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Its sad when our value differences make us hate each other

As you know, our PAC had a big fight this week over a potential abuse of the PAC election process. Thanks Peter Ormesher for sending me this article about people who are opposed to LGBT programs. It partly explains the rason why our PAC Chair (who is in this group) would want to gain power….I

My sad story of PAC abuse of process

I just want to let you know that abuse of process does happen! Although I practiced law for over twenty years, I have never witnessed such manipulation of the law as has occurred over the last few weeks at the hands of Lord Byng School PAC Chair and the current Executive Council (EC). They misinformed and

I am in the news fighting for PAC election fairness

http://dailyxtra.com/vancouver/news/reelection-pac-chair-cheryl-chang-questioned Parents challenge Chang’s opposition to school board’s trans policy A queue of parents crowded into the hallway of a small international college in downtown Vancouver June 17 only to be turned away from a meeting of their own parent advisory council (PAC). The meeting follows the Vancouver School Board’s June 16 adoption of

Yoga for lawyers new book

There is a new book out “Yoga for Lawyers.” Sounds interesting. It available through the American Bar Association website. http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/morning-edition/2014/06/unm-professor-lawyers-could-use-yoga-for-knotty.html Here is the sell: “Pointing to studies that show lawyers are twice as likely as others to be alcoholics and three times more likely to suffer a heart attack, a professor from the University

Who are the women in Canadian politics?

Revisiting the Rise of Women in Canadian Politics Grace Lore PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, UBC Researcher, Editor womensuffrage.org (reprinted with permission) Between November 2008 when Eva Aariak, the only woman elected to Nunavut’s 19-member legislature was sworn in as premier and January 2013 when Kathleen Wynne became premier of Ontario after taking

Mindful quote on judgement

“Mental habits of judgment and self-criticism can create virtual prison wherein your work – no matter how successful- never seems good enough. “ Brantley and Millstine, Five Good Minutes

Will your book title go viral? Take this acid test

I have read so many marketing books, including the recent book: Contagious. I know how important a title can be so here is my own “acid test” to determine if a book will sell based on its title. Feel free to share it around. Its been very helpful to me recently! Does it trigger an

Mindful quote on meditation

“Mediation is intended to purify the mind. It cleanses the thought process of what can be called psychic irritation, things like greed, hatred, jealousy, which keeps you snarled up in emotional bondage. Bhante Gunaratana, 2011, 8.

A Gentlemans guide to Rape Culture

This is a powerful article. Men should take a look. https://medium.com/human-parts/a-gentlemens-guide-to-rape-culture-7fc86c50dc4c

#YESALLWOMEN comments are so beautiful and honest

You must look at the Twitter hashtag #YESALLWOMEN and see the amazing responses to the recent Santa Barbara shooting. The San Francisco Globe also published an amazing list of the best tweets. I LOVE THEM! http://sfglobe.com/?id=871&src=share_fb_new_871