Bill 179: The Zero Hour
It is hard to write this post without sounding alarmist, but if you have not yet written to the Ontario Government and opposition parties expressing your concern with Bill 179, the time to write is now.  Not tomorrow.  Now.  If you'd like a primer as to why this is an important issue, I recommend you read a previous post of mine, titled, "Why Bill 179 Matters" Let me explain: A little over two weeks ago, Scott Gavura blew the whistle on this issue, and the story has been making the news in the

A Skeptic North Response to the Naturopaths' Rebuttal
Last week, a Skeptic North article was adapted and printed in the National Post. Highly critical of a proposal to grant naturopaths the right to prescribe, it generated a heated response both at the Post and here at Skeptic North. Advocates demanded the Post allow opportunity to post a rebuttal, and the editors obliged.

Canadian Skeptical Round Up
Do you feel like you missed out on Canadian skeptical news this week? Here's what we were paying attention to: Skeptic North’s resident pharmacist Scott Gavura wrote an article for the National Post about Bill 179, which will allow Ontario naturopaths to prescribe medication. Naturopaths responded with their own

What's in Your Newspaper?
Poor journalism drives me up the wall. As a Vancouverite I’m often left speechless at the level of journalistic integrity I encounter in my city and province. For those of you who are wondering journalistic integrity basically amounts to doing due diligence on the facts. Reporting on issues that of importance to the reader and presenting that material accurately and with little or no personal bias. That’s a water-downed definition and someone more inclined could come up with a better one but let’s start with a low bar. While I could come up with a list of questionable reporting by British Columbia’s “corporate” newspapers…I’m going to reserve most

Problems Within Canadian Skepticism
Right now, a war is being waged in the halls of Ontario legislature as to whether or not naturopaths should be given the privilege of writing medical prescriptions. While there are a number of huge problems with this, I am neither a doctor nor a pharmacist and, as a result, know very little about the topic. I will defer commentary on this issue to smarter men than I.What I wanted to touch on this week is a related problem in Canadian skepticism.