Category Archives: CBC

Global Arms Spending

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Yaacov

Mixed in with all the other bad news lately is that military spending continues to skyrocket, reaching $1.6 trillion Canadian in 2009. That would be a 1.6 million million dollars spent on killing people. In other news about rising militarism, … Continue reading →

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Uniformed Oversight

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Yaacov

A few of the news stories that have caught my interest in recent days involve violence by uniformed representatives of our society and superiors that protect them.  There are some people who will beat others given the chance, and some … Continue reading →

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Food Sensitivity

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Yaacov

The CBC has an article about how the closure of the Confederation Bridge for two days led to food shortages in PEI supermarkets. Just a quick reminder about how sensitive our current food system can be to disruptions in transportation … Continue reading →

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Do The Math

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Yaacov

I attended the Waterloo Region Food Summit keynote last night and learned quite a bit about food banks and farmers. One speaker was from The Stop, a food bank  in Toronto and she talked about a new campaign to make … Continue reading →

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Gun Control

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Yaacov

There’s an old argument that guns make us safer because law abiding citizens can use them to stop crimes. It’s a hard argument to refute, even with the data on your side, because most of us watch movies and television … Continue reading →

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