Hey forecasters: nix “wind chill.” Give us real temperatures
Real temperature can be measured. How an individual will perceive the combination of real temperature and wind cannot be quantified....
19 February, 2019
Andrew Scheer goes to Windsor
Scheer tailored his remarks to a Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative audience, but found himself in an audience of hard-core right wingers. ...
19 February, 2019
To placate self-serving scolds, Ottawa abandons a policy of compassion
People with mental illness fill Canada’s prisons. Their conditions often go untreated. But if a relative is a veteran, there's a chance they might get help. Or there was a chance until Tuesday....
25 September, 2018
Halifax Chronicle Herald seeks corrections
Brian Ward, managing editor of the Halifax Chronicle Herald, has asked me to correct two statements about reporter Andrew Rankin in my August 2 post about the fatal prom night car accident in Leitches Creek. Here are his complaints, my response, and responses from the Laffin Family,...
06 August, 2018
What really led to that Leitches Creek accident
There’s only one thing wrong with the story you've heard about that fatal prom night accident in Leitches Creek: Almost every detail is false....
02 August, 2018
This is NOT a test. It’s an affront to reason.
Stop crying wolf. Stop pretending trivial and far-fetched risks are everyday perils. If you must fear something, fear something real. Worry about texting drivers, not great white sharks. Most of all, stop wallowing in ersatz connections to distant tragedies. We live in the safest place in the world, at the safest time in history. We must resist those who would swaddle us in fear....
09 May, 2018