I felt like Winston Smith when I found what I was seeking in the newspaper archives. I hung on like to a ring buoy holding me above a tidal wave of lies. And I swore that this election, I would support truth. In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Smith unearths a tattered article that survived the
On a downtown streetcorner, a piercing voice disrupted my chat with friends. Across the road, a thin, unkempt woman berated a cabbie for refusing her a free ride, and demanded money from people. We quietly condemned the woman's rude aggressiveness. But as the taxi departed, we stared aghast as the woman collapsed to the concrete,
(Originally published in Monday Magazine, June 10-16, 1999) * An irritated neighbour, worried sibling or angry landlord could set you up for a mental health check-up. After a visit from "the team", you could end up with fewer rights than a criminal. * * THEY don't want you to know that your neighbours, teachers and
(Originally published in Monday Magazine, June 10, 1999.) * An irritated neighbour, worried sibling or angry landlord could set you up for a mental health check-up. After a visit from "the team", you could end up with fewer rights than a criminal. * * THEY don't want you to know that your neighbours, teachers and
Originally published in Monday Magazine, 1998. Connected to 2008 story, "Our Government's Deliberate Helplessness". A FORMER chief of psychiatry at Eric Martin Pavilion psychiatric hospital whose licence was permanently revoked in Ontario after he was found to have drugged and repeatedly sexually assaulted a patient, is currently practising in Victoria. Dr. Frank Gordon Johnson worked