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Is the Air Passenger Bill of Rights Ready to Take Flight?

Vacay.ca | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada
Vacay.ca

An increasing number of Canadians are supportive of NDP MP José Nunez-Melo's Air Passenger Bill of Rights, which has received plenty of attention this month following a deplorable flight delay aboard a Sunwing Airlines flight on February 8. But more public pressure is needed to sway the ruling Conservatives.

Does the Canadian Federation of Students Care About Students?

Samuel Mosonyi | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada Politics
Samuel Mosonyi

The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), a national organization composed of campus student unions, purports to organize students on a "democratic, co-operative basis." When Guelph students wanted to hold a referendum to exit the CFS, they served the CFS with a petition asking for a referendum to be held to decertify. However, the CFS refused to schedule a referendum. Guelph's Central Student Association (CSA) took the CFS to court.

What do RIM, Arab Spring, Riots, Skype and Donkey Carts Have in Common?

Mike Rizkalla | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada
Mike Rizkalla

On the heels of the successful launch of BlackBerry 10 and the re-boot and re-invention of the company, I can't help but think of the people that endu...

How I Overcame My Fear of Skiing in One Hour

Adrian Brijbassi | Posted 04.23.2013 | Canada Travel
Adrian Brijbassi

For decades, I avoided skis, until last month when I figured I'd go for it, believing I had matured enough to avoid any reckless danger. Worst-case scenario? I'd fall a few times on a bunny hill and have a silly, self-deprecating travel article to share with you. Instead, this story is about the thrill of victory.

New Brunswick MLA Biking Across Canada For Kids With Cancer

Hassan Arif | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada
Hassan Arif

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it is a traumatic time both for the child and their family. In New Brunswick, it is especially difficult as chi...

Are We Too Comfortable With Gun Violence?

Saeed Selvam | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada
Saeed Selvam

In February alone Toronto lost two more 15 year olds -- one, just this last Sunday. The apathetic, believe that acts of violence are so far removed that they're irrelevant, only the concern of certain ethnic communities or completely unsolvable all together. Time to start caring again.

Kids These Days...Have Hypertension and High Cholesterol

Dr. Meghan Walker | Posted 04.21.2013 | Canada Living
Dr. Meghan Walker

Kids are suffering unnecessarily. This is the first generation predicted to have shorter, more disease-laden life spans than their parents. While we may view our personal food choices as our right, our children deserve more respect. What will it take for us, the adults, to step up to the plate and demand better?

The $3.6 Billion Extra Canadians Are Paying for Goods

Mark Milke | Posted 04.21.2013 | Canada Politics
Mark Milke

Whenever Canadians cross the border, it is inevitable they will find cheaper goods in the United States. There is a reason that helps explain part of the price differences: $3.6 billion in customs tariffs. All consumers would benefit from more competition and an end to anti-consumer tariffs. But more importantly, low-income Canadians would benefit the most.

How I Feng Shui'd My Life and Business

Krizia | Posted 04.20.2013 | Canada Business
Krizia

Essentially FengShui is the principle of de-cluttering our home and home office to make room for more! This was one lesson that took a lot of time for me to implement because there were so many projects I had started that were piled up in ever corner of my home and office.

A Film Festival First for Montreal

Jon Paul Fiorentino | Posted 04.20.2013 | Canada
Jon Paul Fiorentino

This spring, one brand new film festival is using Montreal's cultural benefits to highlight issues of accessibility and inclusion. Regarding Disability: A Film Festival will make its debut in Montreal on March 21 and will run in various locations until the 28.

Citizen Collaboration

Paul Hughes | Posted 04.16.2013 | Canada Alberta
Paul Hughes

Our towns and cities do not function in isolation. They do not exist in a vacuum. Municipalities can learn from one another's experiences. More importantly, citizens can too.

Waste Not, Want Not

Teresa Falk | Posted 04.14.2013 | Canada Alberta
Teresa Falk

Growing up I remember my mom saying this when I didn't finish my food. And by the sounds of it, others could benefit from remembering this popular idiom as well. Recently I read that the average American throws away 396 pounds of food each year, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. This statistic doesn't surprise me.

A Stealthy Manoeuvre to Keep the F-35 Alive

Matthew Kellway | Posted 04.16.2013 | Canada Politics
Matthew Kellway

"We will not be constrained by the Statement of Requirements," says the Minister announcing the (re)start of an Options Analysis. No kidding. There...

I Lost Fifteen Pounds...By Tobogganing!

