Bill C-7 Passes the House
Like the Angel of Death, but one that did not pass over, Bill C-7 has been approved by the House of Commons, the Liberals...
Austen, Python and Regaining Humour
Why are things funny? Humour has eluded philosophers, and even more so scientists - and we are living in an increasingly humourless world, with...
Write to Your MP’s on Bill C-7!
Yes, I know it may be pro forma, but we should do our own due diligence, by writing to our Members of Parliament -...
The Elizabethan World Picture
A reader wrote in recently:
As a companion to the biography of Robert Southwell, another little book nicely rounds out the philosophical underpinnings of that...
Emily at 24 and Euthanasia
This video is not easy to watch, so be forewarned. However, it does signify in a visceral, personal way why we should not kill people...
Let My People Go…
In this Lenten season, readers may feel like the Israelites, under their heavy taskmasters in Egypt, forced to make bricks without straw. People must...
Compassionate Killing: Lessons Learned From Nurses in the Nazi Era
We posted this documentary in the article on the barbarism of Bill C-7, but thought it important enough to stand on its own. Fascinating,...
Martyrs’ Shrine Nostalgia
On a note of fond nostalgia, a former student has written a reflection of his time here, going on pilgrimage to Martyrs' Shrine in...
Amazon’s Censorship and Southwell’s Truth
Censorship on a scale even Orwell couldn't imagine in 1984 is ramping up, only four decades or so off his predicted date, but here...
Clarification on ‘Peace’ and ‘Violence’
A local on-line magazine seems to have quoted me in a way that may be misconstrued: So for those of you in the local...
