The Vacuum Salesman
A wonderful, witty, and rather horrifyingly insightful political fiction piece by Margarat Atwood in today’s Globe and Mail. There’s not much more to say…except don’t buy the Vacuum!
TheStar Another student barred from Conservative Party rally
Well, Harper’s at it again. And this time, it concerns ‘flagging’ my friend and research colleague, Joanna MacDonald, and denying her access to attend a Conservative rally in Guelph, Ontario…
Sea Ice and Arctic Resources
As Inuit representatives from all over the world gather in Ottawa today for a two-day emergency summit on oil and mineral extraction and business development throughout the Circumpolar regions, data…
NunatsiaqOnline 2011-02-04: NEWS: Aglukkaq announces $2.4 million for mental health work among Nunavut youth
Some great news for mental health work in Inuit communities! This is of particular interest to me, as my recent work examines the connections between climate change and mental health…
‘My Word’ Team at ArcticNet Conference
It is a month after the event, I know, but I am finally posting some pictures from the annual ArcticNet conference in Ottawa, Ontario this past December. With two oral…
Mitigation, Adaptation, or…Suffering?
As I’m getting ready to head to the annual ArcticNet Conference in Ottawa (December 14-17, 2010), a recent article by Lonnie G. Thompson caught my eye. Published in Behavioural Analyst…