Jenna Em | Posted 04.15.2013 | Canada Living
Jenna Em

On January 1 of this year, I made a resolution to get my family more active, and eat healthier foods together. The quintessential resolution, right? But would you believe that I lost 15 pounds in six weeks by sledding? Yes! As in with a toboggan!

The Changing Canadian Identity

Abi Paul | Posted 04.14.2013 | Canada Alberta
Abi Paul

A common misconception by most Canadians is that all immigrants (regardless of country of origin, religious background, ethnicity) face a common set of experiences (opportunities and challenges) as a group. There-in lies the basis of misunderstanding of the immigrant phenomenon by most Canadian-born residents.

Online Shopping: Answers to Your Top Fears

Drew Green | Posted 04.12.2013 | Canada Business
Drew Green

As the founder and CEO of Canada's largest online shopping website, SHOP.CA, I've seen and heard it all, so let's take a look at the Top four fears and hesitations around online shopping and my advice to help ease some of those anxieties.

Justin Trudeau -- More Than Just a Pretty Face

Donald D'Haene | Posted 04.11.2013 | Canada
Donald D'Haene

On the eve of my birthday I shook hands with someone who might be Prime Minister of Canada one day. But it's such an odd thing -- in the time it took ...

Hockey Vs. Tits: The Great Canadian Debate

Tristan Risk | Posted 04.10.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Tristan Risk

I fail at being Canadian. I don't know the first thing about curling and I don't care for hockey. Last Friday night, at an incredible burlesque show, while there were a number of hugely talented people doing a fundraiser for the arts, attention was riveted to a bunch of ice-skating gorillas. I can't say I'm surprised, but I am a little bit disappointed in my Vancouver brethren.

Why Gord Downie Is Worried About Oshawa

Krystyn Tully | Posted 04.10.2013 | Canada
Krystyn Tully

There's a shadow over the Oshawa Harbour as well, a darkness and a rot. Oshawa is the only city on the Great Lakes with no boat access to the water. Think about that: 150,000 people living within spitting distance of one of the largest lakes on the planet, and they have to get in their cars and drive somewhere else if they want to fish, sail, or paddle.

France as a Leader? Seriously?

Rondi Adamson | Posted 04.10.2013 | Canada
Rondi Adamson

Do I really want to live in a world in which France is a moral and military leader? I began to ask this question last July, when newly elected French...

The Danger of High Expectations for International Aid

Kevin McCort | Posted 04.09.2013 | Canada
Kevin McCort

While Don Cherry's comments about the amount of money spent on international aid to Haiti provoked much gnashing of teeth in the international development community, he does raise a pretty pertinent question: What is the value of Canada's contribution to international aid and development?

Why We Should Investigate the Robocalls Investigation

Daniel Dickin | Posted 04.09.2013 | Canada Politics
Daniel Dickin

My recent Access to Information request revealed that Elections Canada has spent almost $780,000 chasing the fantasy that Conservatives robocalled Canadians into voting in the wrong places in the May 2011 federal election. In my previous post we learned that the Commissioner's Office spent $192,203.48 on "Investigators' Fees and Salaries." So who are these investigators?

Kardinal Offishall On Why Art Is Power

Che Kothari | Posted 04.08.2013 | Canada Music
Che Kothari

Ask an artist like Kardinal Offishall to talk within the theme "Art is Power" and then sit back, 'cause you know he's going to tear it up. Kardi was one of three keynote speakers kicking off a celebration for the 20th anniversary of the Fresh Arts Program. Here's what Kardi threw down at the keynote address.

BlackBerry and Apple: A Tale of Two CEOs

Andrea Plotnick | Posted 04.07.2013 | Canada Business
Andrea Plotnick

The unthinkable has happened -- Apple's brand value has dropped for the first time. Meanwhile, equally improbable, BlackBerry is seemingly rising from the ashes. Yet, for their differences in fortune, the fates of both companies have been inextricably linked to the role played by CEO succession.

Something To Believe In (Why Symbolism And Legacy Matters)

Abi Paul | Posted 04.07.2013 | Canada Alberta
Abi Paul

Every symbol has more than one meaning. Indeed, when I was contemplating the move out from the east, the perception among the locals about this City was limited. ("It's cold" "All yahoos out there" "There is nothing to do there socially" "They are not friendly over there" "It snows all the time" "There is no public transit, you have to buy a car") And none of the above turned out to be true. In fact, as I soon realized, Calgary was very much the opposite of all these notions.