On the first anniversary of my father’s death, I find myself occupied with the launch of a new website. How fitting, because he would have loved this project. Barefoot Acupuncturists offers acupuncture to the poor in the slums of Mumbai, … Continue reading →
Heather’s note: This is part 2 of a letter of reminiscences that Flemming wrote to his children in July 2009. 2. In or about 1962 the Home Mission Board of the United Church invited Lester Settle and me to attend … Continue reading →
Heather’s note: This is an excerpt from a letter Dad wrote his 4 kids on July 21, 2009. I’m posting it in three parts. For me, this is a summer of remembering, of being remembered and reminded. Three adventures have … Continue reading →
I highly recommend a fascinating history of how the role of government, attitudes towards social justice and economic development have developed and changed over the last 100 years particularly in the democracies of Europe and North America, given in a … Continue reading →
Letter to the Editor, Chronicle Herald Dan Leger’s article in the February 9 issue is in my opinion an accurate and most succinct analysis of the causes of the present financial crisis. Were it not for human greed – the … Continue reading →
Sent to: The Hon. Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, Ottawa, ON Dear Mr. Flaherty: I hear that you are consulting widely prior to finalizing your budget proposals. I trust that you are giving adequate consideration to two groups of people: … Continue reading →
For me, there are two main issues in this year’s federal election. 1. One is the environment. In recent years we have had ample evidence that the climate is changing. We have seen it in the extreme weather and the … Continue reading →
In the 1970s both the American and the Canadian Psychiatric Associations struck homosexuality from their lists of disorders to be cured. In 1979 a study of the scholarly literature on the subject of sexual orientation was carried out by a … Continue reading →
The abortion controversy hits the headlines again – and the Op-Ed pages. And again the emphasis is on women’s rights, versus the taking of innocent lives. Doesn’t anyone consider the quality of life that the child may have if he/she … Continue reading →
The Chronicle Herald The cartoon on your editorial page, June 26 was right on. It showed the oilsands producers polishing their carbon imprint through a PR campaign. Would it not be more beneficial to reduce the carbon imprint? On the … Continue reading →