I just finished reading the press release of a paper published last Tuesday in the British Medical Journal advocating taxing junk food -- you know the stuff, sugary drinks, chips, candy bars, burgers -- by at least 20 per cent if we want to reduce obesity rates. The...
(0) Comments | Posted April 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM
Does the prime minister wield too much power? Is our skilled immigration policy in need of major reform? What role do museums play in Canadian society? Could Healthy Living Vouchers help in the battle against obesity? These are the questions posed by the four finalists competing for the $50,000 2011/2012...
(5) Comments | Posted March 23, 2012 | 7:22 AM
I'm sitting in a café in Buenos Aires enjoying a meal after giving a talk on the causes and costs of rising obesity. I spoke to the International Federation of Health Plans: It's a nice gig with all expenses paid. I got the invitation because of a book I co-authored...
(1) Comments | Posted February 3, 2012 | 10:31 AM
The mystery of the sinking of the Costa Concordia isn't so much what caused the accident, we know that story all too well. The real mystery is how someone as incompetent as Capitan Francesco Schettino, got the job in the first place.
To solve the mystery is to understand...
(17) Comments | Posted May 18, 2012 | 2:12 PM