronto: An Anti-Bicycle City
Toronto claims to be “shifting gears” towards a bike-friendly city. However, their actions appear to be speaking louder than their words, as council is removing a bike lane on one of the busiest arteries in the city. One of Mayor Rob Ford’s first statements as he entered office last fall was that the “war [...]
- Does Your “Green” Detergent Contain Hidden Petrochemicals?
Have you been reaching for the laundry detergents that label themselves “green” because you believe — based on the labels on the very products — that they contain no petrochemicals? I have. So have many others. And many people are presumably as dismayed as I am to discover that some big “green” brands still [...]
- Climate Change Denial Research Funded By Big Oil
Would it matter to you if you found out your doctor, who had been prescribing you medications, was accepting money from the pharmaceutical company who made your medications all along? Would you wonder about the doctor’s motives for prescribing those drugs? Would you wonder if the doctor really had your best interest at heart? [...]
- Tobacco Companies Cry Foul Over Graphic Aussie Warning Labels
Would you buy a pack of cigarettes that didn’t have a slick, glossy color-coordinated logo on it, but only had a gigantic closeup photograph of mouth cancer? The Australian government is betting you won’t, which is why they will introduce legislation in July that will completely eradicate brand logos from cigarette packaging. Instead, packs of [...]
- Women Should Get Paid Less Because They Menstruate – CEO
There are many differences between the sexes. For millenia — and even today — women have been treated as lesser members of society, lesser contributors, lesser workers than men. Unfairly. It has been a long, difficult and painful road towards equality and equity, and the battle is still fought daily. And just when you [...]
- Toronto Mayor Pretends Pride Week Doesn’t Exist
As Mayor of the largest and most diverse city in Canada, you would think Rob Ford would have a little more common sense about getting on the wrong side of people. However, if there’s something nobody has ever accused Ford of, that’s common sense. So when he announced last week that he was not going [...]
- Woman Viciously Beaten, Blinded – For Attending School
A Bangladeshi woman has been left blinded and her face mutilated after a vicious attack by her husband — prompted, allegations say, by her commitment to her studies. Rumana Manzur has been attending the University of British Columbia since September, pursuing her Master’s degree in political science. She also works as an assistant professor at [...]
- Should Multiple Births Mean Multiple Parental Leaves?
If you have a child in most countries, you’re entitled to parental leave.If you have twins, are you entitled to two leaves?That’
- Starbucks Faces Blogosphere Storm Over Fired Gay Employee
Have you ever seen something that made you angry, but not said anything about it at the time because you didn’t know what to say
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