TheBulletin.ca Journal of Downtown Toronto
The girls always talk to guys on the football team, you should go out for football Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. — One afternoon, back in 8th grade, I was hanging out with my pal Charlie, when I noticed copies of ...
Read More »My wife of 3 years said the same things my father had said
Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. — “I did not marry you to be married to a bartender!” I should have paid more attention to the truth of her words, they clearly stated that she did not love me for who I ...
Read More »Sooo, you’re a motivational speaker. Well, motivate me!’
Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. — “Baby Bobby! Baby Bobby!” The words stung and Mike knew it – he could read it in my face. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me!” I yelled back. ...
Read More »The mystery of the top-shelf hatbox
The next hatbox I pulled off the top shelf of the closet nearly tipped me off the ladder. It was the weight that surprised me; it was far too heavy for just a hat. As I regained my balance, I ...
Read More »The Uncomfort Zone: Here’s When Creative Thinking Kicks In
In the early 1980s, when I was a young man fresh out of college, I wanted to work in the advertising industry as a writer. I took the traditional approach and sent resumes with my three best writing samples to ...
Read More »Bayer responsible for bee killoff
Bayer, the global chemical company, is manufacturing a chemical that new evidence shows is killing off bees. The global die-off of bees represents an enormous danger to the planet. 30% of our crops — and 90% of wild plants — ...
Read More »Not criminally responsible reform act
The new legislation has three main components: Putting Public Safety First – the legislation would explicitly set out that public safety is the paramount consideration in the decision-making process relating to accused persons found to be NCR. · Creating a ...
Read More »Skeptic group bashes feds funding homophobic group
In response to the surge of controversy surrounding Crossroads Christian Communications’ receipt of hundreds of thousands of dollars in government aid, the Centre for Inquiry (CFI), Canada’s largest secular and skeptic organization, calls on the Government of Canada to cease ...
Read More »US farmers may stop planting GMs after poor global yields
Some US farmers are considering returning to conventional seed after increased pest resistance and crop failures meant GM crops saw smaller yields globally than their non-GM counterparts. Farmers in the USA pay about an extra $100 per acre for GM ...
Read More »Lefties want Quebecor’s Harperite TV channel denied low dial spot
The Conservative propaganda machine, Sun News, has been accused of biased reporting in favor of the Harper government, biased reporting against environmental causes, racism, and being an enemy of the arts — and now “Fox News North” is petitioning to ...
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