A one-man protest
We first spotted this Buddhist monk near the high security zone in Huntsville, where he was kneeling next to the highway. His name is Sekiguchi Toyoshigi, and he had walked from Toronto to just outside the the G8 site, where he meditated for 12 hours.
Postcards from Toronto
I rode the Toronto subway alone for the first time when I was ten years old. And I’ve been riding it – usually without parental supervision – ever since. I know the order of the stops by heart, the underground passages that keep you dry in a downpour, and the most beautiful parts of the … Read more
Extreme weather roundup
There’s been a lot of buzz about the earthquake today, but there has been a whole slew of other hair-raising natural events across Canada in recent months. In honour of today’s Environmental Justice march and forum, here’s a round-up of recent extreme weather events – signs, perhaps, that Stephen Harper should rethink his position that … Read more
