This article originally appeared September 12, 2008, in issue 1636. There’s a certain class of people?a group That’s courageous, honest, earnest, creative, and sensitive?that universally faces cruel discrimination. Instead of being perceptive of their high emotional needs, appreciative of their fresh and honest take on life, and tolerant of their creative and intellectual pursuits, we… Read more »
This article originally appeared January 25, 2008, in issue 1604. ?What am I to do now?? This has become my grandmother’s refrain. It was shocking when I saw her again after she had been moved from the Alzheimer’s care centre to the nursing home. My mother had tried to warn me, but I was still… Read more »
This article originally appeared May 23, 2008, in issue 1621. Review: Devra Davis, The Secret History of the War on Cancer About a year ago, I participated in a phone survey concerning Canadian health issues. One question asked me to determine which should be the greater priority for the federal government: preventing heart disease or… Read more »
STUDENT: Sara Windross This article originally appeared November 14, 2008, in issue 1644. Athabasca University students come to the ?classroom? with different life situations and different challenges. First-year Bachelor of Arts in Humanities student Sara Windross’s particular challenge is studying while dealing with cerebral palsy. But despite any difficulties her condition has sent her way,… Read more »
Welcome to The Voice Magazine’s Best of 2008 issue! Each year, we take a look back at some of the outstanding writing we’ve published during the past 12 months, and this issue had plenty to choose from. You’ll find your regular favourites here, including ?From Where I Sit,? a column That’s been offering Hazel Anaka’s… Read more »
Wintry weather brings a bounty of enjoyable things?fresh powder on ski hills, snuggling up with a warm drink?but it also brings black ice, whiteouts, and the one thing many commuters dread: winter driving. If you live in a snowy climate, you’ve likely seen it all; the fender benders, the spinouts, and the cars overturned in… Read more »
Another year has come and gone and what a year It’s been?especially in the halls of Parliament, with Canadians being served an unappealing brew of partisanship, broken promises and an early election, all topped with a self-serving dollop of prorogation. When it comes to being rewarded for a job well done (in this case, putting… Read more »
Forget the whole Harper versus Ignatieff uproar, and the prorogued Parliament tumult. There’s another political quandary that has Canadians taking sides, and It’s got nothing to do with backbenchers or budgets. Instead, It’s all about a tree. A Christmas tree, to be exact: Should the festively decorated foliage at Quebec’s legislature be called a Christmas… Read more »
STUDENT: Robb Corbett In this week’s profile, we meet computer science student Robb Corbett. Robb, a stay-at-home dad to two children, aged two and five years, explains why he switched careers from chemical technology to computer science. He also mulls over the socialization difficulty with distance education?and how he thinks it could be helped?and explains… Read more »
It’s been a week of incredible developments on Parliament Hill, and every federal politician in sight has been clamouring to be heard over the other side’s cries. It would be easy to become confused by all the posturing, but one clear message stands out above the fray, and it exposes the real crisis at hand…. Read more »