Have you seen conflicting information on the health benefits and health risks of caffeine? How about sports performance – does caffeine help? Here’s a round-up of the current scientific evidence for caffeine and your health.
Island Talk
Seniors Advocate reminds residents of care homes to ensure Elections BC has current address if they wish to receive a ballot for the current referendum
Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie has sent a letter to all publicly funded residential care homes asking them to ensure residents are aware of the process to obtain a ballot for the current provincial referendum on electoral reform.
Repeal of discriminatory health labour laws to help restore fairness, stability to health care, says HEU
Bill 29 led to the firing of thousands of health care workers and mass privatization of health care services
Government implements majority of B.C. Ombudsperson’s recommendations following investigation into health ministry firings
B.C.’s Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released an investigative update today titled, Interim Assessment of Implementation of Recommendations – Misfire: The 2012 Ministry of Health Employment Terminations and Related Matters. This report assesses government’s progress implementing the 41 recommendations in the Ombudsperson’s 2017 report into Ministry of Health employment terminations and related issues.
B.C. announces new transition housing for women fleeing violence
The B.C. government Wednesday announced funding for new transition housing for women and children fleeing violence.
The Canada Council for the Arts reveals the GGBooks finalists
Seventy Canadian books up for the Governor General’s Literary Awards
Celebrating Labour Day.
Did you know going on strike was once considered a criminal conspiracy? That trade unions were illegal in Canada?
Bullies Paradise Needs To Be Addressed.
Courtesy of the likes of President Trump, Twitter and other forms of electronic communication have the same beauty and the curse characteristics of Fire and Water. All 3 make great servants but terrible masters.
Back to American politics.
Michael Cohen’s testimony shocked the world… but I don’t really know why so many people are surprised. What’s fascinating to me is how thoroughly so many Americans have been taken in by the con man Donald Trump.
Ousting the First Prime Minister of Canada
Recently, Victoria’s Mayor and city Council, in the name of reconciliation with First Nations peoples, decided to remove the statue of Alexander A. McKenzie from the front of the city hall and replace it with a plaque commemorating his achievements while abhorring him as the “Father of Pain”. Interesting. I understand their motivation. Reconciliation with […]