children

What are you afraid of?

The damage and ultimate futility of hiding facts  Today, a protest against teaching facts about sexuality in schools met with a counter-protest in cities across Canada, including on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.  One of the anti-sex ed protesters actually said this: “Talking to kids about wieners and sex is inappropriate, and if you want to […]

Think of the children: what will happen if they learn sex exists?

News item: Ontario sex ed: Protesters disrupt school meeting Protesters turned out in force at a Scarborough school Thursday night, disrupting efforts by two local MPPs to discuss Ontario’s new sex ed curriculum.  The information session at Agincourt Collegiate Institute was cut short when demonstrators moved inside — chanting “We say no” at MPPs Soo Wong and Bas Balkissoon.    The new curriculum has […]

My kids are writing books

Aww, isn’t that cute? My mighty sons are both busy writing novels. Thinking about that raises a whole bunch of different emotions.Their books actually seem like good ideas. Evan, the elder, is writing a spoof of 50 Shades of Grey, set in Montreal and involving pirates. The hero is a lifeguard, of course (Evan is […]