Canadian Bill C51 purportedly proposes sweeping changes to the herbal supplement and naturopathic/homeopathic remedies market. The following excerpted from an anti Bill C51 website, although not independently confirmed, suggests that the bill would (amongst other things):
1) Fasttrack pharmaceutical drug approval and
2) Make over 70% percent of current herbal drugs illegal.
Now, this was taken from an [...]
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Growing up I often heard people remark that the “poor get poorer as the rich get richer.” I was led to believe that this was an unfortunate side effect of a free market economy. This flaw aside, the free market economy was said to be a much better approach than anything else that had come [...]
As a follow up on a previous story:
http://mwiner.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/letting-the-endangered-cat-out-of-the-plastic-bag/
The demonization of plastic retail bags starts with this 1987 Canadian study:
[Piatt, J.F. and D.N. Nettleship. 1987. Incidental catch of marine birds and mammals in fishing nets off Newfoundland, Canada. Marine Pollution Bulletin 18(6B): 344-349]
It found that, between 1981 and 1984, more than 100,000 marine mammals and birds [...]
In this monthly column Lesley Brewer features Torontonians who have helped shape our city. Betty Oliphant 1905-2004 World-Renowned Innovator of Ballet Education “She was a fabulous teacher, and her legacy is that she taught many other people to be very good teachers.” ~Celia Franca, co-founder of the National Ballet School of Canada “The school [...]
“Memories Die Hard, Love Dies Harder Still” – a lyric from the song “I Am My Father’s Child”. I had the pleasure of discussing with Dan Hill his memoirs “I Am My Father’s Child.” Photographer Barry Shainbaum captured the exchange as Dan entertained us with his music and enlightened us with the insights he had [...]
