 Saturday 3 May 2014 It's not just the four joints he's smoked by mid-afternoon. Neev Tapiero is genuinely unconcerned that a slew of new commercial medical marijuana companies could put his underground cannabis club out of business. The competition may be government-approved — and legal — but advocates for dispensaries and compassion clubs say they serve their members in ways the new players cannot and that will continue to give them a constitutional right to exist. Continue reading... | KEVIN MCMAHON |  | | Documentaries May Be Cool, But They Aren't Making Money | | Canadian governments and broadcasters have been quietly withdrawing all support for documentary. Commercial television, now concentrated in the hands of a few megacorps, does its shareholder diligence by playing strictly to the cheap seats; its screens are filled with sporting fights, gun-toting men, bouncing breasts and dancing cats. Federal governments, increasingly influenced by neo-liberal doctrine, have been shrinking the NFB and CBC for a generation now while refusing to enforce license conditions which might force TV to create a little public parkland within the malling of our mindscapes. Continue reading... | | | ANNE THERIAULT |  | | The Racist Tweets About Subban Are Only Part of a Bigger Problem | | On Thursday night, Montreal Canadiens player P. K. Subban scored the winning goal against the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal. Predictably, Boston fans were outraged. In this case, though, with Subban as one of the few black players in the league, their anger took a sickeningly racist turn. Continue reading... | | | KATHLEEN HOGAN |  | | Rob Ford, The Addict, Deserves Your Sympathy | | Mayor Ford has finally allowed himself, in his own words, to be "vulnerable" and seek help for his substance abuse problems. I don't like Ford. I didn't vote for him. Politically, he and I are at opposite ends of the spectrum. He has shown misogynistic, racist and homophobic streaks. A lot of people like his regular-folk demeanour and manner of speaking, but I cringe at his delivery. I hope he doesn't get re-elected. But the man is, by all accounts, an addict. He deserves some privacy, and some decent human compassion for what he, and his family, are suffering. Continue reading... | | | | KATHY BUCKWORTH |  | | How to Make Mother's Day Every Day | | When the second Sunday in May rolls around, many moms anticipate this will be the one day that they get to be spoiled, to be free of mundane chores, and above all, to be celebrated. That's a lot of pressure to put on Dad and the kids, and many are disappointed when that one day doesn't make up for all of the hard work and sacrifice Mom has given on the previous 364. Continue reading... | | |
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