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A Modest Opinion – Concrete proof we need more birth control

07/16/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher The Supreme Court of the United States, or SCOTUS as they like to be known (not to be mistaken with scrotum, the word I see, and now you’ll see, every time you look at the acronym SCOTUS), recently declared (like an old southern belle) that US employers can refuse to cover birth […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: business, religion, scrotums, U.S.

A Modest Opinion — A Simple Solution to Gun Control

07/01/2014 by the editor 1 Comment

By Nathaniel Moher Alright loyal readers, apparently there have been a lot of shootings recently but, like most of you, I haven’t really paid attention to them because I’m not a woman or a student, so why would I? And I’m sure most of you are in the same boat.I mean, sure, some of you […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: getting shot, gun control

A Modest Opinion: Living the good — intergalactic — life!

06/12/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher All right readers, as most of you know, I want nothing more than to get off this God-forsaken Earth. I mean, the Earth is dying, and I think we all know who’s to blame. That’s right — Mother Earth.Now, I know what you’re all thinking: “But, Natty, isn’t it our fault for […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: environment, space, space exploration

A Modest Opinion — Ford 2.0

06/12/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher It takes a real man to admit when he’s afraid, and I’ve got to admit that I was afraid when Rob Ford announced that he was going to take a step away from campaigning to go to rehab.Look, am I the world’s greatest hard-hitting investigative journalist? Of course I am. But do […]

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A Modest Opinion — Russia’s Ukraine Mistake

05/18/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher I know most of you have noticed that I haven’t really weighed in on the whole Russia invading the Ukraine thing. For the most part, I was afraid to because Putin and I belong to a bear wrestling club together — and you don’t want to have your spotter mad at you […]

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A Modest Opinion – Nathaniel Moher’s Guide to Saving the World, Pt. 8: Space Edition

05/04/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher All right, guys, I’ve spent a long time trying to save the world, and let’s be honest, we’ve probably lost that battle. So, in this edition of Nathaniel Moher’s Guide to Saving the World, I’m switching my focus from saving the world to saving space. Or, more specifically, the space program . […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: aliens, James Cameron, NASA, space, U.S.

A Modest Opinion — The Canadian Advantage

04/21/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher Recently I discussed how North Korea held the perfect election, with 100 per cent of voters turning out and voting for the same person (who, yes, was also the ONLY person on the ballot . . . which I think makes things less confusing for people, and that’s why they want to […]

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A Modest Opinion — A Form Letter for the End of the World

04/04/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher If you’re reading this, I fear it’s too late. I left this letter with backofthebook.ca in case I had to disappear to my bomb shelter. That’s why it’s too late for all of you . . . because none of you would listen to me when I told you to buy a […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: Beyoncé, The Apocalypse

A Modest Opinion – The true Olympians

02/20/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher The Olympics are well underway. Olympians are doing Olympic things, getting bronze, silver, and gold medals (that they will be able to melt down and trade once the economy collapses thanks to you freeloading poors! Sorry, I’m still on about that — but seriously, you guys grind my gears!). And sure, it’s […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: Olympics, Sochi, sports

A Modest Opinion – A Plea for the Wealthy

02/08/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Nathaniel Moher A recent study showed that the 85 richest people in the world have as much money as the poorest three billion (which can’t be that much, I mean, those three billion people are poor).  Now, I’m sure most of you are pretty upset to hear that. (I assume you’re all poor too […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: Mitt Romney, money

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Fort McMurray: Shopping time!

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Electoral reform: Hashtag fresh thinking

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My friend, Rick, at the Pride Parade

By Frank Moher On this dreadful day, I don't want to write about the shootings in Orlando. I want to write about my friend, Rick. Rick lives just outside of Nanaimo, a city of about 80,000, … [Read More...]

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By Frank Moher Two drama nerds have recently moved into high profile positions. Before I name them (or perhaps you’ve already guessed who they are; or perhaps you’d like to scroll down and look at … [Read More...]

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Originally published on Our Rape Blog, the author's account of the aftermath of a violent sexual assault. By Mary Fraughton Have you ever played Hearts? It’s a card game. For our purposes, … [Read More...]

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The video: Lelu Island: “They will come.”

From Creekside: The B.C. provincial government is trying to green light the construction of a massive LNG terminal on Lelu Island in the Skeena Estuary -- Pacific Northwest LNG, backed by Malaysian … [Read More...]

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