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The Libs pass the science test

02/06/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Mark Leiren-Young In yet another sign that Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have a very different approach to drugs than the previous government, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott yesterday toured Insite, the long-standing supervised injection site on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and called the experience ‘incredibly moving.’”– CBC News Federal Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo says science will […]

Filed Under: Science and Tech Tagged With: Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Conservatives, drugs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Hunter Tootoo, Jane Philpott, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, oceans, Ontario, Stephen Harper, Tony Clement, Vancouver

Vancouver’s dark flaw

09/23/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Jim Henshaw I spent a couple of days in Vancouver this week and on a sunny day, it’s probably the most beautiful city in the world. It ain’t half bad looking on a rainy day either. And as the locals say, “Wait twenty minutes” and you can observe it either way. It’s hard not […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: books, British Columbia, cities, crime, drugs, police, poverty, urban life, Vancouver

Growth op

05/29/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

A BoB Short Despite new laws regulating the production of medical marijuana, including limiting grow ops to industrial areas, some jurisdictions remain unmoved in their opposition to the burgeoning industry. After six companies in Sudbury, Ontario applied for commercial licences to grow medical marijuana within the city, local police chief Paul Pedersen got a little, […]

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Canada, crime, drugs, law, medicine, Nanaimo, police, Sudbury

Wonderland

02/13/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Dave Brindle To protect his identity, I’ll just call him the kid. He’s only just turned 19 — 19 going on 13. He’s from a broken home where alcohol was the addiction. He was kicked out of high school in grade 11. He’s no longer allowed in the mall. He gets chased out by […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: addiction, drugs, youth

A Modest Opinion — Who knew being Mayor was so easy?

12/02/2013 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher There’s been a lot of talk about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford as of late. Yes, he smokes crack. Yes, he gets so drunk sometimes he smokes crack. And yes, he’s got “enough to eat at home.” But I think the main point that everyone is missing, is how easy it apparently is […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: Canada, drugs, Jim Beam, Rob Ford, Toronto

Rob Ford is us

11/21/2013 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By TJ Dawe “#RobFord is the perfect picture of our age: capitalism in its underpants, slouched drunk on the couch saying “what r going to do, leave me?” — Naomi Klein” A point that keeps coming up in the never-ending Rob Ford train wreck is that the man was elected. He wasn’t open about his […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: addiction, Canada, crime, Doug Ford, drugs, Gabor Mate, medicine, Rob Ford, Toronto

The Brothers Ford: Game over

11/08/2013 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Alison@Creekside Seven years ago, a loud and drunken Rob Ford, then a city councillor, was at a Maple Leafs game at the Air Canada Centre. He was shouting things like “My sister was a heroin addict and was shot in the head” by way of making conversation at people seated near him. A couple seated two rows in […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: bad behaviour, Canada, crime, Doug Ford, drugs, Rob Ford, Toronto, Toronto Star

Ford: Our twitter round-up

11/07/2013 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By John Klein (aka Saskboy) If there’s an incriminating video out there, naturally you’d hire a criminal cracker to destroy every copy. My prediction? Rob Ford will announce a new housing strategy.— Andrew Matte (@AndrewMatte) November 05, 2013 #CrackHousing? Then spend months denying there’s a video. When the police confirm they have recovered the video […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: bad behaviour, Canada, drugs, Rob Ford, Toronto

The Video: Rob Ford’s very bad morning

10/31/2013 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

Filed Under: The Video Tagged With: Canada, drugs, Rob Ford, Toronto

A Modest Opinion – Nathaniel Moher’s Guide to Fixing the World, Pt. 3

07/16/2012 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher Welcome to part three of Nathaniel Moher’s Guide to Fixing the World! As any good trilogy does, Nathaniel Moher’s Guide to Fixing the World will have six parts . . . three of which will be completely unreadable and will mostly be done as a money grab. (Well, if we’re being honest, […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: climate change, drugs

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