Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Swimming in 20 gallons of pee!

Have you ever wondered what you’re swimming in when someone invites you to a pool party? I’ve always found it hard to turn down these weekend soirees. The weather is usually good, you enjoy cocktails talking to friends, and then ...

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Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell dies in hospital

Pam McConnell has died. The long-serving Downtown councillor and recently Deputy Mayor of Toronto has died in hospital from an undisclosed but “grave” illness. She had lately been suffering from a non-cancerous lung disorder, according to insiders. Mayor John Tory ...

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Dammit! I was born too soon

Is it an impossible dream to find Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth—longevity? No! I’ve just attended my 67th reunion at The Harvard Medical School (HMS) and, while interviewing Dr. George Church, I discovered it is no longer science fiction. ...

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20 things you must know about Canada’s flag

Our Canadian Flag—the single 11-points-maple-leaf design—was proclaimed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Feb. 15 1965, during a Parliament Hill ceremony. Canadian Flag etiquette is not legislated. It is simply a question of respect. Flags are the utmost symbols ...

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Why has Canada Day become such a bummer?

Those of us who were around for Canada’s 100th birthday can’t help but be struck by the very different mood this year, as we mark the country’s sesquicentennial. How, we wonder, did this national milestone turn into such a bummer? ...

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Opening doors to innovative young Canadians

When parliamentarians return to their ridings for the summer recess, they’ll have many opportunities to congratulate this spring’s post-secondary graduates, proud of their achievements and eager to take their place in the workforce. Students with credentials from one of Canada’s ...

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What are you doing to grandma?

Is Grandma’s doctor slowly harming her by over medication? I’m being facetious here, as no doctor wants to injure patients. But remember, today is not the horse-and-buggy era of medical practice. Today, rushed doctor visits and potent drugs can be ...

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Counting calories: Bad science, doesn’t work

After Ontario mandated calorie counting on restaurant menus, Freshii Inc., the Toronto-based salads-soups-and-wraps healthy-eating chain, balked. The chain’s motto is “count nutrients, not calories.” But the calorie police moved in and forced the company to post the calorie counts on ...

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Toronto’s Doc Jones drops off the edge at age 94

Why would anyone in their 94th year, without consulting a psychiatrist, agree to descend from the top of Toronto’s City Hall on a rope? My wife thought I had gone mad. Surreptitiously, I momentarily agreed with her! So what was ...

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Ontario Liberals are incompetent and corrupt

Nearly 15 years of Liberal rule have made Ontario the economic equivalent of the Hagersville tire fire. The great flaming mass of Liberal incompetence has covered Ontario with a poisonous cloud of failure. Inflation-adjusted growth in Ontario is stuck at ...

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