We live in the 21st century, in a world that is teeming with information exchange on a constant basis, as unprecedented quantities of data flow back and forth through countless global nodes. But still, to an ‘uncivilized’ person or to a future generation, our society might...
The Canadian International Development Agency – perhaps better known by its acronym of CIDA – is the Canadian government’s most important and well-funded organization for international development projects around the world. Despite the good intentions that CIDA was...
In watching the calamitous events of the Syrian civil war unfold before my very eyes, I am starkly reminded of the horrors of the Bosnian War which claimed an estimated 110,000 lives, according to the UN Prosecutor's Office at the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. While it is...
One of the most particular needs of our age is that of novelty. Perhaps because we are confronted with exponential technological developments on a daily basis, most 21st century societies are obsessed with the new. How else can we explain the hour long queues for the latest iPad...
After reading the recent FreedomWritersCA contribution ‘Your Genes, Their Property’ my interest was piqued. Having always been intrigued by the ethics of emerging technologies and the effect that rapidly evolving scientific innovation has on both the population as well as...
The Oxford Dictionary defines a hero as someone who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements and noble qualities. It is a person who goes above and beyond to perform extraordinary acts of kindness or bravery, sometimes for no reason at all or sometimes because...
Going strong for nearly two years now, the changes wrought by the Arab Spring on the Middle East and beyond continue to reshape the region’s geopolitical landscape in wholly unpredictable ways. Just over a year ago, nobody could have predicted that Arab autocrats in Tunisia,...
On 22 November, Egypt’s President Morsi endowed himself with a wide range of powers that span the executive, legislative, and judicial gamut when he issued a Presidential decree called the “Revolution Protection Law” that sought to uphold the 25 January Revolution in the...
Few events rock a nation as hard as the death of a sitting leader. The passing away of a national leader, whether in or out of office at the time of death, is typically a cause for mourning in its own right. And when that death is natural or accidental, it is a bitter pill...
It’s hard being a cop. Regardless of how movies, television, and books can make the job look cool, the truth is that there’s probably not a more ungrateful job on this planet. No matter what you do, you’re always a “pig” and a gun-toting fascist. In short, people will...
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