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Raising Kids in a Time of Fear
The headlines last November said it all. “Donald J Trump is the President of the United States.” For months the conversation around our dinner table had been about the US elections, and the blurring of lines between comedy and reality. Every day there were new examples of indecent and mean behaviour from the man…
UA 3411: victim blaming and the elephant in the room
A few days ago a man was dragged through the hallways of an airplane. His high-pitched cries, “I just want to go home,” are still echoing in my head. Full details of the entire sequence of events that took place on board flight UA 3411 available here. Here’s the gist: 4 UA staff had…
UA 3411: Poor Customer Service and Racism go together
Dragging a passenger down the hall: the ugly events of United Airlines UA 3411. Why the problem isn’t overbooking or “re-accommodating” as claimed by many.
Are we raising a generation of scared kids?
Sometimes I feel like other parents think I’m a negligent mom. My younger daughter’s in kindergarten and she burns off a lot of energy after school while we wait for her older sister to be dismissed – running, sliding, climbing and jumping. The last two are her favourites and now that winter has passed…
Why You Should Give Up That Food You Love
Last month I gave up wheat for the first time. Now that may not sound like a lot to you but for a person who starts the day with a fried egg on toast, has a sandwich-on-the go for lunch and for whom dinner time usually means pasta (homemade, but no points for that), wheat…
Why you should listen to Helen Keller and get the measles vaccine
This article was initially written in 2016 when Toronto was going through its first measles outbreak in modern memory. A few years into life in Canada, I was struck by how many people in Canada were choosing to stay unvaccinated and vulnerable. This blog post was republished in 2025 as the country goes through yet…
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