Taking a Moment to Breathe – and Think

It’s been a busy couple of months. I’ve been moving, which is never fun for anyone, and also requires re-establishing a medical support network. Luckily, a social support network has sprung into being without a lot of effort on my behalf, and for that I’m grateful to the wonderful people in the dog community and…

Stirring the Hornet’s Nest

On Monday I published an op-ed over at iPolitics, looking at Leona Aglukkaq’s record as both Health Minister and head of the Arctic Council to glean some understanding of how she might fare in the Environment portfolio. The outcome wasn’t overly positive. I guess her media team was paying attention, because today they took issue…

A big week

*Updated late 15 October with link to second iPolitics piece in series, and addition of new paper out in CJFAS The Canadian government kicks off its fall sitting (one month late) with tomorrow’s Throne Speech. It will presumably renew Harper’s War on Science (let’s not even get into his Minister for SciTech putting together a…